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Chapter 67 Giant Python
Qin Ziwen hurriedly returned to the fifth floor.

Open the window and you'll see a stunning scene.

The turbid floodwaters, like a mighty torrent, swept up large swathes of trees, rocks, and shrubs from upstream, looking from afar like a raging yellow dragon.

The flash flood hit the outer wall of the residential area and spread to both sides along the wall.

Trees upstream were broken, and the floodwaters poured downstream.

Large swathes of land were submerged, and the courtyard walls were in grave danger in the murky floodwaters.

The heavy rain is still falling.

Building 8 and the garage were in completely opposite locations, and he didn't know what the situation was like on the other side.

But what could be seen was that the flash flood had bypassed the courtyard wall and spread to both sides.

Faced with such a natural disaster, Qin Ziwen felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

There's nothing he can do, and nothing he can change.

Natural disasters are merciless; in their eyes, all things are the same.

Time passed slowly amidst the clanging of Li Tieshan's iron hammer.

After the initial surges of floodwaters, the floodwaters gradually subsided.

Looking out the window, the area outside the courtyard wall had turned into a vast expanse of water.

Upstairs, in the building next door, a neighbor opened their window and started cursing loudly at the sky.

Some people even let out a long howl.

They were trapped in the community, and no one could leave until the floodwaters receded.

It wasn't until the afternoon, after the flood peak had passed, that the water level gradually receded.

The area outside the courtyard wall was a mess, with mud, stones, and branches scattered everywhere on the ground.

Residents, who had been cooped up all morning, couldn't wait to rush out of the community.

Outside the south gate, in an open space, against the corner of the wall, lay a deer carcass covered in mud.

"There's a dead deer here!" The first person to discover it was overjoyed and quickly went forward to grab the deer carcass.

In his view, this was an unexpected gift from heaven.

He didn't even have to go out hunting; he just found such a large corpse.

He rushed forward, picked up the deer carcass, and called his wife and daughters to come and help.

"You shouldn't eat the carcasses of animals that drowned in this flood," someone nearby said.

The man quickly protected the dead deer, retorting with dissatisfaction, "Why can't we eat it? It's obviously drowned in the flood, it hasn't been dead for long, it's very fresh."

"That's been several hours."

"I've heard that the animals that drown in these floods are very dirty."

Others chimed in with their opinions.

The man ignored the advice of others, assuming they were just jealous of him. "I think you're all just jealous of me. This is a primeval forest, not some polluted river on Earth. This is all-natural and green; there aren't that many germs here."

In the crowd not far away, Qin Ziwen asked Zhao Pu, "Dr. Zhao, I seem to remember reading somewhere that corpses found in floods shouldn't be eaten, right?"

Zhao Pu solemnly warned, "Absolutely do not eat it. This is not a matter of being purely natural. If it were purely natural, there would be no germs, and there would have been no plagues, smallpox, or bubonic plagues in ancient times."

He pointed to the deer carcass not far away and said, "First of all, you can't be sure how it died. It may have had an infectious disease before the flood. The germs and parasites in this primeval forest are much more complex than in the city, and there are no special medicines or anything like that here."

Secondly, even if they really did drown, several hours have passed since the flood peak passed, and the temperature is not low now. Bodies decompose quickly in water. You've probably heard that in ancient times, floods were often followed by plagues.

Zhao Pu's voice was quite loud, and the man who was moving the deer carcass with his wife naturally heard it as well.

He cursed, "What do you know as a doctor? You doctors are all heartless bastards. Every time I go to the hospital, you order a ton of tests for me. If you want a piece of meat, come beg me and I might give you a little. But someone like you, I wouldn't even give you a piece of meat if I threw you in the water. You can only be envious."

Zhao Pu fell silent upon hearing this. He knew that no amount of persuasion would be of any use. In his previous cases, he had encountered such stubborn people, more obstinate than rocks. Unless you went along with them, they would question you from every angle until you gave up arguing with them.

Seeing Zhao Pu remain silent, the man smugly felt he had hit Zhao Pu's weak spot. Qin Ziwu sighed, "The pregnancy preservation technology is truly excellent."

Some small animals were swept away by the flood, and most of them stopped breathing, but there were exceptions.

"Oh dear, there's a huge python here, and it's still alive."

Upon hearing the news, everyone rushed over and saw a large snake covered in mud writhing in a mud pit not far away.

Sensing someone approaching, the giant snake rolled around even more vigorously.

Deng Guang exclaimed in amazement, "It's huge!"

Deng Wen took two steps back and hid behind her father.

She was already afraid of snakes, and this one in front of her was an even bigger version of a python.

Its thickest part, the waist, is almost as thick as a water bucket, and its thick tail splashes up large amounts of mud with every roll.

"What a long snake." Qin Ziwen's expression was solemn. The giant python in front of him was probably longer than the leader crocodile.

Of course, this only refers to body length; the two are not comparable in terms of weight.

Perhaps it was startled during its journey downstream by the flood, which made the python very irritable.

As someone approached, the giant python suddenly launched an attack, bending its upper body into an S-shape and springing out with force.

The man leaped backward to avoid it.

Qin Ziwen, carrying a machete, circled behind the giant python and slashed it down when it was off guard.

He felt like he was chopping at a piece of slightly damp wood.

The blade sliced ​​through the snake's scales and cut into the flesh.

Startled, the giant python opened its mouth wide and suddenly sprang back.

Qin Ziwen released his knife and retreated, dodging the giant python's bites. He found that his body was indeed much more agile than before, and on the shore, this python was not as threatening as a crocodile.

After noticing that the giant python seemed to be moving somewhat slowly, the people around them became bolder.

Some people threw stones, and some people hit them with sticks.

Qin Ziwen seized the opportunity, rushed over from the side, grabbed the hilt of the knife, and pulled it out, slashing the python on the head the instant it turned its head.

The python's head was split open, and in pain, it quickly burrowed into the river below.

Qin Ziwu seized the opportunity and stepped forward to grab the snake's tail.

The python's escape was put on hold as people arrived and pinned it to the ground.

It struggled desperately, and its strangling power was great, but after being held down by a group of humans, the exertion of its strength was greatly restricted.

Reaching the snake's head, Qin Ziwen raised his machete high and brought it down heavily.

This cut nearly chopped off half of the snake's head, leaving only some flesh and skin to support it.

He raised the knife again and swung it a second time.

The snake's head fell to the ground.

As the python died, he looked hopefully at the top of the python's body, wondering if cards would drop.
But even after the snake stopped struggling, it failed to condense any cards on its body.

It appears that it does not meet the current criteria for assessing powerful organisms in the region.

Although it was a bit of a disappointment, he was mentally prepared, since during the struggle with the giant python, he had discovered that the python's strength seemed to be less than that of a five-meter-long crocodile.

After the python was killed, the people at the scene divided the meat among themselves.

Although this python looks quite long, its actual weight is not that exaggerated, only a little over 400 pounds.

After removing the bones and internal organs, the remaining meat was divided among the hands, with each person receiving only about ten pounds.

　After a flood, you can't eat the carcasses of dead animals, but can you eat the meat of animals that are still alive?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)