CHAPTER 72***HUNTING SNAKES***

CHAPTER 72

***HUNTING SNAKES***

"A mid stage intermediate beast, huh" Chen thought inwardly. He had planned to finish the snake with one final strike but unfortunately, his momentum was used against him. The snake instantly swung it long tail at Chen who was midair. Chen had no other option than to meet the attack head on. His dual daggers clashed with the snake's tail producing a clang sound and the attack propelled him downwards. "Such tough scales" Chen thought. He attacked the snake again with his daggers but the snake's tough scale made it almost impossible for the daggers to pierce. "The only option is its eyes" Chen quickly found a solution. The snake which had already been enraged by Chen's consecutive attacks raised its head up making Chen look smaller. "Whoa, was the snake this big?" Chen said out aloud but he had no time to react as a liquid goo like substance shot out of the snake's mouth. Chen moved backwards avoiding the attack, as soon as the attack made contact with the hard ground, it began to produce a sizzling noise signifying that it was corroding the ground. "Poison element, i musn't let that get to me". Chen dug his feets into the ground, leaping up at an incredible speed until he was at eye level with the snake. He attacked the eyes of the snake but was interrupted by the snake's tail which sent him crashing on the field. He stood up again ready to fight the snake, looking up, a large liquid was abobe him about to crash into him. Chen closed his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief to remain calm and then he took off at an astonishing speed, evading the poison goo. He got to foot of the snake and unsummoned his daggers. *Bam*, he smashed his fist into the snake startling the snake, another punch landed on the snake which made the snake screech in pain. Chen was about to deliver the third blow when the snake crashef its elongated fangs into Chen. Chen grabbed both of the fangs, holding it in place. The snake pushed harder but it couldn't move Chen who was like a mountain so it decided to withdraw its fangs but it was also hard as Chen's grip on the fangs intensified. The snake out of desperation, poured goo from all over its body, including its mouth, hoping to kill Chen. After using this attack, the snake became incredibly weak as it fell to the ground. Chen walked out unscathed after the snake's final and desperate attack. " you really wanted to kill me that much huh, if not for Luna i could've been badly injured or worse, i could have died" Chen spoke to the snake while planting his feets on its head. "Die" he finally bid the snake goodbye before cracking its head with his fist. He picked the orb that dropped, keeping it in his storage ring. He continued to hunt more snakes. He killed a total of seven snakes including the brown one he killed earlier before going home that day to rest. When he got home, he met a letter at the sitting room. "I'll be gone for a while boys, take care of yourselves and do not do anything stupid and lastly, work hard" The letter was simple and straightforward. Chen sighed, heading to his room when he heard a voice, the voice of his younger brother.

"Hey brother" Michel's voice was heard. Chen turned around facing his brother. They both hugged each other, briefly talkes before Chen bid him farewell. "We'll talk tomorrow, its late and i feel drowsy".