After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 125 - 28: Lava and the Undead Part 2

This ability mechanism could also be weakened among the followers of the God of War, thus becoming what is known as "Military Strength Enhancement", a prayer that can significantly boost the strength of our personnel.

"If it’s for the sake of subduing the immortal serpent, the followers of the God of War... might really be indispensable," Nalis sighed, acknowledging the value of the God of War’s followers.

However, she still had some dislike for the followers of the God of War, after all, they were suspected of deliberately instigating wars.

They claim that war is the ultimate solution to all contradictions, yet in reality, they continuously provoke contradictions that have never been resolved.

They are clearly a group of perverts who satisfy their desire for war.

"Is there anyone else we should pay attention to?" Xi Mu asked again, and upon hearing this, Nalis also restrained her look of dissatisfaction and began to patiently describe to Xi Mu the adventurers worth noting.

Subsequently, there weren’t many individuals worth noting, with most people not even having awakened their abilities, and those who had abilities were essentially of no use.

The situation was almost fully confirmed.

... 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

...

The following day.

The campaign against the immortal serpent officially began.

Xi Mu, riding a small mare, emerged from the dark cave, looking onward to the rock cavern ahead, where the white fog filled every space, making it difficult to discern the direction.

He did not follow the main force in.

After all, the main force would first attract the immortal serpent, which would deprive him of a chance for a surprise attack.

The immortal serpent was not truly immortal, but it did possess five hearts; unless all five hearts were destroyed in one go, the immortal serpent could rapidly heal its damaged hearts, thus creating the illusion of its immortality.

Given the sheer scale of the immortal serpent, ordinary people find it difficult to attack its five hearts simultaneously.

And at that moment.

"Ahhhh!!!" Screams suddenly broke the silence, lightning erupted in the distance, followed by... the cave beginning to tremble.

Through the fog, a huge and blurry shadow of a serpent began to move, dispersing the fog with its motions.

Then, Xi Mu saw it.

A serpent like a moving mountain range, crushing a multitude of bodies that hadn’t escaped in time with its slithering body.

Blood dyed the ground red.

And the adventurers who snapped back to their senses inflicted no significant damage on the immortal serpent, for even if they managed to break the serpent’s scales, they would heal at a visible pace.

"Damn... why does it have to be such a monster!" A fully armed adventurer, discarding the weapon in his hands, fled towards the way he had come.

The moment he witnessed the immortal serpent, he lost the courage he once took pride in; the scales he had managed to cleave open were instantly healed by the serpent.

How can one fight such a monster.

"We can’t win at all!" He glanced back subconsciously, only to see a red snake’s mouth, with two sharp fangs lunging at him.

"Ahhh... stay away!" Stumbling over his words, the man’s eyes widened in terror as he saw himself being swallowed by the snake’s mouth.

His consciousness came to an abrupt halt at that moment.

"Partner, it’s our turn," Xi Mu, witnessing this scene, patted the small mare’s neck, then drew the spear that pierces the undying.

Eight-footed, they shot out like lightning.

While the immortal serpent was feeding, Xi Mu gripped the spear that pierces the undying, aiming for the location of the serpent’s hearts.

He thrust.

Before getting close, the wind-congregated spearhead pierced through, spiraling like a drill bit, directly through the serpent’s scales and flesh.

A complete puncture.

"Roarroarroar!!!" An earth-shattering roar echoed, the immortal serpent writhed madly, its body whipping chaotically like a whip, lashing everything in its vicinity.

Hot blood spurted from the wound, scorching the ground into molten lava the moment it touched the earth, and occasionally an unfortunate soul splashed by the serpent’s blood was instantly burned to ash, dead on the spot.

Xi Mu, meanwhile, rode the small mare, temporarily taking cover at the edge of the cave. Now, the rampaging immortal serpent... was actually harder to attack. It was better to wait until it regained its senses, to grasp the pattern of its attacks.

Of course, this was based on his understanding of the attack rhythm of the immortal serpent as the boss; otherwise, taking risks to rush in for a finishing blow would be the best choice.

A moment later.

The immortal serpent seemed to regain its strength, its pierced body healing as well, except the heart that had been pierced did not recover.

Five hearts, now permanently lacking one.

The spear that could pierce immortality had an effect when it targeted the heart: even protected by a hard shell, as long as the spear aimed for the heart, it possessed immense piercing power.

And a heart that was pierced could not heal.

In theory, as long as one could wield the spear that could pierce immortality with sufficient skill, they could kill most creatures.

After all, a normal creature had just one heart—a well-timed strike with the spear that could pierce immortality could be decisive.

"Ah~ it’s a familiar scent." The immortal serpent actually spoke, its brutal snake eyes locking with Xi Mu’s gaze.

"You are the human chosen by Sleipnir... right?"

"Partner, is he your friend?" Xi Mu seemed surprised, the gun’s tip aimed at the immortal serpent also slightly lowered.

To this, the little mare vehemently shook her head; she and the immortal serpent were far from friends.

On the contrary, both harbored the desire to devour the other.

Before the Monster Witch’s death, all the creatures she created... all had the potential to become the mightiest monster, Tifeng.

But they had to consume thousands of monsters to do so.

"Then if I kill him, I won’t feel guilty!" Xi Mu’s smile turned malicious, and upon seeing this, the immortal serpent let out an extremely furious roar.

"Roar!" A sound wave that reverberated through heaven and earth surged out, its powerful shockwave spreading in all directions like a hurricane.

What came next was the whipping of a serpent’s tail, the air turning translucent from the force of its lash.

"Boom!" The ground was upheaved, dust engulfing the cave; anyone confronting the tail head-on would be reduced to minced meat.

There was no... possibility otherwise.

Except there was supposed to be.

"Drip, drop!" Scalding snake blood dripped onto the ground, dissolving it into a fiery magma lake, the immortal serpent looking at its tail to see a conspicuous hole pierced through it.

Another heart... had been pierced.

Why did that human seem to predict its movements, preparing to lock onto and spear its heart the moment it lashed out with its tail?

Was it the Astrologer, or just a coincidence?

No matter what, it needed to be cautious, for if all five hearts were pierced, it would truly die.

The serpentine body, mountainous in size, began to coil, protecting its hearts at the innermost layer, ready to crush any daring human into mince with its body.

Then.

The immortal serpent opened its mouth, biting towards Xi Mu’s direction, plummeting rapidly like a collapsing skyscraper, the earth quaking violently, leaving behind a crater like that of a meteorite.

Meanwhile, Xi Mu rode the little mare, dodging and seeking opportunities to pierce the serpent’s hearts.

With his current magic power, he could only use the spear that could pierce immortality nine times. If he couldn’t pierce all the hearts within nine strikes,

the expedition could be declared a failure.

A dodge.

A bite.

"Boom, boom, boom!!!" The serpent’s maw followed, repeatedly biting down at Xi Mu, causing even the ground to deform from the impact.

Then came the great collapse.

In that instant, the entire cavern caved in, plunging deeper into the earth, massive rocks along with the serpent’s body falling into a magma lake.

Xi Mu, mounted on the little mare, stood mid-air, looking down at the magma lake below, watching for where the immortal serpent might emerge.

Then, a massive and bloody sword rose from the magma, followed by a face with closed eyes emerging from the molten lake.

It was a man’s face, he slowly opened his eyes, meeting Xi Mu’s gaze.