Urban Martial Saint

Helian Tiehua looked at the factory in front of them, and his thoughts aligned with Ye Qing’s as he said in a deep voice, ”It seems you’ve guessed correctly. These three people should all be here, and they’re all hiding in there.”

”They’re not hiding in there; there’s something wrong with this factory.” Ye Qing shook his head and said, ”Listen, there’s no sound of insects or birds around. Isn’t that strange?”

It was already early spring, and in Shenchuan City, the warming started earlier than in other places. Everywhere was already filled with the sounds and scents of birds and flowers. Especially in this relatively secluded area with plenty of trees and grass, insects and birds should be chattering incessantly. However, near this abandoned factory, just as Ye Qing said, there wasn’t a single sound of insects or birds. This was indeed a very strange thing.

Helian Tiehua frowned, as this indeed made him feel a bit strange.

”Could it be that someone scared away these insects and birds?” someone standing nearby asked in a low voice.

”Impossible!” Ye Qing shook his head and said, ”People can scare away birds, but they can’t scare away insects. There’s not even the sound of insects here. I’m afraid the situation inside is not as simple as we imagined.”

”Then what exactly is going on?” The people brought by Helian Tiehua were also full of surprise.

At this moment, Bai Li Xi, who had been sitting in the car, also stepped down. After getting off, this old fellow shook his arms and legs, walked to Helian Tiehua’s side, and said, ”What’s going on? Still no answer from inside?”

Just as he asked, Bai Li Xi suddenly frowned and said, ”Hmm, why is there a fishy smell here?”

”What fishy smell?” Helian Tiehua sniffed with his nose and also frowned, ”There is indeed a fishy smell.”

Ye Qing hadn’t smelled it yet, he looked around and asked curiously, ”Is there a fishy smell?”

”Not good!” Bai Li Xi’s face suddenly changed, he quickly grabbed Ye Qing and exclaimed, ”Run fast!”

”What happened?” Ye Qing asked in surprise.

”No time to talk, run fast!” Bai Li Xi pulled Ye Qing and ran towards the car. Seeing the puzzled Helian Tiehua and others behind him, he urged, ”Do you want to die? Run quickly! If you don’t run, we’re dead!”

”What’s happening?” Helian Tiehua followed, puzzled, but still ran into their car, opened the window, and shouted, ”What’s going on?”

”Snakes!” Bai Li Xi shouted loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, a rustling sound came from all around, like something sliding across the ground. Moreover, the noise was very messy, clearly indicating that many things were sliding across the ground together.

”What snakes?” Ye Qing hadn’t yet reacted when suddenly a swarm of colorful venomous snakes rushed out from the factory area in front of them. At first glance, it was impossible to tell how many there were; they were packed tightly, covering the road completely. Honestly, if one were to count carefully, there were definitely over ten thousand!

”Those snakes!” Bai Li Xi pointed to the swarm of snakes and exclaimed, ”Damn, the enemy has a master snake-handler. With so many snakes here, how could there be any insects or birds around? They’re all eaten. Run, otherwise, we won’t get away!”

Seeing so many snakes, not just Ye Qing, but even a master like Helian Tiehua, felt their scalp tingling. Snakes are actually the most dreaded animals, especially since they’re so creepy. Moreover, with so many snakes crawling over together, even people who aren’t afraid of snakes would be scared stiff.

”Start the car, drive fast!” Bai Li Xi urgently shouted, even though his medical and poison techniques were exceptional. Seeing so many snakes made his mind go blank too.

The driver was already petrified with fear, only reacting after Bai Li Xi slapped him. Letting out a pitiful scream, he quickly started the car and turned around to drive away. But as soon as he turned around, they found that the road behind them was also densely packed with snakes. Thousands upon thousands of snakes surrounded them, with no clear path, the road completely blocked by snakes.

”How do we get through this?” The driver’s eyes were almost popping out; he was already afraid of snakes. Seeing so many made him even more at a loss for what to do.

”Run them over!” Helian Tiehua suddenly shouted, boldly directing.

At this point, if they stayed, they would surely die. With so many snakes surrounding them, nobody could escape. The only way was to drive over them, risking everything, betting on a chance!

”Run them over?” The driver still couldn’t believe it.

”Nonsense, or wait here to die?” Bai Li Xi shouted angrily, ”Drive quickly. So many snakes can’t be controlled by people alone; there must be a snake king. If the snake king appears, we’re doomed!”

”Snake... Snake... What snake king?” The driver’s voice started to stammer.

”Why worry about that, just drive quickly!” Bai Li Xi slapped him, and only then did the driver react, hurriedly stepping on the gas pedal, roaring as he charged towards the pile of snakes.

Those snakes saw the car charging towards them and dared not block the road, all trying to evade. However, there were simply too many of them, originally intertwined, and now trying to escape was certainly too late. The vehicle almost rolled over these snakes as it rushed past, with some even climbing onto the car, sticking to the windshield or side windows, creating an even eerier feeling.

”Faster, drive faster!” Bai Li Xi kept urging, as he was more worried than anyone else. Having raised snakes himself, he naturally knew their power.

”Ah, crush you! Crush you!” The driver, enraged with fear, kept roaring, recklessly crashing through the snake crowd. Despite their large numbers, they couldn’t stop the car.

However, shortly after they started driving, a giant python suddenly leaped out of the bushes ahead. This python was about the thickness of an adult’s thigh, looking extremely terrifying.

”Wow, damn it!” Seeing the giant python, the driver cursed involuntarily as the vehicle charged ahead, and the python swept its tail towards them.

”Damn, dodge quickly!” Bai Li Xi shouted anxiously, but it was already too late, the vehicle was directly hit on the side by the tail.

The python’s tail was certainly knocked back, but the vehicle was also swept over, tumbling over ten meters, finally landing in the snake pile.

As the vehicle came to a stop, Helian Tiehua grabbed Ye Qing with one hand and Bai Li Xi with the other, jumping up forcefully and breaking through the car window to escape directly. He tapped his toes on the car roof, using it to propel them almost three meters high, landing in a snake-free area.

However, the remaining people in the car were already too late. The vehicle overturned, glass shattered, and the snake crowd rushed in. In just moments, they wrapped around the people inside, looking terrifying.

These were all subordinates of Helian Tiehua from the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance. Seeing these people surrounded by snakes, Helian Tiehua’s face turned pale. But there was no time to think, as another giant python emerged from behind, pouncing towards him.

”You guys go first!” Helian Tiehua threw Ye Qing and Bai Li Xi simultaneously, landing them right on the roof of the approaching vehicle from the Wolf Monk.

Meanwhile, the python also wrapped around Helian Tiehua’s body, tightly binding his arms. This python was thicker than the previous one, with even greater strength, attempting to tie Helian Tiehua to death with its body.

Helian Tiehua gritted his teeth, suddenly letting out an angry roar, his arms spreading wide open. This python was actually torn apart into several sections by Helian Tiehua. Even such a python posed no threat to him!

As for the small snakes at Helian Tiehua’s feet, they couldn’t even break his skin, let alone hurt him. Helian Tiehua stomped on more than ten casually, then shouted angrily: ”Who set this trap against me!”

”No need to ask, it must be Snake Gentleman!” Bai Li Xi shouted loudly from the car: ”Who else could control so many snakes besides him?”

”Hahaha...” A cold laugh suddenly echoed from the distant factory area: ”I didn’t expect that after so many years, someone still remembers my name, Snake Gentleman. Interesting, truly interesting!”

”Snake Gentleman!?” Helian Tiehua’s face turned even colder, he said in a deep voice: ”Isn’t this that villain from the same era as Luan Ping? Is this person actually still alive?”

”Most of the peak masters from that era hid away, waiting for their appearance in this era.” Bai Li Xi said in a deep voice: ”This person is similar to Slaughter Venerable, those Three Great Villains, all of them being heinous individuals. Unexpectedly, these four people have colluded together, making them truly the Four Great Villains!”

”The name Four Great Villains is well-set!” A cold laugh sounded again from afar, it was Slaughter Venerable’s voice: ”The younger generation claims Helian Tiehua to be the strongest. Today, we shall use your blood, Helian Tiehua, to make the name of the Four Great Villains!”

”Good! Good! Good!” Another voice sounded, laughing: ”Once our Four Brothers emerge from the mountains, we’ll kill the top of the younger generation. Let’s see which of them dares to act arrogantly in front of us thereafter!”

Slaughter Venerable said: ”Big brother, don’t waste words with him, just kill them. Not only can we capture Ye Qing, and obtain the Buddha’s Relic, but also seize the Six Keys of the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates. After handling this, we can capture Huangfu Ziyu, take her Sun Shooting Bow, and collect Seven Keys, plus let big brother taste the beauty famed as peerless, why not?”

”Well said, Third Brother well said!” Snake Gentleman’s voice rang out again: ”Hahaha, it is said that Huangfu Ziyu and Shen Qingyi are all top beauties. Hehehe, I must see for myself.”

(Updating with six chapters first, four more chapters in the evening.)