500: Chapter 499: Fight to the Death 500: Chapter 499: Fight to the Death With Ning Fan’s current strength, imbuing his hands with True Qi would certainly allow him to effortlessly break gold and split stone.
However, against the serpent in front of him, Ning Fan’s attacks only left a faint white mark on the creature’s scales.
Such an unbreakable defense was unheard of.
Moreover, Ning Fan’s attack not only failed to injure the serpent but seemed to have completely enraged it due to the pain.
With a wince, the serpent’s massive body suddenly constricted, its thick body coiling tightly around Ning Fan, the constant crackling sound of his bones fiercely rubbing against one another was unmistakable.
The terrifying pressure made Ning Fan feel as if he could be twisted and deformed by the immense body of the serpent at any moment.
He suddenly remembered a legend he had come across at some point, about a grown serpent that encountered a fierce tiger, coiled around it upon a large tree, and then squeezed mercilessly.
The tiger was thus crushed to death, its bones severely distorted and twisted, squeezed lifelessly.
Even the large tree nearly snapped.
Before, Ning Fan had always thought it was just a legend, that a serpent couldn’t possibly possess such strength.
But now, Ning Fan knew he was wrong, not just wrong, but wildly mistaken.
A typical adult serpent could reach that level, and what was coiled around Ning Fan now was a mutated serpent!
The serpent kept squeezing Ning Fan’s body, and having gained a semblance of intelligence from the mutation, it felt a surge of anger at seeing the prey it was crushing about to die yet becoming distracted.
Crack, Ning Fan’s body resounded with another burst of bone-grinding noises, intense pain bringing him instantly back to reality.
“Fuck!” Ning Fan couldn’t help but curse, took a deep breath, held it, steadied his body, and attacked the serpent again.
Escaping was impossible now; the serpent had completely immobilized him within its coils.
Given the current situation, if he didn’t quickly get out of the serpent’s attack range, Ning Fan figured he’d soon be dead.
Even with his superior Medical Technique, even with his strength, if his body were twisted into a pretzel by the serpent, he would be out of options.
Ning Fan had always thought his physical resilience had been trained to a monstrous degree, but to his surprise, he was so fragile under the might of the mutated serpent.
Then again, it wasn’t that Ning Fan’s body was weak, but the strength of the mutated serpent was simply too great.
If it were a fierce tiger instead, caught by the serpent, it would probably have died within five minutes.
There was no time for further thought; Ning Fan resumed his onslaught against the serpent’s body, no longer holding back and using all his might with every strike.
Unfortunately, the serpent was just too tough; no matter how hard Ning Fan tried, he realized his strength couldn’t even breach the serpent’s outer skin.
Though he caused some damage, it was far from enough, not even sufficient to injure the serpent, so how could it ever let him go?
On the contrary, due to Ning Fan’s movements, the serpent was now thoroughly enraged.
Its strength grew greater and greater, while Ning Fan’s body neared its limit.
“It’s over; I never thought I would end up dying in the mouth of this beast,” Ning Fan sighed, his voice somewhat breathless.
He now had no means of dealing with this monstrous serpent.
And just at this moment, the monstrous serpent suddenly lifted its enormous head toward Ning Fan’s body, probably hungry, and without completely strangling Ning Fan first, it became eager to swallow him whole.
Looking helplessly at the huge head opening its mouth, Ning Fan was hit with a foul stench so intense it almost knocked him out.
Ning Fan felt today might just be the day he ended up in the belly of the snake, but just when the monstrous serpent opened its wide jaws to swallow him whole, something sparked in Ning Fan’s eyes.
Inside the gaping mouth, he could see the pink tender meat and the pink flesh on the body walls of the serpent.
That’s right!
Even if the serpent had mutated, it could at most have only reinforced its outer defenses, while the flesh inside its body could not possibly be that hard!
With this realization, a fierce glint flashed through the corner of Ning Fan’s eyes, and he stopped resisting entirely, as if he had accepted his fate.
The monstrous serpent was delighted, feeling as if its prey had finally succumbed, it opened its gaping mouth and rushed to swallow Ning Fan’s body.
But at that instant, Ning Fan’s previously limp body suddenly stiffened, and his arms shot out like lightning, his True Qi frantically surging throughout his body.
With a snap, Ning Fan’s hands seized the upper and lower jaws of the huge head.
The monstrous serpent seemed to be startled, tightening its hold once again, Ning Fan turned pale, and sweat streamed down his face, whether from nerves or being forcibly squeezed out.
The intense pressure made it hard for Ning Fan to bear, cutting off his blood circulation and turning his complexion dark.
Ning Fan clenched his teeth, exerting his full strength to circulate his blood with True Qi, while gripping the upper and lower jaws of the serpent for dear life.
The serpent struggled to strangle Ning Fan while desperately trying to close its mouth and swallow him completely.
Yet, the serpent found that the once seemingly feeble Ning Fan now possessed an arm strength that prevented it from immediately closing its jaws.
And Ning Fan felt the same sensation.
Under normal circumstances, a snake’s biting force isn’t too strong, but this monstrous serpent in front of him was exerting enough pressure to make Ning Fan feel as though his arms might break.
If the force increased any further, Ning Fan reckoned he wouldn’t be able to hold on.
Both sides were at a deadlock.
The serpent kept trying to swallow Ning Fan, whereas Ning Fan was preventing it from doing so.
Regrettably, Ning Fan was at a disadvantage; while the serpent was attempting to devour him, it was also constricting him with its body, and he increasingly felt his resistance weaken.
He couldn’t hold out much longer!
Continuing like this was no solution, and Ning Fan’s expression became increasingly anxious.
Glancing up unintentionally at the serpent’s vast mouth again, a shock went through Ning Fan’s heart as he thought of a highly risky plan!
No matter what, if things continued this way, Ning Fan was sure to die, so rather than enduring, he might as well take a gamble.