Zhang Heng had seen the garden in the center of the maze through the camera on the drone.
However, if he did not stand here, it would be hard to believe that such a beautiful and vibrant garden was hidden on this desolate red island where there were no other creatures except for the snake embryos in the cobblestones.
It was like an oasis in the desert.
When Zhang Heng arrived at the gate of the garden, the rumbling sound behind him disappeared.
As if realizing that they could no longer stop Zhang Heng, the red mud walls stopped changing, and the entire maze returned to its initial state of stillness. At this time, a breeze blew, and the plants in the garden swayed as if welcoming the arrival of a new guest.
However, Zhang Heng did not look like a guest at all. He put the Shrouded Scabbard back on his waist, took the Pestilence Bone Bow from his back, and nocked the Paris Arrow on the bowstring. After he was done, he walked into the garden.
Zhang Heng was greeted by the scent of flowers, a mixture of jasmine and osmanthus in the air.
These two flowers bloomed at different times, and it was rare to see them blooming at the same time. However, there seemed to be some kind of magic in this garden. In fact, jasmine and osmanthus were not the only flowers in this garden. Zhang Heng looked around and saw tulips, Yu Meiren, and other flowers a little further away. And every flower seemed to be in good condition. There was no sign of them withering at all.
However, as Zhang Heng continued to go deeper, he smelled a faint fishy smell in the air. The fishy smell was not strong, but even the fragrance of the flowers in the courtyard could not cover it.
For Zhang Heng, this fishy smell was the best landmark, guiding him into the depths of the flowers.
Zhang Heng noticed that the more he moved forward, the lower the terrain became. At the same time, the flowers and trees around him became more luxuriant. The branches of some trees even covered a radius of a hundred meters. At this time, it was difficult for the drone above Zhang Heng's head to provide him with any vision. So, he simply put it back into his travel bag.
After walking for about five minutes, the fishy smell in the air became stronger, and Zhang Heng raised his alert level. His opponent this time was the famous monster in Norse mythology, Jörmungandr. And now, he was in the monster's lair. Of course, Zhang Heng would not be naive enough to think that Jörmungandr knew nothing about his arrival. Like the old man outside the maze, Zhang Heng regarded him as a potential believer who just arrived on the island.
So far, the giant serpent hadn't made any moves. Either it didn't care about him at all and was waiting for him to come and feed it, or it was hiding somewhere in the garden, quietly observing the new enemy.
In contrast, Zhang Heng certainly hoped that Jörmungandr would choose the first option. Legend had it that the power of this giant python was invincible. Coupled with its cautious and cunning character, this battle would probably be more difficult than expected.
At this time, Zhang Heng had almost crossed most of the garden. Because of the sinking terrain, he estimated that he should be reaching sea level by now. Zhang Heng could even hear the sound of the sea crashing against the reef. When he walked for about twenty meters, the trees and flowers in front of him finally disappeared.
It was also at this time that Zhang Heng realized that the center of this red island was actually hollow. A reef beach appeared in front of him. Obviously, there was a passage connected to the outside world under this reef beach, and seawater could flow here through that passage.
But Zhang Heng could not care less about this at this time. Right in front of him, there was a connected red reef. It was exceptionally huge, like a throne standing in the sea. And now, its king was sitting on that throne.
It was a black python.
Zhang Heng estimated that the length of the python's body was more than four hundred meters. Although it wasn't as endless as the legend said, it could still form a circle around the school's track. No wonder it could hunt sperm whales in the deep sea and easily drag them all the way to the station.
And the size of its head was bigger than a locomotive. A pair of yellow eyes were staring at Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng could feel the strong malice contained in those eyes. Other than that, it had black scales all over its body. When its body began to move, those scales collided with the red rocks, making a terrifying friction sound.
Zhang Heng did not hold back and immediately pulled the bowstring to the fullest. This kind of thing only happened in martial arts novels. In actual combat, it was obvious that the one who grabbed the initiative would have the upper hand. Considering the black python's exaggerated size, Zhang Heng did not need to aim much. He just pointed the arrow at the opponent.
Moreover, the Paris Arrow itself had a target-locking function. Zhang Heng did not even need to make any fine-tuning. He just released his finger, and the Paris Arrow was released the next moment.
Zhang Heng did not use ordinary arrows to test the black python's scales. At first glance, he knew that ordinary arrows could not penetrate the black python's scales. So, Zhang Heng did not waste any time and used the Paris Arrow right away.
Although the Paris Arrow was only a Grade-C game item, and it only had the lethality of an ordinary arrow, it had played a miraculous role in previous battles because of its unique characteristics. Zhang Heng did not expect this arrow to really hurt the black python in front of him. As long as he could find Jörmungandr's weakness, this Grade-C game item would be considered to have successfully completed its mission.
But what Zhang Heng did not expect was that the Paris Arrow, which had always been effective, actually failed in front of Jörmungandr this time.
The arrow was originally aimed at Jörmungandr, but when it was about five meters away from Jörmungandr, it lost all its momentum for some unknown reason and fell powerlessly from the air.
And Zhang Heng did not even have time to pick it up from the sea. That was because the black python on the reef had already made its move. It seemed that it did not expect that the tiny human in front of it would dare to attack first. Although Zhang Heng's arrow did not hurt it, it did successfully provoke its anger.
Something seemed to be burning in the pair of yellow eyes. The giant python twisted its body and crawled down the reef. It didn't even attack. When its body fell into the sea, the huge waves it stirred up were already crashing towards Zhang Heng.
But then the black python was surprised to find that the human in front of it did not flee in panic like it expected. Instead, he stood in place and stretched out his hand. When the huge wave touched Zhang Heng's palm, it split in half from the middle!
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