The battle lasted longer than Zhang Heng expected.
As early as twenty minutes ago, he had already noticed that the black giant python was almost at its limit. The wounds on the latter's body were more than the previous two. Although the Pestilence Bone Bow could no longer work after entering the water, Zhang Heng still used Shrouded Scabbard to continuously damage the black giant python.
By now, there were dozens of large and small wounds on the black giant python's body. Under the effect of Shrouded Scabbard's damage bonus on mythical creatures, the pain these knife wounds inflicted on the black giant python was far greater than the size of the wounds.
However, the black giant python's body was too huge. If an ordinary person were to be stabbed so many times, even if they did not die immediately, they would have long fallen to the ground. As long as one of the knives pierced a vital part of the black giant python's body, its life would be in danger.
However, even if Zhang Heng stabbed the hilt of Shrouded Scabbard into the black giant python's body, it would be difficult for him to stab its vital parts. And those seemingly terrifying wounds seemed insignificant compared to the black giant python's body.
Fortunately, Zhang Heng eventually won this difficult battle because of the number of wounds he had.
After the black giant python jumped out of the water again, it was no longer able to make any waves. It lay quietly in the sea and stopped struggling.
However, Zhang Heng could feel that it did not die immediately. It was not until about fifteen minutes later that the black giant python finally lost all its vital signs.
At this time, Zhang Heng also felt exhausted. This was not the most thrilling battle he had ever faced, but it was definitely the most exhausting one. After fighting an enemy that was hundreds of times larger than him for so long, from land to sea, the amount of stamina and energy required was unimaginable.
After confirming that the black giant python was really dead, Zhang Heng did not want to do anything else. He put Shrouded Scabbard back into the scabbard at his waist and sat on the black giant python's body to recover his strength.
After a while, Zhang Heng saw a wooden boat sailing towards him. The person rowing the boat was none other than the old man he saw on the island.
When the boat approached, Zhang Heng placed his palm on the hilt again.
"I mean no harm." The old man raised his hands, indicating that he had no weapons in his hands. He paused and asked again, "Is it dead?"
Zhang Heng grunted, but his palm did not move away from the hilt.
"I really don't have any bad intentions," the old man reiterated. "I just didn't expect you to be able to kill the horrible monster that appeared in the Twilight of the Gods. But I'm not here for revenge. This is also a good thing for me because it means that I can finally leave this island and return to human society, although most of my relatives and friends are gone."
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Zhang Heng asked faintly on the snake's back. "This guy is not Jörmungandr at all."
"Why do you think so?"
"Although its strength is not bad, it's not at the level of the Midgard Serpent. Most importantly, its brain isn't that good either. Furthermore, it was so timid in the garden, and I'm afraid that its position on that island isn't as high as yours."
There was one more thing that Zhang Heng did not mention. When the Paris Arrow was shot at the black python, it turned around halfway. That was when Zhang Heng began to suspect that the black python was not Jörmungandr's true form.
He paused for a while, then continued, "Be straightforward. Stop beating around the bush. Where is Jörmungandr? Whether it is the red island or the abandoned subway line, they should be the place where it bred the snakes. I killed all the snakes it hatched. Doesn't it want to take revenge on me? "
"It does want to take revenge on you, but unfortunately, it is still asleep and can't come here," the old man said.
"Asleep?"
"Since you've read Norse mythology, you should know that Jörmungandr was sleeping in the deep sea until the Twilight of the Gods, right? That's why I'm here to deal with the outside world," the old man said politely.
"So, how are you going to deal with this matter?"
"You've already killed Ah-Hei, the most powerful snake king in the group. He has half of Jörmungandr's pure bloodline. As you said, this group of snakes has also been killed by you. Before the next group of snakes hatches and produces a snake king, I don't have any good way to deal with you, so it seems that I can only send you away," the old man said.
"That's it?" Zhang Heng was a little surprised.
"That's it. And you don't have to worry. As long as you don't come back to this island, even if a new snake king is born, I can't do anything to you." After saying that, the old man hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Also, look down from Ah Hei's left eye. There is a small golden scale below the third scale. You can take it too. That thing should be helpful to you."
Zhang Heng followed the old man's instructions and used the Shrouded Sheath to cut the third scale under the black python's left eye. As a result, he saw another small golden scale underneath. Zhang Heng cut the scale off, and it felt cold to the touch. Amazingly, no matter how long he held it in his hand, the scale's temperature did not rise. Unfortunately, it was too small, only the size of two fingernails. Otherwise, he could even save on air conditioning in the summer.
Even without the bartender lady's appraisal, Zhang Heng could tell that it was a game item.
"These things are also yours, right?" The old man then returned the Paris Arrow that had fallen into the water, along with the large travel bag that someone had left on the island, to Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng roughly checked it and found that nothing was missing. After closing the zipper, he asked the old man, "You have helped me so much behind Jörmungandr's back. Aren't you afraid that Jörmungandr will come after you when he wakes up?"
"Of course, this is not free help. I want to use these things in exchange for my own life. Staying alive is always the most important thing," the old man said. "And it's the same for it. I can only continue to serve it if I'm alive. It's not impossible to choose another guide, but it's certainly not as convenient as me, especially at a time like this …"
"Do you know how to return to the human world? I have two companions at the subway station. I want to take them with me. "
"No problem." The old man nodded.
"There's also a woman named Cheng Sihan. She should be trapped in the tunnel that keeps repeating. I want to take her with me too."
The old man thought about it, "This is not a big problem."
"Then I have one last question. Do you know where Loki is?" Zhang Heng asked the old man.
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