Invincible Snake Emperor

What flew out of the small yellow pouch were mosquitoes, one after another. Unlike ordinary mosquitoes, these were covered in white markings and were each a full centimeter in size.

The proboscises of these white mosquitoes were long and sharp, capable of easily piercing human skin.

At this moment, a full hundred of these white mosquitoes floated before the hook-nosed man.

”Go on, my darlings. Your master is waiting here for you to return.”

The hook-nosed man gave a casual wave. Instantly, as if they understood his words, the white mosquitoes vanished into the sea of people on the street in the blink of an eye.

They flew incredibly fast, many times faster than ordinary mosquitoes.

But the hook-nosed man wasn’t finished even after the hundred white mosquitoes vanished into the crowd. He opened his palm, and a small flying creature suddenly appeared within it—though when it got there, he didn’t know. It was ten centimeters long and entirely silver-white. In the moonlight, it sparkled with a brilliant, almost sacred, glow.

The creature’s most striking feature was its long, sharp, suctorial proboscis. It looked like a Silver Needle protruding from its mouth, glinting with a cold, menacing light.

Obviously, this was another unique mosquito. If anyone were to see it, they’d surely exclaim, ”Damn, that’s a huge mosquito!”

A ten-centimeter mosquito was a rare sight indeed. More importantly, this one was unique. Its head, abdomen, wings, and legs were covered in silver-white stripes, making it look not the least bit ugly or disgusting. Instead, it gave the false impression of being sacred and beautiful, like something that had flown right out of an anime.

It was completely different from the mosquitoes people were used to seeing. It didn’t inspire revulsion; some might even want to own it. The first impression was one of beauty. The only terrifying part was its long, sharp proboscis. It was abnormally hard and shimmered with a cold light. If a proboscis that long pierced a person’s body, it wouldn’t just be a little bit of blood it was after.

It seemed like it could suck half a person’s life away.

And so, the ten-centimeter, silver-white mosquito rested quietly and obediently in the man’s palm, extremely docile.

The hook-nosed man’s gaze was gentle, as if looking at his own child, full of fatherly love. ”This is a good place,” he said. ”The streets are full of people for you to feed on. How much you drink is all up to you.”

One could only watch as the ten-centimeter, silver-white mosquito slowly floated in front of the man. It dipped its long, sharp proboscis in response, a remarkably human-like gesture.

If Tu Xiao’an saw this giant mosquito, he would be absolutely astonished, for this was an Awakened mosquito.

’A mosquito that could Awaken, too? That’s fucking ridiculous.’

The world was a vast place, teeming with myriad beasts and an uncountable number of species. The mosquito was merely one of the world’s most humble creatures. Such a being lacked self-awareness; its existence was driven purely by instinct.

In other words, mosquitoes possess no true intelligence. Their entire lifespan, from birth to natural death, is barely a week. But the giant mosquito floating before the hook-nosed man was an Awakened creature. It had gained sapience and was smart enough to understand human language, even communicate. It was utterly incredible.

”Go on. Go and have a hearty meal.”

The hook-nosed man spoke with a faint smile, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

No sooner had he spoken than the ten-centimeter, silver-white mosquito flew away, shimmering brilliantly. It quietly slipped into the sea of people. Despite its large size, it moved even faster, like a streak of light.

A mere mosquito flying so fast that the naked eye could hardly follow it was a dumbfounding sight.

The people of Bai Town were still celebrating the festival joyfully, completely unaware that a disaster was quietly approaching.

As the ten-centimeter, silver-white mosquito flew into the sea of people, it was like a fish in water, letting out an excited BUZZ.

Because the entire street was filled with its food.

At that moment, a Snake Catcher was manning a snake stall. Beside him were several iron cages, each containing a venomous snake of a decent breed, for sale.

Today, many Snake Catchers would bring out the venomous snakes from their homes to sell at the Bai Town night market, hoping to make a profit from the festival’s massive crowds.

This Snake Catcher was hawking his wares energetically, and a small crowd had gathered around. He happily took a venomous snake from a cage. It had a large, triangular head, a thin neck, and twenty large, square-shaped spots on its back.

”Come on over, folks, take a look! I just caught this sharp-snouted pit viper yesterday on She Mountain! It’s a rare, adult specimen. For the Snake King Festival today, the market price is 50,000 RMB, but I’ll let it go for just 10,000. Take it home today!”

The venomous snake in his hand was actually very common; many people recognized it. Some might not be familiar with the name ”sharp-snouted pit viper,” but no one was a stranger to the name ”Five-step Snake.”

This type of snake is very common in this country and is also highly venomous.

But in terms of rarity, this snake didn’t qualify. It wasn’t that its venom was weak, but rather that it was very easy to acquire one; they were sold everywhere.

And the price was only a few thousand at most.

Clearly, this Snake Catcher had his own tricks for doing business.

There were a lot of tourists today, and his plan was to rip off as many as he could.

The onlookers were also all tourists. The locals of Bai Town generally weren’t even interested in looking at his kind of stall.

”Boss, ten thousand for one snake? That’s robbery!”

A young man in the crowd spoke out in dissatisfaction.

”Young man, I can tell you’re not from Bai Town,” the vendor retorted. ”In Bai Town, it’s common for a snake to go for over a hundred thousand. I’m only asking for ten thousand, and you think that’s expensive? This snake has been blessed by the Lord Snake King himself!”

The man was spouting complete and utter nonsense.

As soon as he said this, the crowd stared at him dumbly, completely stupefied.

’Blessing a snake? What the hell is that?’

”Tch, I’ve only heard of prayer beads being blessed. This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a snake being blessed.”

’What’s next? You’re going to say that wearing this snake around your neck will ward off disasters and cure diseases?’

’He’s insulting the intelligence of the masses. Anyone who believes that must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.’

A wave of discussion rose from the crowd, but the Snake Catcher paid it no mind and began to describe the snake’s characteristics and venom.

His asking price was ten thousand, but if someone offered five thousand, he’d even throw in another one for free. This type of snake was so common on She Mountain that they were practically worthless.

The Snake Catcher held the snake with both hands, his spit flying as he talked nonstop. The Five-step Snake was also docile, not even flicking its tongue. It was very obedient.

But just then, a fierce glint appeared in the Five-step Snake’s eyes. It saw a faint white light rapidly approaching from the distance. From an obscure angle, it landed squarely on the Snake Catcher’s neck.

The Snake Catcher, spittle flying from his mouth as he passionately pitched the Five-step Snake in his hands, didn’t notice a thing.