At that moment, the alloy door reopened, and a staff member sneaked in. He seemed very cautious as he walked to the glass enclosure and carefully entered a few passwords. The entire glass enclosure instantly opened.

The giant jiao recognized this person; he was a slave of the king, one of their own. The giant jiao nodded at him, and its icy gaze softened. It slowly straightened its body, casting a massive shadow across the space.

Without any hesitation, the giant jiao swiftly swam out of the alloy door, heading outside. The laboratory was enormous, and the giant jiao's massive body moved quickly, with the scales on its belly paddling like tiny feet, propelling it rapidly like a high-speed train.

The humans in the corridors only felt a gust of wind before everything went dark before their eyes. Anyone spotted by the giant jiao was swallowed whole. In less than a minute, over a dozen humans had vanished from the earth. To the giant jiao, those few people were merely appetizers; it wasn't even close to being full.

The immense hatred it harbored for humans made its eyes even colder. Suddenly, alarms blared throughout the lab, and several armed humans charged at it. A flicker of fear flashed in the giant jiao's eyes, as it vividly remembered the formidable power of human weapons. But its worry quickly dissipated when it realized the humans hadn't deployed those powerful weapons. The small arms they used only produced a few sparks upon hitting its body, causing no real harm.

The giant jiao swam rapidly, and the humans screamed in terror, turning to flee. But their speed was no match for the giant jiao. With a gust of wind behind them, they hadn't taken more than a few steps before all of them were swallowed by the giant jiao.

In less than ten minutes, the hundred or so people in the entire lab were slaughtered by the giant jiao, all swallowed whole. This laboratory was built in a remote area, surrounded by desolation. Not far from the lab stood a tall mountain, lush with trees. After leaving the lab, the giant jiao began to climb the mountain. It needed to leave quickly or risk danger.

The giant jiao's belly was noticeably larger, having swallowed over a hundred humans, which was a lot even for its enormous size. Its stomach kept churning, its powerful digestive abilities converting the food into energy more quickly. However, it now needed to find a safe place to hide and digest its meal.

Although the jiao had evolved from a snake and was no longer the same species, it still retained some snake-like characteristics. For instance, after a big meal, its whole body would become lethargic and reluctant to move. The giant jiao was in this state now, needing a secure spot to digest its food and get some rest.

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The giant jiao swiftly moved through the forest. Compared to the Amazon rainforest, the trees here were much sparser, shorter, and mostly coniferous. Its massive body couldn't be well concealed under these trees. As it moved rapidly, a fishy wind blew through the air. After swimming for nearly half an hour, not knowing how many hills it had crossed, it finally stopped in a secluded mountain ravine.

The area was very dark, with almost no sunlight reaching it. A two-meter-wide stream flowed through the ravine from upstream. The rocky cliffs on either side were jagged and steep, with little vegetation except for a few tenacious small trees. Various-sized caves dotted the cliffs, forming a typical karst landscape, making it an excellent hiding place.

The giant jiao began to climb the cliff, its belly scales gripping the rocks tightly, while its powerful muscles contracted rhythmically. The massive body started to move upward in a serpentine manner. The nearly vertical cliff felt like flat ground to the jiao. After just a few strides, it had entered one of the caves.

This cave was over three meters wide, with an unknown depth. The giant jiao’s massive body began to swim inward. The narrow entrance soon opened into a spacious interior. Before long, it reached a vast chamber, where the colorful stalactites illuminated the cave with a mesmerizing array of colors.

The entire hall was connected to many other caves, with unknown destinations, but it was clear that the labyrinthine passages would make it easy for the giant jiao to escape if humans came after it.

Satisfied with this place, the giant jiao felt increasingly drowsy and found a random spot to sleep.

It didn't know how long it had slept when it suddenly awoke to the roar of helicopter blades.

Humans must be hunting for it. The giant jiao stayed motionless in the cave. While human weapons were powerful, their bodies were extremely frail, making direct confrontation unwise. The food in its stomach was fully digested, as its powerful digestive system could even break down hard bones.

After this meal, the giant jiao felt its strength gradually returning. The energy within its body began to flow more actively. The severe wound that nearly severed it was slowly healing, and the shattered scales were regrowing. However, having just been full the previous day, it was now hungry again. It needed more food.

After a while, the sound of the helicopters overhead slowly faded, but the giant jiao remained cautious. It waited until there was no sound around before slowly crawling out.

It found that the forest here could not compare to the one in its homeland. The wildlife was sparse and very small, and it hadn't encountered any food substantial enough to satisfy its hunger.

But to its delight, there were many humans in the area. Its massive body coiled on the steep rock wall, and its keen eyes could clearly see many humans moving about on the hillsides.

Its cold eyes gleamed with a murderous light, as its hatred for humans was deeply ingrained in its very bones. It began to move, swimming towards the direction of the humans.