The python raised its head and hissed, spitting out snake venom towards the sky. Then, it suddenly lowered its head and with a loud bang, the Count Abdul, who had been exploiting the disaster victims for money, was already held in its mouth.

Immediately after, giant pythons emerged from the ground, turning the noble's "resort" into a snake nest in the blink of an eye.

Not only that, on the distant sea, waves rolled and one could vaguely see snakes swimming in the water. It was impossible to count how many giant pythons there were.

"May the Fighter God protect us, no, may the Monkey King protect us! Brother Wukong, capturing these creatures is your expertise, come out and help!" Du Chen shouted incoherently. It was not his fault, anyone, no matter how brave, would be scared seeing an endless swarm of giant pythons in front of them.

After the panic, Du Chen calmed down and quickly infused all the lotus inner energy into his legs, rushing towards the refugee camp.

These nobles were heartless and not worth mourning for, but the one hundred thousand disaster victims to the north were innocent. He had to go and report the situation. Otherwise, they would all become snacks for the giant pythons!

While running, Du Chen turned his head to check the speed at which the pythons were chasing him.

But just as he turned his head, he noticed something strange.

The giant pythons seemed to be commanded by someone. Although their formation was chaotic, all their snake heads were facing in one direction. Occasionally, a few nobles managed to escape from the "resort," but the pythons did not pursue them. Only when someone blocked their path or attempted to attack them did the pythons ruthlessly open their mouths.

These creatures were focused on traveling, not hurting people!

Du Chen slowed down his pace and observed for a moment. He confirmed his thoughts – these pythons were just passing through.

Looking at the direction they were heading, Du Chen was once again shocked. They were heading towards the port of Antwerp, dozens of miles away!

Trouble was brewing.

Du Chen continued running towards the refugee camp.

He used the lotus inner energy that suppressed the itchiness in his buttocks and infused it into his legs. Suddenly, the discomfort on his buttocks spread like a wild horse breaking free. The third lotus flower, which had been suppressed, finally bloomed.

With all three lotus flowers open on the Sanlian Qian hexagram, it meant that Du Chen had reached the first level of the "Treasure Mirror."

After the first flower bloomed and produced inner energy, the second flower brought the benefits of cleansing and nourishing the tendons. What kind of phenomenon would the third flower, the full opening of the Sanlian Qian hexagram, bring?

With this thought, Du Chen suddenly felt excruciating pain in his bones, as if someone had shattered them and then put them back together.

Oh my god, could it be bone replacement!?

At this moment, Norton and Steve arrived with soldiers. The refugee camp was only five or six miles away from the beach. Although they couldn't see clearly, the open yellow soil between the two places indicated chaos by the seaside. They must have encountered trouble, so they hurriedly came to find Du Chen.

"Brother, what's happening up ahead?" Steve, seeing Du Chen in a panicked state, quickly grabbed him and lifted him onto his horse.

"Snakes, no, giant pythons, very large giant pythons!" Du Chen's whole body was in pain, his mouth dry and his voice hoarse. However, to outsiders, it seemed like the child had been greatly frightened. "A group of giant pythons passed by the noble's camp and are now heading towards the port of Antwerp. Uncle Norton, quickly alert the people!"

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Norton furrowed his brow and hesitated. "There's no need to worry about the city. When Count Zigmun arrived yesterday, I already sealed off the port in the name of quarantine and sent heavily armed soldiers to patrol the coast!"

Du Chen thought carefully and realized that when they entered the Lord's Mansion yesterday, there were soldiers on high alert.

"But Uncle, those pythons are very powerful. If you go a little further, you will be able to see!"

Before Du Chen could finish speaking, a giant python emerged from the ground not far from them and crawled towards the seaside, joining the advancing group of pythons.

Seeing the size of this python, Norton gasped, "By Sigru, I have only seen such a huge snake when I followed Marshal Angers to conquer the McKellen Empire. Young masters, follow me back to the port of Antwerp immediately. There, we have giant holy artifacts that can protect everyone's safety!"

He ordered the accompanying soldiers to protect the two brothers and took the lead on his horse.

"What about the disaster victims?" Du Chen shouted from his horse.

"If these pythons are just passing through, the refugee camp won't be in danger! And there are soldiers protecting the camp as well." Norton hurriedly rode away, although his words were reassuring, who could guarantee that the pythons wouldn't turn back and attack the camp? But at this moment, he couldn't care about the disaster victims anymore. The two young masters of Marshal Angers were more important.

Du Chen wanted to ask Norton to protect the disaster victims, but the intense pain in his bones became even stronger. His vision blurred, and he fainted!

...

When Du Chen woke up, the crystal chandeliers on the ceiling and Steve by his bedside reminded him that he had returned to the Lord's Mansion.

Steve looked anxious, and when he saw Du Chen wake up, he patted his chest and let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, dear brother, you finally woke up. If you had died like that without any explanation, I'm afraid Mother would have come out of her grave to hold me accountable."

"Big brother, what about the disaster victims?" Du Chen sat up on the bed and realized that his bones seemed to have fallen apart, leaving him with no strength.

"Hehe, the disaster victims are all fine. Those snakes went straight to the port of Antwerp without turning back to attack the victims!"

Du Chen breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why did I faint?"

Steve shrugged helplessly. "Oh my god, little brother, you don't even know why you fainted? It's a disaster. The priests couldn't figure out the reason for your fainting either. Now the servants in the Lord's Mansion have spread the word that you were scared unconscious by the group of pythons!"

Du Chen smiled. He had already been labeled as 'shameful' and 'idiotic', so he didn't care about adding another nickname of 'coward'.

"By the way, what's with the jewelry on your body? When the priests were examining you, they found a jewelry box worth at least five hundred gold coins!" Steve asked with a strange expression.

"Oh, when the pythons attacked the noble's camp earlier, a jewelry box that was knocked away by the pythons fell from the sky. I picked up a few of the most precious ones, thinking of using them to help the disaster victims in the future!"

As Du Chen spoke, he stole a glance at his body under the quilt. His clothes had been taken off, but his underwear was still there, and the diamond hidden under his crotch was not lost. This indicated that the priests did not take off his underwear, and his lotus tattoo had not been exposed.

Another fortunate thing was that since Du Chen left home, he had been spending time with Steve day and night. He was afraid that his big brother would discover the war hammer made of sheep horns on his body, so he hid the hammer in a box for storing personal items. Therefore, even when he was stripped naked now, no one saw the stolen holy artifact.

"You, you really care more about money than your life. You still thought of picking up jewelry at that time! Remember next time, your life is more important than anything!" Steve stood up, tidied his armor, and at this moment, Du Chen noticed that his big brother had already put on the orange Ironclad Warrior armor made of refined iron. "Those damn pythons have surrounded the port of Antwerp. I'm going to help Uncle Norton defend the city because there are ancestral statues on the city walls. As a descendant of Sigru, I cannot ignore it. You rest assured!"

"The pythons have surrounded the city?"

"Yes, and these pythons seem to have studied military tactics. Damn it, they actually arranged themselves in a standard amphibious landing formation!" Steve made a strange expression and pursed his lips. "By the way, these pythons are here to rescue that witch!"

"How do you know, big brother?" Du Chen asked curiously.

Steve didn't say anything but looked out the window, as if waiting for something.

Suddenly, a thunderous voice echoed, spreading throughout the port of Antwerp. "Zig, I know you're in the city. You've been poisoned by my venom. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I can still smell your scent. Hand over the Miss! Otherwise, I will slaughter this port!"

"This guy repeats himself every three minutes. What secrets can there be?!" Steve shrugged with a wry smile.