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The place where Li Nan and the others got off was actually one or two thousand meters away from the so-called Granary. Brother Three decided to stop here mainly because he was worried that the approaching wheels would alert the Mutant Snake.
After distributing the firearms, Brother Three's subordinates, the Long-Faced Man and the Long-Haired Man, jumped back into the truck bed and surprisingly brought down two machine guns.
Li Nan was quite astonished to see those two big guys. "Brother Three, with this level of armament, you could hold a defensive battle!"
Brother Three smiled wryly and said, "There's no choice. After suffering from that Mutant Snake last time, we have to learn from our mistakes this time!"
The Long-Faced Man and the Long-Haired Man set up their machine guns, hiding in a mound beside the car, then slowly advanced while Li Nan and the others crouched down and crept forward.
The Granary was essentially a large warehouse, covering an area roughly equivalent to five or six basketball courts. It had a brick-concrete structure and stood about four to five meters tall.
The Granary was surrounded by a yard with a considerable open space inside, where distinct tire tracks were visible!
The yard's wall was in disrepair, and the guardhouse had long been smashed to pieces by some vehicle.
Brother Three carried a submachine gun at the front, with Li Nan closely following behind. In just a few steps, they reached the wall's edge.
Brother Three signaled for everyone to spread out, and each person had already pulled back the bolts on their submachine guns.
Brother Three crouched behind a crumbling wall and pulled out binoculars to scan left and right but seemed to find nothing.
At that moment, Li Nan asked, "What was the situation when you first encountered that Mutant Snake?"
Brother Three hesitated for a moment before lowering the binoculars. "At that time, we were all excited when we discovered this Granary. After being slightly cautious for a moment, several of us rushed inside. We didn't expect that after only loading half a truck of food, we would turn around and run into a Mutant Snake as thick as a wheel axle!"
Li Nan was astonished. "Are you saying that you entered the Granary first, and then that Mutant Snake charged in from outside?"
Brother Three nodded, while Li Nan sighed with a bitter smile. "If that Mutant Snake had been residing in the Granary, it might have just been resting there. But since it came in from outside, this Granary must be its lair. Therefore, unless we eliminate that Mutant Snake, we won't be able to retrieve any food from inside!"
"Brother Three" understood what "Li Nan" meant and immediately said, "You're right. So this time we are not here to steal food, but to kill that 'Mutant Snake.' If we succeed, the 'Granary' will be ours!"
"Li Nan" looked slightly bitter; it was easy to say but not so easy to do. Not wanting to continue on this topic, he shifted the conversation, asking, "What did you see just now?"
"Brother Three" handed the binoculars to "Li Nan," who looked around for a moment but found nothing, no traces of the 'Mutant Snake'! However, he did notice a detail. "Brother Three, look at the doors and windows of the 'Granary.' Aren't they all tightly shut?"
"Brother Three" confirmed, "Exactly because the doors and windows are tightly closed that we can't see anything from outside. It seems we need to lean in and take a look!"
"Li Nan" reached down and picked up a yellowed leaf nearby, then said to "Brother Three," "You were right earlier; it's already deep autumn now. That snake is preparing for hibernation. The closed doors and windows of the 'Granary' are the best evidence!"
"Brother Three's" expression changed slightly. "I remember now; when we came to steal food a couple of days ago, that granary was in complete disarray. Now that the doors and windows are closed, it indicates that the 'Mutant Snake' is afraid of the cold. It’s very likely hibernating inside!"
"Li Nan" agreed, "But to know what's true or false, we still need to go in and investigate!"
"Brother Three" understood and immediately waved his hand, signaling everyone behind him to move closer.
After listening to "Li Nan's" explanation, the ten people all armed themselves and approached the granary. "Li Nan," leading the way on the open ground, suddenly stumbled.
Looking down, "Li Nan" discovered something shiny underfoot that felt quite nice. Bending down to pick it up, he exclaimed in surprise, "A snake scale about the size of half a fist! This is my first time seeing one!"
"Li Nan" confirmed that what he had stumbled upon was indeed a scale from the 'Mutant Snake,' and judging by its size, that snake should not be underestimated.
After weighing the scale in his hand for a moment, "Li Nan" suddenly realized a question: "Can this thing be penetrated by bullets?"
Noticing "Li Nan's" unusual behavior, "Brother Three" thought something had gone wrong and immediately asked, "Are you okay?"
Startled back to reality by "Brother Three's" call, "Li Nan," after furrowing his brow for a moment, replied, "I'm fine!"
Li Nan tucked the Snake Scale into his pocket and continued forward.
He cautiously approached the granary's main door, pressing against it to ensure there were no sounds inside before slowly pushing the door open. Behind him, several men had already drawn their firearms, ready to confront the monster inside the warehouse.
As Brother Three signaled, there was no sign of the Mutant Snake behind the door. After a moment of hesitation, Brother Three said, "Everyone, stay alert and don't let your guard down!"
The interior of the Granary was quite spacious, roughly divided into seven or eight areas, each filled with thousands of bags of grain. As Brother Three moved in, he looked around but did not see any trace of the Mutant Snake!
Fatty followed closely behind Brother Three. Seeing only bags of grain in front of him, he poked a finger into one and watched as rice spilled out.
Fatty picked up a grain of rice, popped it into his mouth, and murmured, "This is this year's new rice; it still has that fresh rice aroma!"
Hearing the commotion behind him, Brother Three turned with his gun raised, only to find Fatty causing trouble. He immediately shouted, "Don't get us into trouble!"
Fatty nodded, "Brother Three, don't worry! Although I’m reckless, I know when to be cautious. But it seems that the Mutant Snake in this Granary is gone!"
Brother Three's expression changed; after searching for a while without seeing any sign of the Mutant Snake, could it have escaped?
Li Nan raised his Compound Bow and moved around the piles of rice bags. Suddenly, he noticed something unusual on the ground beneath him!
The Granary had several skylights that allowed for ventilation and light. Using the sunlight streaming in from outside, Li Nan discovered that there were scattered objects on the ground beneath him!
Li Nan was puzzled. "Could it be rat droppings?" After picking up one of the objects from the ground, he suddenly realized it was another Snake Scale!
Unlike the single Snake Scale Li Nan had found outside, there were dozens at his feet now, varying in size.
Following the trail of Snake Scales ahead, Li Nan took a few more steps and noticed that more scales were appearing on the ground. If this continued, it seemed that the Mutant Snake had been completely stripped!
Li Nan felt that things were becoming somewhat uncontrollable. What could these scattered Snake Scales possibly indicate? Or could it be true, as that Fatty said, that the snake had already left long ago?
While Li Nan was deep in thought, Brother Three and the others also noticed that something was off!
That Fatty scattered a handful of rice grains on the ground and discovered that the rolling directions of the grains were completely different. Then he looked down and found that the entire floor of the Granary was uneven and pitted!
A Fei, accustomed to Fatty's dramatic reactions, also sensed the strangeness of the ground at this moment. The interior of the warehouse had a cement floor, but now it seemed as if the cement was inexplicably bulging and sinking, resembling the terrain features during an earthquake!
As Fatty stared at the ground in a daze, suddenly the floor began to shake like waves, and the entire structure of the warehouse swayed violently!
Fatty exclaimed in shock, "An earthquake! An earthquake! It's an earthquake!"
A Fei also felt the tremors beneath his feet. Although the force was significant for a moment, it was far from being an actual earthquake.
A Fei calmed himself and shouted at Fatty, "Don't exaggerate! How could it be an earthquake?"
Just then, the ground beneath Fatty suddenly collapsed, and in an instant, he fell into the pit below.
A Fei was stunned by this scene. "This... this... can't be possible!"
At the same time, Brother Three shouted, "Hurry up and get out! The situation here is unclear; we need to retreat quickly!"
Seeing Fatty fall into the pit before him, A Fei noticed a large hole about three to four meters wide opening up.
Taking a few steps back, A Fei shouted, "Fatty, Fatty, are you alive?"
Dappled sunlight streamed through the skylight in the Ceiling, casting a blurred light before A Fei. At his feet, the collapsed pit seemed to have suddenly stopped expanding.
It felt as if a sudden earthquake had toppled your house, yet you stood outside your door completely unharmed. Although A Fei was panicking inside, he was still concerned about Fatty's safety!
Three seconds after A Fei shouted, a chubby arm emerged from the pit. "Bro, I'm not dead yet! Hurry and pull me out!"
A Fei tore off his belt and tossed it into the pit. He discovered it was only about three meters deep, but Fatty's large body was mostly buried under dirt and rubble.
At that moment, A Fei shouted to the arm reaching out from the pit, "Grab the rope, I'll pull you out!"
Fatty's entire head was buried in the mound, and he could only shout indistinctly, "Hurry! Hurry! I'm going to suffocate!"
Hearing Fatty continue to speak, A Fei felt relieved that his friend was basically okay. However, just as A Fei reached out, the surrounding earth in the pit began to tremble uncontrollably.
A Fei smiled wryly and said, "Fatty, stop shaking! Your trembling is causing the surrounding soil to resonate. If it collapses again, we'll both be buried here!"
Looking at Fatty's outstretched arm, A Fei noticed it had several scrapes but was quite straight and not shaking at all. Besides, even if an elephant were to shake its leg, it wouldn't cause the ground to move!
With that thought, A Fei broke into a cold sweat. Suddenly, something resembling fish scales slowly emerged from the soil!
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