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Chapter 129 The Soaring Serpent Awakens!

The commotion outside is getting louder and louder.

The sickening metallic scraping sound, mixed with the howling of the wind and snow, sent chills down one's spine.

"Get dressed."

Zhang Yan tossed the windbreaker to Nie Qingcheng, then slowly and deliberately slipped the brass thumb ring onto his thumb and twirled it twice, his eyes gleaming with the excitement of seeing a new toy.

Although Nie Qingcheng was flustered, she was quick to act.

Her mental fortitude honed through years of battling in the business world allowed her to quickly suppress her fear.

Since Zhang Yan said everything is fine, then everything must be fine.

"How do we get there?"

Nie Qingcheng zipped up her pants, glanced at the door blocked by rotten wood, and felt the wind outside was so strong it looked like it would blow the roof off.

"drive."

Zhang Yan walked to the corner and restarted the "Cheng Ying" that had just been turned off for warmth.

hum-

The dark blue engine light shone again, giving the dimly lit cabin a particularly high-tech feel.

"hold me."

Zhang Yan got into the car, and after Nie Qingcheng's soft arms wrapped around his waist, he didn't hesitate and floored the gas pedal.

"boom!"

The already crumbling wooden door instantly turned into pieces.

The black, streamlined body resembled a cannonball fired from a gun, braving the raging wind and snow as it charged straight into the vast night.

As soon as she stepped outside, Nie Qingcheng gasped in shock.

It's spectacular.

That's terrifying.

The previous blizzard had obscured the view, but now, the beam of light shooting into the sky from the geothermal valley illuminated the surroundings as bright as day.

It's less than 500 meters ahead.

The bronze python, which had been coiled up on the pillar pretending to be dead, had now fully stretched out its body.

Its body, which was over a hundred meters long, was now only hooked at the tail, with most of its body hanging in mid-air, swaying with the wind and snow.

Every bronze scale on its body was opening and closing, spewing out visible white steam, like a steampunk monster running at full power.

"hiss--!!!"

The giant python seemed to sense the heat source of "Cheng Ying".

The enormous triangular head suddenly turned around, its two ruby ​​eyes blazing red, and it opened its mouth wide, letting out a roar that sounded like both a snake's call and a long whistle.

The roar was deafening, causing the snow on the surrounding trees to fall in a flurry.

"It's so noisy."

Zhang Yan picked at his ear, looking disgusted. "Just because you have a loud voice doesn't mean you're right!"

Before the words were even finished, the giant python had already launched its attack.

It doesn't need to build up power like a living organism; it's purely a burst of mechanical force.

The enormous snake head, accompanied by a whistling sound, slammed down on "Cheng Ying" in mid-air like a heavy hammer.

It was so fast that it left afterimages.

"what!"

Nie Qingcheng subconsciously buried her face in Zhang Yan's back.

"Hold on tight!"

Zhang Yan's lips curled up slightly, and his wrist suddenly twitched.

Cheng Ying made a lateral drift in the air that defied the laws of physics.

"call!"

The snake's head grazed the rear of the car and crashed into it.

A loud bang.

The snow on the ground exploded, revealing the black frozen soil and rocks underneath, which had been smashed into a deep crater by the impact.

If that hits hard, not only people, but even tanks would be turned into iron discs.

"She has quite a temper."

Zhang Yan advanced instead of retreating.

He jerked the hood, but Cheng Ying not only failed to create distance, it instead sped upwards along the giant python's thick body.

This is a dance on the edge of a knife.

The python was clearly enraged by the agile "mosquito".

Its massive body began to writhe wildly, trying to shake off the foreign object, while it opened its mouth wide, and a blinding red light shone from deep within its throat.

"Watch out! It's breathing fire!"

Although Nie Qingcheng didn't understand mechanical arts, she could feel the heat wave from a great distance.

"Spitting fire? That means the vents are blocked."

As Zhang Yan maneuvered the car through the gaps in the scales, he also had time to complain, "It hasn't been maintained for thousands of years, and the carbon buildup is severe. This is just a false fire."

[God-level Mechanical Mastery] unlocked.

In his eyes, this seemingly invincible giant python instantly turned into a bunch of red and green data cables and structural diagrams.

It's crystal clear where the drive shaft is, where the power pipe is, and where the control center is.

"puff--"

A burst of dark red flames erupted from the snake's mouth, instantly distorting the surrounding air.

But Zhang Yan seemed to have anticipated its actions.

A second before the flames erupted, Cheng Ying suddenly plummeted, sliding close to the giant python's belly.

The flames missed their target, melting a large patch of snow.

"Since you're so enthusiastic, I'll give you a gift too."

Zhang Yan seized the opportunity and drove Cheng Ying directly to the giant python's "seven-inch" position.

There was a slightly lighter-colored breast protector there, opening and closing in sync with the giant python's movements.

"Honey, pull that handle down!"

Zhang Yan shouted.

"Which one?"

Nie Qingcheng shouted in the howling wind.

"The one on your right! The red one!"

Without thinking, Nie Qingcheng reached out to pull him.

That was Cheng Ying's emergency brake lever, but with Zhang Yan's modifications, it was connected to a front-mounted grappling hook system.

"Click!"

A grappling hook with a titanium alloy cable shot out and precisely caught the edge of the breastplate.

"Get out of here!"

Zhang Yan slammed on the accelerator, and Cheng Ying unleashed a terrifying traction force.

Shila-

A piercing sound of metal tearing apart rang out.

The protective mirror was actually torn open, revealing the intricate gears spinning wildly inside, as well as a faint blue core light.

"Now!"

Zhang Yan did not hesitate at all.

He loosened one hand, took off the "Heavenly Craftsmanship" thumb ring from his thumb, and flicked it hard at the core.

This move employed hidden force.

The brass thumb ring whistled through the air like a bullet, precisely piercing the gap in the gears and getting stuck in an inconspicuous groove.

That was the "backdoor" left by the Mohist mechanical arts.

This is what is known as a keyhole.