A young man named Si Daming, taking advantage of the surrounding chaos, suddenly turned and ran in the opposite direction, clearly attempting to escape.
Old Liu Zhang let out a curse and lashed out with his whip. The man collapsed onto the ground instantly, without even a sound, and was swallowed up by the swarm of snakes.
The sight left everyone else too terrified to dare move. Once the guards finished gathering their gear, they brandished their whips, forcing the group to line up and keep moving forward. They stumbled along, crying and wailing in sheer terror.
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