Chapter 825 Dug into the Snake Pi (1/2)

Chapter 825: Dug into the Snake Pit

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the old days, digging was really the way to mine by using a stone breaker, a rotary cutter, an excavator, and other tools for digging holes in the rock. It was easier these days, and the miners didn't have to suffer so much. They used a mechanical digger to remove the back-filled gravel while they were digging.

It was still tiring, but it was a lot easier than digging holes in the rock. It was also safer, as long as you looked at the terrain and dug through all the rubble, being careful not to get buried.

After only half a day, the hole was almost cleared, and a wide hole about two meters in diameter appeared in front of them.

After lunch, Li Du returned to the mine to work. After entering he was just about to start when suddenly, Brother Wolf pulled him back.

”What's the matter?” he asked in surprise.

Brother Wolf stared in front of him and said, ”Snake.”

Li Du took a closer look at it with his headlamp. Indeed, a snake was emerging from a break in the gravel. Brother Wolf's eyes were sharper than his. He hadn't noticed the snake at all.

There were too many reptiles in Australia. There were 140 species of land snakes and 32 species of water snakes. Hundreds among them were venomous and could cause death. Not only were there many snake species, but they also occured in large numbers.

Recently, Li Du also saw in the news that a girl in Canberra felt something inside of her shoe when she ran. When she took off her shoes after running, she saw a small snake inside, but it had been smothered by her toes.

Li Du used to be afraid of snakes. He saw them as limp reptiles that always sparked fear in his heart. But after a while in Australia, he became used to them. Snakes weren't that scary to him anymore. As long as a person did not mess with them, they could be tamer than a mosquito.

The snake before them had a grey-brown back with black stripes, an orange-red belly, and a light, silent belly that Brother Wolf once used to get revenge on Blanchett.

”What should we do?” Li Du asked cautiously.

Although the red-bellied black snake would not cause death, it was a famous venomous snake. If he was bitten, he could not be saved in the mine environment, which was very troublesome.

Brother Wolf said, ”Let's just beat it and kill it.”

Australia had too many venomous snakes, and the government's response was to leave them alone as long as they didn't get in anyone's way. However, if snakes got in the way of people's lives, it was best to try to kill them.

Li Du picked up a stone and tried to throw it. Brother Wolf shook his head to stop him, and then hunched down carefully and slowly, stretching out his hand. As he approached the red-bellied black snake, Brother Wolf seized the back of the snake's head. The red-bellied black snake reacted quickly, contracting and wrapping itself around his arm after being caught.

Brother Wolf shook his arm violently wanting to shake it away. A few moments later, the snake was dizzy. Brother Wolf threw the snake to the ground and smashed its head with a stone.

It was just a small scene in the digging of the mine.

However, the appearance of the red-bellied black snake was a reminder to Li Du that they were digging a hole in dangerous, subterranean Australia, and could never know when they might encounter venomous snakes.

Consequently, he called Ah Meow down and let him escort him. It turned out that his caution was necessary. Just as they were pushing a half-meter deeper, Ah Meow, who was lounging on a rock, darted forward. His attack was quick and a trail flashed, and he dragged a snake from one side of the hole to the other.