Chapter 631 - Climax 43...

"It is coming for us! Run!" Stefen looked at the door pointing at it with his finger.

Everybody got startled and started to run away from the door, amidst the old furniture and books. Suddenly there was a loud 'hiss'and a gigantic black colored snake sprung out from the door rapidly crawling towards them.

"Holy shit! This is so huge! How can snakes be this huge." James freaked out turning to look at the snake while running away from it.

Xio Lee had held Elizabeth's hand and they were running away, eventually hiding behind an old pile of rotten bedroom furniture.

The snake looked like it was about to use the opening situated at the ceiling but then immediately stopped looking at the running away individuals. The snake halted for a moment and hissed looking at all of them with its big red eyes.

It then started moving rapidly straight towards where Xio Lee and Elizabeth were hidden.

"Master! Aunty! Run! It is coming in your direction." James shouted loudly who as now hiding behind the huge pile of old and rotten books.

Xio lee and Elizabeth were about to run away, when the snake suddenly crawled rapidly and launched itself in front of the couple who were now standing right next  to its face, still holding hands. Xio Lee was fulfilling his promise, and was determined to not leave Lizie's hand ever. He had promised that he will not leave her alone now!

Xi lee quickly took out a knife and then attacked its face with the knife but the snake easily averted the attack and then remained still in front of them. Xio Lee once again tried to swipe the knife across its face but the snake again averted it skilfully, again staying very still after that.

"We are going to shoot it down. Don't worry!" James shouted as the two boys pointed their guns at the snake.

Xio Lee was going to attack the snake once again but there was something in the snake's mannerisms, which was confusing him. The snake was only averting danger but was not actually attacking them. Also, this snake was much more skilful and quick then the previous one, as if having made of different and properties.

"Wait boys. Do not shoot. It is not here to harm us.' Xio Lee signalled the boys to put down their guns and looked at the snake in curiosity. The snake had now turned to look at Elizabeth and was directly looking in her green eyes and it let out a slight 'hiss.'

Elizabeth too was surprised and she looked back at the snake in confusion. "Is he trying to talk to me?"

"I think it recognises you somehow." Xio Lee frowned and then suddenly something occurred to him. "Oh. It has seen that you look so much like Kareem. The snake is probably Kareem's friend or something." Xio Lee smiled a bit as he was proud of his son, for befriending a snake. He always felt happy when any of his family members, befriended or took care of anything that was related to mother earth.

The two boys in hiding looked at each other stunned and slowly cam towards the snake. It was now dancing a bit and producing hissing sound, as if expressing its happiness looking at Lizie. Elizabeth chuckled and then came closer to the snake, putting her hand on the snake and gently rubbing it. The snake did not react but stayed still, at Elizabeth's action. They all were stunned and had never seen a snake this big and this friendly.

Xio Lee then turned to look at Stefen and Stefen nodded his head immediately knowing what master wanted him to do. Stefen walked close to the snake and placed his hand on its body, feeling the vibrations. He then closed his eyes and took deep breaths. "Wow! You are right master. This has something to do with Kareem. I can smell it, Kareem has just been with this snake and the snake entirely smells like Kareem. Like they both have the same bloods in them. When I touched him, I felt that I am touching Kareem." He frowned in confusion.

"Hmm! The same venom not blood of course. Kareem must have fed him venom to help him. No wonder it is more skilful and quick than the previous snake we had encountered." Xio Lee smiled looking at the snake. "Can you help us get out of here? Since you have been living here, please tell us how do we get out? Is that hole is the only way to get out?" He asked not sure if the snake understood him or not.

Suddenly the snake stopped dancing and let out a loud 'hiss' scaring everybody a bit. He turned to look at Lee for a few seconds and grew much agitated. It came much closer to him and started hovering on top of him, as if it was trying to smell something. After a few seconds it turned to look at Elizabeth and calmed down.

"What is it about me?" Xio Lee looked at himself and frowned not able to understand anything.

The snake then again got a little agitated and then crawled towards a direction rapidly.

"I think it is telling us something about you. Something which is making him angry." Elizabeth frowned walking behind the snake.

The sn.a.k.e.d then stopped in one extreme corner and then started to roll its body in a circular manner, rolling up entirely and then its face pointed towards the ground. They all walked towards the snake and then looked at the ground in surprise. There was a tiny handle covered in dust and fungus, which was hardly visible to them earlier.

James quickly pulled the handle and it was in fact a door, which was leading to several stairs downwards.

The snake once again hissed a bit in anger.

"I think it is warning us of a danger."Elizabeth spoke again looking with worried eyes at the snake and then patted its head. "Do not worry. We will take care of ourselves. Thank you for your help."

The four of them too patted the snake's head and the snake once again hovered on top of Xio Lee, hissing again this time even more loudly.

"It is trying to tell me something. But I do not understand what it is." Xio Lee sighed in helplessness and then patted its head gently, "Do not worry. I will figure it out, whatever it is. Thank you." He smiled a bit, now feeling a bit strange as to what the snake could be warning him about?

It immediately crawled upwards, going out of the snake's hole in the fresh air above, heading straight towards the west woods.

They all looked at each other and picked up their respective fire torches turn by turn, going inside the underground door towards the stairs. The stairs were pretty much lit, and looked like they were regularly used.

"I think we have finally entered where we wanted to," Xio Lee who was leading them all, peeked to his right and turned towards his family members. He looked at the three of them with determination in his eyes and they all immediately pulled out their weapons and guns throwing away their torches.