Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 191 Victory Comes So Easily
Tatunbuto, Apophis.

This city, once the city of serpent demons, is now a new holy city.

As for the various reasons, the four priests who ruled this holy city also found it somewhat unbelievable—after all, they hadn't even left their homes recently, having been following the great serpent god to torture the evil eagle-headed man and using the eagle-headed man's residual heat to roast meat.

Although they had other matters to attend to, the serpent god's orders were clearly more important, especially since it was obviously a plan to take them on a training journey, so they naturally had no reason to refuse.

However, it was during this time that the four of them secluded themselves in the mountains, detached from worldly affairs.

But news came from afar that the enemy had been killed suddenly.

They had all heard of the war priest Matt Perry; after all, they themselves had once served the sun god, so how could they not know about this former chief priest, the Spear of the Sun?

So when they first heard the name, the four of them were indeed startled. Even though they had the backing of the great serpent god, it was clear that this kind of divine servant was not something the great serpent god needed to deal with. However, that was the problem. They couldn't possibly handle a monster like Matt Perry. Even binding all four of them together wouldn't be enough.

Fortunately, along with this news came news from Heliopolis, the holy city of the sun on the upper reaches of the great river.

Bad news: the enemy commander is none other than Matt Perry, the Spear of Sunlight. No wonder he's been so difficult to defeat. Even Satek, one of the four priests, was forced to stay in his camp.

Good news, Matt Perry of the Sunspear, he's gone mad.

Unbelievable news of victory came from the front lines: Matt Peri, the messenger of the Sun God, suddenly went on a killing spree in the Holy City of the Sun, and countless people fell under his pair of spears and swords forged from light. It is said that the blood accumulated in the city alone was enough to reach above a person's ankles.

Of course, the four priests thought the description was a bit of an exaggeration, but the good news from the front lines was undeniable—just as the army was tentatively advancing to test the waters, they were greeted not by enemy troops, but by civilians who came to guide them.

"We've heard about what happened on your side from Habisa... Although we don't know if what that kid said is credible, you're at least better than them."

The civilians who came to guide the way said this to the soldiers at the front.

As for the "them" that the people are talking about, they are naturally the former Sun Temple lineage.

The people did not trust the Temple of the Sun, and the Temple of the Sun did not obey the orders of the Holy City. Meanwhile, Matt Peri, the messenger of the gods who ruled over everything in the Holy City, suddenly began to kill indiscriminately, and was eventually killed by several warriors in the temple.

The four priests were faced with this extremely bizarre situation. Because the victory was so incomprehensible, they even had to temporarily bid farewell to the great serpent god and return to Tatunbto to handle the overall situation.

As for the serpent god itself...

It doesn't matter if the Snake God does nothing; as long as the Snake God is still sitting outside the city, He is the entire situation.

This is the difference between their side and the Sun God's side, and it is also the biggest source of their confidence—unlike the eagle-headed people who hide their heads and tails, the serpent god personally oversees the holy city, and the sense of security he brings is real.

As long as the colossal serpent that blots out the sky remains coiled outside the city, the four of them can do whatever they want, regardless of what troubles arise at the front lines, it won't prevent them from carrying out their normal tasks.

"Even if Matt Perry came back to life, he could never defeat the great serpent god."

The four priests thought this way.

Even the sun god himself had been defeated by the serpent god, and the evil eagle-headed man had been tortured by the four of them. So what kind of trouble could a mere Matt Perry cause, whether he was dead or alive?

Moreover, Matt Perry seemed to have truly lost his ability to cause trouble. As the soldiers advanced, the four priests finally realized that Matt Perry was indeed dead. The battle report, which seemed like a delusion, was actually true; Matt Perry had indeed gone mad; and this victory had indeed come so easily.

"This……"

The four priests felt as if they were dreaming; it all had come far too easily.

But thinking about it another way, even the evil sun god himself has been suppressed under the shadow of the serpent god, and has even become a barbecue grill for the serpent god to grill meat...

So this victory seems quite normal?

"In short...we won."

The four priests suddenly felt as if they had been transported to another world.

From being a captive of the evil serpent to becoming a follower of the serpent god, and then rising to the position he holds above all others, it all seems like a dream.

However, their dreams were soon shattered by a series of events. Large tracts of land needed to be reorganized, and a large number of people needed a new order. Keep in mind that this time, the entire upper and lower reaches of the river had been unified. Heaven knows how enormous the workload was for them.

In their spare time, the four priests would get together and lament that even though they were the victors, they were the ones who had turned gray from worry.

"At least we still have hair to worry about, right?"

Of the four, Melk, the Libra who was in charge of the logistics, surprisingly told a lame joke.

Yes, at least the four of them still have hair to worry about, while Matt Perry, on the other hand, has had his head chopped off.

So in any case, they are still enjoying the glory of being the victors.

As for this bit of hard work, it can be considered a pleasant kind of trouble.

Even though they were busy, they were still happy, which was completely different from when they were at the Temple of the Sun God. Back then, no matter how busy they were, they were only trying to gain the favor of the Sun God or a certain priest. Now, once they got things done, they would enjoy the admiration of thousands of people.

The difference between the two is like night and day, especially the sense of accomplishment, which is unprecedented.

So even if it's a bit tiring, continuing like this doesn't seem like a bad thing.

But soon, they were no longer happy.

This is because, of the four, Melk, who was in charge of the scales, had his head chopped off by someone.

The original four priests suddenly became three.

"Who did it?"

Upon seeing Melk's headless corpse lying in his yard, the other three priests who rushed over all turned ashen-faced.

(End of this chapter)