Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 298 Death's Trap

The god of courage never imagined that everything would be so simple.

Of course, the original plan was simple: Casaloran would build a portal and deploy the vanguard. These vanguard troops would then consolidate their positions and reinforce the portal once more, allowing for the deployment of even more combat power—until the portal was secure enough that even their main bodies could be transferred over.

Yes, it's them.

After the alliance was formed, the planet was to be divided among the four gods, and no one could act on their own, especially when it came to matters of this level, which required everyone to work together.

However, it's a different story if you're actively pulled in.

He hadn't violated any covenant; it was these natives who had sent him here. They hadn't even brought him to the material world, but rather to the warp, where he could operate more easily and in a more concealed location. Being in the warp meant that the other three gods would have no chance of discovering his actions.

He could easily occupy this subspace first, then descend upon this planet immediately and seize everything on it.

Covenants are meant to be torn up from the very beginning.

Who would refuse to receive all the benefits all by themselves?

Moreover, the current battle situation is quite simple. After just one glance at this subspace, he already clearly understood its composition—it is a subspace dominated by the "other world" or "underworld," whose purpose is to guide the departed souls. This kind of subspace is common on most planets, and even some ignorant planets have it.

And the guardians of this subspace...

There doesn't seem to be any explanation.

A priest, a broken monster buried in the ground, and a snake that looked somewhat powerful—that was all.

"It seems to be you."

The god of courage raised his great axe and pointed it at the seemingly ordinary priest.

"Surrender now, accept the infusion of courage, and you'll at least have a chance to live."

"……Why?"

Melk, with the giant axe pointing directly at him, seemed to hear the wails of countless wronged souls echoing in his ears. The overwhelming bloody aura startled him so much that he fell to the ground in the yellow sand.

This made the God of Courage laugh even more. It turned out that conquering this planet was so simple. Even the ruler of this underworld was only this capable. If that was all, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger. He could simply raise his battle axe and completely transform everything here.

However, at that very moment, the snake with some strength blocked his way.

"summon monster?"

The god of courage paid no attention and simply swung his axe straight at the target.

However, the expected effortless split did not occur.

The sharp axe blade, covered in spikes, got stuck directly on the snake scales.

"……Um?"

It was at this moment that the God of Courage suddenly realized that something seemed amiss.

However, following the force of the chopping motion, the heavy snake body was already whipped through the air.

"Boom!"

The shoulder of the god of courage instantly exploded, and crimson blood, like magma, stained the yellow sand on the ground.

"……Who are you?"

It was at this moment that the God of Courage remembered that, according to previous intelligence, there seemed to be a giant native serpent on this planet that was worshipped as a god.

But it was just a mere native giant snake...

Is it really that strong?
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The God of Courage didn't believe such a thing at all, simply because he had traversed far too many subspaces. Those so-called native gods, which one of them wasn't cleaved in two by a single swing of his axe? Many didn't even need him to swing his axe; the moment he appeared, the native gods were already completely transformed.

But now... "Could it be that my power has weakened?"

This was the second judgment of the God of Courage, but even this judgment was unreasonable—simply because, in order to occupy this subspace as soon as possible, he had already invested a full half of his power.

Even with half the force, it was impossible; it couldn't even break the skin of a giant native snake.

Half the power...

half……

"……half?"

Feeling a strange consciousness rising within him, the god of courage suddenly raised his head and looked up at the sky.

Above, the dark clouds that had been gloomy had somehow dissipated, revealing a huge golden scale!

Even though the two ends of the balance scale were empty, it continued to adjust, rising and falling on both sides until it returned to a stable state.

At that very moment, the God of Courage inexplicably felt that his fighting strength against the giant serpent had been leveled.

This is an absolutely fair fight; the winner will own everything here.

"be cheated!"

The God of Courage's already scarred face suddenly became even more unsightly.

They've been tricked. They've been tricked from the very beginning. This planet has never been a wild land full of treasures, but an extremely dangerous trap. At this moment, he could even feel that the scales in mid-air had locked his soul, making it impossible for him to break free.

Alternatively, one could become the new god of the underworld through the fighting.

Either they die in the fighting, becoming nourishment for this underworld, or even for the planet itself.

"No wonder the natives here are all so incredibly talented..."

It was at this moment that the god of courage realized that all the abnormalities were not without reason.

Unfortunately, he realized this too late.

"No! It's not too late!"

The god of courage gripped his great axe tightly.

If it were the God of Mystery or the God of Desire, he would have already been trying to escape at this point, since this situation, which was clearly a trap set by someone else, was a sure way to die. But he was different; he was the God of Courage, and he had absolute confidence in his own strength.

Even in a fair fight, he was confident that he would be the one to have the last laugh.

Moreover, he may not actually want to engage in any fair fight.

"Come!"

The heavy axe was driven into the yellow sand, and the god of courage raised his hand and waved.

"You guys come too!"

With a flash of crimson light, a two-headed eagle leaning on a long staff, a radiant humanoid wielding a long whip, and a rotting mountain with three giant trees growing on its back all appeared.

"Huh, this tyrannical god didn't eat all the food himself?"

The two-headed eagle, leaning on its long staff, looked puzzled. Judging from its two vulture faces, it seemed it had just been about to start cursing. But upon seeing the huge scales in mid-air, the two-headed eagle immediately burst into a tirade of curses.

"You shameless old dog! You actually betrayed me! You..."

Before the two-headed eagle could finish cursing, its thick snake tail had already pierced through the air and arrived.

bang——

(End of this chapter)