Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 30 Fight Again
Things didn't go as David Day had predicted.

In David Day's original assessment, this should have been an unsolvable situation. Those starving people who wanted to go to the Holy Mountain to seek a way to survive should have become a burden for the serpent. If the serpent left these starving people alone, a large number of them would soon devour the entire mountain, making the Holy Mountain, which already had little prey, even more barren.

If the serpent really did use the starving people as food to replenish its strength, that would be even better—although this is not something that can be said openly, if it really happened, then he could indeed brand this so-called serpent god as an evil god who harmed the Ignis people, and then, in the name of punishing the evil god, make all the Ignis people offer up everything they have.

That would make him taller, bigger, and stronger.

We will have a better chance of winning the battle against that serpent god.

But the current development was something David Day never expected. The snake, through some unknown means, actually managed to satisfy the food needs of these starving people in that barren holy mountain.

"Could it be... that snake really can bring abundance?"

David Day suddenly felt a little dazed, and even doubted himself for a moment whether he really shouldn't have gone against that snake.

But he quickly regained his composure.

Now that things have come to this, he has no room for wavering. Moreover, only by killing that snake can he truly be called a god, an eternal holy king.

Enduring the agony of being shattered to pieces again and again, filling one's stomach to bursting again and again, repeating the cycle of destruction and rebirth time and time again, growing stronger with each passing moment...

Having come this far, how could he possibly stop here!
However, it was at this very moment.

High-ranking mage Sardok suddenly barged in.

"The great dawn, the inhabitants of the city, those people, they... they are all fleeing!"

"hiss……"

David Day had a toothache.

This was undoubtedly the second piece of bad news. You see, the Ignis people in the city were the source of the sacrifices. It was because of them that the mages were able to collect sacrifices time and time again.

Right now, these Ignis people all want to escape the city and flee to the other side of the snake.

They were even willing to leave all the food behind, because there was already more food in the holy mountain than they could eat—but if these people were allowed to leave, where would the new offerings come from?
"Close the city gates; no one is allowed to leave."

Taking a deep breath, David Day gave the order.

As the mages moved, the once unobstructed city gates were suddenly slammed shut. These walls, which were supposed to protect all Ignis people, had now become prisons for them.

But this did not truly trap the Ignis people. In order to escape the city, they even secretly dug tunnels under the city walls.

Even with the city gates tightly closed, the population of Ignis City continues to quietly dwindle.

Even the supply of offerings began to become difficult.

"Is that all?"

David Day remained expressionless as he looked at the two mammoths and five saber-toothed tigers laid out before him.

Under his scrutiny, the high-ranking mages all bowed their heads deeply.

"That's all I have."

In the end, it was Sardock who stepped forward and reported to David Day.

"The honey is all gone. The last batch was the last one."

As for why only one cylinder remained, Sadok didn't dare to elaborate.

If, in this setting, it were revealed that even the beekeepers who served the royal family had betrayed them and gone to the Holy Mountain, the newly risen angel before him would likely be even more enraged.

Fortunately, David Day didn't say much, just silently ate the food in front of him. He put the whole roasted saber-toothed tiger into his mouth, and the slurring chewing sound clearly showed that he was chewing even the bones.

As for the two mammoths, they were torn apart by those giant hands, and the fragrant chunks of meat were distributed to every high-ranking mage present.

"Eat up, this is your last meal before we set off."

"Set out for war? Now?"

The mages all looked up in astonishment. This was quite different from what they had expected—according to the plan of the Dawn of New Life, at least a year's worth of offerings would be needed before they could take action against the snake.

Is it a bit too early to say now?

“We can’t wait that long anymore; we can’t possibly collect that many offerings.”

Faced with the magicians' doubts, David Day simply shook his head.

It was precisely because he was a king that his vision was clearer. Putting aside the fact that Ignis City could not possibly last a year... even if Ignis City could still support the supply of offerings for a year, the serpent could not give him another year.

On the sacred mountain, the fruit trees covering the entire mountainside were the serpent's challenge to him.

The snake god hidden deep in the mountains, the deity symbolizing a bountiful harvest, proved to him through his actions that there was nothing lacking in the mountains, even after he had almost emptied the entire mountain.

"If we keep dragging this out, the situation will only become more and more favorable to that snake... After all, I will grow stronger, and so will that snake."

"Therefore, taking action early is the only way to prevent future troubles."

As he said this, David Day stood up.

It was a much larger structure than even the tallest palace; just standing there, it resembled a colossal tower reaching into the sky.

The blinding sunlight streamed down, causing David Day to instinctively raise his hand to shield his eyes.

David Day suddenly paused when his gaze swept over the palm of his hand.

"Actually... that's enough."

Looking down at his own palms, David Day suddenly had a realization.

Indeed, in terms of physique alone, he might be a little inferior to that snake, but he was not just a brute relying on physical strength—he also possessed magical power, which was constantly increasing along with his physique.

Just like now, if he wanted to, he could even burn the entire holy mountain down.

"And what about you? What can you do?"

David Day gazed in the direction of the sacred mountain.

Indeed, the magical power of the Ignivas family ultimately originated from the serpent god.

But now, he really wants to know.

Which is stronger, his own magic or the serpent god's magic?

"Boom!"

The enormous foot slammed into the ground, crushing the empty houses to dust.

The enormous humanoid figure had already crossed the city wall and was heading towards the sacred mountain.

(End of this chapter)