Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 444 Trap
As the planet drifted away into the distance, Upo Salas followed.

There are generally two main modes of transportation in the void. One is to cross the void directly in the material world. Although the speed is slow, it is safe and can carry a lot of things, just like that planet right now. It can even be pushed around.

Another method, however, depends heavily on skill level, or rather, this is the mainstream mode of transportation in the Star Sea.

In other words, subspace jump.

Because the subspace is independent of the material world, as long as there is a connection, its entrance and exit can be opened anywhere in the material world. Therefore, many powerful beings in the star system use the subspace as a transit station to go elsewhere. Although this method may not allow for a large number of powers to descend, it is quick and convenient.

As long as the target location can be affected by the corresponding subspace, an entrance can be opened at any time to teleport oneself there.

Of course, if we really have to say something, there's also something like a portal, which is somewhere in between. It's fast enough and can carry a lot of things—but if you have the advantages of both, you also have the disadvantages of both.

Compared to warp jumps, portals require setting up teleportation arrays, frequency tuning, and a series of other preliminary activities. Furthermore, compared to the slow travel in the material world, portals are quite unsafe. If the entire body could be teleported, that would be ideal, but occasionally the classic incident of only half the body being teleported would occur.

However, warp jumps don't have this problem. Even if only half of the power is transmitted, only half of the power is transmitted. If you really want to take it back, you can. It's not like you'll lose your life from a single teleportation error.

When it comes to warp jumps, Upo Salas is a renowned expert.

Just like now, no matter how far that planet goes, as long as Upo Salas's attention is still on it, he can catch up with it at any time with a single thought.

So for the past few days, it has been puzzled about what this planet, or rather that snake, is trying to do.

After all, from the perspective of escaping, such an evacuation is meaningless.

"Could it simply be due to ignorance?"

This was the only reason Upo Salas could find.

As native snakes, they didn't understand how convenient warp jumps were, and thought they could escape their pursuers simply by fleeing far away.

In fact, Upo Salas had already wanted to give up. After all, there was no point in continuing to fight. Rather than clinging to sunk costs, it was better to cut losses in time.

However, since this snake chose to flee, that's a different story. Faced with a target that has already lost its courage, it is happy to pursue it.

However, it was very dissatisfied with the performance of those Ignivas people. They hadn't even noticed that the snake, and the Seed of Creation that followed it, were lurking beneath the surface.

Although they did eventually discover it, it was only because the snake had given them the information. If they hadn't dug up the roots of the Seed of Creation, these Ignivas would have continued to wander aimlessly on the surface like headless flies.

"It seems these Ignivas people... aren't very capable either."

As the saying goes, you only know what's wrong with something once you have it in your hands, and Upo Salas is now experiencing this firsthand.

Before acquiring these Ignivas, Upo Salas had longed for this race. A warrior race that focuses on mind control, coupled with its brainwashing techniques, could definitely produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

But once it got its hands on it, it realized that while these Ignivas were indeed skilled warriors, they were also truly savage. This wasn't even a description of their character, but rather their way of thinking.

That kind of simple and direct thinking is like a monkey that has just come down from a tree. Perhaps they are extremely efficient when hunting, but when it comes to doing things, they don't know the slightest bit of flexibility. "Perhaps we should find some new targets."

Upo Salas had already lost interest in these Ignivas.

So, with the intention of making one last use of them, Upo Salas sent another group of the newly converted Ignivas across.

This time, Upo Salas did not allow these Ignivas to act independently, but instead clearly told them that the enemy was underground.

As for how to get underground, Upo Salas could only send a few more warriors to help. After all, although the strength of these Ignivas people seemed fine on ordinary days, their obvious flaws would be exposed in this situation.

That is, it's very difficult to fight back.

The burning of flames is always upward and outward, and can be to the left or right. However, when the flame is directed downward, it is often less effective.

Therefore, Upo Salas could only send out a few warriors who were specifically skilled at targeting underground forces.

These warriors have hands and feet similar to humans, but they don't have the long ears of elves. However, in terms of height, they are only half the height of a normal human.

Despite their short stature, these warriors were exceptionally strong; their powerful arms were even thicker than an adult's thigh.

These half-dwarves were collected by Upo Salas from another planet. They often live in caves deep in the mountains and are experts in exploring underground caves and mining.

With them clearing the way, the Ignivas were able to precisely navigate deep underground.

"Go."

Upo Salas once again unleashed its warriors.

With his power, he could even make a fixed-point subspace jump to an entire planet, so a few mere warriors would naturally be no match for him.

Thus, with the opening of the rift, another group of Ignivas, leading a group of half-humans, appeared on the somewhat frozen land.

The newly arrived Ignivas immediately went to find the Ignivas who had already settled there, while the half-human warriors began to explore their surroundings—the frozen earth covered in frost reminded them of their homeland.

This is a very good environment, at least for these half-dwarves, it is an excellent environment.

"From now on, this place is ours!"

The leader of the half-dwarfs drew an axe from his waist and cleaved it into the ground, thus declaring his ownership of the land.

However, in their memories, this land was not truly so beautiful; there was also an ancient evil lurking beneath the earth.

To obtain this land, they must delve into the depths of the earth and defeat the ancient evil.

(End of this chapter)