Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 46 The Skilled Attacker Moves Above the Nine Heavens

Under the midnight moonlight, wings that blot out the sky cut through the vast expanse.

The god of the north wind, the lord of winter, the source of the biting winds, the ruler of storms... it has had many names, but none of them matter to it.

After all, it's just a name given by some hairless monkeys. Those monkeys seem to really like coming up with strange and unusual names. They might even think that the name is the name itself.

It didn't know what to say about this idea; all it could say was, "As long as the monkeys are happy."

As for its own words...

It is an eagle.

A very, very big eagle.

It has a clear understanding of itself.

As an eagle, it does everything that all eagles do, such as hunting, preening its feathers, or occasionally flying around in the sky.

Similarly, as a very large eagle, it can do many things that ordinary eagles would never do—such as driving those hairless monkeys to offer sacrifices to it, which is a more convenient way to obtain food than hunting, or learning the way those hairless monkeys communicate, so that those hairless monkeys know what to bring it in order to eat.

Those hairless monkeys are indeed very useful, perhaps even the most useful species.

Unfortunately, the things those hairless monkeys can do are ultimately limited.

Just like now, when it comes to tracking a giant snake that is similar in size to themselves, those hairless monkeys are completely useless.

Although it is almost impossible to completely hide their tracks after growing to such a huge size, the ability to grow to such a size itself signifies a profound foundation and accumulation of knowledge and experience—something that short-lived hairless monkeys could never understand, nor could they comprehend what a long lifespan could bring.

So, from the very beginning, it didn't expect those hairless monkeys to do much.

Or perhaps, these hairless monkeys were simply bait used to lure out the snake.

After all, the snake was surrounded by a group of hairless monkeys, and after putting itself in their shoes, it realized that if the monkeys started fighting, it would definitely affect the snake's food supply.

Originally, it had expected that the snake would take the initiative to step forward and wipe out the hairless monkey on its side—after all, for a behemoth of its size, wiping out some monkeys was not a troublesome matter.

And after that snake steps forward, it can descend from the sky, pick up the snake, have a good meal, and begin its further growth.

The whole process is extremely simple; after all, catching a snake with an eagle is a simple matter, and there is nothing complicated about it.

What it never expected was that the snake would be so calm and collected.

The hairless monkeys who were loyal to the snake were almost all killed, and those hairless monkeys that worked for it had even stepped into the snake's habitat—this was undoubtedly an extremely serious provocation and threat. If it were the snake, it would have already flown out and killed it.

But the snake still did not appear; it never appeared from beginning to end.

"Could it be that my bait has been seen through?"

The giant eagle soaring high in the sky thought this.

"It's not necessarily that it saw through things; perhaps the snake's intuition was just too sharp."

Unlike those hairless monkeys, it doesn't dwell on past events. It doesn't know, nor could it possibly figure out, how the snake hid.

All it knew was that the snake had indeed disappeared; that was an undeniable fact.

So it stopped relying on the hairless monkeys. After all, compared to these long-lived giants, the hairless monkeys were far inferior. Rather than hoping that the hairless monkeys could fish out the snake, it was better to fly around a few more times and see if it could find the snake itself.

Unfortunately, after flying around a few times, the snake couldn't be photographed. It was as if the snake had vanished into thin air; not even a single scale could be seen.

"Looks like we won't find any traces today... Let's try searching further away next time."

Seeing that the bright moon was already high in the sky, the giant eagle prepared to return another time. Flying in the sky is ultimately a physically demanding activity, and the larger the eagle, the more physically demanding it is. Having flown for so long, even it needed to eat something.

It was at this moment that it remembered those hairless monkeys again.

While the monkeys were of no use in searching for the giant snake, they were extremely useful when it came to finding food—given their enormous size, finding suitable prey was no easy task.

But those monkeys somehow managed to produce large quantities of food, enough to satisfy even their hunger.

From this perspective, the monkeys were surprisingly useful, at least ensuring he had enough to eat when he failed to hunt and was hungry.

"So let's go back and get something to eat first."

The thought of the large amount of fresh meat offered by the monkeys made it eager to eat.

A meal after a long day is the best comfort for the body.

So it stopped circling in the mountains and returned to the city.

When it finally landed in the building that the hairless monkeys called the "palace," the hairless monkeys presented it with a sumptuous feast—from common livestock like cattle and sheep to large beasts like cave bears and saber-toothed tigers, and even mammoths were neatly cut up and served in front of it.

"That's enough for a meal, which will make up for today's deficit."

It didn't waste any words with the hairless monkeys and lowered its head to start eating.

But it was only after that brief moment of bowing his head that he realized what was happening.

Suddenly, it raised its gaze.

What's inside the meat?

It looked at the hairless monkeys.

"You actually brought me poisonous food... What are you trying to do?"

"Not good! I've been discovered!"

Just then, the shouts of a hairless monkey rang out.

"Poisoning is no longer an option! We have to resort to force!"

"Then let's do it head-on!"

Another hairless monkey shouted.