Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

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Therefore, they have always been pursuing technology and the advancement of civilization, trying to make their civilization advance by leaps and bounds at the fastest speed and with the greatest possible exploitation.

After all, if they could do that, it would at least mean that they were still useful to the Serpent God, and that they could at least do something.

But now, with the arrival of the four evil gods, these false illusions have finally shattered.

"We are ultimately just a burden."

Ansag removed the snake-tooth crown from his head and gave a bitter laugh.

"With us around, the Snake God can't unleash his full potential."

"so……"

Sataik also held the giant serpent-scaled blade across his neck.

"Since we can't even do that alien seed, then we can only do something one last time."

Yes, that's all they could do, the last thing.

In order to allow their serpent god to unleash his full power without restraint, they have resolved to rush towards death.

Not only them, but all the serpent god's followers, except for a very few who were imprisoned in the dungeon to preserve the embers of the fire, had already picked up their short swords and pointed them at their chests.

Since they were unable to defeat their enemies while they were alive.

Then at least they could use their own lives to break the final shackles on the ancient serpent outside the city.

"See you in the underworld."

As he listened to the final chants of the city's inhabitants, the serpent-scaled blade sliced across Sataik's neck.

"See you in the underworld."

The serpent fang crown in Ansag's hand had already been driven into his own chest.

Melk, who held the scales, pierced his own throat with the scale rod.

Ban, who held the aquarius, committed suicide by poisoning himself.

Beskey, the carpenter fairy, hanged himself in prison.

Enforcement team leader Setka committed suicide at home.

The priests surveyed Per Anu, who died from a dagger piercing his heart.

Chief Judge Matt Hull committed suicide.

Norm Heca, the head of the Old Town district, committed suicide by poisoning.

The captain of the third squad of the enforcement team, Vadis, committed suicide.

Chief Scribe Thothmus hanged himself.

Architect Imhotep committed suicide.

Waterworks supervisor Nuen Ha committed suicide by drowning.

Market supervisor Becca hanged herself.

Hab, a temple attendant, committed suicide by poisoning himself.

Meili, the irrigation canal manager, committed suicide by drowning himself in the river.

"Even Merry is dead..."

Looking at the corpse floating in the river, a middle-aged farmer looked up at the four terrifying evil gods in the distance.

All they had to do was surrender. All they had to do was surrender so they could survive. Those terrifying beings wouldn't care about ants like them. All they had to do was survive. Even crawling at the feet of these four evil gods didn't matter. It was the survival instinct that everyone had.

But, it can't be done.

"I was on the battlefield back then, and even the Sun God couldn't make me kneel down... So I'll give my life back. At least the Snake God really made sure I had enough to eat for a few years."

Looking back on his life a few years ago, he felt as if it were all a dream.

"So... the great serpent god."

"Take my life and kill them."

Seeing the temple priest in the distance leading his two children to the underground refuge, the middle-aged farmer jumped into the river without hesitation.

"I hope those children can survive..."

Farmer Kai drowned himself in the river.

Nefertari, a textile worker, hanged herself.

Carpenter Pentaur committed suicide.

Tasi, the baker, committed suicide.

The potter Henome, a short sword pierced his heart.

The merchant Meh hanged himself.

The messenger Huy committed suicide by poisoning himself.

The gravedigger, Ip, hanged himself.

……

As lives faded away one by one, the prayers in the city grew fainter and fainter. But it was this gradual silence that made the four gods outside the city feel a vague unease.

"Could it be that they intend to support that snake in this way?"

It's possible, very likely. If an ordinary person were here, they would only think it was a simple death. But right now, half of their souls are still battling in the underworld on this planet.

In other words, they witnessed firsthand those souls pouring into the underworld, one after another.

"They're nothing but ants..."

The god of courage wielded his great axe.

Indeed, to these gods who traverse the stars, these mortals are nothing more than ants—the planets they have destroyed and the cities they have slaughtered are far more numerous than the number of these mortals.

It was just the suicide of a group of mortals. They even witnessed those mortals hiding children. In other words, once they conquered everything, they could easily gather those children together. Generations later, they could still obtain all the benefits they wanted without losing anything.

All of this will be in vain.

Even if all those souls were to flow into the underworld, it would still be in vain.

"They're nothing but ants..."

At this moment, all four gods were thinking the same thing.

They're just a bunch of ants, nothing to be afraid of.

But what if they really are just a bunch of ants?

So what are they worried about right now?

"Never mind! Kill them all first!"

In the underworld, the god of courage faced the rolling yellow sands and raised his great axe.

No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing for all four of them.

Just like how the four of them, when they came together, actually divided the power on one side of the scale equally, resulting in the four of them being able to equalize with the giant serpent.

When those souls flood into the underworld, the power of this giant serpent will be distributed among them.

This is the best time to kill this giant serpent; these dead souls have only paved the way for its demise!

"kill!"

Beneath the rolling yellow sand, the god of courage was the first to strike down with his great axe.

But at that very moment, one side of the scale suddenly sank.

Chapter 303 The Weight of Life

In the underworld, Du Yi was still battling four evil gods.

Fighting four against one seems like a disadvantage for him, but based on their previous encounters, these four ferocious evil gods don't seem to be that strong—but Du Yi also knows that this may not really reflect his own strength.

The reason for everything comes from the scales above our heads.

Clearly, this was an arrangement left by the previous God of Death. In this underworld, the strength of these invaders has been forced to match his—but even if they are matched, it doesn't mean he can quickly defeat them, otherwise the battle wouldn't have lasted so long.

These gods from the starry sea ultimately possessed their own unique power.

At this moment, Du Yi felt mostly regret. If he hadn't indulged in eating and drinking back then, if he had started training seriously earlier, if he had realized the importance of power earlier instead of naively believing that he was truly invincible... perhaps he could have defeated these four Star Sea Gods sooner, and perhaps this battle wouldn't have turned out this way.

Yes, he could see the battlefield outside.

Multitasking had long been his instinct. He had witnessed warrior after warrior fall to the rampage of the demon army, seen the true forms of the four evil gods descend, and seen the people of Tatunbuto in the distance, those who had made a pact with him, and their final prayers.

I also heard the prayers rise and then fade away one by one.

"There's no need to go this way..."

As the souls appeared one after another in the underworld, Du Yi, who was engaged in fierce battle, sighed almost imperceptibly.

"I can win, just give me some time, why are you all like this..."

"We also want to do what we can."

Melk, one of the four priests, stepped forward and straightened his priestly robes.

"Great serpent god, this is our final prayer."

“Let’s drag them all down into the abyss together.”

With those words, Melk's figure shattered.

The four priests, scribes and civil officials, law enforcement officers, farmers, small merchants, craftsmen, and even children holding short swords... one by one, those tiny figures shattered, turning into countless fragments of light.

One person's light is extremely small, but ten light pebbles will be swallowed up by the yellow sand in an instant.

But when hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, or even all the shattered fragments of light come together...

What was submerged became this land of the dead.

The ethereal fragments of light drifted towards the horizon, merging with the dark clouds on the edge of the sky. The heavy fragments of light fell to the ground, pressing down on the yellow sand that covered the land.

But there was an even purer light that went straight for the snake's body.

This caused the illusory image of the scales in mid-air to suddenly sink one end.

"This is the weight of life."

Du Yi looked up at the end that was falling from mid-air.

The giant axe covered in spikes cleaved down, accompanied by the wails of countless creatures. But this time, the enormous serpentine body didn't even try to dodge—the axe struck without even a spark flying; instead, a whole bunch of its spikes were blasted away.

The long staff of the two-headed eagle, the spine whip of fluid crystal, the pus of the rotting mountain—countless attacks landed on the serpent's body, but the enormous serpent remained motionless.

What is he doing?

In the underworld, half of the four gods' souls were frantically attacking the giant serpent before them—although the giant serpent remained motionless, it was precisely this tranquil coiling that made the four of them even more terrified.

Yes, terror.

Even those who had traversed the starry seas for millennia were now filled with terror.

We must kill this giant serpent! We must kill it now, no matter what method or means we have to use!

However, the giant snake remained motionless before them.

It's as if they don't care about any of this at all.

If they're not concerned about this place, then where are they concerned about?

"The material world!"

In an instant, the four gods realized the problem.

But when they turned their consciousness back to the material world, back to the outskirts of Tatunbto.

It's all too late.

Behind the giant snake coiled beneath the tree, in their sight.

The light-cast wings have already spread.