Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

"why?"

Gekala was very puzzled.

"Even if we don't kill them, we can easily control them all... Why should we listen to them?"

"They're just a group of ordinary people; life isn't easy for anyone."

Faced with Gekkar's doubts, the giant serpent simply shook its head.

"Giving others convenience is giving yourself convenience. It's not a big deal for us, and besides... Ah, sure enough, they're here."

"What's coming?"

Wolf-headed swordsman Gekala was taken aback by this sudden change of topic.

"What are you saying..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gekkar quickly turned over and grabbed the greatsword that was lying to the side.

Simply because he had already sensed it at that moment.

That well-hidden murderous intent!

"Zheng——"

The longsword that rose from the ground was cunning, and with just one strike, it almost skewered the wolf-headed swordsman Gekala into a meat skewer—but Gekala was no slouch either; with his heavy greatsword planted in the ground, he had already leaped into the air, leaning on the greatsword.

His agile movements allowed him to easily dodge the insidious sword blade.

But when Gekala saw the longsword clearly, he was stunned.

Simply because that longsword looked far too familiar to him.

Strange runes dotted the blade, and with each swing of the blade, the runes glowed with a crimson light.

This is clearly the rune sword used by those chosen champions!

"you……"

Gekala subconsciously raised his head and looked at the armored humanoid figure that emerged from the ground. He could even recognize the name of its owner from the style of the armor.

However, the armored humanoid figure that emerged from the ground did not recognize him.

Roots were faintly visible through the gaps in the armor, and even the eye sockets of the armor were sprouting twisted vines. The arm holding the rune sword was twisted into an unbelievable angle, and the long sword in the hand was like a whip, rushing towards Gekkar's face once again!

Clearly, the person currently using this armor is no longer its original owner.

Instead, it was something else, made of twisted vines.

"boom--"

Just as Gekkar was about to swing his greatsword, flames struck the armored humanoid first.

It was the mage in the team, Sass-Huanze. Although this mage, who worshipped the mysterious god, was more proficient in the art of soul magic, he still knew how to use the most basic fireball.

Fire has a certain suppressive effect on all plant-based monsters because plants are flammable, which is common knowledge in the magical world.

However, this time, the vines and roots that were entrenched in the armor defied common sense.

Upon contact with the flames, the vines and roots seemed to have received some nourishment, and instantly began to grow wildly. The vines and roots that were originally bound within the armor now broke through the gaps in the armor and spread out.

Just by looking at how they sway in the wind, they resemble winding snakes.

When the vines pointed at him, Gekala's hair stood on end, and his body screamed an alarm that it was something he couldn't possibly face!

"What exactly is this?"

"I don't know what it is either."

Just then, a voice rang out behind Gekkar.

"However, it seems that quite a few things happened while I was asleep."

Immediately afterwards, the thick rammed earth wall rose from the ground.

The thick rammed earth wall, with its unstoppable momentum, crashed down on the armored humanoid figure—but this seemingly powerful attack caused Gekala and his teammates to immediately close their eyes.

Yes, such a rammed earth wall would be no problem to deal with any one of them, or even all four of them combined, but the armored monster right now is not one of the four of them—for a monster made of vines and roots, this simple earthen spell is simply natural nourishment.

Simply smashing a mud wall down would not only have no effect, but would only give that vine monster more free time...

"……Why?"

The four men, including Gekala, were stunned.

Although they could see that the vine monster had indeed burrowed directly into the rammed earth wall, the thick soil had locked it inside tightly—and although they could see that the monster was struggling in the soil, the soil was pressing it down harder and harder!

Until it becomes harder than stone.

"This……"

The four men, including Gekala, were speechless.

Magic? Can it really be used like this?

"It's a pity, I thought it would be the Snake Worship Cult that came."

Even though he had already dealt with the suddenly appearing vine-like humanoid figure, Du Yi shook his head.

He genuinely wanted to know how these people, who were suspected to be descendants of the Tatunbto people, had ended up like this.

However, in the following night, Du Yi suddenly discovered...

Among these four adventurers, one of them was somehow in contact with those who appeared to be descendants of the Tatunbuto people.

Chapter 315 Under the Ancient Serpent's Gaze

Midnight, the moon is bright and the stars are few.

Only when he saw the giant, glowing serpent coiled up with its eyes closed did Nar Corruption, the member of the adventure team who had once worshipped the god of life, silently sit down on the ground.

The way he lay on his side on the ground looked like he was taking a nap, but his index finger had already touched the ground and touched a slender root.

Then, a thought entered Nar Humility's mind.

"You've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for so long..."

"Don't argue."

Nar Humility immediately suppressed that consciousness.

"Was that monster you created?"

"That Root Knight was indeed deployed by us."

The consciousness emanating from the roots gave an affirmative answer.

"We originally planned to kill everyone who was in our way and then bring you here, but who could have imagined..."

"Didn't expect that? Didn't you see it before?"

Nar Hum's face was rather gloomy.

"Is this how your Serpent Worship Cult operates? You can't even control the demonic serpents you summon? With your strength, what makes you think you can cooperate with a new sect?"

"That is……"

The consciousness emanating from the roots immediately stalled, and Nar Humility could even clearly feel the emotions that were flowing along the roots.

After a series of stumbling explanations, Nar Corpse roughly understood what the consciousness wanted to express—it was simply that the current serpent was purely an accident and not the serpent originally planned.

According to the original plan, the Serpent should have suppressed his three teammates, thus creating an opportunity for him to escape. At that time, Nar Hum, who was half-buried in the ground, was indeed about to complete his escape.

But no one could have imagined that the dog-headed swordsman would actually break through in the face of battle, and even less could anyone have imagined that the serpent with its head split open would also transform in the face of battle.

This sudden situation was completely unreasonable, so much so that the Serpent Cult couldn't come up with a plan to deal with it for the time being. They could only temporarily send a Root Knight over to see if he could remove Nar Hum according to the original plan.

This terrifying monster, composed of vines and roots, possesses extremely formidable strength. Not only does it have powerful melee capabilities, but it can also neutralize most magical attacks. A root knight like this would be more than capable of suppressing several adventurer teams.

However, this ferocious demon was suppressed to the point that it had no power to fight back.

"The strange behavior of the serpent must be reported to the Archbishop immediately."

From within the roots, a distant consciousness once again transmitted itself.

"Do you... need me to send over some other monsters?"

"Hurry up, the mage should have already discovered what we're trying to do."

As he said this, Nar Corruption, who was half-lying down, glanced out of the corner of his eye in the direction where the mage in the group was.

The mage named Sass Illusion was lying flat on the ground, seemingly fast asleep.

They seemed completely unaware of what was happening here.

But Nar Hum's expression turned even uglier.

“These followers of the mysterious god have always loved to stir up trouble. They may not have any plans of their own, but they love to ruin other people’s plans… I need to keep an eye on him for a while.”

There was one more thing that Nar Corruptor didn't say: even if he wanted to leave now, he probably couldn't escape.

The giant serpent that emerged from the remains of the demonic snake, radiating a fluorescent glow, was truly terrifying in its power.

If the giant snake doesn't want to let him go, he'll probably have a hard time escaping from here.

Could it be that this newly born demonic serpent is a show of force from the local snake-worshipping cult?

Nar Humility wasn't entirely sure about this, since, based on previous observations, the giant serpent didn't seem to know the Serpent Worship Cult—but he couldn't guarantee that the giant serpent really had no connection to the Serpent Worship Cult.

"They didn't even provide information on something this important... The local sects are incredibly rude."

Recalling his agreement with the Serpent Cult, Nar Corruption already felt a pang of regret.

Before arriving on this planet, he had already made contact with the Snake Worship Cult. At that time, he thought that with his strength, he could easily conquer these local natives and make the new sect bigger and stronger. But it wasn't until he landed that he realized that the natives were incredibly strong, and his little skills couldn't even make a ripple.

However, this is not so bad. After all, compared to these natives, he has rich experience from the Star Sea. At least in cooperating with these natives, he will definitely be able to gain a lot of advantages.

Then these natives showed him what true unreliability really meant.

He needed intelligence, but it was inadequate; he wanted plans, but they were always subject to change; and now, he was trapped next to the giant serpent, with nowhere to go.

But it is precisely in such situations that he must not show weakness. At the very least, he must outwardly appear calm and collected, even as if everything is under control.

Only in this way can the restless thoughts of those natives be suppressed.

"And that damned mage..."

Looking at Sass Fantasia not far away, Nar Humility frowned.

……

As an emissary of the God of Mystery, Sass-Huanze's sense of hostility was already ingrained in his instincts; he had already felt the gaze of the priest in the group just now.

However, unlike the slight hostility he had feigned during the day, this hostility was no longer being demonstrated in any way.

"Did you see it?"

Sass Fantasia laughed inwardly.

Even if he could see it, it wouldn't matter. His main purpose in coming here was to disrupt the priest's plans. As the messenger of the God of Mystery, he could tell that this priest, who claimed to be from the New Life Cult, was planning to inherit the power of the former God of Destruction.

That's perfect.

If he can disrupt this inheritance, he can also inherit the power of that mysterious god.

He didn't even intend to let go of the power of the God of Mystery, but as the messenger of the God of Mystery, he never revealed his true intentions at the first moment—to use the other three teammates to lure out the power of the relevant gods, and then refine it all into his own body. This was what he wanted to do.

And he could vaguely sense that the pastor of that new sect probably thought the same thing.

“But our leader doesn’t think so… If that wolf-headed man finds out, he’ll probably chop you up first.”

Thinking of this, the image of Ryus Enchantress appeared in Sass Huanze's mind.

His daytime lust was merely a pretext for stalking; the real reason was that he couldn't quite see through the assassin of the god of desire—Gekara wanted to resurrect the god of courage, and he and the priest wanted to inherit his power.

But this assassin from the god of desire clearly didn't want that.

"The followers of the God of Desire are best at hiding their thoughts. If you want to figure out what she wants, you'll probably have to wait a while."

Sass Phantom decided to keep an eye on him; this assassin might be considered an unstable factor.

However, there is an even more unstable entity lurking around them right now.

The giant serpent emitting fluorescence was so enormous that even though Sass-Huanze was pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, he could still see its massive body.