Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

Clearly, this monk also knew that he couldn't confront him head-on.

However, Du Yi had no intention of letting the mage escape. Rather than following the clues, he was now ready to start interrogating him directly. So, the stone bricks on the ground immediately flew up and headed straight for Sass Huanze.

But just as these stone bricks were about to hold the Sass-Fantasy Lock in place.

A flash of light appeared in mid-air.

That was the mage tower standing in the city. The crystal at the top of the tower emitted a scorching light, and after that blazing light swept over it, the stone bricks that were about to lock onto Sass-Huanze instantly turned into dust all over the ground.

"Yes, although I don't know where you came from, you are indeed very strong, so strong that it's incomprehensible... But so what?"

Sass-Huanze, who had already retreated into the crowd, burst into loud laughter.

"No matter how strong you are, can you be stronger than the Mage Tower?"

boom--

The flames bursting from the crystal crashed onto Starfall Plaza, leaving large areas charred black.

The once bustling Starfall Square is now completely empty. The adventurers with keen senses of smell have long since disappeared. Now, only the well-organized city guards and the mage group behind them, who are chanting long incantations, remain on this huge brick square.

A single mage may have limited abilities, but a mage group that has completed synchronized operations possesses unimaginable combined power, comparable even to a mage tower that has been under repair for many years.

However, no matter how terrifying the combined attack is, it still needs a target.

But right now...

City guards, a mage corps, and Sass Illusion, hidden among the crowd.

Besides these, there was nothing else in Starfall Square.

The snake they had targeted had simply vanished into thin air.

"Varied……"

The brief silence brought no reassurance; instead, it made Sass Fantasia sweat even more profusely.

"Quickly! Quickly scan the surroundings with your mind! Find that snake quickly! Otherwise... oh?"

Before he could finish speaking, Sass-Huanze had already flown into the air.

No, it didn't fly into the air, but was pushed into the air by something. The huge impact almost made Sass Huanze vomit blood on the spot—but he still saw the figure that did it out of the corner of his eye.

It was a giant snake that suddenly sprang up from beneath his feet, its body emitting a faint glow.

"when?"

Sass Fantasia had no recollection of when the snake had come to his feet.

But now is clearly not the time to think about such things.

With a mere wave of his hand, a staff appeared out of thin air in his grasp. The jewel-encrusted staff swung, drawing mysterious patterns in the air—this was not some kind of offensive magic, and Sass Huanze knew that he alone could not possibly shake the snake.

This is an escape spell; he needs to quickly move to a safe place, otherwise…

"Click——"

The snake's gaping mouth closed.

Before Sass-Huanze could finish casting his spell, the giant serpent that rose from the ground suddenly stretched out its neck, and its huge mouth swallowed Sass-Huanze whole, along with his staff.

Immediately afterwards, the giant snake shrank dramatically and disappeared once again.

"This……"

The mage corps, which was preparing to attack, froze, the city guards, who were on high alert, were stunned, and even the mage tower in the distance, which was preparing for the next bombardment, stopped.

The target of the attack simply vanished, along with their temporary commander.

Then what are they fighting for?

"Let's... retreat first."

A voice rang out among the city guards.

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried undeniable power, and the city guards and mages clearly held the owner of the voice in great awe—so, with just one command, the original formation dispersed, and the entire Starfall Plaza returned to its original state.

The charred marks on the ground seem to be telling the story of what happened here.

With just a single command, everything returned to normal; this organizational and mobilization capability is truly terrifying.

"Even those four priests back then probably couldn't have done this well."

After witnessing all this, the little snake hidden in the shadows nodded slightly, its gaze even carrying a hint of appreciation for its junior.

Immediately afterwards, the small snake suddenly swelled up and opened its mouth to spit out a figure.

From the pitch-black environment to the sudden appearance of light, Sass Huanze instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes—but immediately, before Sass Huanze could cast a spell to escape, a long, whip-like snake tail lashed out at him.

"I told you not to talk! I told you not to talk!"

As he lashed out with his long tail, Du Yi even subconsciously resorted to methods of torturing the Four Gods.

This also caused Sass Fantasia great distress, as he was not the true God of Mysteries.

"Speak! I'll tell you everything... but let me speak first!"

Seeing the long tail lash out again, Sass-Huanze's vision went black.

He had experienced torture before, and he had also experienced being beaten before being questioned—but even if he was beaten first and then questioned, at least he would ask a few questions.

And in the current situation, where they don't even ask questions and just keep hitting, what can he say?

"Go ahead and ask! I'm willing to tell you anything I know!"

Upon realizing he had become a prisoner, Sass Fantasia had already accepted his fate.

Moreover, as a follower of the God of Mystery, he was not someone to be trifled with.

He would even betray the God of Mysteries himself, as long as it meant his survival.