Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

Once he regained consciousness, Habisa also regained the composure a warrior should have. He even extracted useful information from those terrifying memories as quickly as possible.

Although the scene just now was extremely horrifying and almost cost him his life, at least he was still alive, even if it was only because of luck—and this time his luck was indeed ridiculously good, simply because he had obtained the most important information.

"The Serpent God has won!"

Thinking of this, Habisa couldn't help but clench his fist excitedly.

Yes, the serpent god must have won, which is why the sun god needed to use such a troublesome method of descent—after all, if the sun god had really won, he should already be celebrating his victory and wouldn't need to use such a troublesome method to descend.

"If I'm not mistaken... the reason why the Sun God chose to descend by possessing someone is probably because its true form is currently being controlled by the Serpent God."

In just a moment, Habisa had already made his judgment.

This kind of thing is easy to understand when you translate it into frontline warfare—if you really win a battle, the first thing you do is reward your merits. It's only when you lose a battle, or even become a prisoner of war in enemy territory, that you choose to send a letter back to let them know you're safe, rather than coming back in person to celebrate the victory.

Of course, the method used by the sun god was not the conventional way of sending a letter.

Rather, it is some more sinister and dangerous method.

"It must have been that the will descended upon that young priest, or that the body was directly taken over."

Habisa frowned slightly as he recalled the scene he had witnessed during the day.

Indeed, judging from the current battle situation, the Serpent God should have suppressed the Sun God, but it is clear that the Serpent God has not been able to completely kill the Sun God—this is not necessarily because the Serpent God is not powerful enough, but simply because the Sun God is too evil.

Despite being separated by thousands of miles, he can still attach his will to believers. Even if his physical body is destroyed, he can regain his authority through the believers he possesses. In other words, no matter how many times he is killed, as long as there are believers of the Sun God in this world, the Sun God will always have a body to replace and will never be killed.

"This……"

Thinking of this, Habisa broke out in a sweat again.

When faced with the threat of death, he had considered risking his life. Even without a sword, even if he broke his arm and exposed the bone, he could still deliver that final blow. But now it seems that he was horrified by the scene, which was even a good thing.

Simply because even if he risked his life, it would be meaningless.

Even if he were to manage to kill the believer possessed by the sun god and end this evil ritual, the war priest Matt Perry would immediately take his life and kill him on the spot—and after that, the ritual would continue as usual, and the sun god's will would simply send another believer to descend, and nothing would change.

"This... is the divine."

At this moment, Habisa had already subconsciously clenched his teeth.

He had never seen such a bizarre monster.

Compared to this sinister sun god, the serpent god seemed almost normal—even though the serpent god was the one who looked like a huge monster, exuding an eerie aura just by sitting there, the serpent god even admitted that he would really die if he were killed.

On the contrary, this so-called sun god can actually use this evil method to be reborn in another's body...

"However, it's not like they're truly unkillable."

At that moment, Habisa couldn't help but recall the answer the serpent god had given him.

Yes, the serpent god had answered his question before—he remembered the serpent god's reply.

"Some gods do not have a physical form; they are merely the direction of people's faith. They may not even exist. These types are the hardest to destroy... Unless you can use a theory to refute everyone and prove that it does not exist, as long as there are still people who believe in it, it is as if it still exists, which is equivalent to it still being alive."

This was the answer the serpent god gave him, and Habisa kept it firmly in his heart. At the time, he even thought that remembering these things was meaningless to him.

But now it seems...

"Even if the sun god can truly shift its will, as long as I can reduce its followers..."

As long as it becomes easier to find followers of the Sun God, the Sun God's room for maneuver will become smaller and smaller.

When the sun god lost his last believer, he faced death in the true sense of the word.

"Yes! Let's do it!"

Habisa's eyes hardened.

At this moment, he, who was originally confused, has found the meaning to continue living. Looking at his own hands, he even feels that he has felt fate itself.

Yes, perhaps when he impulsively asked the great serpent god that question, his path had already been revealed.

"To kill a god with the body of a mortal."

Habisa clenched his fist.

Is there anything bigger than this?

And if we follow this line of thought, everything that had trapped him before is no longer an obstacle at all—indeed, he is currently trapped by Sennett and it is impossible for him to go back, but Sennett's existence has also provided him with the best disguise.

No one would care about a young priest who was temporarily promoted, especially one like him who got the position through connections—of course, Senette's husband, the war priest Hatorrunu, might care about that, but an open enemy would actually make more people feel at ease with him.

Once more people felt at ease with him, he was able to begin secretly implementing some of his ideas.

"After all, this descent of the sun god is not going to be peaceful."

Habisa recalled once again that eerie scene.

Yes, although the visit of the war priest Matt Perry silenced many families who had lost their children, they were ultimately only afraid of Matt Perry, and even afraid of the sun god's revenge—those who had lost their children still harbored resentment in their hearts.

"Since they share a common grudge, it means that they can be guided accordingly... However, they should all be under Matt Perry's surveillance, so it won't be so easy to link them together to do something."

Thinking of this, Habisa couldn't help but shake his head slightly. This might be a usable force, but it was clearly not suitable for use now.

"As for now... what exactly do I need to do to make people forget the sun god and believe that the sun god does not exist?"

Habisa frowned deeply. He had no idea what to do. He could only try to recall his past and find some useful answers.

But at that very moment, Habisa unexpectedly found an idea.

That is, his background.

The journey he has taken is the answer itself.

Chapter 176 Inheriting the Will of the Serpent God

Senette, wife of the war priest Hathorunu, is a well-known figure in the holy city of Heliopolis.

As for the reasons for her fame, one is naturally because she had a father who was a high priest, and the other is because of her bold and unrestrained style, especially when Hathorunu was not at home.

Many young people have benefited from her kindness, although most of them have disappeared without a trace.

However, for Senette herself, it was no big deal. It was just a pastime in her boring life. When a person is born with everything, life becomes dull. So she needed these little stimuli in her daily life to fill the boredom and emptiness in her life.

Recently, Senette felt that she had been quite lucky. The young swordsman named Habisa, although he was an assassin sent by her husband to kill her secret lovers, his beast-like danger and strength did bring her a lot of novelty.

Of course, if it's only this level, then the luck can only be considered average. While it's not easy to find such fierce warriors who have retreated from the front lines, it's far from being impossible to find.

But now, something truly unique has appeared that cannot be found through ordinary means.

"The will of the sun god has actually possessed a mortal..."

Senette trembled with excitement whenever she thought of this news.

Yes, even fierce warriors have substitutes, but right now, this sun god who has descended to earth is truly unique.

So, almost instinctively, Sennett’s attention turned to the sun god who had descended to earth. She spared no effort in searching for all information related to the sun god and tried to find any opportunity to meet him—she was willing to pay any price just to be alone with the noble sun god for a while.

This directly led to the swordsman named Habisa being neglected. Within just a few days, the two had lost their previous close relationship and even stopped seeing each other altogether.

However, pursuing the sun god is obviously not so easy. Even though Senette's father is a high priest, she can't do much in this top-secret project. After half a month, she hasn't found a single opportunity. The only thing related to it is the news that Habisa brought back earlier.

This reminded Senette of Habiza once again.

After hitting a wall for half a month, Senette was somewhat disheartened. Since she couldn't find the noble sun god, she could only make do with Hapisa for now.

However, it was at this moment that Senette suddenly realized that something seemed off about this young swordsman.

This young swordsman seemed completely different from her previous secret lovers—if it were those people, let alone being ignored by her for half a month, even if they didn't contact her for just two or three days, they would have gone crazy looking for her and even questioned her about whether she had fallen in love with someone else.

But this young swordsman has not contacted her even once, and has even ignored her for half a month.

"Who is really ignoring whom?"

Senette suddenly felt unwell.

Given her background, she was always the one who ignored others, even when it came to her husband, Hatorlunu.

When will someone ignore her?

Where is that kid?

Senette, increasingly frowning as he thought about it, simply summoned a servant and inquired about Habisa's whereabouts.

Senette was quite surprised by the servant's reply.

Just two weeks ago, on the very first day she turned her attention to the sun god, Habisa had already left the holy city of Heliopolis and returned to her hometown.

"This……"

Senette was stunned; this answer was completely beyond her expectations.

If others were to return to their hometowns, that would be within her understanding. After all, many of the people she had had in-depth conversations with were high-ranking officials and nobles. Saying they were returning to their hometowns was actually similar to returning to their fiefdoms. They would actually be more comfortable living after leaving the holy city of Heliopolis.

As for this Habisa... she had inquired about his background. He was an ordinary farmer who had become a divine warrior by chance. Later, he was lured by the snake demon but returned with information. Before gaining her favor, he could only fight on the front lines to make a living. Even if such a person returned to his hometown, there would be no reason for him to speak.

"However, he is now a priest after all."

Thinking about this, Senette realized the change in the other party's identity.

Yes, that's about it. A poor boy from a farming family finally became the priest he had always dreamed of. Of course, he had to wear the priest's robes back home to show those who looked down on him back then how successful he was now.

"Now it seems that he hasn't come back for half a month, so he's probably still showing off to his poor relatives."

Although Senette had never experienced such a life, she could understand the situation. After all, she had seen far too many young people who, after finally passing the priesthood exam, thought they were in charge of everything.

"Then let's throw out everything he used."

Thinking of this, Senette immediately lost interest in the swordsman named Habisa, simply because the demeanor he exuded was rather repulsive to her.

But just as Sennett was directing his men to clean the entire house again...

Suddenly, she noticed that a servant was holding a brand-new white robe.

That was clearly not Hathorunu's white robe. The supervising priest had already taken his personal clothes to the front lines, and judging from how brand new it was... it was obviously the one that Habisa had just received!

"how is this possible?"

Senette was stunned on the spot. Habisa had only recently become a priestess, and her attention had been focused on the sun god. She hadn't had time to take him to get a change of white robes. In other words, the swordsman named Habisa only had this one robe that symbolized his priesthood.

After leaving the robe behind, the swordsman named Habisa had nothing left to prove his priesthood.

"This……"

Senette suddenly felt that things were not quite as she had expected.

"He's even giving up his priesthood, so what's he going back to do?"

Thinking this, Senette quickly summoned several servants and sent them to Habiza's hometown.

She was eager to know what Habisa was doing right now.

Chapter 177 The Ancient Serpent Is Everywhere

At Senette's command, several servants rode at full speed to Habisa's hometown.

It was a small village called Bubas, not too far from the holy city of Heliopolis, but not too close either. It took the servants two or three days just to find the village—not because the journey was difficult, but mainly because they had never been to such a rural place before.

Even if they were servants, they were still Sennet's servants, and they would never deign to come to such a remote village.

Indeed, they were still servants by Sennett's side, but in this remote countryside, they all became figures from the city—not to mention, their smart clothes alone were unmatched by the locals. Only local strongmen like the village chief could barely be compared to them.

Even the local powerful families, when faced with these servants who carried out the will of the great man, could only smile obsequiously and deal with them cautiously.

"So you gentlemen have come here to see Habisa?"

Upon hearing the purpose of the servants' visit, Elder Bubas, who had initially thought it was something important, was slightly taken aback.

"That lad... I remember he went to war with the army. When did he return?"

"……Um?"

The servants exchanged glances and frowned.

"But the news we received was that he had returned."

"This... I'll go and ask right away."

The elder of Bubas Village shrank back. At this moment, the old man even wanted to skin the boy named Habisa alive. He knew that the boy was troublesome and had caused trouble outside.

However, just as the elder was about to leave, his servants suddenly called him back.

"Don't make a sound. Be careful. If he gets away... you know the consequences."