Chapter 84: Soul-Death Warning and the Serpents (Please Follow)

Near the south gate of Emerald City.

In the shadow of a house corner, the banshee Chris poked her head out and looked around.

Finding no one paying attention, she quickly pulled on the dress she had just swiped, covering her prison uniform.

Then she turned into a solid form and blended into the crowd leaving the city.

Freely, she wandered and successfully left Emerald City.

She let out a long sigh of relief.

She couldn't help but think inwardly that the people of Emerald City were too wicked, unable to tolerate even a tiny banshee.

If it hadn't been for the prison breaking open just then, she would probably still be eating prison food for a while.

Goodbye, never to see each other again.

"It's all because of those two guys."

Chris had no desire for revenge.

Right now, she only wanted to return to the village, cheat people out of money when she had time, and be a carefree banshee.

Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop, clip—

Two swift horses thundered past on the main road.

The dust they kicked up into the sky plastered Chris's face.

"Cough, cough! What the hell! No manners... Eh?"

She cursed angrily at the tall human and the half-elf girl on the horse backs.

Poor Chris did not recognize Rod and Lily, simply because at that time both of them had a certain degree of transformation magic active.

However, she sensed a different aura from these two people.

【Soul-Death Warning】 triggered.

After years of debunking in Emerald City, many people no longer regarded banshees as omens of death.

But in reality.

Many years ago, the race that had always served as the wailing instruments for the great ones evolved a new spell to survive.

【Soul-Death Warning】, which is to foresee the imminent death of a certain great one.

At this moment, a spiritual thread from the distance, disappearing on that man on the road, reached her.

This did not mean that this man was about to die, but rather that the death of a certain great one was related to him.

Chris's eyes rolled around.

She decided to follow them.

Many people do not know that wailing for the great ones is one of their paths to advancement.

One day later.

Rod and Lily's figures appeared before the relay station outside the Labyrinth.

The swift horses beneath them possessed the bloodline of the Earth Dragon, running incredibly fast and bouncing wildly.

Lily was almost thrown up by the bouncing.

But because of this, they managed to reach outside the Labyrinth in just one day.

Generally speaking, horses hold fear for the Labyrinth and cannot enter it personally.

Even mixed-blood horses with Earth Dragon bloodlines cannot; only a true Earth Dragon would have a chance.

Fortunately, among the spoils Rod obtained from the Land Naga Eve, he found some potions that could enhance the mental resistance of beasts.

Although after taking them, their lifespans might be greatly reduced.

Another day passed.

The horses were ultimately roasted to death by the scorching heat of the Scorching City territory.

And the two of them, guided by Nalin, arrived at the target location.

In the distance.

stood a trapezoidal building resembling a Mayan temple.

Rod clearly remembered that he had not seen it on the way here.

"It's Tu Mu Fa. Pay attention, Rod. These mages might not be good at direct combat, but most of them can summon elemental creatures. I once encountered a Rock Spirit race adept in Tu Mu Fa; as long as he doesn't leave the ground, he can summon Rock Elementals without limit."

Lily said.

Rock Spirits?

Rod had seen such creatures in the Crystal Land of the Void.

Their appearance was a humanoid race composed of rocks, with rigid contours; indeed, one could say they had faces chiseled like knives.

He was not very interested.

After experiencing the Sky Ancient Tree Eva, he now wanted to try some cute, beautiful races that fit human aesthetics, rather than strange ones.

Ah... if only he could meet the Naga again.

To be honest, he quite liked the feeling of being entangled by Eve.

"Attention! Something is coming!"

Lily warned.

Not far ahead.

Pink dust rolled up as a group of burly, obese serpents ran on all fours.

Serpents are different from Naga.

They were more like giant snakes with human hands and feet; not only were their heads not very bright, but they also almost had no system, did not gather into tribes, and wandered the continent individually.

It was heard that a thousand years ago there was still a nation of Serpents, but for some unknown reason it was destroyed, and to this day no ambitious person has unified the Serpent race.

"Do snake people have feet? I've seen them in book illustrations; they have tails and hands, and their heads are snake heads."

Rod drew his golden sword.

These snake people were of average strength, and much fatter than the usual slender snake people.

He was too lazy to use a spiritual technique.

Just a crackle as an arc of lightning jumped, coating the blade with the long-unused 【Lei Guang Blade】.

"Most don't. They consider snake people with legs to be deformed; they are thrown away at birth or eaten. It's rare for so many to appear at once."

Lily replied.

Tally poked half her head out from Rod's shadow and said:

"I get it. The private parts of legged snake people are similar to normal races, while those of legless snake people have two. My aunt has tried both kinds of snake people; she said the legless ones are novel, but not as good as the legged ones."

Having said that, she held two index fingers together, then spread them apart to the sides.

"..."

The two decisively ignored her.

Rod simply pushed her back down.

Lily drew out her staff.

A test missile of magic shot into the chest of the lead snake person; a mist of blood exploded, leaving a large blood crater.

"With only around fourth-tier strength, it can't pierce through? They are fat enough, and their muscle density is higher than others of the same tier."

Buzz!

Rod used 【Swift Shadow】 to appear before them.

He slashed fiercely from left to right with 【Sacrificial Body Sword】.

An exaggerated horizontal slash severed six or seven snake people at the waist simultaneously.

Blood splashed toward the sky, then fell like raindrops.

"Is that so? I don't really feel it."

Rod spoke from beneath the curtain of blood.

"Are you competing with me? How about we have a contest?" Lily's competitive spirit rose.

Among those of the same tier, she had almost never met anyone who could match her.

Although she had never fought Rod face-to-face, she could sense the immense power within him.

"Just a joke."

Rod pointed to the other side of the temple building.

"There's some movement over there too."

"Let me see."

Magic surged within Lily, and a white dove made of magic appeared on her staff.

The dove immediately fluttered into the sky, heading toward the direction of the disturbance.

A short while later.

"It's the Fufeng people; they are fighting the snake people too."

Lily said.

"At least that counts as help, doesn't it?" Rod said with a smile.

The Fufeng people worship the dragon soul beneath the labyrinth, which is Naulin; while calling out to Rod, it seems she also summoned her own followers.

Ahead, another squad of fat snake people soldiers approached.

Rod stomped the ground fiercely.

【War Stomp】 + 【Steel Charge】!

This move was indeed a divine skill for clearing minions.

Plus, since he had reached the sixth tier, both skills had increased.

With just this single combination technique, this squad of snake people soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

At the same time, resentment increased bit by bit.

【Resentment: 352】.

"Huh? They have wings?"

Just as he was about to move forward, Rod noticed on the snake people's severed limbs a pair of small fleshy wings on their backs.

Lily was also startled.

She crouched down to inspect.

Then she quickly molded a snake head; on top of its head, a pair of tender horns covered in pink, tiny warts stood out clearly.

(End of this chapter)