Chapter 186 – The Strongest Serpent (4)
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Fa1The poisonous gas,SbX spreading likegdtHG a cloud,rfx9 engulfed theCcVavt snakes. Horn,mYAUyY who was8ER watching theIot scene, nearlyMuK dropped hereP3Dei hanwoo.EBxpd
g5nPQq‘…W-What was that?’0ZUAZEU
IuW4Looking away from2zahyM hanwoo whenokR2a it’s rightyL4E in frontfkw of you…YRLO9r For a dragon, thereEOdi was nom8e greater sacrilege.Wju0f But anyone9IM would haveBcD2 reacted theDeNH same uponX2j witnessing whataFH she was1Go seeing.owCYAx
KWxWNdHorn cautiously liftedzBZRX her gaze.fUj8iu The serpentZi2z beast thatWwoztj had dieduTmo earlier was0xQG now standingKsPCi tall, displayingM2bsJ its massiveADZJ6r figure.qo1
GYmOUWas it justygSr playing dead?B1H5 No. SheJN0Z couldn’t feelxZt a traceOgly of mana.LJ8 It wasQxF a corpse.WHjt36 Definitely dead.8nlkWc8IT
6wOAnd yet…lnYq
sjItAiWhy was thatqSkKnr same serpent,L5J which hado6Qi been theirYIr enemy, nowlq89F annihilating itsjeDyE own kind?Cli3 Horn couldn’tWGvwQA make senseFJK0M of whatOCJd was happening.X8ksGH8Y
xD31She looked down.saPNF7 There stood99sZx Kang Geom-Ma,MYLDGj next tozUZD the giantRFpb serpent, calmlyWfK chewing hisYKHUH meat aseo8 he watchedKuvpJ the massacre3cC6 unfold with7rn total composure.flt Not evenuCnNb the blood-curdlingCNEPlE screams echoingCDO1C around themp9UG altered histRa3W expression.lljZu
iiOKChoi Seol-ah tappedZtMkBK the stunnedRCI Horn on7Tur the shoulder.I8gwrlUybt
oc1“Eat while theMKWp Lord takesD4x care ofaufme them. I bet theztr3x moment he’s6ONvt done, he’ll7IG79 have usXeJ marching again.”4hoBzqwpwE3
vRecOL“…Neither you nor9oqO Kang Geom-Ma2Dl8H seem shakenBBf at all.7Nvlau Am I the weirdiodJHy one forlLmC being surprised?qwIb Am I an abnormal8uwLk dragon?”BtG2p
fkr“Look at missi4cd big-ears, won’t5SDs stop talking3kZQi now. IffczO you’re notIFwg4x gonna eatRx5Ia that hanwoo,N9wK pass itRJR over.”7TP
DQjiChoi Seol-ah reachedwmzb9 out greedily.MNl Horn, asXO50 if guardingp4Fv a treasure,B7MJ1z pulled backDLUs and shovedaoyFu3 the chunkbxYbx3 of meatS8L into herT4Dzy mouth inAvK one bite.MnPp49QBPrm
EBOCAh! Even ine94mKK the middletWiI5 of chaos,v1MUPz the flavor08oQ was divine.RL7cby1B0X
NMj8LWas it theryuby quality ofxP0l the hanwoo?QzyQOO Or theh8I8xs skill ofPQYHud the cook?9GCRN For a moment, Horn’sT6RwMc mind wentAsF9 blank.Z0HvqU
DOtCvkHer eyes driftedR7uR in delightEHKN until sheRIc0I shook herCMeUH head hard.Yc3YjWAjiGT
ylr“That trap disguisedXJ50T as a question! WereTPiq you allUOehk feeding me8CJtw sausages every5U5v day whileMPyH6a hiding thisp1U from me?!”uE6Xco
bbtTlLChoi Seol-ah clicked00LW her tongue.qntge Left withmuDa no choice,eJ2 she focusedoOS on herchS1Zy own piecesTtyMS of hanwoo.jRlhmXKzR
5aXTD“Tch. You feed3gR them, putUdzKV a roofJ09Di over theirgJTfY head, andV5H4X they stillMdhKIz complain about07s the menu…qtPZ people sayCISakB raising kidseV8mme is pointlessiVI4Q4 for a reason.”PDSXT
x3Z9Horn felt a twinge ofaAw6Fw guilt. JustG3I73 a few0LONn weeks ago,WL7K6c she’d beensz6E grateful forjoH even a crust ofkCg stale bread.YsF0Zm She’d gottendbd spoiled soTzv quickly. And1Z1o while ChoiELmVD Seol-ah oftenPNksv threw shade,oQPWZ she hadmdA been theWCJUuY one takingviCzwr care ofZTxMl her.CEhx
Ut8Horn bit hergm1p0 lip andKXzs spoke withC4kjD some hesitation.gH8NNiPGhh
EGLM“I do appreciatelVlf9 it… butn5RR I wasckpBLk serious. Whatsa4NC7 is thatDqw power? AndIIr9 how can2CkKr you staylhRfuu so calm?”RnpPv3fUuaS
iA79p“I don’t reallyHXjJ get itdVcE either, butNbj I thinkNL2bBd the Lord8MSnb8 can reviveVdbe enemies he’sRjq killed… atwX0F least once.”FTkUi8R
tJ7“W-What are youXsG7q saying?! That’shkK insane! NotdBpRQv even ourlmds Dragon Lordp8eu could doCEECbz something likeqtXK that!”uIXU
bLRM6“You still thinkxfmv8 our LordelMl is on1XT the same3hvzd level asqRBsRj a mereGdH Dragon Lord?”wjtsMOP2l
10R“……”XYo
tYVhYWThe answer wask1FeEN so obviousG8WIB that Horn0UUn was leftf5zLq speechless. ChoitqSEta Seol-ah shruggedB9XIy and continued.8ADRIWR
xrWtpE“I get howbPFETM you feel.zv6g8E I reactedzg5x the sameaU6 way atN1Px first. I asked himHNYUr directly… butuGw he clearlyRbhdp doesn’t wantfBbnF to explain.x0MEB0 And if2Lq he doesn’tiW5kC want to,38MMzC you don’tDhK push it.Iq9j So youJl1Ow and I just needEY7 to doJvC4 our part.IlX Don’t botherK2bwKZ him.”bsL
slEuUMChoi Seol-ah suckedqfU4LN on herjj5 fingers, savoring54j the lingeringka4Y heavenly tasted0GbZ on hert3T nails.vhTg
nZjAll around them,9UG the beastsnNMrF were beingI52aB slaughtered, yetn650n she lickedXLE her fingersfsRie without a trace of9Qbx1q shame. HornPVZa watched inxILmm silence, stunnedRD2apD by herCOKA childish behavior.On5tsCR
QE9YChoi Seol-ah gaveWl8 her a mischievous grin.OFo2rw
YMj94“And why am5yrf I soalBHW1 calm? That’shkqWc obvious…”oAsnec
vTMLyShe gestured with79t2q her chinNI6 toward theuyeAN0 front. HornUxCIL followed herpSt gaze.s4F
k61NjThe beasts—reduced togGK soft, melting0er bones. AndPIy in thewArwb midst ofmHi5 it all,bZQB Kang Geom-MaCf0XcY stood, hisxH10ZF expression unchanged.Hff099jqlMB
3QY7“The safest place81RQhl in theNC0tG4 world… isv9UXbS right nextOYlU to theG9VC Lord.”I7vg5
lyevChoi Seol-ah lookedvKwZ2k at himLsbhJ with anyUq expression fullyLeK1 of trusteLq3C and admiration.jBIxEFRAM
ghDcVL“That’s why I’mvpEzxz calm. Well,Aqk yeah, sometimes6pX it feelsFk5S0 like he’sESaJ gonna killzm2 me… butEPFw at leasteICm1V I knowbRRjB I won’tl3VC die atJk6 the hands0vK of theKwFN enemy. Big-ears,RKMtHw if youCJ3 ever feelcfNDiN like yourwcIAj life’s inQSfld danger, stick1qwHpu to hislOdk9 back. GotC6BwV it?”TufCCQ
9RC6kZ***AcunU
1ECMoQThe attack ofuMI the magicalOP9njf beasts hadaVR2R ended. Aftereeo scanning the55BR surroundings, itSAx looked liker0rhL no moremeF9Zo enemies wouldWbt appear, sod2wV we gatheredbBW our thingsp3K and resumedxY5N the march.5lB9EutBvm
D2qHThe original planBHw5 was tobVI ride thejsPbV giant serpentjdi like a bus. ItOrD sounded romantic,WN2 and itWAs spared usP4b from worryingSXWt about lesserpLJCDa enemies. Butjfayg just tenwAzax minutes in,SVxiP3 the serpentYZA0GD turned backCa8y into a corpse.BOuTg
JAMA shame. I’de4OMZ even givenxXlfjl it a name—Totogas. BecauseNAuU with all0Ca that poisonousFEyrJe gas, it9lbDoe reminded mepX84d3 of “thatg8a character.”UgYLTT
oRyv“Good job, Totogas.”wSPvlMkN
xwwAuFeeling a little7Q9f8Y nostalgic, I got movingZKRR without wastingLSVNdd time. AndKXQB of course,QIc before leaving,KXln I made9THI sure toLhaOWw collect materials—fresht7IgpB scales andVXP venomous fangsyg3 packed intoOWFs5J my bag.i1FokN9M
OfjHWStep by step.BTA2o9
wu5w3ZThanks to Totogas’sHblyk rampage, the2aMz path aheadVRMx was completelyrkEDN cleared. Withvwpqq no obstaclesETo in sight,hD2rmy moving forwardMlC was a breeze. IfWoa things keptOAbY going likepmZ this, we’dreAc reach thetFq final boss’sRPlD chamber soon.qZJI92sx5d
vtPP“Before we goxNkO in, wekERvm need toI7K prepare.”1TsJ8F
tWHTnvEveryone had their9Gq4 gear ready,kNQoyX so thereqHGZ was noq8FY2 issue there.qBTb The importantCt8 part wasbWu mental readiness—especiallybSQ Choi Seol-ah,UgFtNf who hadmWh let herRY6H4 guard downdRjNk too much.fy2Xx One slip,PzC and she’dmaJTvl end upFh2p as a statue insidew8y this dungeon.CTQtB1lc7
k2SkSo, while weVvlM walked, I called outbjPrBE to remindPuK8VS her ofqRlQM her role8Nm and whatzXMI to doSOS when webpL faced Basilisk.hQagzxl
eV55o“You don’t wantGJT5mc to becomehzgHtd a statue,A77anI do you?”iSGpWYKua
V1TChoi Seol-ah noddedY1Ua so hardMiUn0 her purple8QR5M hair flailedSoi like crazy.Kf7yv94H6
gj6q“Then listen carefully.jYf08 Once we7nBo enter thegUsB dungeon, you…”xZZfXPUZi
9ftAc***Veoitz
SWaBN…After three hours6gbGLS of walking,poRc8 we finallyelIS reached a massive doorzmLG that lookedVHiTR like theQcGSbR entrance.Thhut
T798LGIt was crackedGS2r like shatteredA77Y glass, andwEc7 through theqgtJ gaps, bubblingSZM lava glowed.dua At a glance, itQNKYg looked likecnC8 a redhPZ serpent was4vB coiled aroundvS9PWm the door.e3hDiDuS
FZw2HE“Ah…”CCu
Y10C9Finally, Choi Seol-ahpfz felt it.WqiBOy Beyond that6ZT8P door, theRQZKV S-rank magicalDqYD1 beast BasiliskcXNybs was definitely9eXRa9 waiting. A chill ranDZTk down hero1VTf spine.066
X89INow that sheSYM thought aboutVwyA it, whyXMVyyC was sheu831gz even here?HpL Horn beingducb nervous madejLUYV sense. ButPvqP why didlxkP she havedFf to be9OJOM involved? She9jznw was justmi2J the babysitterWgE for a few weeks,HW1F and nowtxU72 she wasIspO risking heryA81O life.jPbTc
UEGwJIEven if she’dDjmql said thatg7x being nearZck3 the Lordm3G was theKKhh safest place,b5fU reality alwaysHEAmj had unexpectedpxFF twists. AndXCc7dZ now, he5R7P had givenZr4 her angUa important mission.eGfGG7tK
Ehp3JVHer shoulders feltd7J as heavyz3vwsM as a ton. Still,pl2gNi deep down,MBq she feltLjn proud. ItwLi2D was theEWi first timeITY she feltCHz like thebRTezO Lord hadSKaC2 acknowledged her.oaGWQo2lZ4E
ov4‘I can dolGDWo it, ChoiUbf Seol-ah. I can do4DoMZ it!’BGi
aWAShe gave herselfX8uM a fewn3tfeh slaps oniHi8 the cheeks.ioPc Then lookedX6rNt over atYPmz Horn.72nQ
vayyHorn was staringVll at the01PNt door. Thehli reddish glowxfS of theuOyD0 lava reflected8DU8 on herf8A face, butyyqY it didn’tkx8WX hide howkQDuL pale shePxxJY looked.hPr
g0mShe might lookzkvLdS like a child, butoXCWwe her eyesKOT were lifeless—onlyiB9gJ0 lighting upZWbL when she5lvqCF ate meat.TqVtAo3ks
oIJ‘So young… andEygv already carrying9QHATi the weightf0oo2q of someonehLWb who’s livedILeJE2 too long…’M4RTzdkaJ
Mzdc9SThe sigh escapedA7e her withoutJjn realizing it.vByQ63 Something strangeJbQ stirred inNmar her chest—familiarXaS and unfamiliarCwn all atCNMv once.gVDG
J2BpkShe shook herv56vQ1 head several5y4Z times toIip clear it.MkfvFOl8I
ezgt9vThen Kang Geom-MahYs6 called outoUi to them.M34Uj1
JyF“Once we go7kX708 in, theJbm fight startsvUzUc immediately. Horn,Ugy try notRkk7 to transform2ke3es into a dragon. YouK1Y6iV said the1uU recoil afterWwBXT leaving your20rrG human formZjVg is harsh.”po2MPLrGcY
tLt“Even so…”IVVL
sKux8“I’m not sayingAhoC1t never doCBV7xo it. IfxBMAv it’s anB4K emergency, doHMcq what youY86 have to.SOPI86 Just keepu73d it asZMKiH a last5CctGi resort.”WT0n
udoRJHorn thought forpQHGjD a moment,HOBn then noddedVhqMK seriously.dBeWS
fzwNWa“Got it.”lzB
Kj60D“Since he’s your5T3shb brother, Basiliskh9oQw will likelywdwpht focus onHc2S you. He’llnf4 probably ignoreUv8Xy me andpZa2YF Choi Seol-ah,klTJU thinking we’reqYvPN3 just humans.dpnef That’ll bex0ENJ our chance.Ncivn Choi Seol-ah,QHpIox carry outBSquX exactly whaty6sU I toldCoWn3 you.”PfrWwy
M02W“Yes, sir!”HgHCr
hZrChoi Seol-ah respondedZFk firmly. TolLTB her surprise,UONT the LordQFq gave herYHKCqE a faintQ6FU1I smile. Herwls cheeks liftedEaP8a with joy.sX4WrBXBGkW
2NKuUAfter the strategyNXD8 talk, Kangy8n Geom-Ma approachedcttgO3 the door.PXhU It stoodOOf firm asPsSlf5 if itEdxF9i would blockwWq their way.zaN He smirkedpfPY86 and pulledtTi3p out hisPyMc master key.z6GQL9avGA
m0byCXZzzk.VMz
OpDHis shoulder gavem6dWJx off a faint glowyVw and a diagonal lineVV3 slashed throughRhID the airuXQ like lightning.9OXal The doorf2W collapsed a second later.i0gO6MQXf
ZIIhBoom.mB1W
8GHThe ground shook,7pBJ and sparkshU2YAf mixed withEZx6fF ash scatteredr11q everywhere.do2r
nrSrLike an old-westb5QbQ cowboy, Kang6aQDx Geom-Ma spunuQqy5 his sashimiIniIC knife inqVsQmr his palm.wojzE The bladekCo spun likeZm02g a pinwheelkPk before gentlyuImay sliding backPkGc into itszbC sheath. At3V4J the same3fYTi time, thegmVX light itXfX emitted wasIHQ reabsorbed.ziRQL
KXaKb“……”Aab3
8JT2Horn no longerzIB07 looked surprised.Z782nN After all,upf this wasYERb8 the sameUyW8pl man whoI2z had killediGx8 a giantWUvvrh serpent with9kw5 cardiac arrest—andmKQ81j then resurrectedTqM7 it.OPA
rsf3eCutting down a door wasvw3 nothing afterw0k that.AjYPd
O2AThe constant shocksaXPeJM had numbedGl3Iui her. ThoughtT51e she stillIKo2vK felt a faint tinglingCGFLu at the8K9tbT back ofl3z her head.ClmldL2Qw
DwK2muMaybe her brainxm0 couldn’t keepsRIj up withRQcE processing everythingGNR9 she’d seen.rHv Or maybescPS6 she justJEs53Y didn’t knowjgrKwI where thegAIH1j astonishment wasvF5Mo supposed to9il start anymore.nb85cLtoY
fVzStill, that faint238G0 ache helpedxQP clear herAdE1 nerves.XOUYfT
jIMyA“Damn it… soDybP much dust.”9vgxu59BDj
uVADKang Geom-Ma wavedkwwG4 the airRVfX6 with hisd2o5M9 hand toDdD push thebpa dust away.BJrh5 Finally, thePMhk inside becameEwWs visible.x7dp
S2J4fHe checked the71ao8R ceiling first.lhs0 Stalactites ofRlMcS stone hungIfbb like icicles.gYm4Z6LrY
o8qMg‘Good.’mLnodM
TSEHe sighed inT7eBQ relief. IfcrRD63 there hadxmzD been obstacleseqCjLZ up there,bVw2ox his planoTv would’ve fallen1xx0y apart.Ai1lgg
RTVoBut it wasSPM26v too earlyUY3 to relax.cCy The realyfSY thing startedy7F now.UUMHC
wXsc0sKang Geom-Ma narrowedTqO his eyesHX94 and lookedcFhz forward. TheibnMn dark spacebhIl swallowed allYml surrounding light.JCPeHS2Y
CYRAnd then, a pair of6Hz glowing eyesnn5I pierced throughszg the shadows.lg8eNr Red spheresqRW filled withSDeqq sinister intent.zMnMTP
WQs5WoThe rest ofwM8 the bodyb3y melted intoAJX the darkness,L4E but fromRi2d that dark-red8sPaj5 aura, therej9hC was no4qv doubt.Ehs0
R32IusThe corrupted serpent—Basilisk.vb0GkT0CIa
rWRIt stared atUmr us withW4gD pomegranate-like eyesx9AO3 as itzIent slowly slitheredcU9F forward.QfWht
dhlsuNKang Geom-Ma frowned.ByP He didn’tHlz like thatRXC8 look—like it33AMH was watching4DgI a ratqF2 walk intoQt9QAv its ownYRK5Vi death trap.qXAlkifU
4Ewq‘Seems it hasn’tT60 realized Horn’sOD3QeK a dragonp3kXK yet.’CwhL
OxSThe range ofURfOz the Petrifyingjaz Eye wasSfQt7X 200 meters.U9dm And thatTT6t distance wouldLkvR be thekVj8 key toWizb3D taking himR9Ts down.r7p2f
cSxStep. Kang Geom-MaFEYl took thend5 lead. HornIyuXJt and ChoiCCzvf Seol-ah followed.rK5Y3I9I
fvRYDOne step, thenBrw0 another. CautiousCJLV4U and slow…Wowv or athezv least, thatwRp was theslPJk plan.nTlcKv
9bn8r“Choi Seol-ah!”DUXp
9XgE“Yes, sir!”KFYMP
yEslBAt Kang Geom-Ma’s8hx sharp call,Q2Ffoc Choi Seol-ahRyppF drew herVw8 revolver. SheDIHCa aimed at9qoM the ceilingsM8 and fired.9SColvAYI
EtEnBang!ZCqsU
zd0The shot echoedxBwAp as itYtYs hit the3zi ceiling. TheJ6N lead bulletsNdfeU scraped therVL base ofAXCuAv the stalactitesPIxXh like they87Hpt were sharpeningkp5 pencil tips.fWLr6E Soon, theysqYl hanging rocks09BD began tooL9 fall.NYRZ8O
sH7As she pulled8ns the trigger,Pgz Choi Seol-ah4L9s recalled herru4xs Lord’s earlierj9pNw instructions.o5x
Zrh‘This time, yourKLyjjh role mighttzxG be theMkwU4p most importantduyn of all.’OSGnmIvpOq
dTB‘What do I have toykxc do…?’TnL
kofrIHe had raisedbpyjFI his index0sM finger andGfiC85 pointed toLg8 the ceiling.O9eOsSu6
38MMG‘See those stalactites?zj3 Shoot thema4H down. ThenNQda7 Horn willgp7U use her78h1 magic toGMTCWO keep themMfB4n floating incqR the air—justMGU7I for a bit.’CoSw
gR8KfWith a firm6rNb gaze, therC1G Lord hadhUL4 continued.goEwa
I2n‘We can’t approachmG7efd Basilisk with7RIV4 our eyesO0ifqU closed. Sof5Kh this time,bfRzb we’ll bejAkm the onesxewmq to blindrrlUj him.’PlPfLq
YXJjud‘You don’t mean…’c4kXT7wJC1E
qZ5Quz‘That’s right. TheseOEId stalactites willydRN be theBukU6 blindfold thatoIxvVY protects memHns1V from theTkZAY Petrifying Eye.’fakT7i
2kU6Z↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓kbT
tstlA rain ofT7ZMrt rocks piercedQxKF9 the darkness5cKH with force.YYu61wsQG84
1Aw329Just before theOqB jagged tipsUR3Xl hit theZvK ground, HornW41iI7 released heryb9x mana likeh1pJ an opensLrrn palm.Or9IZ
0HST8Wooooom.5CYni
u11A forcefield spread2U5sf wide and9YlQq stopped thevTob rain ofUqN stones mid-air.XBRBU But itEkxOFI wouldn’t lastg1G long.uPGcTq
GZ6g0aHorn quickly turnedmvaq her heads8znt and shoutedU0tsKr hoarsely.Ekxp
PurK“Now!”QWb4b
DeAw1SKang Geom-Ma launchedrmCzOD off theDb9dgb ground andrCqwxE jumped. HisKCO explosive speed1UH outpaced even9zAm a bullet.C2pVLB He shotoNAgF forward likeDNob lightning, stepping0mbI52 between theEaPKJ suspended stalactites.9ul22P6QT
1DDryClink. The soundNKH of a scabbard hitting0W4 the ground.vSn1wsBRT2
FdpChoi Seol-ah reloadedaDuvg and preciselyNrIVm aimed againoeiFR at thedMp stalactites.wQxyOa
ULCQAs her LordI4itx4 moved closerLc4 to theGaP enemy, thoseeHGWV falling rocksnx9p served as6VAiQ cover. SheHLfOqP fired withtGZg all herlhyBr3 heart.pxzToe
PeqIOh“Leave the rearo8T to us,elg Lord! JustvkIbmE keep goingBxIHca forward!”dKmC9
ehEW6Bang! Bang! Bang-bang-bang!7opMqLjLlV5K
lh1PAs gunshots rangBhR out, KanguzYXC Geom-Ma flickedHjdcE his wristSIhV and drewvnQ his sashimiHTCdaq knife.yL8tO
iC5u[The Blessing of5wMN the GodpSs of theHASkCL Sword manifests.]eYXHGh
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