Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 216 What has truly been forgotten is...

how so.

He was breathing heavily, his throat felt like it was being burned, and he felt an invisible pressure on his body, a pressure that was so real that he had no choice but to kneel before that power.

The power was too great, too beautiful; the naked form was as magnificent as a god, as radiant as the sun, its dazzling light too bright to look up at.

Simply by approaching him, all living beings that come near him will die, and all the sea creatures that see his appearance will prostrate themselves in fear before him, speaking in that obscure and low-pitched snake-man language.

"king."

This could not be called a battle at all; simply because it appeared before everyone, this army, which possessed a mountain of floating fleets, enormous sea beasts, and was nearly invincible on land, willingly knelt before the "King."

"...You probably can't understand it, but just standing in front of you makes me feel very tired, and I have the urge to kneel down."

Only now did Uberto understand what Ya'anjemu meant.

He initially thought that feeling was a biological and physiological fear and unease, like that of other marine creatures, like the antelope's feeling when facing a lion or tiger—a primal sense of fear.

But it's not that simple at all!

The feelings that Snake people have towards those in higher positions are entirely a spiritual one that transcends physiological concepts. Just as children feel towards their parents, in the eyes of Snake people, those in higher positions are like the sun or like gods, and they have an innate sense of admiration and worship.

So even though Uberto had teased Ya'anjemu and even toyed with this proud snake-woman princess, despite her anger and annoyance, she became increasingly dependent on and obedient to him, to the point that Uberto had the illusion that he had suddenly gained another daughter. Because in her eyes, Uberto was someone she naturally respected and felt close to.

At this moment, Uberto also felt the same way in the face of that overwhelming power.

……

Ya'anjemu, kneeling on the ground, had a blurry vision. She knew that the person in front of her was King Unogaya. She knew she should stand up and call on her soldiers to fight, but she just couldn't muster the will to resist.

At that moment, with her head bowed, she could barely see the brilliant sun approaching her. The radiant sun drew near.

Ya'an Jiemu felt a surge of tension.

That was the legendary "Mad King," who almost single-handedly destroyed the entire Snake-People civilization at its peak. And she had just witnessed its power; any creature that approached it, whether a sea giant or a whale, would instantly lose its life, and with just a wave of its hand, the mountain-like floating fleet would inexplicably disintegrate and split apart.

Is it trying to kill itself to vent its anger at being banished by the ancient snake people?

however……

The sun only stretched out one hand.

A hand gently touched the top of her head.

The hand was icy cold, but as it stroked her head, Ya'an Jiemu felt a surge of warmth and emotion.

"A poor child."

She gently stroked the top of her head, speaking softly.

The voice did not speak the commonly used Serpent People language, but rather the ancient Serpent People language used only in a few rituals before the Ninth Era. In the entire Sea Ruins, Ya'anjemu was one of the few beings who could speak the ancient Serpent People language.

With difficulty, I raised my head, and through my blurry vision, I could vaguely see the sun's dazzling brilliance. The sun was too close to me, and the brilliance was too dazzling, so I couldn't clearly see the face that resembled a human face.

For some reason, Ya'anjemu was able to sense pity in the calm, ocean-like gaze directed at him through the radiance, and feeling that pity calmed Ya'anjemu's heart as well.

Ya'an Jiemu, who is usually eloquent, was speechless at this moment.

"I……"

Gazing at that godlike appearance, Ya'an Jiemu's mind was now filled with only vague confusion.

How exactly did the ancient snake people banish this king?

It's unimaginable that any of the snake people would want to be enemies with King Unogaya upon seeing him. Ya'anjemu believed that if this "King Unogaya" asked him to commit suicide, he would willingly choose to cut his own throat to avoid troubling the king, let alone try to banish him. Is the ancient legend true?

Did the ancient serpent people really defeat King Unogaya?

At this moment, Ya'an Jiemu began to have uncontrollable doubts about the long-standing legend.

"Child, you are uneasy."

As if sensing Ya'anjiemu's thoughts, the figure spoke up as well.

“You… are King Unogaya, or the father of the serpents among us?”

Under that heavy pressure, Ya'anjiemu managed to utter the question that had been weighing on her heart. In Ya'anjiemu's eyes, the figure in front of her seemed more like the legendary "Father of the Serpent" or Father God.

This legendary banished king seemed to have no hostility towards the snake people, nor did he show any anger; he remained calm.

The figure did not answer, but seemed to be recalling something.

“Unogaya… Yes, long ago, I was called the Void King by the Atlanteans. But you should know that my name is Cain. Why do you not call me by my real name, but instead use the name the Atlanteans used to address me?”

Cain?

Ya'anjemu, standing in front of him, showed no reaction, but Ubeto, standing to the side, looked astonished.

During his time underwater, he researched many things and also learned a little of the ancient serpent language. He understood what the figure was saying: King Unogaya was Cain? And who was the father of the serpent?
God? Satan?
Although he had seen the last angel, it had never actually appeared before him, so it felt somewhat unreal. But when a living, breathing Old Testament myth appeared before him, the sheer impact of it made him dizzy.

“Your name has been condemned to oblivion,” Yaanjemu said with difficulty.

She didn't know how the "king" before her would react when he learned that she had been forgotten, forbidden to be mentioned, and forbidden to be recorded.

But to everyone's surprise, the sun in front of them showed no anger or dissatisfaction as expected; it simply remained silent.

“My existence has still been recorded and passed down, which proves that I have not been subjected to the ‘penalty of oblivion’…”

"Children of the sea, do you know Lily the snake woman?"

The figure stared at the half-snake man in front of it, but the mermaid, who had mixed snake-man blood, simply opened her bright eyes wide, her eyes filled with only confusion and bewilderment.

Snake Woman refers specifically to the daughter of the Father of Snakes. In ancient legends, the Father of Snakes had 101 snake women, including the white snake woman Mona.

The White Snake Woman was the first snake woman, while the later hundred snake women were her sisters who were guided and served the Snake Father. In some legends, those hundred snake women were also called "the dead from another world".

But looking at all 101 snake women, each of them has a name, except for one named "Lily". The pronunciation of this name doesn't sound like the ancient snake language, but rather like a human name.

Seeing the confusion on Ya'an Jiemu's face, the figure simply said calmly.

"The one who has truly been expelled from your ranks is not me; I am still the king of the snake people."

"The one who was truly exiled by you... was your father's last daughter, and the only bloodline of yours, the snake woman, the daughter of the demon—Lily, who was killed by your ancestors."

"No...this is impossible..."

"How dare my ancestors inflict the punishment of oblivion on the daughter of a father of snakes? How dare they harm a daughter of snakes?"

Ya'an Jiemu was almost speechless.

Her faith in the Father of the Serpent was unwavering. She simply could not believe that any serpent people would dare to inflict the "punishment of oblivion" on a serpent woman, forbidding the recording of her name, prohibiting the mention of her deeds, and causing her to be completely forgotten. It was utterly impossible for the daughter of the Father of the Serpent to do such a thing, let alone that the king in front of her actually said that the serpent people had killed this serpent woman.

Having experienced the reverence and awe that King Unogaya displayed when he appeared before him, Ya'anjemu could not imagine that a snake-man would harm a snake-woman who was even more noble than King Unogaya and who could be ranked alongside the White Snake Woman.

"Yes, the snake people's loyalty to their superiors is beyond question. Their loyalty to their superiors is such that they would not fear death. Why would they kill a snake girl who regarded them as her own children..."

The figure murmured, seemingly agreeing with Ya'anjiemu's idea.

After a long silence, it spoke in a low voice to Uberto beside it.

“My child…you are the most intelligent human descendant in the world. Tell me, why do you think the snake people would do this?”

Under the gaze of that figure, Uberto felt his mind become somewhat sluggish, but he still unconsciously obeyed the voice's command and began to ponder.

Snake-people have an innate awe and obedience to those in power, so what could possibly drive them to kill someone in a superior position...?

If... how could that be...?

Sweat began to bead on the forehead of the world's smartest man, not because he hadn't thought of it, but because the guess itself had startled him. If his guess was really true, then...

Uberto couldn't help but glance at the figure in front of him, and in that one glance, he froze.

In his line of sight, the figure's face showed no doubt. Although he was asking himself, it seemed that he already knew the reason.

"It seems you've already guessed it. No wonder you were chosen by the angel Lucifer."

The figure spoke noncommittally.

Uberto was truly terrified this time. He had never lost his confidence, no matter who he was facing. Even without the AI ​​assistance that allowed him to control the world's information, he still had confidence, because his last trump card was the last angel—Lucifer.

But at this moment, his biggest trump card was seen through.

Looking into his eyes, the figure spoke calmly.

"Do you really think it doesn't know? All your methods... have actually been seen through."

His words carried a hint of sighing.

As he spoke, he walked toward the rear of the army.

After a brief moment of shock, Uberto suddenly realized what Cain might be up to, and he roared in almost fury.

"No!!!! You can't..."

But before he could finish speaking, he felt an invisible force forcing him to remain silent and immobile, like an insect trapped in resin, powerless to move.

That power originated from the figure not far away.

Sure enough, he really was doing it for...

Uberto couldn't speak because the owner of that figure didn't want him to, but he immediately activated the built-in signal transmitter within his body.

King Unogaya may have been powerful and intelligent, but he had clearly never seen modern technology and was unaware that humans today could not rely solely on sound to communicate.

"Run away..."

In his final moments before losing consciousness, Uberto only had time to send this last message to the two people he was targeting.

(End of this chapter)