Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 134 The Death of the High Priest

“Your Excellency Nacht, I truly meant no harm…”

As Nacht gradually raised the ruby ​​amulet, the priest leader wearing the serpent fang crown was already sweating profusely.

When the priest carrying the greatsword suddenly drew blood, he realized something serious had happened. The previously smooth attack had suddenly turned into a bloody battle with people dying, which would surely make the chief high priest Nacht suspicious.

After all, he knew this high priest.

Back then, he was also seventeen years old, as was the High Priest Nacht. They entered the holy city of Heliopolis in the same year and even studied many secrets unique to priests together.

However, unlike Nacht, who was as dazzling as the sun and excelled in all his studies, he was of average talent and average academic performance at that time.

Compared to this brilliant figure who rose to become the chief high priest, he was not even worthy of being remembered by name.

Just like now, even though he had tried to explain himself several times and even brought up their past friendship as classmates, the high priest in front of him had no recollection that they had studied together.

"I truly did not betray you; you should know my faith in the sun god..."

The priest, wearing a crown of snake fangs, was still desperately trying to explain himself, searching for various ways to express his reverence for the sun god.

But Nacht simply raised the ruby ​​amulet in his hand.

"Great Sun God, your faithful followers are suffering..."

As Nacht chanted, sunlight gathered on the skincare ruby.

Immediately afterwards, a blinding beam of light blasted out.

The intense light was directed at the priest wearing a crown with snake fangs.

A panicked soldier accidentally bumped into the beam of light, and was instantly sliced ​​in two by the intense light. His two severed bodies were then burned into a pile of charcoal and turned into dust on the ground.

This is the power of the gods, an unstoppable force.

When it appears, it is when death arrives.

Faced with imminent death, the priest wearing the crown of snake fangs didn't even have time to speak. Terrified, he instinctively shrank his neck, like a lamb to the slaughter.

But it was this slight hunching that caused the light, which was aimed directly at his face, to strike the Serpent Fang Crown instead.

The light struck the pure white serpent crown, and was immediately reflected back. The blazing light streaked through the air, and Nacht's head fell off instantly.

Immediately afterwards, flames erupted.

The body of the High Priest Naheth was instantly reduced to ashes.

"I……"

The priest chief, wearing a crown of snake fangs, didn't even dare to open his eyes; the death that burned everything was so terrifying it almost made him wet himself—it wasn't until he heard the exclamations of the warriors around him that he realized something was wrong.

"What do you mean by the high priest being murdered?"

It was at this moment that he opened his eyes and saw the charred area not far away, still warm from the heat.

And there lay a ruby ​​amulet amidst the ashes.

"not me……"

"The High Priest is dead! The High Priest is dead!"

While he was still in a daze, the Sun God warriors continued to scream in terror, their cries growing louder and louder, and spreading further and further.

Until all the soldiers began to scatter and flee.

"This……"

The chief priest, wearing a crown of snake fangs, was speechless for a long time.

This means...we won?
It seemed they had indeed won. The soldiers were fleeing in terror, running back the way they had come, and soon disappeared from sight. Only corpses remained.

A resounding victory.

An absolute victory.

With just two people, they defeated an entire army with priests head-on, and even killed the chief priest of the sun god on the spot.

This is an unprecedented and overwhelming victory.

"But is this what we want?"

The priest chief, wearing a crown of snake fangs, collapsed to the ground, his mind a complete mess.

With the sun god above, he never even considered betrayal; he truly dedicated himself to the darkness and served the light—yet now, the representative of the light, the chief high priest Nacht, has died here without a sound.

"What exactly have I done?"

The chief priest felt dizzy and disoriented; he never expected things to turn out this way.

However, at that moment, he suddenly smelled the aroma of meat.

The enticing aroma of meat made his mouth water uncontrollably. Even though his mind was in complete turmoil, his appetite was still aroused—no, it was precisely because his mind was in complete turmoil that he wanted to eat more.

After all, a full stomach would make him feel a little more at ease.

By the time he came to his senses, the ground around him was piled high with cattle and sheep bones. And outside of these bones, his three companions, just like him, were eating until their faces were greasy and they were so full that they were lying on the ground, unwilling to move.

Before them stood the enormous head of the ancient serpent.

"Great job! You guys did a fantastic job!"

The enormous ancient serpent gave it extremely high praise.

"I originally thought I'd come over and help you guys after we finished grilling the meat, but who knew you guys would handle all those attackers yourselves... So, would you like some more grilled meat? You just finished a battle, you definitely need to replenish your energy."

"I……"

The chief priest initially wanted to refuse.

But the grilled meat in front of me smelled so good.

Heaven knows what kind of spice recipe was used to make the meat taste so good. At this moment, not only the chief priest, but also the three priests who were already full, stood up.

They devoured the roasted meat offered by the giant snake, tears and saliva streaming down their faces.

"Why are you crying? Is it really that delicious?"

The ancient serpent's voice came from mid-air, tinged with a hint of doubt.

But only the four priests themselves knew that the tears they were shedding were not because of any roasted meat.

It's not because of them, but because of themselves.

When they were first captured and began working for this ancient serpent, they had thought about making a big scene and attracting the attention of the great sun god.

And now, although not in the way they wanted, this matter has certainly blown up.

The chief priest who served the sun god died here inexplicably. The sun god's gaze will surely turn to him, and he will surely unleash his fury to cleanse evil itself.

This time, however, the evil was not limited to the ancient serpent.

Compared to the inherently evil ancient serpent, these traitors were probably the ones the sun god hated most.

(End of this chapter)