Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 136 The Serpent Demon Army
Finding a larger ruby ​​shouldn't be too difficult for Du Yi.

In his understanding, although rubies are rare, as long as there are enough people willing to search, it shouldn't be a problem to get a big one.

But in the eyes of those four priests, it was a completely different story.

"A ruby...this is a sacred object offered to the sun god!"

If it were an ordinary person, they might just regard the ruby ​​as a rare jewel, but as priests who had worshipped the sun god, the four of them knew very well that the ruby ​​that could be made into amulets was a very important strategic resource.

The larger and higher the quality of the ruby, the more it can exert the power of the sun god. The Sun God Kingdom in the north has never relaxed its control over high-quality rubies.

Trying to obtain a high-quality ruby ​​is tantamount to snatching food from a lion's mouth.

But what concerned the priests even more was something else entirely.

"How could the Snake God use the Sun God's divine magic?"

Feeling the intense heat from the large bonfire not far away, the four priests were momentarily filled with doubt and surprise.

It's normal that the serpent god can't use those talismans. After all, no matter how you look at it, this ancient serpent is not a believer of the gods—not being a believer of the gods means having no understanding of them, so it's only natural that it can't use divine magic.

But right now, the serpent god is actually able to use the ruby ​​amulet normally, and has even lit the huge bonfire in front of him.

This is completely abnormal.

"What exactly is this ancient serpent before us?"

It was at this moment that the four priests suddenly realized...

They seemed to have never truly understood this ancient snake.

"They can even steal the power of the sun god..."

At that moment, the four priests suddenly realized that they were probably pledging allegiance to an extraordinary god.

Yes, loyalty.

After killing the chief priest of the sun god, there was no way they could go back. The sun god would not let these traitors go. All they could do now was follow the ancient serpent and go down this dark path.

After all, only if this ancient serpent is powerful enough can they survive and avoid being punished by the sun god.

So they were even prepared to risk their lives—even if the ancient serpent wasn't a deity, but just an ordinary servant or a native god, they still had to elevate it to the position of a deity.

but now……

"Get better!"

Looking at the towering flames before them, the four priests were filled with excitement.

The great ancient serpent could even use the omnipotence of the sun god, which meant that the ancient serpent's power far exceeded their imagination. With such a great being behind them, why would they care about the evil eagle god's reckoning?
"Then let the Snake God see what we're capable of!"

The priest, wearing a crown of snake fangs, clenched his fists as he glanced at the three people beside him.

Yes, compared to the High Priest Nacht, hardly anyone even remembers his name.

However, he was, after all, a classmate of Nacht.

"Then let me show you what a nobody can do!"

With this in mind, the priest wearing a crown of snake fangs began his actions.

……

Upper reaches of the great river, the holy city of the sun, Heliopolis.

The already solemn hall was now deathly silent, and everyone's faces were extremely serious.

The reason was that in the heavy coffin in front of them, there was only a handful of black ashes.

Those are the ashes of the previous High Priest, Nacht.

Nacht, the High Priest, died on the front lines, his body mutilated beyond recognition. Even his ashes were only brought back in a handful by his personal guards. It wasn't that they didn't want to bring more; the defeat was simply too devastating. Facing the priest who wielded a terrifying greatsword like a demon god descending to earth, they couldn't even put up the most basic resistance.

"And those priests were originally our people."

Thinking of this, the gloom on everyone's faces deepened.

The harm caused by the betrayal of those who were once their own people, those who knew them best, is far greater.

Just like now, while they were having their meeting, the priest wielding the greatsword was leading his troops up the river, destroying one sun temple after another—no matter how hidden the mechanisms or how ancient the amulets, nothing could stop the onslaught of that terrifying greatsword.

"He is no longer human."

This thought immediately arose in the minds of the priests.

"This terrifying power... He has already sided with the ancient evil, that is the Demon God! The War Demon God!"

However, there was more than one demon god like this, who terrified the priests.

According to intelligence reports from the soldiers at the front, there are three other demon gods who are also launching attacks.

A demon god wielding a strange long scale was managing the logistics of his demon army. Through buying low and selling high, many of the Sun God's resources were flowing downstream into the hands of their enemies.

This made the warriors of the Sun God Kingdom even more distressed, and they called it the Famine Demon.

A demon god holding a clean bottle is managing the medical care of the demon army. Heaven knows what strange and evil things are contained in that clean bottle. As long as a heavily wounded and dying demon soldier takes a drop, he can quickly recover his strength and step onto the battlefield again.

The warriors of the Sun God Kingdom were shocked by this bizarre power that toyed with death, and they called it the Death Demon.

Behind these three demon gods, there is a true commander, the monster who personally killed the High Priest Nahet. Legend has it that the monster was once High Priest Nahet's classmate, but now he wears a crown made of snake fangs and has become the commander-in-chief of the demon army.

Under the monster's command, the demon army marched north along the great river, winning victory after victory.

Wherever that serpentine crown passed, even the strongest warrior would collapse on the spot, dying from the poison.

This invisible and formless attack is what warriors fear most. They call it the Plague Demon and avoid this monster as if it were a plague.

"What about us?"

An elderly priest spoke up.

What do we have?

None of the people present responded; they seemed to have nothing to say.

It wasn't that no one had tried to fight those four demon gods, but the divine artifacts they wielded were simply too terrifying; they were far beyond their capabilities. The priests of the sun god couldn't even withstand a single exchange.

It seems that all they can do is pray.

They prayed that the sun god would save them, and that the sun god would annihilate the enemy army.

So they gathered here, closing their eyes in prayer, hoping that the soul of the High Priest Nakht could go to the kingdom of the Sun God, and also praying that the Sun God would bring down His divine punishment.

After seven days and seven nights of prayer, they received a response.

A blinding light shone on the ashes.

Immediately afterwards, a tall human figure sat up from the previously empty coffin.

"I am the Spear of Sunlight, my name is Matt Perry."

The tall, burly man had a burning light in his eyes, and his broad body almost seemed to crack the coffin.

In the giant's hands, he held a sword and a spear formed from condensed light.

"You don't need to say anything more, I already know who I'm going to kill."

(End of this chapter)