Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 149 God is a forgery
All the warriors who have come to join us must go to Butuo Town to meet the Snake God.

It is said that this was an order issued by Ansag, one of the four demon lords, and the reason was also clearly explained by the crowned demon lord.

"The great serpent god is not a false god like the sun god. The great serpent god is real, and you can witness its magnificence with your own eyes... But who among you has actually seen the sun god?"

This undoubtedly questions the existence of the sun god from its very foundation. Clearly, Ansagh, who once served as a priest of the sun god, is putting in a tremendous effort this time.

But for a nobody like Habisa, questioning the sun god became a generous gift—at least in the words of the strongman Setka, it was the grace of the serpent god.

"To personally meet the gods... We've never had such a privilege before."

Sethka's eyes were filled with excitement.

As for the source of this excitement, Habisa only learned later that warriors like them originally only had one chance to meet the Serpent God, but since he was brought back by Setka, Setka, as his introducer, could use the opportunity of taking him to Buto Town to go back and meet the Serpent God again.

However, Habisa is unaware of this yet; he is still immersed in his curiosity about the gods.

If Setka hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have even thought of this—thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true. Everyone worships the sun god, but no one has ever seen the sun god in person. They only have priests and the commands passed down from the priests.

Although the priests claimed it was a divine decree, the will of the sun god, and absolutely could not be disobeyed.

But now it seems...

How much of those oracles were the will of the sun god, and how much were the will of the priests?
"If the sun god really doesn't exist..."

Habisa was hesitant to think any further.

The journey to Buto town wasn't short, but since it followed the river downstream, the trip was quite convenient—it only took three days for Hercules Setka to bring Habisa to Buto town by boat.

Before anyone even disembarked, Habisa had already spotted the enormous figure looming outside the town.

At this point, Buto Town could no longer be called Buto Town. Two of the Four Demon Lords, Melk of Libra and Ban of Aquarius, did not appear on the front lines, but they were extremely good at managing the town. In addition, the Serpent God himself was stationed here, which meant that Buto Town had achieved a certain degree of absolute security.

Security brings population and development. The former town of Butuo quickly developed into a huge city.

Tatunbuto Apofis.

This is the name of this region today.

The former is the name of this region, while the latter is the title of the serpent god. The locals do not know the name of the serpent god, nor dare to speak of the god's name, so they can only use the name of the most ancient chaotic serpent that they can think of to call their serpent god.

Habisa had never seen such a magnificent city. He used to live near the holy city of Heliopolis, a city where only priests could enter. As a farmer, he could only look at it from afar. But even just gazing at the magnificent temples and towering walls, he could feel the grandeur of the holy city. He even once thought that Heliopolis was the largest city in the world.

But now it seems...

This demon city, named Tatunbuto Apophis, is clearly much larger and more prosperous than the Sun City of Heliopolis.

But this bustling metropolis failed to capture Habiza's attention.

Habisa's gaze was drawn to something far larger, which was practically a mountain located next to the Demon King's castle—if it weren't for the mountain currently raising its long tail, he might have mistaken it for some kind of enormous sculpture.

"Bigger than a big city... wait, is it really bigger than a big city?"

Habisa continued looking, feeling as if he were seeing things—just a moment ago, the enormous snake body not far away was even larger than the Demon King's castle, but now, as he continued to look, the Demon King's castle seemed to be larger.

"What's going on?" Habisa couldn't help but ask, wondering if there was something wrong with his eyes.

This made the accompanying Hercules Setka laugh.

"This is the Serpent God. It appears very large from a distance, but not so large when you get closer... Ordinary things appear small from a distance and large up close, but the great Serpent God is the opposite. This is what makes it so magical."

"Is there any other way to say this?"

Habisa was taken aback.

However, at that very moment, the ship carrying the two of them docked at the city's pier.

Habisa, who had just jumped off the boat, was still somewhat dazed, because the giant snake in the distance seemed to have grown even larger. This visual uncertainty made Habisa constantly doubt his own eyes, and he could only feel a little better by temporarily not looking at it.

"Actually, you can wear this."

Lux Seth took out that monocle.

“Using this to see things will make things much better.”

"Let me try……"

Habisa took the monocle and put it on his left eye.

This instantly changed the world before his eyes.

Those green-skinned monsters who looked like local residents walking on the road now had a string of information appearing above each of their heads. Habisa could not only see their profession and level, but also clearly see their health points.

When he turned to look at the enormous, mountain-like serpent in the distance, the serpent's size no longer fluctuated as before, and the pale gold patterns on its black scales became clear, exuding an eerie and ancient aura.

"How evil!"

Just one glance sent chills down Habisa's spine. To get close to such an evil being was practically playing with his life.

"But...am I really a good person now?"

The thought of killing so many of his teammates made Habiza increasingly adaptable to his current situation.

However, after adapting to the evil of the present moment, Habisa saw even more information.

That includes profession, level, and attributes.

It wasn't the attribute of those green-skinned monsters, nor the attribute of the strongman Setka beside me.

Rather, it was the one in the distance, the one with the attributes of a serpent god.

"This...this is something I'm allowed to see?"

Habisa immediately wanted to close his eyes to prevent himself from doing anything presumptuous.

But the curiosity that welled up inside him made him unable to resist opening his eyes and continuing to watch.

(End of this chapter)