Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 159 Establishing a Great Merit

The war priest's real name is Hathor Lunu. "Hattor" is the name of the god of love and joy, and "Lunu" means "protection and blessing". The name Hathor Lunu means that he is blessed by the god of love and joy and will have a peaceful and joyful life.

However, Hatorlunu has been anything but peaceful and happy lately.

The story begins with his wife's brother, who had gotten involved with his secret lover. But no matter how angry Hathorunu was, he couldn't really kill the guy. So he found a skilled fighter to break the guy's legs.

It must be said that the divine warrior who came down from the battlefield was really capable. He turned that kid into a cripple without making a sound. Nobody knew how it happened. So, as a reward and also as hush money, Hathorunu recorded the credit for the swordsman named Habisa.

The matter should end here. At least this is the only thing that has been bothering Hathorunu lately. Now that it's resolved, everything should be alright.

But Hatorlunu didn't expect that this was not the end.

This is just the beginning.

First, there was his troublesome mistress. After her previous lover, Hatorlunu's brother-in-law, had his leg broken, she got involved with a cloth merchant. Although Hatorlunu couldn't marry her, he wouldn't allow his woman to keep doing this.

So Hathorunu had to find the swordsman named Habisa again and ask him to teach the cloth merchant a lesson.

Swordsman Habisa was extremely efficient; this time, it only took him one day for the cloth merchant to become lame.

"This swordsman seems to be quite useful..."

Hatorlunu couldn't help but have this thought when he heard that the cloth merchant also had a limp.

It seems that's really the case. Although this magical warrior named Habisa is said to have fled to the Serpent Demon's side and has now fled back, both the priests and the magical warriors feel that such a person who betrays others back and forth is not trustworthy. But right now, he doesn't need this swordsman to fight. He just needs this swordsman to handle some things that he can't easily do himself.

He has excellent fighting skills, keeps his mouth shut, and is isolated, so he doesn't communicate much with others. Most importantly, despite his skills, he is still happy to handle miscellaneous tasks for him.

"So this time it's your turn to handle it again."

"Who is it this time?"

Swordsman Habisa still had that reliable demeanor; just standing there, he seemed capable of handling anything.

This put Hatorlunu at ease.

"This time it's my wife..."

"This might be difficult to do, right?"

Swordsman Habisa looked troubled.

"Didn't you say last time that your wife is the daughter of a high priest? If you're going to cripple her legs too..."

"It's not her, it's not her."

Seeing that the swordsman Habisa had misunderstood, Hathor Lunu quickly spoke up to explain.

The matter concerns his wife, but the one who needs to be dealt with is not his wife, but another man who had an affair with her.

Yes, Hathorunu only found out now that while he was keeping a secret lover outside, his wife, who had always been very wary of him, hadn't been idle either—just recently, his wife had gotten together with a young priest, and the news had even reached him.

"You mean... I should break a priest's leg?"

Habisa's expression turned serious.

“I’m not trying to shirk my responsibility as the war-mongering priest, but you know my identity… it’s far too dangerous for me.”

"But the brave warriors of the sun god will not fear danger."

Hatorlunu looked serious.

"How could you refuse the mission to assassinate the Serpent Demon General?"

There was no way to refuse, after all, the war priests had raised the price to this level—as for whether the serpent demon army actually had a general, it didn't matter, the wise war priests would just make up a name that sounded impressive.

However, Habisa was still somewhat disappointed, simply because his little bit of cleverness was almost completely useless.

Habisa had originally planned that he would simply need to keep finding men for the war-mongering priest's lover, and the war-mongering priest would then use him again and again, allowing him to gain merit each time. In Habisa's eyes, using such a thing to gain merit was extremely absurd and chaotic.

But who could have imagined that this war-mongering priest named Hatorlunu would be even more unlucky than he had imagined?

"However, if we were to target the priest..."

Habisa began to think.

It's impossible to attack a priest in public. As soon as the priest cries out in pain, swarms of warriors will completely seal off the area. Even if he has great skills, he won't be able to escape from such a tight net.

So if they really want to take action, they must choose a suitable place, preferably a place where even the young priest wouldn't dare to make a sound.

How about we do it in your house?

Habisa had a good idea.

This left Hathorunu speechless for a long time.

"...Done!"

After taking a deep breath, Hatorlunu gritted his teeth.

Habisa then obtained Hathorunu's address, which was a mansion located outside the city of Heliopolis—this surprised Habisa, who had not expected that Hathorunu, as the war priest, would not be able to live in the holy city.

"Isn't that obvious? If I could live in the Holy City, why would I have been sent to the front lines to oversee the battle?"

Hatorlunu looked gloomy.

But this casual complaint left Habisa standing there speechless for a long time.

"So even the high and mighty priests are no different from ordinary people..."

Taking a deep breath, Habisa suppressed the complex emotions in his heart.

Now is not the time to think too much; he needs to get the credit as soon as possible.

So, Habisa once again went to the war zone under the pretext of carrying out a mission, and then immediately disguised himself as a farmer and returned to the rear of the front line. He was already very good at this kind of disguise, and the identity of a farmer was a natural fit for him.

With his superb skills, Habisa arrived at the residence of the war-mongering priest Hatorlunu in just five days.

This ordinary house was unguarded, leaving Habisa completely unprepared. All he had to do was lie in wait and watch as Hathorunu's wife met with the young priest.

He could break the young priest's leg in the blink of an eye, and the young priest would never dare to make a sound.

The whole process went as smoothly as Habiza had anticipated. He watched Hathorunu's wife meet with the young priest, and he also watched Hathorunu's wife go to the bathroom alone. Now that the two had separated, it was the perfect opportunity for him to make his move.

However, just as Habisa was about to make his move, the young priest suddenly turned around!
"Swordsman Habisa? I've already seen you!"

The young priest reached out and touched it, and a scarab amulet was already in his hand.

"You think you've hidden it well, don't you?"

"you……"

Habisa frowned immediately upon realizing that his identity had been exposed.

Impossible. With his skills, how could he have been exposed so easily?
How exactly was he discovered?

"Ah."

Seeing Habisa's solemn expression, the young priest sneered.

"I saw your health bar the moment I walked in!"

(End of this chapter)