Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 299: The Four Gods Battle the Ancient Serpent

Chapter 299 The Four Gods Battle the Ancient Serpent

Tatunbto, the city of the serpent god.

Seven more days have passed, and the Four Gods and Demons Army is still stuck in the portal construction phase. This is because the warriors of the Blood Chapter have used every means possible, rushing forward time and time again to detonate themselves. But this is the longest time they can buy, since the construction of a portal can be done anywhere.

"Our defenses are riddled with holes, and our planet is full of vulnerabilities."

It was at this moment that the four priests truly realized how terrifying it was to lack their own technology.

They had to worry about the teleportation portals that were popping up everywhere, and also about the giant starships that could attack from the sky at any moment. All they could do was keep sending their soldiers to sacrifice their lives.

Without the help of the Star Gods, this is all they can do.

With the limited technology at their disposal, this was the best they could do to utilize their resources; they had already done their utmost.

But the demon army still came.

The first thing to be built was the teleportation portal to Mount Damang, which was the border of the Serpent God Empire and the weakest point in the entire empire. The reason for this weakness was the strategic mistake of the four priests, who mistakenly believed that as long as Tatunbuto was built, everything would be stabilized.

But this world isn't just about Tatunbto.

The strategic mistakes of the past have ultimately become bitter pills that we must swallow. Now, it's not just the area around Damang Mountain that has fallen; other border regions have also fallen.

Beyond that lies the heartland of the Serpent God Empire, upstream of the great river, where the warriors of the God of Courage have also constructed a teleportation portal. Although these warriors are few in number compared to the large armies pouring into the borderlands, these chosen ones, clad in heavy armor and wielding rune swords, are all exceptionally powerful.

Their appearance is also the biggest reason why the other portals cannot be destroyed, simply because the most elite Blood Legion has been used entirely to fight against these Chosen Ones.

"We have far too few soldiers..."

Looking at the map on the table covered with glaring red lines, the four priests sighed in unison.

When the Serpent God Empire was first established, there were indeed many warriors. However, as peaceful life gradually approached, those warriors eventually chose to lay down their arms and return to their fields. After all, they chose to fight only so that they could live in peace, so when peace came, they naturally no longer needed to fight.

Moreover, there's also the Snake God.

The enormous serpentine body coiled outside Tatunbto has become the source of security for the entire Tatunbto, and even the entire Serpent God Empire. As long as the Serpent God is there, there is nothing to fear. So apart from a few warriors who still want to fight and have been incorporated into the law enforcement team to maintain order, the only fighting force in the entire Serpent God Empire right now is actually the Blood Warband.

Of course, the four priests were aware of the problem, but at that time they were too reliant on the power of the serpent god. They believed that as long as they did good diplomacy, as long as they continued to acquire knowledge from the stars, and as long as their civilization progressed rapidly, everything would eventually get better.

If we can buy them a little more time, give them a little more time to accumulate experience, just ten years... no, even just five years, just give them five more years, and they will have the confidence to face any crisis.

However, five years have passed.

Let alone five years, they wouldn't even have five days left. Their enemies in the starry sea, those colossal beings far superior to them, wouldn't give them any time to develop.

"This is war."

Of the four, Sataik, who had once led troops in the war that established the nation, closed his eyes in anguish.

"This is what war is all about..."

Satek gripped the hilt of his knife tightly.

He originally thought he was the kind of person who knew how to fight, after all, under his command, the newly established Serpent God Empire did indeed accomplish the feat of conquering the Sun God Kingdom—but now it seems that it was less that he knew how to fight and more that the Sun Empire was destined to perish.

In situations like this, even a pig could achieve some success.

Now is the time to truly test a general's abilities.

It turns out I have no talent.

This time, Satiek clearly realized this. But now, it was all too late.

"No, there is still a chance."

Of the four, Ansag was the first to stand up.

"We still have a chance."

"Opportunity? What opportunity?"

Melk, who had just been pulled back from the Underworld, was still in shock. He had witnessed the four terrifying beings descend upon the Underworld, and right now, the Serpent God was fighting all four of them alone in the Underworld, unable to even spare a hand to help them.

The demonic army in the distance is advancing all the way, and will be at the city gates in three days at most.

They had long since lost all chance.

Ultimately, the gap between the two sides is still too great. The enormous technological chasm is insurmountable—no matter how hard they try to catch up, they cannot catch up with the Star Gods in a short period of time, who have accumulated a foundation over an unknown period of time.

But at that moment, Ansag continued speaking.

"What opportunity? Of course, it's the last chance."

At this point, Ansag looked at the other three.

Are you afraid of dying?

Such a question is meaningless. The serpent god is the god of death, and as priests of the god of death, how could they be afraid of death? After all, no matter how many times they die, they can always come back to life again.

But looking into Ansag's eyes and at his serious expression, the other three already knew that this so-called death was not something trivial.

That is death in the traditional sense, which is true death. No soul will be left behind, and not even the body may remain.

"Not afraid."

Sartek, being a warrior, was the first to stand up.

"A soldier's destiny is to die in battle."

"I...forget it."

Melk was about to say that he wasn't a warrior, but after realizing that the statement might be ambiguous, he simply stood up as well.

"Even if I weren't a warrior, I wouldn't be afraid of this."

In the end, even the most inconspicuous class silently stood up.

This made Ansag nod in agreement.

"Alright, since none of you are afraid of death, then we have one last chance."

As he said this, Ansag looked into the distance.