Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 302 Meeting in the Underworld

"We are a burden to the serpent god."

The four priests had always been reluctant to admit this, and neither had the people of Tatunbto.

They would identify themselves as believers, as children of the serpent god, which at least gave them some peace of mind. They would offer sacrifices and carry out the serpent god's commands... But then what?
Then, during the battle, when those alien enemies from the starry sea descended, they realized that their power was ultimately too insignificant, and that they could do nothing at all.

In fact, it might even drag down their snake god.

With them around, the Serpent God couldn't go all out. With them around, the Serpent God would always have to consider their lives when he made a move. They had seen the Serpent God train before, and they had also seen the way he would forcefully stop every time he was about to exert his strength.

Therefore, they have always been pursuing technology and the advancement of civilization, trying to make their civilization advance by leaps and bounds at the fastest speed and with the greatest possible exploitation.

After all, if they could do that, it would at least mean that they were still useful to the Serpent God, and that they could at least do something.

But now, with the arrival of the four evil gods, these false illusions have finally shattered.

"We are ultimately just a burden."

Ansag removed the snake-tooth crown from his head and gave a bitter laugh.

"With us around, the Snake God can't unleash his full potential."

"so……"

Sataik also held the giant serpent-scaled blade across his neck.

"Since we can't even do that alien seed, then we can only do something one last time."

Yes, that's all they could do, the last thing.

In order to allow their serpent god to unleash his full power without restraint, they have resolved to rush towards death.

Not only them, but all the serpent god's followers, except for a very few who were imprisoned in the dungeon to preserve the embers of the fire, had already picked up their short swords and pointed them at their chests.

Since they were unable to defeat their enemies while they were alive.

Then at least they could use their own lives to break the final shackles on the ancient serpent outside the city.

"See you in the underworld."

As he listened to the final chants of the city's inhabitants, the serpent-scaled blade sliced ​​across Sataik's neck.

"See you in the underworld."

The serpent fang crown in Ansag's hand had already been driven into his own chest.

Melk, who held the scales, pierced his own throat with the scale rod.

Ban, who held the aquarius, committed suicide by poisoning himself.

Beskey, the carpenter fairy, hanged himself in prison.

Enforcement team leader Setka committed suicide at home.

The priests surveyed Per Anu, who died from a dagger piercing his heart.

Chief Judge Matt Hull committed suicide.

Norm Heca, the head of the Old Town district, committed suicide by poisoning.

The captain of the third squad of the enforcement team, Vadis, committed suicide.

Chief Scribe Thothmus hanged himself.

Architect Imhotep committed suicide.

Waterworks supervisor Nuen Ha committed suicide by drowning.

Market supervisor Becca hanged herself.

Hab, a temple attendant, committed suicide by poisoning himself.

Meili, the irrigation canal manager, committed suicide by drowning himself in the river.

"Even Merry is dead..."

Looking at the corpse floating in the river, a middle-aged farmer looked up at the four terrifying evil gods in the distance.

All they had to do was surrender. All they had to do was surrender so they could survive. Those terrifying beings wouldn't care about ants like them. All they had to do was survive. Even crawling at the feet of these four evil gods didn't matter. It was the survival instinct that everyone had.

But I can't do it. "I was on the battlefield back then, and even the sun god couldn't make me kneel down... So I'll give my life back. At least the snake god really fed me for a few years."

Looking back on his life a few years ago, he felt as if it were all a dream.

"So... the great serpent god."

"Take my life and kill them."

Seeing the temple priest in the distance leading his two children to the underground refuge, the middle-aged farmer jumped into the river without hesitation.

"I hope those children can survive..."

Farmer Kai drowned himself in the river.

Nefertari, a textile worker, hanged herself.

Carpenter Pentaur committed suicide.

Tasi, the baker, committed suicide.

The potter Henome, a short sword pierced his heart.

The merchant Meh hanged himself.

The messenger Huy committed suicide by poisoning himself.

The gravedigger, Ip, hanged himself.

……

As lives faded away one by one, the prayers in the city grew fainter and fainter. But it was this gradual silence that made the four gods outside the city feel a vague unease.

"Could it be that they intend to support that snake in this way?"

It's possible, very likely. If an ordinary person were here, they would only think it was a simple death. But right now, half of their souls are still battling in the underworld on this planet.

In other words, they witnessed firsthand those souls pouring into the underworld, one after another.

"They're nothing but ants..."

The god of courage wielded his great axe.

Indeed, to these gods who traverse the stars, these mortals are nothing more than ants—the planets they have destroyed and the cities they have slaughtered are far more numerous than the number of these mortals.

It was just the suicide of a group of mortals. They even witnessed those mortals hiding children. In other words, once they conquered everything, they could easily gather those children together. Generations later, they could still obtain all the benefits they wanted without losing anything.

All of this will be in vain.

Even if all those souls were to flow into the underworld, it would still be in vain.

"They're nothing but ants..."

At this moment, all four gods were thinking the same thing.

They're just a bunch of ants, nothing to be afraid of.

But what if they really are just a bunch of ants?

So what are they worried about right now?

"Never mind! Kill them all first!"

In the underworld, the god of courage faced the rolling yellow sands and raised his great axe.

No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing for all four of them.

Just like how the four of them, when they came together, actually divided the power on one side of the scale equally, resulting in the four of them being able to equalize with the giant serpent.

When those souls flood into the underworld, the power of this giant serpent will be distributed among them.

This is the best time to kill this giant serpent; these dead souls have only paved the way for its demise!

"kill!"

Beneath the rolling yellow sand, the god of courage was the first to strike down with his great axe.

But at that very moment, one side of the scale suddenly sank.

(End of this chapter)