Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 308 The Ancient Serpent's Trail

As soon as they entered the city, the four members of Gekala's team were already somewhat dazed.

They could confirm that this was indeed a wild planet, but the surrounding atmosphere made them feel as if they had returned to the sea of ​​stars—especially when they saw those burly warriors carrying greatswords or axes walking on the streets, Gekala even felt a faint sense of nostalgia.

After all, when the God of Courage was still alive, these warriors of the God of Courage had gathered beneath his bronze throne, shedding blood and sweat. The clash of those powerful figures was one of the most cherished memories in Gekala's heart.

But at that very moment, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out.

"How come there's a mage tower here?!"

Gazing at the towering buildings radiating spiritual energy in the distance, Sass Huanze was speechless for a moment.

If it were on another planet, Sass Huanze could understand the existence of a mage tower, since those planets weren't so barbaric and people could more or less come into contact with some real civilizations. But right now, seeing a proper mage tower in this place was as shocking to Sass Huanze as seeing a group of gorillas repairing a spaceship.

"It must have been brought to them by the Four Gods."

Nar Hurt scoffed at the wild mage's fuss, then pointed to a spot not far away.

In the direction of Nar's rotten finger, a wounded warrior was pouring a bottle of bright red liquid into his mouth. As the liquid went down, his mangled wounds began to heal rapidly, leaving no trace.

"It's the power of the God of Life. I never expected them to use it like this... But it's also a good thing. Since they've accepted the power of the God of Life, it means I can spread the new sect here."

Feeling the almost omnipresent power from the god of life throughout the city, Nal Corruption laughed.

Although this planet is too wild, if he can gather all these local natives together, he can become a new god—if he can also inherit the power of the god of life in the process…

"Ryuu, I can definitely... oh?"

It was at this moment that Nar Humility suddenly realized that the original four-person team had now dwindled to only three.

The assassin among them, Ryus Enchantress, had long since disappeared.

With the team's only glue gone, Nar Corruption immediately vented his anger on the mage beside him. He felt that it was the mage's overreaction that had scared away the cowardly assassin—of course, he knew this reason was baseless, but it didn't matter; he was just looking for an excuse to pick a fight with Sass Illusion.

Sass-Huanze was not to be outdone. He had long disliked this wild priest. Although he was a worshipper of the God of Mystery, he usually did not confront people directly. But now that trouble had come knocking, he was not one to back down. So, without a word, the two started fighting on the spot. Fireballs and acid flew everywhere, and in just a moment, three shops on the street were destroyed.

"you……"

Wolf-headed swordsman Gekala felt a chill run down his spine; this was exactly what he feared most.

Without knowing anything, the team started fighting amongst themselves, especially in front of so many locals. Who knows what kind of trouble this would cause?

"You...all of you, stop right there!"

Gekkar drew the greatsword from his back.

Wielding his heavy greatsword, Gekkar successfully suppressed his two teammates who were fighting amongst themselves.

Immediately afterwards, the city guards who rushed over subdued the three of them.

Even after being locked in the dungeon, the two teammates continued to curse, but this time, they directed their anger at Gekala—they didn't understand why Gekala wouldn't let them fight back when they were arrested by the guards.

"We could easily have wiped them all out with just a little effort..."

"Easy? Is it really as easy as you say?"

Gekala's face was rather gloomy, and his eyes were filled with hostility as he looked at his two teammates. Clearly, neither of his teammates were warriors, so they couldn't understand what level of skill was involved in suppressing them—but Gekala, as a warrior, sensed it very clearly, and even at the very beginning of the fight, he felt that those city guards were no less skilled than him.

And this is only the level of the city guards.

No wonder the Four Gods are trapped here; this planet is far more terrifying than he anticipated.

"Don't forget why we're here!"

Gekala snorted coldly.

Now is not the time to create unnecessary trouble.

However, after calming down, Gekala realized that he didn't seem to have any better options in his current situation. If he hadn't been imprisoned, he might have had the chance to integrate into the local community and search for clues.

But now...

They've already been locked up; how could they possibly get out?

To Gekkar's surprise, they actually managed to get out.

It was all because Ryus Enchantress, who left the team midway, somehow managed to get some money and paid their bail.

"This...how did you do it?"

After collecting their weapons and equipment according to the procedures, Gekkar's gaze towards Ryus Enchantress began to change.

Although he had always felt that this assassin from the God of Desire was a burden during the journey, it now seemed that this assassin girl was surprisingly the most reliable among his teammates.

"Adventurers on this planet often fight, so the Adventurers' Guild has also taken it upon itself to offer bail loan services... Simply put, the money is borrowed, and we have to pay it back."

"That's what Liu Si Meiying said."

Upon hearing this, Sass Huanze immediately came up with eight hundred ways to avoid paying back the money, but the mage only managed to come up with one before Gekala silenced him.

This was because Gekkar had already understood what the assassin in front of him meant. Clearly, becoming an adventurer, taking orders and paying back debts, was a good opportunity for them to integrate into the local community.

"Taking more orders and doing more work will allow us to access a lot of information that we would never normally have access to, and it will also help us increase our strength... After all, you guys should have all felt that our strength on this planet is not that great."

As she spoke, Ryus Enchantress pulled a bounty poster from her bosom.

"Here, this is our first order."

"You're right. Given the current situation, we do need to take a long-term view."

Wolf-headed swordsman Gekala nodded as he took the bounty poster and began to read it.

The bounty was not complicated; it simply asked them to hunt down a monstrous serpent that was ravaging a village in the nearby mountains. The serpent often stole cattle from nearby farms, so the locals wanted to find adventurers to help them get rid of this menace.

It seemed like an easy task; with the strength of the four of them, it was practically too simple—it was just a giant snake, and they didn't even need four people. Gekala felt he could handle it on his own.

"It's just a snake."

Gekala thought this before setting off.

(End of this chapter)