Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 33: That's a Genuine

During this period, Du Yi has been in seclusion deep in the mountains.

On the one hand, it was to digest the food in his stomach, and on the other hand, it was also to prepare for an adventure—after learning about the outside environment from that savage, Du Yi had already been thinking about going out for a walk.

There was hardly any prey left on this mountain, which gave him a suitable reason to travel.

However, if he's going out, he definitely needs to make preparations. After all, according to that savage, there are other giant creatures in this world. Considering that those giant creatures may not be friendly, he needs to have more self-protection abilities to ensure his safety when he goes out.

But just as Du Yi was resting for half the night, he smelled a foul stench wafting from afar.

"Where is this strong smell coming from?"

Du Yi sniffed carefully.

The smell wasn't strong, but it was quite pungent, and the direction from which it came... was actually the mountains where he had always lived?

"what!"

Du Yi immediately became restless.

Even from this distance, he could smell the stench; heaven knows just how bad it must have been up there!
Du Yi had never run so fast. His body, which had been moving in a serpentine manner, could now be described as flying close to the ground—simply because the stench mixed with the smell of burning was so terrifying that he even thought for a moment that the dry toilet he had set up deep in the mountains had caught fire.

Fortunately, when he arrived deep in the mountains and reached the valley he had used as a toilet, he found no trace of the wildfire, which relieved him.

But immediately, his heart jumped into his throat.

Simply because, in his sight, the feces showed signs of having been deliberately removed.

"It really does taste like roasted poop!"

Du Yi was terrified and immediately darted towards the direction from which the scent was coming.

After rampaging through the crowd, Du Yi arrived at the crime scene in almost no time.

He also met the savage he had once spoken with.

However, right now, this savage was covered in excrement, and even from a distance, it had a pungent stench. The air quality around him was also shockingly bad, and the strong stench almost made it impossible for Du Yi to breathe.

"Who exactly is cooking shit in the mountains? Was it you?"

Du Yi stared intently at the savage in front of him.

"You even called so many people in just to cook shit... Wait, I think I just stepped on something."

Just as Du Yi was about to see what he had run over, the savage in front of him suddenly went weak in the knees and collapsed to the ground.

Immediately following was an unstoppable wail.

If it were just one savage howling, Du Yi could tolerate it somewhat, but a whole group of savages wailing and howling was really unbearable for him. Fortunately, after the two tails were whipped, the savage he knew at least temporarily regained his composure and was able to describe to him, somewhat normally, what had happened.

"So, your king is collecting taxes too harshly, which is why these people have hidden in the mountains... Wait a minute, what do you mean by collecting taxes in my name? How is that harvest festival related to me?"

"This……"

The young Ignis was speechless for a moment.

Although he had a vague premonition after meeting the Snake God, he was still stunned when he heard the Snake God say that he knew nothing about the harvest festival that was worshipped to worship Him.

Fortunately, he had been following the snake god for some time and had already mastered some basic ways of communicating with the snake god.

So, before the giant tail could crash down again, he decisively and quickly recounted the entire story of the Harvest Festival. Du Yi finally realized just how much impact his casual agreement with the Radiant Ones had actually had.

"I told you long ago not to worship me like a god..."

Recalling the past, Du Yi couldn't help but sigh.

The reason he occasionally drove away the wild beasts back then was because of the repeated requests of the Radiant Ones, who said they should frequently create small-scale beast tides so that the mages could practice their skills.

But who could have imagined that the Radiant One's idea of ​​being prepared for danger in times of peace would turn into a tool for the Ignivas family to levy exorbitant taxes?

"So...did you just say that the king who collects taxes in my name is coming to hunt you down?"

Du Yi looked around.

"How dare they throw mud at me... Where is he?"

"Here..."

The young Ignis pointed to the enormous serpent body before him.

Or perhaps, beneath the massive serpent's body.

It was at this moment that Du Yi remembered that he seemed to have stepped on something, but he had forgotten about it because he was distracted while talking.

When Du Yi withdrew, the enormous humanoid figure, larger than a dozen mammoths combined, had been completely flattened and sunk into the ground.

"Oh no, how did he die?"

"That beast should have died long ago!"

At that moment, some Ignis people who had come to their senses pointed at the huge humanoid figure that had been crushed on the ground and began to curse.

"So the Harvest Festival was all a lie all along. So those offerings were never actually sent to the Holy Mountain. This beast... Great Serpent God, do you really want this beast to live?"

"First of all, I'm not some snake god, and secondly... even if he dies, he shouldn't just die like that."

Du Yi casually replied.

Yes, even if he dies, he can't just die like this. This so-called King Ignis, who has been using his name to smear him for so long, is now dying quietly. That would be too easy.

We need to grind it a few more times, otherwise it would be a disservice to him for carrying the blame for so long.

"Speaking of which, this Ignivas family still owes me a pot. The Radiant Ones promised me that back then, but they still haven't done it..."

While reminiscing about the past, Du Yi extended his tail tip and began to dig at the ground, trying to pry the enormous humanoid figure out of the ground so that he could crush it a few more times.

However, after scratching it a few times, he only managed to peel off a single layer of skin.

Or rather, the enormous humanoid figure currently lying on the ground is clearly just a skin.

But beneath this large piece of skin lies a huge underground cave.

The cave was filled with blood.

Clearly, the king of the Ignis did not die in the crushing just now.

Instead, they dug a tunnel and escaped without a sound.

(End of this chapter)