Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 403 The Vicious Ancient Serpent

The first to notice something was wrong was still the Seed of Creation.

After all, a part of its body was left on a distant alien planet, and many of the plants in those potted plants had become its eyes—so it was the first to discover them when those long-eared elves stopped moving.

"Why did you suddenly stop playing?"

The Seed of Creation was quite surprised, as this situation was clearly too abnormal. The long-eared elves, who had been fighting fiercely just moments before, suddenly stopped and acted as if nothing had happened, as if their previous attacks and battles were just an illusion.

"This is...hypnosis?"

The Seed of Creation conceived of a possibility.

Whether you call it hypnosis or brainwashing, in that instant, the consciousness and souls of these long-eared elves were suddenly distorted.

This means that the attack has begun again.

"Is it the one pulling the strings behind the scenes?"

The Seed of Creation vaguely recalled that strange, large hand from before.

"They even rejected peace..."

The Seed of Creation shook its head.

The long-eared elves rejected peace, but it itself still longed for peace.

After all, this was its father's idea, and the father's wishes could not be wrong. As for itself, it also benefited from peace—so peace is the right thing to do and must be carried out.

And so, just like before, more giant snakes appeared before the elf suicide squad. These wooden snakes were as agile as real snakes, and their cooking and roasting skills were first-rate.

However, it only looked top-notch; after all, the roasted meat was just temporarily transported there by the Seed of Creation. It was all roasted by its father himself, and even the taste was exactly the same.

In my father's words, "Food is the most basic language."

Although no words were spoken, the aroma of grilled meat itself signified goodwill.

"So what we really want is peace, and we should work together to overcome the difficulties."

Each wooden snake conveys this meaning.

Meanwhile, those elf suicide squads still harbored their own agendas.

Some went back in a daze, some simply chopped up the wooden snake, and some didn't want to listen but were so overwhelmed that they lay on the ground unable to move.

Everything was exactly the same as before.

With one exception.

"Barbecue? You actually have the time to do something like that?"

The one who spoke was a strange man whose entire body was engulfed in black flames. The Seed of Creation had never seen this person before, but it felt as if it were somewhat familiar.

In particular, although there was a slight language barrier, the Seed of Creation was surprisingly able to understand what the other party was saying.

"Are they from outer space too?"

After some thought, the Seed of Creation decided to continue spreading its father's ideals of peace.

It manipulated the wooden snake to hand over the roasted meat.

However, the strange man emitting black flames showed no intention of eating the roasted meat. Instead, he waved his hand, burning the delicacy to ashes.

"Great serpent god, do you not even recognize your former people?"

The man emitting black flames sneered.

"As expected, it's just a pest."

As he spoke, the enormous wooden serpent was instantly reduced to ashes. The Seed of Creation in the distance was stunned. It was not uncommon for creatures to fight wooden serpents, but few would refuse a delicious meal.

Who is this person emitting black flames who can even refuse the roast meat cooked by his father?

However, at this moment, it wasn't just the Seed of Creation that was stunned.

And then there are those people emitting black flames.

Staring at the ashes before him, the young Ignivas man, Singing Bowl, was also stunned. After all, he could still sense what the flames were burning. He had originally thought that he had completed his mission as soon as he landed, eliminating the scourge upon his people and redeeming the Ignivas.

but……

"Is this fake?"

Songbo's face immediately turned as black as the flames surrounding him.

As he began to scan his surroundings with his consciousness, more giant snakes appeared in his perception. Each of these giant snakes had black and gold patterns, and just like in the legends of his tribe, they were cooking roasted meat.

Even the meat on the barbecue grills looks exactly the same.

"Why so many?"

Originally furious and ready to kill as soon as he landed, Songbo's mind suddenly went blank.

Judging from that wooden snake, many of these snakes must be fake. But that's the question: which one is fake?

I can't recognize him, I can't recognize him at all.

All the giant snakes looked exactly alike, and he couldn't tell which one was the real one.

However, if you can't tell the difference, then there's no need to try to distinguish them.

"Kill them all!"

Behind the singing bowl, the pitch-black flames suddenly surged.

This also sent him soaring into the sky.

As it flew through the air, the singing bowl scanned the ground for traces of the giant snakes. Wherever it saw a giant snake, it would throw a fireball at it. Originally, the fireball was only the size of a fist, but after it was thrown, it became an overwhelming force.

Not only the giant snake, but also the area around it was blasted to pieces by the fireballs, and even the ground was blasted into huge craters. This was to leave the real giant snake no chance to escape.

As it turned out, the singing bowl's method was correct; wherever the fireball struck, not a single giant snake could escape.

Similarly, anything near the giant snake will also be caught.

The barbecue grill and the roasted meat were all burned to ashes, and even the magic shield was blown to pieces—as for where the magic shield came from, it was of course opened up by the elves who were eating meat.

The long-eared elves were initially puzzled as to why the local giant serpent was so kind as to offer them meat and let them rest, all in the name of spreading peace. Many elves had even begun to believe that the serpent was right, and that the two planets needed to work together to overcome this crisis.

But now look...

"So that's what it was all about!"

The Elf Commando was instantly enraged.

So all the peace rhetoric was fake, and these giant snakes appeared simply to lure them out to fight—and judging from the remains on the ground, they were clearly just a bunch of wooden puppets.

A wooden puppet, a barbecue grill, and some barbecue meat—it's like they're about to exchange their lives for each other.

The retaliation on this planet is truly insidious.

"Send a few suicide squad members back to report that these locals have set a trap... The rest of you, follow me, kill the one flying in the sky first!"

The elves, having taken a hit from a barrage of fireballs, immediately launched a counterattack.

(End of this chapter)