Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 412 My Confession
As the fire giant wailed, its once towering figure gradually shrank.

This made Du Yi subconsciously throw over a few more charcoal pieces. After all, the fire giant looked like it was about to go out, and adding some charcoal when the fire went out was an instinct he had developed over many years of grilling.

However, even with the addition of fuel, the fire giant continued to shrink.

But perhaps because of the added fuel, this time, the fire giant's form was no longer a flickering candle in the wind.

Although the towering flames were gradually shrinking, the flames themselves became increasingly solid.

It even gradually became like a physical entity.

Even the face and features became clearly visible.

"This... how come it looks so human?"

Du Yi was somewhat puzzled, after all, this was his first time encountering elemental creatures, and based on his previous understanding of these creatures from the starry sea, not everything looked like a human—even the elves, who were most similar to humans, at least had very long ears.

And these elves' ears are actually quite useful. Du Yi had asked about this when he was grilling meat for the elf suicide squad before. According to the elves, the longer an elf's ears are, the easier it is for them to sense magic.

Simply put, the elves' long ears are like antennas that sense fluctuations in magical energy; they have practical uses.

This line of thinking can also be applied to most creatures in the cosmos.

What grows will surely be useful; this is a rule that all living beings in the cosmos follow.

So Du Yi was even more curious about how this fire giant could have a human face.

After all, for elemental beings, this kind of thing is completely unnecessary.

"Could it be that this fire giant simply wants to communicate like a local?"

That's what I thought, but upon closer examination, it didn't quite make sense. After all, the fire giant hadn't seen any locals yet; only the local snake had shown itself. Even if the fire giant were to transform, it should have a snake face instead of a human face.

However, while Du Yi was still wondering...

The fire giant then spoke.

“Great serpent god, please accept my repentance. After all, I had blasphemous thoughts and committed an unforgivable crime.”

The familiar accent and intonation made Du Yi feel momentarily disoriented.

He recognized the language.

This is not even the local language as we know it today. The tones are completely different from Tahrir, and even from Tatunbto, the language that precedes Tahrir.

This was the purest form of Ignivas language, buried deep in his memory.

"You are……"

Du Yi began to look the fireman in front of him up and down.

"You are... an Ignivas?"

“A lost Ignivas, a follower of the Lord of Abundance.”

The fire-man kneeling on the ground immediately kowtowed and bowed down.

"But now... I'm afraid I'm not in a position to say such things."

"After all, just now, I..."

"what happened to you?"

Du Yi was somewhat puzzled.

"And what happened to you? Have all the Ignivas become like this?"

"I……"

Singing Bowl choked for a moment, unsure where to begin.

To understand his current state, we must first consider what he had just done: his blasphemous thoughts, and even his disrespect for the serpent god—this undoubtedly forced him to confront his pain and the greatest mistake he had ever made. This was even harder to accept than death, for facing one's greatest error requires immense courage.

However, he was still an Ignivas after all.

The Ignivas may lack other things, but they certainly don't lack courage and determination.

"I just committed a blasphemous act, which is why I was consumed by the flames and turned into what I am now."

Taking a deep breath, the singing bowl decisively admitted its crime.

"Although as an Ignivas, I am not burned to death by fire, even if I lose my physical body, I cannot wash away my sins."

"Blasphemy? What exactly did you do?"

Du Yi was still somewhat puzzled, after all, from his perspective, he really couldn't see any so-called blasphemy against the gods—perhaps the fireballs that were thrown down from the sky earlier could be considered one, but there were many fireballs thrown at that time, and they didn't just hit him.

In Du Yi's eyes, this kind of accidental injury was nothing more than a desecration.

But the fireman's persistence made Du Yi vaguely think of something else, a kind of blasphemy.

"You...you can't be serious?"

Some unspeakable images flashed through Du Yi's mind, causing him to gasp.

"Are all Ignivas this wild now?"

“Not all Ignivas people still respect the Lord of Abundance.”

Hearing these words, the singing bowl felt even more ashamed.

"It's just me, only me..."

"Okay, okay, no need to say more."

Du Yi decisively stopped the topic that was embarrassing him.

It's a good thing that not all Ignivas are going crazy, especially since this fire-man has realized his mistake, so everything is alright.

Anyway, it's all in the past, just pretend it never happened.

But soon, Du Yi realized it.

The blasphemy spoken by the fiery man didn't seem to be the kind he was thinking of.

"You mean you were brainwashed and then came to kill me?"

As the Fireman continued speaking, Du Yi was completely stunned.

"Aren't you going to do something else while looking at my portrait?"

"It is a being named Upo Salas."

Songbo quickly revealed the information he possessed.

In Songbo's view, this was the only way he could atone for his sins at the moment. Although he had already made a grave mistake, now that he had come to his senses, he could at least let the serpent god know who had done all this.

And who is it that wants to harm the snake god behind his back?

"As the vanguard of the Ignivas, I was stationed on the outskirts of this sector, but Upo Salas captured me and changed my mind... Now it seems that I was probably bait released by my people to target Upo Salas. However, judging from the situation I am in now, my people's counter-hunting plan has probably failed."

In just a moment, Songbo, a top hunter, had figured everything out.

If the tribesmen succeeded, they would surely have rescued him, who had been released as bait. But now he has even come to attack the serpent god, which means that the tribesmen have ultimately fallen into Upo Salas's trap.

Right now, the only one who can save the people is probably the great serpent god before them.

(End of this chapter)