Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 461 How to Eat an Ancient Snake

When the flames ignite, that's when the Ignivas unleash their killing intent.

The strange egg naturally sensed the killing intent, but it didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it had seen the ancestors of these Ignivas in various warps in the past, and had even communicated with them.

Therefore, it knew very well that these Ignivas would not kill it.

After all, both sides currently share common interests.

It needed the power of the four gods within the giant serpent to replenish its own strength. As for rescuing the four gods... that was something it had long since forgotten. If it could combine the power of the four gods, it would be even more powerful than the so-called four gods, so why bother rescuing them?
As for the Ignivas before it, it could sense the greed in their hearts. Clearly, they wanted to seize the giant serpent's body—which was why it had chosen to appear here at this time.

These Ignivas alone could not possibly break through the giant serpent's scales, but the creature, which originated from the serpent's body, was confident that it could do so.

"We can work together."

The strange egg extended an invitation once again.

"I can tell you how to solve this problem."

"How to deal with it?"

The Ignivas were somewhat puzzled, as they couldn't figure out what kind of method this strange egg could possibly have.

However, to their surprise, the strange egg actually provided a solution.

That is, to break through from within.

Since I can't break through the scales, I'll just bypass them and crawl straight into the snake's mouth to take whatever I want from inside.

However, this was the only thing that these Ignivas people could not do no matter what.

They were a bunch of traitors. No matter how much they claimed to be surpassing the gods of the past, they would never do it if asked to walk into the mouth of this giant serpent. Who would want to walk into the mouth of a saber-toothed tiger or a mammoth?

They were even more afraid of this giant snake because they treated it as a savage beast.

Even though the giant snake appears to be frozen in place, they dare not gamble with their lives.

So it seems that only this strange egg could do it.

“I said, we can cooperate.”

The strange egg had already sensed the anxieties of these Ignivas.

However, while the Ignivas were afraid to go into the giant snake's mouth, it was not. After all, the giant snake was now completely frozen and could no longer drink anything strange to deal with it. It could simply crawl into the giant snake's mouth, go deep into the giant snake's stomach, and even parasitize the giant snake's body to control the giant snake itself.

Yes, that's the strange egg's purpose: to use its own power of the Four Gods to draw upon the power of the Four Gods within the giant serpent, and to bring the entire giant serpent under its control.

As for these Ignivas...

It's not familiar with them, so why should it bother with them?
Of course, before being swallowed by the giant serpent, it had to put on an act, so the strange egg repeatedly reiterated that it was acting in the common interest—and the Ignivas could do nothing about it, since they themselves did not want to enter the serpent's mouth under any circumstances.

But they wouldn't trust the strange egg for no reason, so a few black flames were planted inside it.

That was a method the Ignivas used for remote control. If the strange egg made any unusual movements, the Ignivas would detonate a fire, burning the egg to ashes on the spot. And this was exactly what the strange egg had anticipated.

It was merely the power of the Ignivas. After experiencing those warps, it already knew the relationship between these Ignivas and the giant serpent—which meant that if it could control the giant serpent, the fire power derived from it would not harm it in the slightest.

"They're just a bunch of stupid barbarians."

As the Ignivas were about to deliver themselves into the giant serpent's mouth, the monster egg sensed that victory was within reach.

After traversing numerous subspaces and accumulating power for an unknown period of time, it was finally able to obtain everything, whether it was the power of the four gods, the giant serpent, or these Ignivas—although these Ignivas were indeed traitors, after controlling the giant serpent, it might not be impossible for it to use the giant serpent's body to recruit these Ignivas as its henchmen.

In those subspaces formed by collective memories, it had also seen how this giant serpent interacted with the Ignivas. It could only say that this giant serpent was incredibly foolish. It could have easily manipulated these Ignivas like ants, but instead, it gave up the opportunity and went on to study cooking. It was utterly idiotic.

"What's the use of just satisfying your appetite? In the end, you'll just end up on a plate anyway."

The strange egg couldn't help but think this way.

Of course, it will be the only one who gets to enjoy this dish.

Following the giant snake's gaping maw, the strange egg entered the snake's mouth once again. However, last time, it was just a lump of flesh devoid of consciousness, but this time, it clearly knew what it was going to do.

Without any hindrance, the strange egg passed through the giant snake's throat and then slid down toward its stomach and intestines—the stomach was not the safest place; it would be better to go into the intestines, where there were no digestive juices, and it could completely control the giant snake's will.

However, just as it reached the stomach, the strange egg suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Normally, at least from the outside, this giant snake should have been frozen solid.

But now, when it has already entered the body of this giant snake.

Why is the giant snake's stomach still wriggling?
"not good!"

Realizing something was wrong, the strange egg immediately tried to turn back. It was as fast as an arrow released from a bow. In just a moment, it had already rushed to the throat and could even feel that it would escape from the open maw in the next instant!
However, at that very moment, the gaping maw closed.

The giant mouth closed, followed by a swallowing motion. The strange eggs that had just crawled up were swallowed whole into the snake's stomach.

"How can it be!"

The egg instinctively wanted to jump into the subspace, but immediately discovered that it was impossible to make any subspace jumps within the closed snake stomach.

The thick stomach wall sealed everything off, blocking its escape route.

Or rather, the stomach itself is a vast subspace.

"We've been tricked..."

The strange egg's thoughts immediately sank.

At the same time, the giant serpent, which should have been frozen, opened its eyes once again.

(End of this chapter)