The tone full of exclamation instantly diluted the tragedy of death, and all the emotions brewed by the high priest also turned into helplessness and guilt. Helplessness because of the inability to change the current situation, and guilt for not being able to save the friend of the deity.
The shadow of the Black Python overhead, accompanied by a stench, pressed down. Just as the high priest was about to close his eyes, he suddenly saw the green snake at his feet rapidly expanding. In the blink of an eye, it seemed as if a mountain had appeared beside him. Because its body was so huge, it even squeezed the high priest standing next to it.
The high priest took a dozen steps back before he could barely get out of the green snake’s oppressive range. He looked up in amazement at the huge green figure beside him, wondering if he was seeing an illusion before his death.
With a bang, the sky seemed to explode with a muffled thunder as the rapidly expanding green snake fiercely knocked away the huge snake head pressing down. However, the green figure did not stop expanding. After everyone instinctively took a few more steps back, the green snake finally stopped growing.
Unlike the coldness of the black snake, the green snake’s scales were like pieces of jade, crystal clear and flawless. Looking up, people felt as if they were under a green mountain, filled with a sense of awe and safety.
The green snake’s body was nearly twice the size of the black python. The black python could easily swallow a person in one bite, but judging by the diameter of the green snake’s body, it could easily swallow three to five people.
In comparison, the once terrifying black python now seemed small and helpless. It wasn’t just a difference in size; people could clearly feel that the green snake’s oppressive power far surpassed that of the black python. It was as if it was something innate and unchangeable.
Under everyone’s gaze, the huge green snake swooped down at an incredible speed and once again fiercely struck the black python. With another loud bang, the black python had no power to resist and was sent flying. After a brief struggle of pain, the black python, unwilling to be beaten one-sidedly, adjusted its posture and bit towards the green snake.
However, its speed was far inferior to that of the green snake. Strangely enough, although the green snake was larger than the black python, it moved more swiftly. The green snake easily dodged the attack and once again knocked the black python away with its head. This time, it did not give the black python any chance to counterattack. With several swift dives, it left the black python dizzy and disoriented.
The followers of the Black Python Deity could only watch helplessly as their deity was beaten one-sidedly, unable to fight back. In a daze, they recalled the high priest’s prophecy before leaving the tribe: the nemesis of the Black Python Deity had arrived on this land.
Finally, the Black Python fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
The people of the Sishe tribe stood in a daze. They had never thought that the Black Python Deity could be defeated. This was their deity; how could it lose? The collapse of their faith filled them with fear. They instinctively wanted to cling to the Black Python Deity, as if only by staying close to it could they find some sense of security.
After they approached, the struggling Black Python gradually calmed down. It used its vertical pupils to watch the crowd rushing towards it. When enough people got close enough, it opened its bloody mouth wide!
The first person to arrive had no time to react and was swallowed whole. The people of the Sishe Tribe stopped in their tracks, standing there dumbfounded. The Black Python, having eaten one person, seemed to regain its strength and continued to bite towards the next person.
But just as it was about to swallow the second person, the giant head of the green snake fiercely bit down, its two sharp fangs easily piercing through the Black Python’s scales. The Black Python let out a hiss and began to struggle violently. But no matter how it flailed, it couldn’t shake off the force biting its neck.
Moments later, the Black Python stopped struggling and lay motionless on the ground.
Only then did the green snake release its grip, its two sharp fangs glinting coldly in the sunlight. The giant green snake stood like a mountain, while the Black Python lay there lifeless, a scene that foretold the fall of a tribal deity, leaving a lasting impression on everyone.
As people stood in shock, the green snake lowered its head again. The nearby Sishe Tribe members instinctively thought it was going to attack them, but the green snake only used its sharp fangs to bite into the Black Python’s corpse.
At that moment, the Sishe Tribe members were angry but also understood that in this world, the fate of the loser is indeed to be eaten. However, what the green snake did next surprised everyone. It did not eat the Black Python but instead used its teeth to cut open the Black Python’s body.
As the Black Python’s body was torn open, the person who had been swallowed earlier struggled out, gasping for air, clearly having almost suffocated to death.
Only then did people realize why the green snake had only used its head to attack before but had directly bitten the Black Python to death in the end. It was because the Black Python needed to eat the people of the Sishe Tribe to replenish its strength.
The Black Python Deity was dead, but the person who had just been swallowed survived. The people of the Sishe Tribe had mixed feelings; the green snake had killed their deity but saved them.
In this land, tribes exist by relying on their deities, but deities do not rely on the tribes. Situations like today where a deity preys on the tribe members to replenish its energy are not uncommon. So at that moment, they were all prepared to die. But if one can survive, who would truly wish to die like this?
The person who crawled out from the snake’s belly, after extreme terror, pinched himself in disbelief to confirm that he was indeed alive. Beside him was the corpse of the person who had been swallowed earlier. Ignoring the unknown sticky substance all over him, he hurriedly struggled to leave the spot. After standing up again and a brief moment of silence, he directly approached the green snake and knelt down.
With the death of the tribal deity, he did not know what would become of the Sishe Tribe in the future. However, the green snake had indeed saved his life.
As the person moved, more and more members of the Sishe Tribe came over and knelt down. The Black Python Deity had failed, and they had become a god-forsaken tribe. The lives and deaths of these defeated people would now be decided by the other party.
It wasn’t just the Sishe Tribe members; in the face of such a powerful being, any creature would feel the urge to bow down. Under the gaze of the crowd who looked up at the green snake as if it were a deity, the green snake moved. It raised its head high and then… vomited on the ground!?
The crowd: ???
That wasn’t the end. Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the green snake swiftly headed towards the small river outside the tribe. It rushed to the riverbank like lightning, then started gulping down water, raising its head to rinse its mouth, and spitting out the water, repeating this process continuously.
After repeating this no less than ten times, the green snake finally stopped rinsing its mouth, looking listless and sluggish as it swam back to the tribe.
When it reached the entrance of the tribe and saw the Black Python’s corpse, the green snake paused. Seeing its own vomit, it curled the tip of its tail and awkwardly said, “I’m really sorry. I’ll clean this up right away.”
The crowd: !!!
No one dared to let the green snake clean up. The crowd persuaded the green snake to rest in a tent and then quickly cleaned up the scene. They buried the green snake’s vomit and moved the dead person away for burial. As for the Black Python’s corpse, the people of the Sishe Tribe didn’t know how to handle it for a moment.
According to the rules here, the killed party is considered prey. Although they didn’t know why the green snake vomited, they still didn’t dare to handle the green snake’s prey without permission. In the end, everyone’s eyes turned to the high priest.
With no other choice, the high priest had to go to the green snake to ask how to deal with the Black Python’s body.
The green snake’s figure was not hard to find, given its enormous size. However, when the high priest found the green snake, his forehead twitched uncontrollably. It wasn’t because the green snake was doing anything outrageous; on the contrary, the green snake had obediently gone to rest in the tent.
The problem was that its body was too large to fit entirely into the tent. It could only stick its head inside, and even so, the tent was stretched to the point of tearing.
The high priest: “…” Actually, if you can’t rest, there’s no need to force it.
The high priest kept reminding himself that the green snake was a friend of the deity, a friend. Only then did he walk to the side of the tent and softly ask, “Lord Lan Qing, how do you plan to deal with the black snake?”
There was no response from the green snake inside the tent. The high priest had to raise his voice and ask again.
Suddenly, the green snake stood up in a panic, pushing against the tent, “Snake! Where is the snake?!” It was clear that the green snake had just fallen asleep and was now groggily looking around while pushing against the tent.
The high priest: “…” That seemed to be the large tent they had just set up not long ago. Fortunately, it was only for the slaves, and there weren’t many items inside.
As Lan Qing gradually woke up, he felt his vision was somewhat obstructed. He looked up and saw the tent that had become a hat.
Lan Qing: “…”
