Chapter 246: The Snake Queen’s Deal
The gray demon pupils emitted a moving color. The Snake Queen’s face had a breathtaking charm, yet it was as cold as frost. She had a head of long hair full of swimming green snakes. Her figure was petite, her slender waist could be held in one hand, and a golden bra covered the full pair on her chest.
If it weren’t for the long half-snake tail dragging behind her, she would definitely be a rare and stunning beauty.
However, to appreciate her beauty, many times, one had to pay the price of one’s life.
Don’t look at her eyes. This was the most common way to face Medusa.
Seiya held his longsword and stood up cautiously, ready to attack at any time. But facing a tenth-tier gorgon alone, even he felt a little unreliable.
“I’m not here to fight,” the Snake Queen got closer and closer, and disdainfully threw the bow and arrow in her hand to the ground.
The powerful magic arrow was one of the Snake Queen’s most terrifying weapons. Her confidently throwing down her weapon surprised Chen Ran a little.
“Queen Medusa, since you’re not here to catch us, are you here to chat with us?”
Medusa sneered, stopped more than ten meters in front of Chen Ran, and said, “If our Snake Clan had really exerted our strength before, do you really think you could have escaped the encirclement of the Black Witch Mistress? Do you really think my petrifying demon pupils are just for show?”
The gorgon Medusa had an innate demon pupil ability. Although it couldn’t achieve absolute petrification against those of similar rank, it still had some ability to restrict others. This skill itself was a special skill of their clan, and at that time, she indeed hadn’t used this ability specifically. Against such a charming snake woman, it was best not to look directly into her eyes, but it wasn’t something you could avoid just by wanting to, unless you had the Holy Purge with absolute dispelling ability like Chen Ran.
Chen Ran blinked. “Then I wonder what advice Your Majesty has? Not coming to catch us, could it be that you’re here to help us?”
The corner of Queen Medusa’s mouth curled up in an arc, and she said, “Sort of.”
“Sort of?” Chen Ran was stunned for a while, unable to figure out the Snake Queen’s idea. “I never believe in pies falling from the sky, but I really can’t think of anything I can help you with.”
“Maybe there is,” Medusa coiled her snake tail. Whether she was confident or relieved, she indeed didn’t have a trace of an offensive posture. “Don’t you want to rescue your imprisoned partners? At least I think you will go again.”
Chen Ran’s eyebrows moved. Since even the Snake Queen could see it, going there again this time would definitely be more dangerous than auspicious. But if he didn’t go…
Chen Ran asked his doubt, “What do you need me to help with?”
“Rescue the White Witch Clan in the dungeon,” the Snake Queen stated her condition concisely.
“White Witch Clan?”
Hearing this term, Chen Ran was a little stunned. This was his first time in the Black Swamp, and he didn’t know that there were White Witch and Black Witch clans in the world.
“You’ve been to the prison there. You should know that there is a forbidden door there with some animals locked inside?”
“Mmm, yes. Could it be?” Chen Ran seemed to understand something.
“Yes, they are the White Witch Clan who were transformed by the Black Witch Clan where the Mistress is,” the Snake Queen nodded. “Our Snake Clan was originally an ally of the White Witch Clan, and the ally of the Black Witch Clan is the Blood Bat Clan. More than ten years ago, the Mistress of the Black Witch Clan conspired against the Great Witch of the White Witch Clan under the pretext of making peace, then imprisoned them in the dungeon with transformation spells, and then threatened us with their lives to obey their orders. All along, I have been looking for a suitable opportunity, but this matter cannot be done by our Snake Clan. We have been waiting for someone capable of helping us.”
“And then, you found us?” Chen Ran blinked, understanding the Snake Queen’s meaning. For such a thing, it would be most suitable to leave it to a reckless young man like him. And before, they had also shown their side’s impressive strength.
The Snake Queen looked at Chen Ran and said, “You seem to have a way to dispel abnormal abilities?”
“That’s right,” Chen Ran quickly understood Medusa’s meaning. “You mean, let me rescue the people of the White Witch Clan, and then rely on their power to check and balance the Black Witch Clan, and you will also help from the side?”
“You could say that, but that’s not enough,” Medusa nodded. “The White Witch Clan does have the ability to fight the Black Clan, but the premise is that you first obtain the White Witch Clan’s holy artifact, the Heavenly Snake Staff. Only with its power can we fight against the Celestial Sphere in the hands of the Black Witch Mistress. I think you also know the power of that crystal ball before. There is only one chance for you. I have a secret passage that can let you sneak in again, but your sneak attack this time has alerted the people of the Black Witch Clan. It is basically impossible to escape after entering. Only by fighting to the death and rescuing the White Witch Clan will there be a chance to fight.”
Watching the Snake Queen vividly explain all this, Chen Ran could only choose to believe.
In fact, he had no other choice. The most important thing was that it was impossible to plot against him. If Medusa really came to catch them, there was no need for so much nonsense. Even if she couldn’t catch Chen Ran alone, dealing with Seiya was at least not a problem. Although the little white knight Seiya’s appearance was a little worse than Othello’s, he was still a good resource for breeding. He believed that the Black Witch Mistress would not let him go easily, which was far more valuable than catching him. And the people imprisoned in those secret witch prisons also explained the identity of the White Witch Clan well.
For Chen Ran, as long as he sneaked into the Black Witch land, as for that gate, with the existence of the universal key, he could easily open most locks. The Witch Clan’s transformation spell could also be solved with just a Holy Purge. The only problem was to sneak in first.
For a tribe with giant bat reconnaissance, the difficulty of infiltration was really too great. Before entering, the Black Witch Clan’s help must be solved, and the plan could be half successful first.
And next, the Snake Queen’s words further confirmed his idea.
“Before that, you need to eliminate the Blood Bat Clan, the ally of the Black Witch Clan. They not only hinder the success of your rescue, but the Blood Bat Cave where they are located also seals the White Witch Clan’s holy artifact, the Heavenly Snake Staff. Guarding it is not only the Blood Bat Clan, but there is also an Abyssal Hydra in the depths, which is also a tenth-tier existence. Before acting, you should be careful.”
Chen Ran had a headache and said depressedly, “It’s always a tenth-tier existence. Although they are all inferior tenth-tier creatures, how can the two of us humans solve them? Unless I get my other two companions back.”
“Leave this to me,” the Snake Queen patted her chest with one hand and said confidently, “I can arrange for your two companions to shake off the enemies behind them and meet up with you. I hope you won’t disappoint us.”
“It all depends on human effort,” Chen Ran whispered.
“Alright then, I’ll go arrange it now…” Medusa turned around, dragging her long snake tail, and gradually disappeared in front of the two of them.
Through the reconnaissance and contact of the Light Bird spell, Chen Ran got in touch with Othello, who was on the run.
The Templar Knight’s spirit was obviously not very good, having been chased by the pursuers of the Witch Clan.
Chen Ran briefly explained the situation, saying that there would be help, and told Othello to just agree no matter what.
Sure enough, in a swamp pool, several special swamp giant snake demons appeared. They quickly carried Othello and the other across a black swamp pool on their backs, and deceived the Witch Clan and others who had been tracking them from behind with various signs. Relying on their high mobility, they quickly rushed toward the Blood Bat Cave.
Chen Ran’s light bird clearly noticed all this, just as arranged in the plan.
A day later, Chen Ran brought Seiya to reunite with Othello and the Holy Child Livens.
Looking at the exhausted Othello, Chen Ran casually cast an Endurance on them to help accelerate their energy recovery. At the same time, he used Heal to recover some of the battle wounds on Othello’s body one by one.
“How is your condition?”
“As long as we rest for a while, we can fight again. I wonder what other plans you have?” Othello quickly guessed Chen Ran’s thoughts and asked in a deep voice.
Chen Ran briefly told the Holy Child and Othello the content of the conversation with the Snake Queen.
“So what if we fight again!” Othello combined the stubbornness that a Templar Knight should have, and his subordinates were still there, so he gave a very straightforward answer.
The battle in the early morning was extremely exhausting and depressing, but next, they had to continue. Knowing that the other party was prepared, they had to fight, fighting for time.
Because everyone was very tired, through Chen Ran’s spiritual soothing spells, the few of them rested very thoroughly, just to recover their energy as quickly as possible, and take out the expected White Witch Clan’s Heavenly Snake Staff first.
During the day of the next day, Chen Ran took the three of them to the Blood Bat Cave described by Queen Medusa.
The Blood Bat Cave was in a mountain cave in the mountains. That cave was bottomless, and a large number of blood bats lived there. And in a well pool in the deepest part, there was an Abyssal Hydra, even more ferocious than the green Hydra seen outside. It just didn’t have any little brothers, so it was relatively easier to deal with.
Climbing up to that hidden cave entrance, Chen Ran and the others stood at the entrance of the Blood Bat Cave.
Blood bats were nocturnal creatures, afraid of light, and mostly rested in the cave during the day.
If he hadn’t known that the Black Witch Clan had such a special ally at that time, he wouldn’t have launched such a high-risk action as a night raid, which led to a collapse halfway. He believed that the few Templar Knights had been discovered by those bats as soon as they were rescued. What happened afterwards was not as unlucky as Dongfang imagined. Everything belonged to the inevitable sequence.
Damn it, I’m going to get back at them for this!
You bunch of scum, wait to become my experience for leveling up!
