Chapter 242: Green Snake Queen

Chapter 242: 242: Green Snake Queen

The snake pulled backward as he said, "No, no, it’s not like that. I’m not lying, nor am I plotting anything evil. I’m being honest..." he insisted.

Ayra found it difficult to believe. Like Commander Lynn had suggested, trusting an S-rank monster like that meant stepping straight into their death.

But her system had other plans.

[Ding]

[New Task Alert]

[Help the S-Rank Green Snake Monsters]

[Reward: Unlock Special Reward]

Ayra stared at the system for a while. At least this was enough to tell her that the snake might not actually be lying.

And with that, she felt more confident about helping them. The special reward, which was still a mystery, might actually be something she needed.

"He’s telling the truth," Ayra finally said as she stepped backward.

They turned and stared at Ayra.

"How sure are you about that?" Lord Ash inquired. "He might be lying to lure us in."

Ayra smiled at them and nodded. "Trust me."

With that, her mates stared at each other before slowly nodding. Then they turned their attention back to the snake.

"We’ll be coming along. She’s not going alone," Lord Zark said. "So you’d better not think of doing anything stupid."

The snake nodded profusely. "Certainly. There are no issues. And trust me, I don’t have such plans. We only need your help and nothing more." ℯℯ𝑙.

Ayra smiled as she said, "Then we’ll come along and see how useful we can be to you."

Lord Vale added, "It’s already late. So tomorrow morning, we’ll leave."

The snake nodded without any opposition. "No problem at all. I’m more than happy to have you come along!" he expressed happily.

And so, the snake was given a place to stay that night while also being kept under observation to make sure nothing suspicious was going on.

By the next morning, Ayra and her mates had made quick preparations to leave with the snake.

Before they left, the tribe lords had warrior beastmen reinforce the tribe and made sure everywhere had solid security. Ayra also took the little ones inside, placing them under the protection of the strongest beastmen around. They assured her that they would keep them completely safe so nothing would happen.

"Stay here. We’ll be back," Ayra said to the little ones.

"But I want to come along... I’m already older and might be of help," Ally insisted.

"It’s not safe. You’re still a little one," Ayra said.

But Ally was rather insistent. She gave Ayra endless reasons to consider letting her come along.

Afterward, Lord Ash smiled as he said, "Maybe she has a point. Let her come along. I’ll protect her."

Ayra guessed there was nothing she could do. She allowed Ally to come along under the protection of her mates collectively.

"She has already fought them before," Lord Vale said with a smile. "So she is old enough to come."

"Mama, we want to come too!" the snake triplets insisted.

But Ayra refused, insisting that they stay back safely.

"Don’t worry, we’ll be back soon," she promised them while they reluctantly agreed with a nod.

"Stay safe, Mama and Papa..." Zay said while staring up at them all.

Ayra smiled and ran her hand through his hair. "Thanks."

"Stay safe, Mama and Papa!" the triplets instantly echoed together as Ayra and her mates stared at them with smiles.

"Don’t worry, little ones," Lord Vale said. "We’ll be back soon," he assured them.

They nodded in unison like little dolls.

After that, Ayra got ready to leave with the rest. They also took several warrior beastmen along for their journey.

Soon that morning, they made their way through the forest with the snake, heading toward the destination where the S-rank Green Snake Monsters were staying.

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It wasn’t an especially long journey. They moved through the thick woods, which seemed to smell of trouble in different ways.

They could perceive the strong pheromones of S-rank monsters while they were in the contaminated zone. But soon, they finally arrived at their destination.

Before them stood a huge tree. Its trunk had a massive opening that led inside, clearly serving as a housing.

There were many trees surrounding the area, which made Ayra certain that these snakes certainly lived here.

Commander Lynn and Nyx tilted their heads as they looked around. They couldn’t remember seeing or being here before.

Worst of all, they couldn’t even remember how they had gotten there. It was as though they had been teleported without their knowledge.

"S-rank energy," the snake explained while leading them into the tree house before them. "So it’s almost impossible to figure out the way here."

They slowly nodded as they made their way inside. Ayra’s mates remained alert as they moved, making sure to have a backup plan in case the snake tried anything.

But he didn’t.

They soon arrived inside the tree, and before them lay a massive snake on the floor. She was a gigantic green snake with golden pearls wrapped around her body.

She looked majestic—majestic enough to be considered some kind of mystical beast.

They were certain that this was their Queen as they stood there, staring at her for a while.

After a moment, the snake who had brought them there slowly approached his Queen. He informed her of their presence before stepping backward and standing to the side.

Then, the Queen Snake slowly raised her head.

As she got up, her body slowly shrank into a medium size, similar to the snake who had brought them there. She was still gorgeous, with pearls adorning her body and alluring golden eyes.

The Queen Snake stared at them for a while before a smile appeared on her face, her eyes falling and locking onto Ayra.

Ayra returned the smile.

"Greetings. I’m more than glad and honored that you accepted our noble invitation and made the trip here. We’re forever grateful to the Blessed Female," she said in a calm and gentle tone, almost as though she were sick.

Ayra smiled, intending to reciprocate her kind words, but Nyx didn’t seem to have the patience.

He folded his arms as he walked toward them, speaking with a firm, cold expression.

"And what do you want from us? Why were we summoned here?"