Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 777 Watching a Show
The Azure Tunnel that Lu Kui couldn't break was smashed to pieces by Milo with a single punch.

In fact, whether it was truly him who smashed it with a single punch or whether the Night Weaver sensed something and closed the passage accordingly, no one knows.

...

After the azure aurora disappeared, the dark red light above the night sky finally completely dominated everyone's vision.

The ground is hissing.

The lair of the Serpent People, a dark world shrouded in crimson light, is like hell compared to Sato.

Everywhere there were broken stones, skeletons, and the shed skin of snake people...

The air was thick with the smell of dampness and decay.

The water flowing in the gullies was not water, but countless tiny snakes that were intertwined and tangled together. The sounds and smells of them mating and tearing at each other were extremely unpleasant.

Besides these low-level creatures, there are also high-level snake people, just like the venomous snake people and python people we encountered before, who are almost everywhere in the mountains and fields.

Many of them were densely packed on Freya's wings, frantically gnawing at her scales. Most of the snake people couldn't even bite through the ancient dragon's rock-like scales, but driven by greed and instinct, they still frantically gnawed at them, wearing their mouths down to the bone.

What truly controlled Freya were two enormous, blood-stained iron hooks that pierced the bones at the ends of her wings, hanging high on the cliffs on either side, rendering her unable to move or transform into human form.

...

When they were in the Azure Passage, the aurora had kept them on the other side of the Mirror World, but now the passage had disappeared, Kun Yang was no more, and all that could be seen was the gloomy siren.

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"Hahaha! Ignorant brat, you actually delivered yourself into this mess. Very well, this saves me a lot of trouble. The grand plan is complete. Now, just enjoy watching your companions die. Don't worry! I'll stay here and join you in appreciating this most beautiful sight in the world!"

Lu Kui's figure landed on a hilltop, grinning maliciously at Milo through gritted teeth.

For him, the grand plan was indeed complete.

Now that Milo has fallen into the lair of the Serpent People, he has no chance of escaping. He is destined to die here. The only difference is how long the world will be before he dies. Considering the vengeful nature of the Serpent People and what Milo has done to them in recent days, he will definitely suffer extreme physical and psychological torment.

But this is unimportant to the Temple of the Golden Law. All Luque needs is one outcome: that Milo dies at the hands of the Serpent People.

It doesn't even matter whether it was Woti Igben who was behind it, because as long as the snake people eliminate Milo, the faith of the Golden People will not be lost. Once the blade of law returns to the believers' sight through the rebirth ritual, the foundation of the Golden Law Temple, which has stood for thousands of years, will be preserved.

Even saving half is still saving something!
All the humiliation and sacrifice were worthwhile...

As long as the foundation of the temple can be preserved before the gods return, everything will be worthwhile...

...

This is probably the inner monologue of Lu Kui and his faction, of course, the more upright and self-proclaimed version.

For them, the serpent's blasphemy against the tree, the law's blade becoming the serpent prince's possession, and the loss of half of the golden people's faith were all prices they could afford.

As for Milo's life or death, that's even less important.

The only one to blame is him for killing the blade of the law in an era when blessings were no longer effective; this is his unforgivable crime.

...

……

Luque reveled in the success of his plot while mocking Milo's folly.

Indeed, his actions seemed to be sending everyone to their deaths.

However, after falling into the grotesque abyss, the expected turn of events did not occur.

Milo and his group didn't exchange any words; after confirming the situation around them, they quickly got to work.

Yan led Xiao Yan straight to the left cliff, charging forward recklessly, and the ordinary snake people couldn't stop them at all.

Milo, on the other hand, had already rushed up another cliff, using flames to melt the iron hook that was entangled in Freya's wing bone, and slaughtered half of the snake people on the mountainside. He was now dealing with the other snakes hanging on the dragon's wings.

In less than ten minutes, the iron hooks that were firmly locked to the cliffs on both sides were melted. Freya took the opportunity to turn around and roared at the dense swarm of snakes that were closing in.

The terrifying dragon roar caused half of the snake-men to die instantly, bleeding profusely from their mouths and noses. The scene was filled with the bitter smell of shattered snake gallbladders.

After her all-out roar ended, Freya finally returned to her human form, exhausted.

She fell into the ravine and was eventually caught by Milo.

…At some point before, Freya genuinely believed that Milo and the others would most likely abandon her to try and break through Luque's blockade, and she was certain that it was the most appropriate choice.

But in reality, humans are far more insane, or rather, far braver than she imagined.

Of course, the main reason is that she doesn't know what Milo and Yan have done together in the past, so it may take a long time for her to fully understand their thought processes and so-called bond.

Even so, Freya still thought it was too crazy.

Exactly! It's tantamount to suicide, how could it not be insane...?

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However, in Milo's opinion, Freya must be missing a screw in her head.

Because when Freya, covered in blood, landed in Milo's arms, her first reaction upon being caught by his over two-meter-long body was one of joy and excitement:
"Yay!! I can finally turn into a dragon!"

After shouting, he gave Milo a big kiss on the cheek.

She's about to die, I really don't know what she's so happy about...

...

Yan and Xiao Yan also returned quickly.

Xiao Yan still had the large iron hook that the snake people used to hook Freya's dragon wings on her shoulder; it seemed she had finally found a suitable weapon...

Upon returning, she abandoned the large iron hook and quickly rummaged through her backpack to find an oversized cloak, which she then draped over Freya.

Freya was about to thank them when Yan waved his hand:
“Well, that’s how it should be calculated. He helped me save her first, and then I helped him save you. Now we’re even.”

"That's absolutely right."

Milo fully agrees with this.

"Ahem... Shouldn't we be thinking about how to escape now, brothers?" Xiao Yan, who was usually acting strangely, finally acted normally for once.

Because it seems that no one really cares about falling into the snake people's lair.

Is it because they are not afraid of snakes?
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"Don't worry, the main event next has nothing to do with the four of us. We can just find a cool place to watch the show and take the opportunity to sneak out."

Milo was much calmer than he had been a few minutes earlier.

He glanced into the distance.

That's where the Night Weaver is.

Yes, the Night Weaver, who had been missing for so long, had also entered the Ghostly Cry.

Or to be more precise, from the very beginning, her goal was to enter the Gloomy, and her guidance of Milo and the others was merely a well-intentioned but convenient act.

As for her true purpose in entering Yousi, that's a bit more difficult to analyze.

In short, as Milo said, just watch the show first.

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The snake people were initially stunned by Freya's dragon roar, resulting in heavy casualties. For a short time, no one dared to approach. However, this was, after all, the underground gloomy place. Under the dark red light, almost everything that could move or couldn't move was a snake. Even ancient dragons could not enjoy the so-called bloodline suppression here.

What did the Night Weavers, who arrived at the Dark Siren first, do?
She had already silently slipped into the depths of the snake people's altar when Milo and his group clashed with the snake people in the first round of battle, and stole something dark from the bushes.

Since coming into contact with that thing, the Night Weaver's appearance has begun to change.

She was no longer just a blurry outline of a long dress. After some black substance merged into her body, it began to build bones and some flesh and skin. However, it could only go this far. Not only could the skin not grow, but some flesh could not be completely repaired. Moreover, both the exposed bones and the hideous flesh appeared as lifeless dark brown forms.

In short, the Night Weaver has changed from wearing a long dress to being a tattered, undead creature in a long dress.

The long dress was already fitted and narrow, but even so, the emaciated body in the zombie state still made the dress appear too wide.

But even with her face completely bruised, the Night Weaver's aura remained undiminished.

She hovered above the serpents in a breathtakingly beautiful pose, voicing a question towards the deepest part of the eerie silence:
"Show yourself, Igor."

(End of this chapter)