Volume 1 Chapter 407

Chapter 407: Since Both Sides Are Fighting, Why Not Join In?

Just as Lolth had predicted, before the scene escalated from a fight to a full-blown brawl…

The group manipulating the monsters would not let this scene happen without interference!

In the midst of the monsters, a huge roar echoed, a sound like a snake’s hiss amplified a hundred times, striking at the souls of everyone present with its magical force, causing all the mercenaries to wake up considerably.

Following this hiss, from the group of monsters, emerged a giant…

Snake head.

It rose up from the ground, lifting high, its enormous eyes and dark yellow-spotted scales reflecting a faint glow.

Just the size of its head was as big as a cart!

Then, this giant snake opened the fan-shaped membrane at its neck, revealing its mouth, which held two giant curved fangs like massive swords.

"Hiss—ha—!"

The terrifying sound rang out again, and all the mercenaries were completely alert now.

"Suggestion" is not mind control; it cannot force someone to act too "strangely" or create ideas out of nothing.

A giant snake appeared before everyone, making everyone realize…

This is not the time for fighting among ourselves.

Finding a traitor is certainly important…

But even more dangerous than the traitor are these monsters.

These monsters surround them, eyeing their lives!

"Monsters, why now?"

Ling frowned, showing a look of confusion.

Clearly, she understood that the sudden tension just now was stirred up by someone.

The goal must be to cause the mercenaries to turn against each other.

But as soon as the monster appeared, everyone became alert.

Florence nodded as well, agreeing.

"Yes… it feels a bit unnecessary and contradictory."

He frowned and said.

Just when Lolth was hesitating whether to share her thoughts with her few cheap teammates, Krado spoke first.

"Hmm, it does seem quite unreasonable… But what if there is more than one group of ‘behind-the-scenes’ people?" Krado said lightly. "The one controlling the monster may not want the mercenaries to die right now, but perhaps someone else is trying to achieve their own goals using this opportunity… This place, known as the ‘Ancient Civilization Ruins’, is powerful enough to cause a country to rise or fall; I wouldn’t be surprised if more forces were involved."

Krado, who called himself "an insignificant noble from the United Kingdom of South Sotua," certainly understood these dirty tricks and schemes better than others, whether or not he was really a "little noble."

When Lolth heard someone say what she wanted to express, she quickly nodded in agreement, showing a look of realization.

"No wonder those monsters suddenly stopped moving; it turns out their goal at this stage is just to drive us here… But it seems someone really does want the mercenaries to die right now."

Raven, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke up.

"The ones controlling the magical creatures are the people from the South Sotua Royal Agency."

After that, she fell silent and didn’t say anything more.

But this one sentence was a shocking revelation, showing a look of fear on everyone’s faces.

"What is that?"

Hood exclaimed, looking towards the direction of the Silver Citadel’s team.

"Those are people from the Silver Citadel. Although they are officially part of South Sotua and on a Royal Mission, it’s different."

Apparently seeing what Hood was thinking, Florence said slowly.

"Aren’t they cultists? They blew themselves up—this is a typical trait of fanatical cultists!"

Ling’s question was more straightforward.

"I have heard of this method of suicide by those who fight to the death because it is quite reliable. That’s why countries across the continent have secretly wanted to imitate it, but they are just troubled by technical barriers… However, I wouldn’t be too surprised if South Sotua, being a leader in human rights violations, is the first to solve this technical problem," Master Krado waved his hand and said, "And thinking from another angle, there might be three groups of people involved? Perhaps the South Sotua government is nurturing cultists?"

Ling nodded thoughtfully and suddenly realized something.

Although they all self-destructed, the two people who just blew up seemed to have much less power.

Even though the cultist from yesterday didn’t explode, it was clear from the prepared explosive power that it should have been the type to blow up a whole person.

The two Superlative Level individuals that just exploded didn’t manage to harm Julie, who was unprotected and nearby, which shows it was indeed lacking in strength.

After this brief exchange, the six members of Lolth’s team silently reached a consensus.

That is, to keep watching the show!

Anyway, there are at least two groups of "behind-the-scenes puppeteers" that are in opposition to each other…

Since the situation is so complicated, we might as well watch from the shore.

Moreover, everyone has another thought in their hearts.

The makeup of the six people in this small team might be even more complicated than the whole scene together.

If they act according to their own goals now, the situation will no longer be a matter of two or three forces fighting each other.

This could instantly fast forward from the Three Kingdoms to the Eight Kings’ Rebellion.

So everyone silently agreed to do their part—some ready to take action, some looking back to observe.

Lolth even squatted down and pulled out a bag of sunflower seeds from her pocket.

"Here comes the big one!"

Lolth said with a sigh while cracking open the seeds.

Then, just as she had said.

The giant serpent monster, which looked like a chameleon or a dinosaur from Jurassic Park, suddenly moved!

Unlike its huge body, this creature was terrifyingly fast!

"Swish!"

A black and yellow shadow flashed by, and the snake’s head aimed at the spot where the two mercenary leaders had just fought.

Then it quickly retreated like lightning.

But in the place where the two had stood, only two pools of blood remained.

For a moment, all the mercenaries felt scared as they watched the bulge at the serpent’s throat rise and fall before it became calm again!

Those two mercenary leaders were definitely not ordinary fighters.

Even among the newcomers, their strength could definitely rank in the top ten.

However, they had no strength to fight back and couldn’t even scream before being devoured!

The fleeting extraordinary wave just now reminded everyone of the creature’s rank.

Legend level…

If one has crossed the extraordinary threshold and reached the epic level, they can feel it more clearly.

It’s not just a legend.

Moreover, it is a Middle Level of legend!

A terrifying creature that would be called a "natural disaster" anywhere in the main plane, only an army or top experts could deal with it!