Chapter 105: The Quest for Setus
It has to be said that Marion's efficiency is not only fast but also good, in just three days, Marion and his sailors captured nearly a thousand snakes.
I'm starting to wonder if all the snakes on this island are here.
Elenor looked at the bags on the ground that were still writhing, her palms were covered with sweat, and she hid behind me with some fear.
It's no wonder that most little girls are afraid of this kind of thing, but Itina doesn't act like a girl.
Seeing that she didn't have any fear or disgust, she stretched out her hands to untie the bag and check, and nodded that the quality of the snake was not bad.
Everyone at the scene was speechless, and Marion was the only one who laughed and praised her for being very bold.
Next, we followed the map drawn in our diary and took our things to Setus's lair, and only after arriving at our destination did we find out.
It's not just a nest for Setus, it's where he gives birth, as we've found a few small Setters here.
Setus's lair is a large cavern located relatively close to the sea, and this cave can be said to be a bit exaggerated.
In addition to a few small setes, there are also the wrecks of Marion's merchant ships. Far into the distance, I could just see Setters swimming slowly towards its lair.
Marion walked up to me and began to ask me what to do next, and after a moment's thought, I said to the crowd.
"Everyone, the next battle plan is like this, first, after Setus enters the lair, we will use his young children as bait to attack him."
When I heard me say this, Elenor immediately interrupted me and asked me.
"Wait a minute, night! You say that as bait, are you going to kill its children along with it? β
"Elenor, don't be too naΓ―ve, even if they are young now, but they will grow up one day, there are five of them here, and if they attack the town, who do you think will be able to deal with the five Settes?"
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Elenor can't refute it, it's cruel, but I'm telling the truth, and though they're still young, they'll one day be bigger than the current setes.
I looked at Elenor, who was trembling, and continued.
"When Setus enters the lair, seal the hole with alchemy, just in case, remember to leave an entrance."
At the moment, there is basically a little bit of simple alchemy in the crowd here, so I arranged for Marion and his sailors to do the job.
"Then I will use alchemy to attack the young sons, and if Seth protects them, then next, Marion, you will attack the young sons with them. If you don't protect them, get out of here. β
After getting their affirmation, I continued to Ilenor and Etina.
"Next, it's our life, and while it is distracted to protect our young son, we throw the bag containing the snake at it and focus on his neck."
Although Eleno was a little confused, she nodded along with Etina, and I finally addressed everyone.
"Plans can never catch up with changes, so everyone must always be improvised, then, the battle begins!"
After waiting in the cave for a while, Setus finally went ashore and climbed into the cave, where it was feeding, and with my gestures, Marion used the Earth Elemental Alchemy.
The door to the cave was suddenly sealed, and Setus turned back in shock, and Marion led the sailors to a high ground and unleashed an attack-based alchemy on the young son.
When Setters saw this, he quickly shielded his children with his own body, and I took the opportunity to untie the bag with Elenor and Itina and threw it over.
One by one, snakes crawled towards Sethus, and in order to prevent the snakes from crawling towards us, I used [Earth Elemental Alchemy] with Sethus as the center, and created a small earthen wall to surround the snakes and Setes.
I asked Xiaofang to maintain the earthen wall, trying not to let it crack.
Setus's reaction was as we expected, and the moment he saw the snake, his fear skyrocketed, and he let out a monster-like scream.
It was reluctant to approach the snakes, and it did not even have the courage to stretch out its claws to slap them to death, so it slowly moved back. Taking this opportunity, I pulled out the [Seven Sins] from my waist and beckoned the other two to start attacking Sethus's throat.
I took the lead in casting my alchemy and launched it towards Sethus's throat, and although Sethus was now a bit chaotic, he still stretched out his claws to block my alchemy.
Ranged attacks don't work against it for the time being, so we can only take close-range attacks.
I ran towards the stone wall, jumped onto it, and then jumped on it with both legs.
Setus spotted my presence and swung its right claw to knock me down, but I swung my sword to block the attack and flipped a heel in mid-air with the help of my strength, landing on Setus's head.
Inserting the blade into Setes's neck, Sethus burst into a scream, then shook his head desperately in an attempt to throw me off.
I gripped the hilt of my sword, adjusted my breathing and stabilized my lower plate, and Itina prepared to release the sword.
"Absolute freezing, ability liberation, silver snow."
Red light erupted on the blade of the Azure Sword, and at the same time, there was a piercing coldness.
Itina swung at Setes' hands, and two transparent sword qi struck Setes' arm, then froze it, and without Setes blocking it, I was ready to cut off its neck in one go.
"Malevolent Dominator, Ability Liberation, Seven Sins!"
A strong aura erupted from the blade, and I leapt forward, flipped sideways in mid-air, and reflexively swung a lateral slash.
Sethus's head flew into the air and fell into the midst of the snakes, completely losing its vitality.
I stepped on the corpse of Setus and jumped over the earthen wall and exhaled. The crowd was almost consumed, and they all sat down on the ground to rest.
After some time, I got up and told everyone to go back to the clearing, while I stayed as the executioner.
"Do you really have to kill them?!"
Elenor asked me a question with one last bit of hope, and I shook my head to cut her hope off completely.
"Carnivores can't change their instinct to eat meat, and humans can't change the malice in their hearts."
Elenor understood what I meant, monsters are monsters, and for humans, even if it doesn't harm humans, its existence is a threat to humans.
Their mothers alone will not hesitate to destroy them as long as a boat approaches. If these five are left, then when they grow up, they will not be as easy to deal with as they are now.
I asked Etina to pull Elenor away, and in the cave only I and the five young sons of Setus were left.
"I'm sorry, but in the next life, be a docile herbivore."
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In the open space of the isolated island, Marion told us that it would take another week for the ship to be built.
To ease the embarrassment, Marion threw a small banquet, and I was alone by the river washing my bloodstained clothes and pants.
Wiping the sweat from my forehead, I lay on the grass and looked up at the starry sky. The island breeze at night was pleasant, and just as I was enjoying myself, I noticed someone walking towards me.
"Itina? What are you doing here? Is the banquet over? β
Itina sat silently next to me, looking at the bloodshot water in the river, and Itina said to me.
"Night, I feel that you are taking on too much by yourself."
I shook my head a little self-deprecatingly and said to Itina with a wry smile.
"It's nothing, I'm used to it as someone who has begun to be emotionally indifferent."
Itina suddenly reached out and put her hands on my face and leaned her forehead over. I was a little baffled and overwhelmed by her actions.
"I can feel that you have experienced so much pain and sorrow, and you can say that your body is full of malice."
Tears welled up in the corners of Etina's eyes, and until now, she couldn't understand why a person could bear such a big negative emotion.