839: Zorandan: The Black Green Snake King was forced!

Ever since he stepped into the Ninth Rank, Zoltan had long been impervious to the elements; even staying in lava or under a thousand-meter glacier would not make him feel any discomfort.

But now, as Gugor finished speaking, Zoltan felt the temperature in the large camp drop rapidly, and a chill rose in his heart.

He knew?

Doreina betrayed me?

Zoltan's thoughts surged, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.

"What?"

Noticing Zoltan's unusual reaction, a hint of disdain flashed in Gugor's eyes, and he asked with a mocking tone:

"You can't bear to part with him?"

"Is it that you and this little snake have developed a deep friendship over the past hundred years, or does he have a use for you that I don't know about?"

That day, when Zoltan and Doreina came to the City Lord's Mansion together, Gugor had already felt suspicious.

He had been the City Lord for nearly two hundred years, and while he couldn't claim to know these two subordinates inside out, he knew a great deal about them.

During their time in Holy City, Zoltan and Doreina were at odds; though not like fire and water, they were close to it.

For two people to visit together, and to advance and retreat in unison, it was clear they had reached some kind of agreement.

Moreover, after the matter in the depths of the Demon Beast Forest concluded, Gugor arranged for people to monitor Zoltan and Doreina, and found that these two fellows met more frequently in the large camp.

In Gugor's view, there was only one possibility that could make these two put aside their past grievances and cooperate: strength, cooperating for the sake of a Breakthrough in strength.

Following this direction, Gugor indeed discovered some interesting things.

A hundred years ago, Zoltan had once traveled to Holy City and explored an ancient battlefield from a thousand years ago with his friends. After returning, Zoltan took a small snake with a pure Yao Race Bloodline under his command and gave him the position of Demon Beast Forest Patrol.

On the surface, he was maintaining stability in the Demon Beast Forest and protecting the safety of the settlements below, but secretly, during the hundred years that the Xuanqing Snake King served as the Demon Beast Forest Patrol, the number of clansmen who died in the settlements below each year was one-tenth higher than in previous years.

Although Zoltan and the Xuanqing Snake King did it very secretly, there was no fault to be found on the surface.

However, Gugor could imagine, without even needing to investigate, that all these deceased clansmen had been swallowed by the Xuanqing Snake King.

Otherwise, when that little snake first arrived in the Demon Beast Forest, his strength had barely reached the Eighth Rank, yet in less than a hundred years, he had risen to the Peak of the Eighth Rank, only one step away from the Ninth Rank.

A thousand years ago, there might have been such a brilliant Genius in the Yao Race, improving by nearly a great rank in a hundred years.

But now, it is absolutely impossible through normal Cultivate, especially since the Xuanqing Snake King was eroded by the power of the dead souls; maintaining his strength without declining for these hundred years already showed diligent Cultivate.

At this moment.

Hearing Gugor's question, horror flashed in Zoltan's heart.

The worst-case scenario he had anticipated had come true.

"Lord City Lord, I have absolutely no conspiracy with that Xuanqing Snake King; the only reason I took him in was out of appreciation for his talent!"

Zoltan knew at this moment that if he didn't give an explanation, he would definitely suffer, so he immediately put aside his small thoughts and said decisively:

"Since this year's Great Ceremony has a need, and this Xuanqing Snake King has received a hundred years of protection from our Blade City, it is time for him to contribute."

"Your subordinate will personally bring his corpse back and place it in the sacrificial reserve."

"That's more like it!"

Hearing this, Gugor smiled faintly:

"Those not of our race are sure to have different intentions. The Mother Goddess Great Ceremony is the most important matter for our Blade City; everything else must come second."

"Zoltan, I am very pleased that you can make the correct choice!"

As he spoke, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Gugor's eyes.

Things were developing exactly as he had predicted.

Zoltan dared not resist him and could only obediently yield.

Now that the Mother Goddess Great Ceremony was imminent, with the flesh and Divine Soul of this Peak Eighth Rank great Demonic Beast as a sacrifice, the scale would exceed that of previous years.

The lifespan he would gain through this sacrifice would also be greater.

"Zoltan, you know, I've always thought highly of you."

"In just over ten years, my term as City Lord will be at Perfection. When I return to Holy City then, I will recommend you to the High Priest."

In his joy, Gugor did not forget to give Zoltan a grand promise, and incidentally, to sow discord in his cooperative relationship with Doreina.

Thump, thump, thump!

After Gugor finished speaking, he was waiting for Zoltan's gratitude when urgent footsteps suddenly sounded outside. Then, one of Zoltan's subordinate commanders suddenly rushed in in a panic:

"Great Commander, something bad has happened! Red Mountain Town is under attack and has sent us a plea for help."

"What?"

Before Zoltan could speak, Gugor, who was sitting at the head, slammed the table and stood up, his face becoming extremely gloomy.

A few days ago, more than half of the settlements under Blade City's jurisdiction were lost. Gugor didn't care about the deaths of these clansmen.

But before the Mother Goddess Great Ceremony, the flesh and blood sacrifices that could not be submitted pained him immensely.

Now, he had finally managed to force Zoltan to hand over the Xuanqing Snake King, a Peak Eighth Rank great Demonic Beast, which would allow him to prepare enough sacrifices for the Mother Goddess Great Ceremony.

As a result, such a troublesome incident occurred again.

The destruction of each subordinate settlement meant that the quantity of flesh and blood sacrifices would be reduced.

"Who dares to be so bold as to attack our settlements?"

Gugor suppressed the violence in his heart and asked in a cold tone.

"It's a Human, and the former Demon Beast Forest Patrol, the Xuanqing Snake King."

The commander then realized that the Lord City Lord was also in the large camp. After bowing in a panic, he said in a hurried tone.

"A Human? The Xuanqing Snake King?"

Gugor frowned, feeling that things were not simple.

"Could it be that those Human Race Strong are preparing to make a move against us?"

Gugor pondered, his gloomy gaze turning towards Zoltan:

"Zoltan, is this the patrol you recruited?"

"This is outrageous! How dare he conspire with a Human to attack our clansmen's settlements? Don't you think you owe me an explanation?"

"Lord City Lord, please calm your anger."

Zoltan's mouth tasted bitter. He never expected that the Xuanqing Snake King would dare to attack the Undead settlement as soon as he left the Human Race area and entered the Demon Beast Forest. Such audacity!

In his heart, Zoltan had already cursed the Xuanqing Snake King's eighteen generations of ancestors to hell.

But at this moment, he knew that he had to give a reasonable explanation, otherwise, he would be in trouble before the Xuanqing Snake King was.

"Lord City Lord, your subordinate believes this should be a Human Race conspiracy. The Xuanqing Snake King's loyalty is beyond doubt; he has been diligent during his hundred years as the Demon Beast Forest Patrol."

"His appearance outside the attacked settlement is very likely due to being forced by the Human Race."

Zoltan bent down and said in a hurried tone.