Chapter 77 - Aftermath (2/2)

”Ah! Yes, father.” Ian let go of his distracting thoughts and led his father by the arm, towards the serpentine.

Many Pink Goblins stood up in greeting and happiness upon seeing their Chief well enough to walk on his feet.

”That serpentine has a very amazing ability. In the whole Nar realm, I have never encountered a beast with the ability to heal others besides themselves.”

”I have not met such a beast either. In fact, I have never seen an ability like that of the serpentine.”

”Me neither. Do you think it is an ability exclusive to the Snake clan serpentines or just her?”

”Hey, since she saved our chief, she is not so bad. After all, she could have left him to die and we would have still ended up as her slaves. But she did not. She chose to save when she could have done otherwise.”

”Now that you mention it, I also feel she is not too bad. In the end, for whatever reason, she did save us from the dark shadows.”

As the remaining Pink Goblins saw their Chief safe and well, their impression on the serpentine improved. Soon, there were more praises and acknowledgments than condemnation ringing out.

Ian also heard and felt the shift in the Pink Goblins' attitude towards the serpentine. Although he still felt unreconciled with the way things were proceeding, he kept his silence this time. He might not agree with the state of things, but that did not mean he was blind.

He could not disregard the truth before his eyes.

The two, father and son, slowly made their way across the blood-soaked field, greetings and comments following them, as they reached the serpentine's resting place. Ulain stood a distance from her as he waited for her permission to speak.

Having healed the Snake Queen right after waking up from a deep slumber, then rushing to the Flaming Forests of the Pink Goblins and engaging in a one-sided slaughter with the dark shadows to awe the goblins, Versailles was dead tired.

But even in that state, she still used her powers to heal the dying chief.

This made her already exhausted mind fall apart, as her vision faded in and out, on the brink of passing out.

Not wanting to display any signs of weakness before the recently subdued Pink Goblins, she made a show of being above them, keeping a distance between her and the race as she secretly rested, replenishing and restoring her energy.

Now, as the white-haired goblin stood before her, her heavy body and lethargic mind recovered well enough to engage in casual conversation without giving herself away. Just as she was about to beckon the goblin to state his business, she caught sight of the approaching chief and his son.

'Perfect timing. I can now take care of two matters in one shot, conserving my energy and getting my subordinates informed of their tasks.'

Once Chief Mein appeared before the serpentine, he stopped to catch his breath, before raising his head to meet the violet pupils of his savior.

On connecting with her gaze, his expression flickered.

She was a lot younger than he expected.

As an old monster, he was able to immediately realize that the serpentine before him, was no more than 2 decades in actual age.

This astonished him, as he could not imagine how a less than 2 decades old serpentine, got in a feud with the dark lord. He could not think of how such a matter could even be possible. After all, a dark lord does not appear suddenly or abruptly.

It grows and festers for a long period of time, secretly becoming strong and powerful, before making its presence known.

As such, there was no doubt that the dark lord would be at least thousands of years old.

'So, how did such a young serpentine become an enemy with the dark lord?'

He could not help wondering, confusion settling in his mind.

”Goblin Chief Mein, you are here to see me? To what end, if I may ask?” The nonchalant and careless voice scattered his distracting thoughts, pulling his focus back onto the present.