Chapter 86 - Preparations Part 1 (2/2)

'In this Nar realm, a beast can only trust itself.'

And the fact that the Scorpion King was aware of this made her feel more satisfied with her decision. Only smart individuals could decisively work together and break through a blockade, while keeping their guard up against each other.

”Master, is there a specific direction we are heading in? Otherwise, everything looks the same to me here.” After looking around for a long while, he was not able to decide which direction to go.

Everywhere and everything looked the same here.

”There isn't a specific direction we are heading. Just locate an area where group scuffles are more likely to occur, and disperse your venom.”

”Are we laying down a poison trap for someone? I left my venom in the landscape and volcanos' we already passed. We are still setting more poison fields?”

The Scorpion King was confused.

Why was the serpentine setting up poison traps all around the roads and landscapes leading to the Erupting Volcanos? Why was she dispersing venom inside the volcanos? And why was she leading the native beasts into certain locations?

It felt, and seemed, as if she was setting a giant labyrinth for someone specific.

'But who was the one that deserved to receive the malicious, sinister, and deadly scheme of this serpentine? Who was the unlucky beast that wrongly stroked her serpent scales?'

The more he thought of the traps they planted so far, the fiercer his limbs shuddered.

'Whoever the beast is, he has a lot waiting in store for him.'

He darkly chuckled inside, excited to know there was a more unfortunate individual than him out there.

At this moment, he was thankful for being in some sort of a subordinate relationship with the serpentine. At least then, the chance of her viewing him as an enemy was minimal. He did not want to be on the receiving end of her scheme.

”Focus on the task at hand. Do not try to use your measly brain to figure out what is going on in mine.”

”Measly? Master, are you referring to me? When has my brain size shrunk?” The Scorpion King frowned unhappily, very displeased at the label.

Versailles snorted disdainfully as she roughly slapped the scorpion's back.

The slap seemed playful, but the Scorpion King immediately understood for what it was.

A warning.

She was warning him to not stick himself into matters beyond his capability to bear.

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A while later, in the center of the volcano, the scorpion and serpentine appeared before a boiling lave. If by misstep, they fell into the lava, the fiery red-orange liquid would burn them into skeletons, within a matter of seconds.

”Master, I am almost done.”

The Scorpion King waved his stinger, inserting the sharp, venomous tail in the sea of fire, as he cautiously spewed his poison.

”Hmm. Make it quick. The scalding lavas of the Erupting Volcanos are fierce enough to burn the whole Nar realm. I cannot ward it off for long.” In the end, she was still too weak.

After leaving the Sybil realm and entering the Nar realm, she barely had time to focus on mastering her powers.

In her previous life, her plan was to use the Battle of Wars as a grinding method to hasten the adaptability and flexibility of her snake body. But many dramatic series of events occurred, hindering her progress.

'This time, I will make sure to achieve the goal of mastering my powers. That too, in the Battle of Wit, three ice nights from now!'

With a fiery light flashing through her violet-gold eyes, Versailles efficiently controlled her flame power, enveloping the red-gold radiance on her and the Scorpion King's figures.

As the scorpion left yet another poison trap, she reduced the degree of the heat waves battering their bodies by a huge margin.

”Are you done yet?” Her control was weakening, the strain of sustaining the usage of her power burdening her mind and soul.

”Almost there! Do not slacken your control yet, Master!”

The Scorpion King did not want to die by boiling alive in the erupting volcano. He still treasured his life and was not planning on burying his bones within the sea of flames.

As such, he forced himself to endure the scorching pain transmitted to his limbs and sunk his red-gold flame covered stinger into the lava.

”Hisss!”