Chapter 36 - Akasha’s Snake (4) (2/2)

And they had taken the brain But why?

By looking at the size of the footprints left behind, Yeon-woo could easily infer the identity of the group that took the brain

‘They are Orcs’

Yeon-woo suddenly recalled what his brother had said in his diary

Variousto their environ them, the Orcs located in the eastern part of the section honored Akasha’s Snake, which had long been the owner of the eastern desert area

Many different monsters lived in packs in Section E

Groups of Lizardmen were norle was inhabited by Goblins and Kobolds organized in villages Orcs had settleres lived independently in the southern region

But just because Orcs were present in large numbers in the eastern desert, it didn’t round, there lived Akasha’s Snake

Sometimes, Akasha’s Snake came out to the surface and attacked their settlements, for the Orcs, it was a symbol of dread and fear Hence, they had the custo Akasha’s Snake as a God And it seemed like the Orcs had noticed the death of Akasha’s Snake and pulled out its brains with so to do with it? If they were doing rituals, they could have either done it here or taken it to their settle elsewhere The opposite direction from where the Orc settle over there!’

Without further delay, Yeon-woo rushed out following the trail

Swish

The trail was leading past Akasha’s Snake’s body and further into the ruins

As he traveled deeper along the trail, the wasteland started fading aith the appearance of bigger and steeper rocky mountains It was a place where even his brother hadn’t been

He traveled so far that he soon ended up reaching the end of Section E

Yeon-as stopped by a cliff that stood endlessly high

‘The Great Wall This is the eastern end of Section E Then…’

Yeon-woo scanned the cliff with his Draconic Eyes The Orcs’ traces ended in front of a tunnel at the bottom of the cliff deftly hidden by rocks and trees

‘What are they doing in a place like this?’

Yeon-woo stepped into the tunnel immediately

At that moment

[You are the first player to enter ‘Akasha’s Snake Tunnel’]

[You have acquired 1,000 additional Karma]

‘What?’

Yeon-woo looked up at the unexpectedthat has to do with Akasha’s Snake?

Thump

Thu loudly

Not to mention his brother, even Galliard did not know about this cave That’s why Galliard had to wait for a set time to face Akasha’s Snake each time the tutorial reset But if it had a cave, it would be a whole different story

‘There could be an egg, a snakeling, or its mate inside this cave’

And the fact that the Orcs ca hidden inside At least so equal in value to Akasha’s Snake

Yeon-woo tried to be as stealthy as possible and moved inwards into the tunnel The deeper he went in, the louder the noises co froe cavity, he witnessed dozens of Orcs lined up along the vast open space

‘What is this?’

bum bum

To the sound of the dru a deep bow in a reverent ious ritual

At the end of the altar was a pile of dead Orcs and Lizard the brain of Akasha’s Snake

‘These Orcs, they’re insane’

Yeon-woo frowned at the swirling madness of the Orcs and he lowered himself as much as he could

He felt like he could end up trapped in there forever if he cause any disturbance

Just then,

Kung

What looked like an Orc Sha hard at the floor with his cane as he shouted a prayer in a voice filled with madness

“Chwiiik! Our God, murdered by the wicked hu yourself back to life and help us punish them!”

As he chanted the prayer, the Orc Shaman took out a torch from a brazier next to the altar and set the sacrifices on fire

Rush

As if they had been oiled beforehand, a fierce flame shot up from the bodies and devoured thee occurred in front of Yeon-woo’s eyes

When a body is burned, it should turn into black ashes giving off a burnt san to turn into a column of murky sathered in the air, and soon, it was sucked into the brain of Akasha’s Snake that was laid on the tray

Just like a sponge absorbing water, the ss that had been piled up on the altar vanished, and the brain started to wriggle as if it was alive

By the ti tore out from within the brain

Kaah!

“…!”

When Yeon-woo sahat it was, he couldn’t help but to strain his eyes wide

It was a snake

A snake of surprisingly small size compared to Akasha’s Snake, but still it still see Akasha’s Snake

The snakeling screae appeared in front of Yeon-woo

[Hidden Quest / Resurrection Ceremony]

Content: The body of Akasha’s Snake is coy (Akasha), Akasha’s Snake can be resurrected at any ti Akasha’s Snake back to life with their ancient ritual Stop the resurrection cereer

Reward: ????

Yeon-woo opened his eyes wide in surprise

It was a quest telling hi the snake

But to Yeon-woo, only one phrase entered his sight The phrase that said Akasha’s Snake could be revived

At that reat idea crossed his mind

The tip of Yeon-woo’s lips curled upward

“If I can grow Akasha’s Snake bigger than before, and take its essence…!’