Chapter 80: The Emperor Snake

  Garo examined Shura slightly "It's alright, the poison isn't severe. Sana, take care of Shura, I'll go and take a look." With a slight movement, Garo leaped into mid-air, his eyes scanning around, but to his surprise, in just that short moment, the girl had already disappeared.

  "It's impossible, she can't be that fast." Gallo was puzzled, the girl seemed to have no experience with aura at all, but how could she be so formidable, even Shura was at a disadvantage. Was this her special ability? It was really interesting.

  Close your eyes, and the spiritual energy spreads out like water, in circles, in strips, diffusing all around, the spiritual energy is like a brush, washing and scrubbing the surrounding living beings, until...

  "Found her." Carlo's mouth curved up, the girl indeed did not disappoint, she didn't run away but instead shrunk herself into a small ball and hid under a pile of dry leaves. However, it was very strange that all the aura around her had disappeared, just like an inanimate object. If he were to use his spiritual power to sense thoughts and auras, he probably wouldn't be able to find her.

  Karo's figure quickly darted through the forest, lightly arriving in front of that pile of withered leaves. Looking at the pile of leaves that seemed no different from usual, she couldn't help but once again marvel at the girl's special abilities. "Alright, I've found you, come out."

  There was no reaction, the leaves didn't even move, Gallo shook his head, this girl's vigilance and calmness were too strong, and from just now, it seemed that she would escape as soon as she missed a hit, and her ability to find a breakthrough point so quickly was simply that of a top-notch killer.

  "Alright, come out, don't worry, I don't have any intention of harming you..." Before he could finish speaking, the pile of leaves suddenly burst open, and countless leaves flew up, instantly blocking Garo's vision. At the same time, a quick and agile figure darted past Garo's side. Garo smiled, "What an impressive kid! To be able to find such a good escape route at this moment... usually when faced with this kind of situation, one would attack forward, but you're amazing!" Without moving his body, Garo used his left hand to track the sound and shot out three finger winds that narrowly brushed past the girl's side, striking the three trees next to her. With a few crisp sounds, the three trees exploded in front of the girl's terrified eyes, creating three deep holes.

  "I think we can have a good talk now." Gallo's figure appeared in front of the girl again, and the girl hastily lifted her head. Gallo finally got a clear look at the girl's appearance.

  How cute! Even Gallo couldn't help but exclaim, her pure green hair fluttering in the wind. Although it was stained with dust and leaves, it still looked soft and beautiful. Her small face had lovely features that were extremely pretty, and her whole face looked adorable. The girl seemed to be only a little over 15 years old, which made Gallo feel strange about two things: one was the girl's eyes, which were black and shiny but gave off an inexplicable weird feeling; the other was a golden scale on the girl's forehead.

  Garro looked at the girl, only to see her body trembling constantly. Garro furrowed his brow and took a step forward. "Little sister..." Before he could finish speaking, the girl let out a shrill cry and escaped behind a tree, revealing only half of her small face as she stared fearfully at Garro.

  Suddenly, Gallo only felt his mouth twitching. This girl, was she shy or timid? He touched his face and said, "Little sister, why did you attack us?"

  "I... I didn't... plan to attack... you..." The intermittent words were as soft as a mosquito's hum, and if Gallo hadn't enhanced his hearing, he definitely wouldn't have heard them.

  "Ah, come here, don't worry, I won't do anything to you." Gallo sighed and looked at the girl. The girl looked for a while, seemingly feeling that Gallo had no ill intentions, and slowly walked out. Gallo stretched out his hand and grabbed the girl's hand, and both of them were startled at the same time.

  The girl was afraid, while Gallo was strange. The girl's hands were cold as ice. "Oh my, how did your hands get so cold?" With a wave of his hand, a thick cloak appeared in his hand. Gallo picked it up and quickly wrapped the girl in it. "Be careful not to catch a chill, let's go to our place first, we can talk about things later."

  The girl's face was a complex expression of confusion, strangeness, and a hint of emotion, as she allowed Gallo to pick her up and bring her to where Shura and the others were.

  Xu La has fully recovered, and it seems that the poison is not serious at all. Seeing Galo bring people back, the two of them shifted their attention over, and saw that the girl was looking fearful, with her body and small face almost completely hidden in Galo's arms.

  "Alright, don't scare our little guest anymore. Come, have some hot soup first." Gallo ladled out a bowl of meat broth that was simmering on the fire and handed it to the girl.

  The girl sniffled, looked at Galo, and only after he nodded slightly did she take it over, starting to drink. It seemed like the girl had been starving for several days, as she finished a bowl of soup in just a few mouthfuls.

  She added a few more bowls, until the fourth bowl, when the girl finally shook her head to indicate she didn't want any more. Galo smiled and wiped away the dirt from the girl's mouth. Shana suddenly spoke up, "Galo sister, you look so gentle now, in the future you'll definitely be a good mother." These words caused Galo's hand to stiffen involuntarily.

  Everyone had something to eat, and the three of them looked at each other. Gallo turned to the girl, "Alright, I'd like to ask you a few questions, may I?"

  The girl looked at the three of them, bit her lower lip, and nodded slightly.

  "What's your name?" Shana spoke first, beautiful things are the most difficult for girls to resist.

  "My name is...Kelsna." The girl spoke softly, her voice barely audible, and Shana had to strain his ears to hear clearly.

  Garo nodded "Karna? That's a lovely name, I'm Garo, this is my sister Shana and that one's called Sora. Ah yes Karna, you said earlier you weren't going to attack us, what was it for then?"

  Keruna softly opened her mouth "I am, I was hungry and then smelled the fragrance and came over, wanting to... steal some food, and just used a little anesthetic, not poison." At first it was still very light, but later she could speak fluently.

  Nodding, Gallo knew that the girl was not lying, because it was indeed a relatively troublesome anesthetic in Shura.

  "What are you, exactly? You don't look human." Galo reached out and gently stroked the girl's hair, Kerna nodded slightly "Yes, I'm a half-beast."

  "What kind of race is an Orc?"

  "I am... Ji Di Huang She Zu."

  "What!" The three of them exclaimed in unison, their eyes fixed on the girl in front of them, this...this...was really too much for their mental endurance!

  Ji Di Huang She, a 9th-level super-strong demon beast. Later, the half-beast tribe of Ji Di Huang She did appear, but this tribe was so rare that it almost didn't exist, so for a long time, they rarely appeared in historical records.

  However, the power of this species was still recorded. The Emperor Snake is the king of poison, and it is said that when the Emperor Snake grows to its extreme limit, its toxicity can even withstand the nine-level demon beasts, and even the dragon clan does not dare to touch it.

  However, in the records, it is written that the Emperor Snake has a violent and ruthless personality, full of murderous intent, making it a terrifying existence. To superimpose the legendary and the actual...the difficulty seems to be quite high.

  "Y-you... are the Extreme Emperor Snake?" Shura stuttered for the first time, and Galo took a closer look at Kelnas "I think that's correct, according to records, the Extreme Emperor Snakes have a characteristic, the scales on their forehead represent their strength, with a maximum of ten, right?"

  "Yes, I'm still not strong enough. For now, I can only produce up to five." She pointed at the golden scales on her forehead, and indeed, there were only five marks on Kerna's scales.

  Garo smiled slightly "Alright, Kernaas, how did you end up here, what happened? With the power of the Extreme Emperor Snake, it doesn't seem like you'd need to steal."

  Kernas habitually bit her lower lip. "I, I was born in this forest, and there was no one around me, so..." After hearing that, Gallo and the others finally understood what had happened.

  It turns out that Kernas is also very pitiful. Perhaps something happened at birth, and her egg was abandoned deep in the forest. When she was born, no one taught her, and she survived alone for over a decade, developing her current personality.

  "Poor kid, what are you going to do from now on?" Gallo asked.

  "Uh... can I come with you guys?"

  The three of them were stunned. "I've always wanted to leave this forest and take a look at what the world outside is like. Although we, the Emperor Snakes, have some residual information about our relatives in our brains, I still want to go out and see the world. I want to see how blue the sea is, how high the mountains are. Is that okay?"

  "Want to see the sea, want to see the mountains?" Gallo smiled and said "It's a great wish, but we won't be going there for now. To be honest, we're currently facing a bit of trouble, the place we need to go is the Forgotten Swamp, one of the most dangerous places, if I take you there, it might just get you killed."

  "Hehe, it's alright." Kernas smiled "No matter what, it's better than continuing to wait here, right? I don't have the confidence that the people after us will be as kind as you two. The snake's nature tells me that following you won't go wrong."

  "Oh, is that so......" Galo actually also wanted to keep this child, because just now when she came into contact with him, she clearly felt that one of the remaining nine Holy Armors had trembled.