Big brutes might possess great wisdom, but on the battlefield, they were easily the most conspicuous targets.
Guided by notes from the "scouts," Lu PingAn's group did not take long to find the giant beasts' battlefield.
Yet with just one glance, Lu PingAn and the others were left somewhat dumbfounded.
"...There really are two? Both are physical bodies? How did she manage that?"
Before them, two identical Snake Kings were savagely beating up the Great Toad.
The monster boxing match from before had already been terrifying enough. Now it had turned into a brawl—a righteous two-on-one kind.
Sharp claws tore away chunks of flesh and rubble with every strike. Massive snake tails struck with the steady swiftness of siege engines. The two twin-like half-serpents were frenziedly attacking the pitiful Great Toad.
Lu PingAn could tell that the toad was in terrible shape.
Its mountain-like body was already riddled with holes and cracks. Its mountain-range-like skin was now a patchwork of colors, the result of forcibly regenerating itself at different times.
The fact that she was still alive was already astonishing.
But the frenzied Snake King would never spare the rebel who had driven her into a desperate corner. In her eyes, the foreign invaders were cunning and insidious, but what she found most unforgivable were the traitors before her.
"...I did it for the Abyss."
"Only by following me can you gain everything. Your current status was all bestowed by me. Why did you betray me?"
"I am the King! Hahaha, bastard... No, you are not."
Her words came out backward and jumbled, her expression utterly crazed. Even for an Abyss Creature, it made people wonder whether she had gone mad.
Her control over her expression and the muttering from her mouth had completely fallen apart.
"Even if she isn't