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The chaotic scene left Samael, this unscrupulous teacher, with nowhere to hide. His usual strategy for problem students was, of course, to grab the troublemaker and give them a good beating to show fairness, then strictly forbid any further private retaliation to prevent more trouble.

The ancient serpent immediately stepped in and gave the dog and the Colchian Dragon, those two noisy agents of chaos, a neither-light-nor-heavy lesson. But before he could tense up and display the tyranny of the "Black Demon," Hydra and Ladon's joy at their reunion overshadowed these trivial matters. They crowded forward and hissed affectionately at the mentor they had not seen in a thousand years, like children who had found their parent.

They looked even warmer than when they met their snake mother.

It could not be helped. Echidna's usual approach was to let them fend for themselves. Because of her divine flaw, she fell dormant at the drop of a hat, so the Children of Typhon had spent more time around their mentors during childhood than with their biological mother.

And although Samael sometimes behaved less than human, he truly treated these Children of Typhon well, perfectly filling the void left by a "father."

Their feelings had barely faded over the millennium. The ancient serpent could not help feeling gratified. After exchanging friendly greetings with the four divine monsters, he asked why and how they had come to the surface.

Sure enough, Ladon, the Colchian Dragon, and Hydra had also sensed the divine will of Tiamat, Mother of Origin, and the Three Goddesses. They had emerged from the Arima Cave to support Samael.

However, the seal maintained by the Sea of Stars had not completely faded, so the passage opened could not send out the entirety of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss's strength