Shh!

The monster held in Chen Tienan's hand was pitch black all over, covered with scales with strange patterns. Its head was round and wavy, and its mouth was full of white, interlocking teeth, making it look terrifying.

But this thing has huge eyes and fleshy wings growing next to its ears.

Given the monster's extremely small size, it actually looked somewhat... fierce and cute? Among this group, Wang Xueyi had the most knowledge about the extraordinary side of Earth, so Li Yao asked, "Can you tell what this thing is?"

Wang Xueyi was looking down at his tablet, scrolling through information. "I started researching as soon as I discovered this thing. There is no description of this monster in the organization's database, and there are no matching descriptions in the myths and biographies of various countries."

He put down the tablet. "But I suspect..."

This is related to Apophis, the great serpent of destruction in Egyptian Mythology.

In Egyptian mythology, Apophis is the god of destruction, lurking in the underworld. When Ra descends from the heavens into the underworld, Apophis devours the Sun God Ra, but it must also spit Sun God Ra out at sunrise...

That's a bit of a stretch.

The origin of Sun God Ra in Egyptian Mythology, has always been shrouded in mystery, and his appearance has been accompanied by various fusions.

From Amon, who initially represented the source of creation, to Atum, the creator god, and later Horus, the Egyptian sky god... in archaeology, scholars refer to these changes as a result of shifts in beliefs caused by dynastic evolution.

However, in the field of extraterrestrial archaeology, there is more mysterious evidence suggesting that these are the result of struggles between extraterrestrial civilizations.

Among the many enemies of the Sun God Ra, there are many records related to Apophis.

Whether in ancient secular records or in descriptions found in rare surviving Esper World, Apophis is portrayed as a terrifying and formidable enemy.

The Sun God Ra fought against it for a long time but never truly destroyed this opponent! This black serpent with a flat head and round head, with strange fleshy winged ears, possessed terrifying spiritual power and was suppressed in the Sahura Pyramid. The Egyptian Fifth Dynasty was the most steadfast worshipper of the Sun God Ra, so it is not difficult to deduce that this monster is related to Apophis.

Wang Xueyi even boldly hypothesized—

perhaps,

Apophis is not a demon god.

It's a race! Because Li Yao had written online novels before, he was quite interested in myths and biographies, and listened with great interest.

However, not everyone is interested in this "what if" scenario.

Sauron then turned around and went to the side to cultivate his mind and spirit.

Chen Tienan and his group had no interest in these blank historical records; they were currently struggling against that strange, seemingly adorable but actually fierce snake.

"Shh! Shh shh!"

The strange snake's fighting power plummeted due to the loss of most of its spiritual energy, but its nature remained ferocious! Right now, it was coiled up, baring its teeth and looking extremely fierce at Chen Tienan! Occasionally, it would suddenly spring up, trying to attack Chen Tienan and the others.

Chen Tienan was also stubborn. Whenever that fierce-looking monster bounced up, he would hit it back with a steel brick! That monster was really tough!

Chen Tienan always put in a lot of effort when he slapped him in the face! But even after slapping him in the face so many times, he still couldn't knock him down.

Even Li Yao couldn't stand it anymore...

It's a boss in the dungeon, after all!

"How can you let me ruin it like this?" Li Yao said to Sauron, "Can you please make it quiet?"

Sauron turned and stared at the monstrous snake. "Behave yourself!"

The monstrous snake. "Shh!"

Sauron: "What good is your bravado now? Can't you wait until you've regained your strength before beating that idiot?"

The strange snake. "Shhhh! Shhh!"

Sauron: "... Alright then, I guarantee you'll live, but you'll have to pay homage to a powerful figure? Him, please!"

The serpent. "Sh...

Sauron: "I know what I can do, but I'm desperate! Stop arguing, either it works or it doesn't, just wait to die."

The strange snake immediately became dejected. "Hiss..."

It warily stared at Chen Tienan, and seeing that Chen Tienan didn't make a move, it swam to Li Yao's side, opened its mouth, and a drop of dark golden blood flew out. "Hiss!"

Li Yao: "..."

Not only Li Yao, but everyone was quite confused at this moment.

Chen Tienan exclaimed to Sauron, "Holy crap, this is an ancient colossal tomb! How is this communication happening?!"

They could accept the idea that the monster Sauron could talk.

After all, it appears to be Li Yao's magical pet.

Although these magical pets are rare, they do exist on Earth, as do alien beings with intelligent civilizations.

But the strange snake just kept hissing and snorting the whole time.

How the hell did we end up communicating?

Wang Xueyi approached Sauron and said, "Look, I'm quite smart, and I have a good talent for languages. Why don't you teach me?"

How important it is to master a foreign language! Look at how they've even subdued the dungeon bosses!

In the future, when carrying out missions, we can directly consult with the monsters and launch a surprise attack on the contestants from all countries. Just thinking about it is exciting!

Sauron ignored Wang Xueyi and turned to Li Yao, saying, "Take its life blood, and it will be yours from now on."

Li Yao: "..."

He suddenly felt that the Lost Tavern was like a monster sanctuary.

Let's not even talk about Sauron, after all, he was my First Familiar.

There's a Queen Mother hidden in the subspace of the provincial capital—and the Queen Mother is amazing! She's practically a monster creator! Now there's another strange snake... Li Yao waved his hand and said, "I'm not interested in the weak, you can take her."

Chen Tienan's eyes widened immediately. "Boss, look at me! Look at me!"

I want one! I 'Big Boss such a tough guy, all I need is a pet! The monstrous snake suddenly swallowed its lifeblood. "Hiss!"

Li Yao asked Sauron, "What did it say?"

Sauron reluctantly said, "Just kill me now."

Li Yao was confused. "I just asked you to translate a sentence, why are you making such a big deal out of it?"

Sauron: "..."

"Damn it! Mage, are you out of your mind?!" Sauron was getting a little frantic. "Then can't I translate it myself?!"

Everyone: "..."

Li Yao: "..."

He looked at Chen Tienan: "I heard that they would rather die than submit!"

Chen Tienan retorted, "I 'Big Boss gangster for years, relying on my courage and loyalty! From now on, if you follow me, we'll make sure you're well taken care of, with plenty of food and shelter! How about it!"

The monstrous snake immediately raised its head. "Hiss!"

Sauron translated, "You are not worthy."

Chen Tienan: "..."

He looked at the black cat with a resentful expression, completely unable to figure out whether it was a translation or what the black cat wanted to say.

Sauron also said to Li Yao, "This strange snake is still small."

In other words, it can be cultivated.

After all, this serpent was able to be suppressed in Egypt Sun God Ra, so it must have some ability.

Li Yao thought for a moment and then waved his hand, "Lifeblood."

The monstrous snake opened its mouth and spat out its dark golden life blood, which fell into Li Yao's hand and merged into his flesh and blood.

In the darkness, Li Yao sensed that a kind of bond, akin to Slavery Contract, had been established between him and the strange snake.

Chen Tienan watched with great envy, his eyes darting around as he plotted something. Li Yao then looked at Wang Xueyi: "What's the next step?"

Fourth update... I took a nap in Kunming first... Damn... Thank you so Tsundere Cat Lord, for the generous reward of 10,000 to the Rudder Master! I'm having trouble figuring out the previous method for calculating the backlog of updates, so I'll start calculating again... I'm going out to grab something to eat first, and I'll be back to continue updating later! I'm just a writing machine, devoid of emotion! Hope you all enjoy reading!