The bone-chilling killing intent made the snake woman before her shut her eyes tightly and tremble.
Such a state was truly rare for Xiao Yi Xian.
Zi Yan behind her also remained silent, only lightly tugging at her skirt with her little hand.
Xiao Lan stood at her side as well.
Even Fu Ya moved closer with some concern.
As for Queen Medusa, Fu Ya felt deeply connected to her. Their circumstances were very similar, though Fu Ya's had been worse.
They had once lived together happily for a long time.
Hu Yao looked at her and smiled faintly, patting Xiao Yi Xian on the shoulder. "All right. Let's deal with the Snake People Race first, then go gather some information."
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will emerge victorious from every battle."
Xiao Yi Xian took a deep breath, then nodded. Looking at the snake woman before her, she said gently, "Don't be afraid. I'm a friend of your Queen."
The snake woman looked at them tremblingly, unable to believe it. "Really?"
Xiao Yi Xian nodded. "It's true."
"Next, we'll search for any other survivors and get things in order. Then I'll go save your Queen."
Upon hearing this, the snake woman's face filled with excitement, and hope burned in her eyes.
After the time it took to burn an incense stick—
Xiao Yi Xian looked at the fewer than a hundred Snake People before her, unsure of what to say.
She vaguely remembered that there had once been countless Snake People.
Yet only this few remained now. One could imagine just how horrifying the events here had been.
Every Snake Person was wounded. Most were women, while the few men were rather ugly.
Every Snake Person looked at Xiao Yi Xian and the others with evasive,