Panic was unfamiliar to Perikena.
She had experienced it once.
But her rapidly growing strength and unique talents had soon shut it out.
She firmly believed that strength gave her everything.
Yet when confronted with even greater strength, the more firmly Perikena held that belief, the more she panicked.
Watching Qin Ran approach her step by step, Perikena could even hear her heart pounding as though she had just exerted herself. Her throat felt dry and itchy.
But Perikena quickly drove away those discomforts.
Because she still wanted to live.
If strength could no longer guarantee that...
Then she would offer something of value!
"The secret Mary carries is connected to the vanished Dragon School!"
Perikena stopped beating around the bush and spoke plainly.
Her voice, however, was very low.
Only Qin Ran, who was drawing closer, could hear her clearly.
Mary, standing where she was, could only vaguely make out her words.
As for the Warren Garrison farther away?
All they could hear was the hissing of snakes.
Qin Ran did not stop walking.
Since it concerned a side quest, he naturally wanted to learn this secret, but the benefits a Snake School leader could offer clearly went far beyond that.
Maximizing his gains had always been Qin Ran's guiding principle.
And if that proved impossible?
Qin Ran did not mind obtaining his rewards through more direct means.
For example: killing her.
Legendary-tier items might be hard to obtain, but rare-tier items were a very real possibility.
Skill books were the most likely drops.
And those were very appealing to Qin Ran.
"I can share this secret with you!"
Perikena began speaking faster.
But she saw no sign that Qin Ran intended to stop.
The panic she had just suppressed rose again.
And this time, it brought the scent