After hearing her words, the man took several deep breaths as Baal had instructed, and his fear eased a little.
"Don't rush. Take your time," Baal reminded him.
"I'm a villager from Higi Village. I couldn't wait to attend the Founding Celebration, so I got up early."
"Everything was fine at first, but then there was a huge bang to the west. When I looked over, an enormous snake's head appeared in the distance."
"At first, I thought I was seeing things, so I watched more closely for a while. Now I'm absolutely certain it was Orobashi, and he seemed to be fighting Lord Sasayuri."
The moment the man finished speaking, Zebu transformed into lightning, blasted through space, and vanished.
She moved so fast that Chiyo and the others had no time to react.
"Let's go."
Chiyo and the others immediately followed, rushing toward Yashiori Island as fast as they could.
But the lightning crossed the sea directly, hurtling straight toward Yashiori Island.
When Zebu discovered that the Great Serpent was already dead, a violent tremor ran through her heart, and she froze.
She knew the Great Serpent's strength very well, and she knew Xiu Yuan's strength just as well.
She knew that Xiu Yuan had no way of killing the Great Serpent.
And now that the Great Serpent had fallen, Xiu Yuan was probably...
At that thought, Zebu's heart clenched.
She frantically searched around the Great Serpent's body for any trace of Xiu Yuan.
"I'd like to bring a friend to the Founding Ceremony."
She suddenly recalled what Xiu Yuan had said on Yashiori Island three days earlier.
Perhaps Xiu Yuan and his friend had killed the Great Serpent together!
Then Xiu Yuan might still be alive!
She searched along the length of the Great Serpent's body, finally reaching