Ju Snake had never imagined that the day would come when it would be schemed against without even realizing it.
Once that seed of chaos erupted, it would keep spreading until its chaos energy ran out. Mu You had only been able to remove it so easily because he was right there. The eruption had just begun, and he had nipped it in the bud before the chaos could penetrate deeper.
Otherwise, had Mu You not acted in time and allowed a creature like the Flame Ox to rampage here, even if humanity had avoided a devastating blow, the two nearby cities would have been all but destroyed.
"That bastard Chaos, daring to trick me. Just wait until I get a chance..." Ju Snake muttered darkly, changing the subject.
It had initially blamed Mu You and the others for their wariness, only for the facts to prove that their precautions had been foresight. Now it was thoroughly embarrassed...
Mu You did not go out of his way to rub salt in Ju Snake's wounds. This had clearly been the God of Chaos's doing and had nothing to do with Ju Snake. Had his daughter not shown him that vision, putting him on guard beforehand, he too would have suffered without knowing what hit him.
Setting the matter of his daughter aside for now, with the Flame Ox calm, it was time to negotiate. Their ultimate goal in finding the Flame Ox was to join forces with it against the God-Eater Beasts. Now that the Mirage Tapir was under enemy control, the Flame Ox had become indispensable.
Mu You had originally thought negotiating with the Flame Ox would be difficult. After all, unlike Ju Snake, it had not been captured by humanity and lacked the natural incentive of "agree to cooperate