Chapter 458: Terrified Asherah, About to Be Eaten?
A giant silver serpent covered in scales, measuring fifty meters long—to humans, it was a true behemoth.
With its movements, it could easily create massive disturbances.
Ordinary houses would likely crumble like foam upon contact.
As for humans, even a slight brush against it would feel like being hit by a high-speed train, likely tearing the body apart.
However, this was the church headquarters. While there were ordinary people here, most were priests or warriors possessing supernatural powers.
Thus, they immediately began suppressing the silver beast.
Looking closely, this silver serpent differed from ordinary snakes, bearing some dragon-like characteristics, particularly in the head.
But since ancient times, dragons and snakes have always shared some connection, so this wasn't particularly strange.
"How did this appear?"
"Not sure—it suddenly appeared out of nowhere"
Some people were discussing in confusion, not feeling nervous at all, while watching the church warriors still locked in fierce combat.
The reason for their lack of tension was that this giant serpent wasn't particularly powerful—it seemed to be at most the level of a High-class Devil.
And this was, after all, the church headquarters, a place where even Satan-level beings wouldn't dare cause trouble. A mere High-class Devil couldn't possibly stir up much trouble.
As for those struggling church warriors, they were actually all newcomers, making this perfect for practical combat training.
"Appearing out of thin air? And you can still remain so relaxed!"
This sudden remark instantly froze the bishops and other senior members present, for the speaker was Griselda, the chief general under Gabriel's command.
Her gaze fell upon the white serpent, which seemed to sense the danger as well, instantly coiling its body and watching their direction with extreme wariness.
"Who are you?"
Griselda asked with a smile.
Though the smile appeared charming, it sent chills down the spines of those around her.
Now, would such a monster answer her? Did it even possess intelligence?
Of course it did—this giant serpent had been cursing and swearing during its fight with the church warriors.
"Why should I answer you? Do you think you're—Urgh aaaaaah!"
The silver serpent instantly screamed in agony, looking at the woman before it with terror.
She had stomped on it with unimaginable speed, making it feel as if its body was nearly crushed, causing it to vomit a large amount of blood.
"This is your last chance. Speak, or disappear!"
She wasn't joking, but who was this silver serpent? It was a descendant of the immortal serpent.
Well, this world was somewhat strange—it felt as though its serpent powers were severely restricted, leaving only its physical strength to rely on.
Even so, it struggled to eliminate these humans, and their weapons were peculiar, capable of harming it.
Most importantly, this woman before it—ah, six wings had appeared behind her. An angel?
What was going on?
"Then, you may disappear."
"Hey, are you insane? You only gave me one second!!!"
The silver serpent roared in frustration.
What kind of person was this? Claiming to give it one chance, yet barely a second—perhaps not even that—had passed before she decided it wasn't speaking and intended to kill it.
So—
"Uwaaaaaaaaah!"
It screamed again, as the woman's light-formed spears pierced its body from head to tail, turning it into something resembling a porcupine.
"It was that bastard man who brought me here!"
The white serpent tried to drag the man down with it.
Meanwhile, its massive body twisted and transformed, shrinking rapidly until it gradually turned into a pitiful young girl with purplish-red long hair.
No, describing her as a young child would be more accurate. Her fragile-looking limbs were covered by bloodstained bandage-like garments, giving her the appearance of a mummy.
"That bastard man? Who!"
Griselda's eyes sharpened. Who dared provoke the church and Heaven?
Even challenge that supreme being.
"I don't know."
"Heh heh."
"Wait, I remember—he's an Apocalypse Knight."
"Apocalypse Knight?"
Griselda frowned. Apocalypse Knights had once existed in Heaven.
But during the great war of the three factions, they had fallen in battle alongside the Lord.
"Which Apocalypse Knight?"
"The embodiment of plague, that's right. He also calls himself Renji."
The silver serpent—no, the Divine Ancestor Asherah who had taken human form—uttered that man's alias.
However, she noticed that after she finished speaking, the six-winged angel before her momentarily froze before turning a gaze toward her that carried even greater pressure.
"Guh!"
She instantly collapsed to the ground, as if all strength had left her body. Had this woman done something to her?
Ah, why was her body trembling uncontrollably too?
Speaking of which, this woman was also looking at her with some tension.
No—she was looking beside her. Right next to her, a black-haired girl who appeared to be about the same age as her had appeared without any warning.
At this moment, Asherah realized that the reason she had collapsed weakly and was trembling uncontrollably was this girl. She was terrified of her.
What is this? What kind of monster is this!
Her ears twitched slightly, and she could hear frightened murmurs nearby, seemingly addressing this black-haired girl as the Infinite Dragon God Ophis.
"Lady Ophis, you—?"
"Mmm, I sensed a strange snake appear, so I came to take a look~"
Saying this, the black-haired girl crouched down and poked Asherah with her finger.
With each poke, Asherah trembled even more violently. Not only was her body terrified, but her very soul was gripped with fear.
The girl suddenly leaned closer, sniffed her, and then unexpectedly licked her cheek. At that moment, Asherah nearly lost consciousness from sheer terror.
She thought she was about to be eaten.
"How strange. This doesn't seem to be a snake or dragon from our world."
"Not from our world?"
Griselda's expression turned grave.
"Mmm, I'll take her to show Renji~"
These words left Asherah stunned. What?
They knew that Renji?
Was it the same person?
"Huh? Lady Ophis, the Lord is currently in the Seventh Heaven. Lady Gabriel just relayed a message that this person seems to have been brought here by the Lord."
Griselda said with a somewhat peculiar expression, putting down her phone.
It was a specially made communication device; Heaven had just sent a transmission.
"Oh, I'll go with you all then."
"Understood."
So, she lifted the snake woman and leaped out of the giant pit, arriving beside the nun also named Aisha, inviting her to accompany them to Heaven.
"U-um... wh-what is it?"
This nervous voice came from Aisha, as the girl crowned as the Infinite Dragon God suddenly leaned in to sniff her.
Though her true origins remained unclear, the reactions of those around indicated she held an exceptionally high status—and likely a terrifying presence at that.
"Hmm, you seem to share the same scent as her,"
the black-haired girl remarked with a hint of confusion.
"The same scent? It must be because Aisha got splattered with this creature's blood,"
Griselda noticed a patch of red on Aisha's clothing—bloodstains matching the scent of the snake woman's blood, likely splashed when she was stepped on earlier.
"Oh, I see~"
The Dragon God girl glanced again, still puzzled, but let the matter drop.
Thus, Lady Aisha, no longer under scrutiny, breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, she stole a glance at the snake woman, who gave her a strangely familiar feeling—as if she were a Heretic God?
Could she truly be from her own world?
Aisha~
Aisha~
It sounded like someone was calling her.
But the signal seemed poor, the voice crackling with static.
Yet, the voice grew increasingly familiar—it resembled her foster mother, Pandora.