QTMWSFC Chapter 53.1

As soon as Lant left Alterg, he put away the decoy and swiftly changed direction to the southeast.

With his speed, he could join Freya and the others in less than three days.

Recently, Grady had been clashing with the king. He insisted on leading troops to attack Serorida, but his real intention was to go to the Dark Night Forest to get the Holy Sword. However, the king of Alterg believed that Grady’s abilities were not enough and that the reason for the attack was weak, so he refused.

In addition, because of the Freya incident, rumors about the five-person entanglement involving Freya, Lant, Grady, Karina, and Risa spread like wildfire throughout the palace. Countless versions of the story emerged. It was really a messy romantic speculation.

The most widely circulated version was that Freya fell in love with her personal guard knight, and Grady fell in love with his personal maid. The story even made its way into illustrated booklets sold among the common people. The tragic and doomed love between a princess and her knight moved countless lovelorn young girls to tears.

But the people involved were unaware of all this. Freya, on the other hand, had run into trouble.

Not the kind of trouble like her identity being exposed. This trouble was a direct threat to her life.

According to their plan, today they were supposed to cross a canyon, reach their next stop, and then set out again the following day.

The canyon was vast and the magic item’s range was limited. They could use the item for the first half of the journey, but the second half would have to be covered on foot.

Moreover, teleportation magic had various restrictions. This canyon was the farthest point Lant had scouted in advance. After crossing it, all the teleportation magic items would be used up, and from then on they would have to rely on themselves.

In theory, Lant had already scouted the route, so it should have been relatively safe. But none of the six people expected that right after using the last teleportation magic item, they would come face to face with a frenzied giant beast.

The six of them stared at the enormous three-headed snake not far away. Its body was colossal, its three heads connecting from a single neck. They were utterly dumbfounded.

This… was truly beyond anything they had ever seen.

Why did something this fierce have to show up all of a sudden?

Aiden stammered, “My… my little fireball is useless here…”

Freya frowned inwardly but remained extremely calm.

The appearance of this giant snake was certainly an accident. Normally, it shouldn’t be here, otherwise Lant would not have arranged this route. But the most pressing issue right now was how to safely get past it.

Freya knew very well that her magic had clear advantages in purification and healing but was obviously lacking in offensive power. For her to defeat this three-headed giant snake alone while protecting her companions would be far too difficult.

So she had to outsmart it! Retreat was the priority. Escape first and then seek help!

The three-headed giant snake was affected by the magic from the unsealing of the Otherworld Demons. It wandered from the nearby forest into this canyon.

Not only was it driven mad, but it had also gone hungry for a long time. As soon as it caught the scent of Freya and her group, it began slithering towards them.

“Lita, contact Lant immediately and ask him where he is. Use our rings to send the message! I’ll go distract it first. You all run while you have the chance! Don’t stay together, split into pairs! Aiden, you have the best magic skills, assist me!”

“Understood!”

None of them dared to slow the group down. They formed pairs as Freya instructed and fled in separate directions.

Freya didn’t dare to be careless. She loaded herself with a bunch of defensive magic items. No matter what, survival comes first.

Aiden looked up at the giant snake, which towered dozens of times higher than him, and swallowed hard.

He is really making something of himself! In this life, what did he do to deserve facing a monster of this caliber?

“Hiss!” The giant snake spotted Freya. Its blood-red eyes glinted with malice.

The blood of this person… was extremely delicious!

It grew excited!

Twisting its body, it darted towards Freya, tongue flicking.

“This snake is a nimble fatty!” Aiden launched a fireball and then ran as fast as he could. Truly at the fastest speed of his life.

The three-headed giant snake was distracted by Aiden. It sent one of its heads to observe Aiden, but deciding that his blood was not as delicious as Freya’s, it withdrew that head and continued charging swiftly at Freya.

“Over here!” Freya threw a homemade chili smoke bomb.

She originally only hoped to buy a little time, but luckily her aim was accurate. The bomb hit the snake right in the eyes, causing two of its heads to writhe together in pain.

Lita had once grown too many chili peppers and made these for fun. Who would have thought they would work so brilliantly!

Enraged, the giant snake’s remaining head lunged violently at Freya.

Freya moved nimbly and barely dodged the strike.

Dust and debris flew everywhere. Seeing the massive crater that had appeared in an instant, Freya grew even more tense.

With that kind of attack power, one blow would either kill her or leave her crippled! Even with her protective gear, she would still suffer!

And this was just a giant beast affected by the aura of Otherworld Demons! The Otherworld Demons themselves would be far more powerful!

Freya’s hand holding her short sword unconsciously broke into a thin layer of sweat.

“You stinking snake! Come get me if you dare!” Seeing this, Aiden risked his life. No one was going to hurt the princess on his watch! One after another, he hurled fireballs, ice spikes, and lightning orbs. They were all messy attacks, aimed straight at the eyes of the three-headed giant snake.

He had little experience, but he knew that eyes were the weak point of most beasts. He might as well aim there.