Serpent Sarcophagus novel Chapter 13

Seeing Stowy stop Orion, I paused and ran away.

I was not familiar with this part of the woods, but the villagers left a lot of traces when they climbed up the mountain. I just followed the traces and ran.

Sure enough, I saw Uncle Peter’s car parked on the side of the road not long after I ran. They brought a lot of things over.

I picked up a rock to smash the glass window of the car. After rummaging in the car for a while, I found the phone that Uncle Peter took away from me.

He didn’t turn it off, so I hurriedly called the police. However, I wasn’t sure where I was, so I could only tell them that I was at the mountain behind Dragonlair Village.

Before I could tell them more information, I heard a crash of thunder near the grave, and then there was no more signal for me to make the call.

I didn’t have the key to the car, so I couldn’t drive it. I took a look at the car and ran following the tire tracks.

But I didn’t get far this time before I heard the screams of villagers from the grave pit, and the sound of Uncle Peter’s heartbreaking yell, “Melissa, Melissa!”

Melissa was my cousin’s name. I turned my head and wanted to take a look. I felt something cold on my hand and saw that the Black Mamba Bracelet returned to my wrist.

Stowy came out right away and held onto me. “I can only trap Orion for a while. He has already summoned lightning and all the snakes nearby. Get out of here soon.”

I still just wanted to run, but I heard more screams. There was even the sound of someone crying.

I looked at Stowy. “What’s going on over there?”

“You have been poisoned by the Snake’s Lust Poison, so he is not in a hurry. Orion’s main purpose this time is to avenge these villagers.” Stowy looked at me and pulled my arm. “Let’s go.”

I followed him a few steps forward, but the screams behind me sounded more and more devastating.

I ran a few steps, but the screams seemed to be going straight into my ears.

“Orion made you hear this. Aurora, don’t worry about it. Run!” Stowy pulled me forward.

I wanted to run, but it felt like the villagers were calling out to me. “Aurora, Aurora, save me!”

The voice sounded familiar, and I stopped.

Stowy, who was next to me, looked at me. Sadness flashed across his eyes, but from his face, I knew he understood. “Aurora, you are still the same as before. Orion knew you’ll go back, so he didn’t even need to chase after you.”

I was a little puzzled, but Stowy dragged me and ran back. “Same as last time, let’s save as many as we can.”

Based on Stowy’s words, it seemed that this kind of thing happened before.

I looked at Stowy’s broad back. His black robe rustled in the wind as he pulled me and ran back, and I felt something bitter inside.

The same scene popped up in my head— it was someone like him who was taking me by the hand and running back without hesitation.

There seemed to be a fire soaring into the sky. Amidst the hollow sound of hitting bamboo sticks, women screamed in pain, men shouted, and children cried. And the sounds of snakes hissing...

I wanted to see the person in the fire, but Stowy, who pulled me, stopped abruptly.

At the edge of the grave pit, the snakes that were driven away by firecrackers seemed to be back again. It looked like there were more of them this time.

This time, neither firecrackers nor snake repellent were useful.

All the snakes had crimson eyes and hissed at the villagers as lightning flashed in the sky.

Even if they fell on the ground from being struck by bamboo sticks, these snakes twisted their bodies, shed skin that was clamped, and crawled towards the villagers along with the bamboo sticks.

Many people fell down, and the snakes bit them ferociously.

The villagers were so scared that they wanted to retreat, but in the bushes behind them, something was moving from time to time. The bushes fell straight down on both sides, and it was obvious that there were even larger snakes in there.

On the edge of the grave, Uncle Peter knelt there as if he was in pain and heartbroken.

Standing by the glass box, Orion looked at the nailed-down snake body inside and then turned to face us. “Stowy, have you forgotten how you died last time? Dying once for Aurora isn’t enough that you followed her back this time, huh?”

Stowy released my hand and held the Black Mamba Bracelet. “With this, the snake will dare not bite you. Go to save them.”

“Stowy!” Orion sighed and pointed at the villagers. “You forgot that you died saving them last time, but how did they treat you?”

“Even for Aurora’s sake, can you tolerate these people killing you not just once but twice?” Orion seemed furious.

Suddenly, I turned my head and looked at Stowy. What did he mean by being killed twice?

His black eyes still showed a gentle smile, but he pushed me behind his back. “Aurora, go.”

“Damn them. Peter used Aurora and my snake body just to lure me out to find the Serpent Sarcophagus. I’ll have them all buried with the Serpent Sarcophagus here!” Orion didn’t care about his snake body being covered in wine at all.

His white robe moved, and he raised his head slightly.

As thunder rolled and lightning flashed, I saw a snow-white giant snake standing high among the trees, shouting, “Stowy, they all have to die. Aurora shouldn’t have come out. She should be in the Serpent Sarcophagus. You stopped it once with your life. Do you want to stop it a second time?”