Chapter 160 A fatal Flaw
Taylor Bolos massaged his jaw a bit, and then he turned to Evan the untouchable, "can't you just send explosives in, and explode the place. Let them get crush underneath."
Evan the untouchable shook his head, "unfortunately, it is not so easy. Firstly, I need to be in a specific range for my technique to work. Secondly, the underground range of this nest is just too large to cover. We might even be unlucky and make a trap of our own down fall. As much as I do not want to admit it, the better choice would be to go underground."
Taylor Bolos nodded at this.
He too did not want to go down there. After all, there was an ancient saying : A dragon can not win a Snake in its own hole.
Those words were very wise words.
Then again, Taylor Bolos believed that in a fight, they would have the upper hand.
After all, the Naga tribe would be slower as a result of the cold.
Annie suddenly turned to the men. "We are going to form three teams. Each team leader will come to me. I need to register the print of your soul just in case you get lost inside the labyrinth. That way, I can come for you."
"Why not just take the prints of all of us?" Evan the Untouchable asked.
"Because there is only so much weight her soul can handle," Taylor Bolos replied.
"By default, she is already tracking the soul of an assassin, and she always has mine. Taking three others is her being very generous."
The men nodded at this.
In no time, they were split into several teams.
One was led by Evan the untouchable, another by Annie and the last was led by Axe blade.
Taylor Bolos joined Evan the untouchable's team.
The plan was fairly simple.
Annie's team would scout ahead, Evan's team would follow from behind to protect their rare and Axe Blade's team would remain outside to watch their horses and prepare in case of any ambush that might come from the Nagas that went hunting.
In this manner, they all advanced forward steadily.
Each person advanced with their weapons in hand.
According to Evan the untouchable's deductions, most of the Slither will be hibernating as a result of the weather.
And that to see Nagas that were awake, they would have to go deep into the colony.
Annie led the way with her team, and team two gave about a hundred meters gap.
Unlike what many of the men thought, inside the cave was actually big and broad. It was about the height of a grown man and width of three meters.
Evan the untouchable explained that this was the standard size and that they were some that were actually larger than this. This was actually very impressive, considering that this was the standard for an entire underground colony to live in.
It was a testament to their ingenuity and craftsmanship.
Truly, many architect could learn from these snake people.
Also, the cave was bright enough for one to see.
On the walls and ceiling where light going moss plants.
Evan the untouchable explained that the snake tribes could navigate the dark perfectly like snakes could, but they intentionally planted the glowing moss in other to train their eyes, if not, they could go blind as a habit to the darkness.
Annie traced the cave walls with her fingers as she moved.
It was a little something Trackers did in order not to get lost.
It was akin to leaving bread crumbs behind so that one could trace their way back.
In other words, she was leaving little traces of her scent behind.
The deeper they got, the steeper the passages got.
Sometimes, a little too steep. Then again, this place was created for beings that did not use legs.
There was no need for staircases.
As went deeper, Evan, the untouchable suddenly frowned. "Something is not right." He muttered.
"What is it?" Taylor Bolos asked.
"It's already warm enough but we have not seen any Naga's. Not even in any of the rooms we have passed."
Taylor Bolos thought of this and realized that it was true. They had truly not met any body on their path. This was really very suspicious.
However, just then, they all heard voices.
Surprisingly, it was voices of men chuckling and gisting.
Annie turned and gave the signal for everyone to keep quiet.
Just then, two moderately looking men eating stakes passed by. They were oblivious of the people with weapons, and just passed by.
One of the men beside her lunged forward with his sword. His aim was obviously to slaughter.
However, she pulled him back, covering his mouth.
"Are you stupid? Instead of following them, you want to kill them. Those are obviously Baron Eros's men. The ones that own the carriage outside."
The man immediately nodded in understanding.
After all, following these men could lead them to the person that they intended to find.
Steadily, they followed behind.
The men were obviously noobs as they were oblivious to the the people following behind them.
Their conversation was surprisingly about the colony.
According to them, all the Nagas were in one place underground celebrating Ero's marriage to the Naga Queen.
On hearing this, Evan the untouchable wanted to vomit at the thought.
He really could not believe that a human was willing to marry a snake person.
At least the Medusas had human faces which was far better, but the Naga's literally had giant snake heads.
'Was Baron Eros not scared that that the Queen could Literally swallow him whole?' he thought to himself.
However, listening to the conversation of the two unsuspecting fellows, it now made sense that those carriages had come from Ero's Territory. It was most likely carrying gifts or Bride price for the Naga Queen.
It also made sense why they had not seen any Nagas since they arrived.
With this piece of information, their tense nerves instantly relaxed. A fatal flaw of theirs.
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