Apas feels like this is all unreal.
She had been hiding cautiously in the Sunset Temple, but now several humans had seen through her identity as soon as they entered.
They also took control of themselves.
After gaining control of himself, he also made himself the other party's contracted beast.
Furthermore, the other party can help him take revenge and kill his two older sisters.
To be honest, regardless of the other party's background, just because the other party is confident in eliminating her two older sisters, Apas would be willing to follow the other party.
Of course, she never mentioned that she was currently being controlled and unable to move.
Do I even have a choice?
Apas, who had transformed into the Golden-Eyed Medusa, said helplessly.
"Maybe yes, maybe no."
Su Lan's words carried a hint of teasing.
After realizing her situation, Apas stopped resisting and took the initiative to sign a contract with Su Lan.
From then on, Apas became Su Lan's contracted beast.
Once the contract was completed, Apas transformed back into her young girl form, and Serafina's control was automatically released.
Apas, now in human form, bowed respectfully to Su Lan.
"Apas greets his master."
Ye Xinxia, who had been standing next to Su Lan and witnessed the whole thing, was also curious about this partner who could transform into human form.
She first looked at Su Lan, and after receiving Su Lan's nod, Ye Xinxia took the initiative to step forward and communicate with Apas.
As expected of Ye Xinxia, she and Apas got along very well in less than ten minutes.
They affectionately call each other "Sister Xinxia" and "Sister Apas".
At this moment, night fell.
Su Lan didn't rush over to deal with the Serpent Ancestor. Instead, he had Serafina and the two alien girls start setting up a camp.
This place is clearly Apas's stronghold for the time being.
But Apas didn't bother to decorate the place at all; she only did the most basic cleaning and left everything else untouched.
This also resulted in most of the Sunset Temple being empty.
"Apas, how old are you now?"
"Over two hundred years old, I suppose."
When Ye Xinxia asked, Apas did not hide anything.
At this moment, the alien girl was cooking dinner, while Ye Xinxia and Apas were gathered around the fire.
It's already December, the weather is getting cooler, and it's the perfect time to warm up by a campfire.
At this moment, Apas looked at Su Lan opposite her again, and a clear, girlish voice came from her.
"Su Lan, when are you going to deal with my two older sisters?!"
When Apas asked this question, her eyes were filled with hatred and murderous intent.
As Medusa's most beloved daughter, Apas also had a human wet nurse by her side.
However, his two older sisters cruelly killed his wet nurse in order to lure him out and devour him to enhance his bloodline.
With Queen Mother Medusa nearing the end of her life and having been in a long slumber with very little action, Apas was forced to leave for distant lands.
"They're in the Serpent Empire now, right?"
Meeting Apas's eager gaze, Su Lan inquired about information related to her sister.
"Yes, they are now among the generals under the command of the Serpent Ancestor, and their strength has reached the Supreme Monarch level."
At this point, Apas looked at the woman sitting next to Su Lan.
Just now, this seemingly harmless "ordinary" woman effortlessly kept herself in place.
She wanted to know how much of a chance Su Lan had of winning and when she planned to fulfill her promise.
"Tomorrow, you lead the way to the Serpent Empire, and it will be just a matter of your two older sisters doing it on the side."
Hearing Su Lan's arrogant tone, Apas couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Good heavens!
Do you think your sister is some kitten or puppy?
Her two older sisters, Sissina and Euryale, are supreme monarch-level demons!
Even if it were a sub-emperor in person, it would still have some ability to resist.
How could it possibly be something done casually?
However, despite her thoughts, Apas still needed to remain cautious until she understood the personality of the man who had signed a contract with her.
Throughout these years of fleeing from disaster, it has almost always been my own caution that has helped me escape calamity.
As for why we couldn't escape this calamity?
She felt that this was thanks to Su Lan and her group being so incredibly strong.
During the night, the two alien girls keep watch.
For the alien girl, even going without sleep for several years is no problem.
As long as there is a sufficient supply of life energy, that's enough.
Su Lan, Ye Xinxia, and Serafina shared a tent.
Apas went to another tent alone.
Before she went in, she looked at the man and two women who were obviously very close, and felt a little strange.
Apas, who can transform into a human, has a far greater understanding of the human world than other demons.
Is the human world outwardly monogamous, but that's only in relation to the weak?
The strong should have it all!
She just couldn't understand it. Serafina was obviously very strong, possibly even at the sub-Emperor level.
But why is he still so devoted to Su Lan, without any desire for freedom?
Logically speaking, if a contracted beast's strength breaks through to the Emperor level, it can actively break free from the contract, provided it pays a certain price.
Apas has already made up her mind.
Once she advances to the Emperor level, she'll find a way to leave!
After all, she is the noble Golden-Eyed Medusa!
There is also a vast serpent empire waiting for her to inherit.
What is a human's contracted beast?
It's just a stopgap measure given our current limited strength!
What's that Eastern saying again?
Oh, right!
Those who understand the times are wise!
She is now enduring hardship and biding her time, in the darkest hour before dawn.
Once she gets through this period, she can do whatever she wants.
Forcing herself to change her mindset, Apas drifted off to sleep.
After she no longer had to live in fear, she actually relaxed.
Even if the sky falls, there will be people with contracts to hold it up.
On the other side, Su Lan, with Ye Xinxia on her left and Serafina on her right, soon drifted off to sleep.
Although he also wants to do what he likes, he also has to consider the occasion and time.
Tomorrow there will be an important battle, concerning the most important objective of this trip.
We must be extremely careful in everything we do.
...
The next day.
This time, instead of taking their time, they used Seraphine's teleportation to arrive directly at the border of the Serpent Empire.
The Serpent Empire, as its name suggests, contains almost all snake and scorpion demons from across the African continent.
After all, the scorpion patriarch is hailed as one of the seven giants of Africa.
This time, facing the Serpent Ancestor, Su Lan is not worried about a one-on-one battle.
Serafina doesn't need to unleash her full power; she only needs about 70-80% to refine the Serpent Ancestor.
The current concern is that the Serpent Ancestor has summoned his subordinates, and with more than a dozen monarchs suddenly appearing, it's easy for him to be overwhelmed, given that he's in front of the Serpent Ancestor and behind him.
To avoid causing greater chaos and ultimately leading to failure.
Su Lan and Serafina decided to absorb energy and increase their strength as quickly as possible.
Then, they would source materials from the Serpent Empire to acquire more and more powerful alien girls.