I Became an Evolving Lizard in a Martial Arts Novel

Chapter 115

Natchaljo felt anxious.

Her plan had started to falter right from the beginning.

Still, she managed to control the situation and successfully isolate her primary target, the lizard.

Now, all that remained was for the Winged Bird to deal with the lizard.

She would retrieve the dead lizard’s corpse and present it to the Snake Queen.

That was the purpose of this ambush.

Yet, for some reason, the lizard’s corpse had yet to appear.

“What a dimwitted little brat...”

Natchaljo cursed as she narrowly avoided a multitude of attacks, including the petrifying gaze.

She had repeatedly emphasized the importance of subduing it quickly.

However, given the delay, it was clear that the Winged Bird was likely dawdling.

Otherwise, there was no way it would take so long to deal with a lizard that was only at the level of a novice.

At this rate, she would end up collapsing first.

The area around the vial was heavily protected by rock statues created through the power of the Snake Queen.

There was no option to seize it and escape.

If she left the vial behind, the Snake Queen would surely find a way to retrieve the lizard.

In other words, she had to hold off the Snake Queen alongside Filbang until the Winged Bird finished its task.

It was impossible to confront her with brute force.

Unless the Winged Bird joined in to charge all at once, there was nothing the two of them could do against the Snake Queen, who had the petrifying gaze.

Even with resistance, if she halted her movements for even a moment, her entire body would be shattered.

If there was any chance to penetrate, it would have to be in the mental realm.

If the lizard hadn’t launched a surprise attack, Natchaljo’s shapeshifting abilities might have provided some entertainment.

So, Natchaljo changed her tactic.

In other words, she decided to talk.

To shake her opponent’s psyche.

“Surprisingly calm, aren’t we? Do you know what will happen to your partner?”

Wham!

Crash!

The massive tail of the Basilisk swung around like a whip.

Sweat poured from Natchaljo’s body.

Just a graze would be fatal.

“Do you know who’s in that trap? The Winged Bird. That eccentric prepared a trap. Hundreds of beasts are probably tearing your partner apart!”

Barely dodging the attacks, Natchaljo spoke urgently.

“Woah!”

Whoosh.

Filbang continuously shot fireballs to block the petrifying gaze.

Natchaljo swallowed her saliva.

After observing the Snake Queen’s reaction, she had to decide on her next move.

Given that her partner was on the brink of death, emotional turmoil was inevitable.

“How sad.”

Was she actually getting through?

Natchaljo felt a sense of triumph.

“How could I be so detestable that I can only watch?”

She thought it might be an act, but the voice of the massive snake was undeniably sincere.

Natchaljo had a keen ability to gauge her opponent’s emotions.

“Haha. Isn’t it? That lizard will keep calling for you.”

Anger, resentment, guilt, and sadness.

Her voice was tinged with these emotions.

“Oh, my beloved Snake Queen. Please save me. Until my dying moment, I will seek you.”

After responding with exaggerated tones, she watched the Snake Queen’s reaction.

The Snake Queen shielded one of her eyes as if she couldn’t bear to see any more.

Blocking the petrifying gaze?

Was she planning to surrender?

No, the Snake Queen wouldn’t be so easily defeated.

“Looking for me?”

Nephela was worried about how to guard his lower half.

More than anything, what she disliked was the being called the Snake Queen.

Why was it carrying such a useless mass of flesh attached to its chest?

Nephela recalled the time she had taken on a human form.

It was somewhat disheartening to feel the comparison.

Though that lizard might have had a peculiar fondness for the grotesque mass, it likely didn’t hold much significance.

Nephela recalled a proverb she had heard somewhere.

Childhood friends always win.

Whether that saying had come from the lizard’s unconscious mind or from someone in the Dang clan, she wasn’t sure.

While understanding its exact meaning was difficult, Nephela liked that saying.

After all, she would win.

So she could easily laugh off whatever tricks the snakes pulled.

When the being known as the Snake Queen proclaimed herself as his partner, her smile briefly vanished.

Of course, it was likely an unilaterally declared statement from the other side, without her approval.

But Nephela couldn’t help but feel a bitter taste in her mouth.

Yet, she could somewhat comprehend this much.

It seemed she was treating her beloved quite well.

It was a little frustrating, but she thought she was feeding him much better elixirs than the ones she had prepared.

But wasn’t licking his body with a tongue going too far?

That was Nephela Jurassica’s thought.

The Snake Queen had crossed a line.

She had rolled around with a creature she hadn’t even tasted yet!

That was the very same little lizard she had seen for the first time, now grown small!

Childhood friends always win.

Nephela had believed that saying, but with time, her anxiety naturally deepened.

What if he truly got eaten?

What if he disappeared again?

What if he never returned?

As time passed, she grew more melancholic.

Could her childhood friend truly win?

As her body drifted apart, would her heart drift away too?

And thus, time continued to pass until this moment arrived.

Her beloved was in peril.

An unprecedented crisis.

The proud Snake Queen couldn’t save him.

The only one who could save him was her, his childhood friend.

The divine energy she had accumulated without waste.

The power of a goddess.

And the faithful followers who always believed in him.

She sent the experience points she

had gathered to him.

She had seen that lizard’s body recover as if reborn during battle.

This time, she hoped to help him recover as well.

She wouldn’t stop there.

The lizard had countless enemies.

As a goddess of Kaekkaek, she had to protect his side.

And.

Childhood friends always win.

Though she didn’t possess such a capability in reality.

To be precise, she didn’t know how to use it.

Yet, she could do it because the Snake Queen had lent her power.

She had never met the being face to face nor exchanged words with it.

There were more negative feelings than positive ones.

But their intentions were aligned.

An unprecedented situation where the goddess of one religion and the divine beast of another joined forces.

At the center of it all was the lizard, who was writhing and crying out.