Chapter 256 - Just a Worm (2)

"It's a... pleasure to meet you too, Queen Alleiah." Arnold replied to the naga queen, "And thank you for such... Warm welcome, considering that your council members can't take their eyes off us."

Arnold found it unpleasant that a bunch of worms were staring at him so intently. It didn't anger him in the slightest but he did felt a bit displeased. Yet he had to remain calm. After all, he was intending to sacrifice these worms for the sake of the war instead of humans. But to do so, he had to make the queen believe that he was on her side. Even if it meant to tolerate the nuisance these serpents had planned next. 

Alleiah immediately whipped her tail on the ground and the gazes of those staring at Arnold and company fell. Even if they didn't agree with the naga queen, they were still afraid of her. Her anger was legendary. For them, it was best not to upset her. 

"Please accept my sincerest apologies... Um... Human."

"Arnold. Arnold Ling, representative of the humans. And these are my subordinates, Nina, Nicole and Azyriah. Once again, thank you for inviting us over. I've been waiting for the opportunity to meet the queen of the nagas for a while now."

Alleiah couldn't help but smile at Arnold's remarks. She wondered if he even knew about the existence of the naga society before being invited by her? But then Arnold was no ordinary man. If he was, she wouldn't have fallen for him. He could've had ways to know about her existence.

'He is... Worth the trouble.' Alleiah thought and licked her lips. 

Arnold could feel the l.u.s.t oozing out of her body. Making everyone a bit... Uncomfortable. But it was the perfect moment to use probe on her.

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CLASS: Naga

NAME: Alleiah

LEVEL: 111

COSMIC RANK: D

ROLE: Hive Queen (Queen of Nagas) 

AFFINITY/ABILITIES :

• Fire spirit summoning (lvl 1) (Active skill)

• Latent Poison (lvl 3) (Active skill)

• Corrosive Breath (lvl 1) (active skill)

HP: 3500/3500

STRENGTH (STR) : 67

DEFENSE (DEF) : 101

STAMINA (STA) : 88

INTELLIGENCE (INT) : 77

AGILITY (AGI) : 90

ACCURACY (ACC) : 70

EVADE (EVD) : 65

CHARISMA (CHA): 99

Damage Resistances: Poison (50% damage reduction) 

Condition Immunities: Exhaustion, ranged attacks. 

Weak Against: Fire, Bludgeoning

THREAT LEVEL: Extremely Low

REMARK: You got any weird fetishes that I don't know of? 'Cause, that's the only thing this creature is useful for- to fulfil your sickening desires. Other than that, she isn't of much use for anything to you. But she doesn't have the power to control her kind so she could be used as a pawn at best. One who'll sacrifice anything for the one she l.u.s.ts upon. All in all, she's a good tool for someone like you. Use her well. 

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'She's... Weak. Even weaker than I expected. The system is right, she can just be a tool at best, made to be used and exploited.' Arnold thought while analysing Alleiah's status in front of his eyes, 'But isn't a tool subjected to how it's used? I could use her and her people. If nothing else, I could use them as meat shields. I like these odds.'

After carefully analysing whatever he could, Arnold spoke up. 

"So, what did you want to talk about?" 

"THE NERVE OF THIS HUMAN! Addressing the queen in such a casual manner. Just who do you think you are? Stay in your limit-"

"That's enough, Kira!" Alleiah once again whipped her tail to silence everyone, "They don't know our customs and you can't force them to acknowledge something they despise. We are monsters. They are humans. We should be grateful they even decided to hear us out."

'Looks like she isn't brain dead after all.' Nicole's voice echoed in Arnold's head. 

'Wait, how did you?' Arnold asked back. 

'Just one of my abilities. Don't worry I can't read your mind like the old man Nathaniel. The ability only allows me to converse with someone I feel close to.' Nina replied, 'Forget about that, what's your plan here?'

'Nothing particular. I was thinking about just hearing what they had to say and decide the next move from there on.'

'I see. Keep me posted in case things go South.'

'Sure. But we definitely need to talk about this ability of yours.' Arnold reminded Nicole and once again turned his attention towards the queen. 

The bickering was still going on but Arnold had enough. He didn't have any time to waste and went straight to no BS mode. 

"As much as I'd love to see how nagas settle their differences, I don't have any time to spare anymore." Arnold exclaimed, "I'm gonna ask you once again. For what purpose have you called us here?"

For some reason, his words immediately calmed everyone down. It was like the nagas had forgotten something that Arnold reminded them about. 

"My apologies, human." Alleiah said after she regained her composure, "I won't waste any more of your precious time then... I wanted to meet you to form an alliance... Temporarily. Only till we defeat the lizardmen."

"Tell me something we don't already know. What do you want from us?" Azyriah stepped in. 

"I'm coming to that. As you can see... We don't possess many weapons that are capable of dealing with the lizardmen. They on the other hand have weapons that could annihilate us as they please. The only thing protecting us are these walls. But even they can't hold the lizards back indefinitely." 

Alleiah continued, "Thus we hope you could lend us some weapons and in return, the nagas would be yours to command till the lizardmen are taken care of. Also, we'll tell inform you about the location of the man you've been searching for. Of course, you're free to reject the offer."

"There won't be a need for that." Arnold had a poker face on the outside but on the inside, he was all smiling. Things were going just as he planned, "How many weapons would you require?"

Alleiah let out a sigh of relief. Her plan was going to work out now. Once they get the weapons and lizardmen were taken care of, she planned on turning the humans into her slave. Especially the one who was standing in front of her now. The one who called himself, Arnold Ling. She wanted him. No matter what lengths she had to go for him. He would be hers.