Entomologist in Sichuan Tang Clan Chapter 413

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Western Region 5

“नागा नाग देवता!”

“Nanaa Naaa!”

“Nanaa Naaa!”

“What are you saying?”

The crowd fell to their knees in worship and all shouted similar words.

As I tilted my head to wonder what he meant, the interpreter quickly whispered quietly in my ear.

[Go, the king of snakes! That’s what it means.]

“aha.”

I wondered what it meant, and it turned out to be a cry for the king of snakes.

It seemed like he was repeating it in a round to praise it, but wherever he went in Potala Palace and India, the Golden Crown King seemed to be treated as the king of snakes.

It just appeared without any special explanation.

‘Well, just by looking at it, there’s no need for any further explanation.’

Although he is called the Golden Crown King in the Central Plains, if we are to explain based on ancient tales, the Golden Crown King, who shares a body with So-Jeong-Yu, should have been called a divine being called Yeo-Wa in the Central Plains.

Because she looks exactly like Nüwa, who appears in the legend of the Central Plains.

But for some reason, only in the Central Plains were they demoted to animals.

In the Central Plains, I am only a slightly lower-ranked spirit being, but in India and the Potala Palace, I am a god or a demigod, right?

So it was not surprising that he was revered as a god in the three lands of Central Plains, India, and Potala Palace.

‘By the way, the atmosphere is so dreamy, it really feels like the descent of God.’

As the people continued to worship, the red sunset sprinkled from the sun hanging over the distant mountaintop dyed the surroundings red, creating a truly beautiful atmosphere.

People are scattering flower petals in the red sunset.

Wasn’t that young lady Cheong-yu originally a gangster?

There was something of a gothic vibe to it, but it didn’t change much even after becoming the King of Geumgwansa, so when combined with this dreamy atmosphere, it created a very mysterious feeling.

It was a moment when the sunset flowed into the body of the Golden Crown Prince in such a dreamy atmosphere and the body of Lady Cheongyu turned red.

As the Golden Crown King, who had received the sunset, lifted his head slightly, I heard the voice of Lady Cheongyu, not the Golden Crown King, in my mind.

『-Sia. (You really worship me? I didn’t believe you···.)』

Perhaps because the sun was setting, there seemed to have been a quick mental shift between King Geumgwansa and Lady Cheongyu.

These days, even when the sun is about to set, the young lady appears.

“First of all, I am a god…”

It was the moment when I was about to answer Lady Cheongyu’s words.

A sharp scream suddenly rose from one side of the crowd.

“Whoa!”

“Sapphic!”

“यह एक साँप है!”

People splitting apart like the Red Sea from behind me.

‘What!? Are they Muslim guys!? You said there weren’t any when I scouted them out earlier?’

I couldn’t help but be shocked at the sight of people splitting up.

Because I thought the Muslims had shown up.

Before entering this place, when Gelong, a formal monk of Potala Palace who was in charge of guiding us, scouted the village, he said that there were no Muslims in sight, but he thought that they had appeared in the meantime.

Otherwise, if there is a God, there would be no reason for him to suddenly become noisy.

But between the women’s screams and the Hindi, a rather familiar sound was heard.

-Shhh!

‘Oh, is this the snake’s warning sound?’

Hearing a familiar sound, I looked in the direction where people were gathering and then dispersing, creating space.

Then, three large snakes were seen approaching from between the divided people.

-Easy!

The hoods spread wide across the napes of the three’s necks, making the people around them retreat with another warning sound.

The moment I saw the three guys sliding down and stopping in front of Sojeong Yu, I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

‘Gyaaaah!’

This was because large Monocled Cobras were spreading their necks and bowing their heads toward the young lady.

Since there are many small rodents near the village, which are their food, it seems that the little owl was near the village and came after sensing the presence of the young owl.

‘This is crazy! Totally adult!’

A hood that blooms brightly and appears to be over two meters long.

One of the reasons I came here was that three monocle cobras, or monocle cobras in Korean, were bowing their heads to So-Jeong-Yu.

The reason the guy got the name Monocle Cobra.

They are named this way because when the hood of their neck, which is a characteristic of cobra species, is spread out, there is an eye-like pattern on the back of their neck, but these guys also have another name.

That’s exactly why I wanted to get the guys here.

What is it?

That’s another name for those guys.

This is clearly evident in the Indian Spitting Cobra.

Spitting Cobra.

It means spitting cobra.

Yes, these guys can spit out venom at those who threaten them, like a gum-chewing older brother spitting through his teeth.

Up to three meters long.

Right into the eyes.

Until recently, it was thought that these creatures had evolved to shoot venom in the eyes of intruders in order to defend themselves from other animals, but recent research suggests otherwise.

Unlike before, the latest research suggests that the spitting technique of these creatures evolved to fight against humans.

Since the period in which these creatures evolved to spit coincides with the period in which humans first appeared, it is now almost accepted as established fact that these creatures evolved in this way to combat humans.

The height of the poison darts they fire is also based on the human eye.

‘Haha. Nice. I’m lucky. I got it right after entering India.’

The reason I wanted to save them was partly because they were a very unique type of poison, but the biggest reason was something else.

Because after the injuries of Arlong and Dallong last time, we needed a snake that could perform the Samchosik in a different way in the latter half of the Poisonous Snake Detective.

These guys were the best because they were the snakes that would play together for the last three seconds of the Poison Detective’s turn before obtaining the spirit.

If you approach them or shoo them away, they can get hurt or killed, but what if you wrap them around your arm and just shoot their stingers?

Because there seemed to be no better way.

Because you can neutralize enemies without them even approaching.

The spitting cobra’s venom contains the highly painful tridentine toxin (3FTxs), a potent neurotoxin that causes intense pain and a burning sensation when it comes into contact with the eyes.

If not treated quickly, the toxic toxin Samji is a powerful poison that can cause corneal erosion, ulceration, corneal perforation, secondary infection, and even blindness.

‘Haha. I guess I can get some useful help until I get the spirit.’

Thinking it was a good thing, I immediately called the guys into my arms.

[Guys, come here.]

-Shhh! Shhh!

Guys who quickly come towards me and wrap their arms around my waist.

Then, the worship of Lady Cheongyu spread to me as well.

“नागा नाग देवता!”

“Nanaa Naaa!”

“Nanaa Naaa!”

I looked at Tenzin with a bewildered expression and asked, as I could clearly hear the cry that I was the King of Snakes.

“Hey, why is this happening?”

“It is known that Naga has a human upper body and a snake lower body, but sometimes he takes on a human form, so it seems that everyone mistook him for Naga because of the way he handles snakes.”

“ah···.”

I should have been a bit more careful with my actions, but I was so happy to find the spitting cobra that I didn’t even think about it.

I was so shocked that I thought I would be tied up with Lady Cheongyu and treated like a god, but then the old man who appeared in front of me asked in a very polite voice.

“I am Ajun, the village chief of this village. I think he speaks Chinese, so I would like to invite him to the temple.”

“Are you a temple?”

“Yes, go out.”

In order to find traces of the Odokmun bastards, I had to first talk to the village chief.

This was the village in the straight west direction we were heading, so if these people saw the locusts, it meant that there were Odokmun people beyond this village, and if not, they had to look between the village and the mountain range.

This was because we had already circled the mountain range and could not check the middle.

I nodded and followed his lead to the cliff on one side of the village.

To be exact, it was a cave in a cliff, and as I entered the large cave, several stone statues caught my eye.

Perhaps this cave was a temple.

It felt like they were carved out of stone, but what was unusual was that although the statues seemed to have been made with considerable care, all the stone statues had faces that were blurred.

‘No, why is there a face when it’s so well made?’

When I tilted my head at that sight, the village chief saw my expression and spoke with an apologetic expression.

“It’s shameful. Get out. It’s all the work of Muslims.”

“iced coffee···.”

Hinduism worships multiple gods and makes many statues, but Islam does not make statues of the one and only god. So I heard that in a previous life, they crushed the faces of statues, and I thought that might have been part of that.

Because Islam is the one that even crushes the face of the Sphinx in Egypt.

As Lady Cheongyu took her seat in front of the statue, people brought out flower crowns and put them on her.

As we were putting on our crowns, we heard the snake’s warning sound again from behind us.

-Shhh. Shhh.

‘Is that the spitting cobra again?’

At first I thought it was another spitting cobra.

But the warning sounds are changing.

-Shhhhh. Shhhh!

Instead of the usual warning sound of snakes that have no vocal cords and thus can only pass air through them, a sound that is almost a growl is starting to be heard.

‘What, what is this!?’

At that sound, a name that had been at the top of my poison dictionary came to mind.

Because this sound was something I had heard thousands of times.

It’s a snake, but it growls like a wild beast.

A sound that strikes fear into the listener.

This is king! It was king!

The thrill you feel the moment you learn the guy’s identity.

In an instant, a six-meter long body was revealed, pushing through the damaged statues inside the cave.

A giant snake appears and disappears repeatedly among the lights of torches lit here and there, approaching us.

King! It was a king cobra!

‘Wow… Ah, I think I’m getting dizzy.’

My trademark ‘Gyaaaah’ hypnosis was no longer present.

From the spitting cobra to the king cobra.

Because I really felt like I was going crazy.

A long body measuring six meters with a wide hood.

Stripes visible across the front of the wide-open hood.

The king cobra was the world’s longest venomous snake and one of the ten venomous snakes that had been my quest in my previous life.

The king cobra, which is said to have enough venom to kill an elephant, along with the black mamba and Russell’s viper.

Wow, the feeling of oppression was really devastating.

‘This is heaven.’

We’re just entering India, and already so many poisons are pouring in.

I really felt like I had a great time on my bachelor’s trip.

***

The fragrant scent of curry filled the temple.

Because the village chief was treating us to dinner.

‘Wow, it’s definitely a different flavor because it’s a local Indian curry.’

The bewildered sounds of Hwa-eun and Seol’s sisters being satisfied with the flavors filling their mouths.

[Little Dragon, what, is it edible?]

[Yes, it’s very delicious?]

[Little Dragon, is it edible?]

[Yes, it tastes like honey.]

[Every time I take a bite, the smell wafts up my nose, making it really hard for me to eat.]

I like Indian food and have been to specialty restaurants occasionally, so I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, but the two of them seemed to be having a hard time with the spice bomb.

Indian food is enjoyable once you get used to it, but it’s quite difficult to get used to it.

‘Is this the saffron rice that is more expensive than gold? The smell is crazy.’

As I was gorging on Indian cuisine, questions about locusts began to arise as others abandoned their meals.

“So you’re saying that locusts have never appeared this way?”

“That’s right, my servant.”

Except for me and Lady Cheongyu, everyone was called our servants, but anyway, the village chief replied that the locusts had not appeared.

“Then, have you ever seen any Chinese people or strange people nearby?”

“Wait a moment. Let me ask the villagers. क्या किसी ने गांव के पास कोई केंद्रीय “What’s going on?”

“मुखिया जी, टूटे हुए शिव मंदिर के पास मुझे एक संदिग्ध व्यक्ति दिखा.”

When the village chief looked at the villagers and asked them something at his brother’s words, a man among the people who were watching raised his hand timidly and said something.

At that, the expressions of the interpreter and Tenjin brightened.

Tenjin said with a bright expression.

“Oh! You’ve seen a suspicious person? A closed Shiva temple?”

“This is the temple in the northwest. It used to be the largest in the north, but it was destroyed by Muslims over a hundred years ago.”

“I guess we should look into that first.”

If those guys over there are indeed Odogmun, then after I’ve had my fill of Indian curry, I figured I should give those Odogmun a taste of some spicy spitting cobra.

I thought it would be good to familiarize the eyeballs with it very evenly.