These… siblings of his, gave him a harsh lesson in the concept of "ruthlessness."
They started attacking each other, and those who died were eaten, giving Ryu Takeno a live demonstration of cannibalism!
That cruel god not only turned him into a snake but also seemed to have thrown him into a harsh environment – a hellish start.
As Ryu Takeno was lost in thought, one of his siblings seemed to have taken a liking to him. It stared at him with merciless eyes, its desire to merge with him undisguised.
Sorry, I can't handle this intense familial love.
Swish—
Ryu Takeno used his tail to scoop up the remaining eggshell and flung it away. Because the eggshell was soft, it didn't shatter when it hit the snake, instead landing on its head, blocking its vision.
Escape!
Ryu Takeno had only one thought: escape!
What a joke, making a 21st-century office worker fight a nearly ten-meter-long giant python. He wasn't a novel protagonist who could wield a sword on the battlefield at the age of a few years old or conquer the ninja world at fifteen. That only happened in novels. In reality, he didn't even know how to properly slaughter a pig.
A child of peacetime, he'd never even killed an animal, hesitating to kill a chicken, feeling nauseous at the sight of blood. To make him fight this monster was too much to ask.
However, his siblings didn't intend to let him go, pursuing him relentlessly after he removed the eggshell from its head.
Perhaps because Ryu Takeno was human in his past life, even though he could crawl from birth, he subconsciously wanted to run on two legs, resulting in his crawling speed being slower than his sibling…
Please, have mercy…
That was clearly impossible!
Ryu Takeno wanted to beg for his life, but even if it understood him, the merciless look in its eyes had already given him the answer. It just wanted to merge with him, to be with him forever, to experience this heavy familial bond.
My name is Ryu Takeno. I was human, now I'm a snake, being chased by my siblings.
There's no other way, I have to fight!
Seeing that escape was impossible, Ryu Takeno steeled his resolve, used his tail to pick up a nearby rock, and flung it at his pursuer… This is the difference between humans and animals!
Whoosh~
The rock, propelled with great force, smashed into the large snake's head with a "bang." The rock shattered under the impact, and the snake, like a drunken man, swayed in the air as if dancing, before collapsing with a dull thud.
Hiss—!
Was my strength really that great?
Ryu Takeno looked at his tail, then at the shattered rock, and at the snake that lay on the ground, unconscious or dead, feeling disbelief.
He'd only intended to try, figuring he couldn't lift it, but he'd managed to do it, and with the force of a cannonball.
Rustle rustle~
The fallen snake wasn't dead. Its body twitched, the sound of scales scraping against the ground bringing Ryu Takeno back to reality.
This isn't the time to be surprised!
What kind of snake was this? After such an attack, it wasn't even dead!?
Is your head made of iron?
While he didn't understand his own physical condition, the most important thing now was to get out of this situation and survive. Seeing the snake getting back up, the frustration of being hunted turned into rage – anger boiled up, and evil thoughts arose!
Again, he used his tail to pick up a two-meter-diameter rock and slammed it into the snake's head!
"Die! Die! Die! Just die already!!"
Bang bang bang…
One, two, three… Ryu Takeno didn't know how many times he hit it, just kept pounding its vital point. The saying goes – strike a snake at its seven inches – but Ryu Takeno didn't know if this snake's vital point was at seven inches, so he just aimed for the head, a common vulnerable spot for most creatures.
He only stopped when it was completely flattened, reduced to a pulp.
Without a head or fangs, even if it could revive, what could it do? Could it kill him with a headless body?
After confirming the danger was over, his tense nerves finally relaxed, and his whole body – or rather, his whole snake body – collapsed onto the ground, as if all his strength had been drained in an instant.
Gurgling~
His stomach started rumbling…
Hunger was only natural. He'd just been born, hadn't eaten anything, was chased by his siblings, ran an unknown distance, and fought a desperate battle. His energy was completely depleted.