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Below the mine passage, however, was a desperate wailing.
"Failed again!"
A young snake person suddenly looked up, eyes filled with despair and collapse, and fiercely punched the ground, his voice hoarse:
"This is the tenth time! Could it be that the Mother Goddess has truly fallen? Are we destined to be slaves here in this mining area forever?"
These words were like a fuse, igniting the despair of all the snake people.
Some snake people lowered their heads, silently shedding tears; some beat their chests and stomped their feet, their faces full of unwillingness; others had light slowly fading from their eyes, leaving only numbness.
The snake person elder listened to their words, his body slightly trembling, but he remained silent.
His heart was long filled with endless melancholy, yet he could not collapse!
He slowly raised his head, suppressing the sadness in his heart, his voice hoarse yet firm, attempting to inspire everyone:
