Hisssss! The serpentine princess leaned closer to him.
"Here I was wondering who dared to possess my pearl and even use it! So it was you! The person who was foolish enough to rob me!"
I guess she remembers everything. Liam tried his best to remain calm.
The last time he had seen this lamia she was only around Level 20 and now somehow she was Level 80!
Her level was actually not that high as even the royal guards were Level 100 and above, but it was still high enough for her to thrash him around without working a sweat.
She wasn't someone whom he could command, or exploit.
At the same time, she was also a powerful weapon that he could use to get out of this current predicament.
Without her, the situation would most probably get extremely sticky and even include a couple of deaths, but her unexpected strength could help him out a lot.
If she wished, she could take care of the entire group with the snap of her finger. But would she be willing to help him?
Liam's brain whirred to think of something and he decided not to ask for the naga's help directly. He had an inkling that she might do the opposite just because he requested her.
There were all sorts of NPCs in the game and from the way she was glaring at him, anyone could tell that she hated him.
This was a precarious position and he needed to move his pieces carefully.
"Please, your highness. I need your help to kill the evil enchantress. She has destroyed my entire village and killed all my family."
"Please, I am begging you. Please help me avenge their death." Liam muttered with sincerity and sadness in his voice.
"I have indeed wronged your highness the last time, but please forgive my ignorance and show mercy on me. Please don't take your anger toward me out on my brethren."
"I am willing to do anything to repent for my actions. Please seek vengeance for my friends and my family."
He was very careful not to mention his sister or Shen Yue and willingly admitted his wrongdoings, being as humble as he could.
There was also a hint of a teardrop threatening to fall out of his eyes. He looked like someone who was in unbearable pain after having suffered a terribly tragic loss.
Even after saying his piece, he did not look up at her face to see if she had bought his acting or not. He just patiently waited.
Did it work?
Hisssss…
Liam once again heard the loud hissing of the lamia princess.
Her tongue danced around and her fiery gaze was locked onto Liam's face. She wanted to see some sort of fear on the thief's face.
However, the other party's unexpected emotions left her feeling conflicted. Since when did demons and dark practitioners have a right and a wrong?
She had already given her word by giving him two of her pearls, so she was going to help him.
But that didn't mean she wasn't planning to kill him at least once before leaving.
And now after seeing how righteous and selfless he was behaving, mourning the loss of his fellow brethren, she couldn't help but rethink her opinion of this person.
She also knew that it was not a lie as she could smell the stench of death everywhere in the area.
"Alright. Your actions as a being of the nether realm surprise me." The lamia hissed.
"Even though you took advantage of my people the last time, I see some goodness in you. I will help you out just this once."
Hook. Line and Sinker. Liam grinned inwardly while continuing to look very sad and depressed on the outside.
"I don't have much time as I can only stay in this realm for a few seconds. So I will go ahead and take care of the sinners sullying this temple."
Liam solemnly nodded. He was very obedient and humble as if he was just a step away from worshipping her.
This satisfied the princess a lot, appeasing her earlier grievances. She hissed with a content look before turning away and slithering into the temple.
Instantly several shrieks sounded from inside and the low dull murmur in the background because of the continuous chanting came to an abrupt halt.
"Someone is attacking us!"
"There is a naga in the temple!"
"A naga!"
"Priestess! Please save us!"
The dark mages hurriedly started hurtling out some attacks at the intruding naga but she smoothly eructed a mana barrier preventing anything from touching her.
The next second, her lips parted slightly and from within inside, purple vapors emerged. Seeing this all the dark mages started panicking even more.
Hissss. The lamia grinned. With a twinkle in her eyes, she opened her mouth a bit more and started spewing out big mouthfuls of purple gas!
The dark mages tried fighting back but the venom was so toxic that it only took a couple of seconds before its effect showed.
Totally helpless and choked by this poison, one by one, they started dropping dead like flies.
The others who watched this struggled to fight back while simultaneously trying their best to avoid the poison swirling around them.
But the naga's moves were so swift and potent.
Almost the entire place was filled with dreadful venomous air as soon as she entered the temple. There was chaos everywhere.
Because of all of this ruckus, the enchantress was forcefully broken out of her stupor and she stopped her spell casting.
The incomparably beautiful woman snapped her eyes and a frown appeared on her face as she saw that everything around her was going to shit.
And just as her gaze fell on the intruder who caused all of this, a spear came flying at her.