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Chapter 169 – Moned Swamp (Part 1)

  After being thrown on the ground, the snail tentatively poked its head out of its shell. After discovering that System, Meatball, and Shava were watching it, it quickly retracted its sticky body back into its shell.

  The mucus on the snail's body gave off a pungent smell, which made System feel a little disgusted. It was probably this pungent smell that was keeping the nearby mosquitoes from attacking it.

  System noticed that the snail had looked terrified before retracting its head back into its shell, and the white flesh near the shell's opening was shivering. However, his [Mental Transmission] couldn't sense the emotions of creatures like snails, so he didn't know what the snail was truly thinking or whether it was really afraid.

  If this snail was the culprit who had created the illusion, then its intelligence must not be low. This meant that there was also a possibility that it was only pretending to be scared.

  ...

  Species: Abyss Snail (renameable)

  Height: 0.31-0.32 metersWeight: 0.9-1.3 kilograms

  Estimated Combat Power: 0.1-1.5Special Talents: -

  ...

  System found that the snail's combat power wasn't high when he checked with [Probe and Analyze], but it was capable of creating vivid illusions and sounds. Its ability was very strange, so System wouldn't take it lightly. He warned Shava to be careful.

  System stared at the snail that was hiding in its shell for a while before uttering a threat in Abyss nguage.

  "Come out of your shell. If you don't come out, I don't mind killing and eating you."

  His words weren't just threats. If this Abyss snail didn't intend to cooperate, after torturing it, he really intended to find out how it tasted.

  However, the snail was much more spineless than System had imagined. As soon as he finished speaking, the snail trembled and crawled out of its shell.

  Its body was white with a yellowish tint, which was roughly the same as the ordinary snails in Lilt Forest.

  However, this snail had a human-like face and two soft legs about five centimeters long. Each leg had three fingers at the end.

  The snail quickly started speaking in a small and delicate voice.

  "Great and noble magic lord, don't kill me! My meat is very unpatable. You can tell from my scent. If you eat my flesh and blood, it will definitely dirty your mouth and ruin your good mood."

  The snail's voice was very much like the voice of a child, and its way of speaking was funny and interesting.

  "What if your meat isn't as bad as you say?"

  System threatened the timid snail. Meatball also changed his shape into a huge mouth full of sharp teeth in response to System's words. System gnced over at Meatball before continuing with his threats.

  "It seems like he wants to taste you for me. You know, many foods smell bad, but still taste good."

  After hearing System's words, the snail seemed even more frightened. It trembled and begged for mercy.

  "Don't kill me! I know, I know where to find delicious food. You'd regret it if you killed me!"

  System looked down at the snail and smiled.

  "Regret? Are you regretting that I didn't offer my soul to you just now?"

  When it heard System's words, the snail seemed even more flustered, but it quickly organized its thoughts and answered.

  "I knew that my clumsy tricks couldn't deceive you, but I still didn't expect that you, great magic lord, would see through my tricks so quickly and send your men to capture me. I fear I don't even possess a fraction of your wisdom..."

  The snail reacted quickly, and System was pleased with its words. Since it was so skilled at fttery, he decided to let the snail live for a few more days.

  However, after listening to the snail, System suddenly smiled and asked, "So, you mean that if I wasn't smart enough to see through your trick, I would have been fooled just like you fooled those two lizardmen?"

  As soon as System finished speaking, the snail replied righteously, "No! Great magic lord, you are too modest. You are so wise, just like the Green Dragon Lord Moned. With my despicable tricks, even if I lied to you billions of times, it would be impossible to deceive you even once. You're really worrying too much."

  "Hmm. What you're saying seems to make sense, but why did you have to try to deceive me?"

  The snail starting moving its trembling body and slowly crawled in front of System. It gnced at Shava and Meatball, and the corner of its mouth lifted in a slight smirk. Then it straightened its posture and gave a low bow.

  "Great magic lord, I did this to dispy your wisdom! Without my contrast, how could everyone see how wise you are?"

  The words of the snail made System ugh out loud.

  "So everything you did just now was for me?"

  "That's right! Only someone as wise as you could understand my good intentions."

  The snail crawled in front of System, and the tone of its voice lost its previous righteousness, becoming a bit pitiful. The way the snail spoke could easily make one sympathize with it.

  It must be said that this snail seemed to be a drama queen. Being born as a snail was really a waste of its talent.

  "Well said."

  System looked down at the snail and nodded. At the same time, he stretched out a tentacle as if to touch the snail's head. The snail also showed System an admiring expression, as if wanting to accept his touch.

  Only Shava at System's side showed some displeasure.

  However, just as System's tentacle was about to touch the snail's head, he suddenly exerted force and aimed the tentacle at one of the snail's antennae.

  Chi!

  Accompanied by the spshing of translucent liquid and the snail's wailing, System ripped an antenna off of the snail's head.

  "You just said your meat won't taste good, but I keep thinking it should be delicious. As wise as I am, I must have seen through your lie just now, right?"

  After speaking, System stuffed the wailing snail's antenna into his mouth and starting chewing.

  After hearing his words, the snail's body trembled again. It looked up at System while ignoring the pain on its head, as if praying that he wouldn't find its antenna delicious.

  However, after watching for a long time, the snail didn't see any change in System's expression. He just kept chewing its antenna calmly.

  After chewing for a long time, System finally expressed his feelings to the snail.

  "It tasted average."

  After staring down at the shivering snail for a moment, he continued.

  "Why, since I am so wise, did you think that I would be deceived by you? Tell me your purpose. If you lie to me again, I will kill you immediately."

  When it heard System's words, the snail began trembling violently. It didn't answer System's question immediately. Instead, it asked nervously, "What if...what if what I say is true, but you think I'm lying to you?"

  System stared at the snail and smiled.

  "If you don't want to find out, make sure I believe you."

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