The Snake-Women of the Uncharted Wilds
"This looks like a snake trail."
As soon as I said that, the others chimed in.
"A snake... isn't it too big?"
"My Demon King. It’s too large to be a snake."
They each threw in a word. It was certainly massive for a snake. It seemed none of them had ever seen a serpent this large before. Then again, if they had, they probably wouldn't be standing here right now.
"It’s a bit big, sure, but no matter how I look at it, this is definitely a snake trail."
I stepped onto the track and stood at attention to gauge the size.
"Hmm."
What should I call it? The width? No, diameter would be more accurate. The diameter of the trail was similar to the size of both my thighs put together.
Usually, snakes are long and thin, but this one was quite thick.
It felt like an anaconda living in the Amazon rainforest. I thought as much, and ran a quick simulation in my head.
A snake of this size...
"Wouldn't it be fine to catch it and have a stamina-boosting meal?"
"Shaa?"
If this giant snake was the culprit behind the Orcs' migration, I didn't think there was much to worry about. Orcs lacked any real strategy or tactics, so they probably just saw a giant snake, squealed in terror, and got wiped out—but we were different.
Monsters are helpless in the face of strategy and tactics.
"Does that mean you want to hunt it?"
"Since we're already here, it wouldn't be bad to try hunting it. Rather than coming all this way and just turning back, isn't it better to gain some unique combat experience before we return?"
"That is true. You're right."
Vanessa nodded in agreement.
"Ruby. Don't you think it would be fine?"
"Ah, yes... I think it would be fine. If it's a snake-type monster of this size, it would have some value..."
"I suppose so. Ah, by the way, do you happen to know of any snake monsters?"
"I, I'll tell you..."
At my question, Ruby began to explain, stammering slightly.
Basically, there is a monster called a Giant Snake. But apparently, that one is smaller than this trail. And there is a snake monster that is incomparably larger than this one, which we might as well name a Serpent.
Anyway, that Serpent is supposedly much, much larger than this trail. It’s said to be an incredibly powerful high-ranking monster, and extremely rare at that.
With that, Ruby finished her explanation, admitting she didn't know exactly what this moderately large snake-type monster was.
"I see. Well, it's an uncharted territory. It wouldn't be strange to find unknown monsters."
"Yes... I, I think so too."
There aren't many monsters in the inland areas, and most of their identities have been identified. But in these uncharted regions, information seemed to be scarce.
"Anyway, Buril. This time, it's a snake hunt. Let's follow this trail."
"Keruk-keruk. With this much snake meat, all the family members can eat their fill."
"Hehehe, right. It would be good to smoke it and take it with us."
Thinking of the taste of giant snake meat made my mouth water. Sharan seemed to be imagining something similar, as she said with a bright, beaming smile.
"Sharan wants to eat snake meat too."
"Let's eat a lot. A lot."
If she wants to eat, I have to feed her!
And so, we tracked the snake's trail.
But.
"Snake... aren't there a lot of them?"
As we went along, I realized something.
How should I put it?
There were quite a lot of snake trails.
"Do snakes usually travel in groups?"
"No... that's not the case... snakes are solitary..."
"Right?"
Ruby was correct. Unless it was mating season, I didn't know of snakes traveling in groups. But here, the trails of those giant snakes were tangled together everywhere.
At a conservative estimate, there were at least four or more.
"Keruk. Demon King. Isn't this why the Orcs ran away, because there are so many snakes?"
"Looking at this, it seems that way."
I hadn't even considered that giant snakes would travel in groups. Right. The Orcs wouldn't be total pushovers either. They wouldn't have run away for no reason.
"I made a misjudgment. There isn't just one snake; there are many. In that case, there's no reason to fight them unnecessarily. Retreat immediately!"
"Keruk-keruk! Understood!"
We executed a retreat right away.
"If there are too many snakes, we have to retreat."
It was a shame, but it couldn't be helped.
"It seems we should camp. It would be better to increase our speed and head to where the Orc tribe was."
Vanessa's advice was appropriate. It would be dark soon. Going there would be convenient since we wouldn't need to prepare anything extra.
"Then let's do that. All troops! Increase marching speed! Follow me!"
"Keruk!"
We immediately increased our marching speed.
And so, it wasn't until it was pitch black that we arrived at the Orcs' home. There wasn't much to prepare. We lit a fire, set the night watch, and then repaired the temporary tent we had made the day before.
We just needed to tie it down better and gather some leaves to reinforce the roof.
"Hey. Stay in your combat pairs when moving. And make sure to carry your weapons at all times."
"Keruk!"
"Kkeureuk!"
It would be finished in ten minutes.
I sat in front of the campfire for a moment to rest. As I did, Ruby opened her mouth.
"What could they be... snakes traveling in groups."
"Ah, I'm certainly curious."
"I am curious as well."
We were having a conversation like that when.
"Hmph, I have no particular interest in inferior things."
Liliel said that, as if she wanted to join the conversation. Sensing she was about to open her mouth further, I gave Vanessa a look. And then, the retribution followed. Vanessa pulled on Liliel's ear.
"Refrain from useless talk, Liliel! Aren't you tired of saying 'inferior' all the time!"
"Ouch! Why only me...!"
Angels are best when they're being scolded.
Anyway.
Soon, my subordinates finished reinforcing the tent. I was about to go in and get some sleep, but.
—Ssssss.
Suddenly.
—Ssssssssss!
A strange sound came from over there. I didn't know exactly what kind of sound it was, but I shouted instinctively.
"Snakes! The snakes have followed us! Everyone! Drop what you're doing! Come here and form a circular formation!"
"Keryaaaaaak! Form a circular formation!"
"Everyone, stick to me! Imps and Pixies too!"
"Kkeureureuk!"
—Pop-pop.
As expected, the proficiency of my Demon King Army was evident. In an instant, a Goblin circular formation was created around me.
"Buril. Let's widen the spacing a little. No need to be too tight."
"Keruk! Widening the spacing! Execute!"
"Kkeureureureuk!"
It was a moment for Vanessa and me to step in if necessary.
"I didn't think the snakes would actually follow us."
"Shaa. Can we eat snake meat?"
"It looks like that might happen. Everyone! Don't let your guard down! Keep your eyes on the front! And shout once toward the front!"
—Keryaaaaaaaaaaak!
The moment I ordered the shout to seize the initiative.
"Kyaaaa!"
"Kyaaaaaaaa!"
Oh, shit.
It’s not "Who the hell drinks beer so deliciously," but! That’s the roar of a monster!
"Damn! There really is something! I've never heard a sound like that before!"
What kind of roar is that?!
Is this the sound a snake makes?!
"S, scary! What is that sound!"
"Kkeureureureureuk!"
The Pixies and Imps were terrified by the sound they were hearing for the first time.
"Keruk...!"
The Goblins were also in a state of tension.
In times like this, you have to shout as loudly as you can!
"Prepare yourselves! Pixies! Look straight in the designated direction! Imps! Prepare to throw your grenades at any moment!"
Because of the campfire in the center, the surrounding view was illuminated, but beyond that, it was hard to see. Darkness is unavoidable!
"Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
I let out a roar and fired a light Demon Breath to boost morale.
"Liliel! Ruby! If I give the order, cast your Dark Magic immediately!"
"Y, yes...!"
"I, I will do so!"
Then, preparations are complete!
"Come out! You snake bastards!"
There is nothing to worry about. We are professionals at combat. And we are already in formation. A giant snake? Bring it on. I'll stab you to death with spears and then grill you!
"Come out and face the Demon King Army of Kyuls!!!"
The moment I shouted that as a provocation.
—Ssssss!
With that sound from earlier.
"Huh?"
Some women appeared in the darkness.
"Women?"
Women?
The moment I realized they were women, my Incubus senses exploded. And my senses scanned the women in front of me very quickly.
The time it takes for me to scan a woman is less than two seconds.
—...
My dick-compass is reacting.
The women who appeared were quite beautiful. I even thought they might be a type of fairy, like Sharan, Lumika, or Serineu. Their hair was reddish, and their breasts were large. They stimulated my sexual desire. They were figures worth violating.
But the women were wearing clothing.
It was just a bra and some bone accessories, but the mere fact that they were wearing clothes told me they were intelligent beings. First of all, the bra was... what is that? Scales? It was a bra made by weaving reptile scales like lamellar armor.
The abdomen visible below it was toned. And those wide hips... I'm looking forward to this. I've seen the upper body, so shall I look at the lower body?
"Huh?"
And then I realized a very strange fact.
"The lower body...?"
A snake?
A snake?
"Snake-people...!"
"W, what on earth is that...!"
"My god! It's a super-inferior species, a combination of an inferior species and an inferior species! What a shock! As expected, this land is too uncivilized and poor!"
"Shaa!"
I heard my women exclaiming in shock.
"Keryaaaaaaak!"
"Kkeureureureuk!"
"What is that!!!"
The other subordinates were shouting too.
"Crazy."
The upper body was a pretty woman with large breasts, but the lower body was a snake.
Lamia.
Is that what they're called? A monster with a human upper body and a snake lower body. Is that a Lamia right now?
"But."
Fortunately.
"They have a pussy and a butt."
The lower body isn't entirely a snake. Looking closely, up to a bit below the pussy, it's a normal human leg. But the boundary is divided there. Below that, it's the shape of a snake with thighs attached. Still, the fortunate thing was that they both had plump buttocks.
The part shaped like a snake... had scales on it.
It is a Lamia in name and reality.
But do they not wear anything on their lower bodies? They covered their breasts, but their thick and fluffy-looking pussy lips were completely exposed.
"You! Are you paying attention to such things in this situation! Don't focus on the woman's body, focus on the battle!"
"What does it matter! That's how they were born! And I'm already prepared for everything!"
Anyway!
For once, I can't make a clear judgment! Thinking coolly, it's a woman who is a snake below the buttocks! Honestly, my dick-compass is reacting, but I don't know what to do!
The fact that we have to fight remains unchanged!
Then let's subdue them and think about it!
If we win the fight, we can violate them or eat them, so we can do whatever we want!
"Kyaaaaaaaa!"
The Lamia roared. But they are even armed. In one hand, a wooden shield. And in the other hand, a spear. It's really troublesome that they even use weapons!
—Ssssssssss!
However, the Lamias didn't attack rashly. They were wary of our circular formation made of Goblin spearmen. So they were just circling around us, flicking their snake lower bodies.
"Kyaaaaaaaa!"
"Kyaaaaaaaa!"
I can see fangs and snake-like tongues inside their open mouths. That's good in its own way... No! I won't be bewitched by beauty!
"Right! Pixie! Try talking to them in Fairy language for once!"
"Huh? In Fairy language!"
"Yes!"
"H, h, hello! Snake friend! Good morning!"
The moment the trembling Pixie said that.
—Stop.
The Lamias stopped in their tracks.
"..."
The Lamia wearing a bone helmet tilted her head. Is that one the leader? Seeing that her breasts are the biggest, she must be the leader.