I look forward to the day you evolve into a Medusa

After briefly explaining the situation to Alexander, Star led him outside.

Sounds of combat echoed from a distance, where Shrimp was entangled in a fierce battle with a gigantic python. This python was not only enormous but also had a faint affinity with fire elements. It coiled around Shrimp's waist, causing burn damage to his skin.

Shrimp began to roll on the ground, attempting to rid himself of the python's grasp. However, this seemed to have little effect as the python's grip only tightened.

Seeing Shrimp at a disadvantage, Foreskin sneered. He panted heavily and roared in anger.

"How would you deal with these pythons?" Alexander asked.

Foreskin hesitated, his mouth agape, stammering, "I, I..."

"Forget it, don't tell me with your mouth! Show me with your hands that you're stronger than Shrimp!"Alexander said.

Foreskin immediately rushed over and forcefully yanked the python off Shrimp. He firmly gripped the struggling python, which tried to coil around his arms, but his strength clearly overpowered it.

Foreskin grabbed the python's head and tail and with a mighty pull, tore it in half.

"Roar!" Foreskin let out an excited roar.

However, as Foreskin was showing off, Lya arrived with dozens of pythons.

Seeing the enemy's main force, Alexander charged into battle, activating the effect of Bloodthirsty Frenzy. His stature increased significantly, boosting his combat abilities.

His eyes turned red, resembling a furious ancient beast.

"Kill!"

Facing the enemy, Alexander led the charge.

He quickly reached the front lines, and Cassana sensed a wild, ancient aura. She wanted to order a retreat, but it was too late.

With Bloodthirsty Frenzy activated, Alexander's attributes were significantly enhanced.

Thus, each of Alexander's strikes was lethal.

The pythons on the ground stood no chance against him and were smashed into pulp by his club.

Alexander didn't stop. He plunged into the midst of the pythons, swinging his massive club, sending pythons flying with each blow.

"Hmm…"

Deep in the midst of slaughter, Alexander looked down at his left foot, noticing a layer of stone dust rising, hindering his movement.

"Petrfication spell?"

Alexander furrowed his brows. Blood surged to his left foot, shattering the encroaching stone dust into powder.

In the distance, a young girl, whose upper body had evolved into a human form, blinked, her eyes shimmering with light. 

The next moment, Alexander's weapon was petrified, and a python launched an attack. He forcefully smashed the petrified club downward, turning both the weapon and the python into fragments.

Seizing this opportunity, the lamia girl quickly retreated toward a hidden cave nearby. Once she entered the cave, it would be difficult for Alexander to catch her.

"Trying to run? Did you ask for my permission?"

Alexander picked up a spear from the ground, rubbed it against his cock and then hurled it forward with great force.

Cassana's body was instantly impaled by the spear. Enduring the excruciating pain, she tried to continue her escape but found her body becoming sluggish and soon fell into a paralyzed state.

Although Cassana was pierced by Alexander's spear, she didn't die but hung impaled on the spear.

Alexander picked up the spear and closely examined the lamia girl impaled on it.

Alexander noticed that the spear piercing the Lamia girl's abdomen had petrified at the point of entry, slowing her injury and causing her to faint.

"This little Lamia girl should still be alive. We should take her back and see if we can extract some useful information from her!" Alexander thought.

The Lamia girl, light as a feather as she hung from the spear, was lifted onto Alexander's shoulder with ease.

Dead python bodies littered the ground, all of them male and thus incapable of evolving into Lamias.

As Alexander prepared to return to his tribe, Star was already rummaging through the python corpses, her hands holding dozens of dimly glowing crystals.

Unsure of the value of these beast crystals, Alexander casually handed them over to Star for safekeeping.

After the ogres left, Lya and other Lamia elders emerged. They hissed angrily, their tails rattling like rattlesnakes as they stared at the ogre camp.

The Lamias began to pursue.

"Stop, come back!" Lya shouted authoritatively, halting her clanspeople intent on chasing.

"Let's regroup and return," she commanded. "This new ogre chieftain is formidable; we'll retreat for now."

Lya's order left the other Lamias feeling reluctant and frustrated.

"My Queen, Roder has been captured!"

"Cassana has been killed!"

A Lamia cried out in sorrow, worsening the already foul mood of Queen Lya.

"We'll remember this grudge!"

"We will return to avenge this someday!"

With those words, Lya turned and left the oasis.

...

The next day, the Lamia girl woke up from her unconscious state. 

Alexander spent 100 points in the system store to acquire a slave mark.

Sitting on a rock, he observed the captured Lamia girl. Delicate features, a light white tail, a timid expression, and light purple pupils filled with fear.

Approaching her, Alexander towered over the Lamia girl. "Do you want to live?" he asked.

The Lamia girl, frightened, nodded her head.

"From now on, you're my slave, got it?"

"Yes, master," she replied.

Satisfied with the response, Alexander smiled and turned to walk into his tent. The Lamia girl, watching Alexander's imposing figure, followed him inside with a light sway of her tail.

"This is where I live, and now it's your home too."

"Understood, master," she responded softly, yet audibly for Alexander.

"What's your name?" Alexander inquired, looking at the slave mark now imprinted on her forehead. The girl was bound to obey as long as the mark remained. 

"Master, my name is Cassana!"

"Good name, Cassana," he acknowledged, observing her and the small movements of her tail.

"Thank you, master!" she said, though Alexander paid little heed to her gratitude.

Thinking for a moment, Alexander pointed to a wooden box. "There's food in there, and water outside the tent. You'll take care of my meals and other needs."

"Yes, master!"

"Hmm, go on then. I want grilled meat for lunch."

Cassana busied herself under Alexander's watchful gaze. 

Lying on an animal skin, he noticed Cassana's swaying tail and realized that this beautiful girl couldn't serve a man's physical needs. Being a lower-ranked Lamia, not yet a Medusa, she couldn't transform her tail into legs, effectively having no lower body.

"Snake woman... Lamia... Medusa... Cassana..."

Lying on the beast skin, Alexander muttered to himself, contemplating a distant future. Unknowingly, he drifted to sleep.

"Master…"

"Master, the meal is ready."

Two hours later, Cassana's gentle calls woke Alexander. Opening his eyes, he saw the pretty and innocent Cassana standing by his side. Suddenly, he reached out and encircled her slender snake waist.

"Cassana, keep it up! I look forward to the day you evolve into a Medusa."

Releasing his hand, Alexander looked at Cassana, who was trembling and blushing. He gently lifted her chin with his finger, pinched it lightly, then cheerfully exited the tent.