I have returned to my original body as there is no point of monitoring the expedition force knowing that they'll all die anyways.
Now coming to the task at hand which is to destroy the human fleet as I can't allow them to return back because then they'll only come back more prepared. Due to exploring the memories of the soldiers I now know that there are about 250 in the fleet as the rest have died or they are with the expedition team.
The main problem is how should I approach this situation as I can't let them leave so i'll have to completely kill them all. My first option was to make the goliaths attack the humans but I haven't seen one for weeks Giaia included. The second option is to attack them own my own as my body is big enough to cause some serious damage as well as my scales are hard enough to deflect there weapons but i'm not stupid enough to plunge myself headfirst into hundreds of armed men who are getting desprate to survive.
There is one final option which is through deceit.
Over the years my shapeshifting abilities have improved by quite a margin which is something that i'll untilize right now.
I shifted into my hybrid form at first, then from there I focused and turned my Serpentine tail into scaly humanoid legs. From two hours I balanced myself on 2 legs as I have forgotten how to walk like a human. After getting a hang of it I shrank from 3 meters tall to Only 1.75meters tall, scales dissapered and were replaced by slightly tanned human skin.
I shifted into a fully human form and gazed upon my reflection in the river. My face resembled the one I had on earth with slight beard and moustache growing, my body was muscular but not the the level of a bodybuilder. My iris were still amber colored and my hair was red which reached till my lower back. I used my old shedded skin to fashion my self some primitive garment to cover my manhood and tied my long hair into a man bun.
I still stand out as my face and hair as well as eyes didn't match with the people of the cadian empire at all. Still I went into the jungle tracing behind the expedition force in hopes of securing a disguise.
After walking For a day I finally caught upto the expedition force and it seemed like only 20 people are left who looked battered and tired. I crouched down and hid myself where the foliage was most prominent and observeed the soldiers.
Their captain was still alive and was sharpening his sword, eyes dull and a bandage on his left shoulder indicating that he had a confrontation with some creature.
I waited till night when Only a few soldiers stood guard. The moment one guard strayed a bit farther from their temporary camp I revealed myself, the guard was immediately put in a trance with his expression still remaining the same as he didn't even got the time to properly react. I grabbed him by the throat and dragged him out sight.
Swiftly I decapitated him with my clawed hands as my strength far surpassed a regular human which allowed me to d the harrowing deed without much effort. Quickly I put on his clothes and morphed my face and hair to match my recent victim. A problem seemed to arise as I need to constantly concentrate to maintain my disguised feature as if I stopped for even a second my face and hair will revert back to its old self. This was perhaps something I could control in the future with more practice in the art of shape shifting.
I returned to the human encampment, upon returning some other guards questioned me about the reason due to which I had to leave my post but I simply motioned towards my privates indicating that I went to take a leak. I had not spoken in a verbal language for more Then a century which made it difficult for me to speak but due to my eyes having a hypnotic effect The soldiers didn't press me further.
At dawn the captain gathered up all the men and decided to head back to the main fleet as this expedition caused them to lose more then they gained but they still managed to catch a few small critters so they won't go back empty handed.
We made our way back to the main fleet without any trouble as it seem like that my scent warded off all the other creatures.
"You there what's your name", Antonio who came to inspect the expedition team called out as only I seemed to be healthy and looked lively among the rest.
" Me", I spoke in a thunderous voice which shook everyone around me. Well it seemed like my plan failed even before it actually began.