Book 5: Chapter 10 — First Tier
The next few hours brought three more encounters.
A pair of serpentine creatures burst from the undergrowth without warning, their scales shifting through a kaleidoscope of colors as they moved. The chromatophores along their spines pulsed with bioluminescent patterns, each flash designed to disorient prey. Rainbow snakes, what more could you expect from an area near Death Valley.
[Chromatic Coilsnake (Uncommon) - lvl 327]
[Chromatic Coilsnake (Uncommon) - lvl 314]
Barely B-rank, but their coordination was impressive. They moved in tandem, one feinting high while the other struck low, their scales refracting light in disorienting bursts.
Weak, Tony observed through their bond, his mental voice carrying a note of disappointment. Master could squash them with Power Form. Their scales are pretty, though. Tony appreciates aesthetics.
Since when does Tony appreciate aesthetics? Noah wondered, but didn’t activate Abyssal Fusion just yet.
The creature's next strike wasn’t fast enough to avoid his counterattack and the slender creature, however high level, was barely as thick as his wrist.. Noah killed it cleanly—a precise strike with the Spear of Crimson End that severed its spine exactly where he intended. The Crimson Rot didn't even have time to spread before the light left its eyes.
The second one he fumbled, putting so much force into his attack that he cratered the ground beneath it, sending chunks of stone flying in every direction.