Chapter 21: Drawback
Kaiju rejoiced in Snow's ascension. Snow had finally completed her transformation, becoming an inch taller than before, gaining some weight, but the gorgeous milky white scales were more conspicuous, making even the Corrupted rank serpent near them fall in love with her. Kaiju's eyes glued on Snow's appearance, admiring the slight change, yet seemingly anew, Snow before him.
Under the intense gaze, Snow couldn't help but blush when she met Kaiju's eyes in a split second, quickly looking away in embarrassment. Kaiju smiled in response.
"As expected of my kind possessing a pure blood bloodline of an Ancient beast! Although I can't determine which Ancient beast it is, I can, at least, gauge the elemental affinity it possessed. Kid, if you find the location of my original body, do contact him. Ah, I'll leave this snake mark on you."
Kaiju was startled, though feeling a bit annoyed listening to the Overlord beast's yapping, but the last sentence made him feel a bit terrified. After all, he knew the beast mark meant–it would either be a disaster or a blessing. If a beast, like the snake races, left a snake mark on someone, other snakes the latter came across in the future would feel his presence more, even if they were miles away from him.
Snake mark was divided into two types–snake mark blessings, snake mark must-kill. Although he was a bit confident the Overlord beast would not implant the latter, he was someone who had been suffering from trust issues.
The Overlord beast seemed to have sensed his worries, as it replied, "Relax, we are not the same kind, and certainly, the beast honored their pride. We live for it, we strive for it, because for us reputation is important, pride becomes prominent after we are living in the law of the jungle. While you, humans... Nevermind, she might hear me."
Until now, Kaiju was still wondering who "She" the Overlord beast was talking about.
However, despite Kaiju's extreme curiosity, he never asked the Overlord beast. It appeared the latter didn't even have intention of revealing the identity either, assuming he could discern his thoughts through unknown means. Kaiju only nodded in response.
"I already did before I received your approval. Well, you can't do anything about it. Anyway, what I want you to narrate on my original body..."