Both mantis and Theo landed on the ground one after another. The moment they looked at the situation ahead, they realized that the serpent had entered full battle mode once again.
Theo stepped back and commanded the mantis to do the same. Its mouth was already gurgling with the poison, ready to spray at the serpent any moment.
At Theo's command, the mantis pulled the poison back into its glands and retreated as well.
"You are crazy, Theo. I thought I had the perfect defense against your beast, but clearly I was wrong," Osric said, his gaze still lowered.
Theo was about to respond when he sensed a change in the serpent.
"Be ready," Osric warned only once, but Theo already felt that something was wrong.
The serpent's body began slithering in place. Theo frowned. He already knew the serpent was flexible, but the way it swayed its body with an unnatural flexibility was way better than before, as if it hadn't been fighting at full strength before.
