"Great Serpent, long time no see. How have you been lately?" Seeing the leader of his enemies, Lynch actually felt relieved, with no fear at all. Since the Great Serpent appeared before him, there was no chance that such a terrifying opponent could be elsewhere in the world or near his friends.
"Except for a certain mage using a magic item unseen even by me, which destroyed most of my camp—thank you for asking, I'm fine." The Great Serpent stood a few steps away from Lynch, arms crossed. "However, I still have to thank you. If it weren't for such a heavy loss, I might still be entranced and tempted by the Magic God, hopelessly drowning!"
Lynch glanced back at the pair of revolving silver spheres, feeling a similar lingering fear. "Great Serpent, why have you brought me to this place? Where are the members of the Mage Association who were left here to observe the situation?"
