Whether the serpent accepted it or not, Adrian slaying it was about to become a fact.

At the same time, Adrian charged up his attack. A surge of violent energy erupted outward, spreading indiscriminately in all directions. He wanted to obtain the serpent’s core, and he couldn’t forgive the serpent’s initial arrogance and disdain. At first, the serpent had looked upon him with derision, but now it wanted to retreat. To Adrian, this was unacceptable.

“Rrraaaggh!” The serpent’s furious roars ech