Hydra revealed her snake heads not merely to create a terrifying atmosphere and scare people, but because she intended to use her enormous heads as shields against the deadly bullets flying at her.
According to legend, of Hydra's nine heads, eight would grow back whenever they were cut off. Only the golden head in the center could not be killed at all.
So Bartender Lady was preparing to use her own heads as expendable items. Of course, being able to regenerate did not mean she could not feel pain. In fact, the nine heads had practically given the humans before her nine extra targets out of thin air, multiplying the pain ninefold. Now the armed squad did not even need to aim. They only had to pour out their bullets, and they would hit the snake heads accurately.
Hydra had previously been somewhat dismissive of the so-called Godslayer Bullets, but after experiencing them firsthand, she completely put away her contempt for these humans. Given her temperament, she should have kept Kronos behind as well. Yet this time, she uncharacteristically ignored the God of Time at her side and allowed him to leave calmly.
Because Hydra knew that dealing with these humans alone would not be easy. In the blink of an eye, two of her snake heads had been blasted apart by bullets. Without hesitation, Hydra controlled her other seven heads and had them bite off the two heads that had been riddled with holes.
Two new heads quickly grew from the severed necks.
Seeing all their previous hard work come to nothing, the Captain of the armed squad showed neither annoyance nor discouragement. His resolve was frighteningly firm as he simply asked another teammate beside him, "Are the test results in?"
The other man nodded. "They are. Skin hardness: