It was an emerald-green snake.
Angel had seen many snake-like creatures in the Tidal Realm. The vast majority were enormous; placed in the outside world, their sheer size alone would be enough for storytellers to describe them as world-ending giant pythons. Snakes of normal size were exceedingly rare in the Tidal Realm.
The snake before him was precisely such a rare encounter.
It was the size of an ordinary snake from the outside world, emerald-green all over, with dense, glistening scales that reflected a lustrous jewel-like radiance beneath the gentle evening glow.
Its eyes were bright yellow, while its vertical pupils were pure gold without the slightest trace of another color, carrying an innate air of solemn majesty.
What most puzzled Angel was the faint green glow winding around the emerald snake. That glow was an immensely concentrated aura of nature. Wherever it enveloped, every plant flourished with vibrant vitality.
In the current surroundings, that meant everything revived and a hundred flowers bloomed along the path the emerald snake traveled.
It was like a sovereign ruling over all vegetation. When it arrived, the withered would flourish anew, and the faded would bloom again.
Beneath a riot of blooming flowers, the emerald snake elegantly wound its way forward before finally arriving before them.
There was no doubt that the newcomer was Naimeicui.
Naimeicui stopped around five or six meters from Angel. It raised its head and quietly gazed at the human before it.
Though Angel felt no discomfort under Naimeicui's gaze, he had the illusion that it had already seen straight through him.
Moreover, Angel was currently standing, while Naimeicui only needed to lift its head slightly. Judging from the difference in height, even with its head raised, Naimeicui did not reach Angel's knee. By rights, Angel should have been looking