Compared to the avatar, the main body's appearance had not changed, but everyone could see that Mr. Snake, now standing before the Temple Entrance, possessed power far beyond what that avatar had held. It was like a light-devouring black hole, like the incarnation of Destruction, like a mass of black mist that could never be seen through, and like a giant snake that could open its jaws and swallow the world at any moment:
"I have not yet fully broken free. My appearance now is merely a brief performance."
After reclaiming the broken sword from the avatar's corpse, it tucked it into the waist of its robe. Compared to the previous avatar, the main body of "Mr. Snake" was not only stranger and more powerful, but its voice carried an even more obvious slickness.
Snake Eye looked at Shade:
"God Summoner, splendid. Your preparations and arrangements were all splendid. I thought the story I had arranged for Act V was flawless, but I never expected you to truly find the Antidote for the Love Curse."
With so many people present, it spoke only to Shade. It did not even look at Stella or the other four candidates who had returned from afar:
"The story has not yet reached its final act. You have now obtained the first fate and defeated the enemy I arranged for the story of Act V.
"But I still stand before you. Though I cannot directly harm the candidates, I now possess the power to manifest for a short time. Tell me, what fate can stop me this time?"
"You can only count as an enemy during the final act."
"Yes, but on the stage of a play, can't the final enemy do something wicked before the curtain rises on the last act, to strengthen the