You had to admit, the Serpent of Fate had plenty of tricks.
The Witch's words had revealed a great deal. Yet at that moment, Fu Qian wasn't surprised. He was only relieved.
There was an art to disposing of hazardous materials. You couldn't just pick any target.
In the end, the Serpent of Fate had been chosen not because of their past relationship, but simply because the Serpent was exceptional.
There had already been hints that the Serpent of Fate wasn't in good shape, and so had been rather inactive overall.
But Fu Qian had always held the concept of "fate" in great respect, especially after witnessing the Serpent's methods.
If the Serpent were to cut loose and go on a killing spree in the Corridor, and Fu Qian had to pick someone likely to survive to the end, he'd still be inclined to say that this one was the best bet.
So even though the prisoners were somewhat entangled with one another, Fu Qian had ultimately thrown that destruction nova at the door with the highest concentration of the Serpent of Fate.
Of course, even if he couldn't instantly dispel the golden orb, he could still try to weaken it somewhat.
But Fu Qian had chosen to leave it untouched.
Again, it came down to what he'd said earlier: he had too much faith in the Serpent, both in their abilities and in their schemes.
Was the Serpent really inactive because of their injuries?
Even if that was true, could the injuries really be that severe?
Don't forget the last mission. In theory, it had been about cleaning up a predecessor's mess, which meant the execution incident had already happened some time ago.
At such a critical moment, if the Serpent still wanted to conserve their strength, what