Snake Crisis × Protection

A phantom, Resentful Eater Snake.

The form of the Nen Aura is like a slight emanation of Resentment, but it is slightly different from Resentment.

Kevin stared intently in that direction.

At this moment, one should be experiencing emotional tension, causing the heart to race. However, the slow passage of time around them and the rapid pace of thought cause a misalignment.

Mingming was extremely nervous.

But the body doesn't respond at all.

This sense of dislocation.

It even caused his will to waver.

Watching the Resentful Eater Snake move amidst the slowly rising, Reverse Rain.

Just like what we saw at the Festival Succession Ceremony before.

However, it is not the physical entity that you see, but rather an illusory form made of Nen Aura that has detached from the physical body.

Kevin had dealt with it before, so he was naturally very familiar with this form.

In this Reverse Rain that slows down time.

The Resentful Eater Snake slithered slowly through the air, its form becoming increasingly visible and distinct.

Until its complete form was fully revealed.

Young snake?

In Kevin's eyes, this was undoubtedly a young snake, as it was even smaller than the snake he had seen at the Festival.

The snake appeared faintly.

Then he took a bite out of the giant Frog next to him.

The Frog is dragging a torn tongue.

Clearly, the long tongue that dragged Kevin and the others out of the tree hole belonged to this Frog.

However, it was too far away, and Kevin didn't notice it in the Fast Rain. But now, in the Reverse Rain, everyone seems to have been frozen in time, so it's very obvious.

Everyone was slowed down to the point of almost time being stopped.

But now, the Resentful Serpent is completely unaffected by the Reverse Rain, as if it were in an empty place.

Why?

The young snake's form was undoubtedly not a physical form, but a creature purely of Nen Aura.

It's like Materialization Type Nen Beast, except this is a naturally born Nen Beast, an intelligent being.

Melusina looked at Kevin in front of her.

In this area where time has slowed down, it would take her a very long time to follow Kevin's gaze and look behind her.

She couldn't see what was happening behind her, but Kevin's eyes already conveyed his emotions.

And she sensed it too.

I felt that aura that I had been able to sense for over a decade.

It's different now, but essentially the same.

The energy within her body was reminding her, as if they were connected by blood.

However, this feeling of blood connection came from the energy within her body, and this strange feeling made Melusina of it.

That snake.

Will we meet again once we reach the Dark Continent?

At this point, Melusina didn't know what to say.

She was never afraid of the snake.

But tension also arises at this moment with the appearance of the snake.

But like Kevin, the body doesn't provide any feedback, and the mental tension is meaningless and even hallucinatory.

Kevin witnessed the entire process of how the Resentful Serpent hunted its prey.

In this Reverse Rain.

The environment gave it a huge advantage, and it became almost entirely its territory.

Those creatures that swagger in the Fast Rain become prey for the Resentful Eater Snake once they fall into the Reverse Rain.

The snake formed from Nen Aura bit the Frog.

A surge of Resentment entered the Frog's body.

That's the hunting method of the Resentful Eater Snake.

Kevin is matching the current scene with the knowledge in his mind.

The food of the Resentful Eater Snake is Resentment, and its Snake Venom can turn the resentment in normal creatures into Resentment. When the victim dies, the Resentment in their body becomes food.

The Resentful Eater Snake bit the Frog, injected its Snake Venom, and then ignored it, continuing to swim forward.

I see.

Kevin noticed something was different.

The Resentful Serpent's free movement in the Reverse Rain seems to affect only itself.

Under these circumstances, after the venom was injected, the environment remained as if it had been paused, just like the surroundings.

Normally, this would be the time to render the Frog unable to resist.

To avoid any accidents after the Reverse Rain ends.

But the Resentful Eater Snake did nothing.

Perhaps this is their only chance of survival.

If this snake were to come and inject Snake Venom into the two of them, it would be a type of Snake Venom that induces the thoughts within their bodies to transform into Resentment.

Rather than being killed helplessly in this situation, injecting Snake Venom and waiting for the Reverse Rain to end might offer a glimmer of hope.

Kevin still had a little bit of confidence in stripping away and blocking the Resentment.

Melusina's four Nen Beasts are also currently in a state of time slowdown, meaning that Nen Beast will also be affected in this environment.

He still didn't understand how the Resentful Serpent remained unaffected.

Just as the snake was about to head towards another large creature, it seemed to sense something and turned to look at the tiny Kevin and his companion.

It's over.

It was indeed impossible not to notice them.

The snake sped up and swam over.

At this moment, Melusina finally managed to tilt her head back slightly within this extremely slow timeframe.

They turned their eyes and saw the snake approaching them.

Really.

My feeling just now was correct.

It is Resentful Eater Snake.

As they drew closer, the lingering Resentment became increasingly apparent.

However, when the snake swam over...

However, he did not immediately pay attention to the two, but instead focused his attention on the four Nen Beasts.

After looking around for a while, Kevin saw confusion in the other person's eyes.

Then it bypassed the Nen Beast without attacking, and approached Melusina, tilting its head back and forth as if observing her.

Melusina watched as the Resentful Eater Snake, larger than her own body, circled around her, the Resentment almost clinging to her body making her uncomfortable.

But it also seems like I can sense something?

The snake had been circling around for a while, and seeing that Melusina didn't react, it was also a little puzzled.

Finally, their attention settled on Kevin.

A sense of danger was coming.

The entire snake head drew close, its head, larger than Kevin's body, pressed tightly against Kevin's.

No.

What exactly do you want?

Kevin was prepared to be bitten and injected with Snake Venom, but the snake clearly didn't think so.

Don't touch him!

Don't touch him!

Behind her, Melusina unusually angry, and also somewhat frightened.

Its slow physical movement and normally active thinking make its will extremely strong.

Anger filled her mind, but her body was powerless, and this was the only way she could vent her anger.

She could roughly guess why the snake wasn't attacking her, but its attitude towards Kevin was clearly different from hers; it was aggressive, and she could sense that.

She couldn't accept that possibility.

They simply cannot bear such an outcome.

Such emotions were easily conveyed.

The snake suddenly turned its head.

He stared at Melusina for a couple of seconds, then rammed his head into Kevin's back.