Nest X Recognition?

In the distance, two Giant Snake, their scales shimmering with a new, glassy luster after shedding their old skin, silently glided across the Quartz Sand towards the depths of their nest.

Their smooth ventral scales leave long, damp, cold marks on the sand, which are quickly absorbed by the gravel, restoring a flawless, smooth surface.

These two snakes were clearly older than the snakes that were dragging them.

Because it clearly has a physical form.

Furthermore, if Kevin's intuition is correct, the two snakes should be at the same stage of growth as the snake in the Village.

To make it feel more similar.

It's just much more powerful.

Even with ordinary perception, one can detect the difference.

As expected.

The Resentful Eater Snake that arrived in the human world were truly malnourished.

This was true even in an environment rife with Resentment.

The growth stage is a level higher than the one that binds them, yet it poses a comparable threat, or even a slight weakness.

In a situation where they are at the same level, they are absolutely weak.

We've entered this place.

Kevin inevitably found himself in a state of tension.

He exchanged a glance with Melusina on top of the snake's head.

Whether they live or die depends on how these older snakes treat them.

Although Kevin deduced that these snakes were not primarily physical entities, but rather distinguished by their Nen Aura.

But I'm afraid of what might happen.

Nothing is 100% certain, it's just that the probability is higher.

Just like the snake would say Kevin is strange.

Melusina's state is like that of someone who has reached the middle stage of growth, with the type of Nen Aura within her body closer to that of the Resentful Eater Snake.

Kevin's body is closer to that of the Resentful Eater Snake, but his Nen Aura is not much contaminated; it is more of a peculiar change in nature.

Perhaps his ability to change and transform originated from imitation.

To some extent, Kevin's Nen ability possesses characteristics of the Snake Venom of the Resentful Eater Snake.

God help us.

That was all he could say.

He was still too weak compared to the Dark Continent.

If the snakes in the Snake Nest accept Melusina and, consequently, accept him, this will be a very safe haven.

With the notes in the Notebook, there might be hope for escape.

Therefore, the nest's acceptance of them is of paramount importance.

This is why he chose to take the risk when he saw how kind the snake was to Melusina.

This is a chance of survival, and the odds are not small.

Such an odds are worth taking a gamble on.

The Dark Continent is far too dangerous; wandering around recklessly without any intelligence could easily lead to death.

How long have you been here?

Aside from the initial week after landing when we remained stationary due to environmental concerns.

In the two weeks of the operation, the two encountered more deadly dangers than Kevin had faced in the years since he arrived here.

This was under extremely lucky circumstances.

There's always a way to deal with it, at least a little bit.

But that final, unexpected Rain of Time, falling against the Reverse Rain, left the two of them utterly helpless.

Who knows how far they are from the beach?

How many deadly dangers would one encounter if they recklessly barged in?

Compared to these dangers.

Entering the Snake Nest to find a safe base is definitely worth risking your life for.

Finally.

The snake stopped.

The tail loosened.

Kevin landed on the ground and twisted his body.

In this environment filled with Resentment, his sense of good and evil was suppressed.

Sigh, if he didn't harbor Resentment, he could at least use this method to judge how much these creatures treated him.

Melusina jumped off the snake's head and ran to Kevin's side.

"You'd better stick close to me. She accepts me as one of her own kind, but clearly doesn't approve of you. If you stay with me, she might see you as my prey," Melusina said seriously, and she wasn't joking.

Kevin, of course, knew the importance of the matter and nodded.

The Resentful Eater Snake that brought them back came over, nuzzled Melusina briefly, and then left.

Did she say something?

Kevin could roughly tell from the fluctuations in Resentment and Nen Aura in the air whether the snakes were trying to express something.

He couldn't tell before, but along the way Melusina and the snake seemed to be communicating, and he used this to find the information fluctuations in their communication.

Melusina nodded. "She said she needs to rest."

Upon hearing this, Kevin couldn't help but rub his chin.

Isn't this treating the two of them as the same kind? They're completely being ignored.

The two stood there, somewhat bewildered.

For a moment, I didn't know what to do.

"This is truly an unexpected result," Kevin, somewhat helplessly.

"Let's take a walk and have a look around." In any case, it's probably a good idea to stroll around here.

After saying that, the two carefully stepped on the Quartz Sand and strolled around.

A gigantic Giant Snake, a hundred meters long, swept past them, its scales reflecting a chilling light as it moved like a wall.

The two strolled around for a while.

They discovered that the snakes truly considered them one of their own, perhaps because of Melusina, and the snakes ignored Kevin.

It's possible that Kevin wasn't threatening enough and appeared too weak to these snakes.

In any case, the two of them inexplicably found a safe haven.

And there were far fewer snakes than they had imagined.

Unable to determine their respective growth levels

However, there are only two snakes that are still in the Nen Aura stage, one of which is the one that brought them here.

The other one was much smaller, less than ten meters long, and appeared intermittently, only appearing occasionally. Kevin only caught a glimpse of it before it disappeared.

Secondly, there were two snakes that were condensing flesh and blood, which I saw when I first entered this area.

It was in a similar state to the snake in the Village.

There are only five adult snakes in total, each over twenty meters long.

The largest one looks almost 200 meters long, it's incredibly exaggerated. It's perched in the very center, with the huge trees around it serving as its moving slide.

"Let's go over and see how he treats us," Kevin said after thinking for a moment.

Upon hearing Kevin's idea, Melusina's eyes widened, and she clung tightly to his arm with both hands.

What if?

She knew what Kevin was thinking.

If this snake, which appears to be the oldest, accepts them, then they will truly be safe here.

If you don't agree, then it's all just a pipe dream.

Rationally, she should go over and take a look, but emotionally, Melusina felt it was too dangerous.

Because of her upbringing, she was very familiar with these Resentful Eater Snake.

Compared to this 200-meter-long Giant Snake, the former Resentful Eater Snake was nothing more than a tiny maggot.

The pressure that the two brought to Melusina was simply incomparable.

This made her instinctively resist Kevin getting closer.

"Give it a try, otherwise you won't feel at ease." Kevin said, moving closer. Melusina could only hug Kevin tightly, hoping that her feeling of being more accepted could protect him.

They seemed to have noticed the arrival of the two.

The Giant Snake slowly began to move its body; it was a real, wall-like structure that moved.

The enormous snake head swayed and slowly approached the two.

Kevin felt his heart beating very fast.

He had never been so nervous before.

The pressure on her arm also reflected Melusina's emotions.

The enormous head was almost within reach of the crying ruler.

The snake's head alone is like a low-lying house.

Those cold, serpentine eyes were a size larger than Kevin's body.

A scrutinizing gaze settled on the two of them.