Fuyuki sat on the ground, watching the High-ranking Dark Spirit and High-ranking Yang Spirit carry away the giant snakes lying belly-up. The Fusion Spirit Hailon was still wreaking havoc in the Snake Nest, focusing on capturing Manda, the Ryūchi Cave snake king with his absurdly good escape skills.
Among the piles of giant snakes, Viper Garaga and the water snake Aoda stood out. The rest were mostly an assortment of colors, but those two had remarkably pure coloring, each a single shade from head to tail.
Garaga had been given special attention by the Fusion Spirit. Now he was like a dead snake, not moving no matter how he was handled. Aoda had fared a little better; he'd only been tied into a tight knot. Quite a few of his bones were probably broken, though.
Fuyuki wasn't in a hurry to sign contracts with them. He wanted to wait until the Fusion Spirit, Hailon, caught Manda first.
He planned to sign blood contracts with the giant snakes. Rather than catch one snake and cut himself for it, he might as well sign with a bunch at once. Of the giant snakes present, the only ones who could threaten him were Garaga, now a plant snake, and Aoda. Well, maybe once Aoda could untie that knot!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Fuyuki didn't have to wait long. A gigantic Rock Giant arrived beside him, holding a purple snake by the head and draping its body around its waist. Each step left a crater in the ground.
Manda was still struggling wildly, but the Clay Giant Hailon had formed showed him no mercy. It slammed Manda to the ground and used Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique to increase his weight, immobilizing his whole body. All Manda could do was glare fiercely at Fuyuki.
"Brother