Although Alvin's method killed the few giant pythons still left in the pool, it also did exactly what he'd hoped: it fully charged the Source Pearl and left the two enormous snakes entwined in blissful ecstasy.
The dense web of electricity below made it too dangerous for Stark to swoop down and check where the Chi Dragon was.
Alvin looked around, then took off at a run, intending to circle through the rainforest and reach the pool below.
Watching Alvin race away, Bill asked curiously, "What's Mr. Battleaxe doing?
Is there something dangerous over there?"
As a mob boss, Kingpin knew exactly what he should and shouldn't say.
He glanced at the hundred-meter cliff, then looked at Bill sternly. "Principal Alvin must have sensed an enemy over there, so he went to deal with it.
Let's not get in his way. We'll just wait here."
As he spoke, Kingpin peered through the dense web of electricity at the two giant snakes intertwined below. Grinning, he said, "That's how it should be. Hurry up and give my son a powerful beast companion..."
Alvin ran for more than ten minutes, taking a long detour through the rainforest before finally finding the hidden pool.
The giant snakes were still entangled in a world of their own. Alvin added another Thunderstorm to the sky, then followed the rocky wall along the edge of the pool and quietly made his way toward the enormous cave.
Alvin himself didn't mind the magic he'd unleashed, but Venom, who'd been upgraded many times over, was so terrified he didn't dare show himself. He could only huddle deep inside Alvin's body, trembling.
As Alvin entered the cave, he glanced at his clothes, which had been reduced to ash, and irritably changed into another T-shirt and pair of jeans.
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