Nefi did not try to force herself. She dodged when she needed to dodge and defended when she needed to defend.
Soon, the mud flow stopped erupting, but the ground all around was covered in heads from various races.
These things were highly decayed, yet still active. Dragging vertebrae of varying lengths behind them, they spat out long gray tongues and rolled about desperately.
Suddenly, the heads curled backward one after another.
They continuously stuck together.
They formed a giant serpent too large for one person to wrap their arms around. Countless heads on the serpent kept hissing and chewing.
A murky greenish-black radiance flowed from the gaps between them, instantly staining the "giant serpent" and forming a unified whole.
Exaggerated eyes that burned like flames appeared on the "giant serpent," while white feathers stained with pale yellow grease grew from between the heads.
A pair of tattered, broken wings spread open behind it.
The giant serpent raised its body, extended its grayish-blue tongue, and stared down at Nefi.
It stared at this uninvited guest.
Around it, the vegetation that had already been stained black and green now withered away in patches.
The black weeds all dried up and died. All kinds of corpses burrowed out of the surrounding soil, while translucent pale Phantoms howled as they circled around it.
As if they were surrounding their own king.
"Demigod level."
Through Nefi, Sifa, who had also seen the giant serpent, let out a soft breath.
The moment she saw the giant serpent, Nefi immediately felt her body turn cold and her heartbeat slow.
Her head felt heavy and dizzy as well.
She hurriedly raised her shield and closed her eyes, swiftly chanting Sifa's Honorific Name at the same time.
"Ruler of the Iron-Blooded Battlefield, Controller of Weather Changes, Symbol of