A snake and a squirrel-Kroya had never seen that combination before.
Cradled by earth and blood, the Jadeite Magic Serpent gently coiled around the somewhat dazed Gray-Tailed Squirrel, flicking its tongue at a leisurely pace.
It raised its head and gazed at the squirrel.
Despite being cold-blooded, its eyes brimmed with indescribable love.
Its gaze was practically dripping with affection!
Kroya: "..."
He wanted to flee, but he was also intensely curious about what could happen between a snake and a squirrel.
Honestly, the love in this creature's eyes was far more genuine than anything he had seen from most actors in the television dramas of his previous life.
He was caught between toe-curling embarrassment and curiosity, so he kept watching.
The jade-green magic serpent slowly approached the squirrel, licking its body with its tongue and dampening its gray fur.
As an elemental magical beast, it naturally had no saliva. What it released was actually... elemental essence.
The equivalent of its core magic power.
As it continued releasing that core magic power, its body kept shrinking. The snake's magic gradually wrapped around the squirrel and seeped into its flesh.
Of course, the squirrel tried to resist throughout this process, but whenever it squeaked, the Jadeite Magic Serpent firmly pushed its resisting paws aside with even gentler movements.
It was very patient, just like its serpentine ancestors, who could remain motionless for days and nights to catch their prey.
How could the poor squirrel possibly withstand such a calculated assault from the Jadeite Magic Serpent?
Before long, it had completely succumbed.
The snake's coils tightened, its gaze grew ever more attached, and its body became smaller and shorter.
In the end, it became a tiny snake barely a centimeter long, curled around the squirrel's neck, licked its nose, and peacefully closed