Even though it wasn't his first time using it, Tris still marveled at the power of the spell the Old Bat had created.
Silent, yet unmatched in its cutting power.
In an instant, the spell shredded the Basilisk's heart. Under Tris's careful control, it left the other parts untouched.
That let him breathe a little easier.
As soon as Trace the Dao came off cooldown, Tris had rushed to Snape, hoping to trick him into using the spell so he could copy it.
It went more smoothly than he had expected. Snape was immensely proud of his original spell and had never made any effort to hide it. Whenever he needed it, he used it.
But he used it without hand movements or an incantation, giving anyone else absolutely no chance to learn it.
Yep. Just showing off.
If Tris hadn't had his cheat, he would never have been able to learn it.
But cheaters didn't play fair! After copying the spell from Snape, Tris had practiced it many times in private, second only to the Shadow Magic he had devoted most of his attention to lately.
That was what ensured it worked so well this time.
This was a thousand-year-old Basilisk. Its body was practically overflowing with valuable materials.
Its gallbladder, eyes, fangs, venom, blood, skin, bones, and even meat all had their uses.
But Tris didn't have time to slowly skin it and remove its bones. He could only take out some containers and harvest the three most valuable things first: its venom sacs, eyes, and gallbladder.
The Basilisk was large enough that Tris could do all of this right inside its open mouth, ensuring that its outer skin and bones suffered little damage.
"That'll do for now." After removing the venom sacs, Tris estimated how much time