Yes, it was still alive.
However, it probably had only one breath left.
Its breathing was weak, with a low, feeble breath coming only every fifteen or twenty seconds, a stark contrast to the power it had displayed before.
Just then, Lilith, who had been hiding against Edward's chest, poked her head out. "Wow! What a huge, huge snake..."
Edward patted her head, signaling her to be quiet. Facing the dying Kalvetua, he did not relax in the slightest-the creature's final counterattack in the original novel had caused considerable destruction.
"Crunch, crunch, crunch."
Just then, a teeth-grating sound of chewing came from nearby.
Edward cautiously took a few steps in that direction, then saw the red-haired Danitz sprawled over one of Kalvetua's wounds, gnawing at its flesh and blood.
His eyes glowed blue-green, his mouth was smeared with blood, and his teeth tore forcefully at chunks of flesh.
The snake scales originally scattered across his left arm had spread into a large patch. Each was a miniature version of Sea Serpent Kalvetua's blue-green scales, covered in strange patterns.
In other words, Danitz was turning into a sea serpent!
There was another possibility: Sea Serpent Kalvetua seemed to have used some method to attempt resurrection inside Danitz.
At that thought, Edward used Invisible Hand to drag Danitz back, then transfigured his clothes into chains to restrain him and poured a large bottle of Emetic down his throat.
"Urgh."
The Emetic took effect immediately. Danitz dropped to the ground and vomited violently, bringing up the flesh and blood he had just swallowed. The mutations on his body visibly subsided.
But Edward had no time to confirm whether he was all right, because blue-green arcs of electricity began flashing all over the previously motionless Kalvetua.
Edward hurriedly knocked Danitz unconscious with a Stunning