("Blood mist... highly toxic... a milligram... can kill a brown bear-sized creature...")
("Time of poisoning... six to twelve hours... before the onset of poisoning... no symptoms...")
Having perused the description of the "Parasitic Blood Serpent," Tyler finally understood the cause of his impending demise.
The cause of death was poisoning, possibly as a result of Heloise's attempt to kill him that backfired, or perhaps due to Heloise being completely infected by the blood serpent.
Regardless of the method of intoxication, given that there would be no symptoms post-poisoning, Tyler would remain oblivious until the onset of the venom.
Moreover, the "future self destined to die" was unaware of the impending doom, leaving him utterly defenseless.
Now that the cause of the unknown death had been discerned, the only task left was to devise a strategy to circumvent the poisoning.
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