บท 69: Poisonous

The Goblin King and his followers are nowhere to be seen.

The expedition team stood tense and alert, the dense forest around them silent, save for the rustling leaves.

A colossal serpent, its skin like an old oak tree shimmering like obsidian stone, reared its head.

Its eyes, gleaming with malevolent intelligence, locked onto the expedition team.

Takeuchi had seen a wolf-like monster, but now, the serpent before him was bigger and more terrifying than anything he ever saw.

Basilisk was tall and bigger, and seeing its glowing eyes made Takeuchi shake to his core.

It can't be. Should we defeat that monster?... Takeuchi thought, and dread and fear started creeping into him.

Everyone present, including Takeuchi, heard a hissing sound inside their head.