Level up!

With a thought, he released the bind.

The serpents lurched forward the moment their bodies were freed, their slit-pupiled eyes burning with desperation. Their coiled muscles tensed—injured, but still dangerous.

Arthur didn't move.

Instead, he turned his head slightly.

"Sylvaris."

A single command.

Sylvaris struck instantly.

The enormous serpent darted forward, his thick body snapping like a whip. His fangs flashed, sinking deep into the closest serpent's throat. A low, guttural hiss filled the air as poison flooded its bloodstream.

The second serpent lunged toward Sylvaris's side—its body a blur of motion as it coiled and struck, fangs glistening with lethal venom, aimed straight for Sylvaris's exposed side—

But Sylvaris was faster.