Just as Skynder dodged to the side, a large snake shot up from below where he had stood. This was a snake that Skynder knew of, the titanoboa. An ordinary human would not be able to survive encountering such a monster. The Serpent Master was surprised, yet never stopped playing his flute.
Nurous snakes burst out from the ground below, forcing Skynder to repeatedly dodge.
What was most annoying was that he could barely sense these snakes.
They seed to be in such a dormant state that their vibrations were nearly unnoticeable.
Skynder realized that this battlefield had been set up with traps long ago, the traps being countless snakes slumbering underground. As Skynder continued to dodge and occasionally kill snakes, the Serpent Master began to play his flute even faster, though it still could not be heard by human ears. Multiple snakes began to attack him at the sa ti.
So were small, while so were large. So were venomous, and so were not.
Skynder never stopped swinging his sword, felling countless humans and snakes.
Despite everything, he was only suffering minimal injuries and was still closing in on the Serpent Master.
He threw poisons everywhere, which stopped the humans, but did nothing to the snakes. They were naturally resistant to most poisons.
Despite his incredible display of power, after a few minutes, Skynder felt a small snake bite into his leg. He quickly decapitated it, but this snake had been venomous. Skynder could feel the venom traveling through his blood stream.
However, he ignored it. It was extrely unlikely to affect him due to his resistance, and even if it did, he wouldn't be able to do anything about it. If he wanted to leave the battlefield in search of an antidote, he'd have to go through the sea of soldiers.
He did not have enough poisons to cover the entire battlefield, or even cover the battlefield from one end to the other, which ant he had to save them for dangerous situations.
Skynder ignored the venom and continued to slaughter his way through the army.
Although snakes continued to attack him, he managed to defend against all of them as he approached the Serpent Master.
Despite Skynder getting closer and closer, he had never once shown any sort of fear
Skynder suddenly threw a poison in the air, towards the Serpent Master.
The Serpent Master blew into his flute. At the sa ti, a snake shot up from the ground as the poison was about to smash onto the ground.
It caught the poison, swallowing it and preventing it from breaking.
Skynder did not stop, he threw three more poisons in the air, these looking different than the ones from before.
As three snakes tried to swallow them, the poisons burst.
The three snakes wailed in agony as they were quickly corroded from the inside out.
Skynder took this opportunity to close in on the Serpent Master, whose eyes narrowed.
Suddenly, an even larger rumbling sound than before filled the area.
Skynder was just a few feet away from the Serpent Master, but was forced to retreat as shock filled his face.
A giant snake burst from the ground around the Serpent Master, instantly swallowing him whole. This snake was far bigger than a titanoboa and looked like a snake of legend. It was as big as a carriage.
What Skynder noticed through vibration, however, indicated that the snake had no teeth and was not venomous. Despite that, its sheer weight was enough to crush him.
The large snake slithered through the battlefield, eventually reaching the Emperor's side.
It opened its mouth, and the Serpent Master stepped out. The Emperor looked at him, and the Serpent Master shook his head. "I was unable to kill him. Now that I understand how he works, it will be difficult for him to survive our next encounter."
The Emperor nodded before once again focusing on the battlefield.
Skynder began to retreat back across enemy lines. Although he had already killed more than four hundred people, his energy was starting to wane and injuries were starting to build up. A trail of blood followed him as he retreated, a combination of his and his enemies.
He finally made his way onto the most chaotic battlefield, where it was most convenient to move around. Every now and then, he heard booms or saw blurs, showing that both of the Empire's strongest Sword Masters were still fine.
Skynder soon made his way back to the Emperor's side, where he began to heal.
"How was it?" The Emperor asked. He had been unable to see Skynder for the majority of his attack.
"It was alright." Skynder said. "I killed hundreds and fought that Serpent Master. I even made a Sword Master retreat."
The Emperor nodded with surprise visible on his face.
"Not many have ever fought against the Serpent Master and lived. Fighting against a Sword Master and the Serpent Master in the sa day and surviving is even more impressive."
Skynder agreed. Had it been almost anyone else, they would have died today. The biggest threat had actually been that little snake that had bit him, injecting venom into his leg.
Even he could feel a bit of heat coming from it, which showed just how powerful it was. Had it been anyone else bitten, they would have died rather quickly.
Skynder observed what he could of the battlefield while healing. Occasionally, he suggested so sort of movent, which the Emperor almost always agreed to.
Both Empire's seed at a standstill, but this was only the first day of fighting.
As the sun fell and began to cast an orange glow on the sky, both the Emperor's shouted. "Retreat!"
The fighting slowly began to stop. So people still died, but the majority of soldiers didn't swing their weapons after the Emperor's spoke.
None of them were uninford, and understood that a temporary cease fire had been called due to the ti of day.
This was usually how war worked. If there was an intense advantage on one side, they might continue without stopping, but in long, even battles like this, the common practice was to stop the fight as the sun fell.
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