C377 The Defeat

The snake scales were shredding, cascading off its form, the once vibrant green now dulled and lusterless.

Beneath the sloughed scales, a patch of gray, bubbling flesh was exposed, devoid of any semblance of vitality.

After a violent thrashing, Shadow Hand lay still in the mud, immobilized, emitting a low, hoarse "heheh" from its throat.

Chu Lin was taken aback