The night had never been so still.
A thin mist rolled across the forest floor, weaving between roots and shattered trunks — the remnants of Noah's battles from the day before. The air was thick with the scent of mana and iron, and in the distance, something ancient stirred.
Noah stood on the edge of a deep ravine, cloak fluttering, eyes glowing faintly gold beneath the moonlight.
He could feel it — a presence that dwarfed everything he'd faced so far.
From the abyss below came a deep, rumbling growl. The earth trembled. Leaves quivered. The mist parted as an enormous silhouette rose from the darkness.
A colossal serpent, blacker than shadow, its body covered in overlapping scales that shimmered with dark blue reflections. But it wasn't one head that emerged — it was seven, each pair of eyes gleaming like twin lanterns of hell.
[Night Hydra – Floor Guardian – Rank: B+]
Each head exhaled a faint mist of purple venom, the ground sizzling wherever it touched.
