The serpent's mouth opened.
The fireball entered.
The fire the Wolverine projected wasn't just resisted by the water the serpent could generate but was literally absorbed. Flame energy was controlled on contact and integrated into the creature's internal system without causing appreciable damage...
Instead of burning its tissue or triggering a defensive reaction of water generation from the serpent, the fire simply... joined the existing flame energy already circulating through the serpent's body.
No damage... Just seamless integration.
It was an immunity exceeding simple resistance, a new capacity to take a hostile elemental mana and convert it into a resource that strengthened rather than weakened.
An absorption efficiency of nearly 100% for the fire element too.
Min had two beasts with absorption capability now. The Amphibian could consume defeated opponents to increase power. The serpent could absorb some elemental attacks to add to and replenish its energy.
