BOOM!
This time, the sound was heavier, more physical: an explosion that cracked not only the skull but the void itself as the Tower of Worth found its mark.
The Serpent's head bent hard, driving its body downward into the nothingness, but luckily Brakhtar's transparent hands held it firm, not letting it be flung away.
"Not enough."
Adyr saw the Spark badly damaged yet far from finished: its skull bent, armor-black scales cracked, blood oozing from its mouth and nose—that was all.
It looked badly hurt, yeah, but to Adyr the wounds were superficial; the Serpent still writhed and hissed, very much alive.
Fortunately, this Spark wasn't as strong defensively as Colossith, whose hide was thicker and, more importantly, could reflect every strike as a shockwave, which made that one so hard to subdue.
Still, Adyr didn't lower his guard. He readied a second strike, fully aware that the Serpent had at least one more ability it hadn't shown yet.
