The black snakes went into a frenzy just like their maker. Instead of forcing themselves to leave lethal damage to Claude's body, they focused on hindering him
Buying some time is definitely way better than killing Claude. The snakes did their best to wrap around his body and hold him back
The delay that the Serpentine Empress causes was a delight to Rezen no matter how much he hates the person that was the cause of his parent's deaths
The farm continued to absorb the origin energy but it didn't expand at all. One-half of the origin energy was used to fortify the farm itself while the other half was condensed on a single point and was calmly stored at the farm
The treasure gourd of the Serpentine Empress would blush in shame if it was still intact due to the absorption rate of the farm
"AAHHH!!!" Claude raged. He knew that Rezen is close to achieving his goal and that filled him with endless fury