Sylas took a breath and rounded the corner. A dagger hovered behind his back, out of view of the snake, and he had already entered a battle stance.
The basilisk minion unleashed a shriek and hissed, slithering forward with great speed. It wasn't the largest snake he had come across in this world, but its three-meter length was still significant.
Sylas was cautious about closing the distance, and he dodged out of the way of the snake's attempts to get a bite out of him.
When it realized its Speed and Dexterity were too far inferior to Sylas' own, his yellow slit eyes suddenly glowed and became a slight shade of crimson, almost as though some droplets of food color had fallen into it.
The feeling of something clawing at his mind almost overwhelmed Sylas. It was similar to when others tried to get a read on his stats, but far more invasive, almost as though the creature was trying to suffocate him with its Will.
