The Thousand-Eyed Snake let out a low roar and, with a flick of its body, swam rapidly toward Qin Ziwen.
Behind it, the massive Snake Puppet was in hot pursuit, churning up waves of mud from the seabed.
However, the deep sea wasn't land. In addition to forward, backward, left, and right, there was also up and down.
Just as the Snake Puppet was about to pounce, the Thousand-Eyed Snake's head suddenly dipped. Leveraging its smaller, more agile body, it slipped past the Snake Puppet.
Then, it shot forward like a sharp arrow, diving as it closed the distance.
Red Hare ducked down, sliding into position beneath Qin Ziwen, ready to carry him off.
Below, the Thousand-Eyed Snake's movements suddenly froze.
A shadow, much deeper than the surrounding seawater, erupted from the darkness.
A giant palm, covered in faint scales, its skin deep blue and its knuckles bulging like hammers, shot up from below and slammed into the snake's belly.
