Caius vanished sideways a fraction before the corridor disappeared beneath a freezing breath attack powerful enough to turn an entire section of stone into crystal ice.
The serpent lunged through its own attack immediately afterwards, straight towards Yander.
But shadows rose and swallowed its head first. Cassian darkness stretched across the corridor like living water, covering several of the glowing eyes and disrupting its movement.
Yander stepped forward the moment an opening appeared. Her flames spiraled tightly around her blade again, hotter than before.
Then, she thrust upwards, the fire piercing through the underside of the serpent's jaws. Flames erupted from the inside of its throat violently enough to split the part of its skull apart.
Atheline appeared above it instantly. Wind accelerated him unnaturally fast while lightning exploded across the dagger in his hand.
He drove the blade directly into one of the creature's many eyes. The serpent convulsed violently.
