Zorka Slavy : Rise of the Supreme Sorcerer

Chapter 5.Cave behind the waterfall

Venomcoil noticed something. None of the kids dared to admit it, except for one child who, from the beginning, had caught his attention by keeping a distance from the others.

It was Zorka. Venomcoil directly stared at Zorka, who was startled upon realizing that Venomcoil seemed to suspect him.

Venomcoil slithered, moving closer to Zorka. Unconsciously, Zorka stepped back. Although impressed by the beastmaster, he couldn't escape his fear of the giant reptile.

Honestly, at that moment, Zorka panicked.The snake approached Zorka. Its head, initially upright, now leaned towards him. It extended its forked tongue.

Zorka's eyes showed fear. He hoped that the river water he used to clean his body would remove the scent of his poison.

Venomcoil suddenly raised its head, forming an "S" with its neck.

"This human child is the owner of the poison!" Venomcoil shouted.

Hogs, who was interrogating other kids, was distracted by Venomcoil. He saw a thin, messy-haired child being threatened by the snake.

Hogs' shiny eyes glare at Zorka. With one command, he tells Venomcoil to take out the kid.

"Venomcoil, kill him!"

Zorka, startled, turns and runs toward the waterfall. But Venomcoil catches on.

The snake whips its tail, tossing Zorka's skinny body quite far. Then, Venomcoil opens its mouth, pushing its head to grab the small Zorka.

Zorka rolls to avoid the river. Venomcoil gets frustrated as its mouth misses everything due to Zorka's quick reflexes.

Zorka's breathing is heavy. He's gotta think fast to save himself from Venomcoil's deadly bites. The snake keeps trying to grab him a few times. Luckily, his reflexes from the old world help out.

But Zorka's body isn't holding up well. Even though the poison from the fire flower is gone, he still feels weak. Not getting enough nutritious food since leaving the forest has left him totally drained.

Seeing Venomcoil struggle with the agile kid, Hogs takes action. He uses wind magic.

A small tornado appears from Hogs' palm, directed towards Zorka dodging Venomcoil's attacks.

Initially small, the tornado grows larger and heads towards Zorka. Zorka's body, in the midst of avoiding Venomcoil, suddenly stops.

The small body floats and spins following the tornado's path.

"That's all you got against a kid, Venom. Now finish him!" commands Hogs, cruelly.

The tornado places Zorka's body right in front of Venomcoil's mouth. Instantly, Zorka trembles.

"God, is this the end of my life again?" mumbles Zorka.

Venomcoil opens its mouth, ready to devour Zorka. As it's about to grab the small kid's body, a sudden attack comes from the direction of the waterfall.

Some root tendrils emerge from behind the waterfall. They pierce through the waterfall and then stab Venomcoil's body.

Venomcoil screams in pain. The unexpected attack from the tendrils shakes it up. The root tendrils continue to surround the large snake.

Hogs, controlling his wind magic, got shocked seeing his snake attacked. Meanwhile, Zorka fell in when Hogs' tornado suddenly disappeared.

Also, Zorka got surprised by magic vines attacking from behind the waterfall. The intense energy he felt earlier got stronger, especially from those sudden vines.

Venomcoil wriggled around, trying to break free, but instead, the vines tightened around him, rendering Hogs' snake helpless.

After being tightly coiled, Venomcoil's body was dragged towards the waterfall. Zorka, unable to save himself being in front of Venomcoil, got dragged along too.

"Aaargh," Zorka's scream echoed through the valley as his body got dragged along with Venomcoil.

Hogs tried using his wind magic to help his pet. But, it didn't do anything. Just before the magic touched Venomcoil, Hogs' spell vanished. It's like there was something blocking and soaking up his magic energy.

The waterfall in the valley isn't really that strong, but Zorka hears a loud roar echoing from behind it.

While Venomcoil is thrashing about, Zorka's body goes silent. The surge of energy is so strong, pressing on his body, clad only in underwear.

Zorka's teeth chatter, not from the cold water, but from the fear of the powerful energy pulling at him.

Meanwhile, Hogs was about to chase Venomcoil. His steps halt when one of the vines suddenly smacks into his body. The bald man is thrown far and lands with a thud near the river, immediately losing consciousness.

The kids witnessing the horror by the river run screaming hysterically. They run towards the horse carriage, where Wellder is waiting.

Wellder, also witnessing the event, can only stare in shock. It's the first time he's experienced the shock of seeing his comrade rendered helpless.

"Oh my, what is happening?" Wellder says, trembling.

Zorka and Venomcoil were pulled into a hidden cave behind the waterfall. The cave behind the waterfall has a large diameter. However, it doesn't seem to be covered by any kind of barrier. Strangely, even though it should be dark with no lights, it looked bright.

Both creatures were quickly dragged until suddenly stopping at a rock shaped like a dragon's head.

Out of the blue, a vine pulled Zorka's body and released him far from Venomcoil. Meanwhile, Venomcoil wriggled within the coils of the vine.

The big magical energy got stronger. Its power now is way more intimidating than outside the cave.

Zorka, dropped onto the rocky ground, still trembled. The shaking in his body increased. He shivered even more.

"Where is this? What power is this? It's making my body shake with fear," said Zorka.

Once again, Zorka got startled. The vines coiling around Venomcoil tightened even more. Zorka noticed that these vines came from a rock shaped like a dragon's head.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened. The eye on the rock seemed to open, emitting a blue glow.

Then, those vines slowly drained Venomcoil's power. Venomcoil wriggled and thrashed to break free. A heart-wrenching scream came from the snake.

"Aaaaaarg. Help me!"

Venomcoil's body shrunk. Its strength was sucked by the vines from the dragon head rock. The magic power of the level 2 Beastmaster was drained.

It didn't take long before the giant snake's body dried up, leaving only skin and bones.