Van simply lay there, silent and still, waiting as he confirmed that the Serpent had truly left.
'Did it really leave?' Van mused as he started thinking why.
After all, he was sure that the Serpent saw him grab the last flower just now.
Still, as he used his Ocularis Lens to review the last few moments, he confirmed that after the Serpent swallowed the mound, the serpent moved away, but it raised its head, as if triumphant, and then began to retreat—sliding back into the forest…
It didn't seem wounded—just bored, perhaps, or disinterested after claiming what it believed was its prize.
'Wait… No, what if its target wasn't the flower? Maybe the stem or the roots? It's even possible that it wanted the mound itself.' Van mused as he recalled that the dirt or ground used by the special flower was definitely special.
After all, it wouldn't grow such a rare flower without fulfilling certain conditions. One of them was definitely having good soil.
