Chapter 856

The king cobra grew excited as Cyrus pushed Nancy toward it. Sensing the delicious scent of human flesh, the snake opened its massive jaws, eager to swallow her whole. Ever since it had encountered Cyrus, the snake had not known a moment's peace. It had been flung dozens of feet away, stabbed, and even had one of its fangs pulled out. The island was crawling with humans, but it dared not hunt, fearing that every human was as powerful as Cyrus and Leah. It had lost all semblance of its former dignity as the king of snakes. But Nancy wasn't an easy target. After tossing a smoke bomb that exploded in the snake's mouth, she vanished by the time the smoke cleared. Realizing the delicious prey that had been so close was now gone, the king cobra was seething. "Where did she go? Ancient Nihenese guerrilla warfare is truly impressive," Leah remarked in awe. "It's actually just an advanced form of Acrobation combined with concealment techniques. They've been trained since childhood to qu