Marcus clenched his jaw and thought bitterly, If only the Five-Colored Green Oil Toad's long red tongue would spear straight through the Venomous Horned Serpent's skull.
He was furious, and judging by the savage way it kept striking, the Five-Colored Green Oil Toad seemed to feel exactly the same.
Unfortunately, the Venomous Horned Serpent had begun to show why it was a Divine Beast. The poison thunder gathering around the horn on its head grew more violent with every passing second, while waves of water and chunks of earth burst outward in all directions, as if the creature were throwing a monstrous tantrum.
In moments, the Five-Colored Green Oil Toad, which had been standing atop the pond's surface, was buried beneath the serpent's assault. The ambush from earlier no longer mattered. The serpent had shaken it off completely and now controlled the battle.
Above them, the green mist surrounding the Black Crow Poison Fruit was thinning.
It was almost ripe. Almost.
