[HP: 615,400]
Thirty‑five minutes in.
Head six — Grim cutting the joint point while Kira covered the upper angle with her last three maritime arrows.
The exposed living tissue received the scythe's edge and the arrow points at the same time.
[Head 6 — eliminated]
[HP: 615,400 → 498,000]
The Hydra lost two heads.
The core responded — the five remaining heads submerged simultaneously, and the Hydra's body turned beneath the boat.
The Trench's energy field amplified with the movement of the creature's body, the ocean's spiritual plane saturating.
[F1 Corruption: 96.9% → 97.4%]
"Thirty!" said Seraph with more urgency.
Alex brought them down. It cost him three seconds this time.
"Alex." Seraph's voice direct. "If it reaches ninety‑eight in the Trench—"
"I know."
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The five heads emerged from the water simultaneously on the left flank — the Hydra changing tactics, all five oriented toward the same target.
The target was Alex.
