Breaking free from the hypnosis, Rocky immediately lunged forward, his blades slicing through the air with a desperate precision, as he tried the attack [ Crossblade Slash ] to hopefully slice the snake's head into four pieces.
The python, unable to react in time, became a sitting duck for Rocky to strike, as Rocky's swords made contact with the beast's skin.
*Sllllshhh*
The impact was hard, and instead of slicing cleanly through the python's scales, his swords got nicked and damaged from trying to cut through the scales, which were harder than steel, causing the edges of the blade to crumple under the force.
*GUSHH*
The python hissed in pain, as blood spurt from its face, its body recoiling from the blow as it received a shallow wound to its face.
Thankfully, one of Rocky's blades has managed to penetrate deep enough to disable its left eye, as the beast could not open that side of its eye after suffering Rocky's attack.
As Rocky pulled back, his heart raced wildly as his mind spun with a whirlwind of thoughts.
'I desperately need a better weapon,'he realized, feeling the strain in his hands from the jarring impact.
'These academy-issued blades aren't going to cut it—literally. I'm not prepared for fights on this level.
My fears of walking down this trail were not unfounded.' He thought as he glanced at his damaged blades and grit his teeth hard.
The python, having recovered from the pain of the initial strike, turned its cold, calculating gaze using its remaining good eye towards Rocky.
*HISSSS*
Hissing angrily, it lunged at him with surprising speed for such a large creature, however, Rocky was ready for its counterattack.
He knew he couldn't stay here long, but he needed a moment to gather his strength and replace his equipment if he could, as his current swords were absolutely useless now and could not be relied upon for another fight.
Oddly, as he kept staring at the snake's fangs, he suddenly remembered a lesson by Principal Liam, early into the semester.
The Principal, being a fanatic that wanted to teach his students how to survive in any situation, had taught them briefly about how to make make-shift weapons incase their real weapon ever broke down in a survival scenario, as recalling that lecture, Rocky wondered if he could create a new set of blades with the snake's fangs too?
Reaching for the python's fangs, Rocky's fingers trembled slightly as he touched the cold, hard surface of the fangs.
The fangs were long and razor-sharp, designed to pierce through tough hides and crush bones and were definitely much better than his swords.
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'If these could be fashioned into weapons,' he thought, 'they might just be strong enough to survive this trail.....' he hoped, as using his damaged swords, he carefully pried the fangs from the python's mouth.
*Crack*
*Crack*
Each fang came free with a sickening crack, and Rocky winced at the sound.
Examining them closely, Rocky noted their weight and balance as although they were crude, he realized that if bound properly to a handle, they could be transformed into a useful weapon.
"Ha- the old man would be proud if he saw me today..." Rocky said, as he missed Principal Liam strongly at this moment.
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/// A/N - Privilege Update Chapter 5 of 5, that's it from my side ///