The Hydra's entire body crumbled, including its head of Usurpation.
At first, Zach thought that the bright smile was because it had found peace. After millennia of suffering, it could finally be released from the torture that was living. It could finally die. That was why it hadn't put up more of a fight. That was why it had let Zach and the others take its heads off like ugly decorations. Maybe it was just done.
But no, that wasn't it.
"You have our thanks."
The Hydra had just shed unnecessary baggage.
Did the different heads and the massive body do anything for it? It was so heavy that its wings could just barely lift it into the air. Its weight distribution was all weird, and the heads could be better at cooperating.
The Hydra was strong, and on a fundamental level, its vessel was close to perfection. The physical makeup of its blood, bones, flesh, and scale was at a level that couldn't be compared to an ordinary lizard. It was even a couple of steps above the Basilisk.
