Reborn as a Snake, Stronger with Every Bite - Episode 5

A group sets up the Serpent Scale Formation to seize the Obsidian Turtle's beast core. Redfang attacks but the turtle retaliates, emitting a freezing venom mist that nearly collapses the Formation. Wounded and outmatched, Redfang retreats, vowing to return in three days stronger to take the core. A hidden onlooker notes both sides are crippled—Redfang fled and the turtle defenseless—and declares devouring the turtle would propel them to the next level. The episode ends as that predator moves in to consume the crippled turtle before Redfang's promised comeback.