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“Winter Serpent?” Leon repeated what El-Cid said.
—That’s right.
According to El-Cid’s explanation, the Winter Serpent was summoned from the dimension of eternal permafrost named Cocytus, and it lived up to its name by bringing winter wherever it went.
It didn’t literally change the seasons, but by devouring the heat around its lair, it created an unnatural climate. At first, the grass in the area simply won’t grow well, or the winds would turn chill. Over time, as it grows larger, its influence could eventually reach even the skies. Moisture that should ride the wind would freeze solid, and vapor that should have fallen as rain instead descended as snow or hail.
“Wouldn’t it be stronger if they set it loose in a desert? That’s where heat boils up on every side,” Leon asked.
El-Cid answered, —The Winter Serpent can’t live without a very large body of water. An oasis is nowhere near enough. Even a great lake like this isn’t exactly ideal for it.
Unlike ordinary lifeforms, monsters from other dimensions had no inherent size limit. Given enough nourishment and the right environment, they could grow monstrously large and powerful.
The Winter Serpent was no exception. Had it grown at the bottom of a warm sea, within a few months, it might have become larger than a mountain.
—Well, if that happened, the...
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