Pale green liquid squirted out of the cut where the machete landed, and then...

"Karol! Look out!" Spruce shouted as a giant bulb uncoiled from the mess of vines and raised up, the tip pointing at its assailant.

The huge vines loosened and fell from the walls with a thud, only to be coiled up into a large, tidy pile with the bulb head peering down from the top. The bulb thrashed a couple of times and exploded into a vibrant chrysanthemum bloom with a large, unblinking, green eye in the center looking down at Karol. The Vine Snake's bulk blocked the entrance

[Rolled 3]

It pauses for a moment, and then roars, piercing through the silence like a knife!