The beast's attention was on Rorschach when he suddenly heard the Crack! of a gunshot and the snake reared its head back, roaring in pain as the shot fired by Levi struck true.

Rorschach came in close again, ready to stab the creature. He was able to strike again but the action brought him too close. The creature turned and opened its mouth, breathing the toxic fumes out towards the one who was closer to it at the moment: Rorschach.

Fortunately, he was covered up from head-to-toe, which kept his skin from being burned. Unfortunately, there was nothing to keep it from seeping through the white fabric that made up Rorschach's face. The mask filtered out the worst of the toxins but also unfortunately kept the fumes which had may their way in with no easy way for them to get out again. Stuck in the pocket of air there, the only place the fumes could go was into his eyes, nose, and mouth. Immediately, he began coughing as he felt his lungs started to burn.