Although it's not night yet and [Starry Night Dancer] can't be triggered, Lin Qiye's abnormal dynamic vision and combat instincts suggest that dealing with the Nandaka Snake Demon shouldn't be too difficult.
The problem is that this is a music room, and the terrain is already narrow, which greatly affects Lin Qiye's ability to dodge.
So the twin decisively rushed out the door and ran wildly towards the outside of the art building.
No sooner had Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen run out the door than the Nandaka snake demon smashed open the wall of the music room. Its long, slender body slithered rapidly along the four walls of the corridor and arrived above Lin Qiye's head in a matter of moments.
"Shriiiik—!"
A sharp whooshing sound rang out as the snake demon's claws slashed directly at Lin Qiye's neck from above. But as if his back had eyes, Lin Qiye suddenly rolled forward, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Immediately afterwards, he used the momentum to spring up from the ground, gripped the hilt of the straight sword tightly with both hands, blade facing upwards, and accurately stabbed into the snake demon's abdomen!
This series of movements was as smooth as flowing water, as if he had planned it all out in advance!
The snake demon's eyes narrowed, and its body twisted rapidly to avoid vital points, but even so, the sword still pierced its body, leaving a long gash!
The snake demon hissed and suddenly curled up its body, while at the same time its ferocious maw snapped at Lin Qiye, who was right next to it!
Lin Qiye swiftly held the straight sword horizontally in front of him, but the snake demon's bite force was too strong, firmly jamming the blade. It raised its head while biting the blade, shook it wildly a few times, and then flung Lin Qiye and the sword away!
Lin Qiye's body first shattered a piece of glass, then flew straight out of the corridor, plummeting straight down from the second floor!
Fortunately, there was a large green area downstairs. Lin Qiye reached out and grabbed a tree trunk in mid-air, swung gently to dissipate most of the force, and then landed on the grass below.
"Brother! Eck!!!"
Lin Xi Chen had to quickly parry a claw strike from the Nanda Snake as she decided to leap out the window and drop to the ground below. She tumbled a few times before slamming into a large planter, groaning as her back struck the container.
Lin Qiye staggered to regain his balance, his lips twitching slightly. Although the two blows hadn't broken any bones, the pain was real.
At the same time, the Nanda snake demon also broke through the window and leaped down from the second floor. Its sharp claws gleamed with a chilling light under the dark red sky and went straight for Lin Qiye!
Lin Qiye dodged backward, avoiding the landing point of the Nandaka serpent demon, and then, as if he had foreseen the future, he moved forward again, his straight sword slashing precisely at the serpent demon's neck!
Clang clang clang—!
Several ear-piercing collisions rang out as Lin Qiye's straight sword clashed with the snake demon's claws. Just as the snake demon was about to make a move, a blinding golden light suddenly burst forth from Lin Qiye's eyes!
The surging divine power silently filled the mind of the Nandaka snake demon. This suppression from the level of life directly shook its spirit for a moment, and its body suddenly stopped!
In that brief moment, Lin Qiye swung his straight sword in a cross shape, slashing at the snake demon's chest and leaving two bloody gashes.
The snake demon hissed in pain and quickly retreated several meters, its snake eyes fixed on Lin Qiye, seemingly surprised that this young man, who was only at the "Zhan" realm, possessed such formidable combat power.
It began to hesitate.
If it continued to fight, it probably still wouldn't win, and if the other two Night Watchers arrived, it would certainly die!
But if it misses this opportunity, does it really still have a chance to turn things around?
Just as it was struggling with its decision, a slender figure rushed from afar like an arrow, rose-colored flames blooming from beneath her feet, moving at an astonishing speed!
Upon seeing the person who arrived, a smile appeared on Lin Qiye's lips.
Upon seeing her, the Nandaka snake demon hesitated no longer. It turned and crawled into the art building at incredible speed, disappearing into the building in a short time. The walls and rooms concealed its form, and its whereabouts became unknown.
"Where is it?" Hongying shouted at Lin Qiye from a hundred meters away, carrying a long spear on her back.
"The leftmost classroom on the second floor! It's opened the window and is about to leave!" Lin Qiye had been aware of every move the Nandaka snake demon made, and he stared intently at the classroom as he answered.
"Received."
Using her momentum, Hongying bent her legs slightly and sprang up like a cannonball, with rose-colored flames burning fiercely beneath her feet!
With that jump, she leaped three stories high.
In mid-air, she reached behind her and took the spear, and a blazing wave of fire erupted from her!
She tossed the spear gently in front of her.
She twisted and spun halfway through the air, her high-tied black hair dancing in the wind.
The spear spun naturally, and when its tip was aimed at the classroom,
Hongying's right foot, using the momentum of rotation,
Carrying towering flames
It struck the end of the spear with tremendous force!
Then, a long spear wreathed in flames streaked across the sky like lightning, leaving a faint burn mark in the air, and flashed straight toward the classroom!
Boom—!!
In the blink of an eye, the beam of red light pierced through the entire art building!
A hole with a radius of five meters was blown open in the art building!
The spear tip pierced through the rapidly crawling Nanda serpent demon's body, pinning it precisely to the ground and creating a huge crater!
Smoke and dust billowed up!
Lin Qiye stood at the foot of the art building, staring blankly at the building that had been blown apart by a single shot, completely dumbfounded.
"Hell nah, I'm not going up back there with stairs." Lin Xi Chen scoffed and shrugged as she threw her sword into the ground. She sat down on the flowerbed to rest since she was completely exhausted physically.
At this moment, he finally understood why the Nanda Serpent Demon's combat strength was rated as "weak" in the eyes of others...
Hongying descended from mid-air and walked straight to Lin Qiye's side. She carefully circled them, looked them over, and asked with concern:
"Little brother Qiye, Xiao Chen are you guys alright?"
"No... no, we're not."
"That's good." Hongying patted his shoulder and patted on Lin Xi Chen's head, she walked towards the Nandaka snake demon. "Let's go take a look. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be dead."
The two walked to the back of the art building and found the Nanda snake demon, who was pinned to the ground by a spear, in an exaggeratedly large pit.
Hongying stepped forward, pulled out her spear, slung it over her shoulder, and kicked the corpse of the Nandaka snake demon, which was already lifeless.
"Hmm, they're dead after all." Hongying nodded in satisfaction, stretched, and said, "Finally over... I'm so tired. I've been racking my brains all day. I wish it had ended sooner."
She carried the long spear and slowly climbed out of the pit, dusting off her school uniform.
"Little brother Qiye, Xiao Chen come on, I'll treat you guys to dinner!" Hongying seemed to have thought of something and said with a grin, "After all, it's your first time completing a mission, so how about a celebration... um?"
Hongying took a few steps and seemed to realize something was wrong. She turned around and saw that Lin Qiye was still standing in the big pit.
"What's wrong?" Hongying walked to the edge of the pit and asked in confusion.
Lin Qiye looked down at the corpse of the Nandaka snake demon at his feet, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
"Something's not right..."
"... I know who the main Nanda Snake is now... Let's go; I'll explain on the way." Lin Xi Chen's brows furrowed slightly as she smirked; she ran toward the hall where the rescued students were gathered.