The sound was not loud, it could even be said to be very faint, but in this long corridor that was so silent that even the beating of the heart seemed abrupt, it was clearer than thunder.
Li Wen's finger that was about to touch the door lock paused in mid-air. She didn't look back, didn't even move at all, she just lowered her body's center of gravity, and her whole body was like a statue melting into the shadows.
The vague fishy smell in the air became clear at this moment.
She slowly raised her head, looking through the dim light and shadow of the corridor to the deep darkness above her head.
Moonlight slanted in from a window at the end of the corridor. The light was weak, but it was enough to outline a huge outline entrenched on the ceiling. The thing clung there silently, its curled body almost blending into the darkness. Only at the edge of the moonlight could one barely see that its body was covered with a layer of fine dark scales that could absorb light.
Four points of green cold light lit up in the darkness, swaying like will-o'-the-wisps. They were four cold vertical pupils that contained no emotion. It has already discovered the existence of Li Wen, and is just like a very patient hunter, waiting for the moment when its prey reveals its flaws.
It was a snake, a giant snake with a size far beyond ordinary. Its body is as thick as a bucket, and its entire body is covered with dull black scales, and the edges of each scale are glowing with a cold green light. It has two pairs of eyes, in addition to several hole-like temperature-sensing organs that are spread all over the head and are constantly opening. The snake letter was like forked black lightning, hissing and swallowing, catching the strange smell in the air.
This is obviously the pet raised by Raphael, a deformed Demonic Beast that has been transformed through the ritual of Path of Transmutation. Iluri's information did not mention its existence. Presumably, how could a pet raised by the owner of the collection be easily known to outsiders? According to Iluri, Raphael should have left the library at this moment and went to the nobles behind the scenes to report the commotion during the day. He probably didn't expect that someone would be bold enough to sneak into his lair at such a time, but he still cautiously left his most deadly guard dog behind.
The giant snake has obviously locked onto Li Wen's aura. Even with the double shielding of "Misty Veil" and "Oil of Concealment", in the face of the extremely sharp special perception of the modified Demonic Beast, any stealth is not absolute.
Its huge body began to slowly squirm, its muscles stretched under its scales, and it made a tooth-piercing creaking sound. The next moment, without any warning, its huge head was like a loose ballista, biting towards the position of Li Wen from top to bottom!
The fishy wind blew against his face, and the huge open mouth was densely covered with fangs as sharp as daggers.
Facing this sudden fatal killing, Li Wen still had no expression on his face. At the moment when the huge mouth was about to touch her hood, her figure had already floated a few steps sideways like a ghost, avoiding the lightning strike with ease.
Boom——
The giant snake's head hit the hard stone floor hard, making a dull and loud noise. The ground cracked and gravel flew everywhere, but the monster seemed unharmed. It shook its head, and the upper half of its body was propped up like a spring. The weird head turned to Li Wen, and a threatening roar came from its throat.
We can't fight here for a long time, Li Wen knows it in his heart. The sound of fighting here will soon attract other guards, and may even cause Penalized One, who has left temporarily, to return early. It had to be quick and quiet.
The giant snake didn't give her too much time to think. She missed with one blow. Its huge tail swept across like a black iron whip, and the strong wind it brought even made a shrill scream in the air.
Li Wen does not retreat but advances. She tapped her toes, and her figure was no longer as erratic as before. Instead, she was like a black lightning going upstream, rushing towards the sweeping giant tail. The moment she was about to make contact with it, her figure made an incredible bend in mid-air, and passed dangerously close to the surface of the snake's tail.
Crow Feather Dagger was held in his hand at some point, and the tip of the blade tempered with "Soul-Eroding Paste" drew an icy arc in the dim corridor.
Tsk-
Li Wen's figure has already appeared behind the giant snake, and the venom-quenched dagger has already pierced the back of the giant snake's neck, in the most fragile gap between the scales.
The huge body of the giant snake suddenly stiffened, and its sweeping tail fell to the ground feebly. It didn't seem to feel severe pain, but just let out a confused whine. The specially prepared toxin will not immediately cause devastating damage to the body, but will preferentially erode the target's magic power and nerves.
The monster turned its head sluggishly, trying to find traces of Li Wen again, but its movements had obviously become slow and stiff. Li Wen didn't give it any chance, she called out the original code.
Poem of Paradise——Tower's Collapse.
The invisible power came instantly, and the giant snake's already slow movements came to a complete standstill, like an insect solidified in amber. The figure of Li Wen approached again, and the Crow Feather Dagger in his hand turned into deadly cold light, and the vital points surrounding the head of the giant snake were continuously pierced and pulled out.
There was no blood spurting out, and every attack was quite precise and restrained. When the effect of "Tower's Collapse" ended, the giant snake just shook its body feebly, and then its huge body seemed to have lost the support of all its bones, and collapsed softly to the ground, completely losing its voice.
From beginning to end, except for the initial impact, the entire battle made almost no unnecessary noise.
Li Wen glanced at the corpse on the ground and confirmed that it was dead, then ignored it. She came to the dark wood door again, and this time, nothing could stop her.
The door is unlocked. She carefully checked the door lock and door frame to confirm that there were no alchemical traps or magic alarms, and then opened it cautiously.
When the meeting opened, Li Wen did not push the door open immediately, but leaned against the wall and waited quietly for a moment. After confirming that there were no immediately triggered traps in the room, she slowly pushed the door open through a gap and entered the secret room at the core of the library.
The room was dark. A smell of expensive spices, old books and a faint smell of blood hit his face.
Li Wen raised her eyebrows. The smell of blood came so quickly, it even surpassed the smell of the giant snake she killed.
After realizing this, Li Wen had bad thoughts in his mind. She took out the candle from her pocket and waved Ignite.
This is a more luxurious bedroom than imagined. The floor is covered with a thick blanket from the Earth Sea, and the walls are hung with precious paintings depicting the mythical snake Demonic Beast. In the corner of the room is a snake-head statue carved from a single piece of jade. Luxury and eccentricity intertwine here, perfectly reflecting the twisted aesthetic of the room's owner.
However, all the luxurious furnishings were eclipsed by the candlelight.
The light finally touched the source of the bloody smell.
In front of the luxurious bed made of silk and velvet in the center of the room, a thin man wearing a gorgeous nightgown fell on his back. His skin was abnormally pale, and his neatly combed black hair was stained with dark red blood and stuck to his cheeks. His eyes widened, and in those eyes that should have been sinister and cunning, there was only extreme shock and disbelief.
If Li Wen is not mistaken, he should be the owner of this collection - Raphael.
And he is dead now.