Although it was not yet night and Starry Night Dancer could not be activated, Lin Qiye's extraordinary dynamic vision and combat instincts alone made it seem no great challenge for him to hold his own against the Nanda Snake Demon.
But this was the music room, where the cramped terrain greatly hindered Lin Qiye's ability to evade.
So Lin Qiye decisively rushed out the door and sprinted toward the outside of the arts building.
The moment Lin Qiye ran out, the Nanda Snake Demon smashed through the music room wall. Its long serpentine body raced along the corridor's walls and ceiling, reaching directly above Lin Qiye in the blink of an eye.
"Rip—!"
A sharp tearing sound cut through the air as the snake demon's claws slashed straight down at Lin Qiye's neck. Yet it was as though Lin Qiye had eyes on his back—he abruptly rolled forward, narrowly avoiding the blow.
Then, using the momentum, he sprang up from the ground. Both hands gripping the hilt of his straight blade, edge pointed upward, he precisely thrust it into the snake demon's abdomen!
The entire sequence flowed as smoothly as water, as if he had calculated it all beforehand!
The snake demon's pupils contracted. Its body twisted at high speed, dodging the vital area, but even so, the blade still pierced its body, leaving a long gash!
The snake demon let out a shriek and suddenly curled its body up. At the same time, its grotesque maw lunged toward the Lin Qiye standing close at hand!
Lin Qiye swiftly held his straight blade across his body, but the snake demon's bite was simply too powerful. Its jaws clamped down tightly on the blade. It raised its head with the blade in its mouth, shook it madly several times, then flung