The expected scene of evil energy boiling over and the banshee howling as it dissolved beneath the holy water never appeared.
When the clear liquid touched the banshee's twisted spirit body, it merely ran down its translucent form like ordinary tap water, dripping onto the floor without provoking any reaction.
Even the banshee's piercing shriek paused for an instant, as though it, too, had been stunned.
Kevin's expression froze, his pupils widening in disbelief. "H-How is that possible?!"
That single moment of shock cost him his life.
The Banshee reacted with astonishing speed. With the holy water no longer reinforcing the enchanted net's suppression, its glow dimmed sharply.
It let out an even more violent shriek, violently broke free of its restraints, and thrust out its withered black claws like lightning, viciously piercing Kevin's unguarded chest.
"Ah—!"
Kevin only had time to let out a brief, muffled groan.
The agony and the rapid loss of life froze the shock in his eyes forever.
His young body collapsed limply. The empty glass bottle slipped from his hand and rolled across the floor, shattering with a crisp sound. The liquid inside soaked into the dust and spread across the ground, still utterly ordinary.
The teammates beside him stood dumbfounded. Only when the banshee lunged at its next target with a venomous glare did they snap out of it and hurriedly engage it.
But the best opportunity had already been lost, and the price was a life that had only just begun to bloom.
And when they splashed it with holy water again, the result was still nothing more than slightly dampening the banshee's clothes.
The holy water had failed!
Like a funeral bell, the news swiftly traveled through the guild network, carrying panic back to Demon Hunter Guild headquarters and into the