"[Sword technique: Ten Thousand Snakes]!"
Perikena cried out in shock, her expression of certain victory wavering despite herself.
How could [Sword technique: Ten Thousand Snakes], an advanced secret art of the Snake School that could be called an ultimate technique, appear in the hands of a stranger-and in a form stronger than hers?
Even that arrogant fool Holly could not have managed this...
Wait!
Holly!
Something suddenly occurred to Perikena, and her gaze turned icy as she looked at Qin Ran.
Still, Perikena knew very well what she needed to do now.
A blue-green glow appeared around Perikena.
A blue-green snake as thick as an index finger slithered through the light.
At once, the snakes bursting out of the ground seemed to be intimidated.
First they trembled, then they scattered out of its way.
Finally...
They dissolved like bubbles, vanishing into the air.
The Peerless-level [Sword technique: Ten Thousand Snakes] had been stopped by some inexplicable means.
Qin Ran was not surprised.
Against other people, the mental-power-based [Sword technique: Ten Thousand Snakes] might have been unstoppable.
But against someone from the Snake School, especially its leader, Qin Ran had already prepared for an unexpected turn.
Thus, even as he unleashed [Sword technique: Ten Thousand Snakes], Qin Ran had charged up to Perikena and lashed out with a kick.
Perikena's body twisted eerily once again.
This time, however, the Snake School's leader did not slip easily out of the fight.
Qin Ran's leg twisted along with her.
It even gave off a loud snake hiss.
[Serpentine Leg]!
The Master-level [Serpentine Leg] not only drastically contorted Qin Ran's ankle and knee joints, but also caused slight changes in the muscles of his legs.
His kick truly struck like a lunging snake.
It coiled and wheeled through the air, tracking Perikena's movements.
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