Chapter 388: Chapter 388: Demons Farmed Until Their Eyes Roll Back

Lance surveyed the room.

It was vast, laid out like a mausoleum.

Eight thick stone pillars stood around the perimeter, and the floor was covered in patches of moss.

In the center of the mausoleum stood a terrifying Demon.

It was a Naga that stood roughly three meters tall.

Its lower body was a serpentine tail covered in hard, green scales, while its upper body was a grayish-blue humanoid torso.

Each of its two thick arms gripped a Horse-Slaying Greatsword taller than a man.

’A two-armed Naga, of all things.’

Lance marveled as he looked at the Demon before him.

This was a rare type of Demon. Despite their scarcity, their natural Talents were quite impressive.

Moreover, within the Naga’s societal structure, status and power were determined entirely by the number of arms.

Four-armed Naga were top-tier existences within the Excellence Tier.

And as for the legendary six-armed Naga kings, with their six arms, they were calamitous Demons of the Extraordinary Tier.

"HISS!"

Sensing the presence of a living being in its territory, the two-armed Naga snapped its head up, its vertical pupils filled with killing intent.

Like an arrow loosed from a powerful bow, its serpentine lower body coiled and sprung, sending it hurtling towards Lance’s position, staying low to the ground.

Its speed was immense. Though it was only slithering across the ground, it gave Lance the feeling of a mountain charging straight at him.

But having fought a Heroic Spirit and faced an Evil God, a charge of this caliber barely registered with him.

`Ether Material Analysis` activated!

The hexagram in his left pupil glowed faintly, locking onto the Naga.

As the Horse-Slaying Sword whistled down toward his head, he knew that if the blow landed, his Defense Power would be no match, and he would be instantly diced.

But Lance wasn’t flustered. Instead, he raised his right hand and aimed it at the blade.

"Yin and Yang Dual Phase!"

The Ether Energy in his body instantly changed its properties and erupted from his palm. An invisible gravitational force clamped onto the sword wielded by the Naga’s right arm.

The right sword, which had been cleaving toward Lance’s head with immense force, was suddenly jerked to the side as if caught by a steel cable.

BANG!

The Naga’s right arm was thrown off by the sudden weightlessness, causing its charging body to tilt to the right and creating an opening in its otherwise perfect cross-slash.

But as an elite creature enhanced by the Underground City, the Naga’s physical agility and combat intuition were terrifying.

The moment its form faltered, it twisted its unbalanced attack, following the pull of gravity and strangely converting the downward chop into a horizontal slash aimed at his waist.

However, this impromptu maneuver also weakened the force of its swing.

This was all within Lance’s expectations. The Ether Energy in his palm changed again, and a violent repulsive force slammed into the Naga’s chest like an air cannon.

Under the impact of this repulsive force, the Demon was pushed back several meters, its scales carving deep grooves into the ground.

According to standard energy conversion, a conventional One Ring Spell could inflict about 30 points of damage. The blunt force trauma from this repulsive blast was right at the upper limit for a One Ring Spell.

While this level of damage would be fatal to an Ordinary Demon, it was nothing to the Naga before him—like taking a dull club to the chest.

As a Heroic Spirit Specialization, `Yin and Yang Dual Phase` had an incredibly powerful mechanism. Both its judgment priority and growth potential were extremely high.

In terms of potential, it was only slightly weaker than his own `Ash Dragon Breath`.

But its control capabilities far surpassed those of Ash Dragon Breath.

The reason its damage was low now was entirely due to Lance’s lopsided stats. His Spirit Attribute was holding him back significantly.

The final damage of an Ether Energy attack like `Yin and Yang Dual Phase` was completely dependent on the user’s combined Spirit and Constitution Attributes.

Because of his low Spirit Attribute, the repulsive force he unleashed could only achieve a displacement and control effect. He couldn’t create the terrifying, meteor-like impact that Galeos could.

He recalled Galeos’s scholarly appearance in the vision. ’The Bronze Dragon’s combat system must be heavily reliant on the Spirit Attribute.’

’Among the Giant Dragons, the Bronze Dragon must be a high-intellect, pure-magic scholar.’

He knew he had to raise his Attributes for this Heroic Spirit Specialization to reach its full potential.

In the second that Lance was lost in thought, the repelled Naga grew enraged by the attack.

It let out a roar, slammed its tail against the ground, and lunged forward again.

Its Horse-Slaying Swords glinted coldly, scissoring mercilessly toward Lance.

"Bring it on!"

Lance made a grabbing motion with his right hand, and a Dragon Remains Crystal Long Spear, radiating intense heat, instantly materialized in his palm.

CLINK! CLANG! BANG!

A rapid series of metallic collisions and energy explosions erupted throughout the mausoleum.

Lance gripped the Crystal Long Spear, pushing his `Frost Winter Guard Array Spear Skill` to its limits.

His steps were steady, the tip of his spear a constant shadow as it deflected and parried.

His goal for this battle was not a quick kill. He wanted to prolong the fight as much as possible to buy enough time for his analysis ability to conduct its research.

Therefore, he remained on the defensive. Whenever the Naga’s heavy blows created a flaw in his defensive formation, he would unhesitatingly use `Yin and Yang Dual Phase`. He used its control ability to lock down the Naga’s body, break its attack rhythm, and re-establish his defensive line.

Under these frustrating tactics, the Naga’s attack rhythm was forcefully shattered by Lance.

As time went on, the Elite Demon’s movements became increasingly sluggish, its roars filled with frustration and helplessness.

Meanwhile, Lance’s status panel was being flooded with notifications.

[`Heartless·Extreme Intent` EXP +1]

[`Heartless·Extreme Intent` EXP +1]

[Parry Attribute +1]

...

Lance’s Legendary Skill, `Heartless·Extreme Intent`, was ravenously absorbing the combat experience feedback from each of the Naga’s attacks.

Its Skill Level was soaring at a visible rate.

And as his Parry Attribute rose, Lance found it easier to handle the Naga’s attacks. Or rather, did its attacks feel lighter to him?

At the same time, as the analysis continued, a wonderful notification would pop up on his panel right on schedule every two minutes:

[Analyzing target...]

[Biological Research Progress +1!]

With all this positive feedback, Lance fought with increasing smoothness and excitement.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Ten minutes...

Twenty minutes...

Thirty minutes...

Until forty-five minutes had passed.

CLINK.

With one last, feeble clash of metal, Lance’s spear easily flicked aside the Naga’s sword.

He realized that the Demon, which had been so ferocious at the start, could now barely even stand.

The Naga’s two swords crashed to the floor. Its arms hung limply, lacking the strength to even lift them.

Its massive humanoid upper body was nearly prostrate on the ground, its rib cage heaving violently like a bellows.

"Hiss... huff... hiss... huff..."

Its previous hisses now sounded like a leaking bellows, turning into pathetic gasps.

Powerless and in pain, like a husband watching helplessly as his wife is stolen away.

’Demons can get tired?’

Lance couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement as he looked at the Naga collapsed on the ground.

This was the first time he had ever worn down an Elite Demon of the same tier to the point of complete exhaustion.

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