To avoid activating the silver-blue light, Vizette deliberately lowered his wand and waved it gently, casting the illumination spell, "Lumos!"
The nascent light rapidly shrank, then shrank into a small ball of light, before slowly dispersing, dancing in the air like a firefly, until it disappeared completely.
"In that case, let's get started!"
The improved Lights Out Spell was remarkably effective, putting Vizette at ease. He snapped his fingers lightly, and the Devil's Snare immediately extended, spreading across the ground.
The Devil's Snare enhanced his senses, allowing him to perceive his surroundings even in such darkness.
The improved Lights Out Spell also enhanced perception, taking this keen insight to the next level.
He extended his wand towards the silver-blue light, and pulled it upwards in the direction of the light. An armored statue slowly rose, and countless Runespoors emerged from its base.
Piles of venomous snakes crawled out of the statue's base, and a strong, pungent stench filled the air.
They seemed to be drawn by the scent of Vizette, surging forward like a tide.
With the help of the Devil's Snare, Vizette naturally sensed the presence of countless venomous snakes around him.
Even without the help of the Devil's Snare, the incessant hissing sound alone was enough to make his eyelids twitch.
He immediately urged the Devil's Snare forward, crawling like a venomous snake.
The creeping, devilish web could suddenly stab upwards, piercing many venomous snakes directly.
Or it might suddenly gather together and repeatedly twist and crush the venomous snakes inside.
The sounds of venomous snakes flicking their tongues, the "plop" of a Devil's Snare piercing a snake's body, and the "crack" of a snake being crushed all combined to create a chilling symphony.
However, there were simply too many venomous snakes emerging from the base of the statue, densely packed in layer upon layer, as if they could never be completely eradicated.
Devil's Snare is more effective against large creatures, but it was not very effective against such a dense swarm of venomous snakes.
For the Devil's Snare to effectively kill the snakes, Vizette needed to maintain a high level of concentration.
He didn't know how many more challenges he would face, so conserving his energy was essential.
Vizette looked at the knight statue in the distance and realized that it was the source. If he didn't find a way to destroy the statue, the venomous snakes would probably continue to emerge.
He manipulated the Devil's Snare, twisting it into a cone shape, and thrust it straight at the statue not far away.
The instant he made his move, countless venomous snakes suddenly leaped up, coalescing into a flesh and blood shield that blocked the piercing attack of the Devil's Snare.
As if possessing sentience, the knight statue sensed Vizette's intention, and the snakes crawled out of their base at a noticeably faster pace.
The area within a meter of Vizette was almost entirely occupied by venomous snakes.
Faced with an ever-increasing number of venomous snakes, the Devil's Snare was clearly not enough.
He wrapped the Devil's Snare around his body, forming an impenetrable vine armor, and pondered a way to break the deadlock.
The dark magic taught by Quirrell was mostly single-target curses, which were obviously unsuitable for attacking distant statues.
Long-range attacks would be blocked by the flesh shield, so he needed to find a way to get close to the statue and then attack it at close range.
After some consideration, he quickly found a suitable spell—the Cutting Spell.
This magic combined offensive and functional aspects, and improving it would be a very good option.
He had now stored up a considerable amount of ancient magical power, so he simply used modified magic to fuse it with the cutting spell.
The pages of "The Wizarding Guide to Combat" flipped rapidly, and information about the improved Cutting Charm appeared on a blank page:
Ancient Magic: Improved Cutting Spell (Beginner): Guide ancient magic to cast a cutting spell... enhance the magic's power... penetrate the enemy and continue attacking surrounding targets...
Vizette liked this description very much; it was very simple and clear, requiring little understanding to grasp that the Improved Cutting Spell was a type of area-of-effect magic.
The only thing to note was that the incantation for the modified cutting spell had changed; it was no longer "split into pieces" but "intersects".
Regarding the details of chanting and casting spells, The Wizarding Guide provided him with ample information to assist him, and he only needed to practice a couple of times to be able to cast the spell.
"Intersecting and connecting!"
Vizette swung his wand, drawing a swift horizontal line in the air, then thrust it forward with a sharp blade of light bursting from the tip of his wand.
The blade swept through several venomous snakes with overwhelming force, then shattered violently, its broken edge still sharp enough to tear open the bodies of several more snakes.
The more venomous snakes attacked him, the better the modified cutting spell became.
Protected by the Devil's Snare, he used the modified cutting spell to keep charging forward, quickly carving a bloody path and standing in front of the knight statue.
He separated several strands of the Devil's Snare, which condensed into the shape of a hammer in mid-air, and then smashed them down on the knight statue.
The knight statue exploded instantly, emitting an incredibly intense silver-blue light.
However, these silvery-blue lights did not last long before they were swallowed up by the large black bubble, which absorbed their light.
The silvery-blue light must have contained some kind of magic.
The magic scattered on the ground, and all the venomous snakes that came into contact with it flew into the air and gathered together, forming a long, fleshy mass.
The flesh and blood aggregate moved extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye it transformed into a giant snake, which turned out to be the Runespoor that Vizette had met once before.
This snake looked younger and moved incredibly fast.
It suddenly lunged forward, opening its blood-red maw to tear at Vizette.
Vizette immediately used the Devil's Snare to transform it into a shield, blocking the attack.
When its first attack failed, the Runespoor immediately changed its strategy, circling around Vizette like a shark hunting for food.
"I've only just acquired one area-of-effect spell, but as for single-target spells... I actually know quite a bit!"
Vizette murmured as he closed his eyes, channeling the "Guardian Meditation Technique" to fully explore the limits of the Devil's Snare's perception, attempting to capture the movement patterns of the Runespoor as much as possible.
Just as the Runespoor swung its tail, he suddenly moved, abruptly raising his wand upwards, "Levicorpus!"
He had possessed this ancient magic for a long time, but had never had the opportunity to use it.
Now, facing this snake with the serpentine pattern, he finally got a chance to show his skills.
The snake's body paused for a moment, then floated into the air, twisting and struggling.
"Like a serpent flying in!"
The second spell was also an ancient spell. The Runespoor, which had been floating in the air, flew swiftly to Vizette's side like an arrow.
Devil's Snare!
The Devil's Snare, originally intended to protect Vizette, suddenly thrust forward, instantly binding the Runespoor and rendering it immobile.
Liberacorpus.
"Sectumsempra!"
Vizette uttered a spell in a low voice, and a thin, dark gray beam of light shot out, piercing directly into the eye of one of the snake heads…