Hogwarts: This holy light is righteously evil

Chapter 131 Killing the Snake Monster!

A dull thud echoed as the hard stone ground was blasted into a shallow, neat crater. The rubble around the crater cracked finely. This powerful blow, enough to severely injure an ordinary monster, caused no real damage to the Spirit of Holy Light.

The moment it landed, the complete Holy Light Burning was fully formed and took effect.

This secret technique is triggered by the caster's spiritual foundation. Based on Puni's maximum intelligence, it forcibly suppresses the target's physical explosive power and magic efficiency, weakening the opponent's attack strength and magic reserves in all aspects.

The holy light silently permeated the basilisk's body, precisely targeting its physical form and magical core.

The serpent monster, which had been launching a fierce and explosive attack just a moment ago, suddenly tensed up, and the surging, violent magic around it abruptly weakened, as if its continuous power had been invisibly drained away.

An extreme sense of fatigue and burning sensation swept over its entire body, causing its originally swift movements to become noticeably sluggish, its fierce offensive momentum to diminish significantly, and its explosive power at its peak to plummet.

The basilisk's massive head swayed slightly, its eyes filled with confusion and ferocity.

Unable to comprehend the sudden change in its own state, it instinctively felt doubt.

Having just completely emptied its belly of prey and freed itself from the constraints of its body, it should be in better condition, more ferocious, and stronger in combat. It should not be in such a weak and powerless state.

After a brief pause and stalemate of two or three seconds, the beast's fighting instincts overwhelmed the physical discomfort.

The basilisk forcibly suppressed its exhaustion and weakness, twisted its massive body again, and pounced on Puni in front of it, still not giving up its intention to hunt.

Puni, high in the air, took in the whole scene, his brows furrowing slightly.

Judging from the surface of the attack, the basilisk's attack rhythm only slowed down slightly, and it still had a strong deterrent effect. It was difficult to judge for a while whether the Holy Light was truly effective.

While calmly and steadily directing Puni to adjust his posture and launch a frontal counterattack to stalemate the battle, he turned his head to look at the shallow pit on the ground.

The pit was empty, with no trace of the Holy Light Spirit, as if the vessel used for casting the spell had been shattered and destroyed by a tremendous force.

This was the first time Puni had used the original secret technique of the Holy Light Spirit to fight an enemy. He was not clear about the specific mechanism of this secret technique and its subsequent forms, and could not determine whether the attack just now had completely failed or had secretly taken effect.

Puni glanced sideways and realized that the Spirit of Holy Light had quietly returned at some point, sitting steadily back on his shoulder, its body completely unharmed, without the slightest sign of injury, and had remained completely silent throughout.

It was at this moment that the outcome of the battle became clear.

Having completed his counterattack, Puni seized the opening in the basilisk's hesitant attack, and slammed out his giant claws, accurately hitting the basilisk's torso and sending the once unstoppable beast flying again.

As the basilisk flew backward, it resentfully lashed out its long tail in an attempt to ambush and restrain it, but Puni reacted quickly and firmly grabbed the thick basilisk tail, completely locking it in its ability to move.

The moment he gained control of the battle, a glint of light flashed in Puni's eyes, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

He immediately gave the dragon a command to attack.

Upon receiving the command, Puni instantly unleashed its ultimate power, gripping the snake's tail tightly and swinging the massive snake monster's body violently, slamming it heavily onto the hard stone ground time and time again.

Heavy impacts echoed continuously in the sealed stone chamber, completely suppressing any chance of the basilisk to retaliate.

Taking advantage of the basilisk being repeatedly slammed and its defenses wide open, Puni no longer held back his magic power, raising both wands simultaneously to instantly charge up the spell.

"Crushed to pieces!"

Two extremely refined pure white beams shot out again, carrying a violent destructive force and accurately striking the basilisk's back scales.

With a piercing shattering sound, the once indestructible dark green scale armor, which was immune to all magical attacks, was finally pierced through.

Large patches of scales exploded and fell off, revealing the vulnerable flesh and muscle beneath.

All the stone pillars and spirit snakes around the secret chamber simultaneously transmitted real-time vision. The small statues hidden in the mechanisms in the walls witnessed the entire evolution of the battle clearly from countless perspectives, and were now completely stunned and dumbfounded.

Only now did it belatedly overturn all its previous judgments and fully realize that it had misunderstood Puni's true purpose.

It had always been convinced that Puni's repeated risky intrusions into the secret chamber were in an attempt to emulate ambitious figures throughout history, to seize the opportunity to tame and control the thousand-year-old serpent monster, and to strengthen itself by borrowing the power of this ancient behemoth.

But the fierce fighting style, the relentless attacks, and the precise strikes targeting the basilisk's vitals throughout the battle all confirmed one fact: Puni never had the slightest intention of subduing it. His goal from beginning to end was to completely kill this giant beast that occupied the secret chamber and eliminate any future troubles.

If it were any other first-year wizard who entered the chamber with the intention of slaying the basilisk, the little statue would only think that the other party was arrogant, ignorant, and overestimating their abilities, and that it was a purely foolish act.

After witnessing Puni's various methods firsthand, it completely overturned its understanding of this boy and the intruders of the past.

The fearless basilisk possesses an unparalleled deadly gaze and unique immunity. The powerful guardian beasts it summons can crush the basilisk head-on. Combined with eerie curse secrets, it can precisely weaken opponents. Its spellcasting rhythm is tight, its tactical thinking is clear, and every step of its operation precisely counters the basilisk's advantages.

At this moment, the little statue finally realized that it had been narrow-minded and had greatly underestimated the true strength of this young wizard.

Puni's spellcasting skills, magical reserves, and on-the-spot tactics have already surpassed the limits of wizards of the same age. Even outstanding adult wizards would find it difficult to possess such sharp combat skills and precise spellcasting control.

In comparison, Tom Riddle, who was exceptionally talented and caused a sensation at Hogwarts fifty years ago, was far inferior to Penny at this age.

On the battlefield within the confined space, the fierce fighting continues to escalate.

Two muffled explosions rang out in succession, and the originally dense and hard dark green scales on the basilisk's back cracked and peeled off in large areas once again.

Two neatly sized wounds were clearly visible, each about the size of an adult's palm, with the skin turned outwards, revealing the fresh flesh and blood underneath.

Although the wound was not a severe one, it was of milestone significance.

This directly demonstrates that under the continuous weakening effect of the cursed arcane arts, the basilisk's magic circulation and physical resistance have declined significantly.

Its previously almost invincible magic immunity has become completely ineffective, its top-tier magic resistance has been significantly weakened, and Puni's offensive spells can finally reliably penetrate defenses and cause substantial damage, no longer being deflected or immune by the scales.

The pain from the repeated injuries to his body completely aroused the basilisk, and a deep, fierce roar echoed throughout the stone chamber.

Previously, Puni had repeatedly slammed its massive body against the stone surface with all its might, causing the hard stone slab to crack and sending fragments of stone flying everywhere.

However, the basilisk has been entrenched underground for many years and has an extremely tough body. Its thick skin and flesh are enough to withstand this kind of physical impact, and conventional slamming and shaking cannot cause it any effective damage.

What truly made it unbearable was Puni's two precise magical attacks.

Both spells landed on its vital area three inches behind its neck, a vulnerable spot close to the central nervous system of its head, striking its core weakness and causing intense, penetrating pain.

Thanks to its robust physique honed over a millennium, the injury wasn't enough to make it faint or lose control, but it completely ignited its ferocity.

The basilisk's muscles tensed instantly, and using the momentum of its fall, its massive body suddenly contracted and curled up.

Snakes have well-developed striated muscles all over their bodies, making them extremely flexible and explosive. This kind of shrinking movement is smooth and effortless.

It twisted its long body and coiled itself upwards, precisely wrapping around the dragon's claws that were holding it down. At the same time, its huge head suddenly rose, its mouth opened wide, and two long, sharp, hollow fangs gleamed coldly as it bit down hard on the dragon's body, intending to use its venom to counterattack its opponent.

Faced with the basilisk's sudden close-range counterattack, Puni, who was in a high position, reacted extremely quickly and instantly finalized a response plan.

He quickly flipped his wrist, tapped his wand lightly, and instantly cast a plant spell.

Several dog rose vines with hard thorns materialized out of thin air and shot out at high speed with the help of magic. They precisely covered and adhered to the two sharp, venomous fangs of the basilisk, firmly imprisoning the fangs and blocking its most deadly poison attack.

Without any pause or respite, a large number of single-target and chain lightning spells were unleashed, bombarding the basilisk's head relentlessly, regardless of mana consumption, creating a full-coverage electric attack.

Every electrical attack missed its mark, precisely striking the basilisk's two imprisoned, sharp fangs.

The chain lightning's properties were fully activated, with electric light repeatedly weaving and leaping between the two fangs, constantly stacking electrical damage and relentlessly eroding the basilisk's fang structure.

The core objective of this offensive is not to inflict immediate physical damage, but rather to achieve extreme paralysis and erosion.

The surging electric current seeped into the hard tooth structure, bringing a sharp, piercing pain and a strong numbing effect.

The basilisk's continuous counterattack came to an abrupt halt. Its muscles contracted uncontrollably, and its entire body entered a brief state of stiffness, completely losing the ability to continue its attack.

Puni had already conducted a detailed study of the basilisk's physical structure.

This ancient behemoth is classified as a highly venomous snake of the tubular-fanged type, with two exposed, hollow fangs.

The hunting mechanism of these venomous fangs is extremely unique. The moment the fangs pierce the skin of the prey and embed themselves in the body, the deadly toxins stored in the venom glands inside the body are injected into the prey at high speed through the hollow tubes inside the fangs, thus completing the kill.

The basilisk's core venom glands are located at the base of its skull, below the brain, in a crucial position, directly connected to the fang ducts without any obstruction.

The overwhelming electrical attack rushed straight in through the hollow fangs' dedicated channels. Most of the electrical energy bypassed the outer scales and flesh, directly flooding into the basilisk's skull, continuously impacting and burning its venom gland tissue, and even eroding and shaking its fragile brain nerves and core brain tissue.

This extremely precise striking method was not a tactical improvisation, but a key part of a comprehensive plan that Puni had tailored in advance for hunting the basilisk.

Before deciding to venture into the secret chamber and confront this ancient behemoth, he had simulated countless battle scenarios, devised a progressively more detailed hunting plan, and avoided all deadly risks.

The first priority of the entire tactic is to completely destroy the basilisk's eyes.

The eyes are the only vessel for the basilisk's most powerful killing move, the deadly gaze. By destroying the eyes, this intractable and fatal threat can be eradicated, and all friendly forces can unleash their full power without fear of the gaze's backlash, thus completely unlocking the limits of combat effectiveness.

If the eye-damage tactic fails, the second backup plan will be activated immediately to precisely destroy the basilisk's brain core and end its life.

This is also the core principle behind Harry Potter's ability to kill the Basilisk by sheer luck: breaking through its defenses from inside its mouth and striking its brain directly for a fatal blow.

The most common method for ordinary wizards to hunt snake-like monsters is to attack their vital organs, specifically their hearts; a precise destruction of the heart is enough to end their life.

However, this universal method is completely ineffective against the thousand-year-old serpent monster.

As a unique ancient magical creation, the basilisk's body was so large and long that it evolved three independent hearts to support the circulation of blood throughout its body and maintain bodily functions. These hearts were responsible for supplying blood to the entire body.

Destroying only one of its hearts is not enough to kill it directly; it will only severely damage some of its bodily functions.

Such a wound, though not fatal, would instantly enrage the basilisk at its peak, causing it to launch an even stronger counterattack.

At that time, the wizard will face a wounded, ferocious, and reckless ancient beast, and there is a very high probability that the hunt will fail.

The fatal mistake of being instantly killed is a tactical flaw that has caused countless predecessors to fall victim to.

To eliminate all risks, Puni abandoned conventional snake-hunting methods and focused the core of the entire tactic on the snake monster's unique and irreplaceable brain.

Once the brain is destroyed, no matter how strong the remaining body is or whether the heart is intact, the basilisk will instantly lose all vital signs.

At the same time, Puni also maintained his own bottom line.

He accurately replicated the core logic of the original work, but he would never copy that reckless approach to close the distance, such as sticking his arm directly into the basilisk's mouth to kill it.

This extreme bravery and almost reckless chivalry is typical of Gryffindor behavior. Puni, who is usually calm, cautious and good at planning, would never make such a risky move with no way out.

Previously, the basilisk's layered and extremely high magical defenses had caused Puni considerable uncertainty.

Even though he had planned the entire hunting process in advance, when they actually fought, his opponent's almost insurmountable magic resistance continued to negate his attacks, making it impossible for him to be 100% certain of the outcome of the battle.

This is precisely why the Holy Light's burning effect successfully weakened the basilisk's magic and resistance, becoming the biggest turning point in the entire battle.