"Pure white!!!"

The pure white posture remained the same as when it pushed us away just now, but it turned into a statue.

So, these immobile students are like that? Oh my god! They can even use petrification attacks! Is this considered earth-type magic? But the closest earth-type magic on the tree can only immobilize the enemy for five seconds. It has been longer than five seconds now, hasn't it?

And why would a legendary monster like Medusa appear in the academy? Is it because of the "[Snake Eyes]?"

Just because you are a snake, does that mean you can control Medusa? That's too unfair!

"Oyado, prioritize evasion!"

"Understood!"

While I was speaking, I already activated [Shadow Stealth] on myself, swiftly moving along the shadows of the nearby buildings to go around behind Medusa.

Oyado disappeared in a flash at the original spot. Although I don't know what technique she used, I believe in Oyado's abilities.

And what I need to do is find a way to defeat Medusa!

After a few boosts in speed, I circled around to Medusa's back. Just as her line of sight was completely opposite to mine, I activated all my acceleration skills in one breath, leaped directly towards Medusa's back, and at the same time, grasped the massive [Ghost Breaker] in my hand, aiming directly at Medusa's neck!

Cutting off her head should do the trick, right?

But just when I was about 10 meters away, Medusa's body suddenly twisted in a strange manner, and the face that was originally turned away from me instantly looked towards me!

Oh my god...

I could see her eyes gradually glowing yellow. I swung [Ghost Breaker] forcefully towards the other side, then conjured an ice shield that had condensed in my left hand while leaping. I held it in front of me.

In less than half a second, the ice shield that was blocking in front of me made a brushing sound and turned into an earth shield. Meanwhile, I summoned an ice totem behind the shield, pushing me in the opposite direction. On the other side, I directly collided with Medusa while holding the shield!

But I forgot one thing.

That is, my opponent is a snake!

Just as the shield above the ice totem collided with her, she jumped into the air and directly climbed towards me, entwining around the ice totem!

This guy really is my nemesis... Even my most commonly used skill is ineffective against her...

With this in mind, if this guy's petrification ray were to hit me and I don't die... wouldn't I forever become a statue?

A terrifying thought.

I absolutely cannot let this guy hit me. I'd rather die than turn into a statue.

Taking advantage of the fact that the effect of acceleration has not faded, I grabbed the ice totem and pushed it downwards. My body quickly descended to the ground and then entered Shadow Stealth mode.

I swiftly dashed into a shadow, then waved my hand, countless ice arrows turned into blue meteors and flew towards Medusa from all directions. A slight smile appeared on Medusa's face as she shrunk her body and bounced into the air!

She glanced at the surrounding ice arrows with her weird eyes, and the blue ice arrows gradually lost their color, turning into clumps of soil that fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

That works too? This skill is truly versatile.

No, I suddenly thought of another move.

"Ice Fall!"

A massive block of ice fell from the sky, targeting the Medusa on the ground.

Even if you turn it into stone, it won't help. It will still crush you.

However, Medusa only glanced at it and jumped to the side, causing the huge block of ice to fall directly beside her.

...

Although this is a very powerful attack, it is... the slowest.

Even arrows can be dodged, so such an attack is no big deal, right?

This guy is truly my nemesis. I'm really curious about how Hagrid and Quirrell managed to take this guy down. I don't have their kind of bulky muscles, after all.

But...

I did notice something from the previous attack. It seems that her petrifying beam has a range.

When the ice arrows were less than 20 meters away, they started turning into stone. And because of the fast-falling ice chunks, only the outer layers showed signs of petrification, while the rest remained unaffected.

In other words...

If the distance is too far, she can't effectively petrify the opponent? That's a good thing, right?

But...

It's not an easy task to hit her from 30 meters away, after all...

Other than the ultimate move, there's nothing that can reach that far!

But...

I just love using ultimate moves!

"Secret Ultimate: Counter-Natural Ice Flame!"

The white cold flame quickly wrapped around Medusa's body, causing her to go crazy, jumping and darting around, shooting yellow beams everywhere. The surrounding plants and buildings turned a sandy yellow color.

"Go to hell, you cold-blooded animal!"

After struggling for a while, Medusa's body was frozen into an ice sculpture. I pointed my finger at her, and an ice arrow pierced through her body. With a snap, Medusa turned into pieces!

"Damn it, Oyado..."

Just as I turned my head, I saw open snake mouths coming towards me!

Before I could think, someone jumped out from the side, stabbed a dagger into Medusa's neck, and pulled it up! Green blood sprayed out from Medusa's neck, but she couldn't make a sound. Her headless body tumbled and fell to the ground, turning into stone.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Oyado threw away the dagger in her hand and ran to me.

"... I'm fine. You really scared me just now. Well done."

I patted Oyado's head, and she smiled happily.

"But... this means there are more than just a few Medusas... We need to find a place to hide first, or else we'll definitely be at a disadvantage."

"That's right, Fir! Come here!"

I turned to see that the door of a nearby cottage was open, and Princess Cher was beckoning me to come over.

It was then that I noticed that none of the people I saw now had titles or names. I didn't notice earlier, but now it feels strangely eerie.

"Let's go."

I said to Oyado.

"We need to find out what's happening at the academy."