Huangfu Jun thought of another question. "Captain Bai, aren't you demons originally exiles from a higher-dimensional world? Crossing space-time rifts should be basic for you, right?"
Bai Lin's mouth twitched slightly. He gave her a contemptuous sidelong look. "You Blue Star humans all develop from embryos, right? Turning back into an embryo should also be basic, right?"
Huangfu Jun: ...
Although the explanation was clear, she inexplicably felt insulted. Damn it! She seemed to have lost out again!
As they spoke, the scene in the construction site footage suddenly changed again.
Amid the twisted space-time fluctuations, an invisible force began to coalesce and eventually formed a violent hurricane. It howled, raced, and raged, mercilessly sweeping through the shelter the demons had just built, sweeping all fragile things into its vortex.
Many small demons couldn't resist the raging storm and were sucked into the whirlpool, wailing and screaming until they disappeared. Bo Qi, who was child-sized, almost had his feet off the ground, as if he would be blown away the next second.
Seeing this, Hei Zhe grabbed his hand, using all his strength to finally fling Bo Qi behind a large pillar nearby.
Bo Qi's pressure immediately eased. He hugged the pillar tightly, temporarily safe.
But Hei Zhe, distracted by the effort, was dragged several steps forward by the hurricane.
"Hei Zhe, watch out!" Bo Qi's voice echoed in the air as he shouted and waved his arm. A brilliant ring of light burst from his fingertips, like a meteor streaking across the night sky, accurately encircling Hei Zhe.
He desperately used that light as a rope, trying to pull Hei Zhe back from the brink of death.
The surrounding air fluctuated even more from this force. Veins bulged on Bo Qi's forehead, large beads of sweat streaming down, but his gaze never left Hei Zhe.
Finally, the light ring gradually bound Hei Zhe, preventing him from slipping further into danger.
"Hei Zhe, are you okay?" Bo Qi asked concernedly.
Hei Zhe nodded.
They exchanged a smile.
But the hurricane continued, its power too strong. Even though Hei Zhe was temporarily relieved, he couldn't hold out long.
The nine snake demons barely stabilized themselves and once again poured out even denser demonic light toward Hei Zhe. These lights wove into a net, tightly wrapping Hei Zhe without any gap.
Hei Zhe swept his hand through the air, as if weaving an invisible painting. Instantly, a mysterious smoke surged from his hand, pulling against the raging hurricane.
Watching Hei Zhe's actions, the other demons suddenly realized what to do and began casting their own spells, trying to counter the raging hurricane. The snake demons who had previously helped Hei Zhe now closely surrounded him, casting spells in unison to strengthen his defenses.
As more and more demons were swept away by the wind, Huangfu Jun's heart was in her throat.
Fortunately, after a fierce struggle, the violent hurricane gradually weakened and finally dissipated completely.
Hei Zhe withdrew his spell and collapsed on the ground from exhaustion. The other big demons were equally weary. Bo Qi immediately rushed to Hei Zhe's side. He supported Hei Zhe and called out eagerly, "Hei Zhe, are you okay?"
Hei Zhe weakly raised his head, forcing a faint smile. "I'm fine."
Just as Bo Qi breathed a sigh of relief, Hei Zhe's eyes suddenly turned fierce, and his expression became extremely ferocious. He abruptly grabbed Bo Qi's arm.
Bo Qi cried out in terror, "Hei Zhe, what—"
Before he could finish, the just-dispersed storm terrifyingly returned!
Under the somber sky, Hei Zhe's body twisted and deformed beyond belief. In an instant, he transformed into an enormous pitch-black python.
Before Bo Qi could react, the transformed Hei Zhe devoured him in one gulp, disappearing into boundless darkness.
"Big brother! What's wrong with you?!"
At that moment, the brothers of Hei Zhe's snake group were also frightened out of their wits by the sudden change. But before they could react, the python's gaping maw struck them like a thunderbolt. With lightning speed, it devoured all nine snake spirits in one gulp!
This startling turn of events left Huangfu Jun pale as a sheet.
She didn't understand. What had happened to Hei Zhe, who had just been desperately protecting Bo Qi, in that instant?