"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be out there with the other demons?" XiYang directed his question towards the snake demon.

"At first I was...but then I realized that this was all a distraction. I mean, why would the enemy be so stupid as to stay out there running and fighting? Your purpose was to lure us out and then come here to rescue the hostages." Nile explained.

XiYang and his party scratched their heads in embarrassment...if not for the sudden change in plans, they would have stayed outside as well. When Nile so their hesitation and their embarrassed looks, she couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "Don't tell me...you guys...well, I'm dealing with idiots...this won't take long."

"Who are you calling idiots?" Janet roared as she charged in with her shield raised. She intended to use Shield Bash to stun the demon. However, Nile jumped out of the way and slashed with her dagger. Unfortunately for her, Janet's heavy armor blocked her attack.

"Cheh." Nile spat as she rolled behind Janet and tried to aim at any spaces in her armor. However, Janet seemed to realize what was happening and dove forward before scrambling to a kneeling position.

"Don't forget about me!" XiYang roared as he used Meteor Strike. The stone smashed into the ground where Nile used to be. Nile had dodged sideways when she sensed the incoming danger. She spat out a glob of acidic poison at Janet. The acid melted some of the armor at her left shoulder off, leaving a vulnerable spot.

XiYang wanted to attack Nile, but the slippery snake demon kept rolling around and hiding behind Janet, while spitting acid at Janet's armor and weakening it. Knowing what was being done, Janet rolled towards XiYang and swerved around. She crouched with her shield raised and positioned herself so that her back was facing XiYang. XiYang bent his knees to form the basic stance. He switched his grip style from shakehand to penholder. XiYang observed the snake demon to see what her next move will be. He casually glanced to his right where Risa was busily casting Recovery on Pine. At this moment, Nile charged in a zig-zag motion. XiYang took out a metal ball. Now a metal ball had more penetrating power and more damaging power than the round stones he had used before. It was time to end this.

Watching the zig-zagging demon, XiYang decided on his next move. He tossed the metal ball into the air and with a fierce and quick sidespin swipe, he shot the ball towards Nile. The ball flew to the far left. Nile smirked thinking that XiYang missed and continued forward. However, she heard a whistling sound to her right. She turned her eyes to look...and *BAP!*

The metal ball that shot to the left somehow came back and smashed into her head, piercing through. Blood gushed out from her wound as she collapsed on the ground. The snake demon trembled a few times before she stopped moving. At this point, XiYang let out a sigh before walking towards Pine to check up on his condition. Janet, too, relaxed herself as she stood up and walked towards Pine as well.

"How's he doing?" XiYang asked.

"I've managed to remove the poison. He should heal soon." Risa answered as she continued casting recovery spells.

XiYang nodded. He turned towards Janet and asked her to check the doors to see if the demons are still searching or if they had come back already. As Janet got up and left for the door, XiYang casually glanced around. He turned back when he heard a groan. Pine had recovered. XiYang was just about to say something when he turned around quickly, a look of horror in his eyes.

Nile's body was gone.