Chapter 146: Calming Pill

Kali left under some pretext.

Luo De wasn't a fool; he could sense something was off with her attitude.

She probably saw her role in the forest as merely repaying his life-saving debt.

Those who understand, understand—elves are proud, and wouldn't dream of voicing their true intentions, even when repaying a debt.

The way to repay the debt was simple: use her greatest strength to assist Luo De magically.

Now she heard he'd brought back another woman with the same role.

Anyone would feel uneasy.

But given the elf's pride, if she voiced these feelings outright, she might just fly into a rage.

"I'm just a forest warden—why do I have to handle your emotional issues?"

Luo De shook his head.

He couldn't help thinking about Pan Ni's recent state of excessive anxiety.

"Being overly fearful isn't good."

The ghoul is still in a period of atoning through service, but ignoring her entirely seems irresponsible.

And emotional issues like this? The enslavement spell can't fix them.

Fine.

It's time to give Pan Ni a calming pill.

Later that night.

Under the tutelage of the zombie Selena's records, Luo De completed three full succubus feeding sessions.

Each from a different location.

It was kind of funny.

The succubus's three parts all led straight to the stomach.

No matter which one she fed from, she'd be full.

Before entering the demon nest, Selena was a little girl and had no concept of this—now she was desperately learning.

Luo De had no interest in the withered zombie.

But Tally did—her desire to experience everything alongside her master remained unchanged.

So she began teaching Selena various techniques and sensitive points.

Luo De ignored her.

Under cover of night, he arrived at Henry's farm.

The farm originally had two wooden houses.

One was burned down during the half-orc Ali's attack; the other survived.

The banshee Chris and the ghoul Pan Ni lived there.

Originally, Pan Ni lived underground.

But she feared the smell of earth, worried her master wouldn't like it.

Luo De opened his perception and easily detected Pan Ni's aura in the master bedroom upstairs.

He picked up the latest edition of the Snow Hill Evening News left by the doorframe, then slipped quietly through the window into the bedroom.

"Who!"

Luo De didn't hide his footsteps—he wasn't good at it anyway.

Pan Ni spotted him immediately.

She was brushing her hair by candlelight, wrapped tightly in a nightgown, her chest two prominent mounds.

If not for her corpse-pale face and dull, terrifying pupils, anyone would think she was a beautiful woman.

"M-Master."

Seeing it was Luo De, she panicked instantly.

She immediately moved to kneel.

"Don't dirty your clothes," Luo De said gently, catching her.

Come to think of it.

During the day she often wore that thin white dress, but at night she put on a human nightgown.

"Did you come so late to punish me for losing money on the farm?"

She said with a mournful face.

"No, I already punished you."

Luo De sat beside her on the bed. "I'm here to give you a calming pill."

"A calming pill?"

She didn't understand.

He changed the subject.

"By the way, how's your rotting wound?"

"Oh, Lady Kali made a healing ointment for me—I apply it every night, and my condition has improved a lot."

". he made that? Did you ask her?"

"No, one day while I was studying transformation magic, Lady Kali saw me and we chatted a bit. A few days later, she brought me the ointment."

Luo De's expression turned strange.

He knew elves were cold on the outside but warm inside—but he never expected such initiative.

All she ever did for me, her life-saver, was cold words and a sour face.

"Where's the ointment? Let me apply it for you."

Pan Ni stiffened, finally realizing what her master intended.

She frantically rummaged through her spell satchel, pulling out everything—except the ointment.

Finally, Luo De spotted a small round wooden box.

He snapped it open.

Time to apply.

Straightforward.

Pan Ni was clearly a mature woman, yet now she was timid, stealing glances at Luo De's face.

Slowly, the neckline of her nightgown slipped down to her arms.

She looked drunk, eyes hazy, limp and boneless against the bed.

A musky scent filled the room.

Luo De pried open her jaws.

Hmm.

Perhaps because she now ate raw meat instead of rotting flesh, it no longer smelled foul—instead, it carried a faint herbal fragrance.

It seemed Pan Ni had prepared for this moment thoroughly.

"D-Don't, Master—Chris is still downstairs."

The house had terrible soundproofing; even footsteps upstairs were easily heard.

"How do you know she's not enjoying it?"

At that moment,

the banshee, who had been hovering near the ceiling, eavesdropping, cursed and flew down, hugging a pillow over her ears.

"Be more proactive, Pan Ni—I like passivity."

Luo De stripped off and lay on the bed.

One hand propped behind his head.

The other opened the latest issue of the Snow Hill Evening News, reading the newest chapter of Demia the witch's "Carnivorous Hero."

To motivate her, he said:

"Your effort level will determine whether you earn my forgiveness, Pan Ni."

Hearing this, the ghoul steadied herself.

"No need. Just like this."

". h."

Then,

the training began.

"Mmm."

She let out a muffled groan.

Then, as if releasing long-held pressure,

she nearly lost consciousness.

"So this is what it feels like to be a ghoul..."

Luo De felt slightly disappointed.

After all, a ghoul is still a corpse, isn't it?

Pan Ni herself seemed to be having fun.

Luo De felt her while reading the newspaper.

A piece of news caught his attention.

【Night of Destruction: The Twilight Mountains' Volcano Awakens, Shadows Enshroud the Land】

The event occurred two days ago.

The volcanic eruption not only directly caused massive casualties and property loss, but also inflicted profound damage on the local and even the entire continent's ecosystem.

After all, volcanic ash would blanket the land, causing widespread crop failure.

The Magic Control League intervened in the investigation and swiftly concluded—within the magical traces found deep underground, they detected the signature of Infernal magic.

Thus, this incident is currently classified as directly linked to the demons of the underground Inferno.

"I remember the Twilight Mountains are in a human nation called Kawa to the south; the monsoon winds from the southern sea will carry the ash across the entire continent—how many more will die then?"

"Sorry, Master."

Pan Ni straightened her back.

She had only one thought in her mind.

She must—she must ensure the Master leaves thoroughly satisfied!

Then the Master will come again for a second, third, fourth, countless night raids!

(End of Chapter)