Chapter 193: Disposition and War

The half-werewolf druid seemed to have a reclusive personality.

Only when the others left the Shi Ying Town army did she emerge to meet them, and she remained in her 【Wild Shape】 form, never revealing her true self.

Everyone knew a druid ally would be joining, so they were not particularly surprised.

At this moment, the elderly tiefling Lu Xiusi, seeing this scene, decisively surrendered:

"Amerel sensed something and deliberately left me here to draw attention—he already used 【Spatial Shift】 to escape."

Upon hearing this,

the half-werewolf druid immediately shifted from her owl-bear form into a massive wolf, her agile nose twitching as she constantly sniffed the air.

Soon, she detected something and sprinted swiftly northward.

Luo De stood still and spoke to the zombie and ghoul: "Tally sensed Amerel's movement ahead and has already gone after him. Selena Pan Ni, go assist her first—we'll deal with this one and join you immediately."

The two women nodded.

Selena's magic surged, lifting her into the air as she floated toward the direction of the giant wolf.

But her speed was not particularly fast.

It was the mage's 【Flight Spell】, but clearly Selena had not mastered it well.

The elf was somewhat surprised: "The succubus detected it early? Does she have such ability?"

Luo De smiled: "Don't underestimate Tally—her shadow magic has improved greatly. She was already chasing him the moment 【Spatial Shift】 activated."

Tally awakened the 【Grand Duke Bloodline】, deepening her understanding of shadows and darkness, and with the 【Feather of the Shadow Worm】 I bought her earlier, her shadow magic is no longer what it used to be.

"I'm not underestimating her—succubi are lazy by nature and rarely take the time to study techniques seriously. Did you give her something? Be careful of side effects."

Kali Site is cold-faced but warm-hearted—even Tally gets her concern.

"Thanks for the concern. Don't you know me yet? I'm the gentlest to girls."

"Heh. I'm not concerned about you two—I just fear you might die in the forest one day and rot, ruining the trees' gentleness? Who knows."

Nearby, the treant Vivian stared blankly; hearing this, she obediently stepped forward and gently hugged Luo De's arm.

"Luo De, gentle."

Kali Site rolled a beautiful, disdainful eye-roll with her elfish scowl.

Then she chanted a spell and cast a 【Magic Prison】, trapping the tiefling within the 【No-Fly Zone】.

She followed with 【Mage Hand】, seizing his staff and spell satchel.

"How should we handle this man? Should we kill him?"

Luo De glanced at the elderly tiefling, who offered no resistance whatsoever.

"He might still be useful. Any spell suggestions? We can't waste time on him."

He was too submissive, showing no will to resist, and his identity was unknown—Luo De genuinely had no desire to kill him.

Though anyone who consorted with Amerel was hardly a good person.

Kali Site pointed at Luo De's waist at the 【Tremor Blade】.

"His magical accumulation is seventh-rank, but weak—even weaker than your half-seventh-rank zombie lady. The 【Fear Domain】 on the blade is enough to paralyze him."

Luo De nodded.

He swung the 【Tremor Blade】 down into the research chamber below the mountain pit.

Ssshh—

The blade plunged into the earth.

The bulging eyeballs on its surface suddenly opened, rolling with a gurgle as they fixed on Lu Xiusi.

The old tiefling had never wielded domain power and could not resist at all—he was instantly terrified into paralysis, like an animal playing dead, utterly motionless.

Though this sword had the little bitch skill 【Accepts All Comers】, Luo De wasn't worried about losing it.

On one hand, the sword's innate 【Fear Domain】 targets its wielder.

On the other, after the seventh-rank aetherwing battle, Luo De grew uneasy about weapon durability and poured most of the past two weeks' 【Growth Spirit】 into both blades.

Uh, both blades are performing stably.

【Sacrificial Blade】 remains reliable, continuously unlocking combat skills like 【High Sharpness】 and 【Heart Flame Engraving】, with sharpness now reaching 75.

【Tremor Blade】, however, has fully embraced daily-use skills: 【Unlock Spell】, 【Brilliant Fireworks】, 【Message Spell】, 【Object Locator】, 【Invisible Rope】.

All good—Luo De has made peace with it.

Even daily-use skills are fine—【Message Spell】 and 【Unlock Spell】 alone saved him the cost of learning them.

But if this keeps up, 【Tremor Blade】 might as well be renamed 【Tremor Wand】.

The 【Invisible Rope】 skill connects an invisible cord from the blade's hilt to Luo De's wrist—even if left behind, he Zhixu pulls his hand, and it returns.

With that matter settled,

the three quickly set off toward the direction of the half-werewolf druid and the zombie Selena.

Soon,

Luo De sensed battle energy ahead.

As they drew closer, they saw Selena floating in midair, chanting a spell.

Three frozen magic orbs appeared beside her and shot toward the plague mage on the ground.

This man was the culprit behind the forest's destruction, so the treant Vivian was especially furious upon seeing him.

A massive tree vine burst from the ground, swiftly hurling her into the air.

Then, a tremendous pressure of spirit descended from the sky, and a projection of the Tree Realm appeared overhead.

Vivian raised her hand—her ultimate technique: 【Tree Realm Descends】.

In truth, most seventh-rank paths after that are human inventions, since humans lack innate spirit arts.

Other intelligent races with abundant innate spirit arts naturally possess their own racial paths from the start.

For example, the orc's seventh-rank path centered on 【Rage】 is what humans call the "Fury Line."

The treant's path is the 【Nature's Wrath】 line centered on 【Tree Realm Descends】.

Its most distinctive feature is an endless, flood-like barrage of spirit arts.

Vivian ascended into the projected Tree Realm, her white eyes blazing with light far exceeding her usual intensity.

One spirit art after another—【Seed Cannon】, 【Steel Vine Charge】, 【Entangle】, 【Nature's Whip】, 【Rot Spores】, 【Bone Dissolution】—rained down continuously, exploding in waves of spirit energy across the ground.

Luo De saw the half-werewolf druid appear as a more agile blue-white giant wolf, weaving along the edges of the treant's attacks, occasionally swiping at the plague mage with her claws.

The succubus Tally remained in stealth.

"The situation is better than expected."

Kali Site remained wary: "【Tree Realm Descends】 drains immense spirit. Vivian's realm is too unstable—she won't last long."

Hearing this, Luo De nodded.

Indeed, Vivian's endurance had always been poor.

"And look—this plague mage is responding with remarkable skill: 【Rainbow Spell Wall】, 【Spell Absorption】, 【Exorcism Barrier】..."

He studied closely.

Though the plague mage Amerel looked desperate on the battlefield, his responses were always timely, far more rhythmic than Vivian's wild barrage.

Rather, the druid's strength wasn't fully unleashed—she held back constantly to avoid being hit by Vivian's attacks.

But even with perfect timing and skill, he was still surrounded by two seventh-rank and one half-seventh-rank opponents.

Soon, the plague mage Amerel was buried beneath a torrent of spells and spirit arts.

(End of Chapter)