Chapter 284: Return

Fresh, gentle air.

Emerald-green leaves clattered against each other in the winter's biting wind.

"Look, you're back."

Amidst the crisp chirping of birds, Sharon's whisper sounded somewhat tender.

She lay upon Rod's body.

After speaking, she even took his earlobe in her mouth, gently flicking it with her tongue.

Rod gently pushed her away.

This was a clearing between the forest and the farm; outsiders might pass by, so the main point was to avoid being seen.

Sharon was somewhat displeased, but said nothing.

She looked over at the drow spiders lying on the verge of death.

Only then did Rod see that there was another one behind Watching Yuna.

Presumably, that was the sister she had mentioned.

The drow spiders had been running for their lives just a second ago, but once they reached a safe place and relaxed, they collapsed.

Their eyelids grew heavy, and bluish-green blood poured out recklessly.

"Honestly, you shouldn't have saved her. Although those plague beasts couldn't stop us from leaving, doing this for a girl we don't know is stupid, and besides, they all look like they're not going to survive."

"Anyway, it was just a casual thing. Wen Yi Fa, isn't regeneration your specialty?"

Sharon shook her head.

"Can't be cured. The one on the back seems to have used a soul-sacrifice spell; the dark elves pursuing us were likely injured because of this."

"Then Watching Yuna?"

"Her physical essence is exhausted. The ritual the dark elves used to summon the giant spider legs was originally connected to these drow spiders; in other words, they were spell components to begin with, so they would have been affected even if they weren't in the ritual."

"Ah, this..."

Rod felt a bit annoyed.

He had actually been quite looking forward to seeing what skills the drow spiders might drop.

Now, nothing at all.

【The Great Cultivator has detected your blood and initiated a life-or-death pursuit against you.】

【'Scent Disguise' activated successfully; the Great Cultivator cannot confirm your location.】

【Fury +523】

Rod froze for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

He's panicked.

Hahaha—

His mood instantly improved again.

Hiss!!!

Suddenly, a sharp sound of something tearing through the air appeared!

Sharon raised a spell shield, which crackled and shattered several ice cones.

Immediately following was a dual spell combination of 【Compressed Magic Orb】 + 【Blink Cantrip】.

Of course, this 【Compressed Magic Orb】 was cast in place.

Sharon vanished in shock from her spot and took a direct hit from the 【Compressed Magic Orb】 in mid-air.

In her place beside Rod, the pretty figure of Lady Kali appeared.

"Lady Kali, long time no see."

Rod greeted her with a smile.

She scowled, let out a cold snort, and cast spells with both hands, launching another round of dual spell combinations at Sharon in the sky.

【Paralyzing Lightning】 + 【Bigby's Forceful Hand】.

Paralyze first, then knock away.

Sharon's spell shield shattered and reformed, but it couldn't withstand the force of the Forceful Hand; she screamed and became a projectile, falling toward the nearby farm.

"I told you, the extra-dimensional space is extremely dangerous right now. Why didn't you listen to me?"

Lady Kali's tone was flat.

But her expression was as cold as frost, looking as if she wanted to eat someone.

Rod nodded, indicating agreement.

"Indeed dangerous; we even encountered a ninth-tier."

The elf's beautiful lips twitched; she clenched her fists, trembling slightly from the force.

Rod stood up.

He gently pressed her slightly cold, trembling fists: "It was unexpected; neither Sharon nor I anticipated it would be this dangerous. Look, we're back, aren't we? And we gained a lot; the result matters more!"

"Don't touch me."

"Okay."

Rod immediately pulled his hand back.

She really seemed angry; it wasn't wise to push her.

At this moment, it was best to shift her attention slightly.

He immediately pointed to the drow spider sisters behind him: "Look, a pair of pitiful sisters pursued by dark elves. I worked hard to save them, yet that Sharon actually said they couldn't be saved. And she calls herself a Wen Yi Fa."

Seeing the two sisters with deathly expressions, Lady Kali couldn't help but frown deeply.

"Drow spiders... the utterly foolish product of the dark elves..."

"It seems Lord Ros did something to it."

While the elf was diagnosing the spider girl, Rod chatted about what he had seen during this event.

Of course, he omitted the content of the binding play with Sharon.

Lady Kali listened to the dark elf's intention to occupy the Field of Dread, then pondered for a moment.

"Although no one has seen Lord Ros yet, a few years ago when I was a guest at Silver Hoof Deer Valley with my elders, I heard a half-deer elder prophesy that this powerful figure has very unique insights into the Realm of Fear. She wants to use the Field of Dread to establish her own territory and gather her own believers."

Rod shrugged: "Godhood again?"

Used to it.

True gods have not yet appeared on the continent; these top-tier powerful beings are scrambling to be the first.

The elf nodded: "I stopped you from going to the other space for this reason. Because of the Sacred Spark eruption a while ago, a considerable number of people believe that the Aether Spirit Storm there is full of opportunities for godhood, so it is much more chaotic than before."

Having said that, she stood up and glared coldly.

"It's a pity someone was overcome by lust, disregarded their own life, and insisted on going."

"Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by being overcome by lust? We had a fair trade."

"Hehe, so whose pants are on Sharon?"

Uh.

How did you recognize my pajama pants?

Fwip—

At this moment, an unnatural shadow rushed over at extreme speed.

"Master!"

Tally leaped out from within it, flying towards him.

Rod smiled and caught her in his arms, spinning half a turn.

Today, Tally had transformed into a conservatively dressed peasant woman, even covering her hair.

But her face was cute and charming, and her chest heaved; it was quite a contrast.

The succubus, as if no one else was around, grabbed her master's head and started gnawing on it.

Slurp, slurp, devouring kisses fiercely.

Rod quickly held her down; the elf was still nearby.

Look, she snorted again.

"I'm starving, Master~"

The two had been away for a day and a night; Tally had never been away from him for so long, and her stomach was empty.

"You have emergency rations."

"I want Master's~"

Rod ignored her coquetry.

He turned to Lady Kali and pointed with his chin at the spider-elf sisters.

"Can it be done?"

"Sharon's judgment was correct; normally, neither of them would survive."

"Normally?"

"Although the older sister's soul has dissipated, her body has not collapsed. The younger sister's body has collapsed, but her soul has not suffered much damage. I happen to know a special soul transfer ritual; this way, at least one of them can survive."

Lady Kali crossed her arms. Although she still wore that sour expression, Rod was already very familiar with her and clearly saw the hidden pride.

"Awesome."

Sharon teleported back. Lady Kali had clearly held back and did not use multiple hands, so Sharon was fine.

"See, Rod, I told you her knowledge is disgusting; she even knows such rare spell rituals."

(End of this chapter)