Chapter 298: Plunder

Oh?

【Disguise Domain】?

No wonder ordinary detection skills couldn't find it.

But can Kali even see through a Domain? I fear she possesses not only vast knowledge but also some Domain ability herself.

Rod pondered for a moment, then decided to spend his scarce Envy Points to use 【Dark Plunder】.

He wasn't sure if it would succeed.

But Domains are extremely rare; saying they are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is no exaggeration.

Envy Points can be accumulated again, but if you miss a Domain, it's gone forever.

"Come on."

【Dark Plunder】.

2,172 Envy Points vanished instantly.

To conceal his use of the Domain, Kali pretended to set up two rituals nearby.

She instantly sensed that besides using a Domain, Rod was also employing another Spiritual Art, and looked at him with confusion.

【Dark Plunder used successfully】

【Temporarily Plundered: 'Disguise Domain'】

【Plunder Duration: 300s】

【299s 298s 297s】

Two thousand points down for just a temporary effect? And only five minutes?

Then didn't I just lose big time???

Rod instantly grew angry.

You want me to give back what's already in my hands? No way!

【Maintain Domain】 Go!

The 300-second countdown instantly froze, stuck at 293s and motionless.

The Spirit within his body was being consumed wildly, but at the same time, the Spirit from 【Tree's Blessing】 was pouring in massively.

Output and input reached a delicate balance, with the input even slightly greater.

The effect of 【Tree's Blessing】 was extremely outstanding; as if fighting to prove a point, the rate of Spirit input grew faster and faster.

"Why do you look like you have constipation, Master~"

Tally, always watching her Master, immediately noticed his subtle expression.

"Do you want Tally to help clear it?" Saying this, she smiled wickedly and made a few hip-thrusting motions.

"Don't be disgusting."

"How is it disgusting? I'm just doing to you what you've done to me~~"

Rod grabbed her cheeks again.

Succubi have always had a spoiled personality, and lately she felt a bit out of control.

"Have I been too nice to you lately, Tally? Starting today, I'll reduce my affection."

"Ah?!"

Hearing this, Tally's small face immediately fell.

"Can you two save your trash talk for when no one's around?"

The Elf's delicate face was as cold as ice.

Even the Tooth Fairy nearby looked embarrassed and deliberately turned her head away from them.

"..."

The reconnaissance of the waterway environment temporarily concluded.

Pan Ni and Chris stayed behind in Claw Valley.

Rosalia had been there long-term anyway, so that went without saying.

However, Rod planned to bring Little Little Bangde the pony-girl over for a while every day afterward to ease her burden.

And try to kill as many Beast-Turned patients as possible.

After all, Beast-Turned Disease is the beast nature taking over the mind, but fear emotions still remain.

However, the Beast-Turned patients in the Korsi Plains probably far exceed the three or four thousand they saw; don't expect to kill them all easily.

The City Hall will issue new commissions requiring mages skilled in creating magical traps.

The main focus is zero contact with Beast-Turned patients.

Be prepared for a protracted war.

Speaking of which, this will definitely not be a small expense; can Shi Ying Town's finances handle it?

Temporarily return to the forest.

The group soon separated.

Kali began preparing spell materials and designing ritual arrays, while Zombie Selena paused ring-making to help.

Before leaving, the Elf handed Rod a positioning orb, saying it was for locating that human, Ryan.

She also gave some preachy words about being wary of villains and that one can never be too cautious.

"Uh..."

Poor Ryan had a total of four positioning skills placed on him.

Shi Ying Town, Violet Tavern.

"Damn it!"

After gulping down a huge mouthful of Giant's Ale, Ryan slammed the wooden goblet hard onto the wooden table.

His face flushed red, his expression gloomy.

Anyone could see he was in a foul mood, so none of the other mercenaries in the tavern dared to provoke this bad luck.

"What's wrong, Brother Ryan?"

But a young mage with a grinning face still leaned in.

He held a goblet in one hand and a purple crystal ball in the other.

"Seamus? Get lost! I'm not in the mood to listen to your prophecy crystal talk!"

This young mage named Seamus was a wandering mage who had arrived just two days ago; his mana accumulation was not high, only at the Fourth Tier, but thanks to his habit of frequently treating others to drinks, he quickly made a name for himself among the mercenaries.

This fellow loved playing a particular trick: making the prophecy crystal ball in his hand open its mouth and speak.

"Don't be like that; I've never performed for you before, so you should at least watch once, right?"

"I'm saying it again: get lost!"

"Come on, this crystal ball of mine has been specially empowered; the secrets of the future are hidden inside, okay? Although I may look a bit unserious, this time is different; I really think you should listen to what the crystal ball says. It... it might foreshadow something very important to you, something that could turn around some terrible things."

Ryan paused slightly, his heart stirred by these words.

Turn around?

Turn around the humiliation I suffered?

"... Tell me about it."

A trace of inexplicable amusement flickered in Seamus's eyes.

He placed the prophecy crystal ball on a lump of cotton-linen fabric and slid it in front of Ryan.

"Brother Ryan, place your palm on it."

"What a hassle."

The drunken human warrior had forgotten a rule in the taverns of the continent: be cautious when contacting strange magical artifacts.

In recent years, with the development of spells such as 【Suggestion】 and 【Disguise】, the occurrence of fraud cases has risen rapidly.

However, most of these mages usually disguise themselves as Spiritual Warriors, first making the victim prejudiced by their appearance, and then interfering with spells.

A rough palm pressed down on the crystal ball.

A blue light rippled forth.

"The following content can only be seen by yourself... it foreshadows the near future..."

Seamus secretly cast mana different from his usual tricks.

Thanks to his frequent performance of the same trick in the tavern these past few days, Ryan had seen it almost every day, so he was used to it and felt nothing strange.

Gradually.

A wisp of chaotic spiritual energy mixed within the blue mana, like a twisted ironworm, struggled and drilled out from the crystal ball.

Ryan fell into confusion, and that wisp of chaotic spiritual energy curled up even more cheerfully.

Just as it was about to touch his palm.

A large hand covered in steel-wire-like hair reached out and pressed the crystal ball down firmly.

The intense magical energy and chaotic spiritual energy were like a cigarette that had been pinched out; the flame was gone, leaving only faint smoke.

"?"

Seamus turned his head in shock to look at the newcomer.

It was the tavern owner, Valeri.

This owner was a bearded, muscular giant who perfectly fit the image from storybooks, and at this moment he wore an expression of displeasure.

His spiritual accumulation was only at the First Tier.

To be honest, for someone to grow muscles like that with only First Tier accumulation was somewhat unreasonable.

"Boss?" Seamus flashed his usual grinning smile.

"The Violet Tavern forbids playing tricks with spirits and ghosts."

Crack—

The magic ball, made of the famous hard Apollo Crystal, was crushed by a single-handed grip, forming a crack that ran through its entire body.

The smile on Seamus's face froze.

(End of this chapter)