Chapter 310: Ritual

Hm.

Is this now her true personality?

Diamiya has no reason to lie here.

Luo De had always worried that Sharon's drastic personality change was due to merging with Amel's memories, or because of the 【Plague Mark】.

But now it seemed she was simply returning to her true self.

They chatted for only a short while.

Sharon's loud call came from outside the door.

The ritual is fully set up; it's time for the final step.

Luo De saw Diamiya take a deep breath, forcing herself to relax.

She must be a little nervous.

The two moved to the spacious first-floor hall.

The brown wooden floor was now etched with a complex, intricate array, winding and uneven in depth.

Some sections were as fine as hair, glowing with a faint blue light; others were as wide as streams, with blue magic stones embedded at their curves to represent water; at the outermost edges of the array, various spell components were placed according to their respective elemental attributes.

The witch Diamiya stood at the center position.

Her chubby face bore both tension and determination.

"Just relax, Diamiya. The rest is up to me."

Sharon whispered soothingly.

She stood on either side of the array's perimeter, beside Luo De.

For some reason, she had specifically put on a long-sleeved, long-pants home outfit, covering her undergarments in front of Luo De and Diamiya.

What's there to hide?

Luo De had certainly seen it before; Diamiya, her bedmate, didn't need to be told twice.

"Leave it to me too."

"You? Heh, you know nothing—you're just here to tag along. Whether you're even needed is debatable."

"Oh? Who was it last time—"

"Shut up! Don't spread rumors—I'm not familiar with you!"

Meanwhile.

Sharon sent Luo De a magical message: 'Don't reveal our relationship in front of Diamiya!'

Frustrated.

【Luo De: Am I really that embarrassing?】

【Sharon: What else? Have you forgotten how many girls are in your forest? I don't want Diamiya to know I'm your slave!】

Fine.

Luo De suddenly had no retort.

Diamiya, seeing them bicker, couldn't help but smile lightly.

"Before we knew it, your relationship has become so close."

"It hasn't! If it weren't for Diamiya, I wouldn't want anything to do with him!"

Luo De scanned the room.

The timber-frame structure and windows that didn't meet laboratory standards.

"By the way, isn't it dangerous to perform this ritual in a residential area? I've heard of plenty of array explosions."

"Array explosions happen due to faulty spell components or spell types. Ours is biological—worst case, we might leak a bit of plague, but no explosion. Rest easy."

Leaking plague is still serious!

Both Luo De and Diamiya fell silent.

They hurriedly asked Sharon to set up another array to contain leaks.

Ten minutes later.

The ritual officially began.

As light flowed along the etched lines, the array responded to the rhythm of magic, trembling slightly and emitting a low hum of magical resonance.

The glowing patterns on the floor intertwined, forming a flowing, complex, and mysterious design.

Sharon took out the scales of the Rotting Moon Seed and the spirit seed given by Luo De.

The two began to spiral and intertwine under the array's influence.

Diamiya inside the array immediately reacted, letting out a muffled groan of pain and collapsing to the floor.

Sharon frowned, accelerating her magical flow.

Luo De couldn't understand this part.

After all, he wasn't a magic specialist, and given the presence of Kalist in his forest, he'd had little motivation to learn.

So he could offer no help—simply waited for Sharon's needs.

About ten minutes later.

Diamiya was drenched in sweat and blood, her body trembling.

Sharon, her forehead slick with fine beads of sweat, said: "Plague Domain: apply corruption to point E23 and regeneration to point C2."

They had already coordinated beforehand; Luo De immediately channeled the 【Fungal Unity】 power precisely into the designated points.

This phase lasted longer.

Nearly two hours passed.

Fortunately, Luo De's spiritual energy was abundant and consumed slowly.

Sharon was drenched in sweat, her white home clothes soaked through, revealing her skin tone and thigh hair like socks.

Her legs trembled slightly—clearly, the ritual drained both her magic and physical strength.

Diamiya still gritted her teeth and held on.

This process was especially painful, but it had to be completed with her own will.

Luo De manipulated Shi Laimu Black and cast a 【Healing Fluid】 on the dog-girl.

It helped a little.

He wouldn't cast anything on the witch—adding spells mid-ritual introduced too many variables.

Sharon opened her eyes and nodded at him.

She slowly ceased controlling the array's magic, instead joining Luo De in channeling the Plague Domain's regeneration energy.

"You can stop the corruption at E23—it's enough. Your spirit seed helped immensely, letting me easily adjust the witch's magical constitution."

"Done?"

"Final regeneration phase. Diamiya will soon become an unbound witch."

She smiled, genuinely delighted for her best friend.

"Aren't you going to thank me?"

"Fine, fine, thank you, great Forest Warden Luo De—happy now?"

Luo De shook his head.

"Are you staying here tonight? I miss you."

"Lower your voice! Diamiya might hear!"

Sharon bit her lip gently, her pale face flushing red.

After a moment's hesitation, she whispered: "I'll come to your forest tonight."

"I'll wait. I'll open a good bottle of wine. Just wait for me."

"I won't play around with you too long. I'll return here by morning."

Saying this.

The dog-girl's heart stirred with a quiet itch.

She silently hoped night would come sooner—so she could lick this guy a couple times.

Her throat rolled.

She quietly licked her pink lips, making them shine even more alluringly.

Just by locking eyes, sparks flew between them.

Hm.

Diamiya at the center suddenly cried out in pain.

At the same time, a corner of the array glowed red—a warning, a sense of danger striking their vision.

Sharon frowned.

She immediately shifted magic to check.

After a long moment.

"Damn."

Seeing her grim expression, Luo De's heart sank: "What's wrong?"

"Her magical pathways are nearly built, but because Diamiya hasn't grown her magic reserves in a long time, her body has changed."

"What does that mean?"

"Simply put, transforming spirit into magic requires a certain process—this is the function of meditation. But witches are naturally adapted to magic transformation. Since Diamiya had long stagnated, this function has weakened. We must reduce the spirit entering her body, or her magical organs will be rejected and necrotize."

She said.

Sharon activated another spell within the array.

Luo De recognized it as the 【Sleep Sigil】.

Once Dimeia had fully fallen into deep sleep, she ran toward him, shedding her long-sleeved home robe as she ran.

She revealed a pure white tank top and shorts. Not—why wasn't she wearing anything underneath?

"I understand, but why are you doing this?"

She lunged at him, sealing his words with her lips.

Luo De, however, grew anxious and pushed her away.

"Is now the time for this?"

Sharon's eyes grew hazy: "My domain corrodes spirituality, reducing the spiritual energy entering Dimeia—but it drains me greatly. I know you can continuously replenish spirituality and mana during such a process. I need your help."

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(End of Chapter)