Chapter 359: Begin the Confiscation

Luo De achieved his goal.

He lazily said no more, pointing behind him.

"The two firewood you agreed upon are in the cave—do with them as you wish."

Saying this,

he unleashed both leg strength and the 【Repulsion Technique】 simultaneously, shooting up into the ash-choked sky before immediately activating the flight spell within the Crystal Swan artifact, flying deep into Black Cloak Mountain.

The fire spirits standing in place stared at each other.

Only when the figure in the sky vanished completely did they finally exhale.

Then they burst into laughter.

Many of their laughs carried not only relief but a sense of escape.

There was no help for it.

Their own wives had been draining them excessively, especially during winter—this past half-month, none of them had stood straight once.

This killing god came and subdued every woman in the village—they were finally free from torment!

"Burn the firewood!"

Someone shouted to stir things up.

Another joined in, then all the male fire spirits gathered around, dancing and cheering at the arrival of this premium firewood.

Clearly, compared to dealing with their wives, burning firewood was the ultimate male pleasure.

Puff—

A violent wind roar suddenly came from afar.

Everyone turned to see a crude, monstrous silver steel spear spinning back from the forest, trailing several fruit trees cut cleanly in half.

Steady. Slow.

Wherever it passed, everything was unquestionably shattered and broken.

The fire spirits recognized it as the silver-armored woman's weapon, knew its power, and scattered in panic.

The silver steel spear smashed the neatly arranged pile of small stones at the entrance of the shrine cave.

Then, just as it was about to vanish into darkness, it abruptly halted midair.

The silver spear slowly leveled, and out stepped a woman with half her silver armor charred black, a blood hole in her chest, her face cold and expressionless.

"Truly, no one but Lady Gre! I knew you'd find a way!"

The half-deer girl Kira happily flicked her ears, following behind with genuine praise.

She also sighed in relief: "Good thing that flower thief didn't kill anyone."

"He fears the Hero Prophecy, fears the curse embedded in powerful prophetic arts."

Gre said coldly.

This curse of prophetic arts is also one way the half-deer elder protects heroes.

Though in life-or-death battles, those who must die still die—but at least it prevents unnecessary, meaningless deaths.

"But why did he interfere with us?"

"You forgot, Lady Gre—this guy's a flower thief; he must've lusted after our beauty and bodies. You don't know—he touched me! Twice! Waaah, I'm not clean anymore!"

Gre looked at the mischievous, funny Kira and for once showed a faint smile.

"Then he must've only lusted after your body, Kira—you're the cutest half-deer I've ever seen."

"Really!? Hehehe, not necessarily—your face looks great when it's icy cold too, and you've got not an ounce of fat, though your chest definitely isn't as big as mine!"

She proudly puffed out her chest and placed her hands on her hips.

Half-deer women naturally store fat during winter, and the storage area is oddly alluring.

Kira's upper body was indeed impressive—but still not as large as Xiao Ke's.

"Alright, alright, Kira has the best figure."

Gre didn't bother arguing.

She gazed far into the sky—the direction Luo De had vanished—her eyes filled with resentment and defiance.

"Next time… next time I'll win."

She murmured.

Boom!!!

As she thought this, a massive spiritual greatsword descended from the peak of Black Cloak Mountain.

It carved a deep gash into the heavy, solid mountain body.

"W-what is that?"

Kira exclaimed in shock.

"A labyrinth escape monster. This person's target is the same as ours—both after that monster!"

Gre was briefly stunned, then declared decisively.

Without delay, she activated her spiritual energy to rush toward the peak.

"Lady Gre! Your body!"

"Minor issue! Kira, I ask you seriously again—did your 【Hero Judgment】 react to him at all?"

The half-deer, seeing her hero's serious expression, frowned:

"I don't understand what you mean, Lady Gre."

"My intuition tells me—he may act dishonorably, but he's no ordinary man. I've felt this only once before, when I encountered another 【Hero】."

At the peak of Black Cloak Mountain.

As Luo De dove downward, he unleashed another horizontal 【Giant Slash】.

After the boom and collapse, a cross-shaped gap appeared atop the peak.

Faint traces of earth-and-wood magic reinforcement were visible.

"Good. Again!"

Luo De, having released energy all night, felt refreshed and invigorated, his spiritual energy overflowing.

Blue-white mist rose.

The massive bronze dragon war-soul roared skyward, slamming down into the cross-shaped gap.

【War Soul Impact】!

Unlike when playing with the girls in the forest, where 【Elibert's Secret Guide to Pleasure】 emphasized mutual spiritual communication and growth without harm,

dealing with the twenty-three female fire spirits was different.

Strangers, no ties—he focused on one thing: draining!

While draining their internal spiritual energy, he imposed highly stimulating interactions—shocking their spirits and causing minor physical damage through intense suction.

But not severe—five to eight days' rest would heal them.

Boom!!!

The mountain body collapsed, rocks tumbling down.

A black gap opened, revealing a hollow, pitch-black interior.

"Under my 【Spider Perception】, nothing escapes me!"

Luo De laughed loudly and leapt down into the gap, following the falling rocks.

A thick, acrid stench like stomach acid hit him as he landed—right before a massive stone sphere slammed into his face.

【Dragon Scale Technique】 instantly activated.

Boom—

Shards flew everywhere.

He charged forward against the flying debris, instantly locking onto a mage with an unusually long back of the head and glowing blue skin.

Not another race—this was a mind flayer in the process of transformation.

"Can it use the host's spells before full transformation?"

The Slime Black Sword slashed through empty air.

A thick cloud of corrosive slime engulfed the man's head.

"Aaaahhh!!!"

Screams and the sizzling sound of corrosion rose together.

"But reactions are slow—casting and incantations are blocked."

Hum—

Five or six psychic needles pierced his skull.

He wouldn't have noticed at all without the 【Sky Will】 alert.

Luo De turned his head.

The hollow interior of the mountain was empty—even his eyes saw no one.

So what?

Think you can hide from my 【Spider Perception】?

Luo De manipulated his Slime Black into a spear, then briefly cast, infusing it with the 【Shattering Emerald】 spell effect.

Rocket spear, incoming!

The black spear pierced the side wall—half a second later, it exploded violently!

The powerful blast blew off a huge chunk of the mountain, shaking the entire structure with thunderous reverberations.

At the same time, a slender-bodied mind flayer with an octopus head was blasted backward by the shockwave and landed right in front of Luo De.

The mind flayer scrambled desperately onto its knees, looked up in fury, its white eyes filled with cruel malice.

Another wave of psychic energy surged forth.

(End of Chapter)