Chapter 388: Bomb

This memory was missing quite a bit of content.

But it was still possible to tell that the dark elf disguised as 'Aiden' possessed something akin to a high-intensity bomb.

"A bomb?"

At the very least, one thing was clear — the bomb had to be avoided being used among the management personnel as much as possible.

And that was only "as much as possible" — when it needed to be detonated, it would still be detonated.

But at least before reaching the so-called "necessary trigger," he figured the other party wouldn't use it in the banquet hall.

After hearing Rod's account, Tally wore a puzzled expression.

"From what I know, when demons invade the mortal world, they often appear in the form of slaughter and cruelty — they feed on negative emotions, and inflicting terror is the finest delicacy, and they often drain the pond dry. But now the dark elves, acting as the hounds of an Archduke of Hell, are instead invading on the basis of occupying and subsequently managing Shi Ying Town."

She was a succubus who possessed 【Archduke Bloodline】, so she naturally understood the ways of demons.

"Are you saying the dark elves of Coral Bay might have a falling-out with their own Archduke of Hell?"

"I don't know, Tally is just pointing out the parts that feel strange~~"

Tally gave a mischievous little smile. "Besides, disagreements are perfectly normal — even between Master and me there are disagreements. For example, Master likes being on top, while I prefer being picked up and held by Master."

"It's not that I particularly like being on top — it's because if I don't pin you down, you always squirm around."

"?"

She stared over in utter bewilderment. "Master calls that squirming? That was Tally matching your rhythm, okay! During the process you need proper hip movement to go deeper, hit more spots, and get a full massage — not leaving out a single nook and cranny. Do you even understand that, Master?"

Rod shrugged, deliberately teasing her: "Anyway, compared to Vivian, I didn't feel any difference."

Tally got angry, letting out an indignant shriek.

She bared her teeth as though she had suffered a tremendous insult.

"You dare compare the great Tally Lilith to that tree spirit who just lies there like a stinky salted fish and doesn't move a muscle!? And you even dare say I'm inferior to her!?"

Rod laughed and added more fuel: "Come to think of it, among all the girls, I find Miss Xiao Ke the most comfortable, then Eve, Sharon third, Vivian fourth, and you fifth."

"Ahhh!!!"

Tally let out an agitated, strange cry.

She had always been extremely confident about this matter, to the point that she once believed her own master must find other women tasteless by comparison.

Yet after working so hard in bed, she couldn't even crack the top three?

Her eyes immediately went red and teary with grievance, and she rushed over to yank at Rod's pants.

"Undo it! Undo it right now!! I'm going to bite it off!! Rather than let those other sluts have it cheap, I'd rather gulp it down into my stomach and keep it all to myself!!"

"Hahahaha—"

It was the first time Rod had seen Tally this furious, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"This is a declaration of war! A declaration of war! Forest Warden Rod! Stinky Master! Shitty Master!!! You've started a bedroom war in the Windwall Forest!! Every consequence that comes from this, you'll bear it yourself!!!"

The horseplay ended there.

There was still serious business to attend to.

He let the wronged, pouting Tally lead him back into the reception hall.

By now the reception hall already had guests coming over to chat, gathered in twos and threes, quite lively.

'Aiden', Tobecca, and Humbert were conversing with several guests, while not far off were Dimia and Chris with their two clones in tow.

Whatever the two of them were talking about, Dimia was so worked up her cheeks were flushed pink, and the little notebook in her hand was being scribbled in with wild, flourishing strokes.

Rod could see that the 'Aiden' was indeed observing his clone in a subtle, half-hearted way.

"Should we just take him out directly?"

But what about that so-called bomb? God knew what the trigger condition for the spell-bomb was.

Spells were a real pain — so many schools, magical pathways bizarre and varied, efficient and inefficient all mixed together. If someone liked playing mind games, basically no one but themselves could know the spell's trigger condition.

"If we could figure out where the bomb is, that would make things easier."

As the saying goes, every trade has its specialty.

Rod had absolutely no intention of forcing himself.

Please — there were so many girls in the forest, each with her own strengths; he couldn't do everything himself either.

And when it came to the specialty of finding things, naturally that was divination.

He decisively contacted the half-deer girl Xiao Ke.

A short while later.

【Xiao Ke: Sorry, the conditions are too few — my divination isn't strong enough. I need to see the relevant person in person.】

Xiao Ke had a timid personality; even when she went to visit friends, she would skirt around crowded places, so summoning up that much courage must have taken considerable effort.

Rod thought it over and agreed.

【Lady Kali: In two minutes my teleportation array will send her in. The ritual has teleportation prohibited — you can get in but not out, so protect her well. Also, this is a new type of modular ritual — if the modules are prepared in advance, casting is fast, but the effects won't be fully realized. Selina and I are cracking it; resolve it within twenty minutes.】

【Rod: Understood.】

This kind of compound ritual was high-tier; even cracking an under-performing modular ritual was extremely troublesome. Being able to resolve it within twenty minutes was already quite impressive.

Two minutes later.

Rod found a slightly panicked Xiao Ke at the outer edge of the estate.

Unlike the gorgeous evening gowns inside the estate — either beautiful or deadly — Xiao Ke was dressed differently.

A snug brown scarf was wrapped tightly around her neck; her upper body was covered by a long robe and sweater woven from fine wool blended with silk, and her lower half was wrapped in a thick long skirt, with only a small tuft of a deer tail like a little white flower peeking out a bit.

Bundled up like a zongzi, she was especially cute — half her little face buried in the scarf, flushed red from the cold, hovering uncertainly as she looked around.

The feeling of being watched by others did not sit well with her.

It was only upon seeing Rod that her face suddenly bloomed into a relieved smile.

"Are you okay?"

The two small ears swayed happily, and Little Ke nodded.

Then her expression turned serious: "Where is the person? Take me to see."

The two were led by Tally into the shadows, quickly moving toward the reception hall.

After locking onto the person of 'Aiden'—

Little Ke immediately began casting her prophecy art.

She closed her eyes and quickly entered the state.

A pale green spirituality surfaced above her head and shoulders, fluttering like flames.

A mysterious, profound aura, like the vast, boundless river of the cosmos, faintly coiled around her.

And just at this moment—

The dark elf disguised as 'Aiden' suddenly lowered his head, stared in shock at the belly of the girl in his arms, then looked up fiercely toward where they were hiding. Magic rippled into being in his other hand, already brewing some spell.

At that same moment, Little Ke shuddered all over, her face showing pain, as two streams of blood snaked down from her nose.

She opened her eyes, pointed in terror at Tobecca—who was nestled in 'Aiden's' arms and pregnant.

"The unborn child—"

The words had barely fallen when she toppled over in a faint, caught in Tally's arms.

At the same time, Rod had already leapt out of the shadows.

The sleeves of his crisp white shirt were rolled up, his explosively muscular frame straining the fabric. In his hand, a golden sword blazing with dazzling light trailed a distorted sword-shadow.

With a bang that burst a white sonic boom in midair, his entire body shot like a cannonball between 'Aiden' and Tobecca in an instant.

(End of this chapter)