Chapter 43: The Back

Pan Ni paused for a moment.

She glanced again at Rod, whose face was full of smiles.

Fine then; originally, out of consideration for our past as teammates, I intended to stand aside and do nothing.

Since you are so eager, we sisters in this battle will not disappoint you.

Rest assured, I will not let your corpse rot in the wild; my stomach will surely keep you warm.

"Coming right up."

She gathered her ghoul servants, transforming into a giant ghoul behind the half-werewolf.

"Damn it, what are you doing with this?! Control him!"

The half-werewolf Cassidy sensed the commotion behind her and couldn't help but have her veins bulge.

Damn it, usually this ghoul is quite sharp; how can she be unable to see the situation now?!

Suddenly.

The 【Beast Heart】 sent a throbbing signal of danger.

She instinctively thought the noble youth before her was up to some trick, and was about to observe, when a fierce wind suddenly blew from her side.

Then a huge force came from the side.

A sensation of weightlessness.

This was Cassidy's first feeling.

Boom!!!

The giant ghoul swung its palm.

The half-werewolf shot into the nearby mountainside like a cannonball.

Earth and stones flew up; falling rocks and soil covered her.

"Pan Ni! What are you doing?!"

Cassidy brushed away the dirt and climbed out quickly.

She spat out a mouthful of blood, her face filled with disbelief.

"We each serve our own master, Cassidy."

"Master?"

She looked at that human.

Could Pan Ni be the spy he sent into the Ruin Brotherhood?

Before she could think, the giant ghoul attacked again, but she easily dodged every strike.

"Master, my summoning spells do not hold an advantage against warriors focused on individual strengthening."

Pan Ni came to Rod's side.

After only a few exchanges, the giant ghoul was torn apart into pieces.

"The half-werewolf's defense isn't very strong; use your 【Rotting Flesh Bone】."

"Her speed is too fast; I can't catch her," Pan Ni shook her head.

Rod turned toward a nearby shadow.

"Tally."

The shadow on the ground rippled with spiritual waves.

A succubus poked her head out.

"What are your orders, Master?"

Tally, whose food supply had been cut off, was unusually obedient; she was now very eager to show herself.

"Do you remember the magic ring I gave you?"

"Hmm, are you talking about 【Ice Prison】?"

The magic ring looted last time from the halfling Ali had never been used.

Rod himself couldn't use it, so it was better to give it to Tally, who excelled at stealth.

"Do you have enough spiritual energy to cast it?"

Magic rings also require spiritual energy to be cast.

Casting across class boundaries requires even more.

The unprofessional succubus is only at the fifth tier; she will likely find it hard to cast the sixth-tier 【Ice Prison】.

But it doesn't matter; if all else fails, Rod can do it himself.

"Don't worry, I have this."

Tally proudly took out a small glass vial.

This was clearly a preservation vial with magical effects.

Inside was a milky-white liquid.

Rod saw it and a vein throbbed on his forehead; he immediately knew what it was.

The Nu Yi Zhou had ordered Tally not to suck or extract essence from anyone other than him in any way.

This could only be his stuff.

"When did you get this?"

"Before, when I secretly spat it out, I had to keep some for emergencies, didn't I?"

"You have quite a sense of crisis."

Tally lifted her mask and stuck out her tongue.

Then she popped the cap and drank the liquid inside in one gulp.

Succubi are very skilled at converting transformed essence into spiritual energy.

Moments later, a full spiritual light shimmered on her body.

The ghoul nearby watched with eyes wide open in shock.

"What is this? A tiny bottle can convert into such a vast amount of spiritual energy."

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Rod did not really want to answer.

Pan Ni glanced at him and hurriedly explained:

"Master, do not misunderstand; I absolutely have no intention of asking you for this item."

"It's fine."

"I understand; trust requires time. Since this Young Lady Tally obtained this item, she must be a capable assistant of yours. I have just joined your ranks, so I will certainly work hard to strive for the same trust as Young Lady Tally."

The implication was that she hoped to obtain this item in the future as well.

"Hmm, there is a chance."

Over here.

The great ghoul had already been completely dismantled.

Tally appeared in mid-air with a 【Flash】.

The magic ring in her hand shone with brilliant spiritual light.

Tier Six Control Spell 【Ice Prison】.

Trigger successful.

Countless ice pillars appeared out of thin air; they formed a circle, creating a frozen cage.

The half-werewolf, caught off guard, was successfully trapped inside.

But she fought back fiercely, striking repeatedly.

The Ice Prison thus trembled without cease.

Seeing the time was right, Pan Ni immediately drove the flesh and blood of the ghoul servants to gather and drill into the Ice Prison.

Cassidy let out a scream of agony.

Immediately, she began cursing loudly, greeting Pan Ni's entire family.

She simply did not care about herself, though.

Hearing that ghouls, when resurrecting, crave the flesh of relatives very intensely, Pan Ni's...

In a short while, the commotion in the Ice Prison slowed down until it stopped completely.

"Do you intend to recruit her into your ranks?"

Pan Ni asked.

"It depends on the situation."

According to Pan Ni's description,

there were still three Tier Six high-level experts in the enemy stronghold, and the witch Dimia was even in a trapped state.

Then, naturally, the stronger our side's power, the better.

Quickly.

The Ice Prison dispersed.

Cassidy fell to the ground.

A thick layer of frost covered her skin surface; her face turned blue, and a lump of meat slime clung to her left arm.

One could see that some of her wounds showed almost no sign of healing.

"It seems freezing can suppress your self-healing ability to a certain extent."

Rod walked in front of her and, as usual, thrust a sword into her.

The half-werewolf let out a muffled groan, looking at him stubbornly and resentfully.

"State your name, half-werewolf."

"Her name is Cassidy, Master."

Rod planned to reenact Pan Ni's script on her.

But the fawning ghoul interrupted him.

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He then grew too lazy to act it out and directly flung the Nu Yi Zhou at her.

【Enslavement Failed】

【Note: The target must be in a weakened or submissive state for this to take effect】

"Not weak enough... Is it due to her powerful constitution?"

Rod stabbed again and attempted enslavement once more.

Still failed.

Stab again.

Failed again.

Stab again.

Failed again.

After repeating this several times, Cassidy's upper body was covered in blood holes, dripping with fresh blood.

She glared at Rod with gritted teeth; the malice and hatred in her eyes almost became tangible.

"Hmm, could it be due to her self-healing ability?"

Rod frowned.

Seeing the look in the other's eyes, he didn't want to keep tormenting her either; besides, the fighting ahead was intense and the witch was still trapped.

He ended this sixth-tier with a single clean, decisive sword stroke.

"The corpse is yours."

Pan Ni was overjoyed, a gleam flashing in her eyes, and hurriedly hugged the half-werewolf's corpse.

She'd been wanting to eat this "sister" for a long time!

Today she finally got her wish; the ghoul could be said to be beaming with joy.

Though her face was rather stiff, admittedly.

"Work hard. Following me, I won't treat you badly."

Rod patted her head, painting a rosy picture.

"Yes, Master!"

Having pacified the ghoul, he looked into the distance.

Then.

Next up were the two sixth-tiers still on the battlefield.

The mage and the beastman.

Tch. Just hearing that combo makes it sound like a real pain to deal with.

(End of chapter)