Chapter 460: Chaos Energy and Goodbye Lily

There was nothing to hide about it, so he told the Elf Lady directly, and also explained Virgil the half-elf's unusual condition.

Carlist's voice grew serious.

She immediately issued a cold warning about how many experts and how many mad mages there were in Jianwan.

She went on and on, spouting sarcasm and mockery.

Carlist's lips were coated in poison, but her heart was warm.

She mainly urged Luo De to keep a low profile and avoid drawing attention.

Seeing her endless warnings and advice, Luo De cut her off with, "You don't need to worry so much about me."

Just then, Tally in his arms was nearly done, growing agitated.

Rarely experiencing such immediacy seemed to intensify the succubus's sensations.

She arched her back, tensed, her ears flushed crimson, oblivious to her surroundings, beginning to tilt sideways.

Luo De quickly caught her, fearing she might fall off the horse.

Carlist clearly heard the commotion, snorted coldly, her tone colder than before.

【Carlist: Being watched is fine—if you die, you won't harm the girls in the forest.】

She didn't wait for Luo De's reply.

She began explaining Virgil the half-elf's condition.

Carlist: If I'm not mistaken, that half-elf has been infected with chaotic energy from the extradimensional space.

Chaotic energy?

You should be aware of the surge periods of the extradimensional space's spiritual energy storms. Most mages, including myself, originally thought the recent spiritual energy storms were cyclical—but in truth, they've persisted for over half a year with no sign of weakening.

Since mages first entered the extradimensional space, and since historical records began, there has never been such a continuous spiritual energy storm. Its eye swirls with all manner of chaotic spirits and energies.

Such as aether and spiritual energy, lingering magical power and spiritual residue from mages, projections of mental desires from the material plane, corpses of cosmic beings, and their desperate self-preservation methods, and so on.

From this, a wildly chaotic and disordered chaotic energy naturally emerges—it can warp flesh, make steel grow blood and bone, animate spells with conscious will, violating all magical and physical laws from consciousness to inorganic matter.

This is why I oppose your frequent trips to the extradimensional space.

Luo De fell silent.

He immediately thought of the Dragon-Slaying Great Sword.

That thing was steel growing blood and bone.

And its sentient core had clearly said something inside Virgil matched Luo De's essence—the very thing the great sword craved.

"Could my essence be chaotic energy too?"

Don't scare yourself—it probably isn't.

Wait.

Speaking of flesh-and-metal deformation, another object on Luo De's person had undergone the same experience.

【Shaking Soul Blade】 gained 【Many-Eyes Syndrome】 and 【Ancient Small-People Bloodline】 under the enhancement of 【Erroneous Spirituality】.

The latter was voluntarily severed due to lack of sustaining blood.

Could there be a connection here?

As a complete novice with zero magical knowledge, even if there was, he couldn't figure it out.

Luo De shook his head and decisively abandoned thinking about it.

When he returned to the forest, he'd let Zombie Selina or Carlist take a look.

After ending his conversation with the Elf Lady.

Luo De indulged in Tally a few times, then stopped on his own.

No more.

On one hand, Shenshui City was approaching, and pedestrians were growing numerous.

On the other, Tally would pass out if she took any more—sure enough, barely had they separated when she curled up in his arms and dozed off.

About another half-hour passed.

Shenshui City's towering walls rose into the clouds, majestic and grand, taller than any other city's.

But Luo De's attention was immediately drawn to the large crowd gathered before the city moat.

Cheers and applause rang out.

Colorful ribbons and petals rained down.

A procession slowly approached from the north.

It was a wide cart made of steel chains and plates, upon which lay a lifeless green dragon.

The dragon's corpse was being transported by a group of proud, upright adventurers.

When Luo De first arrived at Fudou Beach, he'd heard rumors that the Heroic Alliance and adventurers were planning a dragon hunt.

He had intended to go watch, but didn't expect it to succeed so quickly.

Soon.

Luo De spotted the petite, adorable figure—only half the height of an average person.

Lily the halfling.

She still wore her red magic leather breastplate, black leather boots inlaid with yellow gems, and short pants exposing perfectly proportioned legs, walking like a soldier on parade.

Her face was round, her nose small and straight, beneath it lips always curled in a cool smile.

Lily had been basking in the crowd's admiration and joy when suddenly she sensed something, turned her head, and fixed her gaze on Luo De riding his horse nearby.

She froze slightly.

Then her nose and cheeks flushed with excitement.

Luo De was surprised by her perception and offered a gentle smile.

After the grand ceremony welcoming the dragon-slaying team, night fell.

The Heroic Alliance had rented a tavern in southern Shenshui City for all participants to celebrate their victory.

The atmosphere was lively.

On stage, a female bard wearing a tricorn hat sang loudly.

Below, men cheered and applauded.

Luo De, naturally, had been dragged over by the excitable Lily; they found a quiet corner to chat.

"When did you arrive? Why didn't you write to warn me?"

Lily sat on a tall chair, her dangling legs swinging happily.

She didn't touch her apple cider beer, just stared at Luo De with clear, bright eyes full of smiles.

Luo De took a sip of Shenshui City's Giant Wine.

Hmm. About the same as Fudou Beach's—after all, the two places are close, no help for it.

"I just happened to be nearby on business. Knew you were always busy in Shenshui City, so I came to check on you… Didn't expect you'd go straight for dragon-slaying. How impressive, Lily."

"It was all thanks to the Heroic Alliance and local heroes working together."

"That bard up there kept praising your role, emphasizing how indispensable you were—don't be modest."

"Hahaha—"

The halfling girl laughed heartily, her tiny, cute nose lifting proudly.

"Long time no see, Luo De—you've learned to say such things now."

Lily was happy about the dragon-slaying.

But she was even happier to see Luo De again—after nearly four months apart, she'd feared their bond had grown distant, yet now, with conversation flowing, it felt as if they'd returned to the days in Cuiyu City.

They ignored the noisy background.

Riding the dragon-slaying high, Lily enthusiastically recounted the entire event.

Luo De played the perfect straight man, interjecting jokes now and then, making the girl laugh uncontrollably.

Thus they chatted and drank.

Then, a large hand suddenly slapped Luo De's shoulder.

(End of Chapter)