Chapter 477: The Two-Body Ghost and the Help

At the girl's strong insistence.

Luo De still placed his palm on her waist and abdomen.

Another round of practice was completed smoothly.

That terrifying two-bodied monster was slowly, painfully burned to death by dozens of weak flame rays.

It was a bit cruel.

Just then.

Luo De, through the magic stone's connection, invited the star spirit Hali, who floated slowly toward them from nearby, standing atop a giant gargoyle.

She wore a full-body black mage robe, the wide brim of her hood blocking the sunlight, revealing a pale blue, translucent face.

After all, being translucent, Luo De couldn't easily tell apart star spirits' faces.

But Hali's face was clearly more three-dimensional—even translucent, her delicate features were unmistakable.

"Long time no see, Hali."

"It's been a while, Luo De. Seventh tier? And already mid-stage?"

Hali had intended to greet him elegantly.

But when she saw his rank, she jumped back as if seeing a ghost.

I've been stuck at seventh tier high-stage for ages with no progress.

How could this guy have nearly caught up to me in such a short time?

No wonder he's my chosen vanguard servant!

"Just a little accumulation," Luo De waved his hand.

Hali turned her gaze to the tiefling Lin Saixier beside him, lifting her chin slightly.

"Who is this?"

Another girl.

And a tiefling?

She's pretty enough, but too young, and flat as a board.

Yet she radiates a damned youthful innocence I don't have.

In adolescent romance, there's a perpetual pain: girls of the same age are often more mature than boys.

This causes every man to feel an inexplicable stir when encountering a girl of this age.

"A junior. I brought her here to practice spiritual arts. Lin Saixier, call her Auntie Hali."

Hali's expression changed: "You're the one who's an auntie!"

Lin Saixier, seeing Luo De tease her, felt a pang of bitterness.

So she ignored him, sweetly saying, "Auntie Hali, Auntie Hali is so beautiful," successfully charming the middle-aged, nerdy star spirit.

Back to the matter at hand.

Hali cast a barrier to isolate the wandering beast-plagued victims.

The three landed, gathering around the strange corpse.

"Two-bodied ghost? It's already spread this far?"

Luo De noticed her face grow grim.

"Two-bodied ghost?"

"A variant of beast plague that emerged in the past half-month. Depending on the type of beastification, it manifests different magical abilities."

"It emerges from the ground, and there are clear traces of magical disguise. After I blew it out, a single strike wasn't enough to kill it—but if it was a mage in life, why does it use magic?"

Magic is a human-made construct.

Unlike innate spiritual arts.

"Whether it was a mage or an ordinary person before, once it becomes a two-bodied ghost, it can cast spells—it's very strange. We dissected over a dozen two-bodied ghosts, and every single one had traces of magical circuits."

"Two clearly different bodies fused together, yet the magical circuits still function smoothly—it's rather interesting."

Hali nodded.

"Yes, that's the strangest part. Every mage's magical circuits are unique, built painstakingly during meditation. How could a two-bodied ghost meditate?"

"Hmm. Could it be artificial?"

"The fusion of two bodies isn't natural—that's hard to say. But the internal magical circuits flow smoothly, indistinguishable from those in a normal human body. Artificial circuits can't yet achieve this level—unless you have a spirit seed."

Luo De shrugged: "No one would waste a spirit seed on something this worthless."

"Exactly. So the Star Association believes the continent's spiritual essence and rules may have changed, spontaneously adapting to magic and generating natural magical creatures."

Nowadays, disturbances of varying degrees have been detected in both the physical dimension and various planes of the astral realm.

Hearing that the continent's rules have changed, Luo De no longer found it strange.

"Is this related to what's happening in Hell? After all, altering rules sounds like something only a deity could do."

"You mean the battle for Mystera's holy blood?"

Hali glanced at the tiefling girl crouching to examine the corpse.

She saw the girl had her back turned.

"Perhaps. The current temporary holder of that drop of blood is a Hellish Archduke. I don't think he'd care about the continent's magical rules."

Saying this,

she cast 【Mage Hand】 to lift the corpse.

But whether intentional or accidental,

the magical arm caught the hem of her robe as it lifted the corpse, pulling it up like a skirt and exposing her full, straight legs.

Though the thighs were undeniably fleshy, their curve tapered sharply at the hips, revealing an astonishingly slender waist.

"Do you still want this corpse? Your mage friends would probably find it fascinating."

"... ake it."

Hali murmured "Oh," calmly stored the corpse, and the alluring sight vanished as the Mage Hand dissolved, the robe settling back into place.

The old spinster secretly sneered.

Of course he's a lecher—even with a girl present, he can't stop staring.

So what if she's young? Hmph.

What a girl doesn't understand is the charm and depth a mature woman possesses.

The three rose back into the air.

Flying against the sunlight, they patrolled and cleared nearby beast-plagued victims.

"Someone told me you came looking for me?"

Luo De asked.

"I heard two dragons were threatening Shi Ying Town in Dusk Hill, so I came to see if you needed help."

Hali summoned a magical energy sword for her gargoyle, then directed it to dive down and slash wildly.

Luo De was clearly a stronger vanguard; when he wasn't around, it was fine. But now that he was beside her,

she found her gargoyle growing increasingly unwieldy.

For the upcoming Star Association trial, this thing would be useless.

The Star Trial.

That was why Hali had come to help.

She'd originally planned to form a mutual aid pact: I help you slay the dragons, you help me pass the trial.

But that felt too formal.

So she came first to help slay the dragons, then bring it up later.

This man was loyal and sentimental—otherwise, why would so many girls stick by him? He wouldn't refuse.

"Oh? Really? Slaying dragons isn't easy."

"Of course. We're friends, after all. And I've never fought a dragon before—this would be good practice."

Luo De didn't know her thoughts.

But he was genuinely pleased.

Though Hali was a exhibitionist, she was still a decent person.

Judge by actions, not intentions. Whatever her motives, helping out now to slay dragons was still loyal enough.

(End of Chapter)