Chapter 582: Gray Dwarves and Sharing Skills

At the very rear of the gnolls stood a dwarf with grayish-white skin.

He was only about 1.4 meters tall.

Yet his sleeveless, spiked armor revealed a pair of muscular, tightly tensed, robust arms.

His black hair and beard were extremely thick, and their texture was as hard as iron wire.

His pupils were milky white, with almost no visible sclera.

He stood coldly and mercilessly at the very rear of the gnolls.

"A gray dwarf! We've met quite a few strange races today, Master~"

Tally laughed.

"Gray dwarf? Is there a difference from dwarves?" Rod asked curiously.

He had seen dwarves before.

Previously, when custom-fitting brass arms for the zombie Selena, a dwarf craftsman from the Magic Control Union had come to provide service.

The image of a normal dwarf matched the imagination.

Big beards, loud voices, giving the feeling of a simple, honest big brother.

But the gray dwarf before him was different.

Just those entirely white eyes, evil and gloomy, were comparable to the mind flayer Hat.

One glance and you could tell he was of the evil alignment.

"Difference? Of course! Their penises are grayish-white too."

"... Anything else?"

"Nothing."

This question was clearly asked to the wrong person.

As a succubus, Tally's knowledge in her mind was insufficient for her to correctly distinguish the differences between the two.

Rod looked at the halfling Lily.

Lily gave a bitter smile: "I only know this is a subspecies of dwarves, living in the Underdark just like the dark elves, and they like collecting slaves."

Tally raised her hand:

"Then I remember! One of my great-aunts once infiltrated a gray dwarf slave caravan, intending to seduce them, but she didn't expect the gray dwarves to view slaves as trash and possess some innate charm resistance; they beat her half to death, and in the end, she only succeeded in seducing one after becoming a female-bearded gray dwarf."

The gnoll lieutenant snorted coldly.

He stepped forward and flung a short knife, which Rod slapped away with one palm.

"Have you finished chatting? If you don't want to die, surrender quietly; if you break things, Old Master won't even accept them!"

Rod stepped back one pace.

A green Growth Spirit floated in his hand.

He pointed a finger into the void, touching Tally.

Derivative ability of Growth Spirit — "Spiritual Symbiosis": Can actively share one skill or buff.

【"Spiritual Symbiosis" used successfully!】

【Shared Skill: "Dragon Scale Technique"】

【Consumed 5 points of Growth Spirit, Remaining: 61 points】

【Duration: 5 minutes】

Only five points wasn't much.

Not bad.

Here, Rod chose to share the ordinary Dragon Scale Technique, not the +18 level one.

A spiritual light flashed over Tally, and her snow-white skin was covered with a layer of transparent, fine dragon scales.

"Tally, go."

Her combat power surged, and she cast the Transformation Spell to turn into Rod's appearance.

To be precise, she turned into a feminized version of Rod.

"Oh! Master! Sword, come!"

"..."

Rod had applied the Slime's 【Black Gold Adhesion】 to the Devotion Sword and threw it over.

"Hahahaha—"

Tally kicked away a gnoll leaping at her, caught the steel sword, and turned back to unleash a sword light trailing shadows.

With a swish, she swept the steel knife in another gnoll's hand clean off.

She hacked left and right amidst the enemy crowd, neither dodging nor flinching from attacks.

Sparks flew as blades struck her body, yet not a single scratch appeared.

She was obviously deliberately imitating Rod's fighting style.

Lily watched this scene in astonishment.

"Why does Tally have your Dragon Scale Technique?"

"A little trick; do you want to try it?"

This skill was very strong.

If Rod shared the +18 Dragon Scale Technique with all the girls, it would be a quite terrifying sight.

But the problem was that the consumption of Growth Spirit was also an extremely terrifying amount.

Rod rubbed his chin.

It seems the reserved amount of 【Growth Spirit】 will need to be a bit larger in the future.

Lily's clear, bright big eyes lit up.

"I want that move, 【War Trample】! How domineering!"

"Take it."

【Skill Shared: "War Trample"】

【5 points of Growth Spirituality consumed, remaining: 56 points】

【Duration: 5 minutes】

Looks like most normal skills cost about 5 points.

A flash of spiritual light.

Lily let out a great laugh, her petite body charging forward bravely, and her small foot stomped the ground hard.

Boom!

The ground split apart, carrying a shocking wave of spiritual force, and in an instant several gnolls were sent reeling.

Still not satisfied, she stomped and trampled them from behind.

Boom, boom, boom.

In just a few stomps, the entire pack of gnolls was knocked down.

And the gray dwarf finally moved at this point.

Only he did not attack.

"That's enough, sir and madam, we serve the Campbell family."

"So?"

Rod shrugged.

"My name is Karen. May I ask who you are?"

"Rod."

The gray dwarf Karen was taken aback.

He began to size Rod up carefully once more.

Tall build, looks as handsome as an elf, with one gold and one silver longsword at his waist.

And always accompanied by women.

"Ranger Rod."

His expression grew graver than ever before, and he silently produced an escape ring from his sleeve.

"This is clearly a misunderstanding, Mr. Rod. I am here on behalf of the Campbell family to extend my greetings to you."

Rod scoffed:

"You think I believe that? Tally, grab him."

"Oh ya!"

Tally, dressed in a sharp hunting outfit, her black-gold longsword dancing in her hand.

The gray dwarf Karen's face darkened, just as he was about to activate the ring in his hand.

Then he pinched empty air.

He lowered his head in astonishment and saw a shadow had hooked away that magic ring.

"Trying to pull these little tricks in front of the great Shadow Queen Tally Lilith? You think that's possible?!"

Tally laughed loudly, raising her longsword high. "Giant Slash! Shadow Version!"

Magical darkness swiftly coiled around the longsword in her hand, rapidly forming a massive greatsword of dark energy.

The gray dwarf snorted.

"You forced me to do this!"

A ghostly green energy erupted from his entire body.

At the same time, his body suddenly swelled to two meters tall, and he raised his fist to charge head-on at Tally's Giant Slash.

A fierce shockwave erupted in an instant.

"Psionic energy? A gray dwarf can use psionic energy?"

Rod frowned.

Tally's energy greatsword was shattered.

She drifted back lightly, dissipating the force.

After landing, a large mass of dark shadow gathered on the ground beneath her.

Just as it was about to break through into three-dimensional space and transform into shadow spikes—

A buzzing explosion rang out in the sky.

She looked up.

And saw a deep-blue magical canopy manifest, converging into distinct traces of a magic network.

A light breeze blew past, scattering the thin clouds.

Revealing the magical figure of the goddess of magic, Mystra, with three side-by-side starlight teardrop moles especially striking.

She pointed with one hand.

A bolt of lightning fell upon the gray dwarf Karen's head.

"Aaaah!!"

The gray dwarf screamed horribly.

He didn't even have time to figure out why the goddess of magic Mystra had suddenly appeared before he was reduced to charcoal in an instant.

"Psionic ether is forbidden in the Twilight Hills."

In the sky, that magical silhouette of Mistral declared coldly, her voice spreading across the land.

(End of this chapter)