Chapter 590: Cross-Domain Teleportation and the Contact Person

Sain suppressed his inner ecstasy.

He stuck the Quaking Soul Blade into his belt and patted it tenderly.

Forget the ghouls, forget the succubi—get out of my way.

Nothing's worth as much as this treasure!

Luo De said he was borrowing it, but in his eyes, it was just a gift in different wording.

And thus, he had already probed the limits of their attitude.

Sain's eyes flickered with light.

This forest warden was protective of his own—clearly, people couldn't be touched, but treasures could be exchanged.

If so, he certainly wouldn't force the issue.

At least not under the current circumstances. They hadn't come here just to skim profits.

What if Shiying Town or this Luo De uncovered something?

Heh.

Then I'll gladly accept your ghouls and succubi.

He feigned emotion, lightly wiping nonexistent tears from his eyelids.

"Mr. Luo De's words remind me of my wife back home. The world today is too restless—people as devoted and sentimental as you and I are rare. I understand: Mr. Luo De and those you cherish, the Igo Church will pray for you both, and guarantee no further trouble."

Junior One chimed in: "The Igo Church will bless us—no need to buy insurance contracts for 【Cross-Domain Teleportation】 anymore."

Luo De chuckled.

This was no different from the old saying, "You don't need to wear a seatbelt when driving."

【Cross-Domain Teleportation】, huh.

It's a newly famous spell, heavily watched by the magical community.

Its effect is identical to the Magic Control League's 【Remote Teleportation】: instant teleportation to any location within the same plane, ignoring distance entirely.

Its principle was refined from Asmodeus's widely spread Hell Passage technique.

It was originally called 【Hell Teleportation】.

But to avoid giving the denizens of Hell any fame, all mages unanimously agreed to rename it.

But here's the problem.

【Cross-Domain Teleportation】 currently has a very high failure rate, with success entirely dependent on familiarity with the target location.

Falling into the sea or teleporting to a similar but vastly distant place happens all the time.

"Then thank you."

Luo De said casually.

He glanced sidelong at the witch Demia, who stared at him in shock, and winked.

The Quaking Soul Blade does indeed have 【No Refusal】.

But its 【Realm of Fear】 is indiscriminate—even the wielder can't escape it.

Only Luo De's 【Sky's Will】, with its ultra-high mental resistance, can suppress it.

Sain?

Heh.

Demia leaned over, carrying the scent of oranges.

She apologized: "Sorry, Luo De—I've dragged you into this."

In the witch's view,

Luo De's strength had long reached the level where birds could fly as high as they wished; his current restraint was only due to his caution toward Shiying Town.

"No need for formalities—between us, there's no need to say such things."

Demia felt both joy and guilt.

She steadied herself and asked with a playful smile: "When you spoke of treating girls around you, did that include Sharon?"

"Of course—it includes you too."

The witch stiffened, a blush creeping across her baby-faced cheeks.

She laughed awkwardly: "Oh my, Luo De, you always joke like that—don't you dare say that in front of Sharon, or she'll misunderstand!"

Next,

it was time to begin the standard bandit suppression procedure.

The "loan" of the 【Quaking Soul Blade】 seemed to silence them—they stopped provoking and instead began whispering lewd jokes off to the side.

The bandit hideout was an underground lair.

According to Demia, they dug even better than ratmen.

It was a labyrinth of interconnected tunnels.

So naturally, we had to bring in our ghoul mage, Miss Pan Ni.

Pan Ni controlled the ghouls to burrow underground, sealing every tunnel of the bandit lair and gradually squeezing them inward.

The bandits thought they'd disturbed a preexisting ghoul nest beneath the earth.

They all bolted en masse toward the cave entrance.

This was Demia's moment to cast.

But their numbers were even greater than expected.

Many slipped beyond the witch's spell range.

Just as Sain and the others prepared to act,

Luo De stepped forward first.

A 【Giant Slash +26】 combined with 【Blessing of the Celestial Tree】—an immense enlargement.

A colossal spiritual blade-light pierced straight through the sky.

The three fleeing thieves froze in place, paralyzed by overwhelming pressure.

They stared at the hundred-meter blade-light before them, their faces drained white.

Of course,

it wasn't just those doomed thieves whose faces turned white.

Sain and the others were the same.

They stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, like a legendary spell made real.

Their mouths opened, but no words came out—not even a mouthful of dust dared to be coughed up.

They didn't even accompany the prisoners back to Shiying Town.

They made an excuse and fled like scurrying rats.

Watching their retreating backs, Luo De glanced at the ground, now split into a near-canyon.

The earth, scorched by spiritual heat, emitted plumes of steam.

White vapor curled from the charred soil along the hundred-meter canyon.

Witch Demia couldn't help but cast an admiring gaze toward the man whose face didn't flush, whose heart didn't race.

She forcibly shook her head.

"I hope these fools carry the message back properly—no more schemes to kill people. I truly don't want Daphne to be put in a bind."

"Don't place hope in them—we still must act, Pan Ni."

Luo De sheathed the golden sword.

He took out his cane and assumed the harmless demeanor of a wealthy landowner.

If the conscription squad got too outrageous, he'd start killing.

Pan Ni stole glances at her master's ears, imagining the crisp texture of their cartilage, her mouth watering.

She jumped when suddenly called.

"Your servant is here!"

"I told you to send ghouls to spy on the conscription squad—did you send them?"

"Y-yes, all sent! Most of them, including their chief, are resting in the inn they rented! A few left Shiying Town, and Miss Rosalia's small group is tailing them, apparently investigating something. Outside the town, there are fewer people, so the ghouls dared not get too close, so… so they lost track."

Pan Ni hung her head, timidly glancing at Luo De.

"Huh."

Luo De rubbed her cheek with his thumb to comfort her.

The ghoul servant's strength is limited—this is enough.

Pan Ni's hair curled loosely into a lazy, slightly messy knot inside her mind.

As she happily rubbed her cheek against Luo De's fingers, the tips of her hair swayed gently.

Demia mimicked Luo De's expression, raising an eyebrow: "This is good—it seems the conscription squad isn't unified. Perhaps we can reach out to Rosalia."

"Better not. Bringing in the temporary group Shadow Wind seems like something the Igo Church never properly vetted—if exposed, it could harm both Rosalia and us. Besides, they're weak and underpowered compared to the official conscription squad—if there's trouble, they'll come to us."

Luo De said, playing with the ghoul's black-purple lips.

The witch considered it, and agreed.

They didn't speak further.

She was busy escorting the prisoners back and took her leave first.

After all, there were over thirty people—Pan Ni went to help.

These people must be kept well—they'll be needed when the conscription squad truly tries to forcibly draft able-bodied men.

Not long afterward, only Luo De remained standing where he was.

He released his Spider Sense and carefully scanned the area.

Sure enough, he spotted unnatural magical darkness beneath the shadows of a few wild trees.

"Tally."

"Oh dear, caught me~~"

The succubus skipped out from the shadows with a sly smile and came over to hug him sweetly.

Luo De tapped her small head, stopping her from coming closer.

"Didn't I tell you to plant trees with Vivian and Xiao Ke?"

"Planting trees is so boring, Master. Besides, every moment you're out of my sight makes me feel awful~~ hehehehe—"

"."

Luo De frowned slightly, pinching her cheeks until her sensual little lips pouted.

Tally feigned pitiful pleading, then added:

"I didn't do nothing, you know—I saw the recruiting squad meeting someone on my way here. Can you guess who?!"

"I'm not guessing."

Before Luo De could finish, the succubus blurted out:

"You got it! It's the Campbell family! You're so smart, Master—I'll reward you by letting you kiss my sister~~"

(End of Chapter)