Chapter 679: Trial Fire and Strangers

Under the blazing sun, the golden sea of sand in the Death Desert.

The weather at the end of May was scorching; the rising heat waves directly distorted the horizon.

Rod cupped his hand as a visor, watching the Young Lady Witch standing alone not far away.

The scorching sun that seemed to suppress even the wind had no effect on her; the hem of her long dress swayed without wind, rustling loudly.

The syllables of the spell moved silently.

After a full five minutes, the arm wrapped in black silk long gloves lifted, and her fingertip tapped lightly forward.

In an instant, the sky was torn apart.

In the distance, a blinding Lei Ting plunged straight down from the heavens!

The Lei Guang twisted and roared as it fell, transforming into a giant blue snake with a diameter of three or four meters.

It seemed to be frantically burrowing into the sandy ground of the desert.

Amidst the boom, sand grains melted into glass under the bursting high temperature.

A scorching shockwave exploded outward, raising a golden storm.

"Wow."

Looking at the scene before her, even Tally couldn't help but exclaim.

The roar of the Lei Ting arrived a moment late, a frenzied impact striking the eardrums.

"A legendary mage at the early stage of the seventh tier, the seventh-tier 【High Thunder】, yet its power has already reached the level of the early stage of the eighth tier... a castrated version of 【Spell Metamagic】?"

Rod said with a smile.

Those who comprehend the Ring of Truth and possess ninth-tier spells have three chances daily to use 【Spell Metamagic】, a skill that can directly forcibly elevate a certain spell by two tiers.

Dimia took off from a desert hill in the distance and landed enthusiastically beside the group.

"How was it! The power isn't bad, right!?"

"The casting is too slow; not to mention ninth tier, it's even three or four times slower than a normal mage casting 【High Thunder】."

The dog-person Sharon crossed her arms, "It's alright; the casting range of legendary spells is far enough, and the power is immense, which compensates for this shortcoming."

Mages on the legendary path cast even slower, and their system is restricted regarding Neng Shi Fa.

But considering that one can use a castrated version of 【Spell Metamagic】 at just the seventh tier, the two points above can only be called minor issues.

"Oh well, legendary spells are all like that; I can still cast normally."

Dimia didn't mind; her baby-fat face flushed red with excitement.

As a combat-specialized legendary mage, apart from specific high-power Su Neng Xi Fa, the power of other normal spells does not increase much, and lacking the arcane spell advancement techniques results in even slower casting speeds.

Moreover, the complex spell content and the proportion of casting materials make it difficult for them to master a large number of spells like normal arcane mages, or use techniques like 【Dual Spell Synergy】.

It can be said they are the backline among mages, the very pure kind.

"By the way, can't they be recorded in the Mana Web spell slots?"

Rod asked curiously.

"Very unfortunately, no; strictly speaking, a legendary spell is not simply a single spell, but a small ritual fusing eight auxiliary spells such as 【Spell Range Overload】 and 【Spell Power Overload】."

"I see."

Dimia smiled like a blooming flower, affectionately linking arms with Sharon: "Thanks entirely to Sharon's good stuff, I was able to smoothly advance to the seventh tier; truly, she is my good sister!"

Sharon, as usual, coolly tied her hair into a low ponytail, her style crisp and neat.

She shrugged: "It's a small matter, no need to worry about it."

"That won't do; that potion must be very expensive, right? How much?"

Rod, quite interested, asked: "Potion? What thing?"

"A white potion, inside which the energy is extremely refined and vast, just enough to help me pass the dangerous period of advancement."

Dimia waved her arm, "But it seems to have considerable side effects; Sharon forced quite a few bottles of Clearing Potion down me."

Rod paused; why did that sound so familiar?

Wait.

Yesterday, when asking the dog to check on the half-centaur Miss Xiao Ke, she secretly led him behind a big tree and personally squeezed out a small bottle of 【Genesis Dew】.

Looking at Sharon, who wore an awkward expression, Sharon immediately turned her head away, looking up at the sky.

"..."

Rod had to pull her, leaning close to whisper: "That thing causes dependency; you wouldn't not know that, would you?"

"I know; doesn't that suit your wishes?"

"..."

"Just kidding; I learned that dependency-treating potion long ago."

Seeing Rod's speechless expression, Sharon couldn't help but laugh.

She also felt that this man was perhaps too handsome and smelled too good; her heart itched, and she wanted to bite him hard, but since Dimia was here, she decided against it.

"You just go ahead and scam your best friend like this."

"How can this be called scamming? The ingredients in the magic potions we usually drink include frog eggs, insect dung, and biological membranes of various creatures; those things are far more disgusting than yours, yet we drink them anyway."

"But you should at least process it... pouring it down straight as the original juice, she will discover it one day..."

"What's there to fear? If you don't speak and I don't speak, Dimia is a coward; she will never know."

"... I hope so."

At this moment.

Tally curiously leaned in to look at Dimia's belly, then laughed: "Yah-ha! Master, have you already done this witch? There is your essence and qi inside her body~~"

Rod and Sharon's expressions instantly froze.

Uh... forgot that this guy can smell the scent of essence and qi.

Dimia's baby-faced cheeks flushed slightly: "What are you talking about, Young Lady Tally? Rod and I aren't in that kind of relationship."

"True. These past few days I've been sticking to Master's side, and you're still a virgin with no signs of being explored afterward. But have you been handling it yourself too often?"

"Aaaahhh—Young Lady Tally, what are you saying?!"

Dimia's face turned crimson; she hurriedly pressed both hands against the skirt below her lower abdomen to cover herself.

Great Detective Tally stroked her chin, then a lightbulb lit up on her forehead: "Then there's no doubt—you drank it! No wonder you could so smoothly advance to the Seventh Tier!"

Hearing this, Dimia froze as well.

She wasn't an idiot; how could she not understand now, especially combined with the potion's color and the large amounts of sobering agent poured in afterward.

Her expression instantly froze, and her throat rolled.

She stiffly turned her neck to look at Sharon.

The dog, ears guiltily drooping backward, lifted its head to stare at the sky again and began whistling.

"Sharon!!!"

The two best friends' play-fighting clearly wouldn't stop easily.

As the battle spread, Dimia kept shooting over glances of shame and anger.

Rod, knowing when to leave, slipped away to give the two young ladies space to play.

Along the way, he thoroughly kneaded Tally's cheeks, only letting go after she let out muffled cries of distress.

She didn't actually cry out in distress.

The succubus greatly enjoyed being intimate with her master; instead, the more he kneaded, the more excited she became, her legs trembling even more.

"..."

He couldn't be bothered to deal with her.

Seeing that the time was about right, Rod simply went to Shi Ying Town to grab lunch or something; on New Rank Street, a vampire had opened a blood-food restaurant worth trying.

Although it didn't sound very appealing, of course.

Plop—

Listening to Tally's coquettish whining, just as he reached Henry Farm, he came face-to-face with a familiar yet unfamiliar countenance.

A human little girl.

(End of this chapter)