Chapter 75: Lies

Watching Lu En disappear, Luo De did not pursue.

The opponent triggered magic rings with astonishing speed, and there were many of them.

In an instant, they exceeded his perception range.

“So this is Bahadur’s student? Throwing around sixth-rank rings like cabbage.”

He couldn’t help but envy him inwardly.

Not long ago, he had inquired about the price of magic rings; upon learning that even a single sixth-rank ring cost at least five hundred Jin Along, he immediately gave up.

The number the opponent just threw away was nearly a third of his own savings.

“I didn’t expect the [Hateful Fiery Pain] to be this effective.”

This labyrinth skill carries the trait of hating everything—it is an extremely noble all-attribute offensive.

Precisely because of this, he was able to pierce through a sixth-rank magical barrier with an ordinary broken sword.

But it consumed quite a bit; adding the ten points used to shape the mask, it reached the two-hundred mark.

[Hate: 288]

Luo De looked at the banshee on the ground.

She had reverted to her youthful, beautiful form.

Her green spirit form had grown extremely dim, resembling a film projection.

Her eyes, perpetually swollen as if from crying, were the only outward feature of her race.

Luo De reached out and touched her.

Like water, she had contact, but could not be grasped.

Tally leapt out from the shadows.

She said:

“Spirit forms are immune to most physical damage; once infused with spirit, they can be touched.”

Luo De nodded.

Concentrating spirit in his hands, he indeed managed to grasp her.

The sensation shifted from water to slippery jelly—still hard to hold.

At that moment, Lily arrived from behind.

Aside from slightly uneven breathing, she had suffered no harm.

“Are you alright?”

Luo De asked.

“That guy left on his own.”

Saying this,

Lily crouched down and slapped the banshee twice.

“Keep pretending and I’ll kill you.”

“No! Don’t kill me!”

The banshee immediately opened her eyes, terrified.

“Hmm.”

Luo De was speechless.

“How do you know she’s faking?”

“I don’t know. I just know banshees are a race of habitual liars. Might as well test it.”

“Fine.”

After friendly questioning,

the three learned the banshee’s name was Kries, and she was temporarily residing in a small town between BiCui Court and Jade City.

She had entered Jade City to find a male elf named Ge’ao’erji.

According to her, this Ge’ao’erji had deceived her body, then vanished after one night of passion.

“Wait—you’re a spirit form. How did you have one night of passion?”

Luo De rubbed his forehead, raising the question.

Had this place become too comfortable?

Why did everything in Jade City always smell of melodrama?

“Banshees can briefly shift into physical form, sir.”

Kries said respectfully.

Then her body rapidly solidified; the faint green glow dimmed drastically.

She had become a woman in a white dress.

She deliberately tugged her collar, revealing a large expanse of pale skin.

Lily sneered.

Suddenly shouted: “Liar!”

She pulled out a magic short sword and threatened: “Say another lie, and I’ll cut out your tongue!”

Kries looked stunned.

She seemed ready to argue, but seeing Lily’s fierce grip on the blade, she instantly knelt.

“Sorry sorry! I got it wrong!! We weren’t lovers!”

“I and Ge’ao’erji were partners in fraud. Two months ago, we scammed a wealthy and powerful man in town; Ge’ao’erji, greedy for money, fled with the cash! I came to Jade City specifically to find him and get my money back!!”

How to put it?

Very banshee-like.

Luo De felt he was gradually understanding this race’s nature.

“I like this one.”

Tally smiled.

“Just like your succubi—all nasty characters.” Luo De laughed too.

Meanwhile, Lily seemed lost in thought.

“Ge’ao’erji… that name sounds familiar. Wait—I remember! Doesn’t he like women over fifty?”

Kries froze, then exclaimed in delight:

“You know where he is?!”

Luo De’s face darkened: “It’s not that elf with the yellow hair at Long Viewing Terrace, is it?”

“That’s him.”

Lily shook her head—clearly she hadn’t expected this turn of events.

“Is there really such an elf? Fraudulent and indulgent—hasn’t he already been exiled?” Luo De asked.

“Ge’ao’erji was exiled by BiCui Court three years ago.”

Kries said.

She glanced at Lily, then at Luo De.

Then she leaned forward, pushing her already deep cleavage even deeper, pleading pitifully to Luo De:

“Sir, can you take me to find him?”

“You belong in the Peace Bureau, banshee.”

Lily said, pulling out her staff.

A bolt of magic shot out and pierced Kries’s body.

In the banshee’s terrified gaze, her body shrank, twisted, and finally became a frog the size of a palm.

[Transformation Spell].

Lily pulled out a glass jar and placed it inside.

“Let’s go find that yellow-haired elf. I’ve wanted to deal with him for a long time.”

An hour later.

Bob’s house.

Bob’s ex-wife lay unconscious on the bed.

Ge’ao’erji, shirtless, was tied to a chair, his face filled with panic.

Poor Mr. Bob had not only lost his wife, but also his property.

Lily said he was living in the cheapest, filthiest inn.

“Fraud?! What fraud?! I didn’t commit any fraud!!!”

“No need to deny it—your banshee accomplice has already confessed.”

Lily said coldly.

“Banshee? I don’t know her! Banshees don’t have males—how could I know a girl without a husband?!”

“I’m not talking about that, you scumbag.”

“You’re from the Justice Alliance, aren’t you? Masked halflings are almost always from the Justice Alliance! Don’t go falsely accusing a good elf!”

Then Ge’ao’erji began to explain.

From his itinerary and life plan, to the dull rules of BiCui Court, to the virtues of women over fifty.

Listening to this man prattle on.

Luo De and Lily exchanged a glance.

Both saw doubt in each other’s eyes.

This elf doesn’t seem like a liar.

At least she looks more trustworthy than the gossiping banshee.

Luo De was more blunt and suggested using the Great Memory Recovery Art.

In his spell satchel was a spiked wolf-tooth club that made people scream in pain when struck.

Lily disagreed.

The Hero Alliance’s rules wouldn’t allow her to act so recklessly.

So she decided to release Kris for a direct confrontation.

Moments later.

A frog on the ground gradually grew larger, transforming into the form of a banshee.

The moment Kris saw Georgi, her pleading expression instantly turned eager.

She lunged toward the elf.

Lily frowned, surprised the creature dared to be so dishonest.

She summoned a magical rope, ready to bind the banshee.

But the creature vanished on the spot!

When she reappeared, she was standing beside Georgi.

“【Spatial Shift】? No, it’s 【Swift Movement】.”

Kris looked smug.

She raised three magic rings in her hand—low rank, only fourth or fifth tier.

“If I hadn’t signed a contract limiting their use to this guy, do you really think you could catch me?”

Luo De was speechless.

Just a few rings with 【Swift Movement】, one rank below 【Spatial Shift】—how dare she be so arrogant?

(End of Chapter)