Chapter 75: Lies

Watching the disappearing Rune, Rod did not give chase.

The opponent triggered magic rings at an astonishing speed, and there were a great many of them.

In an instant, they exceeded the range of his perception.

"So this is a student of Bahadur? Tossing out sixth-tier rings like they were cabbages."

He could not help but feel a twinge of envy.

Not long ago, he had gone to inquire about the price of magic rings. Upon learning that a single sixth-tier ring cost at least five hundred Jin Along, he immediately gave up the idea.

The number the other party had just thrown out was nearly equal to a third of his savings.

"Though I didn't expect the effect of 【Grudge Pain Hate Fire】 to be this good."

This labyrinth skill carried the property of hating everything, making it an extremely noble full-attribute special attack.

Precisely because of that, he was able to pierce through a sixth-tier spell shield with an ordinary-material broken sword.

It's just that the consumption was a bit much—added to the 10 points spent on shaping the mask, it had now crept past two hundred.

【Grudge: 288】

Rod looked at the banshee on the ground.

She had reverted to her young and beautiful appearance.

Her green spirit body had become utterly dim, looking like a projection on a movie screen.

Eyes that looked as though they had been crying and swollen at all times were the only racial feature of this species.

Rod reached out and touched her.

It felt like water—contact was there, but he could not grasp her.

Tally leaped out from the shadows.

She said:

"Spirit bodies are immune to most physical damage. Attach some spirituality and you'll be able to touch her."

Rod nodded.

He gathered spirituality in both hands, and sure enough, he could grab her.

Only the touch changed from water to slippery jelly—still hard to hold.

At that moment, Lily hurried over from behind.

Apart from slightly unsteady breathing, she had not sustained the slightest injury.

"Are you alright?"

Rod asked.

"That guy left on his own accord."

Having said that.

Lily squatted on the ground and slapped the banshee twice—*pa pa*.

"Keep pretending and I'll kill you."

"No! Don't kill me!"

The banshee immediately opened her eyes and said in terror.

"Uh—"

Rod was speechless.

"How did you know she was pretending?"

"I didn't. It's just that banshees are a race inherently prone to lying, so it was worth a try."

"Alright then."

After a friendly round of questioning.

The three of them learned that this banshee's name was Chris, and she was temporarily residing in a small town between Emerald Court and Jade City.

She had ventured into Jade City this time to look for a male elf named Georgie.

According to her, this Georgie had tricked her body and vanished after a night of passion.

"Wait—what? Aren't you a spirit body? How could you two have a night of passion?"

Rod clutched his head and raised the question.

Is this place too peaceful?

Why do the affairs of Jade City always carry such a melodramatic flavor?

"Banshees can briefly switch to a physical form, Mr."

Chris said respectfully.

Then her body quickly solidified, and the green glow became very faint.

She was now clearly a young married woman in a white dress.

She deliberately tugged at her collar, revealing a large expanse of snowy white—

Lily pursed her lips.

Suddenly shouted: "Liar!"

She drew her magic short sword and threatened: "Say one more lie and I'll cut your tongue out!"

Chris's expression went blank with shock.

She looked as though she still wanted to argue, but upon seeing Lily's fierce look with the short sword, she dropped to her knees at the speed of light.

"Sorry, sorry! I remembered wrong!! We weren't lovers!"

"Georgie and I were originally partners in a scam. Two months ago we swindled a rich and powerful person in town. Georgie was blinded by money and ran off with the cash! I came all the way to Jade City specifically to get the money back from him!!"

How should I put it.

Very Banshee style.

Rod felt he was gradually getting a handle on this race's temperament.

"I like this guy."

Tally said with a smile.

"Just like you Succubi, all nasty-tempered guys." Rod laughed too.

Meanwhile, Lily seemed lost in thought.

"Georgi, that name sounds familiar! I remember now! Isn't that guy into married women over fifty?"

Kris froze, then exclaimed in delight:

"You know where he is!?"

Rod's face darkened: "Could it be that yellow-haired elf from Dragon Gazing Platform that day..."

"It is him."

Lily shook her head; clearly she hadn't expected the situation to be this way either.

"Is there such an elf? Committing fraud and being licentious—hasn't he been exiled yet?" Rod said.

"Georgi was exiled by the Emerald Court three years ago."

Kris said.

She looked at Lily, then at Rod.

Then she leaned forward, pushing her already deep cleavage even deeper, and asked Rod pitifully:

"Mr., can you take me to find him?"

"You only deserve the Peace Hall, Banshee."

Lily said while drawing out her staff.

Immediately, a bolt of magic flew out and drilled into Kris's body.

In the Banshee's terrified gaze, her body gradually shrank and deformed, finally turning into a palm-sized frog.

【Transformation Spell】.

Lily took 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."

One hour later.

Bob's house.

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

Georgi, shirtless from the waist up, was tied to a chair, his face panicked.

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

Lily said he now lived in the cheapest, dirtiest inn.

"What fraud?! How could I have committed fraud?!?"

"No need to argue; your Banshee accomplice has already confessed."

Lily said coldly.

"Banshee? I don't know her! The Banshee race has no men; how could I know a girl without a husband?!?"

"I'm not talking about that, you scum."

"You're from the Hero Alliance, right? Nine times out of ten, masked Halflings are from the Hero Alliance! You can't be falsely accusing a good elf!"

Then Georgi began to explain.

From his travel itinerary to his life plans, from the boring rules of the Emerald Court to the virtues of fifty-year-old married women.

Listening to this guy chatter endlessly.

Rod and Lily exchanged a glance.

Both saw the confusion in the other's eyes.

This elf didn't seem like he was lying.

At least he seemed more credible than the chronically deceitful Banshee.

Rod, being more brutal, suggested using the Great Memory Restoration Technique.

In his spell satchel was a spiked mace covered in barbs that made people howl in pain when used on them.

Lily disagreed.

The Hero Alliance's rules would not allow her to act so recklessly.

So she decided to release Kris for a confrontation.

Moments later.

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

The moment Kris saw Georgi, her expression of pleading immediately turned to excitement.

She immediately rushed toward the elf.

Lily frowned, somewhat unable to fathom that the other party would dare to be so dishonest.

She flicked out a rope of magic, about to drill into the Banshee's body.

Unexpectedly, the opponent vanished right where she stood!

When she reappeared, she was already standing beside Georgi.

"【Spatial Shift】? No, it's 【Swift Movement】."

Kris wore an expression of triumph.

She raised the three San Mei Mo Fa rings in her hand; their rank wasn't high, only around fourth or fifth tier.

"If I hadn't signed a contract binding me to use this only on this guy, did you really think I could be caught by you?"

Rod was somewhat speechless.

A mere few 【Swift Movements】, one tier below 【Spatial Teleportation】, on what basis do you act so arrogantly?

(End of this chapter)