Chapter 253: Reverse Erosion

When Lingyun returned to the Villa, he found Luo Yexi, Lingqi, and the others curiously surrounding Leone, examining something.

Lingyun stepped forward to look and was surprised to see a pair of cute animal ears protruding from Leone's hair, while her hands also showed faint signs of beast-like transformation. Luo Yexi and Lingqi, standing to the side, were very interested in Leone's current appearance, and Lingqi would occasionally reach out to pinch those animal ears. Kurome, also nearby, looked eager to try and test how they felt.

Leone's face was flushed red, and she seemed somewhat embarrassed. Lingqi, however, had a grinning expression, looking as if she wanted to keep pinching for a while longer.

Seeing Lingyun arrive, Leone stood up quickly, escaped Lingqi's hands, and darted behind Lingyun, attempting to use his figure to shield her own. Looking at her, it was as if there were some terrifying beast behind her.

"How is the situation with the Revolutionary Army? Is there anything Najenda wants to tell me?" Lingyun said to Leone.

"Uh, you, how did you know?" Leone's figure couldn't help but falter.

"Isn't that obvious? Najenda leaving you here with me, isn't it just to act as a liaison between me and Night Raid?" Lingyun said with a smile. "In other words, you've already been sold out by your BOSS!"

"How could it be like this! I clearly only just found out!" Leone's expression collapsed instantly.

However, Leone quickly recovered from that state, then pulled a letter from her bosom and handed it to Lingyun. Lingyun did not avoid those present and opened it directly to read. Because Lingyun opened the letter on the spot, Leone also saw a portion of the contents.

"Lingyun, is what the letter says true?" Leone asked with a somewhat gloomy expression.

"Just as there are Conscientious Faction officials in this rotten-to-the-core Empire, it is possible for there to be some parasites within the Revolutionary Army that fights for the future of the people, isn't it!" Lingyun waved his hand, and the letter in his hand instantly turned to ash, while he simultaneously offered words of comfort to Leone.

Leone nodded slightly, but one could still see that her expression was somewhat dejected.

"Besides, hasn't Najenda already gone to the Revolutionary Army headquarters? With her abilities, I presume she will be able to handle such matters quickly!" Lingyun said.

Hearing Lingyun mention Najenda, Leone's expression improved slightly; after all, she had witnessed Najenda's capabilities over these years, and those clowns could not stir up any trouble in front of her.

"By the way, in your reply, tell Najenda to be careful not to be too rash, and to properly consolidate the territory the Revolutionary Army has currently occupied. Otherwise, if the Empire takes it back as soon as the Revolutionary Army leaves, it will plunge the Revolutionary Army into a huge predicament," Lingyun reminded her.

"Mm, I understand!" Leone nodded.

"Master, you said Leone's current state, is it caused by using her Teigu too much?" Luo Yexi suddenly leaned over and spoke to Lingyun. "I just used my Nine Yang Power to check Leone's body, but I discovered that her physical condition doesn't look like it has been eroded by the power of a Danger Beast."

"You were checking my body just now?" Leone looked at Luo Yexi with some astonishment; just a moment ago, Luo Yexi had been all over her, almost making her think she had some special hobby.

"Hm? Let me see!" Lingyun raised an eyebrow, reached out his right hand, and gently placed it on Leone's right wrist.

Source Power flowed through Lingyun's fingers into Leone's body, beginning to circulate along her meridians. A strange look flashed in Leone's eyes; she could feel a special power circulating within her, and her body was extremely welcoming to this power—she could almost hear every cell in her body cheering.

Lingyun's Source Power circulated through Leone's body once, but when he withdrew it, he discovered that more than half of that Source Power had been consumed. It was very clear that the missing Source Power had been absorbed by Leone's body. Lingyun keenly noticed that after absorbing his Source Power, Leone's eyes seemed to brighten a bit more, and even the animal ears on top of her head seemed to become a bit more agile.

"This, things are not as simple as I imagined!" Lingyun withdrew his right hand.

"Don't worry, I was already mentally prepared for this kind of thing. After all, a Teigu is an extremely powerful weapon; how could I use it freely without paying a price!" Leone waved her hand dismissively. She remembered that Bulat, who used Incursio too much, already had signs of dragon-fication.

"Don't worry, Master is very capable, he will definitely have a way!" Luo Yexi comforted her.

"What are you two worrying about!" Lingyun spread his hands helplessly. "What I meant by 'not as simple' is that Leone's current physical condition is not caused by the Teigu eroding her body, but rather by her own erosion of the Teigu!"

"Leone's own erosion of the Teigu?" Lingqi, who had walked over, looked surprised. "What kind of situation is this?"

"It should be that the Teigu on Leone's body eroded Leone's body, and as a result, it was countered by my power within Leone's body!" Lingyun said somewhat uncertainly.

"Since when did that Contract of yours have such powerful strength?" Lingqi asked curiously.

"I only just found out, too; my name actually possesses powerful strength in certain places," Lingyun said, frowning. "It looks like I need to set aside some time to study this matter!"

"I have heard of it, you know; there are some powerful existences whose true names possess powerful strength and cannot be used casually!" Lingqi said. "Do you think you might be in that kind of situation?"

"But my current strength is only at the Innate stage; how could my name possibly have this kind of effect!" Lingyun said helplessly.

However, he was also uncertain in his heart; after all, he had already crossed that threshold. Although he was starting over from the beginning now, perhaps there were still some abilities retained because of the improvement in his Status, just like his previous Eternal Contract, only he hadn't discovered them. Thinking of this, Lingyun made up his mind to have Ruoxi give him a full-body checkup; otherwise, he didn't know what kind of trouble those abilities potentially hidden in his body might cause him!

"Then Master, what about Leone's current situation?" Luo Yexi asked.

"It's just that because the reverse erosion has only just begun, Leone cannot control her current power very well. After a period of time, once she can freely master her current power, this situation will disappear! However, by then, perhaps this Teigu will be ruined, who knows! Mm, for this period of time, you should properly guide Leone," Lingyun said.

"Then what about you, Lingyun?" Lingqi asked.

"Me? Naturally, I'm going to properly study this Contract!" Lingyun opened one hand, and a Contract appeared in his palm. The Contract shimmered with a faint light, looking extremely mysterious.