Chapter 1053: Spell-Binding

Wendy's small village.

The village, originally quiet and peaceful, was now filled with the sound of weeping in every household.

Wendy returned silently with the Militia warriors, but she brought back bad news.

Not only had they failed to rescue the people, but the village's guardian deity—that powerful barbarian warrior—had died, and a mage had been lost as well!

Aaron arrived at this village, also feeling somewhat silent.

He could sense that many people in the village had Gimo ancestry.

And his faith was spreading here as well.

The crooked banyan tree marks on those walls were proof of this!

Among large giant tribes, there must be a Legend-level "Giant Chieftain"!

They are just like the "Dragon Lords" of the dragon race; not only is their own challenge rating very high, but they also have a large group of subordinates!

Through this intimate contact, he was basically certain that this woman had problems.

……

"These giant materials can actually be crafted into a wondrous item—'Gauntlets of Ogre Power +1'!"

"That is exactly so, exactly so... You must remember, you must devoutly believe in me, contribute everything you have to me, and only then... can your daughter, your family, and your kin purge their sins and attain the ultimate bliss of rebirth!"

Nowadays, the Master had her gathering information in the Far North Wasteland; whether it was the gnoll 【Red-Robed Monk】 or the whereabouts of the "Lady of the Morning," both would be great merits.

Aaron muttered to himself in his heart and turned to go check on Master Shadow.

"Luisha, come in!"

However, he did not show the slightest abnormality on his face and replied with a slight smile.

"Well, I'll head back to my room first!"

These things were all "voluntarily" offered by the local nobles after the old monk had bewitched them with secret methods.

He looked at Wendy.

Luisha lowered her eyes: "A team of professionals attacked that place, and the Glabrezu was killed..."

"That's not right." He looked at Wendy: "If it is as you say, that oasis could at least sustain the lives of a village's worth of people... then shouldn't it have been snatched away by other creatures long ago?"

The old monk's voice carried an indescribable allure, and the expression on his face gradually became sinister...

Aaron looked at Luisha and frowned.

But it would be different if it were a large tribe!

Luisha, however, turned left and right, went out of the city again, left the range covered by the mythallar, and arrived at a small noble's manor.

Only when leveling up to the next tier does one get a little bit of free Divine Attribute points.

She had likely already been subjected to empowerment and even had a Secret Mantra planted in her that could not be disobeyed—"Spell-Binding"!

'Not only that, they actually want to control me?'

"This frost giant's strength is about on par with a high-level professional; it's not bad that I can make +1 gauntlets out of it."

This definitely wasn't the fault of his extraordinary charisma!

She cast a flirtatious glance at Aaron, clearly having a good impression of him.

He checked his experience pool, found that he had met the requirements for promotion, and directly chose to promote: "Increase Bard level!"

And because of his "Gimo" Divine Duty, Aaron was very popular among these villagers and held great prestige.

When he said it, Aaron suddenly thought of that priestess of the Lady of the Morning—Grace.

The air was filled with a strange fragrance.

It was the smell of a butter Lamp burning, and it seemed to be mixed with other spices, causing one's Qi and Blood to surge slightly.

Fortunately, Luisha was still a "Ranger" proficient in tracking, so she found the trail from Wendy's village and followed it all the way here.

While smiling flirtatiously, she approached, wanting to invite Aaron to fall.

Wendy sighed.

If it were a small tribe, Aaron wouldn't be too afraid, and he could even slaughter them to extinction one by one.

……

A beautiful figure appeared from the wind and snow; it was none other than Luisha!

She was still wearing a breastplate, revealing her snow-white navel, and seemed even more enchanting and moving than before.

Wind and snow swirled together.

Wendy already trusted Aaron, so she spoke directly.

'Alright, they all like to run to the north.'

She even raised a dagger, aimed it at her own throat, and wanted to end her own life.

She nimbly avoided many servants and arrived at a room.

Several days later, the Far North Wasteland.

Speaking of this, Wendy's expression clearly stalled: "This... if it were just a group of goblins or some other humanoid creatures, we should be able to drive them away... Furthermore, we have the Land Deed for that plot of land, which was witnessed by a kind silver dragon lady; although she was very young at the time, she should have entered the adult stage by now..."

Wendy replied: "After all, this place is too close to the city of Kaan, and demons are constantly seeping through the Frozen Great Rift defense line... No one wants to continue like this anymore; otherwise, the previous tragedy could repeat itself at any time."

……

It was clear that the gains from this upgrade were very small.

He was seriously injured and had been carried back by people organized by Wendy; Luisha was taking care of him nearby.

The land of the Far North Wasteland is very precious; Aaron did not believe that such a heaven-sent place could remain barren forever.

"Master, I have returned; the arrangement of the Altar in that castle failed..."

Here, he saw a spiritual body almost identical to Luisha; this was the other party's soul!

But at this moment, on top of Luisha's soul, there were layers upon layers of Secret Mantra, composed of countless fine Sanskrit characters forming chains, even penetrating deep into the soul body!

After all, most demons are "Body Burning Explosion," while "Corpse Explosion" seems more like someone is secretly casting spells to manipulate it!

However, the opponent did not anticipate that Master Shadow was very strong, and was also proficient in the method of exchanging Qi for blood, forcibly holding onto his life.

"That place is a hot spring canyon... inside there is also an oasis, a treasure bestowed upon our ancestors by nature!"

Aaron manifested the "Wrathful Aspect of Chakrasamvara," suddenly descending into Luisha's sea of consciousness.

"Woof... Awoo!"

Luisha's expression, however, kept changing: blank, ashamed, angry...

"A land deed from hundreds of years ago... well, only a long-lived species like a dragon could still remember it."

Even the current Aaron does not really want to provoke it.

"Get lost!"

"No matter! It is of no great consequence if a few of those blasphemous altars are damaged; rather, we must explore the Far North Wasteland... A 【Red-Robed Monk】 went missing in the Far North Wasteland previously, and the various temples demand a thorough investigation!"

Aaron explained the situation of this village and said to Luisha: "Let's go back to turn in the mission first, and incidentally send Master Shadow back to the city... afterwards, I want to come and help these poor villagers."

Chakrasamvara stretched out a large hand, grabbed the Secret Mantra chains on Luisha's soul body, and instantly tore the chains apart.

Luisha slowly approached, her fingers subconsciously groping over her body.

"Heh... Supreme Yoga Joy Secret Method? It is not such a superior technique... My 'Chakrasamvara Demon-Subduing Vajra Pestle Method' will surely be better, and even use demons to control demons, turning the tables to control this half-elf woman!"

Seeing this scene, Aaron could not help but shake his head, and shouted again: "Release!"

Wendy felt that she was not suited to eavesdrop on such a scene of lovers quarreling, so she returned to the house with an awkward yet polite smile on her face.

"What do you plan to do?"

The moment the chains broke, a strange, aged voice suddenly came from within.

And then there were no more prompts.

"Spell-Binding!"

Luisha's eyes were dazed as she walked over.

He took a deep breath and looked toward the north: "We plan to migrate north, to the Far North Wasteland where there are fewer demons and which is far from the ravages of war... There lies the ancestral land of the Gimo, and our village has an ancient map passed down that can guide us there!"

But Aaron, who is proficient in intuitive divination, instantly had a guess: "It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it? Is that Grace's goal also that canyon?"

"You..."

Wendy, leading a group of villagers, had already finished building several temporary igloos.

As for the Spirit Bone Prayer Beads in his hand, they were just spoils of war, not something he had crafted himself.

After the barbarian died, Wendy was elected as the new leader by a group of young people, even though he was also very young.

"I really can't bear to let you go..."

Tears flowed down from the eyes of this half-elf.

Bang!

A frost giant fell under the siege of many fallen paladin ghosts.

"Mr. Aaron, how is the route ahead?"

Wendy asked hurriedly.

"Wait... even if you are going to die, don't you want to take revenge first?"

"Who is it!?"

Aaron formed the Wisdom Fist Seal, and with the help of the Divine Power of a Dharmapala, a golden light an inch long burst from his eyes, directly sinking into Luisha's eyes.

Aaron touched his chin and suddenly muttered to himself: "But... if I take a risky approach, peel off its entire skin, then imprison its soul as pigment for a tattoo, and paint a Thangka of a Purgatory Giant on it, perhaps I could craft a 'Human Skin Thangka Demon Armor,' which could at least provide an extra 2 to 3 points of strength, and also come with powerful defense and recovery capabilities..."

Aaron looked at the attribute panel and nodded: "As expected, it's still most satisfying to go out and grind for experience alone... It's rare to be able to see a frost giant."

After letting Erha out to have a good feast, Aaron took the dog and returned to a campsite.

At this moment, looking at Aaron, her eyes were filled with resentment: "Why didn't you wait for me?"

Precisely because of this, she had made an appointment with Aaron.

She did not expect the other party to not follow the agreement at all and just run away!

"We plan to abandon this place!"

Aaron took Master Shadow to find a priest for treatment.

However, Aaron did not care and began to step forward to collect the materials from the frost giant's body.

【Your Bard level has increased to level 10!】

If it were a Legendary-level frost giant, and it were crafted by those Great Arcanists, it might even be possible to craft a top-tier +2, +3... or even the Legendary 'Giant King's Power Gloves +5'!

It can increase the user's strength by a full 5 points, not exceeding 30 points at most; even an ordinary person could wrestle with an ogre or even a giant after putting them on.

【Ding!】

Aaron's thoughts raced, and he pinched Erha in his arms.

Just at this moment, he looked toward a certain shadow: "Who?"

As long as the two united, she was confident she could use the Supreme Yoga Secret Method to plant a Secret Mantra on the other party, from then on making the other party unable to disobey any of her commands!

Aaron grabbed Luisha's slender waist, and while being handsy, he clicked his tongue and sighed: "Pity... I knew that a woman who throws herself into my arms voluntarily would have no good intentions behind it!"

A deep voice sounded.

"There was a frost giant hunting, but it has already been dealt with by me..."

Aaron said: "I think it would be best for you all to leave this area as soon as possible; there might be a frost giant tribe nearby!"

Even... a problem he was very familiar with!

【Experience +700!】

Kaen City.

Luisha felt the best opportunity was to blend into this group of migrating Gimo.

Aaron was speechless.

Upon arriving here, her body unexpectedly began to tremble uncontrollably, as if she dared not enter.

This woman was not simple.

This feeling was extremely inexplicable.

Rather, the other party had a conspiracy!

"Hmm, we can go together when the time comes."

Luisha gritted her teeth and walked into the room, only to see oil lamps lit all around, and an old monk with a withered face, wearing a Demon Armor made of human skin thangka, sitting cross-legged on a soft couch.

Luisha had not expected Aaron to strike suddenly, nor had she expected a mere mid-tier professional bard to cast a 'Secret Mantra', causing her to be hit instantly and her expression to become dull.

Luisha's eyes flashed: "I didn't expect you to have a merciful heart as well; then count me in... I haven't been to the Far North Wasteland to look around yet."

"I understand, we will set off immediately tomorrow; many people are already unable to walk today..."

He ran off to the far north to eat snowflakes, and there was actually a half-elf beauty willing to follow?

Erha let out a wolf howl, and Aaron, using this 'Twin Origin' as a conduit, formed seals with his hands, having already borrowed the Divine Power of the 'Fierce Wolf-Headed Vajra Protector'!

Aaron did not even look, casually snuffing out this sound, and then returned to reality.

【Obtained 20 skill points!】

'However... in this icy and snowy weather... let's just forget it.'

"Fine, it is just Evil Domain, a bit too evil... As long as I craft such an item, my alignment will likely shift toward 'Neutral Evil', and if I continue, 'Chaos Evil Domain' will not be far off!"

Aaron was still quite resistant to doing so.

Around the old monk, there were several trays containing Zhenzhu, gold, silver, coral, spices, folded furs, and other valuables...

He even suspected that the 'Corpse Explosion' of that original Balor had issues!

After pouring all his skill points into 'Craft Magic Wondrous Item', many insights suddenly emerged in Aaron's mind.

The old monk opened his eyes, a playful smile on his ugly and strange face: "Luisha... I have previously studied the 'Sutra of the Heavenly Maiden Offering Food to Buddha', and have gained insights into the practice method of the Wisdom Mother; I am just about to pass on the supreme Yoga secret to you... Come here, let me assist you in practicing with this secret method, and you will surely be able to advance further, rising from a Wisdom Mother to a Benevolent Mother!"

Aaron, however, did not think such a good thing had come knocking.

"Om Ah Hum!"

It seemed that as they traveled north, the Gimo bloodline in their bodies was also gradually awakening.

This is a very rare item; it is said that after wearing it, it can increase the user's strength by one point, up to a maximum of 20 points!

This series of strength gloves mainly depends on the materials and the craftsmanship of the blacksmith.

Aaron and Wendy were patrolling the camp when he suddenly asked: "Where exactly is this 'ancestral land' of yours?"

"It's me!"

Aaron assumed the posture of a lion's roar.

A bit of life barely returned to Luisha's ashen eyes: "That person—Jumokong, he had long since tracked me; he will definitely teleport over!"

(End of this chapter)