The Legend of Half-Step Multiple Desires (Complete) - 18

"Yes, that's right. Alchemy can only refine external objects. But this kid has gone crazy and is actually refining himself, which is why I said he doesn't want to live!" Da Nian Zhang said urgently. Duo Duo

couldn't help but shudder. If what Da Nian Zhang said was true, then things were really dangerous. Could it be that Liu Mang was provoked by Da Nian Zhang and that's why he was cultivating so recklessly?

"You old lecher, it's all your fault. Tell Liu Mang that he can't increase his magic power at all! He must be too anxious. That's why he's cultivating like this! I'm telling you, if anything happens to him, you can expect to enjoy a sunbath!" Duo Duo said fiercely. But she was extremely anxious, her eyes constantly scanning Liu Mang. She wanted to go over and wake him up, but she was frightened by the martial arts novels she had read in her previous life. Those novels all said that the most dangerous thing during cultivation was to be disturbed, otherwise there would be a danger of going into demonic possession.

"Do you think I wanted this!" Da Nian Zhang said angrily, then asked suspiciously, "Strange, this kid doesn't seem to be in any pain at all, he seems quite comfortable instead?"

At Da Nian Zhang's prompting, Duo Duo also carefully observed Liu Mang's expression, seeing that the guy's eyes were smiling as if he were having a sweet dream, looking incredibly peaceful and content.

"Hey. Pulis. Wake up!" Duo Duo hesitated for a moment, then approached Pulis and gently patted his body.

But Pulis just rolled over, his snoring becoming even louder, showing no signs of waking up.

*Pat pat...

* "Wake up!" Duo Duo patted him harder.

Pulis remained fast asleep...

"Damn. There's food!" Duo Duo shouted.

"Huh? Where, where?" Pulis jumped up, his eyes still sleepy. He asked repeatedly.

Duo Duo couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Pulis, regaining his senses, didn't even see who was in front of him, and plopped back down on the ground. Sa Lai said, "Senior brother, please stop experimenting on me... It hurts so much..." Duo

Duo was quite surprised. Logically, after he gave the Divine Armor to Pulis, according to Da Nian Zhang, Pulis should have extremely high endurance. How could he feel pain?

Experiment?

Did Liu Mang use him for some horrific experiment?

"Pullis, look who I am! If you keep acting like a rogue, I'll teach you a lesson!" Duo Duo coughed twice.

Pulis then opened his eyes. Seeing Duo Duo instead of Liu Mang in front of him, he hurriedly got up and said, "Master, why are you here? I didn't hear a sound. You're amazing..."

Duo Duo stared wide-eyed, unable to suppress a laugh as he looked at Pulis. Damn. This big guy was sleeping like a log. Even if you dragged him to the slaughterhouse and chopped him up, he probably wouldn't wake up!

"What were you talking about? What experiment did Liu Mang use you for? What is he doing now?" Duo Duo bombarded him with questions.

"Master," Pulis said with a mournful face, "don't even mention it! Please save me! For the past two days, my eldest senior brother has been lying here with his eyes closed, grinning like an idiot, neither eating nor drinking. Whenever he wakes up, he forces me to hit him..."

"You hit him?" Duoduo asked in surprise, looking at Pulis's large, basket-like hands, then at Liu Mang's thin body...

But, it wasn't Liu Mang hitting him, Pulis hitting Liu Mang. Why did it seem like Pulis was in more pain than Duoduo himself?

"What exactly happened?" Duoduo asked, frowning

. "Can you explain yourself clearly?" It had to be said, Pulis's expression was very poor, and it was incredibly difficult for Duoduo to understand his slurred, incoherent speech.

After a long while, Pulis finally finished speaking, and Duoduo, with great difficulty, understood the cause of the matter.

It turned out that after Duoduo left that night, Liu Mang had the bizarre idea of using the strange magic power within his body to refine it. At first, Liu Mang screamed in pain, rolling on the ground, which terrified Pulis.

Gradually, Liu Mang calmed down and slept for almost a day. When he woke up, he was full of energy and kept grinning foolishly.

He thought he had successfully cultivated that strange magic power. However, when he tried to use it, he was surprised to find that the power of the magic scroll had not improved at all. It was still just a small fireball, a frightening but ineffective explosion spell...

This caused Liu Mang immense pain. After beating his chest and stamping his feet, he angrily banged his head against the table, yelling that he was a complete waste.

Who knew? After banging his head twice, his forehead was fine, but the table had a large hole in it...

Liu Mang was stunned for a moment, and immediately ordered Pulis to hit his body. At first, Pulis used very little strength to test the waters, but as Liu Mang asked, Pulis's strength increased.

Surprisingly... Pulis's fist could send Hexagram flying, but Hexagram would get up unharmed. He grinned and continued to let Pulis hit him. After countless punches, when Pulis swung his fist again,

Hexagram's slender body was sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall.

But Pulis was the unlucky one. With a crisp crack, Pulis felt a heat in his fist, followed by a slight pain. Looking down, he saw that the hairs on his fist were all singed, and his knuckles were red and swollen, as if something had exploded.

Gradually, this condition became more and more obvious and severe each time he hit Hexagram. When his fist touched Hexagram's body, a burst of flame would erupt from the point of impact. The flame would explode on his fist…

Understanding Hexagram's transformation, Duoduo was dumbfounded.

A moment later, he was pulled back to reality by Da Nian's strange cry.

"My God! This is amazing, incredible, incredible..." Da Nian Zhang exclaimed in surprise.

"What exactly happened?" Duo Duo asked疑惑地.

"I'm not quite sure yet. I'll have to wait until that kid wakes up and ask him in detail before I can draw a conclusion!" Da Nian Zhang said.

Suddenly. Da Nian Zhang suddenly hissed...

"Someone has entered this place, and the magic is very powerful!" Da Nian Zhang said.

Before he finished speaking, a commotion suddenly came from outside.

It turned out that Catherine's gang, confident in their status, didn't want to do anything sneaky. And after meeting a few members of the Black Blood Society, they looked down on these rabble, swaggering around in the sky and on the ground. They entered the Black Blood Society's headquarters and easily took down two sentries who tried to stop them.

At this moment, all the Black Blood Society members gathered at the garden gate where Liu Mang lived, surrounding the extermination group and verbally retaliating.

"Well... it was just words... They dared not make any rash moves. These elves displayed too much power. Thugs, after all, care about face. If they lose face in terms of ability, they'll just resort to insults...

Anyway, their leader will step in and take charge later. These lackeys are just there to put on a show."

Duo Duo peered through the window and saw the members of the extermination squad, his brow furrowing.

"Kid, something's finally happened! Looks like those are the Night Elf extermination squad. You'd better protect the two Night Elf girls beside you! The extermination squad is always ruthless and merciless," said Da Nian Zhang. Duo

Duo asked doubtfully, "You know about the Night Elf extermination squad?"

“Of course, the conflict between the Archeel and the Night Elf race has existed for over a thousand years. In my time, the Archeel were rampaging through the Night Elf race,” Zhang said. “You’d better be careful dealing with them; these guys are elites from various elven empires!”

“Why would I fight them? If I can’t beat them, I’ll just hide,” Duo Duo said casually.

"If you don't deal with them, they'll deal with you sooner or later. Don't forget, you still have a female slave from the Night Elf race!"

Duo Duo trembled, but stubbornly replied, "At worst, I'll just give that slave to them."

Da Nian Zhang snorted coldly, "Are you even a man? Being a lecher is fine, but a lecher with class fights for his prey. Let me tell you, any woman we've slept with has been branded by us. We can play with them ourselves, but we absolutely won't allow anyone to disrespect them!"

Duo Duo couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, his face flushed slightly as he said, "I know, you don't need to nag me."

Da Nian Zhang chuckled wickedly, "I know what you're thinking. You always consider yourself a lecher, thinking that lechers are just about playing with women without wasting feelings, right? Hmph. That's the lowest level of lecher!"

266 Fighting for High-Level Rogues

"Alright, stop nagging, can't you call yourself high-level?" Duo Duo said impatiently, but as he said this, he made up his mind that he would never let these bastards hurt Yana.

The members of the extermination squad were used to a life of luxury and privilege. Accustomed to being respected, they felt ashamed even when interacting with these thugs, let alone the constant stream of foul language from them. A few of the more hot-tempered ones unleashed a wind blade spell, leaving numerous bloody gashes on the bodies of the most vocal spittle-slinging thugs.

The Black Blood Society members fell silent, exchanging bewildered glances, their eyes filled with fear.

Catherine walked triumphantly to the front and coldly asked, "Where's that elf?"

Since Duo Duo had always avoided the Black Blood Society's sentries when entering, Catherine's question left the members completely bewildered.

"Ha, so she followed you. Now you can't escape even if you want to."

"Bring it on! Who's afraid of who!" Duo Duo retorted fiercely, glancing back at the still-smiling, closed-eyed Six Brilliant, remembering that the Wandering Soul was still imprisoned in the secret chamber. It seemed he had no choice but to step

forward. "Priss, come with me!" Dodo said in a deep voice, turning and pushing open the door, striding out.

"Oh. It's Master Di." Priss hurriedly followed behind... Dodo's

appearance attracted everyone's attention. The sentries were extremely puzzled; they clearly hadn't seen how this elf had entered. How could he be coming out of the room now?

Most of the gang members had seen Dodo before. Knowing how powerful Dodo was, they were invigorated to see him striding towards them. They, who usually looked down on Hexagram, were now grateful that Hexagram was their leader, at least he had such a powerful backer.

"Were you all looking for me?" Dodo stood not far in front of Catherine, smiling calmly.

"We meet again!" Catherine said coldly, her anger rising as she recalled the arrogance of this guy when he stole her treasure.

“Yes, beautiful lady. It’s my honor to see you again. We missed each other last time. I wonder if you have time to have dinner with me this time? Your beauty has lingered in my heart ever since we last met!” Dodo said with great gentlemanly manners.

His words surprised the members of the extermination group, who all looked at Catherine, speculating about her relationship with this handsome elf…

Some of the more gossipy ones even wondered if Catherine and this elf had developed a grudge and were deliberately linking him to the dark elf to vent her anger on the extermination group.

Catherine’s pretty face flushed slightly at Dodo’s words, and she said angrily, “Where is your slave girl? That dark elf!”

“Tsk tsk… Miss Catherine, it seems you’re jealous? That’s not good. How can you be jealous of a slave girl?” Dodo said with a wicked smile.

Catherine's face flushed red, and she shouted sharply, "Tell me her whereabouts, or else..."

"Or else what? Or else you won't go on a date with me? Or have dinner with me? Or else you won't..." Dodo revealed a wicked smile.

Boom...

The gang members, who had just been too scared to speak by the extermination group, suddenly burst into laughter upon hearing Dodo completely dominate and unabashedly mock the woman.

At this moment, a nature archer from the elven temple stepped forward, coldly scrutinizing Dodo, and said, "Hand over the night elves, and all those who collude with heretics will be punished most severely by the temple!"

Dodo was annoyed by this guy's arrogant manner and looked at him with disdain. She thought to herself, "You son of a bitch, I've scared your temple's saintess to tears, who do you think you are!"

Dodo's disdainful gaze made the nature archer feel his dignity had been insulted, and his expression changed. A flash of green light appeared in his hand, and the longbow on his back had already appeared in his hand.

Damn it. What's coming is coming!

"Then let me fight for the title of a high-class rogue!"

Duo Duo's words were a deliberate provocation; he had been preparing for battle all along. Even if it was compensation for Yana's long time as a slave, it was a way of making amends!

If you want to touch my woman, you'll have to get past me first!

Duo Duo stood there, his playful smile vanished, his eyes sharp as he stared at the Natural Archer. His overwhelming fighting spirit chilled everyone present.

The Nine Yang Energy surged within Duo Duo's fighting spirit, flowing joyfully, a red aura overflowing from his body. Like a blazing fire, it illuminated the surroundings in a fiery red, and Duo Duo, right in the center of this blazing fire, stood like an invincible war god, awaiting the challenge!

Now, in this era of peace, the experts of those extermination groups haven't faced life-or-death struggles in a long time.

In truth, most of the experts who came this time were only there to gain some empty fame; after all, the Dark Elf race had been on the run for nearly a thousand years. They were barely clinging to life, trying to wipe them out. It wouldn't take much effort, would it?

But when Duoduo, brimming with fighting spirit, stood fearlessly before them, challenging them,

some of these renowned experts felt a chill run down their spines, losing in terms of sheer presence…

Suddenly,

a door opened at the back.

“Master, let your disciple show off!”

Liu Mang had awakened sometime earlier. Seeing the scene outside, though he didn't know the reason, seeing Duoduo wanting to challenge those elves, he immediately categorized them as scoundrels. Having gained new abilities, he was eager to demonstrate his skills!

Pris, who had been watching anxiously for a long time, was incredibly excited to see his master about to fight, but his tongue was too clumsy to express it, and he didn't dare to step forward and take Duoduo's place. Now, seeing Liu Mang appear, Pris immediately chuckled and moved closer to him. He said in a simple voice, "Senior brother, boss. I'm here too!"

Six-pointed stare glanced smugly at Pulis, then looked disdainfully at the members of the extermination group, and shouted, "Big guy, what if someone dares to challenge Master!"

"Kill him!" Pulis yelled.

"What if a group of people challenge us?" Six Mang continued.

"Then we'll slaughter them all!" Pris exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly. This guy used to be cowardly when he was hungry, but now that he's well-fed, he's become a complete warmonger, echoing Six Mang's words. This made the Black Blood Society members laugh heartily, while the members of the extermination squad turned red with anger. Duo

Duo, hearing the two of them talking like they were performing a comedy routine, couldn't help but glare at Six Mang.

Six Mang quickly shut up, patted Pris on the shoulder, and said, "Let's go, what are you standing there for!"

As he spoke, the two walked to Duo Duo's side. Six Mang grinned at Duo Duo and said, "Master, your disciple has finally found a chance to shine! You must grant your disciple's request this time!"

These words completely ignored the extermination squad members, making Catherine snort coldly.

"Go, go, just don't embarrass yourself!" Dodo said with a smile. To be honest, it would be a lie to say he wasn't worried about Hexagram and Pris. But he couldn't let Hexagram down too much; if anything really happened, he could just go and rescue them. Damn it, at worst, a group fight would suffice. This was

the first time Hexagram had dared to challenge someone so confidently. His face flushed with excitement, he shouted, "You dare to act wildly in our Black Blood Society? Damn it, you even dare to challenge my master? Damn it, even a pure person like me can't stand it! Hey, anyone who dares to fight me, come out!"

Such a blatant challenge, coupled with his utterly uncouth and foul language, enraged a middle-aged elf in the extermination group. Before Catherine could speak, he strode out of the ranks.

"Wind spirit, you are the most ethereal deity in the world..."

A spell, incredibly long, was chanted from his lips.

Those familiar with magic knew this was a high-level wind magic. Although the spell was long, its power was absolutely immense!

It seemed the middle-aged elf was enraged and started attacking with deadly force!

"Hurry up and recite it, I'm about to fall asleep!"

Hexagram, completely ignorant of magic, feigned drowsiness and deliberately mocked the elf.

Boom…

The Black Blood Society members burst into laughter again.

Catherine sneered inwardly; this magic newbie would be torn to pieces by wind blades soon!

Dodo also didn't understand magic, so he was equally unaware of the danger. Hearing Hexagram's words, he found it amusing. "Hurry up and attack

! This guy is using the advanced 'Wind Blade Mad Dragon' spell, it's incredibly powerful!" Da Nian Zhang said urgently. Dodo completely trusted Da Nian Zhang's magical knowledge, and hearing his anxious reminder, he realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly went behind Priss. He nudged him gently and said, "Hurry up and do it!" Pulis, still grinning foolishly, nodded vigorously at Dodo's command... Pulis's figure moved with lightning speed; his massive frame belied his incredible speed, stunning everyone present. *Slap!* A slap landed on the middle-aged elf's face, drawing blood from his mouth. The spell was completely interrupted! "What nonsense are you spouting? Wind elf, my foot! Damn it, you've upset my master, I'll teach you a lesson!" Pulis shouted, spitting all over the middle-aged elf's face. Mages' weakness lies in close combat; usually, warriors provide cover while casting spells. The large number of nature archers sent this time were to protect these elves, skilled in magic but not in close combat. The nature archers had been prepared to protect the middle-aged elf as soon as he began casting his spell, but seeing that he showed no intention of attacking... Realizing these guys were complete magic novices, they lowered their guard, not expecting the orc's sudden attack and astonishing speed. "Wind Spirit..." *slap*... "Damn it, my master told you not to talk nonsense! Why don't you listen?!" The middle-aged elf, his mouth full of blood, continued chanting, only to be slapped again by Priss. Enraged and flustered, he fainted on the spot. This action instantly escalated the situation. A flash of green light appeared in the hands of the natural archers, and giant longbows materialized. With a powerful pull, the longbows were drawn back, and a green, arrow-like beam formed between the bowstring and their hands, a powerful aura pressing down on Priss, whom they had targeted. Although Priss wore divine armor, Dodo had no confidence that it could withstand so many elven arrows. "Priss, come back!" Dodo shouted. Priss hurriedly turned and returned to the side of the six-pointed star. While accelerating the circulation of Nine Yang Energy, making the crimson aura around him even more dazzling, Duoduo made sarcastic remarks: "Pris, how could you do this?" "Huh?" Pris was taken aback and asked, "Master? What did I do?" "What did you do? You shouldn't hit someone in the face, look at the mess you made..." Duoduo clicked his tongue. Suddenly, a natural archer, unable to contain his anger, released his bowstring, and the elven arrow shot towards Duoduo with a blur. Duoduo felt as if all directions around him were locked by an invisible aura before this arrow, and he was secretly astonished. In this situation, not only was there no way to dodge, but even if he could dodge, it would greatly weaken his edge. Duoduo roared angrily. The crimson aura around him soared into the sky! "Come on!" Duoduo stretched out his arm, and Nine Yang Energy shot out from his palm, forming a giant hand with a red aura, grabbing at the arrow. *Snap snap snap snap…* The hand, condensed from the Nine Suns energy, caught the Elf Arrow squarely, producing a series of crisp cracking sounds. The hand dimmed considerably, and the Elf Arrow vanished completely. Goodness… these guys are really something! Duo Duo's arm went numb. He dared not underestimate the Natural Archers any longer. Although his face remained playful, he knew in his heart that if four or five arrows were fired at him simultaneously, he would likely be in grave danger. A commotion ensued. The Natural Archers simultaneously aimed their arrows at Duo Duo. Although they were amazed by Duo Duo's strength, his background in the Temple made him extraordinary. Despite their inner turmoil, they showed no sign of it. Duo Duo inwardly cursed, "Damn it, no wonder Lucy repeatedly told me to stay away from these guys and not to provoke them. Their strength is too much!" Just then! The members of the extermination team's expressions changed, and they all looked eastward. In that brief moment, they clearly sensed a fluctuation in the energy net they had set up. This energy net was specifically designed to target night elves, meaning that night elves had just appeared. Compared to Dodo, the night elves were the most important. Their target was the night elves. Therefore, although they were extremely angry with Dodo, they had no time to waste here. Anyway, they already knew about this place; they could come back to cause trouble for this elf after wiping out the entire night elf race. After a member of the elves whispered something to Catherine, she nodded, glared fiercely at Dodo, and then turned and disappeared into the night.

They came and went in a flash; in no time, the members of the extermination team had vanished.

"Damn it, Pulis! You're so disloyal! You stole my chance to shine!" Liu Mang punched Pulis hard, fuming.

"Master sent me..." Pulis said with a bitter face.

"Big guy, you've gotten smarter, now you push everything onto Master. You know I'm afraid of Master, don't you!" Liu Mang said with a laugh. Pulis

scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.

Duo Duo whispered, "Liu Mang, hurry up and disperse those people."

Liu Mang quickly stopped joking and turned to walk towards the remaining gang members.

The gang members were now buzzing with discussion. Liu Mang's imposing manner had forced them to re-evaluate him, especially Duo Duo, their powerful backer, whose god-like aura deeply impressed them.

Think about it. The former leader, Wanderer, and Elder Pike have been absent lately for unknown reasons. Pike is somewhat more reliable, occasionally appearing, but Wanderer seems to have vanished without a trace.

In this leaderless situation, Hexagram's recent performance has stirred the minds of the gang members.

"Looks like this new leader isn't bad..."

"Yeah, yeah, but who said this leader is useless, only relying on his powerful backer? Look how brave he was just now!"

"It was Elder Pike who spread the word. Luckily we didn't provoke him before. Judging from his ferocity just now, he must be very strong." "

It's a pity that Pris made a move, otherwise we could have seen just how strong the new leader is!"

"..."

"..."

Such discussions were endless.

Dodo and the others, of course, were unaware of this; their actions had achieved this effect, which was an unexpected bonus.

"You can all disperse now," Hexagram said loudly as he approached the gang members.

“Yes, leader,” one of the gang members bowed and said. The others followed suit and filed out of the garden.

Six Mang turned to Duo Duo with a smug look and said, “Master, it seems these guys were just stunned by me.”

Duo Duo laughed, “Getting cocky already? We’ll see when you can keep them in check forever.”

Six Mang scratched his head and chuckled, “Of course, whose disciple am I? No doubt about it.”

Duo Duo teased, “Besides flattery, can’t you do anything else?” Suddenly, Duo Duo remembered Six Mang’s strange behavior. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “Six Mang, let’s go inside.”

Duo Duo, Six Mang, and Pris entered the room one after the other. Liu Mang closed the door tightly and asked suspiciously, "Master, what's wrong?"

Duo Duo didn't answer; Zhang said, "Old lecher, ask Liu Mang what's causing this strange behavior on his body. Could it be harming him?"

Da Nian Zhang said, "I need to ask him how he feels first. I can't say for sure right now."

Duo Duo nodded, handed the Chastity Ring to Liu Mang, and said, "Liu Mang, if that old bastard asks you anything, answer truthfully, understand?"

Liu Mang nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, Master!"

Liu Mang took the Chastity Ring, walked to a chair, and began communicating with Da Nian Zhang.

Although Duo Duo was worried about Liu Mang, she could only wait for Da Nian Zhang's conclusion. Seeing Liu Mang's cheerful expression, she figured nothing bad had happened and felt slightly relieved.

After hesitating for a moment, Duo Duo gave some instructions to Pulis and turned to leave the room.

She wondered what the wandering spirit was doing in the secret room; probably cursing her.

Duo Duo chuckled as he imagined the wandering soul squatting in a corner of the secret room, angrily cursing, while quickly walking towards the wandering soul's dwelling. When he reached the vicinity of the wandering soul's dwelling,

Duo Duo carefully surveyed his surroundings, making sure no one would discover him. He then slipped into the room with practiced ease, opened the door to the secret passage, and entered the long corridor. When Duo Duo used his Nine Yang energy to open the door again, he caught a glimpse of the wandering soul squatting in a corner, quickly sitting back down after hearing the noise. Duo Duo was filled with curiosity, but when his eyes fell upon the wandering soul's face, he was immediately struck by its beauty. Due to the delicate balance formed between the necromantic magic and battle aura energy within the wandering soul's body, her body was recovering at an astonishing speed. In a short time, although her appearance hadn't fully recovered, the muscles on half of her face that had atrophied were already normal, only her skin color remained somewhat dark. While her appearance was still somewhat unsightly, compared to when Duo Duo left... It was so much better, no wonder Duo Duo was amazed. Duo Duo's entry made You Hun's expression quite unnatural. Duo Duo smiled slightly, glancing at the spot where You Hun had just been squatting. It was a small puddle, with very little water, but it was very clear. It could be used as a mirror. Thinking about how You Hun had been squatting there, brushing her hair back, Duo Duo was secretly pleased. It seemed You Hun cared a lot about her appearance, and she would probably be overjoyed to see her appearance restored. Not bad! Not bad! As long as she liked it, she had to accept her favor... "Beautiful lady, have you eaten?" Duo Duo smiled and walked over. You Hun glanced at Duo Duo, remaining silent. Duo Duo chuckled, not caring, and scanned the secret room. She found a pile of neatly clean chicken bones on the floor. It seemed she was really starving, having gnawed them so cleanly. "Looks like that roast chicken was to your liking. Do you want me to get you a few more later?" Duo Duo said with a mischievous smile. The wandering soul blushed, glared at Duo Duo, and angrily said, "Let me out!" Duo Duo shook her head and sighed, "Alas... why doesn't someone understand my intentions? I wanted to help her, but she always sees it as harming her. It's really hard to be a good person!" Then, Duo Duo added, "Don't worry. Wait until I completely heal you. Once your appearance is restored, I will naturally let you out. It would be such a waste for such a beautiful woman to be locked up in this place all the time!" As she spoke, Duo Duo's expression was incredibly sincere. The wandering soul stared at Duo Duo in astonishment for a long time. Her mind was filled with doubts. During her time alone in the secret room, she carefully considered everything again, but she still couldn't understand why Duo Duo treated her this way. The only thing she could think of was that this guy definitely didn't have good intentions. Thinking it over, he's probably still after that map... Duoduo looked at the wandering soul's suspicious eyes and said, "You seem to distrust me." "You'd be that kind? Let me tell you, even if you heal me, don't expect to get anything from me!" the wandering soul said coldly. "Who said I wanted anything from you? I said it before. What do you have that I'd want? If I did, wouldn't it be easier to just steal it? Why would I go to all this trouble to heal you?" Duoduo said with a sneer. The wandering soul snorted coldly. Staring at Duoduo, the meaning was clear: "Whoever has a scheme knows it themselves!"

Duo Duo couldn't help but chuckle bitterly. Damn, picking up girls is truly a thankless task!

That old lecher is too damn cunning! Virgin blood is fine, but why insist on "willingness"? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

Duo Duo sighed helplessly, thinking, "Whatever! I'll heal her first, then ask that old lecher for some tips on picking up girls. I don't believe this wandering soul's heart is made of iron!

" "What are you doing! Don't come any closer!"

The wandering soul instinctively panicked when she saw Duo Duo slowly approaching. She shouted loudly.

Duo Duo sneered, "What are you pretending for! Don't you know what I'm going to do?"

The wandering soul also came to her senses, knowing that Duo Duo would treat her again like the previous two days. Speaking of which, this handsome elf is truly amazing; she can actually regulate the two completely incompatible energies within her body, and so quickly achieve a delicate balance. Thinking about how she would soon regain her former beautiful appearance, the wandering soul couldn't help but feel a glimmer of anticipation for Duo Duo's treatment.

But when she thought of Duo Duo's treatment method, she subconsciously tightened her grip on the black robe that Duo Duo had already torn, her face flushing red. Out of feminine shyness, she still glared fiercely at Duo Duo, her face full of defensiveness.

Having never had any experience with women, her understanding of them was limited to the idea of rape. This made Duo Duo somewhat impatient with You Hun's completely uncooperative attitude during her first attempt at seduction.

Duo Duo frowned, coldly scrutinized You Hun, completely ignoring her defensive gaze, and walked over to her. She reached out and lifted her up.

Originally, there were leftover strips of cloth in the secret room; binding You Hun would have been easy. However, Duo Duo was very annoyed with You Hun and wanted to punish her. Grabbing her already tattered black robe, she ripped it forcefully.

Rip…

the black robe, already missing a strip of cloth at the back, was torn off by Duo Duo's force.

At this moment, the black robe was completely exposed, hanging in front of the wandering soul like an apron. If her arms hadn't been tucked into her sleeves, the robe would probably have already left her body.

"Bastard, what are you doing!" Realizing that her back was completely exposed to Duo Duo's eyes, the wandering soul struggled violently and shouted angrily while feeling ashamed.

Looking at the fair skin and shapely curves of the wandering soul's back, and the waves of her buttocks swaying as she struggled, Duo Duo couldn't help but have a stirring in her mind, and some lewd thoughts began to creep in...

"What are you shouting for? If a woman is naughty, she'll get a spanking, you know." A wicked smile appeared on Duo Duo's lips.

"Let me go. You bastard! I don't want you to punish me!" The wandering soul's reason was completely blinded by shame, and she didn't hear Duo Duo's words at all, continuing to shout and struggle loudly.

*Smack!*

With a crisp sound, Duo Duo's large hand made intimate contact with You Hun's buttocks. After the slap, Duo Duo's hand didn't leave but remained pressed against You Hun's buttocks, even through a pair of underpants. The alluring softness was still palpable in his palm.

You Hun's body jolted, and her scream abruptly stopped. This bastard… this bastard actually hit her… Duo Duo

gently moved his hand that was caressing You Hun's buttocks and whispered, "Being obedient now? If you scream again, I'll hit you twice." Teasing Duo

Duo like this, You Hun felt a surge of sorrow. Although she desperately wanted to break free from Duo Duo's control, after that slap, she dared not struggle anymore, fearing that this bastard would use even more shameless methods on her.

Seeing You Hun obediently stop struggling, Duo Duo felt a surge of pride. Women… indeed need to be disciplined…

Before she could finish feeling proud, she felt You Hun's body tremble slightly. She began to sob softly.

This caught Duo Duo off guard. He was usually most afraid of Lucy's tears, but he hadn't expected them to be so devastating on

You Hun. "Hey, beautiful, I'm just kidding! Please stop crying, okay?" Duo Duo said helplessly.

But this woman was truly impossible to reason with. Duo Duo's words only made You Hun cry harder.

Looking at the woman crying like a torrential downpour, Duo Duo couldn't reconcile this woman with the fierce, cold, and somewhat twisted "dead-faced" person she used to be…

"Start the treatment, I won't joke with you anymore, okay?" Duo Duo said with a mournful face.

"Please, can I say sorry?"

"…

" "…"

After Duo Duo tried to persuade her for a long time, You Hun still cried incessantly, as if this crying would release all the grievances she had suppressed for years.

Hearing the wandering soul's cries, Duo Duo grew increasingly agitated and snapped, "If you cry again, I'll spank you!"

The

crying stopped immediately, proving far more effective than any attempt at comforting.

Duo Duo found it amusing. She chuckled, finding the woman rather endearing. "Heh... looks like things won't be too boring from now on." Duo

Duo didn't say anything more, afraid of unleashing another torrent of tears. Following her usual method, she bound the wandering soul tightly with strips of cloth. When she reached for her mouth, the wandering soul clenched her teeth tightly, refusing to open them and allowing Duo Duo to continue binding her with the smelly cloth.

Duo Duo,

however, didn't press the matter. She tossed the cloth aside and laughed, "You should know it will hurt a lot at first. Don't scream, okay? If you annoy me, I'll spank you, and... if you distract me, all my efforts will be wasted. You'll become even uglier and more terrifying than before!"

The wandering soul groaned but remained silent.

Duo Duo chuckled and began the treatment. As the Nine Yang Energy entered the wandering soul's body, the excruciating pain caused the soul's body to tense up abruptly. After a groan, the soul clenched its teeth and remained silent.

Duo Duo couldn't help but secretly admire this; it was far better than those girls in her previous life who would scream and yell even at injections…

Because the energy within the wandering soul's body was now nearly balanced, the pain lasted much shorter than before. Once the most painful phase was over, the soul, who had been enduring the intense pain, immediately relaxed completely and fell asleep in a comfortable state.

The red halo of the Nine Yang Energy flashed on Duo Duo's palm. After several treatments, Duo Duo was now even more adept.

In no time, Duo Duo had completed one round of treatment. Although a fine sweat appeared on her forehead, it was much easier than the first time.

During the treatment, her mind was entirely focused on sensing the energy within the wandering soul's body, so she hadn't thought of anything else.

Now the treatment was complete. Duo Duo wiped away her sweat, and when her gaze fell on You Hun again, she couldn't help but feel a surge of desire...

Because the black robe was completely torn, You Hun's back was completely exposed to Duo Duo's eyes, revealing her perfectly proportioned body—rounded yet not too plump, neither too thin nor too plump—and the curves of her slender waist and hips... What Duo Duo found most alluring was that, during the treatment, You Hun had endured excruciating pain yet still tried her best to bear it, causing her body to be covered in sweat.

The sweat soaked through her thin, white underpants in several places, the damp parts clinging to her skin, clearly visible, especially the deep crease between her buttocks, where a faint black glimpse could be seen.

Duo Duo let out a long sigh, his breathing becoming rapid. If he hadn't constantly reminded himself not to force himself on this woman, given his past temper, he probably would have already flipped You Hun over and forced himself on her.

Unfortunately, in this situation, You Hun's body was simply too breathtaking, causing Duo Duo to almost lose control.

To distract himself and quell his lust, Duo Duo had an idea. He reached his hands under You Hun's body, used his arms to flip her over, intending to use her still-unrestored appearance to stimulate her and cool his desire.

However, when his hands reached down, they grasped two soft mounds of flesh. Although not as large as Alice's, the feeling of holding them was even more alluring to Duo Duo.

Unable to control himself, Duo Duo squeezed them firmly a few times.

That soft feeling, combined with the sensual sight before him, instantly ignited Duo Duo's lust. To avoid any real trouble, he quickly closed his eyes. After taking a few long breaths, she quickly turned the wandering soul's body over.

Originally, she had intended to use the wandering soul's appearance to arouse her desire. But who knew that during this treatment, the wandering soul's appearance had largely returned to normal? Her originally dark face was now just a shadow, with a few black spots of toxin deposits.

In the dim light of the secret room, these minor flaws couldn't affect the wandering soul's beauty at all.

Duo Duo's heart stirred. Panting, she leaned down, pouting her lips, preparing to kiss her…

Before Duo Duo could even kiss the wandering soul, she saw the wandering soul open her eyes, staring at Duo Duo in terror: "You… what are you going to do…"

In fact, when Duo Duo finished treating the wandering soul, she had already woken up. She just hadn't opened her eyes, still feigning sleep, wanting to wait until Duo Duo left.

When Duo Duo's hand touched her breasts, the wandering soul almost screamed, but the situation was too shameful; if she had opened her eyes, she wouldn't know what to do.

Helpless, the wandering soul silently cursed the lecherous fiend in her heart, hoping he would leave quickly.

Unexpectedly, not only did he not leave, but he intensified his actions, even attempting to verbally abuse her. She could no longer maintain her

facade. She hurriedly opened her eyes and shouted loudly. Caught red-handed. Even though Duoduo was extremely thick-skinned, her face flushed slightly. She chuckled awkwardly and said, "There's a strange smell. Let me find the source..."

Then, she sniffed twice and pointed to the wandering soul's collar, saying, "Finally found it! Haven't you showered for days?"

The wandering soul blushed deeply, cursing the lecherous man for wanting to do something bad and now turning the tables on her. She angrily retorted, "Then let me leave! I'm going to take a shower! You bastard!"

"Hmm... not a bad suggestion," Duoduo straightened up and said.

The wandering soul's eyes lit up. Could this guy really let her leave?

“However, beautiful lady, you’re very weak right now! How can you handle such a strenuous task as bathing? How about I help you bathe? Come on, let’s go out together. I’ll help you bathe.” Duo Duo said with a wicked smile.

You Hun glared at Duo Duo and shouted sharply, “If you touch me again, I’ll die in front of you!” Duo

Duo clicked his tongue and said, “Don’t always use death to scare people. What does it matter to others whether you live or die? Using your own life to scare others is the most cowardly thing to do.”

“Bastard. I’d rather die than be defiled by you!” You Hun now had another suspicion. She felt that Duo Duo was treating her this way because he wanted to heal her and then covet her beauty.

“Why say it so harshly? Defile? Sigh… How could you have such filthy thoughts? The relationship between men and women is noble and pure… If I really had any feelings for you, I would never force you, but would wholeheartedly win your heart and make you willing.”

Duo Duo said this with a serious expression. His face wasn't even slightly red, prompting the wandering soul to spit lightly at him repeatedly. He, however, remained completely composed, as if making some solemn declaration.

"Then just give up! I absolutely hate you!" the wandering soul said coldly.

Duo Duo chuckled and said, "Everything takes time. You might hate me now, but maybe you'll like me later!"

His constant teasing made the wandering soul feel utterly ashamed. She couldn't understand how such a shameless person could exist in this world.

People said the Great Elves were a polite race; how could such a scoundrel appear?

"If you're not going to let me go, then get lost! I don't want to see you again!" the wandering soul said angrily.

Duo Duo not only didn't leave, but instead shamelessly sat down next to the wandering soul, laughing, "Let's get to know each other first, chat, getting to know each other is the beginning of love!"

The wandering soul suddenly felt an urge to vomit. Looking at this guy whose skin was as thick as a mandala wall, she wanted nothing more than to bite his throat off immediately.

Then... With a cold snort, she turned her head away, not even glancing at Duoduo.

Duoduo didn't care. He had known from his previous life that picking up girls required patience. Before, he had only used force to possess women's bodies. This time, because of his bet with Da Nian Zhang, he had to be patient with Youhun.

As their contact deepened, Duoduo discovered the woman's charm. Sometimes, stark contrasts highlighted personality. Duoduo had long been used to Youhun's "deadpan face" and cold, gloomy demeanor. Now, seeing the cuteness of her inner woman,

he was actually enjoying it...

Duoduo sat next to Youhun and began to tell stories. In his previous world, Duoduo's storytelling skills would probably have been laughable. But in this world, stories that only children would find interesting in his previous life seemed quite novel.

Even more shameful was that sometimes he couldn't remember the original story and would just make things up. Since Youhun couldn't understand, he simply started spouting nonsense.

First came "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," then "The Farmer and the Snake," "Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf"...

Unfortunately, that was all the guy could remember.

He talked for a while, spittle flying everywhere, his throat dry. But the wandering soul showed no reaction whatsoever. Its eyes were closed, as quiet as if it were asleep.

Duo Duo chuckled self-deprecatingly, thinking to himself, "If I'd known this would happen, I should have read more fairy tales in my past life."

He wanted to ramble on, but his brain was completely depleted. Thinking hard, besides the dirty jokes his colleagues had heard in his past life, he really had nothing else to offer.

Hesitating for a moment, Duo Duo changed the subject, saying, "By the way, what was that picture you were looking at so intently last time?" To get closer to

the wandering soul, he needed to find a common topic. Duo Duo

thought for a moment. It seemed that besides that picture, he knew nothing about the wandering soul. Anyway, he had been puzzled when he peeked at the wandering soul studying the map twice. He figured this was a good opportunity to bring it up, both to have something to talk about and maybe get an answer.

The wandering soul's body jolted upon hearing Duo Duo's words… Sure enough, this guy's true colors were showing; after all, he was still after that treasure map!

Duo Duo smiled and said, "I know even if you don't say it."

The wandering soul was even more surprised. Was this guy going to be blunt? Was he going to use coercion?

"Do you want a tattoo?" Duo Duo asked.

The wandering soul had been prepared to submit to Duo Duo's coercion, but upon hearing this, she was completely bewildered. What was this bastard talking about? It was utterly irrelevant!

"Ha, I told you so! But where do you want to get it tattooed? Want me to give you some advice? To be honest, that design isn't very attractive, and it wouldn't look good on the body. I've seen other people with tattoos like that, and frankly, it's not suitable for women!" Duo Duo said to herself.

The wandering soul was immediately astonished, her eyes snapping open as she stared at Duo Duo.

Duo Duo chuckled, "Is that design some kind of totem from your hometown? But it's strange. The tattoo I've seen only has a part that looks like yours. Is your design incomplete, or is hers incomplete?"

Incomplete?

Incomplete!

The wandering soul felt a deafening roar in her mind. The enormous doubt that had been swirling in her heart suddenly cleared up with Duo Duo's words!

Good heavens!

How could she not have thought of that?

It turned out that the treasure map she had been unable to decipher was incomplete! No wonder she had studied it for so many years without finding anything!

Seeing that she had spoken for so long, yet the wandering soul only stared at her silently, Duo Duo felt increasingly bored. She thought to herself that he had already lingered here for quite some time, and it was time to return to Liu Mang.

So, Duo Duo stood up, untied the strips of cloth binding the wandering soul's body, and without saying a word, simply smiled before turning and walking towards the door.

The wandering soul, still surprised, saw Duo Duo turn to leave and blurted out, "Stop!"

"What is it?" Duo Duo turned back to look at the wandering soul, secretly pleased with herself. It seemed her eloquence was quite good; she had finally gotten off to a good start.

"Nothing. You can go..." the wandering soul said, waving his hand as if he had just remembered something.

Damn it! He's playing

me!

Duo Duo felt a surge of anger, gave the wandering soul a cold look, and turned to leave.

As the iron door closed, the secret chamber was plunged into darkness once more. The wandering soul curled up in a corner, his mind a jumbled mess.

The reason she hadn't said anything was because she suddenly realized that Duo Duo was too cunning and might be deliberately throwing out bait to trick her into talking. If she really questioned him, she might fall into his trap.

What to do? What to do?

The wandering soul held her head in her hands, shaking it violently. She couldn't think of any way...

While Duo Duo was treating the wandering soul,

something happened at Yana's place that alarmed her.

Sensing the energy network of the Great Elf race, Yana set up a barrier to cover Alona and her Dark Elf aura.

Because she sensed Alona's abnormal emotions, Yana didn't even go to Duo Duo at the Half-Step Duo Restaurant, but instead watched over Alona.

From the beginning until now, apart from the few words she said at the beginning, Alona had kept her eyes closed, nestled in the chair as if asleep.

But Yana knew that Alona wasn't sleeping at this moment; she must be thinking about something, and something that saddened her, because Alona's eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears slid down her cheeks.

Yana desperately wanted to know the reason, but didn't want to disturb Arona, waiting for Arona to tell her on her own.

However, after waiting for a long time, seeing Arona growing increasingly heartbroken, she couldn't help but speak up, "Arona, don't you really want your sister to share your sorrow?"

Arona's lips twitched, her eyes still tightly closed, and she whispered, "Sister, I'm really alright, I'll be fine in a little while. I just want some peace and quiet."

"Arona..." Yana was about to speak when Arona interrupted her, suddenly standing up and forcing a smile, saying, "Sister, is there anything to eat? I'm so hungry!"

Yana swallowed her words, nodded, and said, "Wait here, I'll go get it for you..."

With that, she turned and walked out of the dark room.

As Yana stepped out of the dark chamber, Arona's expression changed. Her arms twitched slightly, and after a brief twist, the entire chamber plunged into darkness. Moments later, the light returned, the darkness vanished, but Arona had also disappeared.

Yana, having left the chamber, felt something was amiss.

Suddenly, she stopped and quickly walked back into the dark chamber.

Good heavens!

How could she not have thought of that? Arona was in such a bad mood; how could she possibly be in the mood for food?

Oh no! Yana anxiously pushed open the door to the dark chamber, hoping to see Arona.

When she saw the room was empty, and Arona was long gone, her heart sank…

Arona made up her mind to return to the Night Elf territory to find information about the Death Spider Queen's energy inheritance. After understanding the details, she would return to Mandala City to cooperate with Alice, sparing no effort to rescue Yana!

Because Yana had been watching over him, Arona had to transfer Yana away, leaving Mandala City. However, she didn't know that when she left, she inevitably came into contact with the energy network set up by the extermination group, and her whereabouts were discovered.

It was because of this that the extermination group suddenly abandoned their battle with Duo Duo and left the Black Blood Society's headquarters.

This night was as ordinary as countless other nights, but on this ordinary night, too many coincidences occurred, and the fates of countless people would be changed because of these coincidences.

And all of this, Duo Duo naturally had no idea.

At this moment, Duo Duo was staring wide-eyed, listening to Da Nian Zhang talk about the changes in Hexagram's body…

"A humanoid magic scroll! Are you kidding me!" Duo Duo exclaimed, his eyes constantly scanning the smug Hexagram.

"That's right! Although this is unprecedented, all the changes in Hexagram's body prove that a miracle has indeed happened!" Da Nian Zhang said excitedly.

As an alchemist, Da Nian Zhang, like countless other alchemists, had a fanatical obsession with alchemy. Therefore, when the changes occurred in Hexagram's body… When this discovery, far exceeding his understanding of alchemy, occurred, he was incredibly excited.

"Could you explain in more detail?" Duo Duo couldn't understand Da Nian Zhang's words at all, though he could grasp some of the magic scroll's meaning. But then there was this humanoid version—damn it! Wasn't this bullying an outsider?!

"At the moment the Ring of Tyrant shattered, the magic power the ring's maker infused into the ring entered Hexagram's body… This magic power was foreign to Hexagram, so he couldn't use it. But this kid had the wild idea of using alchemy to refine that magic power, and currently, the only alchemy technique he can use is magic scrolls… All of this combined created this freak, someone who uses their own body as alchemical material, the residual magic power of the Ring of Tyrant as alchemical energy, and then uses magic scrolls to refine… This is the humanoid magic scroll…"

Da Nian Zhang was so excited he was almost incoherent, his speech completely disorganized.

Duo Duo hesitated for a long time before finally understanding a little. She asked doubtfully, "You mean, this kid is like a magic scroll now?"

"Not just like. He is. The residual magic of the Overlord's Ring has powerful defensive properties, which increases his resilience. Furthermore, the magic scroll's properties allow him to unleash his attacks naturally when attacked. In other words, other people's attacks are like the activation spell for using a magic scroll to Hexagram..."

"Forget it, I really don't understand alchemy! Just tell me, is this a good thing or a bad thing? Will it harm his body?" Duo Duo shook her head and said.

"Of course it's a good thing! Absolutely a good thing! This kid will basically be immune to attacks from now on. At least he won't be afraid of head-on physical attacks. However, if a mage attacks him with powerful magic, I don't know what the consequences will be. After all, someone like Liu Mang has never appeared before. This is all new knowledge for me. We still need to observe!" Da Nian Zhang said.

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"Uh..." Duo Duo nodded and said, "As long as it's a good thing, at least I won't worry about him too much. It's good that he can protect himself!"

"Master, I can help you from now on! I won't be a burden to you anymore." Liu Mang came closer and said excitedly.

Duo Duo smiled and said, "You still need to be careful. Your defense is strong now, but you don't have much offensive power."

Liu Mang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master!"

Duo Duo turned to look at the sky. They had been here for quite some time. Since Liu Mang was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment's hesitation, Duo Duo thought of Yana again and became worried about her.

Those extermination squad members had suddenly left—could they have run into Yana?

The more Duo Duo thought about it, the more nervous he became. After quickly giving Liu Mang a few instructions

, he left the Black Blood Society's headquarters. Afterward, Duo Duo circled the entire Mandala City, carefully observing for a while, but found no trace of Yana, nor any signs of a fierce battle. He breathed a sigh of relief and rushed towards the Banbuduo Restaurant.

When he returned to his room at the Banbuduo Restaurant, unlike before, he found no trace of Yana, which made him extremely puzzled.

In the past, even when he went out at night, Yana would always come to his room on time. Even if she didn't see him, she would at least wait for a while.

But what happened today?

She didn't come at all. If this had happened in the past, Duo Duo might not have minded, or he might have been annoyed with Yana.

But now that the extermination group had appeared in Mandala City, any abnormality from Yana would make Duo Duo nervous.

Sigh…

Duo Duo looked out the window and let out a long sigh. Only now did he realize that he had fallen in love with Yana.

“Kid, being able to fall in love means you're not too bad at heart. That's how men are. Even if they do all sorts of bad things, they still need to retain a bit of sanctity. Even if they really become a rogue and lecher, they still need a woman they truly love and would protect with everything. That way, life won't be boring…” Da Nian Zhang sensed Duo Duo's thoughts and said softly.

“And what about you? Do you have a woman to protect?” Duo Duo asked.

"Me? I'm different from you. I'll protect every woman who's mine. Treat each of your women kindly, and they'll be happy. When they're happy, they'll work even harder for you. Ultimately, it's for your own comfort," Da Nian Zhang laughed.

Duo Duo's heart stirred, but he quickly changed his mind. He was ultimately different from this old lecher. When this guy was alive, he held a high position; those women looked up to him and lived for him. A little kindness to them would have a huge effect. But what about him? A lowly half-elf, a waiter in a tavern, who, by some strange twist of fate, possessed the ability to transform and magical powers. But who knew that this sudden power wouldn't just disappear?

When he was reduced to his original form, he would be nothing! Everything would just be a mirage.

Duo Duo and Da Nian Zhang chatted for a long time, and before they knew it, dawn had broken. The noise outside pulled Duo Duo back to reality.

Turning his head to glance at the simple yet familiar room, Duo Duo chuckled self-deprecatingly and muttered, "Why think so much useless stuff! Just making trouble for myself! Life goes on, damn it, same old routine, as long as I'm happy!"

Before Linda could yell, Duo Duo had already gone down to the hall and cleaned up the remaining mud from yesterday.

After serving the circus girls, Duo Duo sat down on the chair by the door, as he had done countless times before, waiting for another busy day…

Suddenly,

a small hand gently patted Duo Duo's shoulder.

When Duo Duo turned around, he saw Lucy standing behind him, looking unwell with dark circles under her eyes and bloodshot eyes.

"Lucy, what's wrong? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Duo Duo asked with concern.

"Hmm." Lucy nodded and whispered, "Fatty, I don't know why, but I just feel uneasy. I have this feeling that something's about to happen. Do you remember what I told you yesterday?"

"What I told you yesterday?" Dodo paused, then said, "Was it about the extermination group?"

Lucy nodded and said, "It's good that you remember. I... last night, every time I closed my eyes, I dreamed that the extermination group was besieging you..."

Dodo's heart skipped a beat. He gazed at Lucy, his feelings incredibly complex.

Dodo embraced Lucy tenderly and whispered, "My darling princess, I will definitely remember your words. I will be fine... and we'll go back to the Elf Empire together, won't we?"

Lucy quickly broke free from Dodo's embrace and said coquettishly, "Fatty, don't you even know where you are! Someone was just passing by outside and turned to look at us!"

Dodo chuckled, "What are you afraid of? They should be jealous of me."

"Shameless!" Lucy blushed and whispered angrily.

Just then, footsteps echoed down the stairs, along with the sounds of Linda, Xiuzhen, and Alice laughing and talking.

Lucy's face changed, and she said fiercely, "Don't forget what I said!"

With that, she turned and ran quickly towards the backyard…

"Dodo, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and go outside to wait for the customers!" Linda came downstairs, glanced at Dodo, and loudly ordered.

Dodo nodded, turned, and went outside, standing at the doorway, beckoning to passersby.

Behind the bar,

Linda frowned and said, "That Catherine isn't coming today, is she? I was so angry yesterday I couldn't sleep well. Damn it, how can there be such a shameless woman? Knowing we hate her, she still comes here."

Xiuzhen smiled and said, "That's a good thing, it shows our restaurant is famous and incredibly tempting. Hehe."

"Anyway, if that woman comes again today, see how I deal with her!" Linda raised an eyebrow and said.

Alice said, "Weren't you good enough yesterday? You made her lose face completely! I never expected our little Linda to be so sharp-tongued. I've always misjudged her!"

Xiuzhen chimed in, "Yes, yes! Little Linda, you were amazing yesterday!"

Linda blushed and pouted, saying, "Sisters, are you praising me or deliberately insulting me? No way! You two always gang up on me!"

Alice giggled, "Who dares to bully our little Linda? Right, little Xiuzhen?"

Xiuzhen didn't speak, but she kept grinning mischievously at Linda until Linda felt uncomfortable before saying, "Sister Alice, what do you think that handsome elf would think if he knew how our little Linda behaved yesterday?"

Mentioning that handsome elf, Linda's face flushed crimson. She stomped her foot angrily and said, "If you tease me again, I'll ignore you!"

Alice quickly shut her mouth, exaggeratingly saying, "Oh, I can't say it anymore, I won't say it again! What if I offend my little sister Linda... that handsome elf will come after me someday..."

Their laughter was quite loud, and Duo Duo, with his keen hearing, overheard everything. He couldn't help but feel a surge of desire. So, that female tyrant Linda really had a thing for his elf form?

He secretly glanced at Linda's high breasts and exquisite face, and Duo Duo swallowed hard.

When he heard Alice's words, he couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. Come after her someday? Ha, she doesn't know that I "settle accounts" with her in bed every night.

Duo Duo found it amusing. Just as he was about to continue eavesdropping, he noticed the restaurant had fallen silent. Looking around, he saw Linda, Xiuzhen, and Alice had stopped laughing and were huddled together, whispering something. Even with his keen hearing, he couldn't make out anything.

Behind the bar,

Xiuzhen said, "Linda, you sent Duoduo outside. Is there something you want to tell us?"

Linda and Alice immediately stopped laughing, and Alice looked at Linda seriously.

Linda nodded and said, "The latest news is that there's unusual activity in the Gara Empire, which could be detrimental to our country. My father said that after discussing it with your father, we decided to mobilize forces domestically to closely monitor the Gara Empire's movements, while we need to speed things up and complete the mission as soon as possible. After all... we've been delayed in Mandala City for several years because of this, which is indeed too long."

Xiuzhen frowned, puzzled, "Isn't the Gara Empire constantly embroiled in civil war? Prince Muxius and Queen Qing are too busy fighting for power to have any unusual activity." Alice seemed to have thought of this as well and nodded. "I'm also wondering about this. My father said that recently, I don't know why, but intelligence from the Gara Empire says that

Prince Muxius and Queen Qing's relationship seems to have improved significantly. They seem to be on the same page on many issues. The tense situation of the past hasn't reappeared for a long time," Linda said. After a moment of contemplation, Xiuzhen smiled bitterly, "No matter what, we're too slow. It seems we have no choice but to hurry this time..." Hearing Xiuzhen's words, Alice and Linda felt immense pressure. Although they all knew their mission, the pressure was immense when the task was laid bare and urgent. In an instant, the smiles vanished from Linda, Xiuzhen, and Alice's faces, replaced by furrowed brows and deep thoughts. "Sir, welcome to Banbuduo Restaurant. This way, please." Duoduo's words pulled them back to reality. Turning their heads, they saw Sith Kane leading Brown into Banbuduo Restaurant. He was now smiling at Alice. Alice blushed and gave a cold snort, turning her head away from him. Duoduo, seeing Sith Kane's unwavering gaze filled with adoration, couldn't help but secretly spit. Damn it , trying to steal my girl?! " You dare to make a move on my woman? You'll regret it! " "Miss Alice, please forgive my rudeness these past few days, and forgive my cowardice. In fact, every day when my men deliver flower baskets, I gaze towards the direction of the Half-Step Restaurant in the courtyard, imagining your charming smile..." Sis Kane said, bowing, a gentlemanly smile on his face. Duo Duo felt an urge to vomit on the spot. Damn it. This guy is just using cheesy flattery as humor! A charming smile? What a load of rubbish! Doesn't he even think before he speaks? Alice is known for her aloofness; who has she smiled at? Speaking of which, the daily flower baskets lately, each one uniquely designed, have impressed Xiu Zhen and Linda with Sis Kane's persistence, so they don't feel the same aversion or disgust towards him as they do towards other men. Seeing that Alice doesn't give him any attention, Xiu Zhen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. After all, she's received so many flower baskets from him. Moreover, the refreshing, nature-like environment created daily by the magic circle within the flower baskets has indeed attracted many guests. "Sir, I'm sorry. Alice is like that. If you'd like a meal, please come upstairs. To thank you for the recent flower baskets, this meal is on us," Xiuzhen said politely. Sith Kane smiled and said, "How could I let you treat me? Sending the flower baskets is to express my gratitude. Miss, would I have the honor of having lunch with you? My caravan found some very nice things in the elven territory, very suitable for the three of you ladies..." Sith Kane smiled, turned and winked at Brown, who quickly nodded and stepped forward. He took a small pouch from his pocket and placed it on the bar. Linda saw the small pouch and immediately became very interested. She wanted to grab it to take a look, but was afraid Alice and Xiuzhen wouldn't agree... To be honest, it wasn't that Linda was greedy for small gains; with her status, what kind of treasures hadn't she seen? Her reaction was simply... Life was just so incredibly boring, so boring that she became curious about any new or unusual food. "By the way, I still don't know how to address you," Xiuzhen said politely, glancing at Linda to subtly warn her not to fall for it. "My name is Sith Kane," Sith Kane said with a smile. Before Xiuzhen could speak again, Alice turned and coldly said, "Take these things back. Thank you for your kindness, but if you'd like to eat, please go upstairs." The implication was clear: if she didn't want to eat and had any other ideas, she should leave immediately! Sith Kane smiled indifferently. After nodding to Xiuzhen and Linda, he didn't say a word, leading Brown upstairs to a spot with the best view of the bar. He stared intently at Alice, seemingly infatuated. "Sister Alice, don't be like that! I just like you and want to pursue you. There's nothing wrong with that," Linda pouted. Alice smiled and said, "Linda, if it were you, you'd probably kick him away already, right?" Linda's expression froze. Thinking about it, she realized it made sense. If a man she didn't like were pursuing her like that, given her temper, kicking him away would be the least of her worries. So, she said petulantly, "Tch, none of your business." She then turned to the side, idly flipping through the ledger, her eyes constantly glancing at the small pocket on the bar. She smiled mischievously at Xiuzhen and said, "Xiuzhen, let's see what fun things are inside, okay? Just look." Xiuzhen pouted at Alice, hinting that Linda shouldn't be too playful, lest she anger Alice. Frustrated, Linda shouted, "Dodo! Where have you been?!" Dodo, who was upstairs asking Sith Kane what he needed, trembled at Linda's outburst. After smiling at Sith Kane, she quickly ran downstairs to the bar. "Miss Linda, what can I do for you?" Dodo bowed and asked. "Take this back to its owner! Don't put it in front of me again!" Linda shouted angrily.

Dodo hurriedly nodded and took the small pouch back upstairs. He placed it in front of Sith Kane, saying, "Respected sir, please take it back. As you saw..."

Sith Kane smiled, gesturing for Brown to put the pouch away. He then took a gold coin from his pocket and placed it in front of Dodo, saying, "This is for you."

Damn, so stingy! Only one gold coin!

Dodo secretly cursed, but pretended to be flattered, saying, "Honorable sir, serving you is my duty. Please take the gold coin back."

"Take it, it's not like you're getting it for free," Sith Kane said. "Can you tell me what Miss Alice usually likes? If you can tell me, I'll reward you with more gold coins."

Oh my god!

So this guy gave me the gold coin just for this?

Damn, isn't this making me cuckold myself?!

Dodo cursed the guy inwardly. "I'm sorry, I didn't know," he said.

"You!" Brown, seeing Duo Duo's attitude, shouted angrily.

Sith Kane waved his hand at Brown, signaling him not to lash out, and turned to Duo Duo, saying, "Hmm, a very good servant, quite loyal."

He then took a bag of gold coins from his pocket, placed it on the table, and said, "I'll come every day. If you ever want these gold coins, come find me anytime."

"Thank you. Is there anything else you need?" Duo Duo bowed and asked.

"Just the things I mentioned," Sith Kane waved his hand and said.

Duo Duo nodded, turned and walked down the stairs without saying a word, inwardly cursing his bad luck…

For the entire day, Sith Kane stayed in the Half-Step Restaurant, not moving an inch, his eyes fixed on Alice. Every move Alice made seemed to possess immense magic, tugging at his heartstrings.

Xiuzhen and Linda kept muttering and praising Siss Kane's perseverance, but Alice felt extremely uncomfortable under such scrutiny. Finally, after the number of customers dwindled in the afternoon, Alice simply left the lobby of the Half-Step Restaurant and went back to her room.

It wasn't until evening that Siss Kane and Brown left the Half-Step Restaurant.

As Siss Kane stepped out of the restaurant, he happened to meet Maria face to face. Both of them trembled simultaneously, stared at each other for a moment, and then Siss Kane walked past Maria and quickly disappeared down the long street.

Watching Siss Kane's retreating figure, Maria's brows furrowed tightly, her lips moving as if she were muttering something.

Duo Duo saw all of this and couldn't help but wonder, did Maria know this Siss Kane? It seemed there was something between them…

Night fell.

Duo Duo sat on his bed, for the first time that night without any intention of going out.

Worried about Yana, he sat on the bed, waiting for her arrival.

Midnight.

Yana appeared in the room. While secretly delighted, Duoduo maintained a stern face out of pride. He said, "Where did you go last night?"

"Master, I had some things to attend to last night, please forgive me."

Yana looked incredibly haggard over the past day, her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with sorrow.

Duoduo, seeing this, was surprised and asked疑惑地问道, "What's wrong? What happened?" His words, tinged with obvious concern, stirred a deep sadness in Yana, who felt utterly isolated and helpless. She glanced at Duoduo, tears silently streaming down her face.

Duoduo immediately felt a headache coming on. Good heavens! What's going on lately? Women are always crying in front of him—first Lucy, then Youhun, and now even Yana… Duoduo was at a loss. He simply got up, pulled Yana to sit beside him, opened his arms, and hugged her tightly, whispering, "Yana, what's wrong?" After saying this, even though he wanted to offer more comfort… But he felt tongue-tied; he had the thought, but couldn't say anything. Yana had just been genuinely emotional. Now she had regained her senses and hurriedly stood up, saying, "Master, you're not angry with Yana anymore?" Duo Duo smiled and said, "Angry about what? It's good you're alright. A Dark Elf extermination group came these past two days. You didn't come last night, and I was worried something might have happened to you. Now that I see you, I'm relieved." Duo Duo didn't know that his conversation with Da Nian Zhang, though he hadn't felt anything, had subtly changed his mind. If it were before, he would never have spoken to Yana like this. Yana was stunned, looking at Duo Duo as if he were a stranger, unsure what this guy was up to. Had he really changed gender? Duo Duo felt uncomfortable under Yana's gaze, touching his face and saying, "What are you looking at? Is there something growing on my face?" "No, no..." Yana hurriedly bowed. "Yana, come here," Duo Duo beckoned. Yana hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and walked to Duoduo. Duoduo raised his hand, took Yana's small hand, and gently kneaded it. Yana's heart trembled; she knew that the thing she feared most every day was about to happen again. At this moment, her mood was extremely bad because of Alona, and she had no intention of doing *that* kind of thing, but she knew. Whether she was in the mood or not didn't matter. As long as Duoduo wanted to, she would inevitably be ravaged. Duoduo stroked Yana's small hand, carefully examining Yana. He and Yana had never tried communicating in this way before; before, he had only ever done *that* to Yana! "Sit next to me," Duoduo said softly, pulling Yana's hand slightly and drawing her into his arms. Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from Yana's body, feeling the soft, warm flesh in his arms, Duoduo couldn't help but feel a surge of desire. One hand had already slipped inside Yana's clothes, roaming over her smooth, elastic skin. A moment later, Duo Duo's large hand had already climbed to the peak, gently drawing bruises around the nipple... Yana's body tensed up suddenly. She was completely expectant of the disaster ending. Suddenly, in the quiet night outside, a dark green light appeared in the distance, flashing and disappearing into the night sky. Yana's body jolted, she forcefully broke free from Duo Duo's embrace, and walked to the bedside with a horrified expression. Caught off guard, Duo Duo was thrown back onto the bed by Yana's struggle, feeling somewhat annoyed. He abruptly got up, about to give Yana a good scolding, but saw her pale face and extremely terrified expression. Her body trembled slightly, clearly something terrible had happened. "Yana..." Duo Duo was about to speak when Yana turned around and said, "Master, I must leave for a moment, please forgive me." Before Duo Duo could react, Yana's body moved. A slight ripple spread through the surrounding space, disappearing a moment later. Regardless of what had happened to Yana... But Duo Duo, used to being bossed around in front of her, felt incredibly embarrassed and her face turned red with anger. Damn it, this woman really can't be spoiled! Meanwhile, Yana had already appeared outside Mandala City, rushing anxiously and fearfully towards the north of the elven territory. That faint dark green light just now... it was a distress signal from the Night Elves!

The Night Elves would never use such a signal unless absolutely necessary. Considering the recent sudden appearance of the extermination squads, Yana's feelings were beyond simple panic!

However, she couldn't understand how the extermination squads had found the Night Elf stronghold, given its extremely secretive location.

But Yana had no time to think about these things. Her only thought was to rush back to the stronghold and rescue her people! In

the Half-Step Tavern, in Duo Duo's room,

Duo Duo paced back and forth angrily, extremely agitated.

After a moment, he pulled out the Chastity Ring. Using his consciousness, he loudly rebuked Da Nian Zhang: "You old lecher! If you ever try to persuade me to be nice to women again, I'll throw you into the midday sun!"

Although Da Nian Zhang couldn't communicate with Duo Duo when he wasn't touching the Chastity Ring, since obtaining Alona's virgin blood, his soul energy had greatly increased, making him acutely aware of everything around him.

In other words, he knew everything that had just happened between Duo Duo and Yana.

"Hey kid, didn't you notice that girl's acting a bit strange? Something serious seems to have happened!" Da Nian Zhang said.

"I know!" Duo Duo replied irritably. To be honest, his real anger wasn't so much about Yana's departure, but rather his worry about her and his inability to find her.

"Then go check it out! There's a Dark Elf extermination group now; this girl isn't exactly safe!" Da Nian Zhang said slowly.

"Nonsense, of course I want to go check, but how would I know where she is!"

"Then just ask me," Da Nian Zhang said smugly.

Duo Duo's eyes lit up. "You know where she is?" he asked .

"I don't know where she'll go, but I can sense her presence. We can follow her scent," Da Nian Zhang said.

Duo Duo immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Without saying a word, he transformed into his handsome elf form. He donned a silver robe and the sealing magic gloves, looking like he was on the eve of a great battle.

But when he wanted to leave, he hesitated. What if Yana's destination was too far? What if he can't make it back by the time the Half-Step Restaurant opens tomorrow morning?

After a moment's hesitation, Duoduo gritted his teeth. "Damn it, little panda," he thought, "if I really can't make it back, I'll just make up an excuse. At worst, I'll say I was taken somewhere by the handsome elf again. I've told lies like that before; I just need to put some thought into making it sound more convincing."

With Da Nian Zhang's help, Duoduo sped along the route Yana had taken.

Once outside the territory of Mandala City, he raced at full speed without restraint, the red aura of Nine Suns energy soaring into the sky. From a distance, it looked like a giant flame moving at an astonishing speed.

Yana's route consisted mostly of obscure jungle paths. The paths were winding and extremely difficult to traverse.

After several abrupt stops and circling around a few times, Duo Duo grew increasingly frustrated. He simply channeled his Nine Yang Energy, forming a thick layer of energy in front of him, and began to bulldoze his way through like a bulldozer…

He broke trees and destroyed rocks along the way, carving out a straight path. He didn't think much of it at the time, but when the people of the elven territory discovered this path, it became one of the elven wonders of the land.

Suddenly, Da Nian Zhang's instructions stopped abruptly, and Duo Duo quickly stopped.

"What's wrong? Which way should we go?" Duo Duo asked anxiously.

"I suddenly lost contact with that girl. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a teleportation magic circle nearby. She must have gone somewhere through it," Da Nian Zhang said hesitantly.

"Ah? What do we do then?" Duo Duo asked疑惑地问道. He knew nothing about magic circles, and in this situation, he could only place all his hopes on Da Nian Zhang.

"Take two steps forward... then three steps to the left... then one step forward..." Da Nian Zhang said haltingly, "Look down, is there a big rock or something?"

Following Da Nian Zhang's instructions, Duo Duo walked to a patch of grass, bent down, and parted the grass, exclaiming with delight, "There really is a big rock here! You old lecher, you're amazing!"

"Hehe, I told you I was amazing, you just found out!" Da Nian Zhang, seeing his judgment was correct, chuckled smugly, "Now move the rock."

As the rock was moved, a fist-sized crystal appeared before Duo Duo's eyes, suddenly flashing with a black halo. The black halo vanished in an instant, and a strange scene unfolded before Duo Duo's eyes.

The seemingly lush grass around them suddenly disappeared, and around the crystal, seven-colored crystals were arranged in an orderly fashion. They shone brightly, a truly beautiful sight.

"What's next!" Duo Duo asked excitedly. "Walk to the largest crystal. Just stomp on it!" Da Nian Zhang casually said.

Duo Duo walked onto the large crystal and stomped on it hard. He felt as if his body was suddenly in the center of a whirlwind, and in a twist, his vision was filled with black mist. When the black mist disappeared and his vision cleared, Duo Duo found himself on the bank of a wide river. On the opposite bank, there was a lush and dense forest. The forest was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see. Looking around, the trees were extremely thick and tall, with the outermost trees being as thick as several people could hug. "Are you sure you want to go through here?" Duo Duo asked, frowning. "Yes. Let's go!" Da Nian Zhang said confidently. Duo Duo hesitated for a moment, then jumped into the water, using the Nine Yang Energy to propel his body through the rushing river. The intense heat of the Nine Yang Energy scorched the river water within a meter radius around him, causing it to steam. Tiny bubbles churned within the water. Moments later, Duoduo found himself on the opposite bank, having crossed such a wide river. His clothes, however, were perfectly dry, without a single water stain. This was a primeval forest, and everything within it testified to its ancient history. Entering the forest, after only a few steps, he felt a chilling aura. The temperature inside the forest was like the dead of winter versus the sweltering heat of summer. Duoduo couldn't help but shiver, focusing his mind and pacing quickly ahead. In this primeval forest, his previous bulldozing-like approach was no longer viable. Damn it. The trees were so thick; if he were to force his way through, he'd probably be exhausted before even reaching the halfway point… Deep within the primeval forest flowed a relatively narrow river. The river meandered, forming a small island-like structure at the heart of the forest. Strangely, this river had no source; it seemed to originate entirely from underground water gushing forth. Yet, the banks of the narrow riverbed showed signs of human excavation. This is where the Night Elves have hidden for centuries, the last sanctuary they gained after sacrificing countless lives. This artificial river is both the Night Elves' water source and a barrier erected by the previous generation's elders, using all their magic and life force. It's no exaggeration to say that the magic contained within this barrier rivals any forbidden spell in the world! Its defensive power is almost unimaginable; without the Night Elves' unique method of entry, anyone attempting to open this barrier would pay an unimaginable price.

Arona approached the barrier, just nearing the edge of the river, when a barrier, like a giant glass dome, shimmered with a dark, luminous aura and appeared before her.

As she chanted an incantation, a faint black mist emanated from her body, clinging to the barrier and creating a gap large enough for only one person to enter.

Arona flashed into the barrier…

followed by the assassination squad that had been tracking her. The moment they saw the barrier, they knew things were bad. If they captured Arona, they could use her as a hostage to pressure the Night Elves, who valued their lives above all else.

However, Arona's entry into the barrier meant that if they wanted to enter and carry out their assassination, they would have to break through it.

Unfortunately, the powerful magical fluctuations that appeared when the barrier first appeared made the assassination squad members realize its strength.

After discussing the matter, Catherine and the assassination squad decided that the Nature Archers would attack first.

The archers' longbows were imbued with the power bestowed by the goddess of nature. They were perfectly suited to deal with these evil heretics.

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Several nature archers simultaneously fired their elven arrows. The elven arrows, formed from condensed green light, struck the barrier with incredible speed.

*Boom!*

The dark, gleaming halo on the barrier shone even brighter. The barrier, struck by the attack, generated a powerful magical fluctuation. With a deafening roar, the powerful magical shockwave sent all the nature archers tumbling backward.

Even the other members were shaken by the shockwave; Catherine, the weakest in magic, would have likely fallen to the ground if she hadn't managed to grab onto a giant tree.

"Such powerful magic! It's unimaginable how those evil heretics set up such a powerful barrier!" a member of the extermination team exclaimed in surprise.

"It seems only our Saintess Mulan possesses the power to destroy this evil barrier!" a nature archer said with utmost reverence.

"Let's work together! We must destroy this barrier! We must completely eradicate those heretics!" Catherine, eager for glory, said in a deep voice.

Under the nominal leader's command, the members of the extermination squad began a series of attacks. Wind magic, earth magic… all sorts of powerful spells were unleashed upon the barrier, causing it to tremble violently, yet showing no signs of collapse. However, they gradually felt exhausted during the attacks.

"This won't work! If we rely on this method, even if we destroy the barrier, our magic power will be exhausted. Then, it won't be those evil heretics who are exterminated, but us!" said an older member of the extermination squad.

His words resonated with the others. It was indeed the case. Large-scale military advances were impossible in such a primeval forest. Waiting for the arrival of the Great Elf's extermination alliance would likely be a long time. Under these circumstances, even if they managed to break through the barrier, they would still be the ones in trouble.

Most terrifyingly, if those evil heretics suddenly rushed out when their magic power was too depleted, none of them would be able to leave alive.

"Now that we know their hiding place, shouldn't we leave and go back to discuss this properly? We can apply to the temple for help from the Holy Maiden..."

"Yes, to be on the safe side, that's the right thing to do. We must come up with an excellent plan to wipe out those evil heretics without exception this time."

"..."

"..."

The members of the extermination team chimed in with their opinions, generally agreeing that they should return to gather their strength and try to

eliminate them all in one fell swoop. However, doing so would definitely not be good for Catherine. Becoming the team leader this time was already an exceptional achievement. Moreover, exterminating heretics was the best opportunity to earn merit. Furthermore, if they successfully wiped out the entire Night Elf race, Catherine would gain immense prestige and countless supporters among the High Elf populace.

If they left as the team members suggested, and then joined the allied forces for another extermination, she wouldn't gain much power based on her seniority...

After all the members had discussed for a while, they realized that there was still a nominal team leader nearby whose opinion hadn't been sought.

"Commander, what do you think we should do?" a nature archer asked.

Catherine hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's wait a little longer. I refuse to believe the Night Elves will never come out!"

Although some members of the extermination team disagreed with Catherine's strategy of waiting passively, they couldn't object. This issue had escalated to the level of racial conflict. If they contradicted Catherine, and any Night Elves escaped, it was hard to guarantee that someone wouldn't accuse them of deliberately giving the Night Elves time to escape.

After all the members nodded in agreement to follow Catherine's orders, Catherine, wanting to prove herself, racked her brains and made some arrangements.

It must be said that although Catherine was quite annoying, she was indeed capable. After her arrangements, no one voiced any objections; everyone thought her suggestion was excellent…

The fluctuations in the barrier caused panic among the Night Elves.

Because Chief Monrek had been living a life of debauchery, all matters of the tribe were temporarily decided by the elders.

When the three elders of the council personally led their people to inspect the barrier, Catherine had already completed her preparations. The members of the extermination team were all concealed in their positions, using their own energy to mask their presence.

Therefore, the night elves, observing from within the barrier, saw only darkness and nothing unusual, and the three elders sensed no external magical fluctuations.

The council initially considered sending someone to investigate outside the barrier, but remembering Yana's repeated instructions that no one should leave the barrier without her orders, they decided against it and instead decided to observe from within.

Seeing the heretics appear inside the barrier initially excited the extermination team members, but after waiting for a long time, the night elves returned to the depths of the forest, leaving them deeply disappointed.

Taking advantage of the brief chaos among the night elves caused by the barrier's fluctuations, Alona seized the opportunity to enter the council's tent and retrieve all the information regarding the Death Spider Queen's energy inheritance. To her

utter

disappointment, the document clearly stated that once a mysterious contract was established, any harm to the contractual master would affect the contractual servant unless the contract was broken…

In other words, if Arona wanted to rescue Yana, there was no other way but to find another elven virgin with considerable energy and offer her virginity to that handsome elf.

Arona stared at the document in despair, her sorrow beyond words.

She seemed to have lost her soul, her eyes utterly empty. It seemed her sacrifice was meaningless to Yana.

Furthermore, her cooperation with Alice no longer held such promise. If she truly wanted to break the mysterious contract and rescue Yana, the only option was her previous plan to seduce the handsome elf.

The noise outside brought Arona back to her senses.

She hurriedly put the document back and quickly left the elders' tent.

Only after reaching the outside did she realize… There's a high chance enemies have come outside the barrier. Thinking about how she just returned, Alona felt incredibly guilty. If there really were enemies, they must have been following her to find this place.

"Hello, Miss Alona."

"..."

"..."

When the kind-hearted Night Elf people first saw Alona return, no one doubted that she was the beloved sister of their chieftain, and they all greeted her warmly.

Alona, feeling guilty, couldn't bear to face those sincere smiles and only nodded perfunctorily. She quickly entered her brother Monrek's tent.

Inside the tent, Monrek drank the Night Elf's homemade fruit wine, his eyes vacant and unfocused. Several empty bottles were already laid out beside him.

Several bottles filled with wine remained near his hand. He would grab a bottle at random and gulp down the pungent liquor as if it were water. It would occasionally trigger violent coughing fits.

Since returning from Mandala City, he had truly promised Yana that he would wholeheartedly dedicate himself to being an excellent chieftain. To show Yana!

But... even though the Night Elf people were inherently kind, they still felt uneasy about their chieftain who had once abandoned all his people and left the Night Elf race. A slight distrust still lingered. Even these unintentional expressions made the fiercely proud Monrek uncomfortable.

Furthermore, because he hadn't taken the affairs of the Night Elves seriously before, his understanding of the tribe's situation was incomplete. For this reason, his ambitious initiatives were mostly rejected by the elders for impractical reasons. In addition

, due to the limited resources around the Night Elves, the tribe's supplies gradually began to run into problems. While the chieftain's reduction of supplies was supposed to be an example of sharing the burden, after a series of events, Monrek attributed this situation to his tribe deliberately making things difficult for him.

His career setbacks began to tip the scales in his mind, his thoughts gradually becoming distorted. His lingering affection for Yana slowly turned into self-destructive resentment…

Glug…

He gulped down another mouthful of wine, his eyes bloodshot. He muttered fiercely, “Damn it, whoever makes me suffer, I won’t let them get away with it! Just you wait! I’ll make you know how miserable the consequences of ignoring me are!”

Suddenly, he heard someone enter the tent. Monrek quickly stopped muttering. Without looking up, he angrily said, “Didn’t I tell you? Don’t bother me! You can handle it yourselves!”

Although she had heard from the information passed down to Yana in the tribe that Monrek was drinking all day and not fulfilling his responsibilities as chieftain, Arona hadn’t quite believed it at the time. But now she knew it was all true, and the tribespeople had deliberately concealed it in the information. It seemed that Monrek’s behavior was even worse than the information described.

“Brother!” Arona cried out.

Monrek finally looked up, his eyes glazed with drunkenness, and stood up with a silly grin, walking towards her. "My sister's back? Sister, come have a drink with your brother..."

Arona forcefully pushed Monrek's hand away. She knew Monrek's change today was all because of Yana, but... could a man just give up like this because of a woman?

He had no backbone at all!

Arona thought about how her pure body had been defiled for Yana, for the Dark Elf race, and how much she had suffered. But her brother seemed to have no responsibility whatsoever, only knowing how to drink and enjoy himself.

Was this... still the brother she used to admire?

Arona looked at the grinning Monrek, her vision blurring, tears silently

streaming down her face... "Sister... why are you crying? Is... is it because someone won't give you any wine..." Monrek said, swaying.

Arona felt even more angry. She forcefully snatched the bottle from Monrek's hand. The bottle slammed to the ground with a loud crack, shattering and spilling wine everywhere…

“You…you get out! Why did you break…break my wine…” Monrek shoved Arona hard. Arona moved swiftly, snatching Monrek away, who nearly fell.

“Brother! What have you done to yourself! You’re the chieftain. The chieftain!” Arona shouted angrily.

“Chieftain? Heh…the chieftain is nothing! I can’t even get a woman…” Monrek hiccuped.

Arona said, “Is a man’s life just about women?”

“Not women…”

“Uh…it’s about wine…” Monrek swayed.

“Coward!” Arona said fiercely.

“You, who are you talking about? Who’s the coward! Who is!” Monrek seemed to have been stepped on, and suddenly flew into a rage.

“You are! You lost your sister Yana, you should be fighting for her, not running away! And have you ever considered what a chieftain should do? You abandoned your people and left back then, and now you're doing this! Brother, you make me despise you!” Arona grew increasingly angry.

*Slap!*

A sharp crack rang out as Monrek slapped Arona hard across the face. Instantly, a red, swollen finger mark appeared on Arona's fair face.

“Arona, are you talking to your brother?!” Monrek's eyes were bloodshot. He glared at Arona like a mad beast.

Arona looked coldly at Monrek and said calmly, "Brother, I will bring Sister Yana back to your side. Please take on the responsibilities of a man. Be an excellent chieftain and let Sister Yana see, okay?"

"Haha..." Monrek laughed maniacally and said, "That slut, do you think I'd still want her! One day, I'll kill her, and then kill that adulterer!"

Arona looked at Monrek as if he were a stranger. His current crazed and violent appearance made Arona feel a chill rise in her heart, and an inexplicable fear made her feel ominous...

"Brother, you don't love Sister Yana at all, do you? All you want is to possess her, is that it!" Arona said.

"I am the chieftain... I can have whichever woman of the Night Elf I want!" Monrek shouted sharply, "I'm going to kill that bitch right now, kill that adulterer!"

Arona said coldly, "Do you have the strength? Brother, can you stop being so stubborn? The way you are now frightens me!"

Just then... Suddenly, chaos erupted outside as countless people cried out in delight, "Saintess Yana is back! Saintess Yana is back!"

Nothing outside the Dark Elf barrier escaped Yana's notice.

While the members of the extermination squad were elites of the Great Elf race, they were still somewhat inferior to Yana, who had inherited the power of the Death Spider Queen.

In a one-on-one fight, Yana was unmatched in the entire elven territory, except for Saintess Mulan of the Elven Temple!

However, the extermination squad was numerous, and with the assistance of the Nature Archers, Yana had no confidence in defeating the entire group.

After a moment's hesitation, Yana carefully observed the hiding places of the extermination squad members, preparing to return to her tribe and discuss the best strategy with the elders—to defeat them one by one!

When she entered the barrier unnoticed and appeared at the Dark Elf territory, the Dark Elf tribe erupted in celebration.

All the tribespeople spread the news; with their chieftain essentially out of the picture, Yana had become their only hope, their only pillar of strength.

Yana had no time to hesitate. She immediately convened a meeting of elders

and ordered someone to invite Chief Monrek, but the messenger was driven back by Monrek.

Two hundred and seventy-six madmen,

Monrek , filled Yana with rage. At this critical moment, Monrek, the clan leader, treated such an important matter with such an attitude. Just as Yana was preparing to sever all past feelings and, entirely for the sake of the clan, propose Monrek's removal, Arona appeared in the meeting hall, pulling a drunken Monrek along.

"Sister Yana..." Having tricked her way out under Yana's watchful eye, Arona felt somewhat awkward seeing Yana now.

"Little sister Arona, I'm so glad you're alright. I was so worried." Seeing Arona appear unharmed, Yana felt immense relief. A huge weight had been lifted from her heart.

"Sister Yana, I'm sorry, I... I have my reasons," Arona said softly, her head bowed.

Yana smiled. She hugged Arona, saying, "As long as you're alright, that's all that matters. I won't be angry with you."

When Yana's gaze lingered on Monrek, looking at his bleary eyes... Staggering, a surge of grief and indignation rose within him.

"Monrek, what kind of state do you look in!" Yana shouted angrily.

Monrek stared at Yana, chuckling foolishly, "You...you're prettier than before...If only I had known, if only I had known, I would have slept with you first, and that adulterer wouldn't have gotten away with it..."

Monrek's drunken ramblings caused an uproar.

Saintess Yana, the first Night Elf in thousands of years to fully inherit the power of the Death Spider Queen, was revered like a goddess by every member of her people. Yet Monrek, the chieftain, had uttered such vulgarities in public!

Was this still the gentle, polite, and studious son of the old chieftain?

Was this still the chieftain upon whom all the people placed their hopes, the one who carried all their trust?

As the saying goes, drunkenness speaks the truth; perhaps what Monrek was saying now was what he truly thought! Was everything he had done before just a facade, a mask to deceive his people?

"Brother, what are you saying!" Seeing the elders' angry eyes, Alona quickly tugged at Monrek.

Monrek seemed to sober up a bit. Realizing the situation, he grunted twice and stopped talking nonsense.

"Sister Yana, elders, please forgive my brother..." Alona said softly.

Yana looked at Alona's sad eyes and haggard face, and couldn't bear to make things difficult for her at this moment. She suppressed her anger towards Monrek and began to discuss the current crisis.

"The Great Elf's extermination team is already lurking outside the barrier. According to my observation, there are thirty-five elites from various countries, as well as eight Nature Archers from the Elf Temple. Based on past experience, it won't be long before the Great Elf's allied extermination forces arrive here," Yana said in a deep voice.

The elders immediately discussed in shock. Although they had all realized that a powerful enemy had arrived when the barrier trembled earlier. However, they hadn't expected it to be the Night Elf extermination group, and one so powerful.

At this critical moment, after a brief discussion, the elders all focused their attention on Yana.

They had already disregarded Monrek; in their hearts, Yana was now the supreme ruler of the entire Night Elf race.

"Holy Maiden, what should we do? Please issue the order!" a plump elder spoke on behalf of everyone.

Yana pondered for a moment and said, "I've thought it over. In the current situation, our only chance is to break through the extermination group before the elven extermination alliance arrives. But the extermination group is numerous and powerful; if we break through, there will definitely be casualties."

"What's the fear of casualties? Since things have come to this, even casualties are unavoidable. It's worth sacrificing a few lives for the survival of the entire Night Elf race!" an elder stood up and said.

Upon hearing this, Yana's heart skipped a beat. She glanced at the elders, then rose and declared, "This is the greatest crisis our Night Elf race has faced in three hundred years. Our three hundred years of peace are about to end! The Great Elves are pressing us relentlessly, leaving us no way to survive. So, we will use our blood to fight for the sky that belongs to us!"

Then, based on the location of the extermination squad's branch she had seen on her way here, Yana began to whisper with the elders

. Because she wanted to make up for the mistake of attracting those extermination squads, Arona listened intently to the plan, preparing to rectify her error with concrete actions. She didn't see the strange glint in Monrek's eyes when Yana mentioned the extermination squad.

No one noticed that while Yana and the elders were focused on discussing how to resolve the crisis, Monrek secretly left the meeting…

Outside the Night Elf barrier, a figure stepped out.

Catherine, who had been waiting patiently for a long time, was overjoyed. She signaled to the members of the extermination squad to capture the figure before it entered the barrier.

Strangely, the figure looked around, seemingly in no hurry to enter the barrier, as if searching for something.

One member of the extermination squad chanted a spell in a low voice, and the earth magic "Net of Rocks" silently completed its magical preparation.

Suddenly, the ground beneath the figure churned like boiling water, countless rocks springing up from the ground with tremendous force, roaring upwards.

The rocks looked chaotic and disorderly, but in fact, they were very orderly, leaving just enough space for a person for the dark figure. Watching the continuous flow of rocks and the figure in the cracks between them, Catherine secretly rejoiced. With such powerful magic, the night elf would not be able to escape.

Suddenly!

Something astonishing happened!

The figure waved its hands, making the night even darker. Looking up, even the stars had vanished. It was as if a giant black curtain had been drawn across the world.

In this abnormal darkness, the members of the extermination squad felt an overwhelming pressure. Catherine, the weakest among them, felt a terrifying sense of suffocation.

Suddenly, the black curtain disappeared, and the stars reappeared.

Everything that had just happened seemed like a brief nightmare, making them wonder if it was an illusion.

Catherine stared at the figure. In that instant, the rocks had disappeared, and the ground was flat, without a single crater. Yet the figure hadn't left after escaping; instead, it stood proudly there.

While Catherine was still in astonishment, the figure walked towards them.

A challenge?

Did it want to take on the entire extermination squad alone?

Catherine looked at the figure, filled with doubt. Even the Holy Maiden of the Night Elves probably wouldn't dare to challenge the entire extermination squad so arrogantly.

Just as Catherine was about to give the order to kill...

The figure stopped a short distance in front of her and said in a low voice, "I want to see your leader. I have something to say!"

Catherine was stunned, unsure of what to do.

"I can lead you into the barrier!" the figure said again.

These words struck everyone like a bombshell. Wasn't entering the barrier the most difficult part right now?

Why did this night elf say he would lead them into the barrier? Could it be a conspiracy?

A member of the extermination squad approached Catherine and whispered, "Commander, what do you think..."

This was a good opportunity for Catherine. Perhaps a bad one. If the night elf's words were true, then Catherine's bold step forward would not only demonstrate her extraordinary courage but also earn her a great achievement. However, if the night elf had ulterior motives, then Catherine would be the first in danger.

Catherine's hesitation was mistaken for fear by the member of the group, who whispered, "Why don't I go out and say I'm the leader..."

"No!" Catherine said decisively, "I'll go and see what tricks he's playing."

Under the protection of the Nature Archer's Nature Arrows, Catherine slowly stepped out of her hiding place.

By the starlight, Catherine saw that this was a very handsome night elf with deep, captivating eyes. Normally, he must have been very charming, but now those captivating eyes revealed a beastly light, which chilled Catherine to the bone.

"I am the leader of the extermination group," Catherine said arrogantly. She had to show the dignity of a noble race to such an evil heretical race.

"I am the chieftain of the Night Elf race." Monrek sized up the tall, sexy, yet arrogantly repulsive Great Elf before him. This woman was far inferior to Yana…

Monrek unconsciously compared Catherine to Yana. But thinking of Yana, a pang of pain shot through his heart. The image of Yana calling for her master and pleading for him at the Half-Step Tavern flashed through his mind.

Two hundred and seventy-seven attacked

Catherine. Taking two steps closer, Catherine suddenly felt this Night Elf looked familiar. Thinking carefully, she remembered that at the Half-Step Tavern, this Night Elf and the female Night Elf were fighting over a treasure.

He was actually the chieftain of the Night Elf race?

Catherine was somewhat surprised. How could the highest leader betray his own people?

But as Catherine recalled the events at the Half-Step Tavern, something suddenly occurred to her. This Night Elf seemed to be very fond of his female companion… Ha, that female companion was someone else's slave… Hmm… that must be why?

After making her decision, Catherine asked, "Why did you bring us into the barrier? What are your conditions?"

Monrek coldly replied, "The conditions are simple: kill Yana! Kill that elf, you know her, right? You saw her last time."

Catherine covered her forehead, exclaiming dramatically, "My God, love is truly terrifying! Is this love turning to hate? Those are all your people!"

Monrek's facial muscles twitched slightly. He said, "Always on the run. There's no point in living. Aren't you afraid I'll change my mind if you talk to me like that?"

Catherine sneered, "There are at least seven or eight divine arrows of nature aimed at you right now. Do you think you can escape? If I catch you, I'll have many ways to extract what I want to know from you."

Monrek sneered, "Then try it and see if I'll talk. Besides, Yana is already discussing with the elders how to deal with you. Can you afford to stall for time?"

Catherine's expression changed. With a chuckle, she said, "You're a gentleman, aren't you? You can't even take a joke like this? We're friends now, aren't we? If this succeeds, I'll make you the first high-ranking Dark Elf official in the Heavenly Vine Elf Empire!"

"There's one more condition!" Monrek said in a deep voice.

"Just say it," Catherine said.

"Don't hurt Alona. She's my sister..."

"Haha... I didn't expect you to be so sentimental..." Catherine laughed.

"Always mocking me won't do you any good!" Monrek said coldly.

Catherine said, "Not at all, I just wanted to say. I like men with sentimentality... like you."

She then gave Monrek a flirtatious wink and turned back to their hiding place to discuss the matter with the members of the extermination squad.

"Captain, what if this is a trap? We might not be able to get out of the barrier. If we encounter an ambush, the consequences will be unimaginable," a member said thoughtfully.

Catherine looked back at Monrek and sneered, "We have to believe in the ruthlessness of a madman!"

Even so. Out of caution, they ultimately left behind two natural archers and three elf members, while the rest followed Monrek towards the barrier.

On the other side of the jungle, behind a towering tree that would take several people to encircle, Duo Duo secretly observed everything.

"I never expected a member of the Night Elf race to betray us! My god! They say the Night Elves are the most united race!" Da Nian Zhang exclaimed.

"That bastard! I knew he was no good!" Duo Duo said fiercely.

"I sense a strong smell of jealousy..." Da Nian Zhang chuckled.

"You old lecher, do you believe I'll throw you into the river right now? Let you lie at the bottom for thousands of years!" Duo Duo said.

"Okay, okay. I was just joking, fine, I guess you're not jealous, okay?" Da Nian Zhang said repeatedly, becoming increasingly wary of Duo Duo as he got to know him better. This guy had no manners whatsoever. He was capable of anything.

"However, this is a good excuse to get rid of him..." Duo Duo chuckled. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

Just then, Monrek completed the spell to activate the barrier. Led by Catherine, the members of the extermination squad followed Monrek into the barrier.

Seeing the figures disappear, Duo Duo's heart sank. That damned barrier was so difficult to enter. Even if he wanted to help Yana, he was probably powerless!

"'Shield of the Night' really is 'Shield of the Night'! My God! Someone can actually set up such a barrier. It's amazing!" Da Nian Zhang suddenly exclaimed.

Duo Duo's heart stirred, and he said, "You understand this barrier?"

"Of course. Let me tell you, a barrier is itself a kind of magic circle, just expressed in a different way. Hmm… who studies magic circles most thoroughly? Of course, alchemists…" Da Nian Zhang said proudly.

Then he added, "Perhaps I can open a small exit using another method. Don't forget, I was once the most renowned alchemist! Moreover, this method of opening barriers has long been lost. You're lucky, kid, to actually run into me."

"Then hurry up and open it!" Duo Duo urged.

"Wait, didn't you say you were going to throw me into the river?" Da Nian Zhang finally found an opportunity for revenge.

"I was just joking, like what that woman Catherine said earlier. You're a gentleman, you can't even take a joke like this, can you?" Duo Duo said ingratiatingly.

"Let's find a way to take care of those guys left behind!" Da Nian Zhang said.

Duo Duo turned to look at the two remaining natural archers and the three members of the extermination team, half-closing his eyes, thinking about how to take them down most easily.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in Duo Duo's eyes.

He crouched down and quickly approached the two natural archers. The most troublesome among them were the archers. Once those two were taken care of, the remaining three members of the extermination squad would be easy. Against mages, all they needed to do was be swift and ruthless, not giving them time to cast spells.

The two nature archers sat cross-legged on the ground, a habit they'd developed for praying in their spare time…

The other three members of the extermination squad sat some distance away, heads bowed, discussing something.

A vine slowly descended from the tree. Silently, it gradually reached the neck of a natural archer. Suddenly, Duoduo's arm lashed out, and the vine, controlled by the Nine Yang energy, coiled around the archer's neck like a serpent.

A flash of red light from the Nine Yang energy, and the archer didn't even have a chance to groan before the bones in his neck were completely destroyed. The vine, unable to withstand the sudden surge of energy, turned to ashes.

At that moment, the other natural archer sensed the danger, his eyes snapping open. Seeing his companion's fate, he immediately nocked his longbow and aimed.

Seeing the archer's divine arrow about to be fully drawn, Duoduo had no more time to find a vine. In a moment of panic, he plunged headfirst into the water like a diver.

Whoosh…

In a brief moment, the divine arrow was fully drawn, shooting towards Duoduo with a whistling sound.

Due to his posture, Duoduo couldn't twist his body to dodge the divine arrow's attack. In desperation,

Duoduo channeled his Nine Yang Energy, and a large, red, radiant hand shattered the elven divine arrow like a mountain crashing down. Ignoring the numbness in his hand, Duoduo accelerated downwards, landing precisely beside the archer. His hand, clad in the Sealing Magic Gauntlet, flashed towards the archer's head.

Roar…

As Duoduo channeled his Nine Yang Energy into the Sealing Magic Gauntlet, the monster sealed within reappeared. Before its body was fully freed from the gauntlet, its gaping maw opened wide.

Crack…

The sound of bones shattering rang out, and the natural archer's upper body vanished into the monster's gaping maw. Half of the body remained, without blood, black smoke rising from the broken section as the corpse gradually decayed and disappeared.

Duoduo, without a moment to gasp in astonishment, turned to face the three members of the extermination team.

The brief delay had allowed the members of the extermination squad to hear the commotion. Witnessing the horrific scene, they tensed up, forgetting about high-level or mid-level magic, focusing only on anything that could be used quickly enough to stop the terrifying creature from getting close.

In an instant, wind blades, rocks, fireballs, lightning… all rained down on Duo Duo. "

Damn it, little panda, trying to riddle me with holes!" Duo Duo

cried out in fear, trying to dodge.

But the monster, now freed from its magical seal and having just devoured half of the Nature Archer, was even more active, its excitement palpable as it watched the rain of magical attacks.

Roar…

the monster leaped into the air, its massive jaws opening wide, its powerful suction swallowing all the magical attacks.

"Idiot, what are you waiting for?!" Da Nian shouted, reminding the stunned Duo Duo. "

Two hundred and seventy-eight, my woman, who dares touch her!"

Duo Duo snapped out of her daze, let out a loud shout, and unleashed a torrent of Nine Yang energy, charging towards the three members of the extermination squad like a fireball.

A mage who couldn't use magic in time was nothing but trash!

Under Duo Duo's frenzied attack, the three members of the extermination squad were blasted to smithereens...

"Quick, let's go! I think I sense a bloody aura inside. It seems the extermination squad has started their attack!" Da Nian Zhang said urgently.

Then, Da Nian Zhang, using his extensive knowledge of magic arrays, began to tamper with the barrier...

Inside the Night Elf's encampment.

Yana stared at Monrek. She simply couldn't believe that the corpses of her people on the ground were the consequence of their chieftain's betrayal.

"Brother, you, you actually did such a thing!" Alona, as the traitor's sister, felt utterly ashamed and filled with grief and indignation.

“Monrek, you, you actually did this! I was so wrong about you!” Yana’s beautiful eyes blazed with fury, wishing she could burn Monrek to ashes.

“Stop! Yana! You have no right to talk to me! Let me tell you, everyone who died today is because of you! Because of you, you harlot!” Monrek roared in a frenzy.

“Brother, you are the chieftain! Look at the corpses lying on the ground. Those are our brothers and sisters! Have you forgotten Father’s dying words?” Arona trembled violently, sobbing uncontrollably.

“Stop, Arona, they won’t hurt you! Come to your brother, I’ll take you to a happy life where you never have to run away again!” Monrek held out his hand, looking at Arona.

Arona stared coldly at Monrek. "From now on, you are no longer my brother. You are a member of the Night Elf race. As long as I live, I will use your blood to pay tribute to my people! Come! Alona will live and die with the Night Elves! I am ashamed to have a brother like you! Ashamed!"

"Alona, even you... even you are betraying me?" Monrek said.

"It's not that I betrayed you, but that you betrayed the entire Night Elf race!" Alona said resolutely. As her words fell, her face was no longer sad, but instead filled with determination and a resolute determination to die.

"The Night Elf race will leave the history of the elven territory today. You evil heretics will be punished by the gods!" Catherine stepped forward and said coldly.

"Then let's see who left the corpse here!" Yana stared at Catherine and said. As she spoke, the red spider mark between her brows emitted a bright halo. The night grew even darker. A fierce wind howled within the barrier, and a chilling killing intent surged forth, overwhelming the extermination squad.

"Attack! Slay all the evil heretics here! The light of the Goddess of Nature will completely envelop the entire elven territory!" Catherine shouted to the squad behind her.

Before they arrived, Monrek had told them that while Yana was powerful, she had an unbreakable bond with her people. If they could use the lives of the Night Elves to threaten her, she would surely be killed!

The atmosphere instantly became tense, both sides eager to strike, searching for the perfect opportunity.

The Nature Archers' arrows were already drawn, and the members of the extermination squad, under the cover of the Nature Archers, began chanting incantations…

*cough cough…*

A series of dry coughs suddenly rang out. In the tense atmosphere, this sound exploded like thunder in the hearts of those whose nerves were taut.

Everyone's eyes instinctively turned towards the direction of the sound.

A silver brocade robe, a strong and upright figure. A handsome face. A wicked smile playing at the corners of his lips… Dodo appeared!

“What are you doing? Killing people? My woman is here…” Dodo slowly walked over, glancing at Catherine before suddenly raising his voice, “My woman, my rules. Anyone who dares touch her will die!”

Dodo’s appearance stunned everyone present.

The members of the extermination squad had already encountered Dodo at the Black Blood Society headquarters and witnessed him forcefully deflect a Nature’s Arrow with that strange battle aura.

These great elves were primarily skilled in magic, with very little knowledge of martial arts.

They only knew that to forcefully deflect a Nature’s Arrow with magic required at least high-level magic, and the magic had to be of an attribute that conflicted with the arrow’s properties.

High-level magic?

These elite great elves of the extermination squad could all cast it, but it required chanting long incantations.

Yet this handsome elf simply waved his hand…

Putting everything else aside, just the time difference alone is enough to gain an advantage in a life-or-death battle.

Therefore, when Duo Duo clearly stated his intention to help the Night Elves, these extermination teams, while not afraid of him, were still quite troubled.

Catherine, in particular, was alarmed. She saw the Sealed Magic Gauntlet on Duo Duo's hand.

She knew the origin of this treasure best; could this guy have obtained the method to use it?

Good heavens!

Could this elf be the ultimate recipient of that treasure from their treasure hunt?

Legend says that whoever obtains that treasure will become the strongest person on the entire continent… As Catherine began to doubt Duo Duo, this terrifying legend resurfaced in her mind. An ominous feeling grew in her heart.

Yana stared blankly at Duo Duo; she never expected him to appear at this time, and it seemed he had come specifically to help her.

The feeling was strange. When Yana felt most isolated and needed someone to lean on, it was Duo Duo who appeared—the very person she had always loathed…

“Kill him! Kill him! That was the condition you promised me! Kill him!”

When Monrek saw Duo Duo, he went berserk, pointing at Duo Duo and roaring.

Everything he had was destroyed by this elf, who had stolen his woman, turning him into a sinner of the Night Elf race, consumed by hatred.

Duo Duo glanced at Monrek, a flash of disgust in his eyes. He thought to himself, *Damn it, wait a minute, I'll take your life!*

“Give me some face, okay? Let's not hurt our harmony. Why are we always fighting and killing?” Duo Duo walked slowly towards Yana, smiling.

His words had barely left his lips when he heard Da Nian Zhang vomiting. Then, Da Nian Zhang said painfully, "Kid, this isn't how you act cool. You're making me want to throw up!"

"Damn it, don't bother me! How will I know which method suits me better if I don't try?" Duo Duo frowned, cursing fiercely through his consciousness.

"Yana, why didn't you tell me you were coming here? Are all these your people?" Duo Duo approached Yana and asked.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, especially her own people, Yana couldn't bring herself to call him "Master." Helpless, she simply nodded to Duo Duo. She whispered, "You...you're here?"

"Sigh...I suddenly missed you, so I came to see you. You left me there and came here to enjoy yourself. I'll punish you later." Duo Duo said nonchalantly, shamelessly licking his lips while facing Yana, when no one else could see.

Yana blushed, even more confused about Duo Duo's intentions. She wondered how Duo Duo had found this place.

Seeing Duo Duo's arrogant and unrestrained manner, Catherine was furious, but given Duo Duo's strength, she decided to avoid violence if possible.

After a moment's hesitation, Catherine said, "Please don't forget your race! The Archeel and the Night Elf race are sworn enemies! If you have Archeel blood flowing through your veins, stand on my side and eliminate the evil heretics for the temple."

Damn it, what race is he talking about? One minute I'm an elf, the next I'm a half-elf… damn it!

Dodo raised his voice, "I don't care about races. So what if you're a Night Elf? Night Elves are known for their beautiful women! Look at my Yana, she's far more beautiful than any of your Great Elf women!"

After speaking, Dodo turned to face Catherine, his playful expression gradually turning cold. "I don't care about races. I only know that anyone who dares touch my woman dies!"

He continued, "If you don't want a conflict, I advise you to leave quickly. But you must leave this guy here!" Dodo pointed at Monrek.

Dodo's attitude made Catherine realize that there was no chance for reconciliation between them…

Suddenly

, a member of the extermination team muttered, "How did this guy get in? Where are the people guarding outside?"

The members of the extermination team were startled. How could they not have thought of this? Yes. Where were the people guarding outside? Had this guy slipped in without them noticing? Or…

“You mean those guys outside shooting arrows, and those who keep throwing fireballs and stones? They… I sent them away. If you don’t leave soon, I don’t mind sending you to find your companions,” Duo Duo said loudly. Duo Duo

seemed nonchalant, but he was incredibly nervous inside. Not only were these guys too strong, and he had no confidence in dealing with them, but if he dragged this out, he definitely wouldn’t be able to get back to the Half-Step Duo Inn by dawn.

After a moment’s thought, Duo Duo made up his mind to provoke them first, desperately trying to hold off the extermination group for a while, then let Yana lead her people to escape.

If the Dark Elf people were safe, he could retreat; with his strength and that magical sealing magic set, it shouldn’t be a problem.

“Yana, when I make my move, you take your people and leave here quickly,” Duo Duo whispered.

Yana’s body trembled, looking at Duo Duo in surprise. What was wrong with him today? It was like he’d changed his personality. From a savage beast, he had become a hero.

"Get ready, I'm about to begin!" Dodo smiled at Yana and said.

As he spoke, the Nine Yang Energy surged skyward, its overwhelming aura pressing down on the entire extermination team, giving the illusion that he was about to launch an attack.

"Run!" Dodo shouted.

Yana wanted to say something, but seeing the unwavering resolve in Dodo's eyes, she stopped hesitating, gritted her teeth, and used the unique sign language of the Night Elves to call her people to gather around her, preparing to flee.

"They're trying to escape!" As the chieftain of the Night Elves, Monrek naturally understood this code and, after deciphering Yana's meaning, immediately shouted.

Damn it, if this bastard doesn't speak, will people think he's mute?! Dodo cursed the troublemaker inwardly. At the same time, he activated the Nine Yang Energy, ready to attack at any moment. He knew that after hearing Monrek's words, Catherine and the others would definitely begin their attack.

Sure enough, upon hearing Monrek's words, Catherine's expression changed, and she raised one hand high. Then, she abruptly lowered it, retreating behind the elven archers. She began chanting a strange incantation…

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

* The archers' arrows, carrying the clarion call of death, fired two at Dodo, while the others struck the running night elves.

Several screams rang out as the night elves, clutching the pierced wounds, wailed in agony. Amidst their screams, their bodies gradually glowed with a green aura and withered away. Finally, a flash of green light, and the night elves vanished.

Dodo, too, was now overwhelmed. Blocking just one elven arrow had already left his arm numb. Now, with two arrows aimed at his vitals at bizarre angles, he could only roar and flail his arms wildly. Two beams of Nine Yang energy formed two enormous arcs of light, flashing out like scythes.

*Crack! Crack!*

The two elven arrows shattered upon impact with the Nine Suns energy, and Duo Duo was forced back a step, her arms numb. Her blood and qi surged.

Holy crap!

These guys are too powerful!

Dodo had indeed underestimated his opponents. It's important to understand that elven and human territories coexist across the continent, a testament to their considerable power. Furthermore, those participating in this extermination were elite figures from various elven empires; their strength was unimaginable.

It's no exaggeration to say that if these magical elves were to fight Dodo one-on-one, he might not even be a match. The reason Dodo had maintained the upper hand from the beginning was ultimately due to his unpredictable attack methods, constantly catching the magical elves off guard.

This is because Nine Yang Energy is neither magical energy nor battle aura energy. Compared to magical energy, Nine Yang Energy has the advantage of rapid deployment. Compared to battle aura energy, it possesses immense destructive power and a much wider range of influence.

In the magical elves' understanding of various forms of battle aura, its defensive aspect lies in self-defense. It can form a battle aura shield comparable to a magical protective barrier. However, this shield can only protect the user; even the most powerful battle aura masters can only protect two or three people around them.

Regarding attack, the range of battle aura is nowhere near as terrifying as Duo Duo's Nine Yang Energy. They usually think they are beyond the reach of battle aura attacks, yet they always see this terrifying being wave his hands, and that deadly battle aura sweeps in like a scythe of death.

It was precisely because of this that when Duo Duo dealt with those remaining personnel outside the barrier, although it was somewhat dangerous, the process was relatively easy. Therefore, he subconsciously underestimated his opponent.

Fortunately, after being shot by those two elven divine arrows and experiencing the powerful force of the natural archers, Duo Duo immediately realized that he was purely lucky outside the barrier. These guys are much stronger than he imagined.

Previously, outside the barrier, Duoduo had the advantage of a sneak attack, and because the monsters appeared, the great elves were stunned, allowing Duoduo to easily take their lives.

Now, however, the situation is different. Since the members of the extermination team have all seen him before and know his strength, he has become their primary target. Under these circumstances, it's a fight to the death, with no longer any advantage.

"Arona, take the people and leave! Quickly!" Seeing Duoduo's arms trembling, Yana knew he must have suffered a minor injury. It seemed that Duoduo alone wouldn't be able to stop the extermination team's attack. After a moment's hesitation, she decided that Arona would lead the people away, while she would stay and fight alongside Duoduo. After all, Duoduo's victory or defeat, and the time he could hold out, determined the lives of their people.

Arona had no intention of leaving; in fact, she had already decided to defend her people's safety with her life. At the same time, she began chanting a spell, her target being her brother, Monrek!

Hearing Yana's order, Arona was naturally unwilling to leave. She turned to look at Yana, continuing her chanting.

Yana was anxious; if she stayed to fight, she needed to find a trustworthy and capable person to lead her people away, and Arona was the only suitable candidate.

"Arona, are you disobeying my orders! As the Holy Maiden, I order you to leave!" Yana flashed to Arona's side, shoved her forcefully, glared at her, and shouted sharply.

In all these years, Yana had never treated Arona so harshly. Arona felt incredibly wronged, but under Yana's piercing gaze, she had no choice but to obey. She rallied her people to leave.

"They're going to escape through the swamp!" Monrek shouted, pointing to a thick fog.

Dodo was furious and roared, "I'll smash your mouth first!" A fist formed from the condensation of nine Yang energies roared as it attacked Monrek.

In truth, Monrek, as the chieftain of the Night Elf race, possessed considerable strength. However, having witnessed Duo Duo's power at the Half-Step Duo Restaurant, he was still shaken. Coupled with his fear after becoming a traitor, he dared not resist the powerful iron fist approaching and cowered behind the extermination team.

At this moment, most of the members of the extermination team had completed their incantations. Instantly, fireballs, rocks, water dragons… rained down on the Night Elf people.

Seeing this, Duo Duo was frantic. Remembering how the monsters outside devoured these magical attacks, he immediately raised his hand, which was covered in a sealing magic shield, and shouted urgently, "You damn well better come out!"

Roar…

the monster within the sealed monster roared, breaking free of the shield. The moment it solidified, it opened its massive jaws, chasing and devouring the magical attacks.

Even more terrifying was that what Duoduo had summoned in his anxiety wasn't just this monster, but also the enormous skull he had captured and sealed in the magic armor during the battle with the wandering souls at the Black Blood Society headquarters.

"Soul Curse!" a member of the extermination squad exclaimed. "Be careful, this skull can devour souls!"

Before the words were even finished, the enormous skull's jaws opened and closed with a rattling sound, and countless fist-sized skulls emerged, swirling and flying, emitting a series of chilling sounds as they pounced on the members of the extermination squad. This terrifying, all-or

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nothing attack method terrified these great elf mages who had never bothered with studying necromancy. Driven by self-preservation instinct, they frantically attacked the oncoming skulls, completely neglecting to slaughter the fleeing dark elves.

This bizarre scene left Yana stunned. She didn't know when Duoduo had acquired so many terrifying abilities.

In fact, Duoduo was currently suffering terribly.

He hadn't felt anything when only one monster was released before, but now that there was an additional skull, he was struggling. He felt an invisible connection between the energy within his body and the monster and skull, the energy rapidly flowing into their bodies. He

was desperately holding on. Duo Duo turned and saw Yana still standing there, and shouted angrily, "Are you stupid! Get your people out of here!"

Yana shuddered, looking at Duo Duo's forehead covered in sweat, a strange feeling welling up inside her…

"Arona, quickly organize the warriors of your tribe and protect the people as they leave!" Yana shouted.

Arona no longer hesitated as before. Upon hearing the order, she quickly turned and ran to a distance, shouting loudly as she began to organize the warriors of the Night Elf tribe.

Seeing that her people had abandoned their chaotic running and were now orderly heading towards where Arona stood, Yana breathed a sigh of relief. She swiftly moved, appearing beside Dodo and calling out, "Master, Yana's here to help you!"

As she spoke, the small spider mark between Yana's brows began to glow again, the light gradually brightening and spreading outwards. Moments later, a web of light, resembling a spiderweb, formed behind Yana.

Yana leaped lightly, hovering in the center of the web, looking like a beautiful, human-faced spider…

the Death Spider Queen's energy, used for the first time!

Yana's body moved effortlessly across the web, seemingly without any visible movement, instantly shifting her position.

With each wave of her hands, she unleashed a red, spiderweb-like beam of light, as fast as lightning, capable of weaving and dodging magical attacks.

Moments later, a scream rang out as a natural archer was impaled on the brow by a strand of "spider web." His body flashed red light, and in an instant, he was reduced to ashes. All that remained at the scene was the longbow, now without its owner.

In truth, Yana's combat skills far surpassed Duo Duo's. Her long-term experience in counter-hunting had given her a deep understanding of the strength and attack methods of these magical elves and natural archers. This was far superior to the combat experience Duo Duo had gained through a few haphazard battles.

"Evil power! Everyone be careful!" Catherine shouted, her heart pounding.

With Yana's help, Duo Duo felt much more at ease.

He no longer needed to unleash the Nine Yang Energy in his arms, thus avoiding excessive energy leakage. In this way, the energy required by the giant skull and the monster was negligible for him.

For a time, the monster devoured magical attacks. The skull, with its bizarre attack methods, sought loopholes to devour the opponent's soul, while Yana added her "spider silk" attacks.

The three methods combined were extremely cunning and strange, leaving the members of the extermination team scrambling and terrified.

Their original plan was for some of them to restrain Yana. The others dealt with the Night Elves, intending to use their lives to threaten Yana, forcing her to surrender.

What a brilliant plan!

Only someone as knowledgeable as Monrek could devise such a vicious scheme!

However, their plans were thwarted when Dodo appeared.

Forget about holding them back; even escaping the barrier seemed incredibly difficult.

Ah…

another scream rang out as a magic elf from the extermination group was caught off guard and struck by a fist-sized skull. His body convulsed. Above his head, a shadowy soul was being devoured by the skull. Just as the others saw this and prepared to attack the small skull, it suddenly exploded, forming a wisp of black smoke that drifted back into the giant skull's mouth.

Dodo's strange energy… The magical elves were suffering terribly from the bizarre attacks combined with those terrifying magical artifacts. They possessed immense magical power but couldn't use it effectively. Threatened by the skull and blocked by the monster, they couldn't even bother to pinpoint Duo Duo's exact location to launch a fatal attack.

Therefore, their fighting style had always been primarily defensive. Occasionally they would launch an attack, but without a clear target, the attacks were ineffective.

Crackling sounds...

After acquiring this soul, the giant skull's voice became even sharper and more piercing, and its size increased significantly. Each time it spewed out smaller skulls, it emitted at least twice as many as before!

The monster was even more terrifying, seemingly with an insatiable appetite, taking all the magical attacks. Its size also expanded, floating around like a giant black cloud.

"Something seems wrong!" Da Nian's voice suddenly entered Duo Duo's mind.

"What's wrong?" Duo Duo asked, puzzled.

After pondering for a moment, Da Nian Zhang said, "We can't let that monster devour any more magic attacks!"

Duo Duo chuckled and said, "Isn't this much better? It's much more useful than a shield!"

Da Nian Zhang exclaimed, "Look at that monster's neck..." Duo

Duo subconsciously looked up and saw a golden halo around the monster's neck, with faint, graphic-like shadows appearing.

The golden halo was dazzling in the darkness, but Duo Duo had been so focused on the horrific scene of the extermination team that they hadn't noticed this change. Now, seeing it, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's that? It looks like a collar."

Da Nian Zhang said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the seal of the magic-sealing set. This monster seems to be using the opportunity of devouring magic attacks to gain magic power and break through the seal!" Duo Duo

was stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw that the monster indeed wasn't attacking anyone. Instead, it greedily devoured the magical attacks, occasionally even stealthily consuming a single "spider silk" shot out by Yana . "

Damn it, this monster's trying to escape!"

Duo Duo exclaimed. "What do we do?"

"What do we do? Summon it back. If my guess is correct, the Sealing Magic Set will automatically absorb the monster's magic power, keeping it within a certain range, preventing it from breaking the seal," Zhang said. Duo

Duo hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his arm, grabbed hard, and shouted, "Come back!"

The golden light of the Sealing Magic Set surged, and a golden vortex appeared above the monster's head. Although the monster roared unwillingly, it was ultimately drawn back into the Sealing Magic Set.

Without the monster's obstruction, the magical attacks rained down on Duo Duo and Yana like a deluge. Although the skull was still there, the sheer power of the attacks without defense was much weaker than before.

Both Yana and the members of the extermination team stared at Duo Duo in astonishment, unable to understand why he would abandon his advantage and retract that powerful monster.

After several clashes with Duo Duo's Nine Yang Energy, the magical elves could all sense that although this guy's energy was strange, its strength was at most at the level of a Battle Qi Emperor. If they were face to face, he probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a single round of their attacks.

But things were so strange. Why would this guy abandon his advantage? Didn't he know that his strength was limited? Or was this guy hiding his true strength all along? Was there some more powerful, more vicious attack he had saved for later?

Amidst all sorts of speculation, the magical elves were completely terrified. They didn't care about using any powerful, high-level magic. In order to save time and prepare for Duo Duo's even more terrifying attacks, they all began to abandon lengthy incantations and try to use low-level magic that was quicker and faster, forming a defensive line of low-level magical attacks in front of them.

Seeing the enemy's relentless attacks, Duo Duo secretly thought, "This isn't a solution. Without the monsters, we've lost a shield, turning our advantage into a disadvantage in the fight against the extermination team. The consequences are unimaginable." Duo

Duo made up his mind. With a roar, he swung his arms violently, unleashing an unprecedented burst of Nine Yang Energy. The immense Nine Yang Energy surged like a giant red wave, crashing down on the extermination team.

In Duo Duo's desperate gamble, the members of the extermination team were like leaves in a storm. These mages were utterly helpless against this powerful battle aura. Fortunately, they quickly cast small defensive spells on their bodies, preventing heavy casualties.

"Stop!" Duo Duo shouted.

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