Chapter 58
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"You have a trick up your sleeve?"
This word is very subtle.
"In fact, the succubus clan is very afraid of making enemies. If they can kill someone, they will not leave anyone alive." Fiona said.
"Most succubi live a wandering life. I guess she joined a faction and did this with others. In this case, even if she wanted to protect you, she had to do it. After all, it's so difficult to find a stable faction."
After she said this, Buck thought carefully.
At that time, Gerry took advantage of the chaos to escape with them. After hiding in the cellar, everyone was busy treating Gerry's injuries, and he...
It seemed that he could indeed sense the presence of a similar being nearby.
The breath wandered and explored on the ground, trying to get closer several times, but then pulled away.
Finally, the succubus placed two illusion arrays in the village and left.
"That's what I understand," Fiona concluded after hearing the description. "She must have been trying to protect you by telling the orcs that she had cast an illusion and that you would be trapped and killed."
"But you all overlooked that her actions also stopped the orcs from further searching and killing. Furthermore, even the illusion array couldn't stop anyone who truly had the ability to save you."
Fiona paused after saying this, she wanted to see how Buck would react.
Buck frowned slightly, as if he had difficulty digesting this fact.
"You don't understand now, and you haven't seen many of your kind. When you grow up a little and see people of the same kind who are younger than you, you will naturally have a strong desire to protect them," said Fiona.
"Maybe." Buck said gloomily, and suddenly he thought of another thing that happened not long ago.
Lian Yun also thought of that incident at the same time, looked up at Buck, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.
Buck quickly told Fiona about Kelme.
Including his abnormal behavior, strange death, and the inexplicable curses at the end.
Fiona listened very carefully until she heard Buck being called an idiot. Suddenly, she covered her red lips and laughed out loud.
Buck:?
Lian Yun:?
Fiona's shoulders trembled, and she laughed for a long time before she stopped. "What a kind person, but also one who hates others for their mistakes."
"What do you mean by 'hate iron for not becoming steel'?" Buck caught the key words and became even more dejected. "...Is it really directed at me?"
"Yes," Fiona nodded. "Speaking of which, this kind of manipulation technique is very demanding, requiring you to divide your mental energy... that's roughly what it means. So when Kelme was controlled, a part of her was actually attached to him. And Kelme's death must have severely damaged her vitality."
"As for the last word 'idiot'," Fiona couldn't help but curl her lips again, "It's not just about you, but also about her frustration at the failure of her own plan."
"What on earth is his plan?" Buck asked, getting a little irritable for no reason.
Not only did he almost take the blame, but he also made it clear to everyone that he was an undercover agent...
Buck was shocked.
He looked at Lian Yun inquiringly, and after receiving the latter's affirmative nod, Buck was stunned.
Yes, this is the other party’s plan.
Lian Yun expressed their thoughts: "He already has his own faction, so for him, the best way to protect you is to recruit you."
"And the most important step is to make you suspicious and rejected by this group, and eventually leave it."
"I was expelled." Buck gritted his teeth, his handsome face unable to hide his anger. "He wanted me to be expelled and then take me in?"
"He manipulated that poor Kelme for another reason," Fiona bowed slightly and met Buck's gaze. "He wanted to test you."
"What he wants most is to see you unleash your true strength when you're angry." Her hand fell on Buck's head and rubbed it again.
Buck was so frustrated that he lost his temper and sighed softly: "True strength? Like you did before?"
Fiona paused.
She dropped her playful expression and looked away slightly embarrassedly.
"That day was an accident."
"...Actually, do you believe me when I say I didn't mean it?"
Lian Yun and Buck stared at her, their eyes telling it all.
Difficult.
"Hiss—" Fiona rubbed her face, completely ignoring her distorted expression, and looked at Buck: "Remember I said I hope you don't look as good as me?"
Buck: ...
Although he didn't care much about this, it didn't seem worth being happy about her saying something equivalent to "I hope you stay ugly."
"As a succubus's abilities increase, her beauty also increases. And the more frequently she uses her abilities, the greater her instability becomes."
Having said that, Fiona pursed her red lips.
"I... don't want to betray my husband."
I see.
Lian Yun looked at Fiona, who looked a little lonely, and sighed softly in his heart.
You can tell at first glance that she is arrogant and aloof by nature, so how could she be willing to commit herself to someone else?
She wanted to save her husband, but she didn't want to betray him.
"So you consumed a lot of mental energy?"
"I wouldn't say I'm very tired, but I do feel a little weak after using it too much." Fiona curled her lips.
"And this is the weakness of the succubus clan. The weaker they are, the more beautiful they appear."
The more dangerous it is.
The power to control souls comes with dangers that rival it.
"I'm afraid this is the only race on the continent that has such a situation." Lian Yun said.
Fiona remained noncommittal: "There's still some in the sea."
Meeting Lian Yun's puzzled gaze, Fiona opened her mouth exaggeratedly: "No way? Never heard of the mermaid tribe?"
Lian Yun showed a puzzled expression.
“I’ve heard of it, but I haven’t seen it.”
Gerry mentioned it once when he was talking about the race war, but it was a pity that even he had never seen it.
"That's right. Even if you have the chance to see the sea, you won't see mermaids." Fiona shrugged.
"Why?"
"The curse left behind after the war between the mermaid leaders has caused mermaids and humans to never communicate again. This means they won't see humans, nor will they speak to you."
The ocean is so vast that humans will never see them as long as they don't want to see them.
Lian Yun was stunned.
She clearly remembered that her mission was to eliminate racial discrimination.
But how will she communicate with the mermaids then?
By throwing drift bottles?
"...What's wrong with her?" Fiona poked Buck.
"It's normal, it will be fine in a while." They were already used to Lian Yun being stunned from time to time.
But this time—
"Wow!"
Lian Yun's sudden shout startled the two of them.
"I'm a little scared of her like this." Fiona hugged Buck and looked at the girl excitedly holding a parchment scroll.
Buck: “You’ll get used to it.”
Lian Yun turned a deaf ear to him. She just stared at the map in front of her, immersed in the joy of unlocking new things.
She originally wanted to see if there would be a direction to the ocean on the map, but she unexpectedly got a pleasant surprise.
The words [Lv.2] are written in front of [Map].
Yes, the map has been upgraded.
This is the reward for the second branch mission.
The parchment scroll cast a beam of light, which landed on the light board in front of Lian Yun.
What is presented on the light board is a 3D panoramic physical map.
Looking directly downward from a God's perspective, one can see the golden Bubu Town in the center, and the fog that originally filled the surrounding area has dispersed in some places, revealing an area surrounded by solid walls with the words "Kuge City" written on it.
According to Lian Yun's thoughts, the map slowly zoomed in and out until the details of Bubu Town could be seen.
"...Wait." Lian Yun murmured softly.
“It’s actually real-time?”
I saw Meili, wearing a long dress, holding a lotus pod and watering the farmland. The wheat in the field had already sprouted.
There is very little space left in the town where building materials were originally stored, and in contrast, the dilapidated houses that were once there are now brand new ones standing on both sides of the streets.
People were coming in and out of houses, busying themselves about the town.
Some people were patrolling around the town, others were learning blacksmithing from Bart outside the blacksmith shop, and Gary was picking materials from a pile of building materials with a blueprint in his hand.
Lian Yun looked closer and could actually see that he was looking at the structural diagram of the mill.
Gerry has already begun researching the restoration of the mill.
It seems that this harvest is bound to be a good one.
The streets are very clean, without the trouble of wind and sand, and the residents are very diligent, sweeping the doorsteps of their homes clean every day.
Dots of green and a spotless town.
A vibrant scene.
No one has changed much. The only slight change is that everyone is more motivated and looks more energetic.
That's great.
Buck and Fiona leaned over to look at the map in her hand, and were shocked when they saw Gerry.
Lian Yun smiled and said, "Try to see if you can move it."
Buck carefully stretched out his finger and, according to Lian Yun's instructions, drew a few strokes on a shadow. His movements were so light that it seemed as if he was afraid of hurting Gary.
Gerry turned suddenly, startling Buck.
"He finished reading the materials and was about to leave. He didn't know we were watching him." Lian Yun explained.
After testing, it was found that no one else could control the perspective except herself.
"How magical! What kind of magic is this?" Fiona was also amazed.
“It’s just a magical map…”
Lian Yun suddenly paused.
Just along the line between Kuoge City and Bubu Town, you can see a group of people walking in a line in front and behind.
And in the white mist not far away, something seemed to be moving...
Buck noticed that something was wrong with Lian Yun. He looked at the place where Lian Yun had magnified and was shocked.
Several people looked up in the direction where the map was moving, and saw a long series of black shadows moving in the wind and sand.
It seemed to be human, but they couldn't guarantee it.
"Go find Lanner and tell him to get ready."
They had discussed countermeasures long before leaving.
The desert is a desert after all, and they were lucky not to encounter any danger on the way here.
But leaving is not necessarily the case.
Draw a circle centered around people.
Those who are unable to protect themselves stay in the middle, supplies are placed around, and those who can fight are on the outermost edge.
Lian Yun settled everyone down and turned to look at the group of black shadows.
The shadow was getting closer and closer, and everyone could now vaguely see it and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it's human.
But before they could feel relieved, they suddenly discovered that the group of people were running towards them like crazy, with expressions of fear on their faces.
Looking more closely, they saw a cloud of sand rising behind them, and could vaguely hear roaring sounds.
seem……
Something else is catching up?
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