I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 188 Location and Spirit Seed

The plague mage Amel was not actually involved in the kidnapping operation.

The spell [Plant Withering] was cast by him through a spell called [Shattered Disc]. This white disc can store spells and will be released immediately after being broken.

Unlike a magic ring, the [Shattered Disc] does not require spirituality or magic power to be infused into it. All the spells and magic power cast belong to the person who stored it.

Rhodes touched his chin.

It was another white plate, the same as the [Brittly's Ceramic Plate] that Demia had seized.

Such similar spells, it seems that the person who intended to kidnap the tree spirit and broke into Sharon's retreat cabin was the same person.

According to the other party's habits, it is very likely that they intended to kidnap Sharon, a dog-man, but it is unknown why they retreated.

The half-werewolf druid had already dealt with all the bandits by this time. She took the heavy steps of an owlbear, approaching with great momentum.

call--

She swung her bloody bear paw with hooked claws and hit the leader on the head without saying a word.

Rhodes waved at her.

"Wait a moment, Miss Druid."

She looked at Rhodes, and there was confusion in the owlbear's round eyes.

Rhodes explained, "He still has accomplices, and the instigator is hiding in the dark. If we get rid of him now, I'm afraid the withering incident will happen again."

The druid followed the advice.

A magical light rose from the ground and cleared the blood from her body.

She then cast [Wild Transformation] and transformed back into the giant blue and white wolf.

He stood close to the leader, baring his teeth.

The leader was frightened and simply told the truth, revealing the color of the plague doctor's underwear.

Although the information he knew was limited.

"Another seventh level?"

Rhodes thought to himself.

With the recent unstable situation, Dusk Hill, a place where a seventh-level person was rarely seen throughout the entire year, has also begun to see signs of unrest.

After taking ten spirit seeds and practicing hard during this period of time.

Rhodes' physical strength has increased significantly.

He could even kill the man under his feet who was half a step to the seventh level without using any offensive spiritual magic.

I couldn't help but sigh.

A true warrior should not learn any fancy spiritual skills. A normal attack is my ultimate move. Who can stop me?

But having said that, in reality, mages have many methods, and this becomes even more so as their rank rises.

It is difficult to gain benefits by simply having great power.

Haven’t you seen that high-level mages can often easily deal with giants with maxed-out strength attributes?

The Snow Hill Evening News once mentioned a spell called "Durak's Glass Transformation".

It's useless to have thick skin and flesh. Once this spell is cast, the giant will immediately become as fragile as glass.

Although the news written by the bards often contained exaggerations, it also indirectly demonstrated that the wizards had many methods.

Rhodes asked, "Where is the location? Where is the Plague Mage Amel?"

"I don't know now."

Hear this.

The giant blue and white wolf immediately growled at him.

"Now I don't know what that means?"

Rhodes subconsciously wanted to pat the giant wolf's head, but when he thought that it was a seventh-level cultivator, he had to retract his touch.

"Amer's whereabouts are elusive. We can never find him. He only appears when we need him."

"Oh? So, you're useless then." "No, no, no! You're still useful! We agreed with him to deliver the goods two days later at the slopes of Iku in the Dusk Hills. Amel is very alert. If he finds out it's a stranger, he will definitely not show up!"

Hear the words.

Rhodes couldn't help but ponder.

The slopes of Iku in the dusky hills? Two days later?
Isn't this the exact day and place for the negotiations with Coral Bay?

The Brotherhood of Ruins has always been in collusion with the rebellious mages of Coral Bay. Judging from the Plague Mage's habit of staying at home, it is possible that he will appear near the negotiation area and then simply recover the kidnapped races.

Rhodes originally had no feelings for the people of Coral Bay. He didn't take the so-called negotiations seriously and even planned not to go.

Now it seems that not only do we have to go, but we also have to take people to hide secretly and target the Plague Mage and catch him off guard.

Rhodes told this to the giant wolf druid beside him and asked her if she was willing to join the ambush.

The giant werewolf still didn't speak to him, but nodded.

It can be considered as an exchange.

The next thing was simple. Rhodes dealt with the corpses on the ground and then escorted the young leader to the city hall.

After all, he is a half-step seventh level.

Rhodes chose to twist his hands.

When the witch Demia learned about this, she became very concerned about it.

After all, abducting intelligent races is a serious crime, and this person works under the Plague Mage. Sharon once suspected that she was threatened by the Plague Mage.

She should be like this both in private and in public.

Magic props were used to insure this man with several layers of protection, and then he was thrown into prison, where a special person was responsible for continuing to torture him for information.

It was already noon when we finished all this.

Rhodes hurried back to the forest to tell the girls the news.

Baiyu District, temporary hospital tree house.

There is a striped roof outside the magic tree house, and underneath there are several magical tree tables and chairs.

Looks like a great spot for a picnic.

This was commissioned by the half-deer man Xiao Ke to be made by Callister not long ago for the physical and mental health of his patients.

Everyone gathered here.

The elf Callister took a few pieces of the white ceramic [Fragmented Discs] that Rhodes handed over.

Several identification spells were thrown in.

She said, "It's [Plant Decay], as well as [Nature Repulsion], [Deadwood Haunting], and [Soul Decay], all spells targeting tree spirits."

After saying that, he glanced at the tree spirit Vivian who was standing still.

She still had no expression on her face, blinking her big, innocent white eyes.

Xiao Ke, the half-deer man, was extremely angry. She clenched her fists and her whole body was shaking with anger.

"Not only that, but this is even more fatal."

Callister picked out a crystal vine reflecting purple light from the things Rhode seized.
"I call it the [Rotten Wood Curse]. It's made from a certain part of a tree spirit. Using a cruel ritual, I kill three or more tree spirits, then twist their souls into a treasure specifically designed to deal with them. It significantly weakens the tree spirit's connection with nature, rendering it unable to use most of its native spiritual abilities."

Everyone looked gloomy.

The elf consoled him, "This isn't a treasure that can be mass-produced. At least we don't have to worry about the other party using the same tactics again."

Rhode asked her, "Why does the Plague Mage have so many methods against tree spirits?"

During the trip to Emerald City, one of Bahadur's students mentioned that he had done research on many tree spirits, and that this race seemed very attractive to mages.

Callister sighed. "Because of the spirit seeds, tree spirits are the only species currently capable of producing such treasures. The power of the spirit seeds is too strong, which is why many people take risks. This is also why there is a tree spirit protection association on the continent."

Rhodes's face suddenly looked strange.

A familiar feeling came from the palm of his hand at an inopportune time, and soon a spirit seed appeared.

(End of this chapter)