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

Chapter 344: Ascension to God and Pod

Another ascension to the gods.

Rhodes nodded, not too surprised.

After all, this is the age of ascension.

He couldn't help but think of Tiflinsaixile and her brother Prula who were temporarily staying in the forest.

The elf Farshad didn't know from where he knew that the two siblings were the bloodline nodes of the Tieflings, and took the initiative to conceal their fate, so that even the Grand Duke of Purgatory could not find them.

Since this was a further step regarding a Grand Duke of Purgatory, Rhodes became even more determined to protect Cecilia.

He still understands the principle of "the lips are cold and the teeth are broken".

"So? Have you found it now?"

"No, there are tens of thousands of people in Coral Bay, and the dark elves don't have a way to identify bloodline nodes. They can only sacrifice them one by one to that lord in an attempt."

Rhodes frowned.

Tieflings are transformed from humans. Some are transformed at birth, others may undergo transformation during adolescence, and more exaggeratedly, they may transform when they are dying of old age.

Dark elves, who have no means of detection, will likely view all humans as potential tieflings and try to activate their demonic bloodlines one by one before sacrificing them.

He had long imagined that the people in Coral Bay would be in dire straits, but hearing it with his own ears in reality still made him feel a little depressed.

Rhodes had long been unhappy with the dark elves of Coral Bay and had even wanted to wipe them out more than once.

They can almost be said to be the culprits who disrupted the entire Dusk Hills.

But my strength does not allow it.

A large number of sorcerers under the Grand Duke of Purgatory can cast Purgatory spells without any casting steps, and can also be resurrected with the help of the Grand Duke's power, and now there are two giant dragons.

In this kind of battle, even Windward City might not be captured, let alone Quartz Town.

There were many level sevens in the forest, but a battlefield with mages was a ruthless meat grinder. The number of 172 level sevens sacrificed in the battle for Twilight City reported by the Snow Hill Evening News still echoed in Rhodes' mind.

But that's it.
Compared to a formal direct war, Rhodes is more inclined to assassinate and behead the dark elves.

The premise is that their resurrection ability can be restrained.

He couldn't help but stroke the emerald pod of his spell bag.

This is something that Halfling Lily entrusted two of her friends to deliver.
——[Victory Pod].

[Treasure Features: Soul Lock, Regrowth]

Details: This treasure was painstakingly found by a halfling obsessed with his beloved. The fruit within the pod can lock onto the target's soul, making it a specialized treasure for combating the endless resurrection of sorcerers. There are six fruits in the pod, and one regenerates every five minutes.

In terms of effect, it is similar to the [Dog Demon Feast] that Callister once used.

Also effective against opponents who are good at extracting souls and resurrecting them.

It’s just that [Victory Pod] doesn’t have the 50% uncertainty of [Dog Demon Feast].

Rhodes secretly had a different idea.

The reason why we had not carried out the decapitation operation before was firstly due to the lack of strength and secondly due to the lack of understanding of the internal structure and personnel of Coral Bay.

Now, with Atticus's betrayal, the second point has been met.

Next, we should focus on improving the strength of everyone in the forest.
Those two dragons?
They would never live in the city, and if they were more secretive, they would probably not be discovered.

But just in case, Rhodes will ask for help from the scorpion girl Hera and the rabbit woman Ona.

Two eighth-level warriors with strong combat power.

"What's with those two dragons?"

"About a month ago, something fell into Purgatory, and nearly every ninth-rank expert on the continent appeared there. That lord seemed to be at the center of the vortex, unable to escape and consider the situation in Coral Bay. That's why he summoned two giant dragons to guard us."

This something must be the blood of Mystra, who founded the Weave and was then brutally murdered. Blood stained with the divine spark.

At the center of the vortex?
Ona once said that a Grand Duke of Purgatory named Asmodeus had temporarily obtained that drop of divine blood. Could he be the one these dark elves worship?
Rhodes couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows.

Honestly, it's pretty bad.

I can only hope that the other ninth-level players can put in more effort in this pursuit of sacred blood.
Unexpectedly, it was Vivian, who was the least emotional, who noticed his uneasiness first.

She stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and squeezed it gently.

Then he pressed it against his chest and hugged it tightly.

He also looked at the pair of big eyes shining with white light staring at him blankly with no expression.

"Don't worry, Vivian, help, Rod."

"Thank you."

The female orc raised her machete high: "Amy will help too! Leave the battle to Amy!"

Yuna leaned forward and bowed: "For the master, Yuna is willing to do anything."

Xiao Ke also quickly stated at this time: "I'm not very good at fighting, but if the prophecy requires anything, you must tell me!"

Speaking of which.

Rhodes remembered the 'price of prophecy' mentioned by Callisto.

I couldn't help but ask Xiao Ke about the price he paid last time to deal with the Plague Mage Amel's prophecy. It was entirely her credit that he was able to block the erosion of the two [Marks].

Xiao Ke's face froze and he waved his hands: "No, nothing."

After saying that, she turned around and tried to escape, but Rhodes pulled her back.

Facing the serious-looking man, the half-deer girl could only lower her head and pretend to be indifferent and said, "Nothing, just twenty years of life."

Twenty years?!

The lifespan of half-deer people is similar to that of humans, around 70 to 100 years old.

Twenty years gone by in a flash?
Rhodes was shocked.

Then I couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"If something like this happens again, tell me beforehand, okay?"

He lowered his voice and took the delicate girl's body into his arms.

But with Vivian around, she naturally didn't want to do such an intimate thing, and pushed Rhodes away with a stiff and cute little face.

"Why are you hugging me? We're not familiar with each other."

Xiao Ke is a half-deer man who is easily satisfied. Just seeing the worried and distressed look on the face of the guy in front of him, he couldn't help but feel sweet in his heart.

"Don't worry, I will find a way to make it up to you."

Rhodes said seriously.

"Hehe! I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing this for everyone."

"I just like your arrogant look."

"Happy. Happy??"

She panicked and turned to Vivian, frantically saying, "Don't get me wrong, Vivian! He's talking about the Xixihuan section. Yes! The Xixihuan section at Dusk Hills! It's a beautiful spot. I saw it on the way back! The sunset was stunning!"

But Vivian showed no expression from beginning to end.

Listening to Xiao Ke's confusing description, she could only tilt her head to express her confusion.

(End of this chapter)