Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 111 The White Lotus's Embrace, Fighting for Love!
As dusk settles and night falls.

The team met at an abandoned church that they had arranged in the morning to rest.

Lu Ran had cleared out the lizard-headed giants in the surrounding area, so he arrived last. By the time he reached the church, the group was already restless.

The ground was covered with black craters from flames and lightning, the Kun Forest was formed by plant-type vines, and the ground was covered with ice crystals and dust.
A tense atmosphere filled the air. If it weren't for the dozens of undead summoned by Lu Ran still alive and blocking the center of the crowd, the training team would have really run into serious trouble, and it wouldn't have been as simple as just fighting!

Upon seeing Lu Ran arrive, Mu Ningxue breathed a sigh of relief, her expression and furrowed brows immediately relaxing considerably.
"You've finally arrived! I thought something had happened to you too."

Lu Ran glanced at the arrogant group and immediately sensed something was wrong.

I didn't expect to arrive a step too late; the training team had already been affected by the Bewitching Spider!
Seeing this, Lu Ran immediately summoned several Bone Spike Wolf undead of warrior-level quality.

The moment the aura of a warrior-level expert was unleashed, the mind-swayed crowd calmed down considerably.
Mu Ningxue glanced at Qingqing and Bai Tingting, who were confronting Mu Nujiao, and slowly said, "I don't know what happened, but Nujiao and the others have changed their personalities drastically. Even Qingqing and Bai Tingting, who are usually quite docile, have acted out of character and started fighting. If I hadn't arrived in time, Bai Tingting, who specializes in healing, would probably have been in trouble."

Seeing Mu Ningxue's gaze fall on him, Lu Ran instantly understood.

So, in Ning Xue's mind, the three women fought because of her?

Seeing that Lu Ran didn't believe her, Mu Ningxue said quietly, "When they fight, nine out of ten things they say are about you."

Lu Ran: “.”

"Are you alright?" Lu Ran asked.

Mu Ningxue shook her head and said, "Qingqing and I finished the first monitoring point quite early, so we went to the second monitoring point. That's why we're a little late. How's the situation on your end?"

Lu Ran took out four special instruments directly from his spatial ring.

This means that it has already solved the monitoring tasks in four regions on its own.

Mu Ningxue's red lips parted slightly, and she pouted her little mouth.

Although I knew Lu Ran was exceptionally strong, I didn't expect him to work so hard.

Lu Ran blinked, but didn't tell Mu Ningxue.

These were merely monitoring tasks he accomplished incidentally while using the River Styx to devour a region.

What takes others hours to complete is nothing more than a piece of cake for Lu Ran.

"Was it you who caused the big commotion in the center of the desolate city today?" Mu Ningxue hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask.

Lu Ran nodded, but didn't explain further.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ran continued, "Judging from their appearance, they have probably been influenced by some kind of demon with the ability to bewitch minds."

“I’ll send the dead to drag it out.”

Immediately afterwards, Lu Ran summoned the Scaled Demon Mother.

The Scaled Demon Mother was quite intelligent. Lu Ran gave her a few instructions and told her to take a stroll along the river. She was certain that she would find the Bewitching Demon Spider.

Although the Bewitching Spider is not as strong as the False Fear Demon, it is still considered to be above average among the general demons.

One Scaled Demon Mother alone is not enough to deal with the Bewitching Demon Spider.

Lu Ran also summoned two Wind Flame Thunder Vulture undead that had advanced to the Battle General stage.

These two Wind and Thunder Flame Vultures were discovered by Lu Ran when he was collecting lightning-type spirit seeds. Their strength was undoubtedly formidable, and Lu Ran had to use Winged Azure Wolves to suppress them at the time.

After summoning the three undead at the church, Lu Ran did not avoid Mu Ningxue.

To gain Mu Ningxue's trust and make her give him her whole heart and soul, Lu Ran will try to show more of his strength!
Mu Ningxue, sensing the powerful aura of the Wind Flame Thunder Vulture Undead, remained in a state of astonishment from beginning to end.

Only after Lu Ran finished summoning the undead did Mu Ningxue gently open her red lips and ask:
"Is this all the strength you have? A mere step away from becoming a commander? Or is it both?!"

Lu Ran smiled, neither confirming nor denying. Full strength? How could that be?!
If Mu Ningxue were told that he could even take a winged wolf out for a spin, what would she think?
"We'll discuss this later. I'm going to check on Nujiao and the others."

After Lu Ran finished speaking, he returned to the church.

Mu Ningxue hesitated, then silently followed.

As soon as Lu Ran entered the church, he was struck by a graceful and dignified figure.

It was the kind of collision that completely stunned Lu Ran!

Fortunately, Lu Ran was strong and withstood the pain, but she still felt a soft tremor.

"Bai... Bai Tingting?"

Looking at Bai Tingting in front of him, her lips pouting, her expression pitiful, and her clothes torn in several places, revealing large areas of her fair skin, Lu Ran hesitated for a moment whether to push her away.

"Lu, Lu Ran, I'm scared."

Well, this innocent little lotus flower is a victim too, let her hug it a little longer.

Mu Ningxue followed and was stunned for a moment when she saw this scene.

As far as I can remember, although Bai Tingting had feelings for Lu Ran, she wasn't that bold.

Could it be that this bewitching demon can amplify feelings?

As Mu Ningxue thought this, she coughed lightly and glanced at something else.

Lu Ran understood and gently patted Bai Tingting's back, using mind magic to soothe her.

Following Mu Ningxue's gaze, Lu Ran saw Mu Nujiao curled up in the corner, hugging her knees.

Qingqing, who was also unaffected, was taking care of her, seemingly comforting her.

Lu Ran fell silent for a moment.

It seems that, just as Mu Ningxue said, Mu Nujiao really did take action after being influenced by the Bewitching Spider!

Moreover, judging from Mu Nujiao's guilty expression, she probably didn't hold back.
Which woman who secretly loved him was it that got beaten up by Mu Nujiao?

Is it one, or a group?
Approaching Mu Nujiao, Lu Ran slowly squatted down and tightly grasped Mu Nujiao's soft hand.

Upon noticing Lu Ran's arrival, Mu Nujiao, who had regained some of her senses, couldn't hold back any longer. She hugged Lu Ran and buried her head heavily in his chest.

Feeling wronged and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Lu Ran gently patted Mu Nujiao's back, comforting her while using mind magic.

"It's okay, I'm here."

"Everything has been clarified. The fault lies not with you; it is demons who are bewitching your minds."

Mu Nujiao paused, her body remaining perfectly still before Lu Ran, and murmured softly:

"Really?"

Lu Ran nodded and whispered in Mu Nujiao's ear, "The Mu Nujiao I know is a very magnanimous woman. She wouldn't draw her sword to kill someone just because they like me, would she?"

Mu Nujiao blushed, and her mood instantly eased a lot.

They fought fiercely earlier, it seems they were truly bewitched by demons.
Well, absolutely!
Afterwards, Lu Ran found Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Zheng Bingxiao and others in various parts of the church.

Fortunately, they only suffered minor injuries, the kind that can be healed within a day with healing magic.

(End of this chapter)