You are all my wings...

"I love your expression right now. I hope you'll maintain that same look even after you become my slave."

At this moment, he somewhat understood the mentality he had when watching TV dramas in his previous life, where the villains would repeatedly mock their opponents after successfully suppressing them.

Nothing else, it was really awesome.

He strangled her in front of him, but she was powerless to do anything about it and could only endure it with tears in her eyes.

"Then, let's begin the slave contract ceremony, Miss Macchiato."

Lyon's magic power had now recovered to 35 points, which was relatively sufficient.

He took out various materials he had previously stored from the package behind him and began to draw a magic circle on the ground.

If you want someone to become your slave, you can use contract magic to sign a soul contract.

However, with the decline of soul magic, the legitimate inheritance of contract magic has become increasingly rare in this world.

Lyon happened to have experience from his previous life and knew where to find learning opportunities.

This same magic was used when I made a contract with Biskichi.

Undeniably, his words and actions towards Machiru just now were also a prelude to this magic.

Chapter 104 Slave Contract

Contract magic is not always effective.

The essence of this magic is to use a very strong party to suppress the self-will of the other party.

The magic will only take effect if the contracted party accepts their soon-to-be-used identity through inducement, deception, promises, and other means.

Like when Leon contracted Bisge, he used a bet to put Bisge in a psychologically weak position and made her accept the fact that she was about to be contracted, which is how Leon successfully contracted her.

Methods such as coercing, torturing, or punishing someone before directly proceeding with a contract ceremony have a very low success rate.

This requires striking the right balance.

A balance that allows the other party to appropriately acknowledge that they are one's master.

Coincidentally, the Trust Aura skill can appropriately enhance the control over this degree.

Macchiato panicked as she watched Leon quickly draw the magic circle.

"You really know contract magic?"

“Of course, otherwise I wouldn’t dare to casually place a fourth-tier expert like you, who also possesses cursing magic, by my side. And most importantly, if we want to leave this place full of monsters safely later, it would be best to cooperate, wouldn’t it? This is already the 41st floor, and fifth-tier monsters are the norm.”

Machiru remained silent.

"Speaking of which, since you considered the consequences of divine magic back then, you should have thought of contingency plans in case such a thing happened, right? Don't tell me you were so focused on exploring the mysteries of the gods that you never did any risk assessment."

"Of course! How could I not have a backup plan?"

Macchiato almost cracked her voice; the feeling of being looked down upon by Leon was awful.

"Then tell me."

"..."

Macchiato turned her head away.

Lyon was shocked: "No way, you really haven't considered it?"

“I considered it, but I didn’t expect that suppressing the Divine Might Magic would have so many negative effects on me.”

The negative effects that Macchiato mentioned are clearly the spiritual pollution caused by the demon bloodline within her.

She was unaware that Lyon was fully aware of her situation, so she used "negative influence" to refer to the mental pollution.

"I see. So you've overestimated yourself. Look, my dear Miss Macchiato, if you try to explore the mysteries of the gods on your own, aren't you likely to suffer a great loss?"

Lyon continues to seduce Maggilou.

He had almost finished drawing the magic circle. The auxiliary materials were all common magic blood or common magic casting organs from monsters. They were all very simple. Cyrion had collected many of these things along the way.

The next step is to cast the spell while making Macchiato acknowledge her submission.

“I know about contract magic. I’m not an ordinary spellcaster, I’m a witch! My knowledge of all kinds of rare magic is far beyond your imagination! You want me to acknowledge you as your master so that the contract magic can succeed, right?”

Macchiato leaped up again like a fish, attempting to erase Leon's magic circle.

"As expected of you, Macchiato. But this is your only choice. If you don't choose, I will have to kill you. Although I will regret that your talents cannot be used for my purposes."

Leon drew his magic sword and slashed it at Machiru's ear with a loud thud.

This scene startled her; she stopped jumping and pouted.

Lyon ignored him; his attempts to act cute were ineffective.

"I will begin the spell now. The chant will end in ten seconds. If the contract fails, I will have no choice but to send you to meet Satan."

Unfortunately, the halo of trust didn't seem to be as effective as Lyon had hoped in getting Macchiato to admit her submission.

Is it because I used it before and it worked, so the effect of the second time was affected by the first time?

Leon thought regretfully, bit his finger, dripped blood into the center of the magic circle, and then began to chant.

The chant lasted only a dozen seconds, yet it seemed to stretch on endlessly.

Machiru gritted her teeth and resolutely refused to admit it.

As the chanting ended, the magic circle began to light up with beautiful magical light as Leon's magic was poured in.

……

Let's go back a few minutes.

"There are fifth-tier monsters everywhere here. Hopefully, Leon is in better condition."

Iris waved her wand, sweeping aside the three-star goblin that had fallen to its death in front of her, and gazed into the distance.

The surrounding terrain was very complex, with rugged roads covered with hard, jagged rocks, and even the soles of my boots felt a little prickly when I stepped on them.

The distant horizon was so dark that it was impossible to see where it was.

On both sides are large, steep cliffs, smooth as if cleaved by a giant sword. Occasionally, reddish-brown gravel falls from the top of the cliffs, and no plants grow on them.

In the darkness, it seemed like a road leading to hell.

Ahead of the road, there were still huge pits from time to time, forcing Iris to walk with extreme caution, lest she fall into some unknown place again.

Below the 40th floor, it is also known as the underground labyrinth, where countless powerful adventurers of level four and above have been buried.

These are not the most terrifying things.

Instead, the roars of monsters could be heard from all directions around, carrying a far greater deterrent force than the roars of wild beasts.

The sound contained powerful vibrations, which perfectly demonstrated the ferocity of various fourth and fifth-tier demons.

Fifth-tier monsters, even the weakest ones, are not easy to deal with.

After all, monsters that have survived so many tribulations to reach this stage all possess some very powerful skills.

Of course, it wouldn't be so bad if it were just a few individuals, but when the number was large, Iris knew she absolutely couldn't handle it.

Therefore, she was very cautious the whole way. After falling here, she did her best to conceal her presence and avoid being targeted by the monsters.

"Hmm? There's a dazzling light from a magic circle ahead?"

Elizabeth keenly sensed a very strong gust of wind coming from several dozen meters ahead.

To ordinary monsters and intelligent species, this light is basically no different from ordinary light.

But for Iris, the Light Elementalist, it was as striking as seeing familiar words.

She could even discern from the magical aura that the magic seemed to originate from Leon, whom she knew very well.

This surprised her greatly.

"It must be him. I didn't expect him to be so good at finding Leon first. He must be missing me a lot right now. I wonder if he's trembling with fear down here on the 41st floor, and calling out for Iris to come and save him."

Elizabeth suddenly had a flashback.

She knew, of course, that Leon would never utter such words in such a cowardly manner; it was purely wishful thinking.

She, who always relied on Leon, also wanted to be relied on by Leon for a while.

With this joyful feeling, she quickened her pace as she walked forward.

However, in order to avoid being discovered by the monsters, she still carefully maintained the balance of her aura.

She quickly arrived at the huge pit, took a look, and then leaped in!

Having the magic to fly, she was naturally not afraid of this height.

She didn't even need to use flight magic to get through the eighty-meter-deep pit; she could simply use basic light thrust magic to cushion the impact.

This magic transforms light into a near-tangible stream of light particles, which then generate propulsion.

Because its power is relatively ordinary, it is usually only used for training magic that focuses on the materialization of light, but it is suitable for this occasion.

However, when Iris landed, the joyful expression on her face froze.

The scene before her eyes was impacting every nerve in her brain:

"What...what are you doing?"

Chapter 105 Elizabeth: What are you doing?

Iris felt like a string in her brain had snapped.

What she saw was this scene:

She was only wearing her underwear, her slender, snow-white body clearly visible as she knelt in front of Leon, seemingly doing nothing.

There was a long rope at Leon's feet, made of sap moss vines and red spider silk, but he didn't know what it was for.

Leon's hand seemed to be grabbing the girl's face, but due to the angle, the specific action couldn't be seen, and it was unclear what he was trying to do.

There was a drop of blood on the ground; I don't know what it was for.

Hearing her words, Leon turned around.

Iris could see surprise and astonishment in Leon's eyes, but no sense of guilt for doing something wrong.

This gave Iris a small sense of relief for some reason.

But she still had a lot of questions and doubts about the situation on the scene.

"Leon, what were you doing just now?"

She didn't recognize Ma Qilu.

On one hand, most of Machiru's face was covered by Leon's body; on the other hand, Leon had confiscated Machiru's magic robe and magic wand.

Both of these items are easily recognizable; they are both Tier 4 items and are very rare and high-quality equipment among mainstream Tier 4 adventurers.

“Elise, it may seem a bit complicated to you, but the situation is actually very simple. For safety reasons, I have contracted this woman into slavery.”

Leon was speechless, realizing that Iris had seen him in such an awkward situation.

At the last moment, Macchiato reluctantly acknowledged Leon as her master, allowing the contract magic to take effect.

Although Ma Qilu is definitely still resentful, she needs more interaction to be convinced.

But most importantly, there's no longer any need to worry about Machiru hurting herself.

This is also the core of contract magic. Once the contract is established, if Machiru takes any direct or indirect action to harm Leon, she will suffer a severe mental shock.

Although Macchiato often suffers from mental pollution, she is unlikely to be weak in this regard.

But Leon also added a lot of stuff to the contract magic.

In short, this loli girl was temporarily converted into one of their own.

Of course, she certainly wouldn't obediently work for Leon, and she would definitely try all sorts of ways to exempt herself from the constraints of the contract magic, so it wouldn't be surprising if she did all sorts of things.

However, in the short term, this person can become a fighting force.

Putting everything else aside, her curse magic will be extremely useful in the survival operation that follows on the 41st underground floor.