Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"..."

She couldn't even understand if she was being sarcastic or veiled.

Never mind, silly child...

"That's good, so it's time to sleep, dear Ivina."

"I know. You don't need to tell me. Rather, it's all your fault for talking nonsense..."

"It's just helping you overcome your barriers to contact."

"?"

Ivina sensed something was definitely wrong; was this man deliberately playing a trick on her?

"Good night." Rhodes's "good night" interrupted her thoughts again.

"Oh, An."

Rod patted Ivina on the shoulder, threw off the covers, got up, opened the wooden door, and walked out.

In an instant, the cold outside was felt on his skin.

"It's definitely better inside the room, but it still needs to be dealt with eventually."

He turned his head and looked at the charred room deep in the corridor, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Stepping into the room, one can only say that it was indeed burned beyond recognition. Although the fire was mostly extinguished, traces of charring were still visible everywhere.

Without hesitation, Rhodes blew the whistle—

The sound resounded through the sky, but it also attracted a strange bird or beast—

It was a small green bird, like a sparrow, its wings fluttering slightly as it landed on Rod's shoulder.

This is the "messenger," or rather, Professor Merrick's special informant.

"Tell Professor Merrick... the witches are gathering in eight days, and the killing point has arrived. Tell her to come to the Duke's mansion to hunt down the witches and settle some scores."

"Then, have her send me the secret scroll in advance, and tell her that I have broken through and advanced three times."

"Chirp..." The bird crowed like a rooster, but then flapped its wings and took flight—

Strangely, it only flew for five seconds before disappearing from Rhodes' sight as if it had evaporated.

However, Rhodes was not surprised.

That's the terrifying thing about Professor Merrick's skill: her messengers can completely evade the attacks of any level four or lower powerhouse and safely reach her ear.

Rhodes hadn't expected to need a messenger, but this was something he never anticipated...

"It's time to settle accounts with you, witches."

"You guys completely outmaneuvered me in the first playthrough, but this time I'm going to beat you to a pulp... Plague Witch."

Rhodes knew in his heart that the real decisive battle would be the coming-of-age ceremony eight days later, so he quickly activated the divine seed within him—

"Come, Elven God Seed."

[Elf God Seed]

The moment he made his decision, the wellspring of his mind began to change.

Miraculously, all the numerous sources he previously possessed merged together at this moment—

The green representing life, the gold representing war, and the white representing the soul, seemingly influenced by the multicolored elf species, transformed into a special power in that instant!

In an instant, Rhode felt his body become several times more violent, and his brain felt as if it were being torn apart by a sharp pain.

What's going on?

Rhodes stared at his body, where several strange golden runes appeared along his meridians, seemingly giving him a significant boost in power in an instant!

It's quite bizarre.

It was as if four faiths were clashing violently, constantly tearing apart and rearranging themselves in his mind, eventually evolving into something even more bizarre—

Finally, everything shrinks back into the heart and limbs.

You will fuse divine seeds to create entirely new skills.

[The current divine seed supply is saturated. Please upgrade to obtain more space.]

Your panel has been updated.

[Rhodes]

[Upgrade Level: Three times]

【property】:

Physical Fitness: 115→144

[Agility]: 101 → 132

[Physical Constitution]: 103→136

[Spirit]: 110 → 140

[Faith Deity: Outer God (Unique) (Abnormal)]

[Talent: You can fuse the characteristics of all other divine species to create entirely new talent skills.]

Your skills have been improved and simplified, and you have gained entirely new skills.

【Soul Body Amplification LV.1】 becomes 【Creative Body LV.1】, and 【Dragon Sword LV.1】 becomes 【Elf Dragon Sword LV.1】.

【Creative Body LV.1】: You can increase a single character's mental resistance by 15% and all attributes by 20%, and the body will exhibit some elf-like characteristics.

【Elf Dragon Sword LV.1】: You can forge an Elf Dragon Sword. When equipped, your Strength increases by 35, Agility decreases by 10, and you can also gather some elemental power.

You have acquired a skill—

【Creation Clock LV.1】: You can create two stone giants of the same rank, whose attributes are inherited by 100%. When each giant dies, your health is restored by 20% and your physique is increased by 10%.

This time, the attributes were not significantly improved.

The attribute required for four upgrades is 500 points for each attribute, so his upgrades are not considered a big deal.

The key difference lies in the significant change in skills, which have been greatly improved.

The only problem remains the same.

The skill level is too low.

His attributes are now so disjointed from his skill level that even if the skill effects are greatly improved, they cannot be considered very effective.

All we can do is wait, wait for Merrick to arrive, before his skills can truly be doubled.

"However, the new skill is terrifyingly powerful."

"Aren't these kinds of skills only available to bosses? Like, 'After absorbing a clone, one's own power is greatly increased.'"

Rod rubbed his chin slightly, thinking about it no matter how he looked at it...

Even now, if he were to fight a fully-fledged Daphne, he might still be able to kill her.

It seems that on the day he hunts witches, he will be able to fight at least three or four witches who have been promoted three times at the same time.

Chapter 49 Hunting the Witch and the Witch Hunting (Bonus Chapter, Please Follow Me!)

High platform.

"Did a bird fly away?" The witch, who was eating dessert, seemed to have caught a chill. After taking a couple of breaths, she shivered and came to her senses.

“Yes, Mr. Rhodes let him go,” the Plague Witch said with a smile, revealing her sharp teeth.

"But don't worry about it, it's just a matter of reporting that they encountered a witch or something."

It's no wonder Cecilia chose this prey; it's something else entirely. Despite only having been upgraded twice, it can use the power of being upgraded three times.

Unfortunately, that's all it is.

There are only a few people in the Duke's mansion who can fight, and the only one who has been promoted to the fourth rank is out on the road.

Honestly, I really want to slaughter the Duke's mansion right now... I want to eat, I want to eat.

She pouted slightly, a little dissatisfied, and swung her legs in the air.

"Please wait a few more days until the coming-of-age ceremony, which gathers elites from all sides, arrives. Only then can we wipe out all the powerful and influential people in this area at once."

"At least, we'll have to wait until tomorrow, because tomorrow... His Excellency the Duke, and many nobles, will be making their appearance ahead of schedule," the witch, who was eating dessert, advised.

Cang Wen said with dissatisfaction, "I know! You're so fussy... but I really want to go eat Mr. Rod's food."

"I want to see Cecilia's face contorted with rage as she watches her prey being dismembered. I want to savor the internal organs of those noble people, because they always have a lot of fat and like to scream before they die, 'Ahhh, I am such and such a noble person, don't kill me!'"

"Hahaha, this is so funny, don't you think?" The Plague Demoness burst into laughter, her eyes gradually becoming infatuated, her lips parted in a wide smile.

"Wow, just thinking about it makes me realize I'll be there soon..."

"Please...have some self-respect."

The little witch sat beside her, too afraid to say anything.

The main reason is that she can't defeat Cangwen, so she doesn't dare to say it directly.

She pondered... if Lady Cecilia were to discover that her prey had been killed, then Lord Cangwen, you would surely be killed by her as well...

After all, there's a significant difference in strength between the two of you...

She shook her head, quickly dismissing the thought.

However, it's unlikely. So-called witches just move on to the next prey after losing one. Lady Cecilia might get angry for a moment, but she wouldn't kill Lady Cangwen.

"Hey...wait a minute." Suddenly, Cang Wen realized something, blinked, and looked at the little witch.

"You said that the Duke will be coming tomorrow, and that quite a few nobles will be coming too?"

"Yes, according to the schedule, tomorrow is the pre-coming-of-age ball, which is also a time for the nobles to exchange ideas and discuss matters in advance."

After all, the Duke couldn't possibly allow the nobles to actually discuss matters on his daughter's coming-of-age ceremony.

"Then why don't we just take action today, instead of waiting seven days?" Cang Wen asked, tilting his head.

“Eh~ that’s how it is, but this was arranged by Lady Cecilia, wasn’t it? You can ask Lady Cecilia…”