Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

I thought the River Styx had such a poetic atmosphere.

Celia calmed down after Ross poured cold water on her.

In reality, she didn't say anything, but simply boarded the ship with Baker and the others.

The boatman who had just been chanting the evocative ballad spoke up: "The fare is 1 gold coin per person."

Celia watched as the group paid.

Take back what you just said. This person only knows that one phrase; once on the ship, their true colors are revealed.

Do I need to pay?

"Hand it over, and make him vomit it up later."

"Ok."

Celia reluctantly took out a gold coin, intending to give it to the boatman.

To everyone's surprise, the boatman stared at her puppet for a few moments, then refused to take it, saying instead, "Two gold coins."

"why?"

"Knock puppets count too."

"A puppet isn't a person, so why should it be charged extra?"

"It took up a person's seat."

"you……"

Celia looked up at Ross, who was in the form of a puppet.

"No," Ross said calmly.

One gold coin is just a token amount; once you receive it, that's it. If you want more, you won't get a single gold coin.

“No.” Celia calmed down.

"No? Then get off." The boatman raised his bamboo pole and poked the puppet directly at it.

However, he was grabbed by the puppet and couldn't move.

"You want to resist the ferryman?" the boatman roared.

The others who had already paid all looked over, their gentle smiles replaced by hyena-like stares.

"Hurry up and pay up. Do you still want the 100 gold coins reward?" Fitch urged.

Another person chimed in, "That's right. We've come all this way, why give up halfway? It's just one gold coin; we can earn it back a hundredfold later."

"This is a matter of principle. Take the gold coin and sail your ship properly, or... don't take it at all."

The boatman sneered, "A first-tier mage trying to cause trouble on the River Styx? I think you're tired of living..."

Before he could finish speaking, a tremendous force suddenly came from the other end of the bamboo pole, pulling the boatman forward and causing him to stumble and release his grip on the pole.

Then, the bamboo pole gradually enlarged in his pupils.

Boom!

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Chapter 71 Ghost Fruit

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As a figure fell into the water, creating ripples, the eyes of all the boatmen on the river were drawn to it.

Celia looked at the money bag the puppet had grabbed before it knocked down the boatman, and then at the others.

"Now, I am the boatman. Do you want to cross the river?"

Seeing the puppet holding the bamboo pole for rowing the boat, even Beck, a second-tier mage, nodded repeatedly along with the others.

They couldn't help but look down into the river, feeling a chill run down their spines as they sensed movement below.

They often crossed the River Styx and knew that many terrible creatures lurked beneath it.

They had seen people refuse to pay, or suddenly change their minds, and the boatman would throw them overboard to feed the fish.

But I've never seen a boatman thrown overboard to feed the fish.

This upside-down scene left everyone bewildered.

Even people became much more awake.

Celia, who was in charge of the bamboo pole for punting the boat, was now a temporary god. One end of the pole was in the water, and the other end was facing them. They were afraid that Celia would suddenly make a move, so they dared not move at all.

As for the other boats, the boatmen just glanced at them and continued to row their own boats.

This situation gave everyone present the illusion that Celia was the heretic and they were just ordinary people who had been deceived.

In this situation, the disguise techniques of the Ross Church naturally came into play.

To the other boatmen, it seemed as if the boatman of this particular boat had thrown a clueless nobody into the river to feed the fish.

This kind of thing happens often, so they are naturally very calm.

After dealing with the third-tier boatman, Ross gave the puppet the command to row the boat and returned to Celia's mental space, marking a location within her field of vision.

"Go over there, I saw the Ghost Fruit."

Celia's eyes lit up, and she immediately had the puppet row the boat in the direction Ross pointed.

But as soon as they turned the corner, Baker's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said, "Don't change course! The River Styx over there is dangerous; it's easy to capsize!"

"Is that so?" Celia looked at the straight river, her expression perfectly calm, without even a breeze.

Ross didn't say anything.

But after thinking about it, Celia decided it was better to get ashore first.

Walking on the shore is definitely safer than walking in the river.

With that thought in mind, Celia returned to her original course and slowly reached the other side.

After disembarking, Celia casually had the puppet toss the pole aside and then walked in the direction Ross had indicated.

The pollution here has become even more intense, while the lifelessness has thinned out somewhat.

"Wait, where are you going?"

Once off the ship, Baker finally relaxed. Seeing that Celia was about to leave, he quickly called out to her.

“Captain, didn’t you say that after we reach the other side of the River Styx, we’ll be at the real Twilight Graveyard? I remember the mission: we’ll get 100 gold coins after finding a sample of the graveyard.” Celia turned around and looked at Beck with a half-smile.

“Uh…” Beck was speechless, wondering if he was hallucinating.

Why wasn't this newbie mercenary affected by the mist on the River Styx?

Baker had never seen a problem like this before.

In the past, people were lured in, and by the time they were about to cross the river, the victims were already influenced, longing for the other side and yearning to go to the 'real twilight graveyard'.

As they cross the river, they are slowly 'purified' until they reach the other side and complete the 'purification,' becoming faithful followers of the Twilight Cult, willing to give their lives to see Death.

But this 'newbie mercenary' seemed completely unaffected.

They even pushed the boatman off the boat!

That's a third-tier mage!

Even though he was on land and had no worries about the future, Beck was still not confident of defeating Celia.

After hesitating for a moment, he tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "What you said makes sense, but that's the ghosts' living area. If you get too close, they'll attack you. Why don't you come with us? We have a safe route to get deeper in."

Even now, they are still playing the role of the investigation team—intimidated by Celia's puppet power.

"Okay, wait here for me. I saw some treasure over there, I'll go get it first."

Celia didn't call him out on it and went along with what he was saying.

According to Ross, she wants both the Ghost-Ghost Fruit and the destruction of the heretical stronghold!

Beck dared not stop Celia from leaving the road and heading towards the ghostly area along the bright red flowers on the riverbank.

Only after the other person had walked away did Fitch ask nervously, "Captain, what should we do? Should we wait for him?"

Baker hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Wait. There's no harm in waiting. If we don't wait, we'll have worked for nothing. If we wait, we'll make a fortune."

The other team members shared the same sentiment.

If they could bring in a mysterious powerhouse who appears to be only at the first rank but can easily defeat a third-rank opponent, that would be a great achievement!

This will allow them to avoid recruiting people for at least six months.

Meanwhile, Celia ignored whether Beck and the others were waiting for her or running away. Following Ross's guidance, she crossed the dangerous area and slowly approached the location of the Ghost Fruit.

As Beck said, this was the area where ghosts roamed. Under the gray sky, Celia saw several ghosts, appearing and disappearing, wandering in the jungle.

We are no longer on the riverbank; we have crossed the 'other shore flower' and arrived deep in the 'other shore'.

The gloomy environment and overcast sky made the place extremely dark. Various weeds and vines grew on the ground, making it impossible to walk. Fortunately, Celia was flying at low altitude.

As for the puppet, we might as well just force our way in.

"These ghosts seem difficult to deal with."

Celia warily observed the wandering ghosts around her, but did not approach them.

She dared not use Holy Word to purify them. Not to mention that Holy Word Purification is a second-tier spell, and forcibly using it would cause many problems, even if she purified one, the other ghosts would definitely surround her instantly.

"Ignore them, they're just some low-level ghosts, junk monsters. I don't even bother with them when I'm leveling up. Just go around them and go fight the Guardian Ghosts."

"Guardian of ghosts?"

"The ghosts that guard the Ghost-Ghost Fruit. The Ghost-Ghost Fruit is of great benefit to ghosts, as it can help them solidify into a physical form. Only the most powerful ghosts are worthy of possessing the Ghost-Ghost Fruit."

"Let me think about what characteristics guardian ghosts have."

Ross thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, the Guardian Ghost is immune to all physical attacks and has a high resistance to most magic. Only fire and holy magic can deal with it."

"Holy Arts... I only have Holy Word: Persuasion available. Can I persuade it?"

"You can try."

Celia asked the most crucial question: "What level is that guardian ghost?"

"It's at the second tier, but it's already reached the limit of the second tier. It's waiting for the Ghost Fruit to fully mature before swallowing it and advancing to the third tier."

It's not third-order, which is good.

Celia breathed a sigh of relief.

Then reacted.

Wait a minute, I'm only at level one, how come I look down on level two?

This kind of mentality is unacceptable.

Celia quickly mustered all her strength.

Before long, she saw a small clearing in the woods. In the middle of the clearing was a tree that looked like an apple tree, with many white fruits on it. The fruits were crystal clear, like precious jade.

One of the fruits was emitting a faint glow, indicating that it was about to ripen.

Ross's voice entered Celia's mind—

"You'll handle this battle yourself. I'll set up an invisible wall to prevent other ghosts from interfering with your fight."

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Chapter 72 First Experience with the Boss Battle

Beside the ghost fruit tree, a solidified ghost was floating around the tree.

It exuded a powerful aura, driving away other ghosts that tried to approach.

It came to the fruit that emitted a faint glow, and the ghostly little hand reached out, wanting to touch it but not daring to, so it could only stare at the fruit and smile.

However, this smile didn't last long before it was shattered by a suddenly appearing ice wall.