"Ivsha... I..."
"Not so fast~ You haven’t finished your prayer session yet~"
"Next ti! Definitely next ti!"
"Alright~ Next ti it is~"
Hiss~
Su Xuan took off his VR glasses, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.
The impact of Ivsha’s prayer room had been too intense. He had almost lost his kind and pure heart in there!
’Eight o’clock?’
Su Xuan suddenly realized it was already eight in the morning. His only six hours of sleep ti had been completely drained by Ivsha!
Strangely, he didn’t feel sleepy at all. The scenes replaying in his mind were still from the process of... training the Succubus Nun...
"Ahem~ Ti for this model student to get to school!"
Su Xuan rushed into the bathroom, took a quick shower, and then headed to school.
anwhile, because Su Xuan had stayed up all night, a certain Queen could only sit alone on her Jade Bed. A hint of confusion appeared on her face as she whispered to herself, "That little guy, was he up all night?"
...
「After school」
Su Xuan rushed ho and logged into the ga, unable to wait.
Back at the Guild, Rosaline was still in the practice room, focused on her sword training. Ivsha was chatting leisurely with Alice, Flora, and Fuli. As for Lucia, it seed she hadn’t arrived yet.
Just as he was wondering, the Teleportation Gate shimred with a brilliant white light. Lucia stepped through gracefully, a beautiful box in her hand.
She generously handed the box to Ivsha and said with a light laugh, "These are so special pastries from the Sun Sect Country. They’re quite wonderful."
When the box was opened, it revealed many golden-yellow pastries arranged neatly inside, looking absolutely tantalizing.
"Thank you~"
"Wow! This slls amazing~"
"They look so delicious!"
"..."
Everyone took a pastry to taste, and they were all amazed by the exquisite flavor.
Just then, Lucia personally handed a pastry to Su Xuan, saying, "You must try one. It’s a specialty from our Sun Sect Country. I’m sure you’ll like it."
Su Xuan accepted the pastry and said, "Thank you."
At the sa ti, information about Lucia flashed in his vision.
[Current Personality: Wealthy, Generous]
Then, Su Xuan’s gaze fell upon the pastry in his hand.
[Sunshine Beauty (Elite): Eating this will relieve fatigue and grant a 20% All Attributes amplification. (Duration: 1 day. Only the duration is stackable.)]
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A flash of surprise appeared in Su Xuan’s eyes. ’An Elite-quality pastry?’
A single one of these pastries was worth at least several Silver Coins. And Lucia had prepared a total of twenty for the Guild mbers.
By a rough estimate, this snack was worth the equivalent of one Gold Coin!
’What a rich lady!’
Lost in thought, Su Xuan popped the pastry into his mouth and took a bite.
In that mont, he felt as if warm sunshine was bursting in his mouth, the sweet fragrance of the pastry spreading between his lips and teeth. The sensation was exquisite and indescribable.
"It tastes pretty good, right?"
Lucia asked Su Xuan, her voice full of anticipation.
"Delicious!"
Su Xuan nodded. The taste of this pastry was indeed different from others. It was truly a specialty of the Sun Sect Country!
Lucia had also brought a pastry for Rosaline, but unfortunately, the Undead cannot eat.
So, Su Xuan ate Rosaline’s share as well!
After enjoying the pastries Lucia brought, Su Xuan imdiately led the Guild mbers to begin the day’s mission.
"Let’s head out. It’s ti to go to the Red Maple Territory."
"As you command~"
The Teleportation Array flashed with white light, and Su Xuan led the Guild mbers to the Red Maple Territory.
He first went to Edith’s manor, but he didn’t see her. Waiting for him were two Knights.
"The Lady has ordered us to lead the Knight Order to assist you in destroying the Demon Cave," one of the Female Knights told Su Xuan.
Su Xuan glanced at the two of them. They were both Level 35 or higher. The Knight Order they ntioned numbered around 50 people, all of whom were over Level 30.
’Edith is so thoughtful. With the Knight Order’s help, the operation to go deep into the Demon Cave will be much safer.’
"Kid."
Suddenly, the male Knight standing next to the Female Knight shouted to Su Xuan, "I heard you guys were the ones who took down that Level 40 Fla Demon yesterday?"
"What about it?" Su Xuan asked the male Knight. His tone made it seem like he was looking for a fight.
"Haha, nothing! I’m Glen. Thanks to you, my sister’s unit was spared from that Fla Demon’s clutches. My sister is that pretty little gal with the short black hair," the male Knight said with a laugh.
"It was nothing," Su Xuan said with a faint smile, recalling the short, black-haired female officer who had brought him here before. ’So this Knight is her brother?’
"Alright! Let’s get a move on!"
Glen started walking, his heavy armor clanking loudly. "I don’t want to spend the night in the Demon Cave!"
"Agreed."
Before long, the group arrived at the Demon Cave on horseback. However, they couldn’t ride their horses inside, as ordinary steeds couldn’t withstand the Demonic Qi within the cave. Just getting close was enough to drive them into a frenzy.
A crowd of Soldiers and Players had already gathered around the Demon Cave. Edith had given the order that the cave must be destroyed today, so the Soldiers of the Red Maple Territory were preparing for a large-scale assault.
The Players, of course, weren’t about to miss this golden opportunity and had been waiting for a long ti.
However, what they didn’t understand was why the Knights of the Red Maple Territory were gathered around Su Xuan and his Adventurers, as if protecting them.
’What’s going on?’
’Did he hire the Red Maple Territory’s Knight Order?’
’That seems impossible!’
’How many Gold Coins would it cost to hire a group of Level 30-plus Knights!’
’There’s no way a D-Level Player could afford that!’
After the Knight Order arrived on the scene, the male Knight nad Glen stepped forward. His sharp eyes swept over the crowd. Then, he commanded in a loud voice, "We destroy the Demon Cave today! Move out!"
"Yes, sir!"
This simple command spurred the hundreds of Soldiers present into action. They ford neat ranks and advanced into the Demon Cave.
Leading the charge was the vanguard, Glen’s valiant Knight Order. They were the first to enter the Demon Cave, clearing a path for the Soldiers and Players behind them.
Next, five hundred regular Soldiers followed them into the Demon Cave. Finally, ca the Players and Adventurers.
Of course, Su Xuan stayed close to the Knight Order, holding the Fla Magic Stone that Edith had given him.
It was the key item for killing Fla Demon Vigil. Without it, no one present could counter the Fla Demon’s Immortal Fire.
"The environnt in this Demon Cave is really harsh."
Su Xuan carefully observed the Demon Cave’s environnt as he walked.
The inside of the Demon Cave resembled a giant cavern, filled with bizarre, misshapen rock formations. Occasionally, lava could be seen bubbling up from the ground.
As they ventured deeper, lava appeared more frequently, and the ambient temperature rose sharply, though it was still within a tolerable range.
"A Demon Cave is rely a passage connecting the Abyss to the Magic Continent. The environnt in the true Abyss is far harsher than this," Lucia explained softly to Su Xuan.
"The true Abyss..."
Su Xuan murmured softly, a flicker of curiosity about the Abyss ignited within him. At the sa ti, he felt a desire to learn about Edith’s past, since she was a Succubus who ca from the Abyss.
’She’s full of endless secrets!’
"Knight Commander! A group of Low-Level Fla Demons has appeared up ahead!"
Just then, a Knight galloped over with an urgent ssage. No sooner had the words left his mouth than the group saw hundreds of Low-Level Fla Demons swarming toward them like a tidal wave.
"It’s just a group of Low-Level Fla Demons! We don’t have ti to get tied up here."
Glen swiftly drew the longsword at his waist and commanded with steady resolve, "Knight Order, charge with ! Carve a bloody path through them!"
"Yes, sir!"
At Glen’s command, he led the Knight Order in a swift charge against the Low-Level Fla Demons.
These Low-Level Fla Demons, only Level 10, were no match for the Knight Order, and their formation was shattered in an instant.
The hundreds of Soldiers in the rear quickly joined the battle and began the cleanup.
The Players also seized the opportunity to join the fight, as each Low-Level Fla Demon they killed would earn them 1 contribution point!
Su Xuan, however, was an exception. He had no ti to linger. Glen and the Knight Order were carving a path precisely so he could advance unimpeded.
"Kid, the way is clear! We have to keep moving."
Glen shouted to Su Xuan. Their mission was to kill Fla Demon Vigil and destroy the Demon Cave, not to get bogged down with Low-Level Fla Demons.
"Right."
Su Xuan nodded and followed Glen’s Knight Order deeper into the Demon Cave.
Their movents naturally caught the attention of so Players, who imdiately led their own Adventurers to follow the group.
After all, the contribution from hunting Low-Level Fla Demons was too low. But if they could snatch the first kill on the High-Level Fla Demon, or even personally destroy the Demon Cave Core, the contribution points would be imasurable!
After a short while, the group arrived in a wide, open area. Further ahead was a sea of lava, and apparently, a dead end.
"What’s going on? Where’s the Demon Cave’s core?"
"Where’s the Fla Demon?"
The group looked at each other, montarily at a loss.
"Did we take a wrong turn?"
Glen was also confused. This was the exact spot where they had been attacked by a Fla Demon before. Even though that one had been killed, its presence here must have ant it was guarding sothing.
"Don’t tell it’s in the lava?"
A Player walked curiously to the edge of the lava and stared at the flowing lava.
He had just gotten close when a massive hand covered in searing flas shot out of the lava and snatched him up.
"AH! Help !"
"How dare you trespass in my domain!"
The next mont, a coarse voice bood in everyone’s ears, seeming to shake the entire Demon Cave and causing it to tremble violently.
At the sa ti, the figure of a Demon made of searing flas erupted from the lava. It glared at the group and roared:
"Foolish insects! You are truly courting death!"
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