Chapter 786: 540, Bailuo: I’ve come at a bad time

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“No way, you’re… the Dark Shadow Dai Lian? You and him are the same person!”

Lia stammered as she spoke.

She had tried to maintain a lady-like demeanor in front of her idol, but all her effort turned out to be a waste. Lin Da must have had a field day laughing at her.

“You idiot, Lin Da, why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Ashamed and angry, Lia blamed her own foolishness on Lin Da, baring her tiger-like teeth as she lunged to bite his shoulder.

But Lin Da was quick to react, grabbing Lia by her armpits and lifting her up like a baby chick.

He aimed at her panicked, rosy lips and grinned. “Let your body feel the Destruction Law firsthand!”

Lia’s eyes widened. “Mmmph?!”

“Woah.” Anna covered her face, but a wide gap formed between her fingers.

Kissing another Oath-bound right in front of a fellow Oath-bound and his sister? Truly deserving of the title, Captain.

The Magical Dragon let out a snort and shook its back, trying to separate the two.

Yet Lin Da didn’t budge, standing firm as a mountain while his arms pinned Lia tightly, as though made of iron.

“You lust demon, let go of Miss Lia!” Lia kicked midair at Lin Da.

The massive gap in levels between them rendered Lia’s struggles completely ineffective.

Besides, Lin Da could tell she was only pretending. Deep down, she was probably quite happy, considering her punches and kicks felt softer than cotton.

“Open your mind; I’m coming.”

Lin Da took a deep breath, channeling energy. Destruction Law flowed out from his mouth.

It resembled a stream of black, swimming fish that entered Lia’s body.

“Huh?!”

Lia’s eyes rounded in shock.

The Destruction Law entered her Magic Circuit, and she could clearly feel the power surging within!

“So that’s how it is. Like this… and like this…”

Lia’s eyes sparkled with delight.

This experience was far superior to simply sensing that incomplete Rule Fragment.

The Dark Shadow’s “True Damage” ability was difficult to replicate, but she managed to discover a shortcut through it.

“Converting a portion of Battle Qi damage into Magic damage…”

Suffering attacks from both Magic and Battle Qi simultaneously demands exceptional control from any adventurer.

Lia mused that if she could transform Starfire Douqi into Mixed Physical and Magic Damage, it would effectively increase her overall output.

Compared to the “Continuous Damage” method she had previously grasped, the Mixed Physical and Magic Damage path resonated much more with her Battle Qi traits.

Immersed in the Destruction Law, Lia felt like a fish swimming freely in the ocean.

The experience lasted for a full five minutes.

Lin Da’s black trench coat vanished, revealing his original form.

Lia’s consciousness returned from her cultivation state.

The moment she opened her eyes, she found herself still in Lin Da’s embrace, with Anna and the Magical Dragon gazing at them knowingly, their faces bearing mischievous smiles.

Lia, already thin-skinned, turned bright red–the shade of a cooked red duck–at this level of intimate contact, especially since she couldn’t even handle holding hands without feeling shy.

“How’s my brother’s taste, hmm?”

“Miss Lia is so bold; even the members of Phoenix Tail Flower wouldn’t dare pull this off.”

Lia shoved Lin Da away in embarrassment and tried to explain, “This was cultivation, stop messing around.”

Her words, however, were betrayed by a shimmering, sticky string of saliva that stretched between their mouths like a bridge.

“This… this is…”

Lia froze, utterly dumbfounded.

Scenes like this only appeared in those raunchy comic books!

“Tea…cher?”

Lin Da was about to come up with an excuse for Lia when a fragile, glass-like voice suddenly rang out from beside them.

The shimmering string snapped instantly.

Behind them stood a silver-haired cat-eared girl.

The wind roared around Lin Da’s ears.

The afternoon sunlight turned heavy and dreary, casting a shadow that obscured the cat-eared girl’s face.

“Bailuo?” Lin Da wiped his mouth awkwardly.

“I-I came at the wrong time. I’ll come back later.”

Bailuo clenched her fists and forced a smile.

She did leave.

But the disturbances caused when Lin Da, in his Dark Shadow form, unleashed his Super Kill [Void Devouring] were hardly small.

Having lived with the Dark Shadow for years and even kept many of his personal belongings, Bailuo was so familiar with the aura of Destruction Magic that she didn’t even need her nose to sense it.

She instantly realized her mentor was at Dragon Fall Mountain Peak!

She rushed over in a frenzy, only to see her mentor passionately kissing a fiery-haired girl.

And in her presence, they had even built a “Crystal Bridge” of saliva that wouldn’t break even at thirty centimeters apart.

How sticky could they be?

Bailuo’s nose tingled with grief.

Years of loneliness and unspoken sorrow surged from her eyes like a flood.

She turned around and flew southward.

The four were frozen, unable to react.

Earlier, Lin Da had been entirely focused on transmitting the Destruction Law to Lia.

Lia had been engrossed in comprehending it.

Anna and the Magical Dragon were too busy spectating–one brimming with jealousy, the other layered in envy–to notice Bailuo’s arrival.

This was bad.

Lin Da’s heart tightened.

He had deceived Bailuo multiple times; there was no doubt she would be furious now.

In-game, an angry Bailuo was terrifying. If you gifted her the wrong item, she’d toss it in the trash while reducing your Favorability by 10 points, calling you a sick pervert.

Standing at less than 1.4 meters tall, the petite cat girl’s disdainful gaze carried devastating damage, especially when she coldly judged players from above.

Bailuo’s heartbreak and departure could lead to a Favorability drop well beyond 10 points…

“Captain, go after her quickly, or Bailuo might do something drastic!” Anna urged him forward with a shove.

Lin Da’s normal state was only at level 69, while Bailuo was in the Heaven Rank. Catching up to her was theoretically impossible.

Fortunately, Bailuo had flown so erratically after witnessing his kiss with Lia that it bought him a chance.

Gathering all his strength, Lin Da spread his Black Eagle Wings.

He surged straight forward, the distance between them shrinking bit by bit.

“Stop!”

Like a grizzly bear chasing down a rabbit, the alluring scent entered his nostrils.

Lin Da knew this was the moment. Without hesitation, he activated King Snake Swordsmanship: Feathered Snake Soaring!

His speed exploded, bridging the ten-meter gap.

As Bailuo came within arm’s reach, Lin Da abandoned all pretense of “mentor-student propriety.” He stretched his arms wide and dove forward!

Hiss, so tiny!

Bailuo’s petite frame in Lin Da’s embrace felt like a fragile toy. He dared not exert too much strength, fearing she might break.

The cat girl’s body trembled slightly, her ears plastered tightly to her head as warm tears dripped onto Lin Da’s arm, burning his soul like molten lava.

“Bailuo, you’ve come at the perfect time. I have something I need to say to you,” Lin Da took a deep breath and said earnestly.

“I don’t want to hear it. Liar. Let me go.”

Bailuo shook her head and covered her ears.

Letting Bailuo leave at this moment would truly sever their bond.

Lin Da grasped Bailuo’s delicate wrist and, as if there were an invisible wall in the void, pinned her against it.

However, Bailuo ended up with her back facing him, creating an awkward position reminiscent of a Beastman capturing an Elf Lady.

But that detail didn’t matter.

Lin Da spoke sincerely:

“I’m sorry for deceiving you all this time. But from now on, I will never leave your side again.”

Turning his hand over, Lin Da performed a sleight of hand, and a square, translucent blue gift box appeared in his palm.

Within the box, wrapped in a red cloth, lay a shining silver ring etched with the Knights’ maxims.

Dedicated, just, fair, protective, truthful… and so on.

This ring was none other than the Oath Ring Lin Da had prepared for his team members.

Even before arriving at Cyan City, Bailuo’s ring had already been set aside for her.