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Although she had never even seen what a fourth-tier rank looked like.
But the man in front of him was really too young.
She had never heard of such a young fourth-tier cultivator.
Even among the geniuses in the capital... there shouldn't be any fourth-tier cultivators this young, right?
She wasn't quite sure, after all, she was just a girl who had never left Red Mushroom Town in her entire life.
But she subconsciously didn't want to believe it.
Because if this were true, the huge discrepancy would shatter her long-held imagination of the geniuses in the capital.
She always felt that the stories of genius teenagers in those tabloids were exaggerated; how could there possibly be such amazing people in the world?
However, even though Luo Xiu in front of him was only at the third level, it was still shocking enough.
She originally thought the other party was just a good-for-nothing rich kid!
Nika felt ashamed, realizing that she had been misunderstanding the other person for so long.
But Luo Xiu was clearly unaware of this.
[Host has slain a Twin-Winged Demon Bat, Points +5]
[Host has slain a Demon Bat for the first time, +1 point]
I heard the long-lost system notification sound in my ear.
Luo Xiu was secretly excited.
He looked at his current points.
[Points available: 108]
Since breaking through to the fourth tier last time, he was worried about not finding a stable source of points, so he had been keeping these points unused.
Now that he has the Demon Bat, he can finally use some of his points.
Add 10 points to each item.
50 points have been used up.
Luo Xiu felt his strength increase once again.
In the green mist, two first-tier demon bats watched as their second-tier leader was so easily torn apart by hand.
A look of surprise flashed in its beady red eyes, and it immediately prepared to fly in the opposite direction.
Luo Xiu naturally couldn't let them leave.
But now that we're in the Forest of Illusions, moving a short distance will completely change the scenery before us.
If you move rashly, you might lose sight of the two demon bats.
"Leila, can you see them?"
Luo Xiu spoke softly.
Leila nodded:
"Yes, Master."
She was standing not far from Luo Xiu, and could see the two demonic bats.
"Kill them."
Without wasting any more words, Luo Xiu immediately instructed Tassanya to take Nika with her, and the group retreated.
"Roar!!"
To Nika's shocked and trembling gaze, the chestnut-haired, delicate girl who was originally wearing a hoodie transformed into a silver bear as large as a mountain.
After advancing to the third tier, Leila's size increased even further.
Behind her, a silver crescent-shaped mark appeared, shimmering with moonlight.
The biggest change is that she gained two skills after advancing to the third tier, one of which is a ranged attack.
Leila roared at the two demon bats flapping their wings in the air.
Silver Moon Bear Tier 2 Skill: [Inspiring Roar]
The sound waves spread outwards, and the two demonic bats in the air froze, mentally shocked by Leila's roar.
Then, the huge crescent moon mark on Leila's back suddenly lit up, and silvery-white magic surged forth.
A stream of energy accumulated in her mouth, eventually transforming into a thick silver beam of light.
It shot towards the two demonic bats in the air!
Silver Moon Bear Tier 3 Skill: [Moon's Blossom]
boom!
In an instant.
The two demon bats were hit by the silver-white beam of light, and most of their bodies instantly turned to ashes.
Only two charred, broken wings remained as it plummeted to the ground and disappeared from everyone's sight.
[Host has slain a one-winged demon bat, points +2] ×2
Luo Xiu nodded in satisfaction:
"Well done, Leila."
Leila, now back in human form, received praise from Luo Xiu, and her ears twitched with joy.
At this moment, the most shocked person present was Nika.
She felt as if her heart had been struck again.
The man before them was not only a third-tier being, but among his female followers was... such a terrifying half-orc!
What kind of monster is that?
Nika was terrified. She searched her meager knowledge of monsters and found that the Silver Moon Bear seemed to be the most suitable match.
But only the silvery-white fur matched the bear-like monster.
The silver moon bears depicted in the monster books she had read were not nearly that tall.
Nika felt dizzy.
She had always thought that the cute-looking, gentle-voiced girl was just a personal maid who took care of her daily needs.
She looked up at Miler and Tassanya, her gaze sweeping over them.
So these two are also not...
Miler and Tassanya noticed Nika's gaze and looked at her simultaneously.
One had a cold gaze, the other was filled with murderous intent.
Nika tensed up.
"Alright, Miss Nika, the problem is solved now."
Luo Xiu smiled and said:
Do you need a little more time to rest? It's okay, we can wait.
"Need not."
Nika blurted it out.
But she was too nervous, and her voice was a little off-key.
Damn it, this is incredibly embarrassing.
Nika thought to herself.
Right now, all she wants to do is find a mushroom and smash her head against it to die.
But Luo Xiu seemed oblivious to Nika's unusual behavior and smiled:
"Now that you've rested well, Miss Nika, let's continue our journey."
"If, as Miss Nika says, the sudden appearance of three demon bats is not a normal phenomenon."
"Based on my limited experience, this abnormal phenomenon is likely a harbinger of something bad happening."
Luo Xiu's words seemed to remind Nika.
She was completely stunned by Luo Xiu and his group's performance, and all her professionalism was forgotten.
Now that she's calmed down, she's considered a rare possibility that tonight's situation might have occurred.
Instantly, her expression turned extremely serious, and she nodded earnestly to Luo Xiu, saying:
"Yes, Mr. White, you're right. Please keep up from here, we need to speed up."
"sure no problem."
Luo Xiu nodded.
Nika led the way much faster than before.
She kept singing nursery rhymes to the guiding mushroom, which had previously swayed like a bamboo dragonfly but had now transformed into a rocket.
The cap faces forward, the mycelium faces backward, rushing straight forward.
However, it was clear that singing nursery rhymes to mushrooms continuously was quite a burden for Nika. After only 20 or 30 minutes of walking, she was already sweating profusely and panting heavily.
But she continued singing the nursery rhyme without slowing down, as if some extremely terrifying disaster was about to strike.
This must be avoided immediately.
Luo Xiu watched this scene unfold, the white light in his hand flashing continuously as he secretly cast healing spells on Nika time and time again.
Luo Xiu did not use the healing spell to its fullest extent, only just enough to maintain Nika's energy so that she would not notice anything amiss.
Finally, after forty or fifty minutes, Nika led Luo Xiu to a mushroom that looked quite different from the others.
Compared to the other mushrooms in this mushroom forest, this mushroom is not tall; its height is only considered average.
However, its stem was much thicker than the surrounding mushrooms, and Luo Xiu estimated that it occupied an area of several square meters.