Su Yun slowly turned his head, and his eyes met a Witch dressed in a black leather crop top.
Her long, dark red hair was like flowing lava, draped carelessly over her shoulders. A few strands of hair clung to her cheeks, which were flushed from her rapid breathing. The lines of her exposed midriff were firm and tight. A chain inlaid with blood-colored gemstones hung from her waist, swaying gently with her footsteps and making a faint clicking sound.
The Witch’s skin was so pale it was almost transparent. A seductive smile played on her lips, but greed was hidden undisguised in the depths of her eyes. The unnatural flush on her face was clearly because she had just used high-cost concealment magic to sneak up here.
Su Yun’s fingertips paused. Level 47 — she was twenty-two levels higher than him. She was truly a tough nut to crack.
But Su Yun did not move. Instead, he lowered his head slightly, and his fuzzy white ears drooped gently. His short tail wagged at a slow, steady frequency, making him look like a startled little animal — submissive and harmless.
The wagging tail, covered in soft fur, seemed to signal a silent gesture of goodwill. Yet, within that subtle swaying, there was a trace of undetectable alertness, like the warning of a rattlesnake. But because he looked so cute and charming, it made others feel he was no threat at all.
As expected, this Red Name Witch was completely off her guard. She approached with light footsteps, the greed in her eyes nearly overflowing.
‘The soul power of such a cute little thing must be pure, without a single impurity. If I can refine and absorb it, maybe my blood magic, which has been stuck for so long, can take another step forward or even touch the threshold of the high-tier.’
“Hehe, so well-behaved,” the Witch said, her voice as soft as water. Her fingertips were already about to touch the top of Su Yun’s head. “Then Sister will keep your fur as a souvenir!”
Before her voice could fade, her gentle smile was instantly replaced by a hideous grin. The Witch’s body suddenly transformed into a mass of dense black gas, carrying a pungent stench of blood. A physical manifestation of killing intent condensed in her palm, turning into a pitch-black bone blade glowing with a bloody light. Weird blood runes were carved into the blade as she aimed it directly at Su Yun’s slender neck.
She wanted to kill him in one strike to prevent this little guy from suddenly retaliating and causing more trouble.
*Clang!*
A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out, and sparks flew in all directions. The Witch’s pupils shrank, and she looked in shock at the silver-gray metal ring that had suddenly surfaced around Su Yun’s neck.
**[Earth Magic • Silver Dragon’s Roam • Extended Application]**
The moment she launched her attack, a silver-gray light instantly swept through Su Yun’s entire body. The black bone armor instantly transformed into hard Silver Dragon Armor. Fine dragon-shaped patterns flowed over the armor, steadily blocking the fatal blow. Even her hand holding the bone blade felt slightly numb from the shock.
Before the Witch could recover from her shock, the layer of feigned harmlessness in Su Yun’s eyes vanished, replaced by nothing but bone-chilling, icy killing intent.
His right hand sent a bone blade forward without hesitation, and the sharp edge pierced through the Witch’s heart without any resistance. Warm blood gushed out, splashing onto his clean, soft white fur and winding down the fluff to form mottled red stains. The contrast of red and white was exceptionally piercing.
The Witch lowered her head in disbelief, looking at the bone blade in her chest, then slowly raised her eyes to meet Su Yun’s. However, within those pupils that had turned blue, there was not a hint of fear. There was only an indifference that bordered on coldness. He didn’t even have any killing intent; killing her was like crushing an ant…
‘He clearly looks like a child whose youth hasn’t even faded yet. Why is this happening?’
But she did not have any more time to think.
**[Blood Magic: Earthly Envelopment]**
Her slender body instantly turned into a pool of dark red blood. It was as thick as melted asphalt and flowed down Su Yun’s bone blade. Even the heart that was still slightly beating in Su Yun’s hand turned into blood and dripped through his fingers.
After the blood hit the ground, it spread frantically as if it were alive. The bubbling blood swallowed everything around it — whether it was the tender grass just sprouting by the road or the nearby lush woods that were still intact. The moment everything touched the sea of blood, it melted as quickly as ice and snow under a scorching sun, turning into pools of stinking blood. The range grew larger and larger, and it soon reached Su Yun’s ankles, trapping him firmly in the center.
Su Yun stood in the middle of the sea of blood and felt a slight stinging pain coming from his feet. Although the corrosiveness of the sea of blood was not strong, it still seeped through the gaps in the Silver Dragon Armor to erode his skin, bringing a faint burning sensation.
He expressionlessly raised his hand and adjusted the slightly crooked pink safety bag at his waist. His fingertips brushed over the heart embroidery on the bag’s opening, and a trace of disappointment flickered in his heart.
‘Only this much?’
**[Death Magic: Manjusaka]**
With a single thought, a colorless liquid with a faint fragrance of plants and trees seeped from Su Yun’s pores. Like fine dewdrops, it slowly merged into the sea of blood beneath his feet.
Soon, the sea of blood shook violently. The dark red blood began to bubble frantically and turn black, like a polluted swamp. It then quickly solidified and contracted before finally reforming into the Witch’s shape.
However, that once beautiful face was now completely disfigured by the corrosive poison. Pieces of skin festered and fell off, revealing the cold, white bones beneath. Black, viscous blood continuously flowed from her seven openings, dripping down her chin onto the scorched earth.
She looked like a wounded earthworm, twisting and struggling on the ground in pain. Her slender limbs twitched unnaturally, and a strange “he-he” sound came from her throat, like a broken bellows being pulled. Not long after, her body became completely stiff and stopped moving.
**[Notification]**
**[Congratulations on killing a Level 47 Red Name Mage]**
**[Credit Reward: 35]**
Su Yun retracted the bone blade, and the Silver Dragon Armor faded instantly, turning back into black bone armor. He bent down to pick up the dropped loot.
**[High-Quality Soul Bead • Rotten Corruption Affinity: Blood Magic Strength +10%]** — a soul bead glowing with a deep green light.
**[Blood-Twined High-Quality Staff: Magic Strength +15%, Casting Speed +8%, Includes Instant Skill: Blood Arrow (Mid-Level)]** — a high-quality staff wrapped in blood-colored patterns.
There were also some miscellaneous items, such as **[Spicy Low-Level Mage Jerky: 0.3 Credits/piece]** wrapped in oil paper and a blood-stained **[Mid-Level Fox-Ear Tribe Hide: 2 Credits/sheet]**…
“Tsk.” Su Yun held the edge of the Fox-ear Tribe hide with his fingertips and shook it gently, letting the blood splatters fall to the ground. He frowned slightly, his fingertips stroking the rough surface of the leather.
He hadn’t expected to find something from his own tribe. However, the feel of this skin was dry and hard, far worse than his own fluffy, soft fur. A strange sense of satisfaction rose within him for some unknown reason.
He casually stuffed all these things into the pink safety bag, which bulged a bit more.
Good, he would continue. He had to earn back at least all of the 180 credits he had just spent!
Thus, Su Yun switched back to his weak and helpless appearance. He walked through the forest, peering around cautiously. From time to time, he would intentionally slip and fall onto the scorched earth, getting his knees covered in dust before scrambling back up in a panic. He pretended his eyes were full of confusion, looking just like a lost and timid child who was easy to bully.
As expected, it wasn’t long before new Red Name Mages were attracted by his appearance and surrounded him.
“Little thing, are you ready to become a sacrifice I offer to the God of Silence?”
“Wuhu! A fragrant little meatball. I just happened to be hungry!”
“Oh my! Is little sister lost?”
“Come into Sister’s belly, and Sister will take you home…”
Without exception, these blind fools were all taken out cleanly by Su Yun. With a flash of the bone blade and a slight movement of magic, the enemies fell one after another, unable to even let out a scream.
After deducting the credits spent on the bag and the extraction cards, he had already saved up over 40 credits. But unfortunately, the soul beads that dropped were still only white and green. Not a single one was worth his attention.
It was like a game where you easily kill a Level 50 elite monster using skill combos, only to have the nearby minions drop a wooden stick with +1 Attack. Not only was it useless, but it also took up space in the safety bag. He even found it too ugly to look at.
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