Super Righteous Player
Chapter 394 - 391: Lord Monster_1

Chapter 394: Chapter 391: Lord Monster_1

Just yesterday, when Xitan Pulan was idly flipping through books and researching...

She actually found the reason for the same kind of accident that happened to Defu, like in "The Cat’s Name."

This immediately caused a howl of dismay on the forums.

Defu instantly became furious and started howling herself.

But once she understood the mechanism, she became rather conflicted about whether to switch back or not.

This was of course not some kind of bug—

Translated into player language, the mechanism is triggered like this:

If a Hunter’s "Empathic Mind" skill reaches LV4 or above, and they enter the Elves’ ruins with their animal companion, a soul exchange will be triggered.

This mechanism is effective until the Gold rank.

In other words, if she wants to switch back, it’s a very simple task... just go through the ruins again, and it’s done.

Originally, Defu had always wanted to switch back to her own body, but now that she knows how simple it is, she’s actually quite conflicted about it.

Defu has become increasingly accustomed to the body of the bush cat.

If not for Chocolate often running around wild in her body, Defu would now have little desire to switch back.

With the enhancement of the Hunter’s skills, Chocolate’s physical attributes are gradually aligning with Defu’s own minimum values.

As a result, "Chocolate" has a strength attribute that has caught up to six points and a constitution that is not far behind, yet she still maintains the flexibility and agility of a cat’s body; and even though she has the extended color vision a cat shouldn’t have, she still retains the dynamic vision of a cat.

She even got the enhancement of the skill [Tracker] that she received at level seven—allowing her to see the movement trails left by enemies who have already been wounded.

...In the end, it means that she’s gradually getting addicted to it.

The strength of this "body" is simply too incredible. At least in the early stages, before she gains any powerful supernatural abilities, that’s certainly the case.

With the wisdom of a cat, it is difficult to perfectly control and use this body.

So after discovering the truth, Defu simply took possession of the body.

—Just like when playing an RPG game, stripping the equipment off of NPC teammates when they join the party and equipping it on your main character.

What kind of monster would a bush cat become if it gained strength stronger than that of a healthy, robust adult human male, and a toughness that could withstand blows from a heavy hammer, not to mention agility that more than doubled...?

The end result is what Defu has become today.

Now even when the children attack her with all their might, they find it very difficult to even touch Defu.

Keep in mind, he is not an ordinary Swordsman but a Jungle Walker who can wield vines, the earth, and the air to launch attacks.

He has now mastered the Sky Strike Technique, able to slice out wind blades sharp enough to tear through iron armor. Coupled with the Rock Strike Technique’s ability to alter the terrain, one can say that the wandering child alone is enough to combat a small mercenary troop.

Before him, vines, the earth, water, ice, and the air compressed into blades can all be launched simultaneously.

In terms players can easily understand—Filled with instant-cast skills, the child has almost no completely useless abilities.

But even such a child, along with Xitan Pulan’s four concealed moves, would find it very difficult to confront Defu and Chocolate.

Yes, while waiting for news from the Royal Capital, the four of them had more free time in Roth Fort.

After all, they are not Lin Yiyi.

Given Kafney’s cold attitude towards them—or rather, towards everyone but Annan—they are not inclined to cozy up and try to ingratiate themselves.

As a result, they started doing their own things during the day and only returned to the lord’s mansion to sleep at night.

For instance, Tan Juan used the money he stealthily acquired during the beginner’s quest to make some traps, and then he sold the traps for more money to make even better trap devices, gradually becoming more proficient.

The child took on some short-term bodyguard jobs, looked for materials on his own, found a smith in the city, and had him forge a new weapon, a hoop blade, like the one he used in his dreams.

Now he is adapting to his new weapon, spending all day at the training field. He plans to, after getting used to it, visit the military camp to the south to cosy up and build rapport if there is still no news from the Royal Capital...

Xitan Pulan, on the other hand, had absolutely nothing to do but read books and browse the forums. With nothing better to do, she would flip through the books copied from the Wizard’s Tower; though she only had level-one access, there were still quite a few books available at that level.

After all, she is a half-undead woman. If discovered by ordinary people, it could cause a commotion.

Only players would not mind a half-undead with a cool body temperature, who needs to eat and drink like normal people but doesn’t need sleep and cannot reproduce.

Even just making contact with others in the flesh would slowly absorb their life force, causing them to become sickly. For ordinary people who are not Transcendents, becoming a spouse would likely lead to their sudden death in less than half a month; even if the contact is not as frequent, just a long handshake could cause them to fall ill afterward.

To the people of Noah, the half-undead woman is pretty much seen as a "monster" like "werewolves" and "horse people," which only exists in legends and is best to run away from upon sight.

However, Xitan Pulan also discovered a hidden setting.

When her body state is full and she contacts and absorbs the life force of others through physical touch, she gains experience at an extremely slow rate!

Since she discovered this, she started sleeping at night cuddling the humanoid Chocolate or the feline Defu. She could generate a steady amount of experience every day, which, although not much, wins in consistency.

After all, players aren’t fazed by this.

The temperature has also started to warm up recently, and "Chocolate" doesn’t resist heat as much as when in a feline form. Sleeping at night with the cool Xitan Pulan is like having a soft and constant-temperature body pillow.

...Although it’s a bit harmful to the body, such a degree of harm is still tolerable for Transcendents.

And when the four of them have nothing to do, they occasionally organize a skirmish—Defu and Chocolate as one team, the other three as another team.

Currently, Defu’s win rate is a steady one hundred percent.

Generally speaking, when Hunters and their pets switch souls, it’s definite that Hunters would gain a combat strength enhancement due to the "pet’s wildness and hunting instincts."

But Defu’s situation was different...

— Her innate archery skills as a human were even stronger than her pet’s wild instincts.

Using her body, Chocolate quickly mastered the skill of "archery" through the inherent instincts remaining within, even shooting quite professionally, reaching sixty percent of Defu’s level.

It mastered archery even faster than it mastered running and sneaking with a human body.

Under "Miss Chocolate’s" training, the three children finally barely managed to learn how to deflect and dodge arrows.

It was on this day.

Kafney received a letter from the Royal Capital.

It was from her father. The wording was informal but very stern. He said that Tan Juan had returned to the Royal Capital and Kafney’s continued stay in Frostwater Harbor was impolite; she should hurry back.

...Without a doubt.

It was a hint.

Her father’s memory had been altered by the "Dream Stealer" again and again. And the "Dream Stealer" had clearly realized that Kafney was no longer under his control.

Now, he was threatening her with her father’s life.

Realizing this made Kafney’s mood not very good.

But after much contemplation, she finally made up her mind.

— This time, she was not going to run anymore.

She would eradicate the nightmare that had haunted her and her father for over a decade.

The Dream Stealer, be it.

Her teacher Nicholas, be it.

Those demons in the Royal Capital, be it—

Kafney’s mind conjured up the memory she cherished.

In a dazzling sea of crystal flowers, the boy who always looked serious and had cold eyes.

He reached out to her, who was considered a monster.

She still remembered the touch of that coldness that made one shudder...

...And the warmth in her heart.

— Your heart is terribly cold. I’ve never seen such big snow...

— Naturally. My heart is like ice.

— Are you a monster too?

— Yes, I am a monster. My name is Annan.

...Her Monster Lord had returned.

"He said, he would protect me."

Kafney muttered softly, her eyes slightly closed.

Her red eyes were still clearer than when she first arrived in Frostwater Harbor, no longer so confused and murky.

— No.

She denied her previous weak statement.

Priests must be determined.

She was walking the irrevocable "Path of the Fallen" and should be all the more so.

If one’s will was not strong enough... one could not live for long.

Kafney reached out and held the gemstone marble she loved in her bosom, feeling that familiar chill.

She took a deep breath and her lips curved upwards.

"Wrong, I should be the one to protect him."

Kafney slowly opened her eyes.

Her words were full of composure and confidence.

In her young and delicate body, an authority that was not yet mature but could be perceived by the keen notice was emanating.

"— Defu."

She summoned the cat with the acute sense of hearing.

A few seconds later, a wildcat appeared silently at the door of her bedroom.

"Meow."

Defu responded softly.

"Tell them to pack their luggage."

Kafney said slowly: "Tomorrow, we set out."

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