"Mr. Su Xuan, are you all right?"
Ivsha asked with concern, lying on top of him.
"I'm fine..."
Su Xuan shook his head. He just felt like he couldn't breathe, crushed by her snowy-white softness. A peculiar fragrance also wafted into his nostrils. 'Is this Ivsha's scent?'
'Or is it the unconscious temptation triggered by being this close to a Succubus?'
'It's making it hard for me to control my own body. We have to separate, and quickly!'
Su Xuan abruptly turned his head, his gaze fixed on the giant Fiery Fire Rat not far away.
This Fiery Fire Rat was several times larger than a normal one. The violent flames on its back danced like Flame Spirits, ready to incinerate any enemy that dared to approach!
If Ivsha hadn't vigilantly sensed the danger just now, he likely would have been severely injured by it.
'Looks like I still haven't gotten used to having a keen perception of danger. Even if this is just a game, I have to stay vigilant at all times.'
"A Fiery Fire Rat leader?" Su Xuan's brow furrowed.
He knew it was the main culprit behind this fire, even though the commission quest didn't require him to kill it.
'But killing a leader-level Demon will definitely yield a special reward!'
"It looks like a rather tough opponent," Ivsha said, gazing intently at the Fiery Fire Rat leader, feeling a slight sense of unease.
At that moment, the Fiery Fire Rat leader's attribute panel appeared in Su Xuan's vision.
[Fiery Fire Rat Leader (Normal)]
Level: 3 (120/300)
Race: Rodent
Power: 30 / Agility: 20 / Magic Power: 30 / Physique: 30
Growth: 5 (Gains 5 points to All Attributes per level up)
Skills: (Expand)
'Its Level is 3, but are its attributes that much lower than Ivsha's?'
After comparing the Fiery Fire Rat leader's attribute panel with Ivsha's, Su Xuan couldn't help but marvel at the terrifying power of an Epic-quality Adventurer.
'Even though she's two levels lower, her attributes still completely crush its!'
"Ivsha, let's get up first..."
Su Xuan was about to ask Ivsha, who was still on top of him, to get up, but before the words could fully leave his mouth, the Fiery Fire Rat leader had already opened its cavernous maw. A ball of fire roiled and condensed between its sharp teeth, ready to erupt at any moment!
"Danger!"
Ivsha sensed the danger!
She immediately hugged Su Xuan's waist tightly. Before Su Xuan could react, he saw a pair of pitch-black Demon Wings suddenly unfurl from Ivsha's back. With a single, light flap, they soared dozens of meters into the air.
At the same time, the fire that had condensed between the Fiery Fire Rat leader's fangs spewed forth.
The violent Flame seemed capable of destroying everything, but it only hit empty air.
Lacking any anti-air capabilities, it could only stare helplessly at Su Xuan and Ivsha in the sky, raging impotently on the ground.
"What a dangerous creature."
Ivsha hovered in mid-air, her clear eyes fixed on the Fiery Fire Rat leader below.
But Su Xuan, cradled in her arms, couldn't get a clear view of the battlefield.
He was buried in her soft embrace. Tilting his head up slightly, he could see two pitch-black horns, symbolic of a Succubus, peeking out from among Ivsha's dark purple hair.
In other respects, nothing else seemed to have changed. But if he had to pinpoint a difference, it would be her aura. It was as if she had broken free from some kind of restraint, shedding the disguise of a pure Nun and transforming into a bewitching, enchanting Succubus who could captivate one's very soul.
'Holding Mr. Su Xuan like this might make it a bit inconvenient to fight...'
Ivsha gazed at Su Xuan in her arms, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.
This wasn't because holding Su Xuan was an inconvenience for battle, but more because of some emotion stirring quietly in her heart.
The intimate contact made her heart beat faster. It was as if an instinct from deep within her bloodline made her want to do something to Su Xuan.
'It's just a shame that now isn't a good time.'
She noticed a flat area on top of the granary where they could land and immediately flew there with Su Xuan, landing smoothly.
"Mr. Su Xuan, please wait a moment. I'm going to take care of that Demon."
With that!
Ivsha immediately turned, her gaze falling upon the Fiery Fire Rat leader below.
She brought her hands together and began to softly chant a Magic Spell.
Instantly, a mass of dark purple Flame erupted in the air above the Fiery Fire Rat leader.
The Fiery Fire Rat leader's keen Perception sensed the approaching crisis. It tried to move its limbs to dodge, but was shocked to find them bound tightly by light pink tentacles that had appeared from nowhere, rendering it immobile and completely restrained!
"A Demon that destroys villages! Unforgivable!"
Ivsha declared coldly.
The next second!
The dark purple Flame plummeted from the sky!
BOOM!
A deafening roar!
The Flame instantly devoured the Fiery Fire Rat leader. An earth-shattering explosion erupted from the center of the blaze, and the rolling heatwave was blown away by a powerful gust of air.
Su Xuan took a step back to avoid being hurt by the heatwave.
He was inwardly surprised by the power of Ivsha's Magic, which seemed even stronger than he had estimated.
At the same time, a notification popped up in Su Xuan's vision.
[Hidden Elite monster slain—Fiery Fire Rat Leader!]
[+200 Experience]
[Weapon Reward—Silver Longsword]
[Silver Longsword (Rare): A sidearm from a Silver City Law Enforcement Knight. It is exquisitely crafted with a razor-sharp edge, as if it could slice through metal like mud. Attack Power +50!]
"A Rare weapon?"
A glint flashed in Su Xuan's eyes. He hadn't expected to get a Rare-quality weapon drop.
'My luck is really good!'
Just as Su Xuan was about to leave, Ivsha quickly reminded him, "Mr. Su Xuan, it looks like there's something on that Demon's corpse."
"Hm?"
Su Xuan looked toward the Fiery Fire Rat leader's corpse. As the flames gradually dissipated, a red gemstone was left hovering above the body.
!
Su Xuan's eyes flashed.
He was surprised. 'Is that Ruby absorbing the surrounding flames?'
'It can even absorb Ivsha's dark purple magical Flame?'
He immediately walked toward the Ruby and reached out to take it, but was blocked by its scorching heat, unable to touch it.
'I can't grab it?'
Su Xuan frowned slightly. The searing heat prevented him from obtaining the Ruby.
"Perhaps I can..."
In Su Xuan's place, Ivsha reached her hand toward the Ruby.
As a Succubus, her Physique gave her a certain resistance to the Ruby's high temperature, so she quickly managed to grab it.
"I got it!"
The moment Ivsha was about to hand the Ruby to Su Xuan, a Flame suddenly ignited in her palm and shot up her sleeve, spreading rapidly across her body.
"Quick, throw it away!"
Su Xuan urgently told Ivsha to drop the Ruby!
Ivsha immediately followed his instruction and threw the Ruby to the ground. This successfully stopped the Flame from spreading, but the sleeves of her Nun's Habit had been completely burned away, revealing two arms as white and smooth as jade.
"This..."
Ivsha covered her chest with her hands, a helpless look on her face.
Her Nun's Habit was pretty much a casualty of this battle.
The emergence of her Demon Wings had torn two slits in the back, revealing tantalizing glimpses of her jade-white skin. Then, her sleeves had been burned away by the Flame...
If she returned to the church in this state, she would surely be questioned by the other Nuns.
"I'll buy you a new one when we get back."
Su Xuan said, walking toward the Ruby that had fallen on the ground.
It seemed that after Ivsha had touched it, its temperature had dropped significantly, lowering to a point where he could touch it.
The moment he picked up the Ruby, information about it popped up in his vision.
[Flame Gemstone (Rare): A jade stone that can absorb Flame. Wearing it reduces Flame damage. Flame damage reduced by 80%! (Has an absorption limit)]