I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 655 Moon Shadow
"Moonlight."

Rhodes raised an eyebrow. "The rules of the maze have changed. Have you encountered this situation before?"

Hailey stared in shock at the shadowy figure before her that looked exactly like herself, and shook her head: "Absolutely not, I've never heard of such a transformation."

"That's the reason for the resurgence of the moon goddess Luca; perhaps it's because she influenced the labyrinth."

"Luka, the Moon Goddess?"

Hailey was unaware of what was happening. After being hit by [Luca's Mad Eye], she fell into a coma and struggled, and was unaware of the subsequent conversation between Rhodes and the eyeball Luca.

Rod explained the process concisely.

Of course, the part about his strategic nuclear deterrence was omitted.

"Therefore, this is a sealed temple of an evil god, and He is about to begin His resurrection."

Hailey glanced at the dark, misty forest in front of her, then at the ancient Moon-Gazing Hall behind her.

They felt as if an invisible pair of eyes were watching them from all directions.

Evil God
If it were a deity of the same caliber as the goddess Mystra, how could the two of them possibly have escaped?

Fear gradually spread in my heart.

"Rhodes, what you said about those three trial participants saying the pale moon in the sky was an eye, is that true?"

"What's the point of believing the words of three mentally unstable people?"

Rod answered casually.

He crouched down and examined the shadow figure briefly.

"Hmm, the accumulation, fluctuation, and intensity of magic power are not much different from those of a real person. Hayley, do you know the spells she just cast?"

"Yes, and her spellcasting speed and chanting habits are not much different from mine. But she is not connected to the magic network, so she has no spell slots to use."

Spells stored in the magic network spell slots not only have an effect that is 5% to 8% stronger than normal spellcasting, but they are also instant-cast.

The incantation, spellcasting actions, and spell materials are all consumed in the magic network in advance, making it quite terrifying in actual combat.

Ordinary mages have a limited number of spell slots.

Even top-tier ninth-tier mages only have four spell slots for first-tier mages, three for second to fourth-tier mages, two for fifth-tier mages, and one for sixth to eighth-tier mages. Ninth-tier spell slots are not yet available.

Unlike Rhodes, he had four units from Tier 1 to Tier 8, which could be considered as having used a little bit of Mystala's back door.

Backdoors in all senses
But having more spell slots is one thing.

However, a certain forest ranger, relying on the large number of female mages around him, not only had his magic power accumulation at the sixth level, but also his spells were so limited that they could not fill his current spell slots.

"In other words, the new rule [Moonshadow], besides Mystra's magic network, can completely replicate a mage's abilities."

"The magic net is a manifestation of Lady Mystra's divine power. If the rules of this labyrinth can even replicate this, it would be too outrageous. Be careful, Rhodes. When talking about the goddess of magic, you should use honorifics."

Hailey deliberately emphasized the word "adult".

She glanced down at Rod.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked at it, because once I did, I immediately got angry.

The guy placed his palm on the chest of his shadow clone and began to rub it gently.

Hailey's face flashed with fluorescent light, indicating her displeasure: "What are you doing?"

"Of course, we check its physical strength. The same goes for elasticity and suppleness, as well as muscle and bone density and the strength of its spiritual essence."

"Hey! Why do you act like you know my body so well!"

"Otherwise what? How many times do you think we hugged in this short period of time?"

"Ugh."

Hailey was both embarrassed and angry; she felt like I was being frivolous.
Rhodes ignored her and reluctantly left the replicant's chest.

He shook his head and frowned slightly: "This is troublesome."

"What's the problem? They can't connect to the magic network, so their spellcasting efficiency is not on the same level as ours."

"The problem lies with me. [Moonshadow]'s physical replication is almost 100%. Do you think anyone in this labyrinth besides me can deal with my Moonshadow clone?"

Hailey paused for a moment, then finally realized what was happening.

She knew the man's strength very well; she had even witnessed him clash head-on with Asmodeus, the Grand Duke of Purgatory, from afar. Rhodes was standing before her as an enemy?

Just thinking about it made Hailey's eyes show fear: "What should we do?"

Rhodes smiled and said, "Of course, we'll kill them all without leaving a single one."

Bang! ! !
Just then, a huge explosion came from the distant forest.

A fiery wave swept across the sky, and the mist followed suit, spreading outwards.

Hailey's face lit up with joy: "This level of magic power... it's ninth rank! A Prophet of Homecoming has entered!"

"It would be strange if such changes to the Pale Corridor didn't attract their attention. Good news, we have reinforcements. Bad news, I still have to fight a ninth-tier mage."

Rod's smile remained unchanged as he turned and raised his hand towards the mist in the woods.

Om! ! !

The crimson heat distorted space, instantly piercing through the mist and penetrating a strange moon shadow clone hidden in the tree.

As the firelight briefly illuminated the forest, a dozen or so dark figures, some tall and some short, flashed past in the mist.

Some have human-shaped appearances, while others are tall and avant-garde in various colors.

"Here you go, watch out."

"Ah."

Hailey's expression darkened. She glanced at Rod's broad back, but surprisingly felt little fear or sense of crisis.

Rhodes immediately pulled the Protoss girl into the subordinate position of [Group Hunt].

"A Keen Sense of Smell" and "Wild Synergy" may not be very useful, but now it is a moonlit night, the perfect time for another derivative skill, "Moonlit Deterrence," to come into play.

[Moonlit Deterrence: Triggered when there are two or more leaders/subordinates present during moonlit nights, it weakens and suppresses the enemy's Spirit/Magic Power accumulation, Constitution/Strength/Agility, and Casting Speed ​​by 10%! The weakening effect increases by 10% for each additional subordinate!]

hum-

Under the invisible pressure, all the Moon Shadow clones in the forest froze.

A burst of blue and white lightning.

[Lightning Strike Tendon]!
Rhodes glided away amidst bursts of electricity, disappearing from his spot in an instant.

A mud golem, twice the height of an ordinary person, rose from the ground with a roar. [Moonshadow] even successfully replicated the properties of the mud, looking exactly like a black humanoid lump of mud.

However, this bulky, crude thing made no difference to Rhodes or the target.

Thick, robust plasma passed through, instantly turning the body, mixed with mud and gravel, into charcoal and vitrification.

Rod crashed into the metal again, instantly exploding into a cloud of charred black metal, glass, and gravel.

The electric smoother rotates.

He made a 90-degree right-angle turn, completely ignoring inertia, and kicked the head of the giant Deathspine Spider, which was as big as a large horse, to pieces.

Spider silk spun around him as he twisted his body, dodging the violent grab of an armored bear, and kicked out an ice blade with one foot, shattering the spell shield of a Protoss Moonshadow clone and splitting it in two.

"Roar!!!"

The armored bear roared, its tattered and ferocious bio-armor flashing with spiritual light, as it took a punch from Rhodes head-on.

The black blood mist expanded out, but the bear did not explode as a result.

It roared triumphantly again and lunged to grab it.

"Yeah?"

Rod was slightly surprised.

Behind him, blue and white soul mist flickered, and the withered, scarlet arms of the Hundred-Eyed Demon bared their fangs and claws, extending forward and surging forward with the swing of Rhode's arm, piercing through the bear's head without any hindrance.

The roar abruptly stopped, and he slumped softly to the ground.

Hailey, who was behind them, was completely dumbfounded.

In just the first charge, in less than five seconds, Rhodes had already killed four units.

She had just finished casting her protective spell and had just begun chanting her second spell to inflict damage.

(End of this chapter)