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

Chapter 702 Daphne

Her long hair, like molten red crystal, flowed down to her ankles, the ends of which scattered into tiny specks of light.

Daphne's skin was not flesh and blood, but a translucent, moon-white crystal with faint golden veins visible inside.

"Daphne?"

Rhodes was stunned.

He flipped the panel in an instant.

The image freezes on the description of Vivian's shared skill, "Daphne's Spirit Seed."

[Details: An unknown entity named Daphne left a hidden hand within the bloodline of the Tree Spirits. Unknown to anyone in the vast universe, she slumbered through countless years, awaiting her chance to ascend to godhood.]

Rod had actually consulted a lot of information about this matter.

After all, skills with personal names are usually quite different, just like [Yulia's Blood Explosion] and [Lilith's Tentacle Tongue] on Rhodes.

Those who are clearly identified by name are either the originators or renowned figures of high standing.

Yulia is the queen of vampires in the modern era, while Lilith is known as the progenitor of succubi.

Then who is Daphne, the one who can leave a hidden hand in the bloodline of the Tree Spirit?
What's really upsetting is...

Rod found almost no information about her.

However, judging from the spirituality emanating from him and the details of 'awaiting the opportunity to ascend to godhood,' this is clearly not the evil god that slumbered in the First Age.

—It would be better to encounter an evil god.

Tens of thousands of years of slumber have weakened the evil gods of the First Era to the extreme. In any case, the moon goddess Luca and the Thousand-Throat Lord Am are both weaklings.

Compared to this.

The woman in front of him was clearly an old-school ninth-tier cultivator at her peak, having lived for quite some time.

It goes without saying who poses a greater threat.

Say so.

But one of the forest rangers' fighting spirits surged, and a maniacal smile appeared on his face.

Ninth rank?

Give it a try.

But at that moment, the elf tugged at his sleeve, stepped forward, and gave him a respectful bow.

"Greetings, Lady Daphne. We recently sensed that this labyrinth was in danger of collapsing. As many friends of the Blue Ice Clan and the Winged Crystal Clan in this area, we were entrusted to come and investigate."

Given the isolated nature of this place.

The elf lady very cautiously hinted that quite a few people knew their whereabouts.

"The Winged Crystal Clan, you mean these little fairies?"

There are many classifications of fairies in modern times, but they all originated from modern cultural trends. Before that, they were indeed all collectively called fairies.

Daphne, surrounded by flowers in mid-air, never opened her eyes from beginning to end.

Upon hearing Calliste's explanation, the anger on her face miraculously subsided, and she became unusually easy to talk to.

But Rhodes could feel her staring intently at him.

"Yes, Lady Daphne."

Calliste seemed to sense something and quietly took a step to the left, blocking Rhodes' face.

The rose tree shimmered with red light, and a dozen or so Winged Crystal Clan members slowly emerged from its trunk, as if being pulled out of jelly, and were flung to the ground with a splattering sound, their fate unknown.

Among them were Xiti, the boy from the Winged Crystal Clan who wore a bitter smile, and his mother Fatima.

"Thank you, everyone."

"I can give it to you, but..."

Daphne interrupted Calliste, her golden-veined crystalline face expressionless. "That man, stay."

The aura of this veteran ninth-tier cultivator surged unintentionally, spreading like a raging tide.

All four are at the eighth rank, so they are no longer in a vulnerable state where they can be easily overwhelmed.

But at this moment, she still felt immense pressure from the other party's spirituality. The elf lady, who was the first to feel it, let out a muffled groan, and her delicate face turned several shades pale.

The atmosphere froze.

Then, after a moment's thought, Terri exclaimed, "She wants to sleep with you, Master!"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Rhodes did not absorb any [Lust Points] from the other party.

"Master is so handsome, why would a woman secretly keep you here? Isn't she just trying to take advantage of you?"

"Do you think everyone is like you? You stupid succubus! Shut up!"

"Miss Elf cursed."

Then she saw that Daphne, who was in mid-air, was also slightly taken aback and nodded bluntly: "He smells very good. If you are willing to stay and help me, you can perform what you humans consider reproductive behavior on me."

"."

How come this scoundrel is so popular?!
Calliste gritted her teeth and glared back at him.

Rhodes shrugged, then thought it made sense.

The skill 【Child of Nature】 destined him to be loved by all nature-type races, and this Daphne must have some tree spirit bloodline.

"May I ask what exactly we'll be doing if we stay?"

"Human! You really want to stay?!"

"I was just asking. Besides, if you don't save those little devils soon, they're going to die."

Calliste pondered for a moment, then pulled the Winged Crystal Clan members over. Seeing that Daphne had no reaction, she began the treatment.

"Stay. What are you going to do here?"

Daphne seemed lost in thought, and to be honest, she really did look a bit like Vivian, a girl with no money, no status, and no connections.

After a while.

She came to her senses.

"Stay here, become my roots, and help me."

"Tree roots? What exactly do you mean?"

Daphne paused again, seemingly lost in thought once more.

Rhodes chuckled and turned to squeeze Vivian's hand: "Vivian, she's even more clueless than you."

"Vivian, don't stay."

Miss Tree Spirit's big eyes flashed with white light as she looked innocently and bewilderedly at the clusters of flowers in the sky. "Rhodes, help, Daphne."

oh?
Vivian may have realized the advantage of having the god of her race and wanted Rhodes' help.

"Perhaps I won't even need to help. Look, our teacher Carly said there's already a divine power on the rose bush."

Speaking of which, where did the rose tree get that divine spark from in its "forceful acquisition"?

Perhaps Daphne found it herself?
"I remembered."

Daphne exclaimed expressionlessly, "The roots are helping me filter out the stuff from the rose bush!"

The aura of the ninth rank surged forth once more, and the vigorous spiritual energy wave directly dispersed a large amount of crystal dust on the spot.

Rhodes was stunned.

Suddenly, she realized that this was not the power that Daphne released on her own initiative, but rather a restless, unstable spiritual, and even uncontrollable physical fluctuation.

It is basic courtesy not to investigate a high-ranking being, and neither Rhodes nor Calliste did so, thus ignoring this point.

"You can't process the divine sparks from the rose bush?"

Daphne shook her head, a look of pain on her face: "When I came, I was already here. The divine spark was... ugh... eroding me."

next moment.

A pale divine power surged from the rose bush, instantly enveloping Daphne.

The crimson flower clusters turned deathly white in an instant, and the ninth-ranked being, perhaps still asleep and not yet awake, let out a muffled groan.

Golden veins within her body throbbed rapidly, constantly encroaching upon her limbs and transforming them into a sorrowful pallor.

Then, he opened his eyes, revealing a pair of sharp eyes that conveyed arrogance and scrutiny.

She looked around curiously.

When it was moved to Rhodes, he flew into a rage.

"The impure shall die!"

(End of this chapter)