His screams startled many, but no one dared to help him, nor could anyone help him. After all, this man was known for his tyranny; almost every resident of the town had been bullied by him. And today, he was merely tortured to death by a tough nut to crack after a failed robbery attempt!

After the black mud had devoured the bodies of the bullies and thugs until only skeletons remained, the man sheathed his weapon, picked up the woman from the chair, and headed upstairs to the room. The satiated black mud followed closely behind, disappearing into the shadows.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that a terrified Mesa ran out of the hotel in a panic to find someone to remove the bodies of the thugs and bullies.

“In the past, we would just throw the bodies of the people they harmed out of town. I never thought that today we would have to throw their bodies away. Life is truly unpredictable!” A resident of the town said to another person as he pulled a cart, dumping the bodies of the bullies and thugs far away from the town, while pulling the window closed as he walked back.

"Who says otherwise! Before, we could at least get a little money from them to dispose of the corpses, but now we don't have a single copper coin left!"

"It's their own fault for being so blind. Of all people to mess with, they had to go and scorch those two who looked like they were not to be trifled with!"

"Exactly! Those two are wearing high-end clothes; they're not people we can afford to mess with!"

"That's right..."

Just as the two were walking towards the town, a huge monster suddenly leaped out of the desert behind them and bit off the head of one of them in one bite!

The other person, splattered with blood, stared blankly at the monster for a moment, then ran towards the town, yelling as he ran, "Giant ground sloth!!!"

Unfortunately, he couldn't escape his fate of being eaten!

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Night. Lu Ming, holding Philna's delicate body, lay asleep on the hard bed in the hotel.

Philna, who had been resting for a long time, quietly looked at her fiancé's face.

'Lu Ming, I will never make you sad again.' Philna truly regretted it when she recalled how she had inexplicably argued with Lu Ming when she was first teleported to the Great Desert, and how she had even thrown away the Wolf-Biting Emblem that Lu Ming had given her.

After experiencing a series of near-death experiences, Lu Ming's kindness made her realize who she should truly love.

But just as the two were quietly enjoying this peaceful and warm moment, screams shattered the tranquility.

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Two days ago, in the afternoon, Grand Duke Rael received a report from several mages. After a series of magical divinations, the mages, through divine revelation from the God of Magic, finally learned that Lu Ming and Philna were not dead and were on their way back to Erebus. However, Lu Ming was destined to miss the ceremony to welcome the vampires.

Just as everyone was worrying that without Lu Ming, few people knew what vampires were, Rael's spies captured a girl who was very likely related to Lu Ming!

Led by the spy, Raeles met the girl.

Honestly, if there's anything about this girl that might be related to Lu Ming, then the gemstones covering her gloves, which are like eyes observing her surroundings, should be the biggest connection.

Sitting in the chair, Rells had the spies untie the ropes binding the girl and then asked, "What's your name?"

"Lisa Prakdora".

“Prakdora? Isn’t that the surname of a count from Yaru?” Upon hearing the girl’s answer, Raelus frowned and asked, “Are you from the Duchy of Yaru?”

"No, I am an Erebus."

Who are your parents?

“My father is Drax Prakdora, the vice president of the Erebus Magicians Association, and my mother is Amelia Lu, a professor at the Sachi Magic Academy!” Lisa said with great pride.

Upon hearing Lisa's words, Reys and the spy were completely shocked!

Without saying a word, Raelus pulled Lisa, who was five years older than him, to the place where Kanina and Amelia were teaching Schmira and Myra swordsmanship.

"My Lord, you're much faster than my father. Another girl already!" Seeing that Rels had brought another girl, Amelia, who was relieved to resume teaching after learning that Lu Ming was alright, couldn't help but joke.

But Rael's answer left her speechless.

"I've never thought about becoming your son-in-law!"

In an instant, the entire room fell silent.

After a while, Kanina walked up to Lisa, examined her carefully, and then said, "It should be true. I sensed a trace amount of wolf blood in her body. Although it's not as concentrated as ours, she is indeed a descendant of the Lu family."

Upon hearing her sister Kanina's words, Amelia's face darkened immediately, and she asked, "Who is your father?"

“Drax Prakdora…” Lisa said timidly, looking at Amelia with some fear.

What does he look like?

"So handsome..."

"A nobleman?"

"Yes......"

How did I meet him?

"Dad was the first student council president of the magic academy founded by Grandpa and Grandma Miral. Mom, you were one of the seven original professors at the academy. Because you often worked and ate together, you fell in love..."

A few people nearby exclaimed, "Oh~~ a teacher-student romance!!" (To be continued.)

Chapter 18 - Intensifying the Virus

Name: Lu Ming

Sex: Male

Race: Sulyvahn's Beast Crystal (Wolf Blood 100%/Blood Healing 15%/Fire of the Wild 1%)

Attribute: Crystal/Ice

Rating: 23

Experience required to reach the next level: 620737

Stamina: 100

Power: 100

Agility: 100

Intelligence: 100

Spirit: 100

Mana: 10000

Affiliation: Farron Undead Legion/The Cathedral of the Deep

System evaluation: A crystal beast fallen into the abyss.

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one day ago.

Sitting in the (hunter's) camp's reception room, Lisa, who had requested to come here, told Camilles and Haska about the dangers of the third virus.

After listening to Lisa's account, these two (hunters) were now the best alchemists and scientists, and they immediately began research and experiments on the third virus sample to test whether the virus had really mutated.

"Of the three plagues (spread by the hunters), the first two only target elven soldiers and high-ranking members of the pro-war faction, while the third will drag the entire world to the brink of destruction!"

"The third virus mutated shortly after its development. Instead of functioning like the first two viruses, it became a catalyst that drives monsters mad and powerful!"

"In just ten short years, Mirakaiser, Aifa, Dark Aifa, and Aturamar all had their capitals breached by rampaging monsters! Forced to unite, these four nations formed a new country to fight the monsters. But the problem is, in this new country, humans and beastmen are enslaved by the elves. So, when I somehow returned to this point in time, I decided to stop this third terrifying virus!"

After listening to Lisa's account, both Grand Duke Rael and the two Earls of Erebus eagerly awaited the research report from Camille and Haska.

After waiting for more than an hour, Carmelo finally took off his glasses and came out of the secret laboratory deep inside the lab.

"how is the situation?"

“It’s not looking good!” Carmel sighed, then handed an experimental notebook to Grand Duke Raels, saying, “The virus samples in the camp have also mutated, significantly enhancing the magical beasts that were previously powerful with the Magic Rabbit, and making already ferocious beasts even more violent. However, this virus doesn’t have much effect on gentle magical beasts. With proper control, we should be able to create a harmless virus specifically to combat this mutated virus. It’s just that Haska’s emotions are a bit unstable right now. Your Highness, you’d better call Archbishop Tut, who is rebuilding the city of Paris, over to comfort his niece.”

“Alright, I’ve sent someone to summon the Archbishop. Just make sure you all create the beneficial virus that’s effective against this third virus as soon as possible!” After flipping through his experimental notes, Reys nodded and said to Carmel.

"Yes, Your Excellency. Please rest assured on this point!"

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Philna lay on the back of Lu Ming, who had already transformed into a beast, protected by a layer of crystal.

In front of Lu Ming were two giant ground sloths that had become enormous and moved with incredible agility for some unknown reason.

Seeing the two giant ground sloths with bloodshot eyes, who had lost their minds and only knew how to devour flesh and blood, the mad beast carefully approached them, gripping the greatsword of retribution.

"Roar~~!!!" "Roar~~!!!"

As the beast approached, the two giant ground sloths roared in anger.

A lot of bits of meat sprayed out of his mouth as he roared.

Mesa and a few other residents of the town who had not yet been attacked by the giant ground sloths were both frightened and disgusted by what they saw.

The beast took a deep breath and unleashed a beam of dark blue light at one of the two giant ground sloths!

Since the giant ground sloth had lost all reason, even its instinctive attempt to dodge the berserker's beam attack was hampered by the surrounding buildings, preventing it from properly avoiding the beam and resulting in it being hit.

However, whether by coincidence or not, when the beam struck the giant ground sloth, it instinctively used one of its front paws to block the attack. Despite being injured and having one front paw completely frozen, the giant ground sloth did not completely lose its ability to attack.

Seeing its companion hit by the mad beast's freezing ray, another giant ground sloth immediately pounced on the mad beast.

"Roar~!!" But just as the giant ground sloth pounced, the beast's mouth was suddenly enveloped by a large amount of crystals. The next moment, the crystals shattered, and with a roar, the beast unleashed a crystal soul spear, sending the oblivious giant ground sloth flying!

The giant ground sloth crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, along with many pieces of the townspeople it had eaten, a truly disgusting sight.

"You're still alive? What are you two?" While channeling magic into the Greatsword of Judgment, the beast stared at the giant ground sloth that had been struck by the Crystal Soul Gun, its chest caved in, yet it was still alive. He muttered to himself in a low voice, "Why do you look like zombies?"

"Roar~!!" "Roar~!!"

The giant ground sloths let out two roars and then pounced on the beast.

"In the name of the Shadow Sun." The mad beast sneered, then swung the Greatsword of Retribution with a sudden gust of wind, accompanied by a chilling blue light, which blew away the giant sloths and severed their heads.

But then, something shocking happened!

The two giant ground sloths, whose heads had been cut off, immediately got up, looking like headless monsters!

"What the hell?!" The beast was completely dumbfounded when it saw the two giant ground sloths that were still able to get up even after their heads were cut off.

At that moment, Philna, who was on his back, suddenly spoke up: "This seems to be necromancy! Even if they turn into bones, they will still move unless the nearby necromancers are killed!"

"A necromancer?" The six eyes scanned the surroundings but could not find the necromancer, nor could they sense any magic power emanating from the caster.

Left with no other choice, the beast pressed one of its front paws onto its shadow, and immediately a large amount of dark mud surged out of the shadow and spread rapidly in all directions.

'Since you hid it so well, don't blame me for a thorough search!'

Perhaps because the necromancer controlling the two giant ground sloths was afraid of being found by the raging beast, the two giant ground sloths pounced on the beast in a frenzy as soon as the black mud began to spread.

"Crystallization spreads!" But their protective charge was overwhelmed by the endless crystals at the beast's low roar!

Numerous crystals emerged from the deep black mud, quickly climbing onto the giant ground sloth's body and crystallizing it bit by bit, thus temporarily controlling the two giant ground sloths.

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