You are all my wings!

Could it be that his purpose in approaching me these past few days was to seduce me?

No, that's impossible; I don't have any significant value.

Aside from her mother, who else in the family would value her?

What is he trying to do?

Could it be that he...

Terena's little mind started wandering, and she momentarily forgot the reason she was unhappy in the first place.

They even started to get conflicted.

call out!call out!call out!

A shadow moved swiftly across the street, flashing in and out repeatedly.

The guard at the south gate yawned, then suddenly noticed a dark shadow speeding past him, leaving him completely bewildered.

The adventurers, returning from their missions, cautiously drew their swords, but found nothing.

The scout on the watchtower rubbed his eyes and noticed an invisible shadow flickering on the ground, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Terena was no longer in the mood for wild thoughts.

Because she noticed that Leon was getting faster and faster, even though she was being protected by Leon, she could feel countless high-speed air currents crashing in from the blurred shadows, making her face wrinkle.

When Leon activates his Aspect Form, nothing can enter his vicinity. At this time, nothing can harm him except for light magic and holy magic.

The wind is blowing in now because, starting outside the city, he tried to reduce the intensity of his phantom transformation and move using only the high-speed movement technique of Shadow Step.

This is equivalent to increasing the overall battery life by compressing the invincibility effect of the phantom, seeking a new balance between resistance and duration.

The reason he does these fancy tricks is because he knows that the more things he tries while in this highly focused state, the more skills he can learn.

Moreover, once the experiment is successful, one will have truly mastered the daily use of this combat skill, maintaining a high-speed state at any time and place, and unleashing the terrifying effect of 30% or even 50% more of the 90 points of agility.

He has only seen this technology, which successfully makes mobile combat skills commonplace, on Mshifisu so far.

A newcomer like Kekeqi, who is at the sixth tier, only has high attributes; his skills are still far from sufficient.

Of course, she is very talented, and if she is willing to work hard, she will definitely achieve great things.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at a location more than 20 kilometers away from the south gate of the capital.

This place is now a wasteland, inhabited by a group of monsters that escaped from other exits of the dungeon.

However, since the magical energy here is not very strong, there are generally no monsters of the second rank or higher.

The wilderness is dangerous for ordinary people, but it's nothing to him.

call out! ! !

A blurry figure flashed by, and Leon leaped lightly from the ground.

Terena was dizzy and disoriented. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself in a vast wilderness. Everything was barren. Not far away were the carcasses of wild animals that had been eaten, where mosquitoes, flies, and scavenging birds gathered. Further away were green hills.

A gentle breeze blew by, and she shivered.

Leon noticed this, pulled Terena to his chest, and laughed:

"Your physical condition needs improvement; you can't even handle such a little wind."

"It's all because you suddenly brought me here."

"It's all because you suddenly got angry."

"I'm not angry, it's just that I don't like the strong scent of other women on you."

Terena snorted.

Lyon understood. It seemed that Terena was quite strong; even after he used purification magic, she could still sense his abnormality.

“I know you used purification magic, but this time it’s different; this time it went deep into the skin.”

Leon laughed and said, "Is that all? I might do this every day from now on."

"Then cast the purification spell a few more times, but don't let me notice."

Terena spoke softly.

Lyon chuckled. Why did this guy suddenly sound so weak?

Have you already accepted reality?

That's true, she's different from others; she lacks the power to change the outcome.

"Don't worry, I'll try my best to make sure you can't even see any trace of purification magic in the future."

Leon patted Terena on the head and made his promise.

[Character Therina's affection level +2%, current affection level 50%]

Ok?

This already increases favorability?

Terena's mindset changed so quickly?

Because I brought her to this unfamiliar wilderness, and she was afraid, it triggered the suspension bridge effect.

A thought flashed through Lyon's mind, and he said:

"I plan to practice my combat skills here. While I'm at it, I'll teach you how to use your mental power better. This is another lesson I'm giving you: first, to understand the wider world; second, to make good use of your mental power."

"Mental strength?"

"That's right, this is a talent that belongs only to you and me, a talent that no one else in this world has ever possessed."

Maggie has also been unlocked, but Leon certainly wouldn't say something so jarring at this moment.

Chapter 285 Terena: So this is what shame is.

A talent unique to you and me?

Terena was startled, and her mind raced with a series of thoughts.

So that's the real reason he was interested in me.

For some reason, Terena felt at ease.

[Character Therina's affection level +3, current affection level 53%]

Lyon was astonished. Was the suspension bridge effect still in effect?

"Terena, don't be afraid. Although it's a wilderness, it's a safe zone for me."

"I...I'm not afraid."

"Look, your hands are trembling."

Lyon took her little hand in his.

"I'm cold, not afraid."

She turned her face away and said in a cool and aloof tone.

Lyon chuckled and stopped talking about the somewhat strong-willed Terena.

He began to talk about methods of using mental strength to control mental strength.

He could tell that although Terena had exceptional mental talent, she had even unlocked her spiritual talent on her own at a young age.

However, her use of mental power relies more on instinct to draw upon more brainpower, which obviously places an even greater burden on her body.

As a seasoned magician, Lyon, through long-term meditation practice and mastery of deep meditation techniques, naturally understood better than Terena how to control his mental energy.

After explaining briefly, Terena began to show a look of understanding.

[With the event and affinity requirements met, the hidden personal quest "The Fall of the Archmage" for Terena is triggered.]

[Mission Details: Help Terena resolve the physical issues that led to her premature death due to overdrawing her physical potential]

[Quest Reward: +30 Spirit Power, Advanced Mechanical Magic Enchantment]

Leon was not surprised to trigger this mission, because based on his experience with triggering the hidden missions of Ophimasso and Iris, the more related behavioral events were generated, the easier it was to trigger the related mission.

For example, after experiencing the loss of control of Orpheus's hidden personality, he triggered the hidden quest "The Two-Faced Princess".

After getting intimate with her to a certain extent, the hidden quest of "Heroic Bloodline" was triggered.

Even after he asked Therena to restrain her mental energy, the event still didn't trigger, leading Leon to suspect that it was because their favorability rating wasn't high enough, rather than because there was something wrong with the event itself.

"Very good, start practicing on your own. Use your mental strength to suppress your thoughts and use less mental energy to complete the thinking."

Seeing that Terena had almost grasped the basics, Leon began practicing his Shadow Step combat technique.

Of course, before that, he naturally took out some powerful monster jerky and started eating!

And, toss the pre-prepared food box to Terena.

Then they lit a fire in front of Terena to prevent her from getting really cold.

……

Before you knew it, a full day had passed.

Night is about to fall.

Lyon practiced in a state of deep purification for a day, while also replenishing his reserves of monster jerky to maintain his physical strength and magic power, successfully upgrading his Shadow Step combat skill to the fifth tier.

The moment he completed his advancement, his figure transformed into an astonishing black line, invisible and unseen before the approaching night, moving freely as if walking alongside the darkness.

A single, effortless leap covered over seventy meters, which is truly astonishing.

This blinking distance is something that many strong fifth-tier warriors cannot achieve.

Of course, this is also because of his high rank, high agility, and rare class bonuses in his combat skills. If it were someone else, the same combat skills would not be able to achieve the same effect.

call out!!!!

He flashed and appeared in front of Terena.

Therena had a tense little face and her shoulders were hunched over.

"What's wrong? You're still cold even though you're sitting by the fire."

Lyon laughed.

Terena didn't want to admit she was afraid, so she said, "It's cold, very cold! You're a superhuman, I can't compare to you."

"Then let me warm you up."

Leon picked up Terena and wrapped her in his trench coat, leaving only her little head sticking out.

Terena blushed slightly: "I don't want to do this."

"So which do you want? Cold or scared? You have to choose one so I can take you back to your mode."

"Then I'd rather stay cold."

Terenas ultimately chose to give in.

If she were in fear mode, she could already imagine how Leon would take her back, and it would definitely be incredibly embarrassing.

Oh, she suddenly realized, I was experiencing another emotion.

That's called shame.

Did your mother feel ashamed when many people gossiped about her?

Did Lyon, this promising magician, receive some ridicule for suddenly acting like he wanted to invest in me?

Terena's mind raced, and she suddenly realized that she might actually be in a state of happiness.

A kind of happiness of being loved and cherished by a mother and Lyon.

So, I will do what I can.

Thinking of this, she reached out and lifted Lyon's trench coat, her childish voice gaining a touch of liveliness:

"Strong winds can cause invisible and intangible damage to the body. Don't think that just because you are physically strong you are immune to them."

Lyon paused for a moment, then smiled.