You are all my wings!

Leon's eyes flashed, and he curled up in his arms around Terena, drifting through the tornado.

A moment later, M'shifisu, dressed in a black trench coat that fluttered wildly in the gale, came to Leon's side following the wind direction inside the tornado. Seeing Leon huddled up, she had no doubts and raised her sword to stab him.

Suddenly, she saw a fierce flash of fire before her eyes, and a terrifying heat wave swept over her, instantly shattering her fourth-tier trench coat and even tearing most of the fourth-tier lining.

It's a perfect-grade Hurricane Flame Bullet combined with the powerful fifth-tier traits and Fire Acceleration!

BOOM!!!

Next came the perfect-level intermediate cold wave, compressed into a small-scale launch area!

With a crackling sound, her naked body was frozen in an instant.

A sixth-tier mage with three times the agility but only one times the strength was captured by Lyon unexpectedly.

The next moment, he launched another perfect-level tornado that spun in the opposite direction, accelerating himself out of Moriarty's giant tornado.

Holding Terena on his left and carrying the ice block M'shifisu on his right, he transformed into a shooting star and vanished from Moriarty and Durumpe's sight in the blink of an eye.

Durumb on the city wall blinked:

"Am I seeing things? The ice man that Leon Belon is holding is M'shifisu?"

Moriarty initially didn't believe it either, because the tornado obscured their vision, and neither of them could see what was happening inside.

But as the giant tornado gradually subsided, leaving only a pile of withered leaves and branches, a slight slit appeared in the corner of his eye:

"Damn it, he captured Mshifisu!"

Chapter 290 Tch, the lewd Leon

Inside a dark cave.

"Terena, it seems we'll have to hide here for a while. Are you scared?"

Leon tossed the naked, white, ice-cold mound of M'shifisu aside, knowing he'd have to interrogate her properly later.

As a seasoned player from his previous life, he knew countless hidden hiding places in various places.

Moriarty and Durumpe are probably still searching, and he has chosen to recover here temporarily while waiting for the right opportunity.

"As long as you're here, I'm not afraid."

Leon glanced at Terena in surprise; she would never have said such a thing before.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that although Terena was clearly fatigued, weak in her limbs, and her stomach was growling with hunger, her eyes were unusually bright and she seemed to be excited, as if she had experienced the most amazing and surprising thing in the world.

Leon understood, recalling the experience of Terena's favorability towards him skyrocketing after he took her out to play last time.

It seems she had experienced an exceptionally dangerous night. Although she was physically exhausted, being held by Leon felt like she was sitting in a VIP seat watching a first-person perspective battle between warriors and magic. Having witnessed so many exciting scenes, the thrill must have been incredibly intense.

After all, she had read so many magic books, yet she couldn't put even the simplest one into practice.

Given her mental strength, knowing it's safe, and having the experience of successfully helping Leon, she should be able to focus on the duel quickly, even if she feels afraid.

Upon closer inspection of the panel, it was discovered that a significant amount of information had been updated.

[Character Therina's affection level +4%, current affection level 57%]

[Therena's personal side quest "A Brilliant Life" progress +25%, current completion 100%, quest complete]

[Mental Strength Limit Increased by 10; Unlocked Basic Mechanical Magic and Basic Spirit Enchanting Technique]

【主要属性：精神力31/生命力79/魔力量130/体力77/力量74/敏捷90】

[Event and affinity requirements met, triggering Therina's personal main quest "The Ancestor of New Magic"]

[Mission Details: Help Therina establish a comprehensive new theory of magic]

[Quest Rewards: Maximum Spirit Power +50, Maximum Mana +30, Learn Legendary Mechanical Magic, Legendary Enchantment Technique]

Huh? The "Brilliant Life" mission is already complete?

This was arguably the easiest task Lyon had ever accomplished.

It seems that for a child like Terena, no matter how intelligent she is, it doesn't take much grand reasoning to get her to open up; all it takes is to let her experience more things.

In particular, her repeated successful predictions of M'shfisu's landing likely had the highest positive feedback on her. It was the joy of proving herself time and time again, an experience that cannot be obtained through praise alone.

Leon smiled with satisfaction and began to comprehend the magic that had been added to his mind.

He realized that he had unknowingly absorbed the magical essence of the Elemental Enchantment Technique.

It seems that the deep purification mode is still working.

He sensed it and realized that what he had mastered seemed to be the experience that Terena had gained from using the Enchantment Technique after she grew up, and he had reached an astonishingly perfect level of mastery.

In other words, he now has an additional perfect-level mechanical magic.

The effect of this magic is simple: it imbues the equipment with a spirit, giving it greater controllability and precision.

Mechanical magic is not yet a new type of magic; it is merely the foundation of new magic. After that, Terena still needs to undergo some ingenious combinations and optimizations before it can be transformed into a new type of magic that can change the world.

Lyon couldn't have come up with the theories and details out of thin air.

But after mastering this perfect-level spirit-enhancing technique, he vaguely gained some understanding.

Perhaps, if I had mastered intermediate-level enchanting techniques, I might have been able to understand the direction of this and help Terena develop new types of magic ahead of time.

At this moment, Terena pointed to the frozen Mshifisu, her expression subtle:

"Is this woman just going to stand there naked and freezing?"

Lyon snapped out of his daze; it was time to deal with Mshifisu.

In terms of agility alone, she is indeed a top-tier sixth-tier player, but when her strength, constitution, and magic attributes are balanced, she becomes less impressive.

Therefore, her style is very distinctive, and her combat power can be very strong, but she will become very weak when she encounters someone who can counter her.

This is another key reason why Leon was able to defeat her despite being a warrior-type class; his physical resistance is very poor.

If it were a hexagonal spellcaster like Moriarty, he wouldn't be able to do anything.

Of course, the effect of the perfect-level cold wave compression was also surprisingly strong, allowing him to successfully freeze M'shifisu.

First, I ambushed her with the most powerful Hurricane Flame Bullet, breaking through her defensive equipment and causing her to freeze. Then, I used a compressed cold wave to instantly freeze her.

Intermediate magic is normally difficult to compress. For example, Iris is currently unable to compress the Radiance of Light to the level of millimeter-level heat lines (it can be done to five or six centimeters).

But Lyon has already mastered it to a perfect degree, so he can do it easily.

However, this battle was very taxing, and even though he ate meat to replenish his strength, he only had single digits left.

The magic power is alright, still around thirty points left.

He first ate large mouthfuls of the fifth-tier powerful monster jerky he always carried, and after recovering a little, he went up and pried open the fifth-tier dagger in Musifisu's hand and her waist pouch.

Upon opening it, they found a check for three thousand gold coins from the First Bank of the Royal Capital, and what appeared to be a spare fifth-tier short-bladed magic sword inside the pouch.

Wow, I'm rich! I've got tons of gold coins!

As expected of a sixth-order rank.

Also, there are two lace-trimmed, cloud-white thong panties, and a slightly bulging bra...

Hmm, it's quite private, and it even has a strange, subtle fragrance.

Lyon quickly covered it up, making sure Terena didn't see it.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the rope he habitually made himself.

And then—

The Tortoise Shell Binding technique is back in action!

"Terena, don't look, understand?"

"No, I want to learn."

"Go away, go away, wait until you're fully recovered before you learn this. I just crushed some monster jerky, go eat over there, and don't look this way!"

"Tch, you filthy Leon."

How did I become vulgar?

"That halfling woman has a very beautiful face and such fair skin. You must be a womanizer."

"Don't talk nonsense, Terena. I'm doing this to prevent her from launching a sneak attack, and I also need to find out what's going on, why they're doing this, and what their purpose is."

Lyon spoke with righteous indignation.

……

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Lyon devoured the reserve rations, and his physical strength and magic power recovered quickly.

Although I'm not at my peak yet, it's enough to unleash my full potential.

The ice on Mshifisu's body slowly melted away.

As Terenas said, her face was indeed very beautiful, with delicate and well-proportioned features, eyes like agate gemstones, and a faint beauty mark at the corner of her eye, which added a touch of sexiness to her face.

Her pale gold eyebrows, with their sharp and subtle lines, added a touch of coldness and ruthlessness to her demeanor.

What is most striking is her slender swan neck, straight and white.

Despite being quite short, her proportions were exceptionally good: long, shapely legs, a flat and smooth abdomen, and slender yet muscular arms that were both slim and powerful.

The fingers are quite long, each one like a carefully maintained sword, beautiful and sharp.

The half-ripped lining squeezed the excess flesh on her chest, making Mshifisu look like she had no chest.

But upon closer inspection, one can see that there is quite a bit of excess fat on the chest.

In other words, she looks like a loli, but she is actually more like a smaller version of a cold-blooded killer-like mature woman, possessing dual attributes.

Aside from her figure, she is truly beautiful, having completely shed her childishness.

It possesses a beauty devoid of any cute elements, a pure and aloof elegance like snow on a mountain.

"woke up?"

Lyon walked over.

Mshifisu slowly opened her eyes and found herself tightly bound by a peculiar method of restraint. The more she exerted force, the tighter the bindings became, making it even more difficult for her to exert any strength.

She was completely naked, with only half a lining covering her chest and abdomen, practically lying on the ground without any dignity whatsoever.

Silently, she closed her eyes and silently said in her heart, "I'm sorry, High Priest, it seems I can only perish on this path."

She had investigated and even witnessed this man spying on the princess, and that he had illicit relationships with many women. She figured he was a lecherous scoundrel, wasting his good looks.

If I fall into his hands, I'm afraid I won't die innocent.

“Miss Msifisu, I advise you not to move rashly. This rope of mine is reinforced with the sinews of a powerful fifth-tier monster. A warrior like you, who specializes in agility, will not be able to break free.”

Mshifisu opened her eyes and gave Leon a cold glance:

"Enough with the nonsense. I admit you're strong, but losing to a third-tier opponent is still a disgrace to my life. Just die a quick death, and I'll still be blessing you from hell."

She wanted to provoke Leon so he would die quickly and cleanly, thus avoiding a terrible humiliation.

"Knowing you're in prison, you don't yell or scream, and you're emotionally stable. Not bad. Just as the legend says, you're a halfling with a strong sense of self-respect but also a very rational one."

"so what?"

Leon knew M'shifisu fairly well. As a halfling, he was essentially a secretly trained intelligence expert with a very special identity and possessed a lot of information about the dark side of the world.

Being a member of the Silver Badge Group is one of her aliases.

She will be promoted to Legendary at the beginning of the third part. In the original story, she also went to steal the sacred tree treasure for the sake of the halfling race, and once teamed up with Kekketi to fight against Iris. She is the big boss in the middle of the third part.

The ending was quite tragic. She was ambushed by her fellow clansmen who had been her partners for many years, and was ultimately sacrificed by them to the sacred tree's treasure, leaving no trace of her flesh and blood.

However, this person was quite tragic. He was entrusted with important responsibilities from a young age because of his outstanding talent, but he gave half his life without any reward and was betrayed instead.

He felt sympathy for this person, but he wouldn't go easy on him.

Most importantly, the Silver Badges wouldn't assassinate Ophiuchus so quickly in the original storyline, and Leon obviously wouldn't be able to influence their decisions.

So, who exactly changed their behavior is a question worth exploring.

He smiled faintly: