Chapter 94

Honest Long Yi took on the task of eliminating the bad guys with all seriousness. Dealing with these fellows, Long Yi didn’t even need to use his Dragon-Slaying Sword; he just threw various magic missiles with a wave of his hand. These undead creatures had no resistance at all and were quickly reduced by more than half in a blink of an eye.

Just then, a mournful howl suddenly came from deep within the forest. Instantly, the skeletons and zombies in front of him all glowed with a pale blue light. In Long Yi’s eyes, the magic power that had been lurking underground suddenly converged on the bodies of these undead creatures, and a chill emanated from them.

Long Yi chuckled and continued to throw magic missiles, but it was clear that he could no longer destroy a large area with a single missile. However, he could still destroy one with each missile!

This made no significant difference to the undead creatures, who fell one after another without any struggle or cries of pain.

The more he fought, the more puzzled Long Yi became. This didn’t feel quite right compared to his memory of undead creatures. Although he had never seen them with his own eyes, the literature stated that undead creatures were not inanimate objects but living beings. Dead life, due to some coincidence or under the influence of certain spells, could regain full or partial consciousness, and the decaying body would stop decaying. All undead creatures must have a powerful force to support them to maintain the operation and immortality of the body. Therefore, undead creatures must possess a certain level of strength.

Some mages had once specifically studied the birth of undead creatures, with the ultimate goal of reviving a large number of fearless undead creatures on the battlefield to influence a war. However, various experiments found that turning a corpse into an undead creature required a great deal of time and effort. In the end, due to the lack of results and ethical and moral pressures, these necromancers were shunned by many mages and gradually disappeared from people’s sight. According to rumors, some necromancers had discovered ways to control large numbers of undead creatures, but the research on necromancy became marginalized, and these rumors quickly disappeared. Whether they were forgotten or secretly controlled, no one knew.

The skeletons and zombies in front of him clearly could not be called living beings; they were more like objects. They had no autonomous consciousness and were completely controlled by some hidden black hand.

Moreover, to be honest, Long Yi thought this black hand was not very clever. Arranging a pile of corpses to block the road seemed more like not wanting anyone to enter rather than trying to kill them.

Thinking about this, Long Yi suddenly stopped and shouted, "Hey, you, the black hand behind the scenes! You don’t want us to enter, right? If so, make them nod, and we’ll leave!"

Ailin and Bajie had been following closely behind Long Yi. Hearing this, Ailin asked in confusion, "Will he let us go?"

Long Yi smiled, "Watch."

Ailin looked up and saw a group of zombies and skeletons nodding, and even a skeleton’s jaw dropped off.

Long Yi pursed his lips, "It seems we’ve intruded into someone’s home. Since we’re not welcome, let’s just leave. Since they’re not monsters, it has nothing to do with our mission, and there’s no point in staying here. Let’s go."

So, Bajie led the way, swaying as he went, while Ailin carefully held onto Long Yi’s arm, and the two of them turned to leave.

"Please wait!"

Suddenly, a timid voice came from behind, sounding as if it carried an echo.

Long Yi and Ailin turned around and saw a translucent little girl, about eight or nine years old, standing not far behind them, her hands folded in front of her. She was dressed in a maid’s outfit, common in noble households, but the black skirt was full of decay and damage. Her two black pigtails were tied on either side, and her large eyes shimmered with a strange ghostly light. Looking down, the little girl was not on the ground but floating in the air, barefoot.

" succubus?"

Long Yi asked.

"Um..." The little girl’s eyes dimmed, and she lowered her head in response.

A succubus is a rare existence among undead creatures. Most undead creatures need a body to maintain the existence of their consciousness and the stability of their power. These include ordinary skeletons, zombies, and even powerful undead dragon knights.

A succubus, on the other hand, is at the other extreme, completely abandoning the body and relying on a powerful consciousness to forcibly condense all energy and soul into a spirit body. In comparison, succubi are excellent mental controllers and spellcasters. Since they have no physical body, they are almost immune to physical attacks and have good resistance to martial arts. However, they are extremely vulnerable to magic. Therefore, succubi usually enslave some servants to protect themselves.

Thus, everything made sense. These almost powerless undead puppets were all the work of this little succubus.

"Is there something you need?"

Long Yi asked.

"Please... mighty warrior, can you help me with something?"

The little girl asked timidly, keeping her head down and not daring to look at Long Yi.

"Did I hear wrong? Are you asking for my help?"

Long Yi was puzzled, wondering what this little succubus was up to.

"Yes, I am asking for your help!"

The little succubus raised her head, her eyes full of courage. Long Yi was taken aback, thinking, "Am I that terrifying?" He didn’t realize that by barging in and destroying a bunch of her puppets, he had already shown how formidable he was. For a ghost to be afraid of a human, he must be really powerful!

"Ah, actually, we have other tasks..." Long Yi started to say, but Ailin tugged at his arm. Looking down, he saw Ailin’s eyes full of love as she looked at the little succubus and said, "Brother Long, just listen..."

"Alright... tell me!" Long Yi gave in, noting that there were no signs of magic in the air. Moreover, facing a mage killer like Ailin, it would be difficult for ordinary magic to control her mind. This little girl was definitely overwhelmed by love. However, the little succubus was indeed sweet, though not fully grown, she was already well-proportioned, with a clear and beautiful face. Her small round face showed both timidity and determination, making her incredibly adorable.

If it were up to Long Yi, he wouldn’t be a hero to save beautiful girls, and he wouldn’t agree to anything just because the girl was cute. However, since Ailin was interested, he decided to listen, as they had no specific destination.

The little girl’s name was Xiao Zi. Although she looked young, she had been living alone in this forest for several hundred years. For centuries, she had been the master of the nearby mountains and forests, living alone but in peace. However, recently, a powerful monster had intruded into the forest. This monster was extremely strong and had repeatedly tried to take over Xiao Zi’s territory. Unable to resolve the conflict, the monster infected many of the forest’s creatures and began attacking Xiao Zi’s territory. Xiao Zi had no choice but to rely on her innate abilities, collecting bodies and turning them into puppets to fight for her. However, her instincts were no match for the frenzied monsters, and she was quickly defeated and driven to the edge of the forest.

What Xiao Zi wanted was for Long Yi to help her drive away the monster.

"Moreover, I won’t let you fight for nothing! I have some treasures that I can give you as a reward!"

Xiao Zi said earnestly.

"Monster... huh..."

Long Yi smiled, thinking it was a stroke of luck!

"Alright, I’ll take care of it." Long Yi patted his chest, making a promise.

"You... you trust me so easily?" Xiao Zi asked, puzzled.

"Why shouldn’t I trust you?" Long Yi was confused.

"Because I’m a succubus," Xiao Zi said.

"Why should I not trust you just because you’re a succubus?" Long Yi was even more confused.

"Well..." Xiao Zi was completely baffled. In her memory, succubi were very terrifying to ordinary humans. Although the person in front of her was a dragon knight and not afraid of succubi, he shouldn’t trust a succubus so easily, right?

Since the deal was made, the undead blocking the entrance were no longer useful. The puppets dug a hole and buried themselves. Even though there was no more hostility, Ailin was still very afraid and hid behind Bajie, using his large, fat body to shield herself. She only peeked out when there was no more noise. The shadow dragon also landed on Long Yi’s shoulder from the sky.

Xiao Zi led the way, and Long Yi and the others followed. In Long Yi’s eyes, although Xiao Zi was floating in the air, streams of magic power flowed from her toes, gathering on the ground and continuously lowering the surrounding temperature.

Without the grotesque corpses, Ailin became lively again. It was clear that she liked Xiao Zi and asked many questions along the way. Xiao Zi, in turn, was very polite, her every move even more refined than some noble ladies.

"Xiao Zi, your name is probably the name of a tree, right? The catalpa tree? Isn’t that a boy’s name?"

Ailin thought of another question and asked.

"Um, Father always wanted a boy and even chose a name in advance. But I turned out to be a girl. Father didn’t like me and sold me to that... that bastard when I was five."

Xiao Zi said, gritting her teeth.