Eye of Evolution

Chapter 39: After-Effect

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Kevin turned to look at Bai Xiaowen. Staring at him coldly, he warned, “Behave yourself and don’t get any funny ideas! If I fail to cast the spell because of your interference, I’d rather break my oath and kill you first!”

Bai Xiaowen waved his hands. “Master Kevin, don’t worry. I have a bottom line. We’re in the same boat now. It won’t do either of us any good if the boat capsizes.”

“As if you had a bottom line!” Kevin thought angrily.

He snorted and waved his wand. One obscure syllable after another came out of his mouth. As he moved, waves of mana surged around his body.

Bai Xiaowen hid at the side and watched the show, but he was also a little nervous.

In Bai Xiaowen’s eyes, Kevin and Gloria were incredibly powerful. He could not detect the strength of the two of them and could only make guesses based on their statuses. He estimated that their strength was about the same. Kevi behaving as if he was facing a great enemy also proved this point.

According to the script designed by Bai Xiaowen, Kevin had to protect himself—a burden whose combat power was basically zero—while Gloria had the help of four Warrior Nuns! There should be no chance of winning this battle. Kevin’s best choice was to return the Soul Stone to Bai Xiaowen so that he could increase his strength before trying to escape.

However, Kevin had the advantage of making the first move while hiding in the dark. He was going all out and preparing his ultimate move. If he could severely injure Gloria, there was a possibility of wiping out the entire team.

“If only I had Insight and could see their strength,” Bai Xiaowen thought to himself.

Not far away, Gloria was leading four Warrior Nuns to advance. Suddenly, her expression changed as she felt a powerful threat!

“Be careful!”

Gloria only had time to say these two words. After all, she was a knight and did not have a strong perception. If it was a mage of the same strength, he would have long sensed the abnormal change in the magic energy.

Beside the tombstone, Kevin pointed his wand. The powerful magical energy made his black robe flutter in the wind. He was full of momentum!

“Dragon Breath!”

Behind Kevin, a huge dragon-head phantom suddenly rose. The dragon’s mouth opened, and a huge cone-shaped flame poured out, enveloping Gloria and the other four nuns!

Bai Xiaowen, who was hiding behind Kevin, felt as if his hair had been burnt. It was enough to see how terrifying Kevin’s move was!

The raging flames lasted for a full ten seconds before slowly extinguishing. The originally frozen ground was charred black.

Bai Xiaowen looked over and saw the corpses of three Warrior Nuns lying on the charred ground.

Gloria half-knelt on the ground. In front of her was a two-handed sword. Crack! The middle part of the two-handed sword was gradually filled with cracks and then broke.

It was this sword that blocked most of the dragon breath damage for Gloria.

In a hurry, Gloria could only protect herself and had no time to care about others. Fortunately, a Warrior Nun hid behind her and also survived.

However, the surviving Warrior Nuns were in a sorry state. Their tightly wrapped nun robes were torn and burned by the flames, revealing a large area of their naked bodies.

“It’s settled!” Bai Xiaowen finally calmed down. He could see that Gloria’s strength was still there. She had a slight chance of winning against Kevin, who had just used his ultimate move.

Kevin was panting and his face was extremely gloomy. Even a rookie like Bai Xiaowen could tell who had the highest chance of winning, much less the powerful Chief Mage.

Kevin’s original goal was to kill Gloria in a surprise attack, or at least severely injure her. Only then could he win. But now, all of this was in vain.

Gloria slowly stood up and pulled out the rapier at her waist. The half-naked Warrior Nun behind her also stood up. Both of their eyes were gleaming with hatred.

Kevin took a deep breath and slapped the Soul Stone into Bai Xiaowen’s hand. “Go and hide! I’ll call for reinforcements. Watch what you say when they arrive!” He cast a slow landing spell on himself and floated down from the top of the tomb.

As soon as he landed, Kevin raised his wand to the sky.

Arcana Technique Waymark!

A blue laser shot into the sky and hit Kevin’s head. It was extremely dazzling.

Bai Xiaowen snuck down from the top of the tomb, pushed open the dilapidated tomb’s door, and ran along the tomb’s passageway.

Prompt information:

“Quest progress: Unsealing 1/1, charging 100%.”

“Class Advancement Quest: Black Soul Stone completed. Evaluation: Perfect.”

“Do you want to change your Class?”

After Bai Xiaowen clicked “confirm”, the Soul Stone, which had already turned pitch-black, instantly shot out a large number of black specks of light that surged into Bai Xiaowen’s body.

“The soul energy of the black Soul Stone is resonating with you…”

“Soul resonance requires 600 seconds.”

Bai Xiaowen cursed under his breath.

“I’m afraid this is the aftereffect of completing the S- Class Advancement Quest!”

If Bai Xiaowen was the one who collected the Soul Fire needed to recharge the Soul Stone, he would have been able to complete his job transition in an instant. There was no need for him to spend so much time resonating with his soul.

Bai Xiaowen sensed danger. He suddenly rolled forward and dashed into a large tomb. He ran along the mottled wooden stairs.

With a clang, the two short swords struck empty air. Then, a slender and graceful figure quietly walked out from the shadows.

“So it’s you… You actually disguised yourself as a Warrior Nun!”

Bai Xiaowen’s pupils constricted slightly. The person who had appeared was actually the guard of the imperial envoy Elliot whom he had killed—Leila Red Leaf the Sword Dancer who was a Level 3 Elite!

Leila Red Leaf was also in a sorry state. There were burn marks all over her body, and her snow-white thighs were faintly visible. Yes, she was the one who hid behind Gloria and the only surviving Warrior Nun.

“Murderer, I will take off your head and offer it to Lady Gladys!” Leila Red Leaf was filled with hatred toward Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen quickly realized that Leila Red Leaf’s appearance here was no coincidence.

On one hand, this was the aftereffect of Bai Xiaowen using tricks to complete the A- mission, “Assassinate the imperial envoy”. If he had chosen to fight head-on and killed Leila Red Leaf and the imperial envoy—Elliot—there would have been no follow-up to this.

However, Bai Xiaowen did not have the strength to fight head-on. With his 20 HP, he would only be cannon fodder in a head-on battle.

On the other hand, if Bai Xiaowen did not stay in Sharp Helmet City and immediately headed north after learning that he had to go to Frozen Tomb to complete the Black Soul Stone’s recharge mission, Leila Red Leaf would not have the ability to investigate his whereabouts, let alone take revenge. With the Vikings’ aversion to the elves, even if Leila Red Leaf simply asked around for directions, she might have been lured to the lord’s residence.

However, Bai Xiaowen had waited for three days for the appearance of the Warrior Nuns and Gloria. This gave Leila Red Leaf enough time to meet up with Gloria and the others!