Chapter 219: Improving Again, Tier Three Kajimi
Kajimi was finally about to be promoted.
Fang Xiu watched her nervously.
By now, Kajimi had absorbed all the surrounding materials.
From his last experience, Fang Xiu knew that this was the moment of promotion.
Or rather, the promotion was already halfway complete.
Soon, he would be able to see Succubus Kajimi with the strength of a Tier Three.
“Hya!”
Kajimi let out a low cry.
The wings on her back unfurled in an instant.
Instantly, countless streams of Spiritual Power surged along her wings.
The golden Spiritual Power drew new Star patterns on her wings.
This pattern combined with the previous Big Dipper pattern on Kajimi’s wings.
It formed a completely new star chart.
Fang Xiu wasn’t very familiar with astronomy.
Naturally, he couldn’t recognize what star chart it was.
He only knew that when this star chart lit up,
the Spiritual Power around Kajimi’s body gradually intensified.
It was about to reach a critical point.
Then, it surged upward in one go.
WHOOSH!
Kajimi flapped her wings and flew into midair.
Her slightly closed eyes slowly opened.
A flash of red light glinted in her eyes.
Then she looked down at Fang Xiu, the corners of her mouth curling into a smile.
‘Here we go again?’
Fang Xiu felt a bit helpless.
It was obvious Kajimi was about to use her Charm directly.
And Fang Xiu’s Nether King’s True Eye was just a passive ability.
If the Passive Skill didn’t trigger one day, wouldn’t she succeed instantly?
“Charm!”
This time, Kajimi didn’t try to be subtle, letting out a low cry.
Instantly, a mysterious Energy burst forth from her body.
It enveloped Fang Xiu in a flash.
“Nether King’s True Eye!”
Fortunately, Fang Xiu’s Passive Skill was quite effective.
The moment Kajimi’s Charm Skill appeared,
it was immediately suppressed by Fang Xiu’s Nether King’s True Eye Skill.
A figure suddenly materialized before Fang Xiu.
It was Kajimi, but this version of her was completely unclothed.
But just as this figure appeared, it was seen through by the Nether King’s True Eye.
‘What a pity!’
Fang Xiu rubbed his nose.
‘Even if I can’t do… *that* kind of thing, just looking to feast my eyes should be fine, right?’
‘But the Nether King’s True Eye is passive, so it didn’t give me a chance to look.’
“Master, your heart is beating faster!”
Just then, Kajimi’s voice appeared by Fang Xiu’s ear again.
“What?”
Fang Xiu froze.
Then, he quickly moved to retreat.
“Too late, Master.”
Kajimi’s voice lingered by his ear. “Charm Control Heart!”
At that moment, Fang Xiu felt his retreating body stop short.
He had bumped right into something soft.
Turning his head, he saw Kajimi’s stunning face.
“Ka…”
Fang Xiu had just started to speak.
when Kajimi’s lips sealed his.
THUMP-THUMP!
Fang Xiu could even hear his own heartbeat.
Rapid and rhythmic.
It was as if… it was being controlled.
The feeling was like infatuation.
An irresistible infatuation.
‘This time, can I really not escape?’
Fang Xiu slowly closed his eyes.
Sensing the softness against him.
THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP!
The sound of his heart continued.
It was as if a pink hand was grasping his heart.
It squeezed gently.
THUMP-THUMP!
His heart followed the pink hand, beating tentatively.
Fang Xiu’s hands unconsciously wrapped around Kajimi’s waist.
THUMP-THUMP!
Just then, a black Power gathered from within Fang Xiu’s heart.
It then formed into a dagger and stabbed directly at the pink hand.
“Ah!”
Kajimi cried out in surprise.
Fang Xiu’s consciousness returned to normal.
“Kajimi!”
Seeing Kajimi clutching her hand, Fang Xiu rushed over to check on her.
Although there was no wound on her hand,
he could see a red mark.
It was the mark left from being cut by the black dagger.
“Does it hurt?”
Fang Xiu asked, his heart aching a little as he looked at the red mark on Kajimi’s hand.
Fang Xiu hadn’t controlled that black dagger.
It was controlled by the Nether King’s True Eye.
Previously, the Nether King’s True Eye only countered illusions targeting his sight and hearing. But the Charm Kajimi used now was tactile.
A Charm induced by touching his heart and affecting its beat.
Fang Xiu had originally been about to fall for it.
But the Nether True Eye had somehow manifested a black dagger and stabbed Kajimi’s little pink hand.
“I’m fine, Master. Kajimi was just being too playful.”
Kajimi shook her head.
Something that didn’t even count as an injury was nothing to her.
“It’s not your fault.”
Fang Xiu shook his head.
As a Succubus, Kajimi held some special feelings for him, her master.
Besides, Fang Xiu wasn’t bad-looking.
Kajimi was playful by nature, and since she had never once succeeded in charming Fang Xiu, she naturally didn’t want to give up.
“But Master, your Passive Skill is too ridiculous! It can even do that!”
Kajimi had asked Fang Xiu before why her Charms never worked.
Fang Xiu hadn’t hidden it from her, telling her about his Passive Skill—the Nether True Eye.
So, Kajimi knew of the Nether True Eye’s existence.
She just hadn’t expected the Nether True Eye to be so powerful.
As for getting hurt, she didn’t blame Fang Xiu. After all, he couldn’t control a Passive Skill.
“I don’t know either. I had already lost control of myself. For some reason, as my blood flowed and my heart beat, the Nether True Eye seemed to be…”
Fang Xiu said, looking at Kajimi, “It seemed… as if it was angered by your actions.”
“Uncontrollable, unprovokable, and easily angered… That does sound like the Netherworld King’s personality.”
Kajimi had heard that Fang Xiu obtained the Nether King’s True Eye after making a Sacrifice to the Netherworld King.
Since it was a gift from a god, it wasn’t too outrageous for it to contain some of the Deity’s personality.
Then it dawned on her, and she asked Fang Xiu with a smile, “Master, are you saying Kajimi just charmed you? That I almost succeeded?”
“Er…”
Fang Xiu was a little embarrassed, but seeing the expectant look in Kajimi’s eyes, he could only nod helplessly. “Yes!”
“Yay!”
Receiving Fang Xiu’s confirmation, Kajimi flew straight up.
After flying a circle in midair, she landed back on the ground, her face full of smiles and fighting spirit. “Great! Next time I Promote, I will definitely succeed!”
‘There’s a next time?’
Fang Xiu felt helpless.
She almost succeeded this time.
‘If I don’t upgrade the Nether True Eye to Level 3 before Kajimi’s next promotion,’
‘does that mean I’ll be successfully charmed?’
“Of course.”
Kajimi said proudly, “Charming Master is Kajimi’s dream.”
Fang Xiu: …
‘Your dream is certainly… special.’
But seeing the serious expression on Kajimi’s face,
Fang Xiu didn’t have the heart to crush her spirits.
“Alright, Kajimi. Let me see how much your strength has increased!”
Fang Xiu said, looking at Kajimi.
Hearing this, Kajimi nodded.
She knew her master could see all her Skills.
So she just stood obediently in place.
And Fang Xiu began to inspect Kajimi’s detailed stats.
[Kajimi]
[Species: Succubus]
[Rank: Three]
[Talent: Flying (Tier Three), Charm (Tier Three)]
[Skills: Chain Whip (Tier Three), Rotating Storm (Tier Three), Invisibility Technique (Tier Two), Phantom Cage (Tier Two), Peach Blossom Maze (Tier One), Blazing Temptation (Tier One)]
[Equipment: Bone Whip]
Just as Fang Xiu expected, not only had her original two Talents been upgraded from Tier Two to Tier Three,
but her first two Skills had also gone from Tier Two to Tier Three.
And the Skills she gained from her last promotion had now been upgraded to Tier Two.
Finally, she had gained two new Skills.
The names of these two Skills seemed to be related to Kajimi’s Talent Skill, [Charm].
Fang Xiu inspected them directly.
[Peach Blossom Maze: After using her Charm Skill, Kajimi can activate Peach Blossom Maze to spread the Charm Skill’s effect over a 100-meter radius. Any humans, Demon Beasts, or other creatures within the maze’s range will instantly become disoriented, and the effectiveness of their Skill Attacks will be reduced by 10%.]
‘Hiss… Her Charm Skill not only becomes an area-of-effect Skill, but it can also reduce the effectiveness of others’ Skill Attacks?’
Seeing the description for [Peach Blossom Maze],
Fang Xiu was already very satisfied.
After all, this was no ordinary maze. Whether used to restrict enemies or as a direct debuff, its effect should be excellent.
And this Skill was only Tier One.
If Fang Xiu was right, when the Skill reached Tier Two, its effects would also improve.
Perhaps the range would increase, or maybe the debuffing effect would become stronger.
Of course, it could also be both.
In any case, the Skill’s effect seemed very good so far.
‘Let’s look at the second Skill!’
Fang Xiu then looked at the second Skill.
And inspected it as well.
[Blazing Temptation: Kajimi releases an intensely alluring Flame, luring enemies to throw themselves into it. Enemies who enter the Flame will be trapped inside, taking continuous Flame damage per second while having their movement speed and Skill Release speed reduced.]
‘Luring enemies into a Flame!’
When he read that description clearly, Fang Xiu was stunned for a moment.
‘Is this luring people to jump into a pit of fire?’
‘Two Skills, one reducing Attack effectiveness and the other reducing movement speed and Skill Release speed. They’re both great!’
Fang Xiu was very satisfied with Kajimi’s improvements.
Although she had only gained two new Skills, the Level of all her other Skills had been raised.
And Kajimi’s own strength must have grown by a large margin.
He had already witnessed this when Kajimi advanced to Tier Two.
“Kajimi, with your current combat power, what Level of Demon Beast can you fight against?”
Because the stat panel didn’t show a specific Attack Power value,
Fang Xiu had Kajimi estimate it herself.
“Hmm… The level 70+ Demon Beast from last time was a bit difficult, but I should be able to crush it now. I could probably also handle one that’s ten Levels higher.”
Kajimi thought for a moment before answering.
Level 80!
Based on Kajimi’s description, Fang Xiu determined that she could at least easily kill a Level 80 boss.
That was more than enough. That was considered very strong on the Demon Beast Battlefield.
“Oh, right, Master, the Stealth Skill seems a little different!”
Kajimi quickly reminded him.
“Oh?”
Fang Xiu had only looked at the two new Skills. After Kajimi’s reminder, he now turned his attention to the Stealth Skill.
And then… Fang Xiu froze!