Chapter 729 - Penetrate the Backlines (2) (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Three shadows leaped from above and landed on their feet lithely. They were wrapped in white cloaks and in a single glance, they were as though blended into the environment as one. But their levels were only at the Peak Master Stage. It was due to this reason that they were detected by Rhode.

They aren’t Undead Creatures. How rare.

Rhode twitched his brows as he watched from the shadows. He sensed their heat and odor, which proved that they were living creatures. But it wasn’t easy to find living creatures in the Undead Army because living creatures were usually burden to the Undead Creatures who didn’t need food and water to survive and especially in such an occasion.

The three figures didn’t speak a word. They leaned against one another’s back in a triangle formation. They unsheathed their sleek sword while scanning the area. After a few moments, they put away their swords, turned around, and silently gestured. The hand gestures were complicated, but Rhode was familiar with them.

“This is strange. I clearly saw two figures just now.”

“You must’ve seen the wrong thing. There aren’t any signs of life and footprints here.”

“Maybe it’s the shadow of the swaying branches. We have more important missions to attend to. Let’s go.”

After interacting with their hand gestures, the three figures sprung up to the branches dexterously and one of them even passed Rhode without realizing. They leaped from branch to branch and finally disappearing into the distance. But Rhode didn’t have the intention to leave immediately. He used his spiritual communication to request Celestina not to move unnecessarily and observe the situation. Indeed. After the three figures left, two more figures flitted through the shrubs. They came to an abrupt halt, but moved out after a few seconds.

After a few moments, Rhode stepped out and realized that the shadow on the ground was slowly twisting. Not only that, but the shadow of the branches also gathered as though attracted by a force and laid out to form a straight path. Celestina walked out like a sulking princess and arrived at Rhode’s side.

“Those annoying maggots.”

She knitted her brows and grumbled as she swept a glance toward the direction where the figures had headed to.

“They are nothing more than slaves and even dare to act presumptuously before me. If it isn’t for… Hmph. I will teach them a lesson sooner or later!”

They are the Dark Elves…

Rhode neglected Celestina’s grumbles completely. He knitted his brows and considered the entire situation with a heavy expression. In fact, he knew their identity after witnessing their interactions with hand gestures. The Dark Elves were deceitful and ruthless. It was due to this that they were rather popular in the dark world. But life had been rough for them. Even though they were experts in assassination techniques, there weren’t any presences worthy of their assassination in the underground kingdom. On the other hand, they also couldn’t defeat those who were worthy. Ever since they came to the underground after abandoning their relatives on the surface, they had as though lost their rights to dominate their destiny. They either became the Demon’s or the Undead Creatures’ slaves and the only time for them to feel proud and superior was when they met the Dwarves who had also defected to the underground.

But it was rather too embarrassing for them to feel superior over the Dwarves. Wasn’t it?

However, now wasn’t the time to mock the Dark Elves. They might not be effective against the Undead Creatures, but their poison blades and ability to lurk in the darkness were lethal to humans, Elves, and Dwarves. It seemed that the Undead Creatures’ brains were still working fine even after living for such a long time. The Holy Maiden Statues’ enchanted field worked well against the Undead Creatures, but weren’t as effective on living creatures such as the Dark Elves. Although they might feel more or less uncomfortable to the holy aura, their reactions wouldn’t be as huge as the Undead Creatures. Moreover, judging from their actions, they were obviously heading for Rhode’s fortress.

This is trouble.

Rhode was aware that there would be no peace if the Dark Elves sneaked into the fortress. Fortunately, the map gadget in his system could detect their presence as soon as they entered his territory. But he had to think of ways to get rid of them quickly because they were vicious and frightening, where the terrorists in the real world weren’t comparable to them at all. There was an instant when Rhode decided to give up his plans and eliminate them first since he had Gracier and Madaras. The Carlesdine were the trump card in assassination, where the Dark Elves were nothing before them.

At this moment, Celestina’s crisp, ringing voice sounded.

“Lowly clowns can be irritating too, Master. Those worms make me uncomfortable. I think that we should squash them to death first.”

Rhode looked into her scarlet pupils while she let out a snort and turned around. Rhode curled his lips. Even though she sounded the way she usually spoke, he understood the meaning behind her words.

In the end, he shook his head.

“It’s not necessary, Celestina. Leave this matter to Canary and the others. They’re more than capable of dealing with the Dark Elves who haven’t reached the Legendary Stage. But…”

Rhode swept a meaningful glance at Celestina.

“I do appreciate your concerns for me, Miss Celestina.”

“W-What are you talking about! Foolish human!”

A smear of red emerged across her pale expression. She turned around, folded her arms, and stomped her foot. She glared at Rhode with knitted brows as though he had offended her.

“I only felt that those hateful bugs are annoying! What has it got to do with you?! Those Dark Elves are nothing more than my lowly slaves in hell and how dare they offend their superior by leaving their putrid stench in my territory. Just this point alone is enough to tear their limbs apart!”

Even though Celestina appeared fuming and gritted her teeth, Rhode thought that she looked rather hilarious. It was apparent from her deliberately stifled voice that she was abiding by his order even though she wasn’t willing. If she threw her temper, she wouldn’t care about screaming and attracting the Undead Creatures. But now, it seemed that…

“… What are you looking at?”

After softly ‘venting’ her frustrations, she realized that Rhode had been gazing at her amusingly, which left her puckering her brows. He didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he observed her delicate and adorable face before shifting his gaze to her ample chest and finally stopping by her slender legs. Celestina stepped back subconsciously. At this moment, Rhode said.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize your thoughts earlier… Miss Celestina, you’ve been holding in for a long time, right?”

“What…!”

Celestina blushed and glared fiercely. But, shortly after, she let out a grunt and turned away in disdain.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, foolish human. Only a lowly race like you, humans, will succumb to desires. Hpmh. Don’t think that I’m not aware that you’ve been mating with other women in the fortress, especially the estrus bitch! As my master, I hope you can watch your behavior and stop swinging your broken male tool wherever you go!”

Rhode felt rather awkward because Celestina was right. Anne’s estrus had been out of his expectations, where she almost reported to him almost every night. Every time he rejected her, she would put up a pitiful-looking face as though she hadn’t eaten for a long time. On the other hand, even though Marlene and Lize didn’t mention anything, they had been hinting him to not favor one and discriminate against the others…

Fortunately, even though Anne had strong needs during her estrus, it lasted only for a month. Besides, it wasn’t a tough job for men in these situations. Watching such a beautiful young woman lingering around their feet could naturally satisfy their desire and satisfaction of being a man. But Rhode felt that if it wasn’t for his mysterious bloodline that had strengthened his constitution, perhaps he would’ve been ‘juiced’ dry by Anne. It was due to this that Rhode had some speculations that this was why most of the half-beast families were of single parent. How could ordinary humans tolerate such an extent of ‘juicing’? Moreover, their partners as Half-Beasts were much stronger in constitution and bloodline. Rhode felt sorry for Anne’s father because his partner was a pure beast… My prayers to you… Lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences. This saying from ancient times was indeed accurate.