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The surging divine power transformed into a grayish-white light that burst forth from her body. Jennifer leaped into the air, and in the instant she spun around, she clearly saw the location of the final enemy amidst the countless melting slimes.
Even though her divine power was exhausted, she was not afraid at all. As a knight, she could always rely on her own body!
Jennifer gripped the longsword at her waist, pushed it open with one hand, and then stomped on the scabbard with her right foot, plummeting straight towards a slightly melted slime.
Keng!
She rolled over to dissipate the force of the fall, then shook her spotless, swift sword and looked back.
The slime, which had split open, poured into a pool of murky, gelatinous substance, revealing the partially digested contents inside.
"This is disgusting. I really want to use the 'Record of Image' spell to show it to those fellow slime enthusiasts... Hey, is the Magic Net ready?"
Jennifer paused, repeatedly logging into the unobstructed magic network, and scratched her head in confusion:
"Could it be that the goddess found out I read her doujinshi? ... Oh well, I'll slack off for a bit first."
Just as she temporarily lowered her guard, she didn't notice that on the tree trunk nearby, a scorpion mimicking a monster had quietly extended its stinger.
……
"Holy crap, who the hell is using A1 flash at this hour?"
Latis fell off the tree with a thud, covering his eyes and shouting "my eyes" one moment, and rubbing his back and shouting "my back" the next. After two minutes, he staggered to his feet.
"Who is so inconsiderate?"
He grumbled as he dusted himself off and looked at the notification that had popped up on the magic network.
[Level 4 Divine Spell - Forgotten Radiation]
[Fourth Ring Race Spell - Poison Needle Curse]
[Cyber Police - Centipede Tag (Mimetic Scorpion Centipede) #Online]
[Level 5 Divine Spell - Broken Container]
……
"Hiss, one side in the battle is the monster cyber police? The other side's name can't be seen..."
Latis was startled and quickly glanced at the 0% progress bar of the quest. His expression turned serious as he silently muttered:
"It's been almost twenty minutes since the quest started. Monsters are territorial and slow to move, but even so, the target has been in combat for at least ten minutes... Now there's no response. Could it be? Oh no, go check it out!"
He started running again, and suddenly, a question popped into his mind.
"Divine magic, divine magic? Could it be the person I'm thinking of?!"
……
"I'm out of energy..."
Jennifer lay on the ground, looking at the longsword that had pierced the scorpion monster and was stuck in the tree trunk.
"Using the broken vessel with the body of a fourth-level knight is still too much of a stretch. The power of the God of Light is still too great..."
She weakly closed her eyes, then looked again at the night sky where the light-attribute magic was slowly dissipating, and sighed wearily:
"I think I got stung in the butt by that freakish scorpion, it hurts so much... I should have known better than to use that bottle of holy water so quickly, I don't have any antidotes above the fourth ring..."
Jennifer closed her eyes tightly, activated her "Slacking Off" spell, browsed through her usual chat areas, then sighed and boarded the [Hand of the Mage] beacon.
Captain Jenny has returned to the beacon "The Wizard's Hand".
[Mr. Silver's Hand: Okay, so Gouzi was already a high-ranking judge all along? I was saying I'd see the beacon invitation once he reached the Third Ring Road, but it turns out he already saw it and just ignored me.]
[The Mage's Hand: You're such a clown, group admin! What about the group members? Step down and hand over the beacon!]
[Note: "Mr. Silver, the Hand of the Mage" has banned "The Righteous Hand of the Mage is Mine" from posting for 24 hours.]
[Mr. Silver, the Mage's Hand: That's fucking upside down!]
Jennifer couldn't help but chuckle, which aggravated her weak body and the wounds on her body. She choked on her breath as she passionately typed in the beacon.
[Captain Jenny: Stop spamming the group chat, help me! I got stung by a Mimic Scorpion Centipede, I'm about to meet the God of Light!]
[Amateur Sorcerer who's a professional artist: What?! No!! My Captain Jenny! ...Could you settle the payment for the fan art you commissioned from Gouzi Ge last time? I'm afraid you'll die and I won't be able to find anyone to collect the debt...]
[Captain Jenny: Your lousy drawing is infuriating...]
[Mr. Silver, the Mage's Hand: Then I'll offer my condolences in advance. I hope the God of Light can help you win the resurrection match.]
[Captain Jenny: I surrender! None of them are reliable! I'm dead, burn some paper money for me if you need anything...]
……
[Captain Jenny: Wait, I'm alive again! I think I see people.]
[Captain Jenny: Ah! He really came! I'm saved!!]
[Captain Jenny: This man's grin looks a bit like the emojis my dad often sends me...]
[Captain Jenny: Wait, he knows me!!!]
……
"You're surfing the internet again, aren't you, you slacker? Take a break, okay?"
Latis sighed, pulled the longsword from the tree trunk, examined the lifeless monster, and then squatted down next to Jennifer.
"Huh?" Jennifer opened her eyes slightly and asked weakly:
Do you recognize me? Have we met before?
"Uh, we met online?" Latis recalled that rare, somewhat heartwarming simulation experience, helped her up, and laughed heartily:
"Captain Jenny, I never expected that our first meeting would be when you're in such a sorry state."
"You know my online name?" Jennifer exclaimed in surprise, her mind instantly flashing through the people she had spoken to in the past few days.
"You're Gouzi Ge!"
"I'm out!" Latis exclaimed in shock.
"Keep your voice down, and don't call me that!"
"Okay, Gouzi, I understand, Gouzi."
Jennifer whispered, glancing curiously at the overly familiar Latis, and couldn't help but ask:
"So, why did you keep... cough!"
She coughed up a mouthful of blood, then wiped her pale lips with trembling hands, and smiled helplessly:
"Sorry to have to say goodbye after our first meeting. Oh, by the way, take this. The monsters seem quite interested in it. I found it on the corpses of some students from Bogu Academy... cough!"
While Latis was still frantically searching for a way to detoxify himself, he was taken aback when he heard this and took a black box from her hand.
In the simulation, Latis, who had once studied at Bogu Academy, immediately recognized it as the structure of a magic engine, but upon closer inspection, it was different.
[Portable Spell Grenade: A new invention developed by Eric, Tachibana Lia, and Derek, fourth-year students at Bogu Academy. Utilizing technology similar to a magic engine, the spell is contained within this container after it is formed, and skips the spell construction process upon deployment. Spell Storage: None.]
Jennifer's face grew paler and paler, and she murmured uncontrollably, her gaze unfocused:
"It's over, even if I ask you to suck out the venom now, it's too late..."
She chuckled, raised her hand and gently touched Latis's broad shoulder, shook her head casually, and said:
"Brother Gouzi, you're even more handsome than I imagined. The group admin said you're a very powerful mage, it's a pity you can't support me anymore... Damn, your chest is so big, I really want to touch it..."
[Sixth Ring Spell - Advanced Restoration]
Latis released the spell stored in his soul without changing his expression, then raised an eyebrow at Jennifer, who had been instantly healed.
"Touch...touch..."
Jennifer's words caught in her throat. She glanced at her body, which had suddenly become incredibly relaxed, her face flushing crimson. She gave a dry laugh and awkwardly said:
"So, you can dispel curses after all..."
"Haha, what did you just say?"
Latis grinned, watching with amusement as Jennifer's sideburns grew damp with sweat.
"I, I..." Jennifer's face flushed red as she straightened up and shouted:
"I said, I said I want to touch your pectoral muscles!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a faint look of suicidal intent appeared in her eyes, and her mind went blank as she thought:
"Ah, some people are alive, but she's already dead. I suddenly understand the meaning of that saying today, hehe..."
Suddenly, a fierce glint appeared in Jennifer's eyes. She gritted her teeth, reached out, and gave Latis's pectoral muscles a hard squeeze.
Latis stared in disbelief as Jennifer proudly puffed out her chest and shouted as her golden breastplate swayed:
"I'm done! If you're not satisfied, you can make it back!"
"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"
A sentence popped into Latis's mind.
"In the area of abstraction, which I'm most proud of, I've lost to Jennifer?"
……
Latis ultimately failed to reshape it.
Jennifer, on the other hand, said with a smile before leaving:
"Alright, I'll go to Crown City to find the teleportation array to go back to Lundia. Remember to find me at the Church of the God of Light when you arrive!"
“And one more thing,” she said with a light cough and an air of righteous indignation.
"I owe you this time. If you want it back later, come find me anytime."
……
[The commission has been updated]
[Current progress: 50%]
[Details: After obtaining the target item, proceed to the settlement on the outskirts of the shallow underground area and hand it over to the contact person.]
[Reward: 2000 Magic Network Points upon successful completion of the handover.]
A notification to update appeared before Latis's eyes. He looked at the black cube in his hand, frowned, and put it into his bag.