Versatile mage c1 2021, p.753
Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 753
Mo Fan slowly backed away while Apas moved with him. She did not look angry, nor did her face suddenly became twisted and ugly like Mo Fan had imagined. She was still the beautiful little angel, yet she was now a terrifying little demoness in Mo Fan's eyes!
"It's just who I am. I have a strong urge to find out the truth, no matter how bloody and cruel it is. It's better than losing myself in my own dreams." Mo Fan continued to back up.
"I'm really curious. Why did you think I'm not normal?" Apas asked.
"There were drawings of the legendary Medusa in the Pyramid. I noticed something strange about them. When Medusa was still a human, she was eaten alive by the Snake Primordial Ancestor before she was reborn with snake hair..." Mo Fan replied while the Dark Substance was silently dissolving into the ground under his feet.
Apas did not seem to notice the Dark Substance. She nodded and smiled, "So you suspected that the Young Medusa wasn't trying to digest me by swallowing me alive, it was me evolving instead?"
"Not really, it just seemed a little odd to me. I never thought about it when I saw the painting..." Mo Fan said.
Mo Fan was despairing. He had never thought there was anything wrong with Apas. He was just trying to use the spell on Apas to clear his mind of the weird thought he had. To his surprise, not only did he fail to satisfy his suspicions, he even dug out such a ridiculous truth!
He was already regretting it!
Wasn't it better if they could have just enjoyed their time together? Why did he have to do it out of curiosity?
"Was that the only reason?" Apas asked.
"Not quite. I was also curious about why General Ethan bothered to fawn upon a normal Ruler-level Scorpion Lord Medusa with his strength and status..." Mo Fan said. He was wondering if he could drag the conversation out further and buy himself some time.
"So you were suspecting General Ethan was fawning upon someone else?" Apas smiled.
"It was just a wild guess." Mo Fan forced a smile.
"Yeah, if you hadn't used the spell on me, everything you mentioned wasn't really a problem..." Apas sighed. She wished that they could just go back in time to just a minute ago. She would still be Apas if Mo Fan had not discovered her true identity. She would continue to act coquettishly in front of the big brother and learn new things. She might even become a Mage. She did fulfill the requirements to be one!
"Say, why don't we just forget about everything that happened? You can go wherever you want. Just treat it like we've never met before..." Mo Fan asked.
"Do you think that's possible?" Apas grinned coldly.
"I'm fine with it. I don't mind it at all, we can just part without hard feelings," Mo Fan replied shamelessly.
"The young Medusa you tore to pieces was my servant," Apas said.
"Oh, it was just a misunderstanding," Mo Fan replied without any guilt.
Mo Fan initially thought Ethan insisted on kidnapping Apas because he wanted to fawn on the young Medusa and cover up the ugly conspiracy of the military.
However, it turned out that Ethan was only trying to protect Apas! He was fawning on Apas instead!
"It's fine, I have a lot of servants like her… Big brother, I'm afraid there's no reason for you to be spreading the Dark Substance. It won't be able to stop me. I was very weak at the Sunset Shrine. Any of you could have killed me easily, but it's no longer the case now. You are no match for me," Apas said gently.
"You wouldn't want to mess with me, either. How about this? You can go back to your temple. I do have a lot of other things to attend to," Mo Fan continued to negotiate.
He was feeling very uneasy, especially since he was not sensing any aura from Apas!
He did not know why Apas was different from the other Medusae, and why she had the body of a human. However, he was convinced that she was a Medusa with an extremely pure lineage, purer than the lineage of the Scorpion Lord Medusa inside the Pyramid!
"It's boring in the temple. It's like Hell to me there. Your world is far more entertaining..." Apas replied.
"Apas, I wasn't lying to you. I'm really not as simple as you think. Don't force me," Mo Fan said.
"Sure, show me what you got then! I'm looking forward to it… if I'm impressed, I might consider making you my pet. It won't be as boring in the temple with you around!" Apas smiled. Her eyeteeth were so adorable, but the smile on her face suddenly turned menacing, like a ruthless empress. She said expressionlessly, "Of course, if you bore me, I don't believe there's a reason for you to be alive anymore!"
Mo Fan's throat bulged. The Dark Substance around him suddenly turned into black chains wrapping around Apas.
He had more control over the Shadow Element after Fiendish Night was enhanced. His Intermediate Spell, the Giant Shadow Spike, was no longer confined to the shape of spikes. He could use it to trap his enemy with a single thought; its power easily surpassed the Intermediate Shadow Spell!
Apas stood there as the black chains wrapped around her body. She had yet to unleash any aura. It felt like a little breeze could knock her to the ground.
However, the chains were like mere decorations to her. She could still step closer to Mo Fan.
"Big brother, I really wanted to be your disciple and learn magic. I wish you would not have found out who I really am. I would still have been your little Apas when you grow old and pass away… I'm sad, I really am," Apas raised her hand. Her innocent eyes emitted a sharp light!
Apas' eyes were changing. A noble dust gold slowly rose in them. A single glance was enough for a person to be lost in their thoughts!
The snake eyes were like gold dust. Mo Fan had never seen anything like it!
Mo Fan was supposed to be immune to a Medusa's Gaze, but he immediately lost his mind when his eyes met the real eyes of a Medusa!
Chapter 1610 - Tearing At One Another's Soul
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
How is this happening? Shouldn't I be immune to them?
Mo Fan was utterly shocked when his thoughts started to drift away. It was the same Medusa's Gaze, so how did Apas' dust gold eyes instantly penetrate his defense without any resistance? What exactly was she?
"Big brother, I won't let you feel any pain. I will make a nice dream for you, so you can die slowly to my laughter. Not everyone gets a special treatment like this!" Apas' pleasant voice echoed in Mo Fan's mind.
Mo Fan felt his body turning weightless. He could not tell if he was falling or drifting. He had already lost his senses. His remaining consciousness was wandering around in an ocean. He would occasionally hear a burst of melodious laughter and see Apas' face above him...
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The training ground was oddly quiet. Apas had her hands behind her. Her shoulders were round and smooth, her collar bones setting off her delicate upper body. Her slim waist and legs perfectly outlined the curves of an elegant snake.
She was standing on her toes so she could stare Mo Fan in the eyes.
Mo Fan remained unmoving. Apas looked like she was secretly giving the older brother next door a kiss, but her dusty gold eyes were actually devouring Mo Fan's soul. A thin mist covered Mo Fan's face as wisps of his soul slowly drifted into Apas' nose. She slowly breathed in, taking away Mo Fan's soul!
The soul mist grew thicker. Apas did not take it in greedily. She was breathing it in elegantly, like she was enjoying the scent of a flower.
However, Apas was so indulged in the process that she did not notice a bright red phantom mixed with the soul mist. It sneakily headed for the lunar-white imprint on her forehead.
Apas did not care much about the lunar-white imprint. It was quite amusing to her, like a petty creature spitting its silk at her, thinking it was enough to constrain her. Apas did not bother to get rid of it. It had no chance of harming her, nor could it enslave her soul!
"Mm?"
Apas suddenly noticed a different power from the imprint. She also noticed something else, something dangerous!
Apas did not dare feed on Mo Fan's soul any further. She realized that something had intruded into her body. It was threatening her soul...
"What are you!?" Apas finally realized that something was not right, and let out a piercing screech. Its destructive force shattered the walls of the training ground to pieces.
"Little girl, your big brother already said he was willing to part ways without any hard feelings, yet you had to force it on him," a seductive voice uttered from inside Apas' body.
"You… get out of my body!" Apas grunted. She suddenly unleashed a terrifying aura, like an icy storm, and it swept out over the training ground.
"You have a nice body there, why don't you give it to me? I'm looking for a suitable body too," the voice said.
"In your dreams!" Apas' eyes turned dusty gold once again. She began to use her power of the Curse Element and Psychic Element to drive the ghost inside her away.
Apas was no innocent little girl. She knew how dangerous it was to be Possessed by a phantom. She had been too focused on devouring Mo Fan's soul, and did not expect to find such a powerful phantom inside his body. The phantom was very cunning, waiting patiently until she was busy devouring Mo Fan's soul before sneaking into her body through the imprint on her forehead. The imprint was connected to her soul, meaning that the phantom had entered her soul!
A body could only hold a single soul. If the phantom managed to destroy her soul, it would then take over her body!
However, Apas was clearly not going down without a fight. She had strong Psychic Magic. The phantom might have taken her by surprise, but it did not necessarily mean it could destroy her soul so easily!
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The ocean full of laughter disappeared like bubbles. Mo Fan slowly regained consciousness.
He saw Apas standing unmoving in front of him, a furious look on her face.
Something seemed to be keeping Apas busy. Her Will was currently inside herself, as if she was having an intense fight with a devil in her heart.
He took a closer look at Apas' face and saw a faint mist around it. The mist would occasionally form the face of a m.a.t.u.r.e woman before dissipating as Apas recovered her youthful looks.
"The Queen of the Netherworld..." Mo Fan finally realized what was going on.
The Queen of the Netherworld had been enjoying the show, and finally made her move. She actually kept her composure and waited for the perfect moment to enter the snake demon's body. If she was just a little late, he would be a corpse by now!
"Mo Fan, don't just stand there and watch, this little b**ch is pretty strong. Give me a hand, will you?" the Queen of the Netherworld yelled.
"Sure!" Mo Fan immediately covered himself in lightning without thinking about it.
"It's no use attacking her body. Don't you have any spells that can target her spirit or mind? Do it quickly: if she drives me out of her body, I won't be able to save you!" the Queen of the Netherworld said.
"I'm afraid none of my spells are useful, then," Mo Fan said helplessly.
Apas was fighting the Queen of the Netherworld fiercely. Her face was switching back and forth at a shocking rate. It would suddenly switch to the Queen of the Netherworld's angry, misty face, before returning to Apas' cold, menacing features. There was no energy ripple, but it was obvious that the two spirits were having a shocking fight inside her body!
"Provoke her, drive her mad, anything that can disturb her soul! Quick! We are both on the edge of the cliff now! One more step from either of us, and we'll fall into the bottomless chasm!" The Queen of the Netherworld was struggling. Apas was stronger than she had imagined. It was extremely difficult to overwhelm the spirit of a powerful creature!
Mo Fan realized how serious the situation was. He knew that despite the advantage that the Queen of the Netherworld had secured, it was still not that easy to subdue Apas. If the Queen of the Netherworld failed to overwhelm Apas' soul in her spirit form, she was most likely going to suffer a humiliating defeat!
If the Queen of the Netherworld lost, he was not going to survive, either!
The problem was, he did not have anything that could target a creature's mind or spirit. Even the Dark Substance had to penetrate the target's body first, but Apas' body was currently covered in some golden dust. He had no chance of breaking through her defense!
"Quick! If you don't think of something, we are both screwed!" the Queen of the Netherworld yelled.
"I have nothing useful!" Mo Fan was about to lose his mind.
"Use the Contract Seal, use the imprint to provoke her soul and enslave her. It will allow me to gain the upper hand if you can distract her!" the Queen of the Netherworld said.
Chapter 1611 - Medusa's Descendant
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Would that really work?
Mo Fan was astounded. He never heard of anyone using the Contract Summoning as a form of mental attack!
However, he knew if he wasted any more time, things would get seriously out of control!
The lunar-white light reappeared as Mo Fan drew a Star Pattern on his palm. He looked at Apas, who was now covered in a layer of golden dust, and slammed the imprint hard on her forehead!
Apas' face came alive the moment he placed his palm on her forehead. She glared at Mo Fan as if she was going to eat him alive.
"You're only making me madder!" Apas declared coldly.
Mo Fan did not respond. He was focusing on inserting the imprint into Apas' soul.
Mo Fan found Apas horrifying, but he had no other choice. He had to help the Queen of the Netherworld secure victory!
When Mo Fan entered Apas' Spiritual World, he was surprised to see that Apas' soul was nowhere near as scary as he thought.
When Mo Fan first tried to apply the imprint on Apas' soul, it was like a petty human trying to tie a rope around the body of a huge dragon. He had zero chance of subduing the beast!
However, Apas' soul had weakened significantly after the intense fight with the Queen of the Netherworld. She was alert and anxious, like a little snake. Mo Fan no longer felt such a suffocating pressure from her.
"I won't go easy on you then!" Mo Fan immediately tied the rope around her!
Most demon creatures were reluctant to submit to a human, but if the Summoner was strong enough to overwhelm the creature and make it afraid, it was possible to establish the Contract f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y. The creature's soul would be permanently tied up by the Contract, forcing it to submit to the Summoner's will.
Mo Fan did not like the idea of forcing someone else to submit to him. He believed a Contract should be signed on the basis of a mutual agreement, like what he did with Little Flame Belle. He had raised her since she was young. It was lovely...
Unfortunately, the situation did not give Mo Fan any chance to slowly reform this Medusa of unknown lineage with love. Mo Fan turned into a criminal as he f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y tied Apas up!
There was no way Apas would allow Mo Fan to wrap the rope of slavery around her noble soul, and she resisted angrily. Even though she was still fending off the Queen of the Netherworld, her soul was still strong. She broke free from Mo Fan's rope in an instant!
"Stop wasting your time!" Apas snapped.
How could the little imprint possibly overwhelm her soul? It was like she had just been felt up by a pervert who blatantly showed his private parts to her!
"It's fine, I still have plenty of energy ," Mo Fan smiled.
"Take down this little b**ch!" the Queen of the Netherworld burst out laughing.
"I'm going to tear you apart first so you can never be reincarnated!" Apas was enraged. Her calm Spiritual World was suddenly filled with wild and violent storms!
The Queen of the Netherworld's power was still impressive, even though she was currently in Apas' Spiritual World. Mo Fan saw a serene blue tsunami rising from the edge of the darkness.
Mo Fan knew the two women were about to fiercely clash with one another again. He quickly left the Spiritual World and waited until the psychic attacks faded away before making another move!
After half a minute, he could sense the attacks dispersing. He immediately drew another Star Pattern of the Contract Seal and slammed it on Apas' forehead while she was trying to recover her energy.
The seal went right into Apas' soul. She was obviously in a vulnerable state, but she still had to waste her energy on dealing with the enslaving spell!
The Contract Seal was quite an annoying spell. If the target did not resist it in time, it would keep going until the Contract was established!
"It's not going to happen!" Apas' soul trembled in anger. She immediately shattered Mo Fan's dream of enslaving her.
"Everyone has their first time. You will find it difficult to get used to it at first, but you'll soon adapt to it once I enter your body a few times!" Mo Fan did not forget to provoke Apas verbally. He was acting boldly, knowing that the Queen of the Netherworld was looking after him.
"Your big sister is going to attack again. Can you hold your ground still, little girl?" The Queen of the Netherworld adroitly went along with Mo Fan's remark. She even laughed sleazily, which greatly annoyed Apas.
The Queen of the Netherworld had managed to secure the upper hand in the fight. A greater storm surged into Apas' Spiritual World while she was distracted, and rammed into Apas. Her soul swayed as she struggled to hold her ground from the impact!
"Damn it!" Apas had not expected such a powerful phantom to be hiding inside Mo Fan, and to make things worse, she had allowed the phantom to sneak into her own body. Her soul was seriously injured by the attacks, putting her in a very unfavorable position!
"Little b**ch, didn't you say you were going to crush me? Let's see who's getting crushed in the end!" the Queen of the Netherworld harrumphed coldly. Apas' soul trembled once more.
Mo Fan realized his Contract Seal had managed to distract Apas. Thank the Heavens the Queen of the Netherworld was able to suppress the beautiful snake lady in the end. He could feel his limbs turning cold when he recalled how he had lost himself in the stare of her dusty gold eyes.
