Free Web NovelChapter 161: Chapter 80: Edith’s Invitation! How About a Nest of Little Succubi?
"Let us revel in this drama together, boy."
The Night Witch’s deranged laughter echoed like a phantom, the sound of a lunatic that sent shivers down one’s spine.
At the same time, an excruciating pain shot through Su Xuan’s left eye!
"Damn it!"
The intense pain made Su Xuan grit his teeth, his eyes turning completely bloodshot. He clutched his left eye, knowing full well this was an effect of inheriting the Demon Eye.
But he never expected to suddenly trigger a memory of the Night Witch!
Wait!
’Perhaps this isn’t just a memory!’
A faint golden light flickered in Su Xuan’s left pupil. Peering through the gaps between his fingers, he stared at the Night Witch in the distance.
Her sinister smile was a declaration of sovereignty, a proclamation that this Power was, in the end, her possession.
’But the Night Witch is long dead,’ Su Xuan knew. ’This is just her lingering will, stored within the Demon Eye!’
"What are you really after?" Su Xuan demanded of the Night Witch, doing his best to suppress the excruciating pain from his left eye. freewebnσvel.cѳm
But the unbearable pain slurred his words, and his consciousness began to fade into chaos.
In response to Su Xuan’s question, the Night Witch only cackled sinisterly, offering no reply...
"Mr. Su Xuan? Mr. Su Xuan, can you hear me?"
"Master! Wake up!"
"President, what’s wrong?"
"..."
Su Xuan jolted awake in bed to find the members of his Guild gathered around him, their faces etched with worry.
"What happened to me?" Su Xuan looked at them and asked.
"You were just clutching your left eye and yelling in pain..." Beira Furo answered softly.
"President, are you okay?" Beiya Fuli also came closer and asked with concern.
"I was clutching my left eye?" Su Xuan took a deep breath and smiled. "Don’t worry, I’m fine. It’s just some excruciating pain caused by a certain Power."
"The Demon Eye?"
Lucia’s soft voice drifted over. She was sitting on a wooden chair in the room, quietly observing Su Xuan.
With so many people crowded around the bed, Su Xuan hadn’t noticed Lucia was there at first.
"Mhm."
Su Xuan nodded. He had never intended to hide the existence of the Demon Eye from his Guild members.
Lucia explained softly, "It’s Power that comes from a Witch, after all. It’s normal for a Witch’s lingering will to remain."
"But a lingering will is just that—a will. As long as you possess sufficiently strong Power, you can suppress the Demon Eye’s side effects."
’That was... the Witch’s lingering will?’
Su Xuan muttered to himself. He recalled the scene from the vision, but the conversation with the Night Witch felt as if it had transcended time.
As for the so-called side effects, other than some pain in his eye, there didn’t seem to be any other consequences.
’But what exactly did the Night Witch mean by "drama"? And what was this "betrayal from the night"? It was all rather baffling.’
"I’m going to take a shower. Wait here for a bit."
Su Xuan stood up, walked into the bathroom, and the sound of running water immediately followed.
A short while later, he emerged from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. His hair was still damp, but it wasn’t an issue.
"Master, let me help you get dressed~"
Alice immediately stepped forward to help Su Xuan get dressed.
While he was changing, Ivsha came in holding a letter. "Mr. Su Xuan~ A letter for you~"
"Hm?"
Su Xuan took the letter from Ivsha. The moment he saw the familiar rose insignia, he knew who sent it.
He opened the envelope, and familiar handwriting met his eyes.
"Free tonight? Let’s meet."
’She’s getting more and more concise...’
Still, Su Xuan was planning on finding Edith anyway, so there was no reason to refuse.
"Let’s head out and start today’s mission."
"As you command."
After Su Xuan was dressed, he immediately led the Guild members to the mission location.
...
「Time flew by, and evening soon arrived.」
The group returned to the Guild through the flashing white light of the Teleportation Array.
Su Xuan sat on the sofa and submitted the quests they had completed for the day. They had finished four D-Level quests, earning 12 Gold Coins and 150,000 experience points.
Including the experience he hadn’t had time to use—since the Elf Sisters had been rushing him to go to the Elf Kingdom—the total in his Experience Pool had reached 240,000.
’So much experience!’
’Time to give them a massive level-up!’
Rosaline went from Level 28 to 38, costing 62,150 experience (halved)!
Ivsha and Alice went from Level 22 to 27, costing 72,000 experience!
Beiya Fuli and Beira Furo went from Level 20 to 25, costing 66,000 experience!
Lucia went from Level 18 to 25, costing 40,400 experience!
In total, 240,000 experience was consumed, completely draining the Experience Pool.
"Halved experience cost... what a Divine Level talent," Su Xuan murmured. Rosaline required far less experience to level up than other Adventurers, which was incredibly convenient. Her Level was soaring!
However, once Adventurers surpassed Level 50, they would need special materials to advance; experience alone would no longer suffice.
After handling these matters, Su Xuan carefully checked the Guild’s financial situation.
Currently, the Guild’s assets amounted to 70 Gold Coins. While that might seem like a small fortune, it was nowhere near enough for the Guild’s operating expenses and equipment upgrades for the members.
With quest difficulty on the rise, Su Xuan knew he needed to upgrade the members’ equipment.
Ordinary gear just wouldn’t cut it anymore. It would be best if everyone had Elite-grade equipment or better, to give their overall combat power a major boost!
