Chapter 279 I am the victim!

 …

 Feeling the burning pain coming from the lower back.

Matthew couldn’t help but take out a mirror and look at it.

 So-called prey branding.

 Its appearance looks like a scar scratched by three claws of a beast.

  Different from ordinary scars.

These three scars are still shining with dark red blood.

Matthew covered it with his hand.

 It’s quite hot.

　　A long, long time passed.

 The hot scar slowly faded away and gradually turned into something like a tattoo.

 Matthew frowned.

 He could feel that this thing was a bit like Suriel's enchantment, it had become a permanent part of his body.

It seems a bit difficult to clear.

at the same time.

 He also sensed the hidden properties of the prey's mark.

 …

“Additional effect: When the prey brand is activated, your resistance to the command and charm spells of other members of the opposite **** is increased by 100%!

 At the same time, your resistance to the Command and Charm spells of Sif, the Lady of Purgatory, is reduced to 10% of normal conditions!

 When anyone of the opposite **** has intimate physical contact, mucous membrane contact, or exchange of bodily fluids with you.

This brand will automatically enter the active state.

 At this time, you can feel slight pain and gain the attribute improvement of "temporary concentration +1"! "

 …

 Matthew's expression gradually became subtle.

 Sif…

“Are you treating me as a private property?”

 There was an offended dissatisfaction deep in his heart.

 But vaguely.

 He became slightly interested in Sif, who had changed so drastically.

“Perhaps I am also a lover of strength at heart, and I will inevitably be somewhat interested in powerful power…”

 Matthew smiled bitterly in his heart.

If there is no way to remove this mark, then I will definitely be lowered when facing Sif in the future.

“The blood of Baator is indeed one of the most powerful sources of power in Purgatory. No wonder I couldn’t resist her command spell just now.”

 Matthew had mixed emotions.

This power is indeed terrifying, no wonder Rhaegar is so anxious.

My well-behaved and gentle daughter is suddenly at risk of losing control, but she is still completely unable to control it. It would be uncomfortable for anyone else.

  But for Matthew.

 The biggest reminder to him of what he just encountered was—

 “From now on, we must put those two divinities in a place where they can be obtained at any time!”

“If I had held those two pieces of divinity just now, Sif’s command spell would definitely not have succeeded, and I wouldn’t be in such a mess as I am now.”

Matthew scratched his head, suddenly not sure what to do next.

 According to the plan he originally discussed with Fei Liwen.

 He planned to secretly **** Sif to the floating city in the far north, but now that something like this happened, Matthew suddenly felt embarrassed.

 So he sat on the magic carpet.

 I quickly picked up the pen and wrote two letters.

 One of the letters was to Hibbert, and the other to Feliwen.

 There are more words for Feliwen.

Mainly because Matthew also realized that no matter what kind of help he entrusted Hibbert to do, Feliwen would probably be the one to do it.

 It’s not like this.

  It’s better to trouble Feliwen directly.

Hibbert from Yezhou came in to report what was wrong.

 The content of the letter is actually relatively simple.

 Just briefly explained Sif’s situation, and then hoped that Hibbert and Feliwen could find a good teacher for Sif.

 As for the cost.

Matthew said that if they could find anything useful, they could just ask.

 He will send it to them when the time comes.

certainly.

 This money must have come from Rega.

 Thinking of Rhaegar.

 Matthew couldn't help but have a headache again.

But things must be done from beginning to end, and I have already agreed to it. Now that I have sent Sif away, I still have to explain something.

  Half an hour later.

 Lord’s Mansion, office hall.

 “So, you just let her go?”

Rhaegar jumped up from the sofa.

"if not?"

Matthew licked his injured lips unnaturally:

“You have to let her learn to be independent, right?”

Rhaegar clenched his hands into fists:

“Besides asking you to apologize to me, does she have nothing else to say to me?”

Matthew thought for a while:

“Sif is now equivalent to a child who has just entered the rebellious period. She has great emotional ups and downs. She would rather keep many things in her heart than to say them publicly. This is normal.”

 Said.

 He licked his lips again.

Rhaegar frowned, then sighed deeply:

“But it makes me feel very sad to let her go like this.”

 Matthew licked his lips for the third time.

no way.

A little pain.

 It is purely an unconscious action.

He continued to soothe Rhaegar while licking:

"You have to let her go out and see the world. Maybe the real world is not as beautiful as she imagined. Maybe she can think of her father when she encounters difficulties?"

 Hear this.

Rhaegar nodded slowly.

 “What you said makes sense.”

 But then he looked at Matthew with suspicious eyes:

 “What’s wrong with your lips?”

“Don’t tell me you fell off the magic carpet?”

Matthew instinctively wanted to hide it.

 But he changed his mind.

 Sif has changed so much. As Sif's father and her friend, Rhaegar seems to have the right to know all this.

So Matthew said calmly:

 “bitten by Sif.”

Rhaegar was stunned for a moment.

Then without saying a word, he went into the back room.

 In a short while.

 Then he came out angrily, carrying a great sword:

　　“You beast, you actually bullied my daughter!”

 “I’ll kill you…!”

 Matthew was quite calm at first.

 He threw a Hold Human spell at Rhaegar, then explained:

 “You calm down first…”

  It can be used in the next second.

Rhaegar’s body glowed with red light.

 His eyes also burned with scarlet flames!

that moment.

 He was exempted from Matthew's hold spell!

"etc!"

　　"This kind of thing won't lead to the second form to kill me, right?"

“Is this the resistance of devil blood?”

 Matthew was stunned.

He quickly took a few steps back, opened a random door, and then instinctively fired a feint.

While the angry Rhaegar was attracted by any door,

 Matthew quickly distanced himself.

Throwing a malicious transformation spell at Rhaegar who was madly venting his anger on any door!

fine!

 Matthew's malicious transformation is still very good.

 In the process, he was even forced to use the effect of spell upgrade.

This way he successfully turned Rhaegar into a goat!

  However, it is different from the past.

Rhaegar, who turned into a goat, also did not lose his aggressiveness.

　　He held up the pair of sharp goat horns without saying a word.

 Go straight to Matthew’s lower body!

 In a hurry.

Matthew was unable to dodge and was chased by Rega.

 The table in the office hall fell to the floor.

 The vase and other objects were broken into large pieces.

Mrs. Wesley, who heard the sound, popped her head out of the corridor:

“Young men, if you feel your energy is too high, go find the girls to vent your energy instead of fighting with each other…”

 “Rhaegar, do you think my work is too idle?”

 However, no one could answer her complaints.

this moment.

Rhaegar apparently vented his pent-up frustration on Matthew.

 A pair of huge goat horns protruding wildly from the top.

 Matthew didn't spoil him either.

After being chased for a while, he simply turned into a moon bear and knocked the goat to the ground with one slap!

 The goat stood up on the spot and continued to charge.

 After being slapped against the wall by Matthew twice, the effect of the malicious transformation spell disappeared.

Rhaegar rushed over again with his great sword.

Matthew fought with him for several rounds, and finally managed to subdue him.

 At this time he was sweating profusely.

Rhaegar was also panting.

 He was pinned to the ground by the huge bear's paws, and his eyes gradually regained their composure.

 Matthew slowly let go of his hand.

He knew that Rhaegar actually just wanted to vent. If he really wanted to fight, his moon bear form should not be able to defeat the opponent.

  But on the surface.

 He still couldn't help but angrily said:

 “Have you calmed down?”

 “Can you listen to me explain what happened?”

Rhaegar was silent.

Matthew said slowly:

“Sif took the initiative and I was passive the whole time!”

 “I’m the victim!”

I saw Rhaegar’s eyes widening.

Matthew pressed the bear’s paw back again, and then continued:

“She seems to have changed into a different person, full of aggression and making people feel very dangerous. I don’t have the ability to fight back at all!”

"Although it sounds a bit false to say this, your daughter does have the strength to fight against a fifth-level mage now!"

“And you know me, I can’t bully a little girl!”

The murderous intent in Rega's eyes gradually disappeared.

after a long time.

 He just pushed Matthew's bear paw away hard and sat down on the sofa again.

“So, she kissed you before she left?”

Rhaegar’s voice was filled with despair.

Matthew corrected:

 “It’s a bite, not a kiss!”

 “Well, even though it was a kiss for a moment, most of the time it was just biting.”

Rhaegar's eyelids twitched wildly, and his right hand involuntarily pressed on the big sword again.

Matthew quickly changed back to human form and showed his lower back to Rhaegar:

“Look, she also left such a humiliating mark on me, and it’s all your daughter’s fault!”

 “I haven’t settled the score with you yet!”

Rhaegar’s expression changed drastically when he saw this.

 There was actually a trace of guilt in his eyes.

"This branding is called the slave branding in purgatory."

“Normally speaking, only the lover or male slave of the Devil Queen is qualified to be marked with this kind of mark…”

“And once she’s hit, you won’t be able to escape her control for the rest of your life…”

 “Sif, how did she become like this?”

Rhaegar put his head in his hands.

 Matthew is quite calm.

 He doesn’t believe that a brand can do anything to him.

I am considered a famous mage now, how could I not escape the control of a little girl?

 He said calmly:

"Sif is full of contradictions now, but at least we see the dark side hidden deep in her heart. She may hate this from the bottom of her heart, but she may also be vaguely looking forward to it, whether she is gentle and well-behaved or crazy. Wild and domineering, they are all part of Xifu.”

"I hope she can reconcile with herself soon, but it will take time, opportunity, and her own efforts."

"We have done everything we can. We don't require perfection in everything. Rhaegar, please look at it."

Rhaegar took a deep breath.

 “I understand, I understand the truth.”

Soon he looked at Matthew:

“So, is this why you came to me specifically to talk about this?”

“To show off to a father who was forced by his daughter?”

"uh-huh?"

Matthew shook his head: "No."

As he spoke, he pointed to his lips and waist, and then said seriously:

“I just want to tell you that both of these injuries are considered work-related injuries.”

 “You have to reimburse me.”

Rhaegar's eyes widened in disbelief, and his trembling right hand pressed on the hilt of the great sword again.

 Matthew laughed.

 Escape.

On the way back to the cemetery, Matthew was still thinking about the expression on Rhaegar's face.

no way.

Who told him that he was really bullied by Sif?

 Failed to find a place with her daughter.

 She can only bully her father.

 “Why does this plot sound weird...”

Matthew smiled and shook his head.

 After returning to the cemetery.

 He ate something and meditated for a while before he had enough energy to continue exploring the field.

 After winning the battle between gods and gods with false pretense.

 Matthew was given a small part of the breeding territory.

 This realm gave him a new ability.

 …

“Aura of prosperity: The fertility rate in your area will be significantly improved.

People will be more eager to reproduce, pregnancy rates from a single exchange of body fluids will be higher, and contraceptive failures will triple.

 Affected by the aura, the children you give birth to will be unable to help but become closer to you as they grow up.

 They will at least become your advocates.

 Some people will sincerely want to recognize you as their godfather.

 This will help increase your paternal authority.

But at the same time.

 You may also be slightly affected by the aura yourself.

 Warning: It has been detected that you own the Moderation Realm.

 There is a slight conflict with the reproduction field, please coordinate within three hundred and sixty days, otherwise you will lose at least one of the two major fields! "

 …

How do you describe this exuberant halo?

 Matthew felt that he still had value.

 In times of trouble or when the population is insufficient, this aura will help increase the population in the territory.

　　Although it also has an impact on myself.

 But the good news is that this halo can be turned on or off freely through authority.

“The current range of influence of the halo is an area within a radius of 100 kilometers. Rolling Stone Town seems to be quite short of population, so let’s open it first..."

Matthew thought so and made a decision happily.

 As for the conflict in the field, Matthew is not surprised.

 The field of temperance itself conflicts with many fields.

  Can be used as a bringer of balance.

 If he can't settle this, then there is no need to consider entering several conflicting fields in the future.

 Matthew was in no rush to coordinate the field.

 Instead, continue to choose to open up the tauren field.

 In the past.

 They all chose vertical development, that is, in-depth exploration of a single element.

 But in this divine war, when he launched the war, he used the tauren domain as his base and launched a declaration of domain expansion.

 In this way.

Matthew had no choice.

 It can only expand horizontally.

 …

 Hint: Your tauren realm has officially annexed the reproductive realm and expanded the plunder elements horizontally!

 The current tauren realm contains the following elements—

  Reproduce (twist)

 Plunder (comprehensive)

 Tauren (race)

 Incite rebellion (undead)

 Other (temptation, degradation, seduction)

 …

 Your tauren domain gains broader definition rights, and you will enjoy higher priority in determining the wider domain.

 In the process of horizontal development.

 You gain a new ability "Seize the Blade" from the Plunder element

Blade Seizing: You can use your hand, mage hand, or balance hand to perform a tactical action to seize the target's weapon.

 Prerequisites: To use Seize the Blade, your hands must be unequipped with any weapons, except for gloves.

Note: When the target launches a close-range attack with a weapon in hand, the success rate of seizing the blade will be increased to more than 95%!

 The closer the distance, the higher the success rate!

ˆ It is detected that you have similar abilities in the field, "Lend them to me for fun!", do you want to choose ability fusion? "

 …

 Matthew thought for a while.

 In the end, fusion was not chosen.

 These two abilities are indeed similar. They are both used against enemy weapons, but their uses are actually different.

 Hand me to play, you need to prepare the same type of weapons in advance, which is more suitable for taking the initiative.

 The situation with Seizing the Blade is different, it is more like a defensive counterattack ability.

 The integration of domain capabilities is a very serious matter.

 If one is not well integrated, the respective characteristics of the two abilities may be lost.

  Might as well keep it.

 In this way, no matter what situation he encounters in the future, Matthew will have his own ability to deal with it.

In general.

The ability to seize the blade gives Matthew a more calm way to deal with melee professionals, especially assassins.

“I’m a mage, so it’s normal for me to learn how to grab a white blade with my bare hands, right?”

 When I think of that kind of picture.

Matthew couldn’t help but look forward to it.

 The development of the field ends here.

 The next period of time.

Matthew first checked the development of the demiplane.

 Haven’t seen you for a few days.

 The demiplane changes little.

 Matthew knew that this was because it had entered a settling period.

 The only thing that surprised him was.

 At the edge of the demiplane, a few wooden boxes appeared on a beach-like place.

These wooden boxes are either new or old.

The oldest one has been corroded to the point of disgrace, and there are obvious signs of being soaked in sea water.

 The newer one seems to have just been made, and the quality looks pretty good.

 Matthew checked it.

  No matter whether the box was new or old, it was empty, which made him a little disappointed.

"These boxes should have accidentally arrived at the edge of my demiplane along with the turbulent flow of the plane. This situation is also normal. The planes are full of turbulent flow that comes and goes. Some of the things in the turbulent flow are... They come from collapsed demiplanes, and some are trash thrown away by incompetent mages, but most of the flotsam is worthless."

“With the continuous expansion of Ecosystem One, there may be more and more garbage, and we may have to find someone to clean it up in the future.”

 Matthew put all the boxes away.

Chatted with other nature spirits in the holy oak seeds for a while.

 Return to the cemetery.

 He began to continue to improve his umbrella plan.

  Matthew has not forgotten the agreement he made with Ai Lan in the Winter Moon.

The problem of the traces of the dead in Jade Cangting is also very prominent.

 This time.

 Because he successfully wrote the domain contract.

  Matthew plans to upgrade the original plan.

The protective umbrella he used in Rolling Stone—

 In other words, the scorched earth of death full of negative energy still has the risk of spreading.

  But after Matthew’s research during this period.

He believes that this problem can be alleviated by planting a large number of black locust trees around the protective umbrella.

at the same time.

He plans to add tree walls and mushroom gardens around the new protective umbrella to significantly alleviate the spread of negative energy.

  In this.

Matthew even plans to use the power of the Sac of Corruption.

This thing is a big sucker of negative energy and can effectively delay the automatic expansion of the scorched earth of death.

“After that, I will plant a large number of mushrooms in the mushroom garden, and I can even ask Hassman how to further balance...”

 Shashashasha.

 Matthew’s writing flew like a fly.

 He likes the feeling of making plans.

certainly.

 Execution is also important.

 Normally speaking, when Matthew is concentrating on something, others dare not disturb him.

 But it’s different today.

Obest, the centaur, made a rare appearance in the cemetery.

He shouted as he advanced:

 “Lord Matthew, Lord Matthew!”

 “We found a band of demons at the edge of the oak forest!”

Obest’s voice startled Matthew.

 He quickly put down his pen, and then activated the oak field.

next moment.

Countless whispers poured into Matthew's ears.

 His expression changed slightly.

  Half a minute later.

 Matthew appeared in the eastern part of the oak forest.

 In the buffer zone between the oak forest and the farm area beyond.

 The demons screamed and died on the ground.

 When Matthew rushed over.

 The last demon was having its neck strangled by a slow-moving shadow.

Matthew looked at the demon corpses on the ground with a surprised and heartbroken expression on his face.

 But I saw the figure slowly turning around.

 His face was covered with blood and his expression was extremely tired.

 His eyes were originally full of vigilance.

 It wasn’t until he saw Matthew that he suddenly relaxed and his eyes became red.

 “Matthew, I finally got to you...”

His voice was very hoarse, as if he hadn't slept for days and nights.

 Matthew gritted his teeth.

He looked at the empty sleeve under the other person's right arm in disbelief:

 “Who caused you to become like this?”

 Hear this.

The man's eyes became even redder.

 He turned around silently and struggled to pull out a small cart from the pile of demon corpses.

 On the cart lay the corpses of seven Jango people.

The faces of these corpses are all young.

 But the death was particularly tragic.

"I'm fine. Although I lost an arm, after all, I'm still alive."

There was a hint of crying in the voice of the future King of the Rainforest:

 “But they, they can’t survive...”

"it's all my fault!"

"I thought this was a very profitable business, so I called them out from the tribe. Who knew that I overestimated my own strength and underestimated the intensity of the war."

"They are all dead, they are all dead... I dare not go back to the tribe, I don't know how to communicate, I don't know how to face those women, children and old people."

“When we set out, I told them we were going to make a lot of money, but now...”

 “I don’t know, I don’t know, Matthew!”

 Speaking, he sat down on the cart.

 Lying with the corpses of the Jangos.

His body twitched and he sobbed softly.

 Looking at the grief-stricken Lumiere.

Matthew’s slowly opening healing aura of the oak field.

  After a while.

Lumière’s sobs gradually became quieter.

Matthew asked softly:

 “You took them to the Wild Wolf Mountain battlefield?”

 “Did you hit that demon lord head-on?”

 Lumière did not answer.

 Matthew leaned over to take a look.

 The other party has fallen asleep.

Matthew sighed lightly, and immediately ordered many of his men to handle the corpses of the demons and move them away.

Then he turned into a moon bear himself, slowly picked up the sleeping Lumière, and walked step by step towards the oak forest with scattered sunlight and shadows.

 …

 (End of this chapter)