276: Chapter 277 Fairy Girl

An emerald-green summoning array slowly rotated on the ground, and a dense Aura of nature, like a forest reviving in spring, instantly filled the entire hall. The air became fresh and moist; one could faintly smell the fragrance of earth and the sweet scent of flowers and grass, and even hear the indistinct gurgling of a stream and the melodious chirping of birds.

Lin Muyang held his breath and focused, watching the light in the center of the array gradually solidify. The light outlined a petite humanoid silhouette—its size seemed even more miniature than expected?

"So small?" Lin Muyang was slightly taken aback.

The pale green radiance flowed and gathered like a waterfall before finally retracting completely, revealing the true form of the figure within.

The first thing that caught his eye was a head of pale green long hair, as smooth and lustrous as the finest silk. The hair reached her waist, its tips seemingly stained with dew, shimmering under the indoor psionic lights. Amidst the strands of hair, a pair of nearly transparent wings, thin as a cicada's, trembled slightly before fully unfurling, with rainbow-like halos flowing across the delicate membranes.

It was a true Fairy Maiden.

She had pointed ears, fair skin, and features so exquisite they looked like artworks meticulously carved by the most outstanding craftsman. Her large eyes were like two pure emeralds, full of spirit and curiosity. She wore a dress woven from unknown green leaves and vines, her small and delicate feet bare as she hovered half a meter above the ground.

As soon as she was summoned, her jewel-like green eyes darted around, curiously taking in this unfamiliar environment—the spacious, bright, and uniquely styled hall, and the circle of the young ladies surrounding her, each with a different temperament but all extraordinarily beautiful, watching her with eyes full of curiosity, surprise, or friendliness.

"Mm..." She let out an indistinct soft hum. With a gentle flap of the transparent cicada wings on her back, her body took flight as weightlessly as a feather, skillfully spinning in the air with movements so smooth and natural they seemed to belong to the sky by birth.

Lin Muyang waved to her, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

The Fairy Maiden immediately noticed his gesture. Her tiny body paused in the air as she tilted her head to look at Lin Muyang for two seconds, seemingly judging something. Then, a vibrant and curious smile blossomed on her face. Her cicada wings vibrated rapidly, and like a happy dragonfly, she flew "shoo" right in front of Lin Muyang.

But she didn't stop immediately. Instead, she flew several laps around Lin Muyang at high speed, bringing with her a fresh breeze and a faint natural scent like grass after rain. She flew very close, so close that Lin Muyang could even see the light patterns on her wings.

"Amazing!" She stopped directly in front of Lin Muyang, hovering with her hands behind her back and her body leaning slightly forward, her emerald eyes filled with wonder. "The energy Aura here is so unfamiliar and complex! And there are so many beautiful big sisters... Is this the world that summoned me? Are you my Summoner master?"

Her voice was crisp and pleasant, like the tinkling of a mountain spring, and her speech was fast, brimming with a lively vitality.

"Your name is... Kelly?" With a thought, Lin Muyang pulled up the attribute panel that only he could see, confirming the girl's name.

[Name: Kelly]

[Race: Forest Fairy]

[Level: 1]

[Talent: S-rank - Size at Will (Can actively adjust own body size. In the shrunken state, Agility attribute is significantly increased; in the enlarged state, Strength and Constitution attributes are significantly increased. The effect and scale of adjustment are related to one's own Mental Power. This talent skill can be applied to friendly or enemy targets, producing a buff for allies and a debuff for enemies.)]

[Class: Sorceress]

[Skills: None (Can be obtained through learning or Synergy traits)]

She was indeed of the Fairy race, and her talent was quite interesting and practical. "Size at Will" wasn't just a simple matter of growing larger or smaller; it brought about substantial Attribute Amplification or reduction. The more extreme the shrinkage, the higher the Agility bonus—theoretically reaching a terrifying increase of dozens or even hundreds of times, making it the ultimate assassin or scout form. Conversely, the more exaggerated the enlargement, the more staggering the Strength and Constitution bonuses, making it easy to transform into a meat shield or a titan.

What was even better was that her talent skill could be applied to others. Imagine applying the shrinking buff to Seraphina—how fast would she become? If she applied the enlargement buff to Ao Qingyan, how much would her Dragon Race strength explode? Conversely, if she cast enlargement on an enemy agility-type assassin, or shrinkage on an enemy heavy-armored warrior, it could instantly disrupt the opponent's combat rhythm.

"Interesting. It's my first time seeing this kind of talent." Lin Muyang looked at the petite and delicate Fairy Maiden before him, who contained such wondrous power, with great interest. He hadn't expected the thirteenth companion to be a character with such unique auxiliary crowd-control capabilities.

Aside from this core talent, her Sorceress class was the same as Su Daji's, belonging to a branch of the Mage system, allowing her to learn general Mage-type skills. However, with the Synergy class trait Lin Muyang had just obtained, Kelly wouldn't even need to specifically study a skill book for the time being; she could use the skill libraries of the other young ladies to a limited extent, greatly increasing tactical flexibility.

"Master, Master~" Su Daji was the first to be unable to contain her curiosity. She trotted over, her fluffy fox ears twitching slightly with excitement, her large amber eyes unblinking as she watched Kelly hovering in the air. "Is she a Sorceress too? She's so cute!"

"Ah? Are you one too?" Hearing the voice, Kelly immediately turned her attention to Su Daji. She flew close lightly, circling Su Daji twice. Her eyes lit up when they landed on the fluffy, soft fox tails behind Su Daji. "Your fox tails are out! So cute! So fluffy!"

She seemed exceptionally interested in fluffy things and even wanted to reach out and touch them. However, feeling it might be impolite for a first meeting, her small hand hesitated in mid-air before she finally put it behind her back, though the affection on her face was plain to see.

Seeing Kelly so lively, outgoing, and not at all shy, Lin Muyang felt relieved. With such a personality, she should be able to integrate into the big family of the Eternal Garden very quickly.

"Daji, don't be in a hurry. Go absorb that Elemental Essence first and break through to Level 100," Lin Muyang said gently to Su Daji. Then, he waved to Xu Ruohan, who was standing not far away. "Sister Ruohan, come here for a moment."

Xu Ruohan had been quietly observing from the side. Seeing Lin Muyang summon a new companion, she also felt quite emotional. She immediately walked over quickly.

"This is our new companion, Kelly, a Forest Fairy and a Sorceress," Lin Muyang introduced. Then he said to Kelly, "Kelly, this is Xu Ruohan, a very reliable companion of ours. You've just arrived in this world and aren't familiar with anything. Follow Sister Ruohan for now and let her show you around to understand the basic situation of our world."

"Okay~" Xu Ruohan nodded with a smile. Looking at Kelly flying gracefully in the air, a hint of amazement flashed in her eyes. This new little fairy was indeed excessively spirited and cute.

"Kelly, you've just been summoned and your level is still very low. Although this world might be safer than your hometown, there are still many potential dangers. Don't run around on your own. Follow Sister Ruohan to get familiar with the environment first, understand?" Lin Muyang cautioned Kelly again.

"Understood, Master!" Kelly nodded vigorously, looking well-behaved and obedient. Then she flapped her wings and flew in front of Xu Ruohan. Tilting her small face, she looked Xu Ruohan over with those clear, large eyes and suddenly let out a sincere exclamation: "Wow! Big sister, you're so big!"

"???" Hearing this, Lin Muyang almost choked on his own saliva, his expression becoming a bit subtle for a moment.

Xu Ruohan was stunned at first, but then she realized what the "big" referred to. Two clouds of red instantly flew onto her fair cheeks, and she glared at the outspoken little fairy with both shame and annoyance: "You little thing... talking nonsense the moment we meet!"

She never expected that she would actually be teased by a Level 1 little fairy who had just been summoned and looked innocent? Who could she even complain to?

"Ahem, likewise." Xu Ruohan had seen her fair share of storms after all and quickly adjusted her mindset. She reached out and scooped Kelly—who was still fluttering her wings in the air and looking at her curiously—into her arms. Using the tone of "educating a naughty younger sister," she said, "Let's go, little one. Sister will take you to see our home first and tell you about the rules here while we're at it."

Being held by Xu Ruohan, Kelly didn't struggle. Instead, she found it very interesting and giggled, even rubbing against Xu Ruohan's chest. "Big sister smells so good and feels so soft!"

The blush on Xu Ruohan's face hadn't faded. Feeling both annoyed and amused, she simply carried the over-lively little fairy, nodded to Lin Muyang, and quickly left the hall to prevent her from making any more shocking remarks.

The other young ladies couldn't help but chuckle at this scene, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed and lively.

"Brother Muyang~ I've finished my breakthrough!"

Just then, Lilia's cheerful voice rang out. She had finished absorbing the sky-opening grade Elemental Essence and successfully broke through to Level 100. She ran up to Lin Muyang, tilting her small face with eyes full of excitement and a desire to share, actively displaying her attribute panel for Lin Muyang to see.

Lin Muyang dotingly rubbed her soft blonde hair, his gaze falling on her attribute panel. As expected, not only had her basic attributes seen a massive increase, but more importantly, new changes had appeared in the Class Trait column. Even the description of her own Demigod Level talent had become more detailed, and its effects seemed to have been enhanced and expanded to some extent.

"A Priest's class traits usually lean toward strengthening healing and auxiliary abilities." Lin Muyang looked carefully at Lilia's newly acquired class trait, his expression becoming a bit strange. "But yours... Every time you successfully cast a healing or auxiliary skill, you stack a damage-increasing effect on yourself. Each stack increases all damage you deal by 20%, lasting 15 seconds, stacking up to 5 times?"

This is a Priest skill?

"Just how much do you want to be a damage dealer, girl?" Lin Muyang lamented.

This was just the beginning. As the young ladies completed their breakthroughs one after another, the entire team's strength would see a collective explosive growth. Lin Muyang found it hard to imagine what kind of world-shattering power this team would possess when he and all the young ladies reached Level 200, with their talents, traits, equipment, and skills reaching new heights.

"God-tier talents combined with the bond chains of multiple Auras—the resulting bonus effects are simply too terrifying." Lin Muyang once again felt fortunate for his choice. Taking the path of extreme strengthening had brought returns far exceeding expectations.

While he was lost in thought, Elabess, Ao Qingyan, Seraphina, Alice, Elena, and the other young ladies also completed their absorption one after another. Lights representing level breakthroughs lit up in the hall from time to time, as their Auras became stronger and more condensed one by one. Everyone obtained brand-new, powerful class traits that suited their own characteristics, and their talents were also deepened or expanded to varying degrees.

Finally, everyone's gaze focused on Gui Wanwan.

This mysterious Yama Maiden, who was usually somewhat lazy and playful, now had a solemn expression. The sky-opening grade Elemental Essence in her hand had long since been completely absorbed as energy. As the last sliver of energy merged into her body, her Aura suddenly changed!

A deep, distant Aura that seemed to connect to the infinite void and the source of death rose from her. Although it was only a fleeting moment, it caused everyone present to feel a pang of palpitations. Her eyes, which already seemed to contain the starry sky, now became even deeper and more inscrutable, with faint gray vortices swirling within them.

She slowly raised her hand and made a gentle swipe in front of her with her slender finger.

Sizzle—

A slight sound, like the tearing of spatial fabric, rang out. Where her fingertip had passed, a tiny, constantly twisting black rift was left behind, its edges permeated with an unsettling Aura of nothingness.

"Space... is more stable now." Gui Wanwan lowered her hand, feeling the new power surging within her. The corners of her mouth curled into a satisfied arc as she looked at Lin Muyang. "Master, my power has recovered quite a bit. Now, I can try to construct more stable and long-lasting world passages."

Finally!

A brilliant light flashed in Lin Muyang's eyes. This meant that the long-planned cross-world operation could finally be put on the agenda!

The primary goal was naturally to head to the Dark Abyss to bring Elabess's succubus sisters to this relatively stable world. After that, it would be heading to Alice's hometown—that class-change world that had developed for hundreds of years—to explore higher-level secret realms and obtain more abundant resources.