95: Chapter 95: Has Mia's combat power "collapsed"?

In the temporary camp on the outskirts of Kulong Mountain, Tuaner was wiping Mia's face with a cotton cloth soaked in medicinal liquor. With every stroke of her fingertips across those contours, her breathing grew more rapid. Mia had indeed become more beautiful—her cold, fair skin radiated a pearl-like luster, and even the shadows cast by her eyelashes looked like meticulously calculated art, not to mention her curvaceous body faintly visible under the thin gauze.

"Are you mesmerized?" Sister Loran suddenly poked her head in through the tent flap. "I heard from Ryan that Mia used to be a boy, and then, for some hard-to-explain reasons, she possessed her current body—which is your close friend's body—and has come this far?"

"Well, I didn't have much of a bond with that plastic friend, the current body of Mia, but after she possessed the Original Owner, through getting along slowly, I fell in love with her..." Tuaner's hand trembled, and the cotton cloth dropped onto Mia's neck. She hurriedly went to pick it up, only to see tiny rose patterns emerging on Mia's collarbone, flickering with her breathing.

"This is..." Tuaner instinctively reached out to touch it but pulled her hand back, burned. A sort of scorching emotion exploded in her chest—she suddenly pressed her lips against that pattern.

"What are you doing!" Sister Loran rushed over, only to see green Qi light erupting from the back of Tuaner's neck, blending with the blood-colored patterns.

Mia, in her deep sleep, suddenly arched her back, a gasp escaping her throat.

Several small snakes rustled out of the tent, and a commotion arose outside. Liao the Bearded's loud voice pierced through the canvas: "She's awake! She's awake! Your patron saint is awake!"

Tuaner pulled back as if waking from a dream, only to see Mia had opened her eyes, staring at her with those heterochromatic pupils. What filled them wasn't shyness or annoyance, but... a much more complex emotion.

"I had a dream." Mia's voice was hoarse, and her upper eyelids showed pink eyeliner from the congestion. "In the dream, you..."

"Drink your medicine first!" Tuaner panicked, grabbing a small round glass bottle and fumbling to force a recovery potion on Mia, her earlobes turning red enough to bleed.

Outside the mountain camp, Lv Ci held the blood-seeping package with trembling hands. The moment he unwrapped the cloth again, a wave of blood mixed with a strange rose fragrance rushed at him. Eita's head had discolored, but those protruding eyes were still full of madness, as if still cursing everyone who looked at him.

"Big Brother..." Lv Ci took out his Big Brother's spirit tablet from his bosom and placed it on the table. His knees slammed heavily onto the ground, tears dripping onto the rotting head. "Little Brother... Little Brother has finally..." His voice choked, unable to complete the sentence.

Liao the Bearded stood to the side, looking at this young man, who was usually calculating and arrogant, with a complex gaze: "Young man Lv, my condolences."

"Not enough..." Lv Ci suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot. "This isn't enough!" He violently drew his saber, ready to hack at the head. "I want this bastard's soul to be scattered!"

"Wait!" The Old Sect Leader stopped Lv Ci. "You've avenged your great hatred here, but your father back home is still so angry he's vomiting blood in his sickbed. That girl said you should pickle it with lime and bring it back home, then gather one hundred heads of the invaders from the battlefield and cast them into a Jingguan. It will both deter the petty and comfort your Big Brother's spirit in heaven. I just don't know if you have the guts? Doing this will slap the invaders in the face, and the Lv family won't have peace after that..."

A look of admiration flashed in Lv Ci's eyes. Although Mia was a stunning beauty, he hadn't really been moved by her, but hearing the plan that she had already thought out for him, he couldn't help but applaud. This way, the Lv family's reputation would surely soar, and his Big Brother's death would not have been in vain. For the sake of his legacy, do it!!

Lv Ci turned and bowed deeply to the Old Sect Leader, then handed him a small booklet. "This contains some of my insights into Ruyi Strength. Please pass it on to Miss Mia. The Lv family's Ruyi Strength is not taught to outsiders, but this version doesn't include the basics; it requires a foundation to use. If the folks from the Tang Clan want to see it, that's fine too. It suits her perfectly. I intend to follow the path Miss Mia has paved for our Lv family. I won't disturb you further; I'm going back to prepare for my Big Brother's funeral. Miss Mia is a benefactor to the Lv family; please tell her that the Lv family will always be a friend she can trust." With that, he took his people and bade farewell to the Tang Clan.

"Full of tricks. The Tang Clan doesn't care for your stuff." The Old Sect Leader scolded him with a smile at his retreating back.

"So, that cursed sword was lost in Kulong Mountain, is that right?" Mia leaned against the cushions, listening with interest as Tuaner, Ryan, and Sister Loran described what happened during her coma.

"Anyway, that big python didn't have anything with it when it carried you out. Why don't you check your inventory? Wait? Inventory? I just remembered something very important. When you were demonized, your stats all hit the 60 mark. You are now...?" Ryan got excited as he spoke.

Everyone opened the team channel to peek at Mia's stat bar (only showing changes):

Mia Lv19 (Human/Succubus)

Strength: 30 (The Succubus is gone, but the stats remained. The remnants after demonization aren't bad.)

Agility: 35 (It seems there are more remnants of Agility?)

Intelligence: 40 (A celebrity's mother once said, the prettier a woman is, the better she is at deceiving.)

Endurance: 40 (Too much! The remnant is still a tank, is this a problem? Also, this Life Support System has always had a question: is it appropriate for a girl to have such high endurance?)

Charisma: 43 (Besides the remnants, this System admits that the Bihe Shinobi—Butterfly—was a beautiful girl. Although she's a bit worse than the Sword Maiden. Also, this Charisma value proves you are no longer human.)

[Titles: Innate Human, Dancer, Bloody Gardener, Goblin Slayer, Ninja Bane (No explanation for this title, just kill them)]

[Job Skills: Herbalism Lv50 (Intermediate Herbalism is just around the corner), Healing Spell Lv10 (Don't know how many people will... after being healed), Holy Light Barrier Lv5, Smite Lv3 (When was this triggered? 1% instant death and 3% execute are both good skills, but together...)]

After devouring the resentment of the Bihe Mountain Shinobi and the precious spirit tea of the House Guardian Immortal, Mia's Succubus bloodline fully awakened, and even that originally red monastery robe underwent an irreversible mutation (it changed when demonized before drinking the tea).

It is now a black silk and leather evening gown. Interwoven on this dark, gorgeous gown are blasphemous stigmata and enchanting rose patterns.

The high-slit, form-fitting black velvet long dress has a hem that is short in the front and long in the back. The front reaches only to the mid-thigh, while the back extends like a curtain of the dark night, trailing about half a meter.

The right shoulder is covered by a dark silver pauldron inlaid with blood-colored thorn patterns, while the left shoulder is draped with translucent black gauze, through which the demon patterns spreading on her skin are faintly visible.

On the almost transparent evening gown bodice, two winding black intertwined curves extending from the abdomen cover the most "important" parts of Mia. The almost transparent gauze material extends up to her collarbone, and her unique rose tattoo is faintly visible beneath the gauze.

The tightly cinched black corset features floating reliefs of the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, etc., light up with emotions). Two silver chains hang from the waist, with miniature thorn cages at the ends (the spirits of the Bihe Shinobi seem to be entangled inside).

The texture is translucent black spider silk. Above the knees, her legs transition to a fully [Skin Visible] state, but a closer look reveals dark red rose veins on the inner thighs, pulsing slightly with her breathing like blood vessels. Living thorns are wrapped around her ankles like enchanting anklets, with the sharp tips occasionally oozing crystal-clear blood beads, making those who see them feel a pang of heartache.

The gloves, a patchwork of matte patent leather and lace, have four spike-shaped black gemstones embedded at the knuckles (they glow blood-red when charging). The fingertips have retractable bone claws (usually retracted like ornaments, popping out during combat).

The Life Support System still marks that strange note: [Why do I always feel this outfit is missing a pair of shoes?]

In fact, Mia has always been barefoot—her feet were long ago assimilated by the abyss, with [Sacrificial Magic Array] engraved on the soles. Every step leaves a briefly burning black rose mark (adding a [Slow Decay] effect to those who step on it).

"Mia! With this look, whether in terms of ethics or strength, you can go head-to-head with the Celestial Master in the later plot. If you can't beat him, just reveal your identity as a patron of Longhu Mountain and the Tang Clan!" Tuaner said, enjoying the chaos. (What ethics? The young girl Mia is just the neighbor's sister of Zhang Zhiwei's grand-disciple, and of course, she is also his patron at Longhu Mountain.)

The three of them surrounded Tuaner for a long time. Finally, Sister Loran choked out a sentence: "If only we could make a sculpture of you, like Venus, without the broken arms, it would sell out..."

"Yeah, for art! Should I organize it?" Ryan smacked his lips on the side, even though he wasn't short of money.

Faced with such excellent teammates, Mia was so angry she felt a bit dizzy...

(The survival maintenance system summarizes in one sentence: She has become more beautiful, and also more dangerous...)