Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

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After all, it has cost quite a bit of money to keep the Church running all these years."

After hearing the forceful words spoken by Kael, Teetu clapped his hands and laughed loudly, saying, "Kael, oh Kael, I've come to like your character more and more!"

"That's precisely what I wanted to say, Bishop Teetu. If we hadn't been able to understand each other from the start, our conversation wouldn't be as pleasant as it is now."

In the small room, the laughter of the two men lingered for a long time without fading.

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The next day.

Kael did not linger any longer and set out on the road to the Dungeon of the Twisted Jungle.

The Rangers, who had been waiting at the entrance to the underworld gate, called out in unison when they saw Kael and Old White riding over:

"Lord Kael!"

Kael waved his hand at them, indicating not to be overly formal, then turned his head to lead the group toward the depths of the Twisted Jungle.

As the density of the jungle gradually diminished, the massive Golden Trees became sparse, giving way to the rippling green grass and distant hills.

Off in the distance, some players could be seen wandering around.

Some of them were players who thought they could solo-kill high-level monsters. Mostly, these players ended up as a slide-tackle meal for the Moon Howling Lions.

Other players consciously followed behind Kael and his troop of Rangers.

Whether they planned to steal a few kills from them to grind for extra experience, playing the sneaky "AD carry," or they were simply curious to see what the Rangers were up to in this large-scale movement.

Which case it was hard to say, but one thing was certain: most of the bored players who had seen the videos of the Rangers, bolstered by their part-time Knightly force, making rapid progress, had abandoned any thoughts of trapping the Rangers.

They were here to play the game, not to be played by NPCs. With so many wild monsters available to fight, why battle against these skilled Rangers?

Isn't living a good thing?

Kael's group ascended the hill, and they could vaguely make out the traces of the Moon Howling Lions' den on the cliffside.

From afar, they could also hear the howling sounds coming from that direction. Even with his enhanced vision, Kael could only see that a large number of dark shadows were surging towards them.

As time passed, Kael was able to make out their forms.

They were a group of creature resembling lions, with six legs and horns, possessing muscles so well developed that it was hard to say whether they'd be faster than the Shadow Wolves, but their strength was probably unparalleled compared to the wolves.

No wonder the Shadow Wolves chose to dwell in the Golden Forest of the Twisted Jungle.

The agile wolves could fight better with the lions amidst obstacles.

The Rangers who had been following Kael drew closer with the approach of the Moon Howling Lions, driving their horses forward, and although they had Lord Kael's permission, they did not fully trust these former enemies.

The Rangers made throwing gestures with their right hands, and the Slime Mucus surged, as massive, crystalline clusters materialized in their hands. With the combined support of the Gluttonous Slimes, they were instantly hurled out.

A multitude of giant crystalline clusters falling from the sky and embedding into the land between the two groups sent a clear message—if they dared to approach en masse, the next targets hit would be them.

However, the Lions didn't halt their steps as they approached, continuing until they were near the clusters launched by the Rangers. Suddenly, the leading lion sprouted a chess piece, with a white flag fluttering gently, leaving the Rangers ahead to look at each other in bewilderment.

Kael narrowed his eyes and cast magic to enhance his sight once more, only then spotting a faint human figure within the dense fur of the leading Moon Howling Lion.

Apparently, due to the swift running speed of the Moon Howling Lions, he struggled to press his body into their fur. It was only when the Lions were about to stop that he managed to stand up and wave the flagstaff.

Is this… waving the white flag to surrender?

The crowd exchanged looks, and while still cautious, they did not launch an immediate attack.

Kael, still wearing his Mage Hood, hesitated for a moment, with the crystalline Totem Power emerging on his forehead. Unlike before, when he'd exhausted his Totem Power to activate the Gluttonous Slimes' reactivity and open the "Gluttonous Feast," this time he chose to enhance his own body with the Totem Power he produced. His forehead now sported a pair of ears covered in some golden, shiny fur, augmenting the primitive beastly power inherent in his Totem.

Old White, standing aside, glanced at it and smiled with satisfaction.

Ears are a good thing. Back in the day, when I and the Centaur Divine Favored battled, my favorite thing was... cough, cough, anyway, no matter what form, our young master is always our young master.

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On the other side.

Among the Moon Howling Lion Group.

The Moon Howling Lion King is the leader of the Moon Howling Lion Group in the Twisted Jungle.

It has lived for many years, already holding its position for a long time even when the Group's Totem was still alive.

Unlike that group of cunning and weak Shadow Wolves, the Lions, whose bodies have been tempered by the great Totem's moonlight power, live much longer than the unprotected Shadow Wolves.

In times long past, they were not the inept beasts that settled on the cliffs; they had roared through the forests and intimidated many races so that they dared not raise their heads.

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