Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

BOOOM...

Simon whose entire strength had been drained out after the attack was flung back by the shock wave as he rocketed towards the ground.

Just when he thought he would violently smash into the ground, Irene's beautiful figure appeared in front and her icy energy enveloped him and stopped his momentum. He thought that he would smash headfirst into the ground but Irene had saved him in the nick of time.

A sweet fragrance drifted towards him. Right now, his body was strung so close to her that he could feel her breath tickling his skin. If she released her energy now, his body which was devoid of any energy was sure to fall upon her.

Simon's eyes fell on her body which seemed to be delicate yet alluring to the extreme. Her pearly white skin was just like the most beautiful jade and her ample chest that was covered by her azure clothes seemed so round and full. Her figure was so tempting that Simon involuntarily gulped a mouthful and hurriedly averted his eyes.

As if reading his thoughts, Irene's phoenix eyes squinted and she gave a low snort before disappearing. Leaving him suspended in the air.

BANG...

The icy energy enveloping him disappeared and his body plummeted towards the ground with a bang. Fortunately, his momentum was stopped by Irene earlier and therefore he did not sustain any damage after his fall.

Simon stood up and dusted his body. Recalling the scene from earlier, his heart started thumping wildly. He did not know why his mind would wander whenever he saw Irene. It wasn't like Simon did not have any interaction with the opposite sex in his previous life and never during those times would his mind wander like that.

Of course, a transcendent beauty like Irene couldn't be matched with earth's standard however there was something in Irene that made his thoughts turbulent whenever her figure came into his mind.

"Haa... what am I thinking?.." Inhaling a deep breath, he focused his mind and looked around his surroundings. The forest was now a complete mess after their battle, flames burnt here and there and thick clouds of smoke rose into the air.

The ground In a few dozen meters area where the roots of the Elder Treants were was completely scorched black. Nonetheless, Irene's ice helped mitigate some of the environmental damage brought forth by the destruction of the treants blowing up after his attack.

Even he did not think it would be this powerful. Simon clenched his hands and smiled satisfyingly. The electro-flame amalgamation magic packed quite a bit of strength and was comparable to the advanced tier infernal magic.

He was making progress and had taken another step forward. He stared at Irene's beguiling figure, the huge gulf between them did not seem impossible to cross. After the battle, Simon had levelled up once again, and he was quickly reaching the level 300 threshold.

He patted the Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse and rode on top of it. Currently, he had drained all of his MP on his last attack and was therefore unable to utilize any skills. As such he decided to ride on top of his warhorse and recover some of his mana in the meantime.

The Elder Treants dropped ash-grey coloured bark which spread all over the surroundings after their destruction. Simon collected and stored some of them in his inventory, after all, they had quite a difficult time penetrating through the defence of the treants which was covered in the exact same bark. One could imagine how sturdy they were to have withstood all their attacks.

Realising that it could be useful in the future, he stored quite a bit of them. He rummaged the area for a while and just when he thought that it would be enough and decided to go back, he spotted an emerald green light coming from behind one of the trees.

Beckoning his warhorse, he swiftly approached the light and was stunned by what he saw. A small girl with a delicate face and exquisite appearance was currently unconscious underneath the tree. She had bright emerald hair and matching green clothes which were currently dyed red from her blood.

Two pairs of fairy wings that were as soft as petals and gave off a rainbow light was protruding from her back. She was no more than a meter tall and looked just like a fairy that came straight out of a fairytale.

Her blood dyed the surrounding grass red and it seemed like she was in quite a bad shape.

An azure light flashed behind him and Irene's beautiful figure came into view. She looked at the unconscious girl and knitted her brows, surprise flashing deep within her crystal blue eyes. She watched as Simon took out a small vial, gently picked the girl, and fed her the contents.

Irene did not know what the content of the vial was but she was amazed once again as she saw the severe injuries of the girl was slowly but steadily healing.

After using the Restoration Elixir which he bought from the shop for 25,000 DP on the girl, Simon believed that her injuries which seemed quite severe would be fine after a day of rest. He noticed that the girl was unconscious and did not show any signs of waking up.

Looking at her condition, it was very obvious that the girl was physically and mentally fatigued. Simon pondered for a long while and decided to bring the girl along with him, after all, he cannot just leave an unconscious child alone in the forest.

Making up his mind, he laid the girl on the back of Bloodthorn Demonic Warhorse and decided to return to the dungeon.

While on their way, Simon decided to check on her using his analysis and was amazed by the result. She was a level 259 Forest Spring Royal Spirit and her rank was displayed as [S]. This was the first time Simon laid his eyes upon someone who was ranked [S] as per the analysis, therefore he couldn't help but double-check the result displayed.

As for her skills and stats, it was being blocked by something on her which stopped any prying attempts from his analysis.. Since Simon's blood was not pure, he did not inherit many memories about the world and hence did not know much about the race the Forest Spring Spirit Clan the little girl belonged to.