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Chapter 3 I told you to unleash yourself, not to unleash your clothes.

Before Alina could ask any further questions, something unexpected happened.

A sharp gust of wind suddenly came from the side and behind.

The goblin leader, who had retreated into the shadows, seized the opportunity when Rhodes was dealing with the minions and suddenly threw his short axe.

"Watch out behind you!" Alina's heart was in her throat, but it was too late.

Rhodes was desperately trying to block the goblin in front of him and had no time to dodge the sneak attack from behind. With a muffled thud, the spinning short axe slammed into his back.

Even with the soft armor protecting Rhodes' vitals, the enormous impact still made him dizzy and the force was so great that he staggered forward and fell.

Alina saw Rhode grit his teeth, use his longbow to support himself on the ground and forcefully stand up, swinging his short sword and longbow alternately as he struggled to block the increasingly dense attacks.

He staggered, his steps unsteady, but he did not retreat even a step.

As blood and strength continue to drain away, the shadow of death quietly looms over the land.

As Alina listened to the goblins' triumphant roars, a strong sense of resentment welled up inside her.

She didn't want to see Rhodes besieged and killed in battle, nor did she want to sit idly by and wait for her own demise.

She could only place her hopes on the "fusion" that Rhodes mentioned. Even if she knew nothing about this power, she should try her best like Rhodes did.

Everything is for survival!

She closed her eyes, forcing herself to calm down, and tried to recall the feeling when she guided Rhodes to shoot the arrow, the one that had severely injured the goblin leader.

That feeling of intertwined consciousness, of being inseparable...

Free yourself

She silently repeated Rod's words, trying to completely relax her mind and body.

At this moment, she set aside her elven pride, her wariness of Rhodes, and even her fear of death.

All distracting thoughts were stripped away.

Her consciousness gradually emptied, her thoughts soared freely, and a sacred glow surrounded her. In the dim world, she became clear and pure, feeling lighter than ever before. The heavy defenses that had separated them were fading away, shedding all pretense and external things, revealing her true self in the most primal and pure form.

The invisible connection between the two became clear and strong.

At the same time, the resonance level on the panel is also rising rapidly.

[Resonance Level: 15%↑]

[Resonance Level: 20%↑]

[Resonance Level: 30%↑]

[New skill unlocked!]

The moment his power surged, his vision, which had been gradually blurring, instantly became clear. The pain in his body vanished, and his unsteady steps became steady and powerful. He was surrounded by rich cyan-gold wind elements, and his entire aura underwent a tremendous change.

A violent gust of air erupted outwards from him, forcefully knocking several goblins surrounding him to the ground.

"I feel a surge of adrenaline." Rhodes clenched his fist, feeling the power coursing through his body.

"roar!"

Ignoring the startled minions around him, Rhode's gaze swept past them and instantly locked onto the goblin leader who was still in shock not far away.

"It's time to end this."

Without the slightest hesitation, he slightly bent his five fingers, and the cyan crystal longbow in his hand shone brightly, instantly condensing into a cyan-gold magic arrow several times thicker than before. The bow trembled, radiating a sharp and imposing aura.

Draw the bow, release it.

The sonic boom tore through the forest wind and pierced the goblin leader's chest in an instant, like a blue lightning bolt.

[Professional Skill: Precision Shooting (LV1)]

His smug expression was still frozen on his face, while blood was already gushing from the wound.

Its yellowish eyes widened, the ferocity on its face gradually faded, its massive body swayed, and with a thud, it collapsed to the ground, where it remained motionless.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!!!"

In the blink of an eye, the leader was killed. The remaining goblins were stunned for a moment, then panicked. Their roars turned into fear, and their attack collapsed instantly.

They were inherently cowardly monsters who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Without their leader's command and intimidated by the surging aura emanating from Rhodes, they had long lost their previous courage and scattered in all directions.

Rhodes was not about to let them escape so easily. With a flash, he used the Swift Ranger's passive ability to move like a ghost among the goblins.

The screams echoed through the woods, but only lasted for a short while.

In the blink of an eye, the remaining goblins all lay lifeless in pools of blood.

The battle ended, and the forest returned to silence, save for Rhode's heavy breathing.

"Phew... I survived, that's great..."

Alina breathed a sigh of relief in her consciousness space, her voice still carrying a hint of relief after surviving a disaster.

She suddenly felt a sense of relief that she had encountered this seemingly eccentric human.

Although he's a weirdo, he's surprisingly reliable when it really matters.

Rhodes didn't reply, but simply touched the wounds on his body.

"Is this the power that comes from fusion...?" Rhodes pondered.

His recovery ability has improved significantly compared to the past. The wounds caused by the previous fight stopped bleeding at some point, and a slight itching sensation came from his head. A light scab formed, and he didn't even need to do any additional first aid.

"What kind of power is this?" Alina's voice suddenly came. "Could it be...?"

Having temporarily escaped danger, she began to have wild thoughts.

As an educated half-elf, Elina was quite different from those low-class drifters.

Even she had never heard of such magic before. After much thought, she concluded that it could only be a long-lost, forbidden form of dark magic…

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but tremble, a chill running down her spine. But she could only accept reality, worried that this would bring disaster upon her in the future.

Without this power, she would have died at the hands of goblins...

"This is the power that comes from our union," Rhodes said, not thinking much of it, but noticing her trembling, he asked with concern, "Are you cold? Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

"Cold? No..." Alina was about to deny it when she suddenly realized something.

clothing?

She stiffly looked down and belatedly realized that the soft armor and lining she had been wearing, along with all her coverings, had vanished.

The girl's fair skin was laid bare in the consciousness space, and Rhode had already seen it all.

Her long, flowing golden hair cascaded over her rounded shoulders. With her clothes no longer covering her, large swaths of her delicate skin were on full display, a blend of her slender figure and youthful innocence.

"What on earth is going on...?"

Alina stood there in an awkward posture, her arms crossed over her chest and her long legs tightly pressed together, trying to cover the tender pink flesh deep inside, but sadly she found that no matter how hard she tried, she had to accept the situation of being exposed from all sides.

"Could it be from that time..." She recalled the feeling of relief she had felt earlier, and her expression turned grim. "Was it you...? Yes, it must be because of you! Saying something about releasing oneself..."

"I told you to let go of yourself, not to take off your clothes," Rhodes retorted innocently.

"Then why did it turn out like this..." Alina squatted down and curled up, hugging her thighs with her hands, like a helpless child.

"It's said that the consciousness space projects a person's subconscious," Rod said seriously, offering his speculation. "Maybe you're a hidden exhibitionist, thinking that this is the true way to release yourself."

"You!" Alina was so angry that she trembled all over and was too agitated to speak.

"Are you angry?" Sensing her chaotic and agitated thoughts, Rhodes couldn't help but ask, slightly intrigued. "Why are you angry? Just because I saw you naked?"

"Stop bringing this up!" Alina hated that she was now in Rhodes's consciousness space and couldn't hide from him.

I can't keep arguing with this guy. The most important thing right now is to change my clothes back.

She closed her eyes tightly, desperately trying to sketch the outline of the fabric in her mind, attempting to recreate the clothes with her consciousness, just as Rod had suggested.

While Alina was muttering to herself in her consciousness space, in reality, Rhode had already checked the surrounding threats.

After confirming that all the hidden dangers had been eliminated, he dispersed the Azure Crystal Longbow, letting it transform into specks of azure light and merge into his body.

Next came his regular work.

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He first inspected the animal skins worn by the goblins, skillfully stripping off the usable parts, and bundled them together with their bone clubs, stone axes, and other weapons for later use.

After doing all this, Rhodes skillfully cut off the left ear of each goblin with his dagger, buried them in dry leaves and sand to quickly drain the blood.

"What are you doing?" Alina's voice rang out from the consciousness space.

Although she hadn't managed to change her clothes back yet, she managed to conjure up a few soft white lights to cover her body, which finally allowed her to communicate with Rhodes with a relatively peaceful mindset.

"Collecting loot."

Rhodes didn't care about the censored holy light on her body. He used a thin vine to string the ears together and hung them on his waist.

"Loot?" Alina frowned, recalling what she had learned, unable to understand Rhode's waste of time. "But I remember goblins are monsters that are almost worthless..."

Goblin flesh is poisonous and smells sour; even hyenas wouldn't stoop to eating it.

As social monsters, they are weak individually and do not have the habit of hoarding high-value treasures such as gems. Powerful adventurers disdain to hunt them down for fame and fortune, and lower-level adventurers are even less willing to provoke these rookie killers.

"Yes, so all we need to do is take their ears." Rhodes nodded, not denying Alina's words.

"The local adventurers' guild has a partnership with the town and offers long-term bounties for raiding monsters," he patiently explained. "A complete left ear of an ordinary goblin can be exchanged for about fifty copper coins."

Although its value is not high, it is still a considerable income for Rhodes, who currently makes a living by collecting corpses, and there is no reason to waste it.

Moreover, if it happens to be a special period when monsters are multiplying and the local area urgently needs manpower to clear them out, the bounty will increase significantly. Unfortunately, Rhodes is not capable of hunting monsters and can only wander around the outskirts of the forest on weekdays, picking up scraps.

It only took a short while from the end of the battle to the cleanup of the battlefield.

Considering that Elina was still seriously injured and that her half-elf identity was too conspicuous, after weighing the pros and cons, Rhodes decided to return to Misty City at full speed before the fused form was dispelled.

With the help of the Swift Ranger's passive ability, Rhodes moved as swiftly as the wind, traversing through the forest with barely a sound as the fallen leaves beneath his feet.

From the end of the battle to collecting the spoils, it took no more than fifteen minutes. The sky was not yet completely dark, and although the light in the forest was dim, it did not affect his speed at all.

Before night completely enveloped the wilderness, we arrived at the town's weathered stone walls.

At the city gate, the guard Buck, seeing that no one was around, pocketed the entrance fee he had collected that day and grumbled at his companion beside him.

"What bad luck today. All those coming and going from the city are either poor adventurers or unlucky corpse collectors. They're all worthless junk."

Buck leaned against the mottled brick wall, his eyes darting around, and then he lowered his voice furtively:

"Hey, did you hear? The captain ran into a really generous guy these past few days, and after helping him out a bit, he's been living it up with Nightingale for a month straight!"

Before the other person could answer, Buck suddenly caught sight of a figure walking towards them.

He instinctively gripped his spear, adopting the posture of routine interrogation, his eyes narrowed as he tried to assess the newcomer's background and see if he was an easy target.

As the person approached, the torches burning at the city gate dispelled the darkness and fully illuminated their appearance.

Buck's arrogant expression froze instantly.

Approaching them was a strange wandering swordsman with a cool demeanor and exquisite attire.

The other party was wearing a close-fitting cyan-gold leather armor, the armor body tightly outlining smooth muscle lines, clearly custom-made exclusive equipment.

Under the flickering flames, the dark gold patterns flowing along the edges of the leather armor shimmered faintly, far superior to the inferior equipment that low-level adventurers could possibly possess.

The other party moved with extremely light steps, as if all sound had been wiped away by an invisible wind, and arrived at the city gate in an instant.

What's most unpredictable about him is his temperament.

His cold and ethereal expression and handsome appearance, coupled with the faint elemental fluctuations surrounding him, gave off a sense of oppressive power that kept strangers at bay, adding an unexpected touch of mystery.

Elf?

Humanity?

Or is he/she a mixed race?

Even with Buck's shrewd eye honed from years of extorting money at the city gates, he couldn't see through this wanderer's true nature at all.

But he was certain that this was a genuine professional, and not one of those mediocre people.

Buck swallowed hard, and at the same time, he noticed the large bundle of rough spoils on the ranger's back, and a string of goblin ears hanging from his waist.

Although goblins are not considered powerful monsters, they are always found in large groups, are cunning and difficult to deal with, and ordinary adventure groups are extremely prone to casualties when they encounter them.

The fact that the opponent was alone and unharmed said it all.

Thinking of this, he gave a friendly smile: "Welcome to Misty City, adventurer from afar."

"?"

Rod glanced at him with a puzzled look, somewhat surprised that the guy who used to be so eager to exploit him had suddenly changed his ways today.

In the past, when entering or leaving the city, lowly corpse collectors like Rhodes would be subjected to all sorts of difficulties by the guards if they didn't offer some bribes. They would be stuck at the city gate for inspection and would be delayed for a long time before being allowed to pass.

Rhodes didn't want to get entangled with him any further, so he maintained his indifferent expression and subconsciously reached into his pocket, preparing to pay the city entrance fee as usual.

Buck, noticing the movement, quickly spoke up to stop him, saying, "What are you doing?"

"Entry fee," Rod said in a low voice.

"A warrior like you, not some lowly vagrant, doesn't need to pay city entry fees," Buck said with a laugh, pointing to the spoils on his body. "Being able to eliminate monsters is the greatest contribution to Misty City."

"...?"

What is this guy mumbling about?

Rod stopped taking out his money, looked at Buck, and suddenly realized something.

The other person... doesn't seem to recognize me?