Senior Sister's Temptation

In the darkness.

After the vigorous activity, Saine panted softly.

His right hand caressed Lina's fragrant shoulder. With his excellent night vision, Saine caught sight of a flush of scarlet.

After a long silence, Saine finally confessed everything to Lina.

He had come to the Underdark at six, been taken in by Lina at eight, and had lived with her for twelve years since then.

Twelve years—three-fifths of Saine's brief twenty-year life.

In the end, he could not bring himself to betray Lina.

Telling her everything also meant that Saine was prepared to fall out with his Senior Sister.

Yet what greatly astonished Saine was that after he told Lina everything, she remained exceptionally calm, showing none of the fury he had initially expected.

Only the strange glimmer that occasionally flashed through her eyes showed that her heart was not as calm as she appeared.

"What do you plan to do?" Lina suddenly asked Saine.

Saine had a feeling that if he said he wanted to fight his Senior Sister right now, Lina would absolutely become his accomplice.

Of course, Saine could not say that. Even if he fell out with his Senior Sister, the bond between fellow disciples of the same lineage would remain.

It was just that they might not get along and talk as much as they had in the past.

Speaking of which, both their mentor Moxidu and Senior Brother Zorro were extremely busy.

Ever since joining Moxidu's tutelage, the person Saine had spent the most time with and spoken to most was Senior Sister Fei'er.

"I plan to refuse Senior Sister," Saine said sincerely.

Though they were in the darkness, Lina could still see Saine's bright eyes.

He isn't lying to me, Lina thought.

But what Saine had not expected was that after a moment, Lina shook her head first and said, "I think you'd better go."

"It's only that, after all. You won't suffer any loss."

"On the contrary, if you have that kind of relationship with your Senior Sister, you'll have a better life under Master Moxidu in the future," Lina said.

Lina's words left Saine wearing an incredulous expression.

He immediately asked, "You don't mind this sort of thing?"

Casting Saine a glance, Lina replied, "Of course I mind! If I had the strength of a Formal Black Wizard, I would definitely hang your Senior Sister up and whip her."

"But in the Underdark, the first thing we should consider is surviving, isn't it?" Lina said, shaking her head.

"I know

you've always wanted to return to the Surface World. You even asked your mentor before where exactly we Black Wizard Apprentices came from in the Wizard World."

"Advanced Apprentice isn't our endpoint. Only by reaching the strength of a Quasi-Magician, or even a Formal Magician, will you be able to find the road home." Lina sighed softly and leaned into Saine's arms.

Lina's warmth in his embrace made Saine's emotions surge like a raging tide.

He held the jade beauty in his arms tightly, leaned close to her ear, and said in a voice only Lina herself could hear, "To me, wherever you are is home."

Saine's words once again turned dry tinder into blazing flames.

As their feelings stirred, neither of them could hold themselves back.

Stifled gasps and the creaking of the bed rang on without end. Tonight was another long, exhausting night.

Three days later, Saine arrived as promised before Senior Sister Fei'er's dormitory building.

Senior Sister Fei'er's dormitory building was the last one in the Apprentice Dormitory district.

No more than thirty apprentices lived there in total. Senior Sister Fei'er lived in the first room on the left side of the second floor.

Saine had come here once before, two years ago, when he had helped Senior Sister Fei'er move several large experimental instruments.

Senior Sister Fei'er's strength was absolutely among the best of the Advanced Apprentices. Otherwise, she would not have won Academy Rewards several times.

Of course, the strength mentioned here included the magic items Senior Sister Fei'er had on hand.

Among Mentor Moxidu's current three disciples, Senior Sister Fei'er was the only one who dared to act spoiled toward their mentor and even ask him outright for magic items.

More than seventy percent of the little trinkets their mentor had casually refined over the years had gone into Senior Sister Fei'er's pocket.

Saine did not know exactly how much magic equipment his Senior Sister possessed, but he had seen no fewer than three High-Level Magic Items in her hands whose quality rivaled that of the Strong Acid Scepter!

Senior Sister was absolutely a fair, wealthy beauty among the apprentices of the Black Wizard Academy.

She had once said that Saine had picked up an enormous bargain, and those words truly were no empty boast.

With somewhat heavy steps and a strange feeling in his heart, Saine came to Senior Sister Fei'er's door and knocked lightly.

There were only a few people in the entire dormitory building at the moment, making Saine's knock especially clear.

Those living in this dormitory building were basically Advanced Apprentices and Quasi-Magicians.

Who knew whether some bored fellow might notice this and secretly wonder what an Intermediate Apprentice like Saine was doing here.

In less than two or three seconds, the door before Saine swiftly opened.

Senior Sister Fei'er was wearing a white, hollow-patterned house dress rather than a mage's robe.

Thus, when Saine saw her at first glance, he froze slightly.

Saine's stunned reaction made Fei'er's face redden.

She hurriedly dragged Saine into the room, and with a bang, the door shut.

Saine had guessed right. At this moment, a Quasi-Magician really had noticed what was happening here.

He was a Necromancy Element Quasi-Magician living one floor above Fei'er. He had another identity as well—the eldest disciple of Formal Black Wizard Ke Suo Long, and also the Senior Brother of Mike, the Advanced Apprentice who had fought Lina to a draw during the academy assessment several years ago.

"Tsk, tsk. That old woman finally couldn't endure it any longer."

"Who is that little fellow? He looks so delicate and tender."

"Poor Ai Long. I even carried out academy missions with you back then. That woman was also a target we both pursued."

"But twenty years have passed. You died early, and I no longer have much Desire in that regard."

"Who would have thought she would end up benefiting these little newcomers to the academy?" This Quasi-Magician said, shaking his "head."

Judging by his appearance, this Quasi-Magician who had discovered the unusual activity in the dormitory building below no longer resembled a human.

Ke Suo Long Master was famous throughout the Black Wizard Academy for liking to use his own apprentices in amputation and modification experiments.

Advanced Apprentice Death Hand Mike merely had four arms, which was already considered mild.

But this Quasi-Magician before him had been completely replaced from the inside out—whether his organs or his skin.

Layer upon layer of chilling gray hide had replaced the hair this Quasi-Magician should have had.

The length of that gray hide even exceeded his height, making him look like a long-haired monster when he stood there.

Yet it was also this gray hide that effectively concealed the Quasi-Magician's savage and terrifying appearance.

At least when he walked through the academy, he would not immediately frighten the young apprentices senseless.

Even so, this Quasi-Magician rarely left his dormitory building.

Unless Mentor Ke Suo Long summoned him, he would hardly leave his room more than a few times a year.

The private grumbling of a bored quasi-black wizard did not affect the situation in the room downstairs.

At this moment, Saine had already been pinned against the bed by his Senior Sister.