"Wait... don't get rough, darling." Withered Vine Mod shrank back, dragging her charred, ruined body, yet her old face squeezed out a cloying smile. "What good would killing me do? Why don't we make a little deal?"
"As long as you show mercy and let me go, I'll give you everything I..."
"Lies." Trist, still maintaining the gesture for [Detect Thoughts], spoke calmly. "She never intended to let us go."
"Just don't damage the head." Fivik's voice drifted down from above.
He Xi did not hesitate. His wand lowered.
A dull tremor rose from the ground.
Withered Vine Mod instinctively reached into her robes. The edge of half a scroll had just emerged when she let out a muffled groan.
Before she could beg again, sharp earth spikes burst from the ground and pierced through her chest.
Her blackish-green heart was crushed beneath the earth spike. Her withered body hung from the stone spike, convulsing violently before finally falling still.
[Earth Spike Technique Proficiency +9, Lv.4 (51/80)]
Lowering his wand, He Xi looked at the prompt floating before him.
Although Withered Vine Mod had not dropped another trait, the increase in proficiency was quite substantial.
Especially since he rarely had the chance to use Earth Spike Technique to finish off an enemy—let alone a dangerous hag like this.
"Alright!"
Humming cheerfully, Fivik descended from midair.
She bounced on her toes, seemingly in a very good mood. "Now begins the grand loot search!"
"By the rules I followed when I used to adventure, whoever finds the least valuable loot gets to treat everyone!"
"Let's start with these hags..."
[By killing a Green Hag, you have extracted the following traits—]
"Wait." He Xi hurriedly raised a hand. "One minute!"
Fivik had already manipulated [Mage Hand] to poke at