Authority

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Lu Xiu had her head down and remained silent for a long time.

Ellen seemed to sense something, a hint of inquiry flashing in her eyes, and she gently shook Lu Xiu's hand.

"Nothing."

Lu Xiu was still looking at the system window, but instinctively continued the conversation, "I was just wondering—how did you manage to get through all that alone in the Witch's House? It must have been very tough, right?"

The words had barely left his mouth.

Lu Xiu regretted it.

That's not right!

I've already completed the level and received the system rewards, so why am I still blurting things out without thinking?!

Habit!

I've definitely gotten used to it!

Habits are truly a terrible thing.

On the other side.

As expected, upon hearing this expression of concern, the suspicion in Ellen's eyes vanished instantly, and she said shyly, "Actually, it's alright—"

Viola spoke up again at this moment, "What hardship has she endured—"

Lu Xiu immediately turned her head. "Viola too, because she has to become a witcher, she probably doesn't have time to make friends, right? Thanks for your hard work."

Viola paused upon hearing this, immediately averting her gaze from Lu Xiu, and whispered, "----Hmm."

"----"

Lu Xiu finally realized what was happening, her face filled with utter despair.

Subconsciously—subconsciously—it really was subconsciously!

Is that your territory?

At this moment.

Perhaps it was because Lu Xiu was staring intently at him (actually, Lu Xiu was utterly despondent).

Viola was a little embarrassed, so she changed the subject and suddenly looked towards the exit.

"Territory?"

Lu Xiu asked in surprise, "What territory?"

"The world at the other end of the passage."

Viola explained, "In that small area, I just sensed that the previously chaotic and disordered assimilating energy has suddenly become very docile, and it's exactly the same as your aura."

"It's like—that place completely belongs to you."

Although Ellen didn't want to talk to Viola, she nodded. "I sensed it too."

Lu Xiu: "----"

It seems that with the distribution of rewards, the changes in the abandoned neighborhood where the instance was located not only affected the real world, but also the key figures within the instance.

"Yes."

Since it has already been discovered.

There was no need for Lu Xiu to hide it any longer.

She stood up and quietly withdrew her hands from their grasp.

"My world does seem to have changed somewhat, but I'm not sure exactly what. I'll go back and check now."

That's all.

Lu Xiu turned around, preparing to make a convenient escape.

However, she had just turned around.

Both hands were grabbed again.

Viola and Ellen grabbed her again, one on each side.

"Etc."

Lu Xiu took a deep breath.

I've accepted my fate.

She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her expression had changed.

I have to go and see.

Lu Xiu slowly turned around, took their hands in hers, and said softly, "But don't worry, I'll have everything arranged soon. When the time is right, I'll personally take you to see my world, okay?"

Although it's a big pancake.

But the results were outstanding.

Viola and Ellen were slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then immediately showed joy and nodded in agreement.

"Wait for me patiently."

While the two were having a good time...

Lu Xiu left with her last words and then immediately brought up the System Panel.

Slip!

Swish!

A flash of Bai Guang.

Lu Xiu felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and when she opened them again, she found herself back in reality, standing at the entrance of the Mansion.

A morning breeze blows.

Lu Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's unclear whether the reward was issued or if the privileges were granted.

In a daze, Lu Xiu found that her vision seemed to be able to penetrate the spatial barrier and see the scene inside the instance she had just left.

In the lobby.

She disappeared for less than three seconds.

Viola and Ellen started fighting again.

----It's easy to imagine how much pressure Lu Xiu was under just now.

5

Lu Xiu shook her head, trying to clear her mind of the scene before her.

She didn't want to watch anymore.

"Lu Xiu!"

Just then...

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from behind.

Shen Nian and Jian Li, who had been guarding the edge of the blockade, rushed over the moment they saw Lu Xiu's figure appear.

The two were extremely fast.

Shen Nian rushed to the front. "Are you alright? How's the dungeon going?!"

Jian Li followed behind, and the first thing she did upon approaching was to check if Lu Xiu was injured.

However.

Facing two beautiful figures rushing towards them.

Lu Xiu's PTSD flared up instantly; muscle memory and stress response perfectly took over her body at that moment.

With fluid movements, she reached out and grasped Shen Nian and Jian Li's hands, one on each side. Then, with a look of three parts tolerance, three parts heartache, and four parts tenderness, she looked at the two of them with eyes that were almost forming a fan shape. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

5

"

Shen Nian froze.

Jian Li froze.

As the two looked into Lu Xiu's beautiful eyes, which were filled with tenderness, a slight blush involuntarily rose to their earlobes, and they subconsciously looked away.

When Lu Xiu adopts this posture, it is truly devastating.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

After a brief silence.

Lu Xiu suddenly realized what was happening.

In a flash.

She released their hands as if she had been electrocuted.

Bah!

What am I even doing?!

"Ah----"

Lu Xiu covered her face with her hands, then jumped up and down twice in shame, wishing she could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground with her toes.

I really want to die----

Why am I so talented at this?!

This is such a damn subconscious reaction!

This damn muscle memory!

Seeing Lu Xiu jumping around with her face covered, Jian Li and Shen Nian finally recovered from the shock.

"What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

Shen Nian's eyes still darted away somewhat unnaturally.

Jian Li was a little better, but not by much.

Lu Xiu took a deep breath, slowly lowered her hands, and then said, "----It's a long story, so I'd better not go into it."

1

Two people:

Just then...

The sergeant and his frontline soldiers quickly arrived.

"Miss Lu Xiu!"

Lu Xiu immediately straightened her expression. Losing face in front of Shen Nian and Jian Li was nothing, but she didn't want to lose face in front of others. "What's wrong?"

What's wrong?

The sergeant paused, then pointed to Lu Xiu's side: "Look around—"

Lu Xiu looked around in the direction he was pointing and only then realized that the entire abandoned orchid area had been completely overtaken by dense vegetation.

The ground beneath your feet is soft soil, and the massive canopy of trees overhead blocks out the sun. Looking around, where can you find even the slightest trace of modern human architecture?

"----Wow."

I was just too embarrassed to think about it.

Lu Xiu hadn't noticed the changes around her at all.

Although I vaguely sensed that reality had changed.

Seeing such a dramatic transformation in real life is still quite awe-inspiring.

At that moment, Jian Li also stepped forward and briefly recounted to Lu Xiu how she had just encountered the dungeon NPC and gained a bonus by satisfying the NPC's obsession.

After listening, Lu Xiu seemed to be deep in thought.

She thought for a moment, then closed her eyes without saying anything.

The group looked at her and found it strange that she suddenly closed her eyes.

Just as Shen Nian opened her mouth, about to ask a question...

Lu Xiu's expression suddenly turned strange.

Next.

Rumble.

A deep tremor suddenly came from the ground.

Immediately afterward, to the astonishment of Shen Nian, Jian Li, and the other soldiers, the already thick trees around them began to grow even taller at a visible speed!

It's getting taller and taller, and thicker and thicker!

The tree trunk spiraled upwards like a writhing dragon, its branches and leaves intertwining wildly. In the blink of an eye, the oppressive feeling in the bow-shaped area increased exponentially, transforming it into a true primeval forest.

However, before everyone could recover from the almost miraculous spectacle,

Lu Xiu raised another hand.

As a faint spatial fluctuation occurred, ripples spread out from the shadows on the side of the open space.

Then, one by one, the NPCs and enemies that existed in the Witch Instance materialized out of thin air.

Giant snake, giant skull, teddy bear, black-haired woman, invisible chef----

When those enemies who once cast a shadow of death in the dungeon descended upon the real world in droves.

Shen Nian, Jian Li, and the surrounding soldiers all drew their weapons at once.

"Etc."

Lu Xiu opened her eyes and stopped them. "They're under my control, don't worry. Or to be more precise, the entire area is currently under my control."

These words were spoken.

The soldiers, who had been on high alert just a moment ago, including Shen Nian, all turned around and stared at Lu Xiu in shock.

"I don't know how to explain this to you."

Seeing their expressions, Lu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Just consider it a loss, a perk unique to idle dungeons."

"When I stand in a forest, I naturally have control over everything there—it's not just a system function or skill; if I had to find a word to describe it—it's an innate ability, like something I was born with."

For example, like this----

Lu Xiu raised her hand and pointed to Shen Nian's feet.

Accompanied by the sound of earth churning.

The ground beneath Shen Nian's feet immediately rose up and solidified as if it were alive.

In the blink of an eye, a pillar of mud rose from the ground, lifting Shen Nian to a height of more than three meters, looking down at the crowd below.

The entire room fell silent.

If the height of the trees buried earlier could be explained as a dungeon anomaly, then this method of instantly reshaping the terrain is truly inexplicable.

"Gulp."

The sergeant at the front swallowed hard, pointing at the docile monsters. "Those monsters too? You can completely control them too?"

"Yes, I can control some ordinary monsters and peripheral NPCs."

Lu Xiu nodded, then changed the subject. "I know what you want. You want to obtain rewards by satisfying their obsessions, right?"

The sergeant nodded, without denying it.

"I do know what their obsession is."

Lu Xiu extinguished his illusions. "I can't tell you the details because they're still part of the instance content. The limitations imposed by the [Goddess's Blade] Title are something I can't reveal."

"Besides, although they're not under my control, they're still bloodthirsty monsters at heart, capable of killing this family."

"If you are killed by them within this area, all losses resulting from your deaths will be directly borne by me."

"Be cautious when contacting them while I'm not around."

"There's another point—"

"While I can control ordinary monsters, the key characters in dungeons are beyond my control."

Shen Nian asked, "The key figure—?"

"The main characters of the dungeon—for example, Viola and Ellen in the [Witch] dungeon."

Lu Xiu explained, "They're not under my control. At most, I can drive them back into the instance; I can't control them."

The instant the authority was exercised.

Lu Xiu realized something.

She can control many things—but she can't control Viola and Ellen.

They appear to be the source of a region of mutation.

When bowing.

The sergeant, breathing rapidly, suddenly asked, "The monsters can come out, and they're all uncontrollable. Lu Xiu — Lu Xiu Lan Gou, what's the maximum size the instance you placed can expand to?"

"?"

Lu Xiu looked at the excited sergeant and slowly typed a question mark.

Then I realized something.

"Wait, you don't want me to deploy the dungeon to the front lines, do you?"