Qin Yu, who'd been abducted by that Tier 5 Amazonian warrior, was busy thinking about how to teach Luna a lesson later. That girl had actually dared to throw the fight without even using her skills, blatantly screwing him over. If he didn't discipline her properly, she'd forget who her master was.
Swinging back and forth on the vines, Qin Yu was brought into the Amazonian warriors' village.
Around a hundred Amazonian women lived here.
"Laisha, where did you catch this man from?"
"Where are the others?"
The moment they returned to the village, the others all crowded around. Qin Yu suddenly felt like he was in real danger. He just hoped Silver Crimson Snow and the others would get here soon. Otherwise, they'd only be coming to collect his corpse.
Of course, that was a joke. If things got really bad, he could just log off and hide. The problem was, he'd still respawn here after logging back in, and he wouldn't be able to contact Silver Crimson Snow. That would be a huge pain.
He also had no way to use any teleportation items right now. Looks like he'd have to rely on his looks and silver tongue to win this group over.
"They were imprisoned by this man's companions. I escaped while they weren't paying attention, and grabbed him on the way out."
The Amazonian warriors glared at Qin Yu with hatred in their eyes. Because of him, they'd lost so many of their sisters.
"We have to torture him properly later!"
"We can't let him die too easily!"
Listening to these Amazonian warriors constantly talking about killing him, Qin Yu could only pray in silence for Silver Crimson Snow to come save him already.
Right as the crowd was burning with righteous anger, a woman dressed like a priestess walked out from one of the tents. Unlike the Amazonian warriors, she wore a tattered old robe, and a strange mask covered her face, hiding her true appearance. But judging by her full figure, she looked to be only in her thirties.
The Amazonian warriors immediately stepped aside respectfully when they saw her appear.
"Prophet!"
The woman they called Prophet walked up to Qin Yu with a goat-skull staff and observed him carefully for a long while.
"Strange..."
The Prophet muttered to herself and bent down. From Qin Yu's angle, he could practically see her whole body. Right now, he could only hope the face under that mask wasn't ugly...
"Man, I can't see through your fate at all..."
Qin Yu was secretly surprised. This Prophet seemed able to foresee something?
"Are you the one in charge of this tribe?" Qin Yu asked, taking the chance.
The Prophet straightened up. "Yes, and no. I'm only managing this place temporarily..."
"Then this is easy. I don't mean you any harm. I came here because I want to cooperate with you."
Qin Yu explained his plan to the Prophet once again.
"Territory Core?"
The Prophet was clearly tempted by what Qin Yu said. If it was really as he claimed, then the Amazonian Tribe could use this chance to grow strong.
With a Territory Core, they wouldn't need to keep expanding their members through such primitive means.
"Man, what you're offering is indeed tempting. But why should we trust you? Right now, you're nothing more than our prisoner. You have no room to bargain."
The Prophet wasn't wrong. Qin Yu had no means of protecting himself right now. A prisoner had no right to negotiate cooperation.
"That's not necessarily true..."
Qin Yu let out a cold laugh. Then his figure suddenly vanished, slipping into the shadows with Vanish into Shadows.
"Where did he go?"
The Prophet and the other Amazonian warriors were all dumbfounded. A living, breathing man had just disappeared right in front of them.
Qin Yu had directly used the Vanish into Shadows skill he'd obtained earlier through Shadow Dash to break free of his restraints.
But this situation could only last for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds, he'd reappear and fall back into danger.
He still had one more chance to use Vanish into Shadows.
The 5 seconds passed quickly, and Qin Yu reappeared.
"He's over there!"
One Amazonian warrior reacted at once and lunged at Qin Yu.
"Shadow Step!"
Qin Yu's speed suddenly surged, and he slipped past the warrior's attack. The other Amazonian warriors also reacted and tried to catch him, but Qin Yu dodged them one by one.
The Prophet raised her staff, seemingly about to cast some kind of magic. Green thorny vines suddenly burst from the ground, blocking Qin Yu's movement.
"Luna, answer my summon!"
Now Qin Yu could only try to force-summon Luna. As long as she wasn't too far away, he could have her come over and draw some fire for him. Or more accurately, take the beating.
Silver Crimson Snow and the others were heading deeper into the swamp under the guidance of an Amazonian warrior.
"That guy summoned me..."
Luna was extremely unhappy, but she still had to respond. The restriction inside her body gave her no choice.
"If anything happens to my servant, I'll tear you into tens of thousands of parts."
Silver Crimson Snow didn't forget to threaten Luna a little. Very soon, Luna's figure disappeared, and Silver Crimson Snow's group sped up.
Seeing Luna appear, Qin Yu let out a sigh of relief. Good, she wasn't too far away. That also meant Silver Crimson Snow and the others were already on their way here.
"I'll let the whole you-screwed-me-over thing slide for now. Deal with this first."
As he said that, Qin Yu started doing what an alchemist should do: controlling his Combat Puppet in battle. It was also to stop Luna from throwing the fight again.
"Got it, got it!"
Luna replied irritably. As a mere Tier 4 now, she had to face a whole group of Tier 4 and Tier 2 Amazonian warriors. Getting beaten up was unavoidable.
"If you behave and listen, I'm confident I can help you beat them without taking any damage."
Qin Yu and Luna entered a synchronized state. Qin Yu could now control Luna in battle.
"Moonlit Lantern Daybreak!"
Paper lanterns glowing with a ghostly blue light appeared around Luna. They drifted outward and formed a small domain.
The Prophet was visibly shocked. This puppet, who didn't seem all that strong, could actually use a domain skill. Even Tier 7 beings weren't guaranteed to be able to use something like that...
This was Luna's only advantage right now. Even though she'd grown weaker, she could still use some of her powerful skills, including this domain skill, Moonlit Lantern Daybreak. Of course, its power was nowhere near what it had been in her complete state.
Inside this incomplete domain, Luna's combat power rose, and her movement speed increased.
"Silent Moon!"
As the Moon Deity, Luna excelled at magical combat. Countless beams of moonlight descended, launching indiscriminate attacks on the Amazonian warriors inside the domain.
"Defend!"
The Amazonian women truly lived up to their reputation as born warriors. They reacted at once. The moonlight attacks were blocked by their shields, while the blowgun soldiers fired poisoned darts at Luna.
With her movement speed boosted inside the domain, Luna easily dodged wave after wave of poison darts. Then she launched moonlight attacks at the distant blowgun soldiers.
Qin Yu wasn't spared from attacks either. Fortunately, Shadow Step helped him evade quite a few dangerous strikes. He had to control Luna in battle while also keeping himself safe. He was getting stretched pretty thin.
"To catch the bandits, first take the chief..."
Qin Yu fixed his gaze on the Prophet. If he took her hostage and forced these Amazonian warriors to stop, he might not be able to threaten them himself, but Luna could.
And so, the two of them moved toward the Prophet in sync...
