Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

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Char's eyes lit up with surprise and delight.

Star Worm's strength had quietly improved!

Its Challenge Level had risen from 0 to 1/4. Although it was still trivial, it was enough to surprise Char.

A 1/4 Challenge Level—its combat power was no worse than his own.

In Char's current predicament, any increase in combat power could provide a bit more security for his life.

After the surprise, Char began to carefully check Star Worm's panel.

Star Worm's Life Value wasn't full, indicating that its self-sacrificing charge had indeed caused it some damage.

Luckily, Star Worm hadn't lost much blood.

This was probably thanks to Star Worm's strong Defense—even without Defense Skills, its innate Defense was still very useful in preserving its life.

That Star Worm wasn't seriously injured was a great relief to Char.

Besides, there was a slight increase in Star Worm's attributes; both Life Value and Magic Power had noticeable improvements.

Naturally, what was even more important was that the original skill "Sunshine Glow" had disappeared.

In its place was another skill—"Blazing Light"!

This was a Level 1 Skill!

Clearly, "Blazing Light" was an advanced version of "Sunshine Glow," directly replacing it.

Char then glanced at the detailed introduction of "Blazing Light," and he was quite satisfied with what he found.

The Level 0 "Sunshine Glow" could barely count as a trick and did no damage, but the Level 1 "Blazing Light" was genuine magic with certain Attack Power and combat effects, definitely not useless during a battle.

Although "Blazing Light" didn't have direct lethal power, it could cause the target to fall into a brief state of "Blindness."

That was enough—it could play a significant supporting role in combat. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

If "Blazing Light" had appeared before he obtained Lantern Firefly, it wouldn't have been of much help. With a lack of main attackers on his side, even if Star Worm could blind the enemy, what good would it do? Nobody could seize that fleeting opportunity.

Count on him?

He wasn't even shooting arrows smoothly now!

But with "Blazing Light" appearing after he had acquired Lantern Firefly, it became quite useful. With Lantern Firefly's strength, combined with Star Worm's "Blindness" spell, they could definitely execute a quick kill on the enemy!

Glimmering with a pale golden light, Star Worm flew circles around Char, as if to show him it was not seriously hurt.

At that moment, Char's heart softened.

A smile involuntarily spread across his face as he reached out to catch Star Worm, gently rubbing its head with his finger.

He owed a lot to Star Worm tonight. Without its selfless attack, he would likely have died here, and in this world, death wasn't the end.

After dying, he would become a pitiful unbeliever's wraith, pasted onto the Wall of Wailing of the death god.

Or he might even fall into Hell, to be devoured by demons.

Feeling Char's caress, Star Worm seemed very happy, its eyes squinting into slits like a contented kitten, gently nudging Char's finger, showing a pleased and comfortable demeanor.

"Thump," another dull sound—the Green Skull Ghost Spider hit the floor and rolled over.

It turned out that Lantern Firefly had retracted its right hand's True Red Thorn.

With the withdrawal of the True Red Thorn, the Green Skull Ghost Spider naturally fell accordingly.

Lantern Firefly flew in front of Char, and like a classical knight, it dipped slightly and made a courteous bow to him.

Char was both shocked and delighted, hastily asking it not to bow.

Tonight he had two lifesavers, one was the Star Worm, and the other was the Lantern Firefly.

If not for the Star Worm's desperate protection of its master during the Green Skull Ghost Spider's first attack, he would have died before he even had the chance to make a Prayer and summon the Lantern Firefly.

And without the Lantern Firefly, even if the Star Worm had saved him once, he wouldn't have escaped the Green Skull Ghost Spider's subsequent attacks.

Looking at the Lantern Firefly, which resembled a Lantern Warrior, a smile Char couldn't hide spread across his face.

The Lantern Firefly's Challenge Level was only 2, which, converted to the levels in "Mobile Castle·Fantasy Forest", was roughly level 10. In any world, it would be considered a minor creature among minor creatures.

Which hero wouldn't clear out hundreds, if not thousands, of such minor creatures?

In a game, no player would take notice of creatures at this level—except perhaps for their attractive appearance, which might draw in some fans of aesthetics.

But in reality, the Lantern Firefly suddenly gave Char a significant boost in confidence:

For the first time since he crossed over, Char had a sense of security.

Although the Lantern Firefly was still a ways off from his ideal combat power, it was enough to handle most dangers, as long as he didn't wander off aimlessly.

The stars flickered by.

Suddenly, the Star Worm flew towards the corpse of the Green Skull Ghost Spider and landed on its abdomen, which bore the pattern of a green skull.

Then, the Star Worm's body started flickering like a star, now bright, now dim.

Suddenly, a glow lit up, and the skull pattern on the abdomen of the Green Skull Ghost Spider flared back to life.

This immediately put the Lantern Firefly on alert. Amidst the buzzing sound of its wing membrane vibrations, the Lantern Firefly dashed beside the Green Skull Ghost Spider, its right hand's Stabbing Sword drawn once more, its ten-centimeter-long fiery red light needle incredibly conspicuous in the darkness.

But clearly, it wasn't that the Green Skull Ghost Spider had come back to life.

The green skull pattern on the spider's abdomen started to flicker like the Star Worm, brightening and dimming as if it was breathing.

Char watched the strange occurrence with the corpse of the Green Skull Ghost Spider and showed a look of surprise, then his expression changed, revealing even greater astonishment.

Because in his vision, there was a slight change to the Star Worm's interface; its weakest attribute—Strength—had increased by one point, reaching 4.

'This...'

'Is the Star Worm absorbing the Green Skull Ghost Spider's strength?'

Char was both shocked and pleased.

He hadn't expected the Star Worm's strength to improve just now, and blink of an eye it had improved again.

He had just been worrying about how to handle and utilize the corpse of the Green Skull Ghost Spider.

The body of a Demon Beast was obviously worth much more than a Purple Quail or a Golden Beetle Larva.

Even if the Green Skull Ghost Spider was just a low-level Demon Beast with a Challenge Level of 1.

But he had no relevant experience, and the Green Skull Ghost Spider clearly contained deadly poison.

Improperly handling it, if he wasn't careful, he might get poisoned to death before reaping any benefits.

Now, however, the Star Worm could actually draw strength from the Green Skull Ghost Spider to enhance itself.

Looking at the twinkling Star Worm, Char showed a pensive expression.

Considering it now, the Star Worm was indeed a bit unusual.

It was conspicuously weak, with an initial Challenge Level of only 0, probably weaker than even the weakest of Demon Beasts.

This was illogical, especially when the Star Worm was the result of a Prayer.