Chapter 32
Chapter 32 Can I Touch?
Skill: The Great Ruin!
Boom!
The Death Necromancer was completely obliterated beneath the light.
Nighthowl heard the system notification.
“You have killed the Death Necromancer p>
“Your level has increased to 6 p>
“Your level has increased to 7 p>
“Your level has increased to 8 p>
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“Due to only having partial access to the Space Alliance System, equipment you obtain belongs to your contracted companion p>
“Your contracted companion has obtained Skill Book: Bone Detonation (Silver-tier p>
“Your contracted companion has obtained Death Necromancer’s Cursed Staff (Silver-tier p>
Inside the villa in Trinity High.
A radiant glow suddenly enveloped Joanna’s body.
She had leveled up.
She reached Level 11.
Leveling up was essentially the Space Alliance System’s reward for players who worked hard to kill
monsters.
So even across multiple dimensions, Nighthowl’s efforts were shared with Joanna.
She even obtained 80% of the rewards.
When a player leveled up, their HP, mana, energy, and stamina would be instantly restored to full.
Combined with the four hours of sleep she had gotten, Joanna felt fully rested and her exhaustion had faded.
Now a warm, comfortable sensation spread throughout her entire body, and she finally woke up.
The moment she opened her eyes, she heard two system notifications.
“You have obtained Skill Book: Bone Detonation (Silver-tier p>
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“You have obtained Death Necromancer’s Cursed Staff (Silver-tier p>
Thud!
Finished
The Death Necromancer’s Cursed Staff dropped onto her modest-sized bed. The skull on the staff flickered with eerie green flames, its hollow eye sockets staring darkly at her, its teeth parted as if mocking her.
“Ah p>
She jolted in shock.
Equipment just drops automatically after a nap?
Am I Sleeping Beauty or something?
Joanna wasn’t scared, but she was definitely caught off guard.
She hurriedly opened the system log and discovered that while she had been asleep, Nighthowl had gone to the public zone and killed a Level 30 Boss.
All the loot had dropped right to her.
She immediately reached out to Nighthowl through their contract bond. The public zone was far too dangerous-not only were there monsters, but also plenty of players with ill intentions.
“Nighthowl, come back p>
In the public dungeon, Nighthowl heard the call in his soul and knew his contracted companion was awake. His tail wagged involuntarily, and he dashed toward the teleportation crystal.
The vortex in the sky had grown larger, giving him a view of what lay beyond.
“Do you wish to exit the current public dungeon p>
“Yes p>
His figure vanished from the spot.
The players left behind were still searching.
“What the hell? Who hit the boss with a freaking laser cannon p>
“Who got the last hit? Did any gear drop? With this many people, you gotta share something p>
“So many people died, and we didn’t get jack p>
“The public zone is way too dangerous. I’m heading home p>
With the boss dead and the crisis over, the players scattered.
As for spotting a handsome Druid? That wouldn’t cause even a ripple. There were simply too many humans -far, far too many.
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Finished
On the vast player network, it wouldn’t make a single splash. No one suspected that he had dealt the final blow. After all, Druids could only shapeshift and fight in melee combat-not fire beams from the sky.
Nighthowl returned to the dungeon plaza.
Being within Chromatic Star meant using his Star Domain consumed less energy. Silver light rippled around him, carrying his body and depositing him in Joanna’s bedroom.
The instant the silver light appeared, Joanna’s eyes grew wider and wider.
A stunningly beautiful silver-haired man wearing a collar with his chest and abs exposed gradually materialized within the glow. Most importantly, Joanna could feel the solid contract bond between them.
This was her contracted beast-Nighthowl.
“Nighthowl, you … you transformed into human form p>
She sprang up from her bed in delighted surprise.
Nighthowl nodded.
He seemed to recall something he had overheard at the dungeon plaza.
“Human form … good p>
Human-form contracted beasts were the most precious.
Many summoners spent their entire lives alongside their human-form contracted beasts.
Joanna broke into a smile, her eyes sparkling.
“That’s right, human form is great, and so are you! Wow, Nighthowl, can I touch p>
Nighthowl knew Joanna loved petting his head and ears, so he gave a soft sound of acknowledgment and lowered his head so she could reach.
But when he agreed, Joanna’s hand landed on his abdomen instead.
Eight-pack abs!
So this is what they feel like. The skin was soft to the touch, but underneath, it was firm and springy.
Nighthowl flinched slightly. The belly was a wolf’s weak spot. How could she just casually touch a beast’s
stomach?
But seeing Joanna’s awestruck expression, a flush crept across his cheeks. In the end, he could only relax and let her pet him to her heart’s content.
Perhaps this meant absolute trust in his contracted companion, and that she felt close to him too.
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