"Alyssa, which class branch do you plan to choose?"

Caelan looked at Alyssa beside him and asked.

At present, there were more than a dozen monster statues standing among the mountains. But for Alyssa, this was something she had to choose carefully.

Alyssa’s gaze swept back and forth over those ferocious-looking stone statues for a long time.

In the end, her eyes stopped on Medusa.

"I choose Medusa!"

Throughout history, there had been countless legends about Medusa. However, most descriptions of Medusa portrayed her as a snake-haired demoness, beautiful in appearance, yet capable of turning people to stone.

Caelan understood Alyssa’s choice.

After all, most of the monster statues here were extremely ugly. Only Medusa could still be considered relatively beautiful.

At the same time, following Alyssa’s choice, the interface before her eyes changed once again.

[Your selected class branch is: Medusa]

[Class Description: You will receive Medusa’s protection. When you are on the verge of death, Medusa’s power will activate, removing all negative effects and temporarily granting you Medusa’s power.]

This effect looked pretty good!

Especially Medusa’s power. If it was truly the same as described in myths and legends, then it should be quite impressive.

Following Alyssa’s choice, the enormous stone statue gradually began to change.

The originally dry, lifeless rock seemed to be activated by some kind of energy, gradually becoming vivid and lifelike.

At the same time, Alyssa’s body also underwent a tremendous change.

Faint snake shadows appeared in her hair, and her figure also began to transform drastically.

Wait, wasn’t this just a class branch?

It could even make Alyssa grow up?

Caelan stood to the side, rubbing his chin as he silently evaluated the change in his heart.

Meanwhile, Alyssa also felt that along with the change in her class branch, even the thoughts deep inside her heart had begun to change.

Why does Lord Caelan look more and more handsome the longer I look at him?

And why do my legs...

A desire like blazing fire was spreading through the depths of her heart. She could not help licking the corner of her lips, and even her voice became hoarse and alluring.

"Do you feel like you’ve changed?"

Caelan looked curiously at Alyssa in front of him. In particular, the changes happening to her body made him click his tongue in wonder.

On the other side, after forcefully suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, Alyssa nodded gently.

"There have indeed been changes. It’s just that, right now, I still don’t have any skills related to the [Medusa] class."

A bitter smile appeared on Alyssa’s face.

Because she was surprised to discover that, other than transformation and some changes to her attribute points, she was almost no different from before.

As for learning new skills, she would need to accumulate experience points all over again.

Caelan fell silent for a moment before saying,

"I think that may be part of the trial’s requirement for you. But you don’t need to worry. I’ll be here, so you won’t be in any danger."

As Caelan spoke, an entrance slowly appeared at the base of the enormous stone sculpture before them.

Inside the entrance was a spacious and brightly lit area.

"Let’s go in and take a look!"

Hearing Caelan’s words, Alyssa immediately nodded and followed behind him, walking into the entrance that had suddenly appeared.

Next, would she be facing her own trial?

At that moment, a slight trace of nervousness rose in Alyssa’s heart.

At the same time, for some reason, she only felt that Caelan was giving off an enticing fragrance. That scent made her unable to resist. She even wanted to take the initiative and cling to him.

So, in a daze, Alyssa stepped forward on her own and hugged Caelan’s arm.

"Lord Caelan, I feel so hot!"

As Alyssa spoke, she held Caelan’s arm even tighter.

Caelan was slightly startled. Especially after sensing Alyssa’s burning temperature, he immediately realized something was not right.

"Alyssa, are you okay?"

"I’m perfectly fine. I just feel so hot. Lord Caelan, you smell so good~~"

As Alyssa spoke, she actively rubbed herself against Caelan’s embrace.

Caelan frowned and was just about to take action when he saw, on the other side of the trial space, groups of soldiers under the leadership of a commander glaring furiously in their direction.

"Commander, we have locked onto Medusa’s location. We can launch the attack at any time!"

"Damned witch, do you know how many people you’ve killed? Today, we shall represent the Empire of Light and pass final judgment upon you!"

The commander in the lead was riding a silver-white unicorn, giving off an incomparably sacred aura.

The commander raised the longsword in his hand and pointed it toward Caelan and Alyssa.

"By order of the Holy Church, kill her!"

The next moment, the soldiers behind the commander all raised their weapons high and roared like fanatics!

[Medusa Trial has begun.]

[Description: Medusa was originally a lovely girl, but because she was cursed by a witch, she became a half-human, half-snake monster. She was kind-hearted, yet because of her appearance, she was hated by people and was ultimately hunted down by the Holy Light Church.]

[Trial Requirement: The player participating in the trial must successfully survive for 3 minutes while facing the siege of the Holy Light Church. For every 3 minutes survived, 1 additional hidden skill will be unlocked, up to a maximum of 30 minutes. If the player can defeat the army of the Holy Light Church, the final skill will be unlocked.]

...

Inside the military restricted zone.

After countless rounds of inspection, the soldiers present could not help showing exhausted expressions.

"So, up until now, we still haven’t found the intruder, right?"

"Is there any chance that the administrator made a mistake?"

"At this point, we can only wait and see what happens with the soldiers who entered the Instance. If they confirm that there are no intruders inside the Instance either, then this alarm can basically be lifted."

While they were chatting idly, inside the [Zephyr Knights] Instance...

Those Highland Tauren soldiers who had mixed their way inside had finally gained the chance to enter the warehouse and conduct a proper inspection after three whole hours of moving goods.

One by one, the Highland Tauren soldiers dragged their half-dead, exhausted bodies into the warehouse area.

However, the moment they entered the warehouse, they were shocked by the completely empty space before them!

"What’s going on? Where did all the goods we moved over go?"

For a moment, the same thought surfaced in the minds of these Highland Tauren soldiers at the exact same time. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The intruder...

It seemed they had truly found them!