Volume 1, Chapter 34

“Wow, what a beautiful girl!”

Finally catching up with his companions, Laplo couldn’t help but light up at the sight of the unknown black-haired girl. An indescribable desire began to burn like a raging fire in his heart, instantly spreading like wildfire.

Being someone who already had a weakness for women, upon meeting the girl’s blood-red eyes,

His inner desires seemed infinitely magnified,

Intense lust began to devour his reason,

To the point where Laplo and the other slave traders overlooked some obvious abnormalities, their eyes filled only with filthy thoughts, to capture this black-haired girl and sell her at a high price on the black market!

Before that, they could have a little fun with her first, right? That shouldn’t be a problem, should it?

Hehehe~ little beauty~

Of course,

They had to be careful not to accidentally kill her like they did with those Elven Race girls before.

This girl was so beautiful, yet she also looked quite delicate,

‘Gotta be gentle, hehe~’

Laplo couldn’t help but show a lecherous smile, putting away his flintlock pistol. After all, in his eyes, dealing with such an unarmed, delicate woman didn’t require any weapons!

However,

Just as Laplo was about to step forward and take action,

A blood-red butterfly emitting a crimson glow suddenly flew right in front of him, causing Laplo to freeze in confusion, staring blankly at the butterfly.

??

What?

‘Why would there be a butterfly in Deepwinter Forest? And one of this color?’

Looking at the blood-red patterns and sheen on the butterfly’s wings, Laplo felt an intense discomfort. A drop of cold sweat slowly trickled down his forehead. However, this level of unease was quickly swallowed by the ever-burning fire of desire within him.

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Rather than worrying about this strange butterfly, Laplo was more concerned about the black-haired girl in the distance.

“Get out of my way!”

Laplo impatiently waved his hands, trying to shoo away the eerie butterfly.

Yet,

Just as he waved, the butterfly landed precisely on the back of his right hand.

Seeing this, Laplo frowned, instinctively wanting to shake it off.

??!!

Wait?!

My, my hand?!

However,

Before he could even move his arm,

An indescribable, intense pain shot from the back of his hand straight to his brain, accompanied by an overwhelming sense of terror.

“Ah… AHHHHHHHHHH!!! My… my hand!!”

In the next instant,

A massive amount of magic power, life force, and soul power began to be continuously absorbed by the Blood Butterfly.

Under Laplo’s horrified gaze, the skin in contact with the Blood Butterfly suddenly began to wither at an unbelievable speed! In just a moment, his arm turned into a shriveled, dry branch!

Immediately after, energy from other parts of his body also began to be uncontrollably absorbed by the Blood Butterfly.

Laplo wanted to stop it but found himself completely paralyzed, unable to move at all. He could only watch helplessly as his body continued to wither. At this moment, all the greed and lust in Laplo’s mind were gone, replaced only by unprecedented fear.

‘Wh… why… is this happening?’

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Finally,

Amidst a desperate scream, Laplo’s consciousness plunged into boundless darkness. His body suddenly turned into a desiccated corpse, collapsing onto the snowy ground.

However,

He was not alone.

All the slave traders who had come into contact with the Blood Butterflies had their energy drained, leaving this world in despair and agony. Except for one person, the leader of these slave traders, the high-ranking mercenary named Depier.

Relying on his sixth tier initial stage strength and years of life-and-death experience, Depier narrowly avoided the Blood Butterfly’s touch at the last moment and sliced it apart!

Thus, he managed to escape unscathed.

Regarding this,

The black-haired girl not far away seemed to show a faint trace of surprise.

And after witnessing all his comrades die tragically,

Depier’s heart was filled with even greater horror.

‘Wh… what kind of creature is this?!’

Looking at the Blood Butterflies floating around, Depier couldn’t help but bite his lip until it bled.

Especially when he saw that the Blood Butterfly he had just sliced apart had actually regenerated?!

Depier’s eyes couldn’t help but widen sharply, and he gasped in shock.

Without any detectable power fluctuations, it could instantly drain a fifth tier expert into a dried corpse?! And he had clearly cut this butterfly into four pieces just now, so how… how did it return to its original form?! What kind of monster is this?!

‘No… this is bad,’

Just as Depier was pondering,

The Blood Butterflies that had dealt with his comrades gradually flew over from all directions! At this moment, these seemingly harmless butterflies appeared to Depier like ferocious ghosts, giving him an unprecedented sense of pressure. His hands, gripping the twin blades, couldn’t help but tremble.

His intuition told him,

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Even as a sixth tier expert, if he touched these Blood Butterflies, he would undoubtedly die without a whole corpse!

And at that moment,

Depier noticed the black-haired girl not far away.

Instantly, Depier’s shock turned into boundless hatred! Because at this moment, he was astonished to find several Blood Butterflies quietly fluttering around the black-haired girl, with a few even perched on her shoulders.

Yet, this girl remained completely unharmed.

Clearly,

It was this bitch controlling these butterflies!

“It’s… it’s you!! You witch, you killed my brothers!! I’ll make you pay!”

Realizing this,

Depier was undoubtedly furious to the extreme!

His long-time brothers had all been wiped out so inexplicably?! How could he tolerate this?!

And after locking eyes with the girl’s crimson pupils, the violent emotions in Depier’s heart grew even more intense!

‘Martial Skill – Thunder Calamity Twin Blades!!’

A pale purple battle aura suddenly erupted from his body! Transforming into solid battle aura Armor! Simultaneously, the battle aura enveloped his twin blades, causing them to emit a chilling, cold gleam!

“Die!”

With a burst of lightning and a hysterical roar, Depier suddenly transformed into a streak of purple light, charging toward the black-haired girl with the force of a thunderbolt, his blades aimed directly at her neck!

However,

Just as Depier, with a bloodthirsty expression, anticipated seeing the girl’s head separated from her body,

The black-haired girl, who had remained still for a long time, tilted her head slightly to the right at this moment.

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A hint of curiosity seemed to flicker in her crimson eyes.

‘Curiosity??! What the hell?’

Noticing the girl’s expression, Depier felt a trace of confusion. However, before he could think further, the girl’s palm suddenly enlarged rapidly in his vision! The speed was so fast that Depier had no time to react.

“Huh??”

After letting out a gasp of surprise, the girl’s delicate jade-like hand made intimate contact with Depier’s face.

“PA!!”

Accompanied by an unprecedented, earth-shattering slap, the violent lightning attribute battle aura field surrounding Depier, along with his battle aura Armor, instantly disintegrated into nothingness.

Meanwhile, Depier’s head, with a look of sheer terror, spun a full 3600 degrees before abruptly bidding farewell to his neck. His consciousness also plunged into boundless darkness at that moment.

And so,

Depier’s head flew backward, while his body, having lost all strength, collapsed powerlessly before the black-haired girl.

Um,

Looking at the scar-faced man now separated from his head, the black-haired girl, our Miss Yumo, couldn’t help but stand dazed for a moment. She looked somewhat helplessly at her right hand, the very hand that had just sent Depier’s head flying.

Miss Yumo’s brow twitched slightly.

To be honest,

Yumo had wanted to keep this scar-faced man alive, as she needed a survivor to question for information. But seeing that the opponent seemed quite strong, Yumo planned to use just a little force to knock him out and subdue him…

However,

Unexpectedly…

Glancing at the head scattered in pieces hundreds of meters away, Yumo playfully and awkwardly stuck out her tongue. ¹ tehepero~

‘Oh dear, it seems, maybe… I used a bit too much force…’