Volume 1, Chapter 40

The Shadow Essence contained within the claws of an Abyssal Demon was, for most beings, an incomparable poison! Once wounded by it, if the injury was not treated in time, the victim would very likely become infected, eventually transforming into a bloodthirsty, cruel, and inhuman monster.

This infection process was generally extremely rapid, often turning an ordinary person into an Abyssal Demon within five minutes.

Of course, there were exceptions.

For some individuals with unique constitutions, the Shadow Essence would remain latent within their bodies after infection. It wouldn’t turn them into an Abyssal Demon so quickly, but rather became a time bomb that could explode at any moment! If such people entered a city and suddenly underwent demonization in a densely populated area, the consequences would be immeasurable!

Because of this, whether they were knights of the Ashurmos Church or soldiers of other empires, every warrior who participated in a crusade against Abyssal Demons had to undergo a full-body examination afterward to check for infection.

At this moment, regarding the seemingly frail, pink-haired girl who had escaped from the forest, Mengxi inevitably suspected she was infected! How could an ordinary third tier girl escape the pursuit of an Abyssal Demon unless she had briefly gained immense physical strength from being infected by Shadow Essence?

Did she think the Abyssal Demon was just playing house with her?!

To this end, Mengxi believed a detailed examination was necessary.

If there were wounds on her body, treating them in time might still save her.

However, if the infection was already severe, Mengxi would not hesitate to give her a merciful end. Furthermore, from the very first moment she locked eyes with this girl, Mengxi had clearly felt something strange. Although the feeling was fleeting, it had sent her alertness to the absolute maximum.

Thus, at this moment, Mengxi’s subconscious had already determined the girl was infected. Ignoring the pink-haired girl’s feelings, she reached out and pulled off her coat! Then, she directly began tearing at the thin, tattered shirt the girl was wearing.

Mengxi’s sudden, violent actions naturally startled the pink-haired girl. Her cute little face was filled with panic and helplessness, and aggrieved tears slid down from the corners of her eyes, drop by drop.

“No… no, please don’t—”

Seeing this, although Garona knew Mengxi’s reasoning, she couldn’t help but feel a flicker of discomfort.

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“Um, Mengxi, she’s a girl after all. Doing this right here…”

As she spoke, Garona glanced awkwardly at their surroundings.

Hearing this, Mengxi’s brow furrowed.

Garona was right.

Thinking of this, Mengxi slowly turned her head. Her cold, intensely oppressive gaze swept over the crowd in the distance. The knights, who had intended to watch the drama unfold, trembled and quickly turned away, no longer daring to look in their direction.

At the same time, Garona cast the low-tier magic, “He Weici’s Earth Wall Spell”. Several earth walls suddenly rose from the snowy ground, surrounding the three of them! After confirming there were no other eyes on them, Mengxi focused her attention once more on the pink-haired girl beneath her.

Meeting the pink-haired girl’s shrinking, timid gaze, Mengxi took a deep breath.

“I’m sorry. For the safety of the knights, I must confirm this.”

Though she sounded apologetic, Mengxi’s tone was filled with an overbearing force that brooked no refusal! The pink-haired girl seemed to want to resist, struggling constantly.

But the moment she lifted her small hands, they were immediately bound by chains formed of silver light! They were pinned firmly to the ground!

On the other side, looking at the female lead who was unbuttoning her clothes and insisting on inspecting her body, Miss Yumo felt like she wanted to cry but had no tears.

Ahhh!!

Something’s wrong! Isn’t the female lead supposed to be gentle and refined?! Why did she start stripping me as soon as we met?!

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You madwoman!!

Miss Yumo couldn’t help but scream in her heart.

As her clothes were stripped away piece by piece, Yumo’s small face was dyed with a layer of rosy blush, making her look quite delectable. A strong sense of humiliation continued to sprout within her! She, the grand boss of the Abyssal Demons, was actually being pinned to the ground and stripped by a mere fifth tier girl?!

This is more than a person can bear!!

What gives you the right to pin me down!

Yumo desperately wanted to fight back.

However, in her suppressed state, once she released her power, it would at the very least be at the demon king tier. Recalling the mercenary whose head she had accidentally crushed earlier, Yumo couldn’t help but feel a spark of worry. Her control over her power wasn’t great yet. If she accidentally heavily injured the Chosen Maiden and left some lasting trauma…

Ugh, for the sake of the female lead’s future trials, I’d better be careful.

Furthermore, even if she successfully retreated, how could the female lead return alive after coming into such close contact with a demon king tier being? Even for the Chosen Maiden, that would be far too preposterous and might arouse the suspicion of the Ashurmos Church. If the Ashurmos Church stopped trusting the female lead, the future trial plans would be in trouble…

And so, for the sake of the big picture and the smooth execution of subsequent plans, Yumo could only tragically and silently accept the female lead’s “violation”…

Hmph!

There are tasks in the future trials where the female lead falls into the hands of the Abyssal Demons anyway! It won’t be too late to get my revenge then!

Just you wait, I’ll teach you a lesson you won’t forget, you brat!!

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Yumo made a huffy vow in her heart!

A gentleman’s revenge is never too late, even after ten years!

As for now, all Yumo could do was endure silently and “struggle” as much as possible, trying her best to appear innocent and pitiful to gain the female lead’s sympathy.

While Yumo was muttering to herself, the last line of defense protecting her body, her leather boxer-style underwear, failed to escape the female lead’s clutches and was forcibly pulled down! At the moment it was removed, Yumo could clearly sense a strange look in Mengxi’s eyes…

Seriously! Do you have a problem with boxers?!

By now, Miss Yumo had been stripped completely bare, her entire body exposed to the female lead’s gaze. The blush on Yumo’s face grew more vivid, spreading to the back of her neck, as if a gentle and sweet aura of flesh was being exhaled.

Out of instinct, Yumo wanted to use her hands to cover her chest and the secret area between her legs, but since her hands were bound by Mengxi’s chains, she couldn’t even control them.

She could only let the female lead’s hands wander over her body.

It made Yumo’s heart race wildly, and a ripple of emotion appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Even though her current body was a disguise simulated with Shadow Essence, the sense of shame and indignation in Yumo’s heart continued to grow.

It’s over… I’ve been seen completely. My dignity is gone, waahhh.

At this moment, the pink-haired girl’s face was full of grievance. This time, it wasn’t an act like before… It was from the heart…

Of course, besides the grievance, a trace of regret was hidden deep within Yumo’s blue eyes.

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If I’d known it would be like this, I would have chosen a different way, waahhh~

Looking at the sobbing, aggrieved pink-haired girl in front of her, and after confirming that there were indeed no wounds caused by an Abyssal Demon, Mengxi’s body trembled. The hostility that had been in her lavender eyes was gone, replaced by deep guilt.

No… no, how can this be?

She… she really is just an ordinary person?

Then, that means…?

I really misunderstood her?

Carefully examining the shivering pink-haired girl before her, Mengxi bit her lip in distress. Since the slave girl was currently completely unclothed, while confirming the absence of infection, Mengxi also noticed the countless whip marks on her body, various types of indescribable wounds and scars, and a large amount of skin that had turned purple from the cold.

It was absolutely shocking.

One didn’t even need to think to know that this girl must have suffered inhuman treatment at the hands of those slave traders.

Such a pitiful child, who barely managed to escape from slave traders and survive the claws of an Abyssal Demon, and yet I treated her so crudely.

Thinking of her violent behavior just now, Mengxi felt more and more guilty and self-reproachful. Her fists clenched tightly.

“I… I’m sorry…”