『 ☆☆☆ 【Rowen】 Human LV155 』 『 ☆☆☆☆ 【Edgar】 Human LV121 』 『 ☆☆ 【Klaus】 Human LV88 』 『 ☆☆ 【Ron】 Human LV102 』 『 ☆☆ 【Jane】 Human LV97 』 『 ☆☆ 【Gent】 Human LV94 』 …..
“Wow, there are so many…”
Before I knew it, the group of knights had arrived in front of me.
Two knights stood out.
The 4-star knight and…
『 ☆☆☆ 【Rowen】 Human LV155 』
‘This must be the leader.’
His attire was different and his level was the highest.
I should talk to this man.
Hmmm…
Let’s start with greetings!
I carefully picked up a root and gently waved it, like I did when I met Seraphina and Beatrice.
The knights’ expressions immediately hardened.
I knew it.
I quickly started etching letters into the ground.
《Hello…》
“Capture the flower! Kill the insects!”
‘Huh!?’
I suddenly felt an ominous aura.
A red aura erupted from Rowen’s body, enveloping the surrounding knights.
The unpleasant sensation made my petals instinctively shrink.
My mind went blank for a moment.
What did he just say?
Did he say… they were going to capture me?
And kill the insects?
My confusion was short-lived as a red flame began to flicker on Rowen’s sword.
At that moment, my entire body froze.
“Charge!”
As Rowen commanded, a flaming blade of energy shot toward me.
My [Inferno Stigma] reacted furiously.
My curse, which was lethally weak to fire attributes.
If I got hit like this…
‘No… No…’
In that moment of fear, a red light that had been shimmering on the petals suddenly shot up like lightning.
It was Cecilia.
‘Cecilia! No! It’s dangerous!’
But contrary to my worries, Cecilia’s transparent wings spread out beautifully, drawing a brilliant flash.
And then an incredible sight unfolded.
The moment the flame energy blade touched Cecilia’s wings, it was absorbed as if being sucked in and disappeared.
As the flames were absorbed, Cecilia’s wings shone brilliantly.
It was as if a small sun had briefly risen and then faded in that spot.
‘Cecilia… you…’
A lump formed in my chest.
This small butterfly blocked the flames for me, so beautifully.
‘That’s right…’
Though I was startled by how quickly everything happened, it made sense when I thought about Cecilia’s origin.
Born from fire blood.
That’s why she could absorb that terrifying blade energy.
‘Really… really thank you, Cecilia.’
I wanted to gently stroke Cecilia’s wings with the tip of a root, but there was no time.
The knights, enveloped in red aura, were already rushing in simultaneously.
‘What… What impolite humans!’
I was furious.
I had greeted them politely.
And they just attacked me out of the blue!
And they dared to use dangerous attacks on me and Cecilia!
Whether it was because my anger automatically activated pressure, or if it was something else, the knights’ red aura suddenly faltered and their eyes regained their senses, but it was too late.
‘I can’t forgive this…’
A cold smile spread between the petals.
These rude guests need proper hospitality.
‘Die!’
I raised a root that pierced through Rowen’s neck.
So weak that one hit would kill him, what on earth gave him that confidence?
The blood that spurted from Rowen’s neck hovered in the air.
Following my will, it turned into mist, beginning to envelop the surroundings like a red stage curtain falling.
‘Shall we start our performance now?’
Starting with the girl butterfly, the butterflies began conveying my will.
Verlez, waiting for this moment, dashed at the humans with a gleam in his eyes.
Verlez freely moved through the mist.
This red mist is our perfect stage.
The knights can’t see ahead and are in confusion, while Verlez moves even more sharply.
The compound eyes flashing in the mist looked like red lasers.
It was a beautiful scene of blood splattering everywhere.
The endless flow of blood turned into mist, and the human bodies turned into ice statues, shattering.
Now it’s my turn…
I scattered colorful pollen.
The knights’ limbs stiffened when touched by the yellow powder.
The armor melted with a creaking sound when touched by the purple powder.
The black powder rotted the flesh.
“Aah… how wonderful.”
Screams echoed.
But I was more focused on Verlez’s movements.
The graceful movements were like dancing at a royal ball.
Their perfect teamwork made my heart swell.
“Our Verlez is so cool!”
The deaths of humans… Well.
It felt more like a scene on stage.
No emotions arose.
“Strange… Strange…”
Memories of my past life flashed by.
I was definitely a human with warm blood flowing, but now…
‘Is this… normal?’
‘Am I losing my humanity?’
‘Or… have I already lost it?’
At that moment, Cecilia flew over and landed on my petal.
Our daughter who blocked the flame blade earlier.
Seeing her made the complex thoughts disappear.
‘Well… They started it, right?’
Now only two remain.
Edgar and Klaus running away.
Seeing the girl butterfly about to give the pursuit order, I stopped her with a root movement.
“It’s fine, just let them go.”
Verlez looked at me curiously.
“There won’t be any fools left to attack us after seeing us like this. Isn’t it better if these two survive to tell the story?”
Cecilia blinked her wings in agreement.
Yes, this would be better.
They’ll pass on what happens when you mess with us.
As the two knights fled without looking back, I heard the Master’s voice.
“Riko, you did really well.”
“Huh! Master!?”
The Master and Nis appeared from the shadows.
How did they not show up on the detection radar?
Aren’t they supposed to be in the deepest level?
“Wow… The Master is smiling so brightly.”
The Master’s cold face with silver hair flowing had a bright smile on it.
My petals fluttered.
All excitement from the battle forgotten, I thrilled like a child praised by their mother.
“Nis, did you see? Our Riko.”
The Master proudly looked at Nis.
My petals trembled with excitement.
The Master is proud of me!
“Prostia, that’s enough boasting now.”
Nis laughed in exasperation.
But true admiration was hidden in that voice.
“But really impressive. Especially the organization of the insects! Even my subordinates couldn’t do that.”
“Hehe, our Verlez is the best, right?”
My petals swelled with pride.
The girl butterfly seemed to sense my mood, fluttering her wings delicately.
《Thank you!》
In high spirits, I carved letters with a root.
At that moment, Nis’s expression became serious.
“Rather than that, it’s better to absorb the humans’ mana quickly.”
“Oh! The humans’ mana!”
I snapped to attention.
This is a golden opportunity to speed up polymorph!
How could I have forgotten something so important?
《How do you do it!?》
“There’s human mana in the mist of blood you created.”
“Oh! That’s right!”
Of course the Master knows everything!
I quickly absorbed all the mist of blood.
I felt my level rise slightly and my auxiliary battery increase.
《I’ve become a little stronger. But I can’t really feel much difference…》
“Hm? You absorbed quite a lot.”
Nis tilted her head in confusion, then realized something after examining me closely and her eyes sparkled.
“With this amount of mana… Yes, in about 5 years it should stabilize. I think polymorph will be fine then.”
“5 years!?”
My petals quivered with joy.
Five years, not seven hundred!
Being able to become human this quickly!
“Oh… Today is perfect!”
I killed humans for the first time and received such good news.
Cecilia performed wonderfully and Verlez was perfect…
Most importantly, the Master was proud of me!
《Then I will become a human soon, right?》
“Yes, you’ll become really beautiful.”
“Hehe!”
My heart felt like it would burst at the Master’s words.
Today is a truly special day.
First kill, first mana absorption, and the hope of becoming human…
Suddenly a memory of my human days flashed by, but I decided not to dwell on it.
Anyway, that’s in the past, right?
…
“Isn’t our Riko so lovely?”
Rubbing!
“Ahh!”
“Do I have to answer how many times!”
More rubbing!
“Hyeeet!”
I was receiving rewards from the Master and Nis after wrapping things up.
At this happy moment, a strange presence appeared at the edge of my detection radar.
“Hmm?”
A flying insect?
But Verlez is all here?
As it clearly entered the detection radar, I understood its identity.
『 ☆☆☆☆ Gellydio Cryostrings LV166 』
“Eek, what is that?”
It was an enormous hornet.
Even the Blizzard Hornets of our Verlez were quite large, but this creature was as different as between a baby and an adult.
And naturally, its species name was different.
“Gellydio? Cryostrings?”
Why so difficult!
Just the name sounded powerful.
For some reason, I felt like I’d seen him before. Hmm…
“Oh! That four-star small hornet from before!”
Could it possibly be that one?
The little hornet who went away regretfully without getting honey?
The gigantic hornet, already at the entrance to our nest, was flying fiercely toward me.
Its size alone would blow away our Verlez with just one wing.
However, its appearance looked extremely happy.
“Kiiiyah!”
“Ugh, what’s with that huge bug!”
Nis seemed quite shocked.
Her usual elegance gone, she was tightly clutching her skirt.
The Master remained calm, but curiosity shone in his eyes.
I was also very glad to see it.I remembered its pure gaze longing for my honey.
‘Now you can finally eat honey!’
My petals trembled slightly.
As I prepared to produce honey, the enormous hornet’s compound eyes sparkled happily.
*
“Finally… I did it!”
Rain, kneeling, panted heavily.
His armor was covered with ice shards, and the black frost carrying electric current had frozen white.
“So… This was the first gate of Shia Kalt?”
Adrian, trembling, fumbled with his potion pouch.
Three red potions rattled in his hand.
Starting with sixteen potions for restoring vitality, now there were only three left.
“Look over there.”
Harwin pointed to the village in the distance.
His black sword still had frozen blood of the guardian beasts of Snowstorm Ridge.
The village was larger than expected.
Wrapped in sturdy walls as the only stronghold of the Shia Kalt Mountain Range, guards could be seen patrolling on the walls.
“Can we gather information there?”
At Rain’s question, Adrian nodded.
“Surely the hero and the holy maiden passed through here. Someone must know something.”
