Chapter 109: Potential Threats

As we finished eating breakfast, Hades woke up and started to whine and cry once again. I tried to hand Hades back to Aika, but she told me I had to try and breastfeed him since that was "necessary."

"I'm fine. Plus I'm not even pregnant so I don't think I can produce breast milk," I say, placing Hades in Aika's lap.

"Alright fine, but if the time comes, you have to do it whether you like it or not. Now go back to your room to rest, I can see dark circles under your eyes," 

『Status』

[Name: Arpious]

[Race: Lamassu of Ancient Fires]

[Status: Tired]

[Servants: 6]

[Subordinates: 7]

[Pets: 1]

[Level: 39/100]

[HP: 700/700  MP: 328/500  SP: 500/500]

[Strength: 170 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25) (+60)]

[Defense: 170 (+5)]

[Magic: 170 (+25) (+25) (+25) (+40)]

[Speed: 170 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25) (+40)]

[Luck: 2]

[Charisma: 50]

[Skills: [******] [Forbidden Magic: Zeus's Nimbus] [Poison Immunity] [Disease Immunity] [Virus] [Forbidden Magic: Medusa] [Fire Immunity] [Lightning Resistance] [Inspect] [Gluttons Stomach] [Concentration] [Evolution Switch] [Gold Manipulation] [Concentration] [Assimilation] [Lavas Will] [Heightened 5 Senses and More] [Summon: Blood Minion] [Forbidden Magic: Hermes] [Blood Devouring Army Enhancement] [Tangible Bloodthirsty Aura] [Pain Immunity] [Invisible Grand Flying Sense] [Ancient Reproduction Art] [Summon: Slime Weapon] [Mystic Arm and Leg] [Summon: Phoenix] [Domain of the Dark Garden] [Summon: Walking Jungle Hydra] [Night and Day Enhancement] [Summon: Overlord Deer] [Summon: Overlord Wolf] [Grand Mind Magic] [Forbidden Magic: Midas] [Summon: Golden Mountain Bear] [Grand Water Magic] [Throne World: Ice Palace] [Body Modification: Ice Dragon Wings] [Weather Manipulation: Wind, Rain, Sun, and Snow] [True Queen Overlords Dominating Presence] [Forbidden Magic: Skadi] [Twilight Dragons Vampiric Breath] [Double Earthquake Slash]

[Body Modification: [Great Wings of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu] [Cursed and Blessed Tattoos] [Incinerating Tail of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu] [Piranhas Spiny Fin Wings] [Bat Wings] [Aquatic Body] [Monster of Monsters Body] [Ice Dragon Wings] [Legendary Overlord Creature Bloodline]

[Mastered Weapons: [Scythe] 

[Soul Equipment: [Fire of Deaths Sword: Raiu] [Fire of Deaths Armour: Araes Dress] 

[Equipment: [Queens Crown] [Green Ring of Twilight] [Purple Ring of Twilight] [Blue Ring of Twilight] [Shark Scythe]

[Titles: [Blessed by the ********* Spirit of *************] [Savage Assassin] [Heartless] [Blessed by a Star] [Chief of the Fire Harpies] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Curses] [Blessed by the Phoenix Mountain Guardian] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Blessings] [Strong Willed] [Savage Monster (Humans Killed (0/200)] [Cursed by Mother Nature] [Blessed by the Moon] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Gold] [Queen of Golden Mountain Bears] [Ruler of the Mountain of Twilight] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Ice] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Snow]

…

My mana still hasn't recovered…? Damn, is there any way to speed this process up? Can't a healer just heal me? 

"Fine… [Summon: Ice Dragon]," 

A dragon about 3 feet in height appears next to me. It was long and almost snake-like, but still kept its legs and massive white and light blue wings. It wasn't like the Chinese dragons that I saw in my past life but it was just thin… it was pretty hard to explain without any proper dimensions. Just think of a longer and slimmer European dragon.

"That's pretty cool," Aika says with Hades sucking on her breast.

"Damn, I want to fight right now," I say, climbing onto the dragon's back. 

"See you later, bring Hades to my room when you go to sleep since I don't want Kumo and Homura to accidentally crush him," 

"Alright, but I get to keep him during the day," Aika says with a smile. 

"Fine... love you," 

"Love you too," Aika says, kissing me before I exit the room.

Hopefully, I don't regret this later...

… 

I was currently eating a late lunch in my temporary room when I felt a presence enter the room through the shadows. 

"Yin, come out," 

"Master, I have urgent news," Yin says, clearly in her other personality. 

I saw that Yin had evolved and she now had pitch-black hair, with pitch-black eyes. Her skin had become slightly tan and her broken spider legs grew back. They were much smaller now, with all of them being slightly fuzzy instead of the clean, shiny, and sharp blades they used to be. 

They were six pitch-black legs that were rounded off, instead of turning into a blade. They had grey hair all over them, giving the fuzzy illusion but I could tell each one of those hairs is a needle that injects venom or poison into their target. 

I was only able to tell through the smell since venom and poison smell almost similar but I do know one thing they have in common… The smell is light and nobody would be able to smell it, even when they place their nose next to it. 

『Status』

[Name: Yin]

[Race: Shadow Tarantula]

[Status: Pet]

[Subordinates: 5]

[Level: 1/150]

[HP: 600/600  MP: 458/500  SP: 592/600]

[Strength: 150 (+5)]

[Defense: 120 (+5)]

[Magic: 150 (+40)]

[Speed: 190 (+10) (+40)]

[Luck: 1]

[Charisma: 30]

[Skills: [Body Enhancement] [Grand Shadow Magic] [Demonic Berserker] [Thread Manipulation] [Contortion] [Boost] [Slash] [Poison Immunity] [Enhanced Regeneration] [Nocturnal] [Lie Detection] [Shadow Throwing Knives] [Shadow Throwing Needles] [Shadow Daggers] [Venom Secretion] [Venom Throwing Knives] [Venom Throwing Needles]

[Body Modification: [Mark of a Berserker] [Venom Gland] [Fangs]

[Mastered Weapons: [Dagger (Partial)]

[Equipment: [Magic Collar] [Oni Mask]

[Titles: [Pet] [Savage Assassin] [One Who Lost Their Pride]

…

"Go ahead,"

"There are some organizations that have heard of the rumor that you were hurt and are planning on killing you. I don't know yet or why, but I will surely find out. I just wanted to inform you so you can stay on guard," 

"So you're telling me that you think I have a chance of dying to tiny rats?" 

My bloodlust leaked out slightly and Yin started to shiver. 

"O-of course not. It's just I don't want anybody in the castle to get hurt as well," Yin stutters.

"Sure… before you get rid of them, give me a message," I order. 

"As you wish," 

Yin climbs onto the bed as I slip off my new outfit which was kind of baggy but kept me warm. It was a set of a long-sleeved shirt and long pants that went a bit farther than my ankles. They didn't look the best, but they were the most comfortable. 

I lay down on the bed as another maid comes in with my medicine. 

"Here, give me the medicine and help with the massage," I ordered. 

"As you wish,"

I swallow the disgusting medicine and see the maid climb onto the bed with Yin. It was a nice relaxing experience that helped ease some of the frustration I have of not being able to move around properly. 

Shoulders, back, legs, my one foot, my one arm, and my neck. They got all of the muscles that were tensed up so I was able to go to sleep peacefully, once both of them left the room. 

… 

(Yin POV)

"Master has given us the word. We can now eliminate those scum who threaten Masters life," I say to the newbies.

Lately, we've been doing some assassinations during the day since that's when targets least expect it. Plus it helps improve our ability to slip through shadows since there are very few during the day. 

I heard about these rats crawling through Masters kingdom when we were taking a break at a local cafe. The rumor about the queen of the kingdom being injured severely has spread, which means the ones who want to oppose her, want to take this chance to kill her. 

Of course, I might not be needed, since just being in front of the Master might just kill the assassins… but that means I won't get a reward. Hopefully, after completing this task, I can get Master to pet me. Also, she hasn't called me a good girl in a while so I want that to be one of my other rewards.

It only took a few hours of digging and recon to find multiple hideouts inside the kingdom. Most of them were filled with werewolves which is understandable since they were forced to leave their kingdom and live in this new one. 

After 5 minutes of slipping through shadows, we arrived at the first base. It was a base made from werewolves and there were… slaves. Miss Kumo told me stories about slaves when we were back in the nest… before I became the queen, but I never thought they were real. 

Why would you ever want somebody else to do something for you when you could do it yourself. 

I'm pretty sure Master doesn't like slavery so we'll keep the slaves alive and I'll ask Master what to do with it tomorrow. 

[Grand Shadow Magic]

"[Shadow Magic]," The newbies say. 

"Keep the slaves alive," I say. 

We entered the normal-looking restaurant through the shadows and slipped into the kitchen where we saw a small staircase near the corner. I signaled with a shadow tendril to move forward and slip into the corners of the room. 

The newbies all nod with a small shadow tendril as they follow my orders. 

We all swoop down the stairs that were dimly lit by torches and arrive in a massive room filled with werewolves, fire harpies, Amazonians, and some dryads who were pleasuring the present men. 

I heard they get their energy from other beings so I assume we should let them go… well, I don't know. Let's just let them be… 

The slaves had metal shackles with a metal chain connecting their ankles and wrists. They weren't able to move their hands farther than their chest nor were their ankles, so running was impossible. 

They all wore skimpy clothing and were serving food and drinks to the present bandits. Most had lost all hope in their eyes so they received beatings and were cut multiple times by weapons due to their lackluster performance.

Using a shadow tendril, I did the communication symbols we have been creating and signaled for us to only kill the fire harpies, Amazonians, and werewolves, of course leaving the slaves alive as well. 

There were some women bandits and they were decently built so they were accepted into this little bandit group that wants to oppose Master. 

Just confirming that we got the right people, I scan the room and see a drawing of Master's face with people throwing knives at it. I could even hear some sharpening their blades and making plans for how they'll storm her castle… but they won't get the chance to do that.