Chapter 41 - 41

Chapter 41: Chapter 41

Upon seeing the silver-haired girl wearing a white mask,

Yumo shivered all over.

An indescribable feeling of unease emerged in her heart, causing her to press a hand against her chest and bite her lip hard.

Ever since merging with the Demon Temple,

This was the first time Yumo felt such an inexplicable soul-shivering sensation. Despite the girl's mere fifth-rank strength, she exuded a baffling pressure that unsettled Yumo.

This stirred a strange sensation within her.

Did the girl harbor something threatening to her? That might explain her peculiar feeling.

According to the trial mission, the ultimate destruction of the Demon Temple relied on the 'holy power' within the female protagonist.

This power was the natural enemy of the abyss demons and the nemesis of the dark power. It could pose a great threat to the abyss demons and her own true form!

A fifth-rank who could make her feel a sense of crisis?

What else could it be, other than this holy spiritual power?

At the same time, this girl had an unprecedented affinity for holy magic! Higher than any follower of the Asumos Church she had ever seen!

'the Heroine...'

Yumo quickly reached this conclusion in her heart.

She didn't even need to remove the girl's clothes to check for golden runes on her back. Of course, it was nearly impossible to undress her at the moment, considering her current state as a 'defenseless' slave girl.

How could she possibly defeat a fifth-rank female protagonist?

The Heroine,

'Heroine! Hehehe~'

'I finally encountered her, hehehe~'

The moment she realized the girl's identity, Yumo couldn't help but let out a few 'exciting' chuckle deep inside.

Suppressing the discomfort within her heart, the corner of her mouth subtly lifted in a smirk.

Upon meeting the long-awaited female protagonist, Yumo was overjoyed!

Moreover, after witnessing her incredible strength, Yumo was even more ecstatic!

Despite only possessing mid-fifth-rank strength, she could instantly kill five abyss demons of the same rank! Such an achievement was almost inconceivable! It was rare for someone to defeat an abyss demon of equal rank one-on-one!

Yet, the Heroine managed to defeat five at once?!

How amazing was that?

It seemed she could even defeat a sixth-rank abyss demon!

Truly worthy of being the Chosen One! Her strength did not disappoint me.

In that case,

'If she continued to progress at this rate, she might actually be able to kill me~'

By the way,

'Her name is Mengxi, right? What a lovely name~'

Also,

She's very gentle~

Watching the silver-haired girl caressing Galena's head and softly comforting her teammate, Yumo felt increasingly reassured.

After all, beauty, strength, and gentleness were the three traits Yumo had always expected from the female protagonist over the centuries.

Strong and gentle? Check!

As for beauty...

Her figure was incomparable.

Unlike Yumo's flat chest, the female protagonist seemed to be quite well-endowed.

She couldn't understand why the usually gentle girl would suddenly attack a slave girl.

To her companions' confusion,

Mengxi glanced back and spoke indifferently,

"A slave girl, facing an abyssal demon so calmly? There's not even a hint of fear. Something's off. And the aftershocks of the previous battle seem to have had no effect on her. That's not the reaction of a delicate girl. Is she some creature disguised as a human?"

"Could it be? The captured mercenary said she was the runaway slave. Her aura is indeed human, right? Maybe she's just... too terrified?"

Galena couldn't help but feel puzzled too.

Hearing this, Mengxi's eyebrows knitted together.

"Even so. The abyssal demon was chasing after her before, right? It was clearly trying to kill her. How could a weak slave girl outrun an abyssal demon? And after encountering you guys, the demon stopped attacking her and started attacking you."

"This... Mengxi, what do you mean?"

"Even if she isn't disguised as a human, she could very well be infected with the power of the Shadow. If that's the case..."

As she spoke,

Mengxi couldn't help but tighten her grip on the silver sword in her hand. The cold murderous intent suddenly emanated from her eyes.

Seeing this,

Yumo felt a chill running down her spine.

Although the female lead was quite clever, and not the kind of foolishly sweet girl that Yumo was relieved about, but if she really attacked her with a sword... wouldn't she be exposed?! There would be no more observation after that!

'I had finally met the female lead.'

'I couldn't just go back empty-handed like this!'

Yumo shouted in her heart,

And so, the acting Yumo slowly showed a puzzled expression on her face as if she just realized what was happening. After 'seeing' the silver-haired girl in front of her, the emotions in Yumo's azure eyes gradually changed from confusion to shock.

Then from shock to fear.

At this moment, Yumo perfectly portrayed herself as a timid slave girl.

"No... no... don't kill me, I... I'm not infected, sob sob sob..."

Of course, all Yumo could do now was to act well and try to shed a few tears, hoping to convince the other party that she was just an innocent, pitiful girl. Escaping from the demon's clutches was purely a coincidence!

Coincidence, do you understand?!

Yumo's pitiful appearance made Galena beside her show a distressed look.

"Mengxi, don't do this. You'll scare her. She... doesn't look like she's infected."

However,

Yumo's watery eyes and crystal tears rolling down her cheeks did not evoke Mengxi's compassion.

The silver-haired girl's eyes were still filled with caution and suspicion.

In Mengxi's eyes, the pink-haired girl in front of her might have already been infected by the power of the Shadow.

This risk must be eliminated! Otherwise, it would endanger the entire team!

"We'll know if she's infected or not after checking her body thoroughly."

"Check her body?" Galena was taken aback.

"If infected by the power of the Shadow, there will be wounds on her body."

Mengxi's beautiful pale-purple eyes narrowed slightly at this moment.

Yumo, on the other hand, felt an ominous premonition, as the corner of her eye twitched uncontrollably.

'? ?'

'What the hell?!'

'Check my body?!'

'Hey! What are you trying to do?!!'

'I'm the final boss! Hey! I'm warning you not to mess around!'

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