I left the item shop and headed towards the next floor, originally wanting to return, but somehow, after seeing that side of Celestia, there was a desire to continue.
There was a vibration from my system as Elizabeth, Aki, and Haruka messaged me almost simultaneously.
[Rai, when are you coming home? It's so late, but you are not here.] - Elizabeth
[That slutty blonde is sleeping in your room and sniffing your bedsheets. Please come home. This cat misses you.] - Haruka
[Brother... I don't hurt anymore. So let's meet up soon, hehe. Mom seems to be busy saying she got herself a boyfriend!] - Aki
[Rai... I miss you. Come back to bed soon. You need to take responsibility for changing me.] - Anastasia
The girls were lovely and made me smile as they all carried the charm of their personalities, but I had to let them down with my response, telling them I would be busy tonight.
They weren't happy but wished me luck, understanding I was busy, but Haruka was the one most vocal for some reason.
After entering the next floor, I arrived on an enormous floating island in the sky. There were hundreds of islands floating in this strange space, with beautiful lights shining between the islands like stars at night.
I was standing on one of the floating islands, which seemed to number the number of floors between twenty and thirty.
"Wow... How did I miss this on the previous floor?" My voice sounded, echoing off the mountain walls surrounding the floating island.
The mountains were covered in snow and were full of trees, making it seem like I had entered the Arctic, but upon checking my system, it said the temperature was warm, and the atmosphere was breathable.
I never used these systems before, but Celestia said that it made it more interesting if you did, especially to pay attention to the air, seeing if it's poisonous or clean.
Walking through the snow, I noticed something in the distance: a small wooden house in the middle of the island, seemingly the only structure around.
A trail of smoke was rising from the chimney, and a soft light escaped the windows as I walked closer, but the entire ground was littered with blood and broken wood.
My footsteps became careful, and my body lowered as I approached the door, pushing it open slowly, but inside was a bloody mess.
Cough! Cough!
Someone was coughing and holding their chest in pain as they lay on the floor, covered in blood.
"Is it some kind of interactive dungeon?" I thought, but then realised when the system highlighted the corpses and person with a huge splinter penetrating her that it was an adventurer!
Approaching quickly, I rushed over to see the woman coughing in pain, her eyes rolling back into her head as she lost consciousness.
She wore leather armour, torn apart, revealing her ample bosom and luscious curves. Yet I didn't care—for the first time, there was no attraction as I began tearing the cloth from dead adventurers around me and treating her wounds, as the system told me.
I placed bandages around her bleeding wounds, pulled out the splinters, and used basic healing magic by infusing his mana into her body while I watched the pulse on her neck increase.
Yet the most disturbing part was the hundreds of bite marks all over her body, where the flesh was missing and bone showing.
This won't save her—the scent and my instinctive feeling felt like death was near, but I ignored it, continuing treatment until she awoke. By then, I had removed her armour, wrapped her in blankets, and put her near the fireplace.
Her pale complexion and weak breathing continued as I sat beside her, watching her chest rise and fall.
"Ugh....gh...!"
This won't heal her...!
She looked at him with wea, bloodshot eyes slightly milky as her vision seemed to fade.
"Water..." Her dry lips cracked as she spoke with a trembling voice.
Picking up the cup, I moved forward and held her head, bringing the water to her mouth and letting her sip it slowly.
The connection wasn't that of a lover or family but rather kinship as he sat down, leaning against the wall, waiting for her to wake up to discover her home world and the current power she held.
"But what could have killed them all so easily..."
It wasn't long before she woke up, looking at her surroundings with a confused expression.
"Who are you?" Her voice asked curiously.
"Rai."
"My saviour. Thank you..."
She stood up and stretched her naked body as if nothing had happened before staring at him with silver eyes, smiling.
"My name is Zveta. Now, how can I repay you?"
"I think you should look at yourself in the mirror and cover yourself up."
My eyes twitched because the female werewolf's transformation seemed way better than mine—instead of going full werewolf, they just gained fur on their wrists, ankles, stomach and neck while their tails and ears became fluffier...
"Eh!? I am fluffy... Like a furbold!?"
If he was honest, she looked more attractive in her wolf form due to her muscular thighs and stomach.
Yet she panicked, covering herself up while blushing, but her tail wagged happily as if enjoying her new appearance.
"So... Can you tell me what attacked you here?"
Zveta frowned and nodded, moving over and sitting beside him as her body rubbed against mine. It seemed comfortable for us both while she covered herself with a wool rag and some scraps, nibbling on a bit of jerky I brought.
"We were sent here to investigate the disappearance of adventurers, but we split up, searching the islands. Yet I found the culprits eating the bodies of other adventurers, so I tried to escape, but they caught me, and well... You saw the rest."
"Then... Is the creature still here?"
Zveta nodded, pointing towards the window outside, where two pairs of red eyes stared directly at us, at least five hundred metres from my judgment.
"Shit... We need to move."
Standing up, I grabbed Zveta, pulling her towards the door as the creatures charged, smashing through the roof and sending debris flying everywhere.
With Zveta in my arms, I ran towards the forest, hoping none of the orcs would show up, yet Zveta was laughing excitedly in his arms.
"Run faster... Let me taste the adrenaline again!" She giggled, biting her lip as saliva dripped from her mouth.
What the fuck!? She's insane!
"Are you fucking crazy!?"
Yet Zveta laughed and jumped from his arms, landing gracefully as she stretched her muscles, running beside me while her breasts bounced wildly before huge claws grew from her hands.
"STOP!"
When my voice sounded, she stopped and lowered her ass, squatting on the ground like a girl being punished and looking at me with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry..." She pouted cutely, tilting her bottom lip.
"W-what the hell are you doing!?" My face flushed red from seeing her posture, and between her legs was completely on display as I tossed my cloak towards her, ready to fight the damn creatures approaching, my actions causing her to tilt her head innocently.
Yet the moment she covered herself up, she jumped behind me, her claws growing as her body pressed against my back, sniffing my hair while giggling.
"You smell delicious, Rai..."