“What’s that—”
Mu’en hadn’t had the chance to ask before he heard the monster’s joyful shout.
“Ah—Master, I found you!”
“Eh? There’s Mr. Mu’en as well.”
“Perfect, you both… come, accept my love.”
A howling wind filled the air.
Shadows descended.
A grotesque, thick limb, as sturdy as a tree embraced by several people, fell from the sky.
It enveloped not only An but even Mu’en.
“Be careful!”
An cried out anxiously.
The metallic sphere behind her instantly disassembled and reassembled, forming triangular cross supports above herself and Mu’en.
The metal pillars withstood the crashing limb, but they clearly struggled under the weight, twisting and emitting sharp creaking sounds, as if they would break at any moment.
An gritted her teeth, veins throbbing on her forehead, her knees slightly bent; it was evident that taking this hit was quite painful.
“Young Master, run away.”
“Run?”
Mu’en seemed to still be in shock, dazedly looking up at the disgusting monster.
Moreover, at the moment the monster had referred to him as “Mr. Mu’en,” he also noticed a familiar pretty face located at the very center of the monster’s abdomen among the hundreds of faces surrounding it.
“—Eluka, that’s Eluka, right?”
What’s going on?
It had only been a few hours, how did Eluka turn into this?
There’s no way evolution happens this fast!
And does she bring nuclear waste to wash rice every day? It’s hard to imagine being exposed to radiation like sunlight would result in this kind of mutation.
“There’s no time to explain, Young Master, quickly leave.”
An took a deep breath and said, “I’ll hold her off for now.”
“I’ll go, but what about you?”
“Don’t worry.”
An smiled and said, “I am a Divine Chosen.”
Metal glimmering with a cold light kept changing shapes around her, then transformed into a metallic wall to block the monster’s incoming spikes.
“You see, when I can use my powers at full capacity, I’m quite strong; this monster is no match for me at all.”
“Is that so?”
Mu’en looked at the metal wall.
Although the attack was indeed blocked, the metal wall had large dents in it, looking like it would break at any moment.
This showed just how terrifying the monster’s attack was.
“Yes, I wouldn’t lie to you.”
An’s thoughts flickered, and the metal wall returned to its original state.
She concealed the fatigue in her eyes and smiled, “Young Master, go ahead first. I’ll catch up after I deal with it. I will bring you back, no exaggeration this time.”
“Is that so? It seems I really have to leave first; I don’t want to be imprisoned by you again.”
Mu’en nodded, turned around, and took a step forward.
An watched his back, her expression slightly blank, then suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly.
That’s good.
As long as the Young Master can escape, that’s all that matters—
“You think I would do that?”
“Eh?”
In An’s surprised gaze, Mu’en suddenly turned around and strode towards her.
“You’re not even good at lying; you’re falling short as my maid, An.”
“Wha—?”
In a rare moment of panic, An was suddenly picked up around her waist by Mu’en.
“Y-Young Master, you…”
An’s cheeks flushed slightly as she squirmed, wanting to struggle.
But with a slap, Mu’en smacked her on the bottom.
“Don’t move.”
Instantly, An’s entire face turned bright red, as if stained by red paint.
“Since we’re escaping, then let’s escape together.”
“But… why?”
Why pick her up like a princess during an escape?
“Why? That’s obviously—”
Mu’en chuckled lightly.
The shadows darkened again.
A huge shadow loomed, and even larger grotesque limbs slammed down.
But amidst the flying debris and dust, Mu’en had already vanished.
Shadow Step!
When he reappeared, Mu’en was ten meters away.
Perfectly dodged!
“If we’re talking about escaping, I’m a professional.”
Mu’en said confidently, despite his embarrassing words.
He seemed so focused.
His figure kept moving, evading the monster’s attacks.
The monster’s massive size now became a burden; despite being able to send out many limbs to pursue, it could only watch as Mu’en gradually pulled away.
An’s eyes widened slightly.
In her vision, the Young Master was still the same Young Master.
But she felt that he was somewhat different from the Young Master in her memories; he had changed a little.
Yet this change made An’s heart, which had thought was filled with “love” and couldn’t stir again, …
Flutter once more.
……
“No—”
“Master! Mr. Mu’en!”
“Please! Don’t run away!”
“Accept my—love!”
The monster howled, as more grotesque limbs poured down like a torrential rain.
Mu’en took a deep breath.
“An, pay attention.”
“Hmm?”
An snapped back to reality.
She saw Mu’en’s serious expression as he shouted—
“Hold your breath!”
“Eh?”
An was still in a daze when Mu’en suddenly leaped high.
Before him, a small river flowed gently, reflecting fish scale-like light in the sun.
Splash.
Mu’en dove into the water with An.
A large number of grotesque limbs quickly followed.
But due to the loss of visibility, those grotesque limbs flailed about chaotically, making the river even murkier.
Mu’en moved through the water with the agility of a fish, looking far more at ease than on land.
Swimming skill LV6!
Do you know the value of spending an entire day and night in water!
While he was smugly thinking about this, Mu’en suddenly felt a pair of soft and slippery arms, like water snakes, wrap around his neck.
Before he could savor that wonderful sensation, those hands…
Suddenly tightened.
Huh? An?
Gasping for breath, Mu’en looked down in a panic.
He saw An’s eyes wide open with terror, her hands desperately trying to grab onto anything nearby.
She looked as if she was drowning.
Ah, I forgot.
An seemed to not be good at swimming.
“Seriously, she’s usually so capable, why does she always mess up at crucial moments?”
He thought.
Mu’en smiled wryly.
Leaning down, he kissed An’s lips.
Transitioning air.
……
Some hundreds of meters away on a stone beach, Mu’en helped An onto the shore.
An lay on the ground, coughing out the river water that had accidentally gone down her windpipe, while Mu’en leaned against a rock, sitting on the ground, gasping for air.
Carrying one person, or rather, escaping with someone who couldn’t swim, was indeed exhausting.
But thankfully, they had escaped successfully.
A few hundred meters away, the monster was still poking the murky river with its distorted limbs, looking like a little kid trying to catch fish with a stick, appearing quite unintelligent.
Good thing it wasn’t smart; otherwise, they would be in big trouble.
Mu’en exhaled lightly, looking at An, who seemed to have a slightly flushed cheek but otherwise appeared fine, “So, what exactly happened, An?”
