Go up the spiral staircase to the lobby on the second floor.
A thin, dark mist hung in the air, thorns entwined the area, and even the bright red roses turned half red and half black.
This should be a hint that the Rose Fairy has not yet been completely infected by the God's curse.
Nymph held Princess Beatrix's hand and carefully made her way through the thorns.
Pfft—...
Suddenly, the roses climbing the wall released black pollen, which filled the space and outlined the figures of the two people.
"Ding, you have been detected by the manor's owner. Please prepare for battle," the system warned.
I never expected the Rose Fairy to have this trick up her sleeve.
The thorns in the space trembled, and the thorny vines curled and slid.
The space here is too small; it's impossible to fully utilize Kurumi Incarnation's transformation advantage in a battle.
"[Switch Avatar: Tokisaki Kurumi]! [Aleph]!"
"Run!"
Kurumi quickly gave herself an acceleration buff, nimbly dodging and weaving to avoid all the entanglement of the rose thorns.
"Storm!" a voice came from deep within the rose bushes.
Kurumi turned around and glanced back.
A powerful tornado, carrying petals and green leaves, hurtled towards her.
Kurumi quickly jumped over the railing and landed in the lobby on the first floor.
The sweeping tornado destroyed the second-floor corridor, leaving it in a mess.
A rose-shaped magical beast, seemingly floating in the air, descended amidst a shower of petals and fallen leaves.
"How could this be..." Beatrix exclaimed in surprise.
Kurumi also looked up.
If you ignore the dark spots on her skin, she is indeed a very beautiful and dignified woman.
Rose Fairy - Rosalía
Level: 40
Life Level: Golden Monster (Contaminated)
Health: 1.5 million
Attack power: 6210
Defense: 3200
Skills: Rose Sea, Rose Regeneration, Rose Kill, Boss Aura, Advanced Life Form, Wind Element Mastery, Wood Element Mastery...
Statement: Save me, I don't want to become Fallen Ones!
Level 40!
A true mid-tier magical beast!
Besides their exaggerated basic attributes, these skills are also top-tier!
"Rosalía! Are you alright..." Princess Beatrix walked forward cautiously, seemingly wanting to get closer to the Rose Fairy was floating in mid-air.
"Beatrix..."
Rosalía's voice was deep and hoarse, as if it had been ground by a chainsaw, like the roar of a monster from the abyss.
"Ah..."
Rosalía clutched her head and screamed in agony.
"Don't come near me! Princess Beatrix... I can't control myself!"
"Ah..."
Amidst hoarse screams, the vines danced wildly.
The Sacred Tree Leaf Boat automatically appeared, activating its protective state and blocking all vine attacks.
"Ugh! Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear..."
"[A Sea of Roses]!"
"Your Highness, please kill me! Kill me! I don't want to become a filthy, Fallen Ones..."
"Ah, I'm in so much pain..."
Rosalía screamed as she uncontrollably used her skills.
Suddenly, vibrant roses bloomed from the vines in the villa's lobby.
They tried to entangle the two of them.
Finding nothing, all the roses immediately exploded, filling the entire hall with fragments of petals and obstructing the view.
The Rose Fairy seemed to be suppressing the outburst of power; otherwise, the explosion of these petals would have been enough to blow the villa away and attract all the Butterfly Fairy outside.
However, with the protection of the Sacred Tree Leaf Boat, Kurumi wasn't worried about getting hurt.
After all, even a mid-level Gold Rank monster is nothing compared to the Sacred Tree Leaf Boat.
Kurumi patted Princess Beatrix on the shoulder and comforted her, "The Rose Fairy is no longer the Rose Fairy you remember. She has been infected by the curse of the gods, and no one can turn back. Let's let her leave with dignity, otherwise, if she completely falls, it won't be so easy to kill her."
Princess Beatrix pursed her lips, her expression complex. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded with great difficulty.
Kurumi then chuckled and raised the Time Gun, aiming it at Rose Fairy.
Since she's practically invincible for an hour right now, Kurumi isn't in a hurry at all.
The Rose Fairy has 3200 defense points. With only [Forbidden Curse] and [Witch's Favor], Kurumi can only deal about 1000 damage to her. At this rate of damage, it would take Kurumi 25 minutes to kill her completely.
As for the [Rose Regeneration] resurrection skill, just use the Dalet to force it back down.
In the middle of the fight, Princess Beatrix was hit by the [Forbidden Curse] buff and was left with no health. She was confused and weak as she cast healing spells on herself and couldn't spare any attention to Rose Fairy's condition.
Half an hour later.
The golden monster with 1.5 million HP successfully lay on the floor, its black eyes stained with curses, tears of blood streaming from them. It reached out its hand through the air, seemingly wanting to caress Beatrix's face.
Beatrix tried to run over, but Kurumi stopped her.
A weary, hoarse voice rang out. "Your Highness... I'm sorry, I can't accompany you any longer... Please beware of the Fallen Ones... They have ill intentions towards the forest..."
After saying his last words, he closed his eyes and stopped breathing.
Beatrix immediately burst into tears.
She frantically wiped away her tears with her sleeve, trying to hide her grief at losing her friend.
"Ding, Princess Beatrix's favorability towards you has disappeared."
The system's voice suddenly sounded, causing Kurumi to lower her hand from blocking her. Beatrix quickly ran over, trying to help Rosalía up.
But after she touched Rosalía's body, Rosalía turned into specks of emerald light and returned to nature.
Equipment and items were scattered all over the ground.
At the same time, the system's voice sounded, "Ding, you have triggered a legendary-level hidden quest, [The Fallen Hidden in the Forest]."
"Ding! Congratulations on successfully killing the Golden Monster [Rose Fairy]. Killing a monster two levels higher grants you double the experience, and you have gained 12 million experience points! First kill of Golden Monster also grants an additional reward of 2 [Talent Enhancement Chest]."
Kurumi didn't have time to pay attention to the system's voice now. Although she expected Princess Beatrix's affection for her would decrease, she didn't expect it to disappear completely!
Kurumi didn't know what would happen if her affection level disappeared, but it certainly wouldn't be a good thing.
She quickly tried to comfort her, "Beatrix, at least Rosalía will reappear somewhere in the forest, instead of becoming Fallen Ones and completely severing ties with the forest, with no possibility of recovery."
Even if she were to revive somewhere in the forest, she wouldn't have any memories of being with Beatrix, but those words did comfort Beatrix and stopped her crying.
However, even without crying, the lost favorability did not return.
Kurumi sighed and focused her attention on the fallen items.
[Talent Enhancement Chest] *3
[Random Legendary Skill Book for Current Profession] *1
[Rose Fairy Pet]*1
[Equipment Awakening Gold Stone] *1
Legendary Weapon: [Rose Fairy's Wand] *1
Rare Equipment: [Rose Flower Necklace] *1, [Rose Flower Ring] *1
Several Gold Coin
"Holy crap, you've revealed your entire fortune?"