Testarossa's Warning (Provocation); Ignorant Imperial Officers

"Everyone, stay alert!!!"

Gasta shouted, then stared warily at the entrance to the forest.

At the entrance to the pitch-black, dense forest, a massive wolf-shaped monster slowly advanced as though no one else existed.

It finally stopped roughly a dozen meters away from Gasta.

Two stunningly beautiful young women sat atop the wolf-shaped monster.

Following behind them was a Goblin utterly out of place with the two women, with a large nose and a short stature.

Of the two young women seated on the wolf-shaped monster, one had snowy white hair and blood-red pupils, while the other had long blue hair and pinkish-red eyes. They had nothing in common whatsoever. If there was one thing to be said, it was that both were peerless beauties Gasta had never seen before!

Even Gasta, an Imperial soldier, was briefly captivated by the breathtaking beauty of Testarossa and Ganyu. However, as a soldier trained by the Empire, he quickly regained his composure.

He fixed an exceedingly sharp gaze on Testarossa and the others.

Gasta was no fool. He knew that these people were most likely envoys sent by the Demon Country Federation.

Testarossa gracefully leaped down from Ran-ga's back.

Seeing the woman before him, Gasta immediately activated his Unique Skill, "Performer," to investigate Testarossa.

"Why... How is this possible? This woman's heartbeat... is strange!"

With his "Performer" skill, Gasta could listen to his opponent's heartbeat. Ever since he had first taken the field, he had never failed.

Yet today, he failed for the first time.

It was not that he could not hear it. Rather, this woman's heartbeat was simply bizarre. It pulsed like an eerie melody, a heartbeat Gasta had never experienced before!

It was completely different from the heartbeat of either humans or monsters.

This woman was definitely neither human nor