Sensing the threat, the half-giant from the mountains instinctively reacted. The younger brother, Gammir Shattered Bone, swung his saber at once and slashed toward the woman.
The Demonic Energy Saber had been forged by the half-giant clans of the mountains. High-purity "Superior Magic Crystals" had been fused inside it, giving it considerable lethality against spiritual ghosts and monsters.
Gammir Shattered Bone had already used his paired sabers to hack apart the bones of more than a hundred powerful enemies.
"You're not my type. Go to hell, old hag!"
The younger brother had no interest whatsoever in the tall woman before him, who was a full one hundred ninety centimeters tall.
"Little brother, fall back!"
Through his hearing, the elder brother sensed the woman's danger from a special frequency. But by the time he shouted to stop his younger brother, it was already too late.
Silk pierced through, and the two arms holding the Demonic Energy Saber were flung into the air.
"La... la-la!"
The woman sitting beside the bed hummed leisurely. The corners of her lips curled slightly upward, as if mocking the brothers—or perhaps pleased that food had delivered itself to her door.
"Regenerate! Little brother, use your regenerative ability. Get ready to escape!"
"Okay!"
The younger brother's eyes immediately filled with blood as he activated his bloodline ability. Flesh writhed around his severed arms and began to regenerate slowly. However, because his Core Ability had been sealed, the regeneration that should have taken only one second was extended to ten minutes.
At that moment, strands of silk floated and coiled around the younger brother's body. The elder brother, who had originally been sitting on his shoulder, had already slipped away.
"La-la... la!"
The woman faced the younger brother. Silk covered her face, revealing only a pair of lips