On a solitary Polar Icefield ice field, perpetually covered by snow and ice.
A cold wind was howling, and a girl with two buns in her hair, looking quite arrogant, was sitting cross-legged in the snow.
A campfire blazed in front of her, and she held a branch with a large piece of meat skewered on it, roasting it over the fire.
Even though the meat was already charred black and starting to smoke, she continued to add firewood to the fire.
He was still muttering, "Needs More Roasting ~ Needs More Roasting ~"
And behind her.
Then lay the carcass of a giant polar bear, at least ten meters tall, covered in ice-blue fur!
Its head was smashed in half, revealing it to be the S-class alien beast of the Polar Icefield, the [Cold Silence Demon Bear King]!
"Phew~ Mission accomplished! We can finally eat!"
The girl with the bun hairstyle looked at the still-smoking charcoal in her hand with satisfaction, drooling and her eyes shining.
She grabbed the piece of charcoal and took a bite!
"Click, click..."
A crisp chewing sound rang out.
The girl with the bun hairstyle had black ash stuck to her lips, but she laughed with satisfaction as if she had tasted some delicious food.
"Hahaha! As expected of the meat I grilled, it's delicious!"
"It wasn't for nothing that I, this great lady, spent several days squatting here in this freezing cold, you big, clumsy bear!"
"You're right, aren't you, Lin Zhu!"
She instinctively looked to her left, wanting to show off her cooking skills to her companions.
However, as far as the eye could see, apart from the snowflakes dancing in the air, the figure that should have been there had vanished into thin air!
"Hey? Where did he go?"
The girl with the bun hairstyle scratched the two buns on her head, suddenly stood up, and looked around.
"Damn it! This brat probably disliked the meat I grilled and secretly went to eat something good behind my back, didn't she?!"
"What a mess!"
The girl with the bun hairstyle gritted her teeth and cursed, then stuffed the piece of charcoal into her mouth.
Then, with an air of indifference, he followed the footprints in the snow to find the person.
We hadn't gone far when we rounded an ice wall.
Her keen hearing caught, amidst the sound of wind and snow, the faint sounds of two people talking coming from ahead.
"Little one~ It's freezing cold here, would you like something to eat?"
It was a gentle female voice, even with a slight lisp.
"Okay, okay~ But before we eat, I have something I want to ask you, big sister~"
It was a young, somewhat childlike voice.
The girl with the bun hairstyle hid behind the ice wall, her ears perked up!
"That mispronounced sound... it's definitely Lin Zhu!"
"Who is she talking to in this freezing weather? Is she kidnapping children?!"
"That's not right!"
The girl with the bun hairstyle suddenly realized, and slapped her forehead, "This desolate, beast-infested place is a monster!"
"Besides weirdos and strange beasts, where did these little kids come from?!"
"Even if there were any, they'd probably be eaten as snacks by the monsters!"
"No, there's definitely something fishy going on!"
"We have to go check this out; we absolutely can't let this guy commit a crime in this godforsaken place!"
"Otherwise, wouldn't my reputation as her cousin and mistress be tarnished by her!"
As she spoke, she scrambled up a towering ice rock, poked half her head out, and peeked down.
All that could be seen below was the snow-covered valley.
Standing there was a stunningly beautiful girl with long sky-blue hair, a tall figure, and such enviable assets that even her winter coat couldn't conceal them.
She gently knelt down, holding what appeared to be a burn in her hand...
Raw meat.
This is Lin Zhu, the cousin of the girl with the bun hairstyle, who was just fighting monsters with her.
And opposite Lin Zhu...
There are no cute little kids here!
It was a monster that stood over a meter tall, with a human head and a fat penguin torso!
The penguin monster with a human head was just a moment ago using a childish voice to whine and beg.
The next second, a smile suddenly appeared on the person's face.
It raised its webbed feet and kicked Lin Zhu, who was squatting on the ground!
"Drink it!"
The penguin let out a cry!
However, because his legs were too short, he missed the target.
However, the monster didn't seem to care whether it hit or not.
It wobbled its fat penguin body and began to sway from side to side toward Lin Zhu.
He stared intently into Lin Zhu's eyes, emitting sound waves from his mouth.
"You're a penguin! You're a penguin! You're a penguin!"
Tell me... who are you?
However, faced with this seemingly clumsy, even somewhat ridiculous, hypnotic technique, Lin Zhu, who had been all smiles, suddenly became stunned.
But as a strong person in the A-Class region, she was clearly still struggling and persevering subconsciously.
"I am... I am Lin Zhu..."
She murmured intermittently.
Upon seeing this, the human-headed penguin monster revealed a sinister smile on its face.
"No, you're wrong~ Trying to resist is wrong~ You're the one who should be collecting penguins~"
Its swaying frequency increased instantly, attempting to intensify the hypnotic effect and completely destroy Lin Zhu's psychological defenses!
"You damn stinky penguin!!!"
Just when the monster was about to succeed!
With a roar, a dark figure descended from the sky!
"Bang!!!"
The girl with the bun haircut kicked the human-headed penguin monster!
"Gugu ga ga ah!"
It only managed to let out a scream before being kicked away, its head hitting the ground and exploding on the spot.
Dead beyond dead.
As the monster died, the hypnotic sound waves vanished instantly.
Just then, Lin Zhu shivered as if waking from a dream, regaining her senses.
When her eyes regained their clarity, she looked at her cousin standing in front of her and asked with a blank expression.
"Hey? Mo Wan, what are you doing here?"
Where did that cute little penguin girl who was just asking me questions go?
Upon hearing this, the girl with the bun hairstyle, known as Mo Wan, had veins bulging on her forehead!
She slapped Lin Zhu squarely on the back of the head!
"Smack!"
"You idiot! You almost got hypnotized and eaten as a snack, you know that?!"
Mo Wan pointed angrily at the monster on the ground.
"Open your big, watery eyes wide and take a closer look! That's not some cute beast girl at all!!"
Lin Zhu felt a sharp pain from the blow and covered the back of her head in grievance, instinctively looking in the direction Mo Wan was pointing.
Where are all the cute animal-girl penguins now?!
When they realized it was a stinky penguin with a fierce appearance and a mouthful of tiny fangs, they were immediately terrified!
"This... this is...[Gugu Penguin]?!"
Lin Zhu was shocked. Then she carefully observed the monster's obese body and gasped.
"No... wait! This size, and the ability to hypnotize me just now, it's clearly [Gugu Penguin King]!!!"
This monster may look comical, but it is a dangerous entity of A-Class strength in the Polar Icefield!
It possesses an extremely powerful hypnotic ability that can even distort cognition.
They will first disguise themselves as cute creatures to lure passersby!
And once hypnosis is successful!
Those who fall victim to this will genuinely believe, from their very soul to their very understanding, that they have become a penguin!
And then willingly become this monster's slave and food!
"Phew~ Are you scared now?"
Mo Wan crossed her arms smugly, her chin held high in the air.
"Thank goodness I stepped up at the crucial moment! Otherwise, your mess would be a pile of penguins by now!"
After a brief moment of lingering fear, Lin Zhu looked at Mo Wan's arrogant demeanor...
He helplessly rubbed his forehead, revealing an expression he habitually wore when looking at an idiot.
"Although I am truly grateful to you for saving me, Mo Wan..."
Lin Zhu said earnestly, "Could you please stop calling me 'Big Milk' and 'Hun Dong' all the time while you're doing your boxing?"
"Sometimes I'm really scared that if I keep hanging out with you, I won't be able to find a partner and will be looked down upon."
Upon hearing this, Mo Wan's two buns on her head nearly exploded with anger!
"My God! What do you know, you idiot?!"
Mo Wan waved her arms, spittle flying everywhere. "I call this cool!"
"Don't compare me to those gold diggers who like to leech off others and act all high and mighty!"
"Women should be more assertive, oh no! More domineering!"