The fox howled.
There were too many bugs. It could not fight them.
These bugs were immune to Honkai energy's influence and could even absorb Honkai energy in turn.
Especially the bug before it, the one missing a tooth.
"Shut up."
Noticing the slight furrow in the little child's brow, Yae Sakura spoke calmly.
It was disturbing the child in her arms.
"Are you insane?!"
The enormous fox was about to lose its mind.
It could no longer understand Yae Sakura's thinking.
Surrounded by so many bugs, she had assumed such a completely defenseless posture—
She was even holding that indescribable monster!
Had she simply given up, no longer caring about anything?
"Gah!"
Then the broken-toothed bug bit down on the fox's neck again.
Bone spikes pierced its skull, while powerful acid corroded its body.
The bugs swarmed it once more.
"..."
Yae Sakura turned a blind eye to the battle unfolding right beside her.
She merely reached out and covered the little child's ears, keeping the noise from waking him.
Tap, tap, tap.
Footsteps echoed through the dark underground nest.
Yae Sakura raised her head and saw—
A white-haired girl, almost completely unclothed, walk in.
Following that faint connection, Ishar'mla had tracked them here.
Her eyes held only the little Overlord.
According to her senses—
The little child seemed about to awaken.
But to Ishar'mla, it did not matter whether Zerg was awake or asleep.
All she needed was to obtain the Overlord's essence.
"Give him... to me..."
Walking up to the pink-haired girl, Ishar'mla held out her hands.
"..."
Yae Sakura looked at the child's face in her arms, then raised her head to look at the extremely exposed white-haired girl.
Had the outside world... become so unconcerned with celestial bodies?
The shrine maiden's ears flushed faintly red.