If she went traveling with Skadi directly...
Kiana simply could not imagine what Zerg would become.
Skadi looked at the white-haired girl.
"Then what is your world like? Could you let me see it with my own eyes?"
Volume One: Chapter Thirteen: Kiana: Where's My Zerg???
"It's a peaceful, tranquil world—at least better than yours."
Kiana Kaslana said righteously.
She firmly believed that her world was a wonderful one—
And if it was not wonderful, then she would use her own hands to turn it into the world she wished for!
"A peaceful, tranquil world..."
Skadi listened to those somewhat unfamiliar words.
Did such a world truly exist?
Beneath the sea, Ægir and the Seaborn waged endless war.
Above the land, friction between empires never ceased.
She had never imagined a world without war.
"If you don't believe me, I can take you there to see it!"
Kiana put her hands on her hips.
The [Dimensional Chat Group] allowed her to invite group members to her world.
Well, aside from bringing Skadi over, she could bring Zerg along too.
After all, this so-called Ægir city had already become ruins. No matter how she thought about it, it was not a suitable place to rest.
The white-haired dumpling was kind-hearted and could not bear to see an adorable child sleeping out in the open amid the ruins.
"Crunch... crunch... crunch..." x2.
Two chewing sounds rang out.
At some point, the Swarm Overlord and Zergling had started eating Seaborn corpses again. They looked at the two of them with blank, adorable expressions.
"Zerg, come on. Come back with me."
Kiana picked up little Zerg.
This so-called Ægir city was already deserted, reduced to the ruins of war.
The girl did not want the little child sleeping directly on the hard ground.
"Go back?"
The Swarm Overlord tilted his head.
"To Kiana's place?"
The image of the white-haired girl was reflected in Zerg's eyes.
"Of course. My home is pretty big, and there's lots of delicious food."
Kiana said she had plenty of delicious food there—
Well, she would have some in the future.
"Okay!"
At the mention of food, Zerg's eyes lit up.
"Crunch!"
The tiny Zergling began running circles around Kiana.
Every now and then, it stopped to lick the girl's little feet, wrapped in sneakers and short socks, with its pink tongue.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll bring you too."
The white-haired dumpling patted the Zergling's head.
The puppy-like creature sat down where it was, opened its "W"-shaped mouth, and stuck out its pink tongue as the tiny wings on its back fluttered.
This Zergling was so small that it would surely be easy to feed.
Kiana thought.
So it did not matter if she brought it along.
"Skadi, do you want to come with us?"
At that moment, Kiana Kaslana looked toward the silent Abyssal Hunter.
She had not forgotten what she had just said.
Skadi wanted to witness what her world was like, so naturally, the girl was willing to fulfill that wish.
"How would I travel to your world?"
Skadi spoke.
Even technologically advanced Ægir had never conceived of traveling to another world.
Thus, the Abyssal Hunter had never imagined that other worlds existed.
"[Dimensional Chat Group]. We can rely on it."
Kiana was brimming with confidence.
"System, I want to return!"
She shouted.
The next moment, the white-haired dumpling vanished.
Then Zerg, whom she had been holding, fell down.
He tilted his head, still not understanding what had happened.
Skadi caught the little child.
[Ultimate Invincible Fucking Adorable Paramecium!: Where's my Zerg????]
[Ultimate Invincible Fucking Adorable Paramecium!: Stupid system, I'm not done with you!]
Why could she not bring other people along during teleportation?!
Why was this stupid system not intelligent at all?!
[Happy Little Orca: Zerg is in my hands right now.]
Skadi sent that message.
She took out another Ægir-made high-energy energy bar and waved it in front of the little child.
The Swarm Overlord's gaze followed the food.
He was eager to try.
"Come on, ah."
The corners of the Abyssal Hunter's lips lifted slightly.
Her voice unconsciously softened.
Compared to ordinary Ægir people, perhaps only the Abyssal Hunters and Zerg could be considered her kin at this moment.
Gladiia, Ulpianus, and even Laurentina had no idea where they had gone.
Therefore, at this time and in this place, Zerg was the only one who shared her origins.
"..."
Zerg obediently opened his little mouth and looked at the high-energy energy bar with expectant eyes.
More food!
Skadi placed the energy bar into the little child's mouth.
Perhaps by accident, her fair fingertip also slipped inside.
A soft, wet sensation came from her finger.
[Ultimate Invincible Fucking Adorable Paramecium!: Skadi, Zerg, come over together!]
[Ultimate Invincible Fucking Adorable Paramecium!: I'll send the invitation right away!]
Holding the little child and enjoying the process of feeding Zerg, Skadi sent a message back—
[Happy Little Orca: Wait a moment.]
Skadi withdrew her licked finger, looked at it for a few seconds, then used that finger to wipe the child's mouth, making sure no food residue remained.
Then the Abyssal Hunter put little Zerg down.
[Happy Little Orca: All right.]
The high-energy energy bars she had brought from Ægir had already been eaten.
And there was no food left in this Ægir city.
Wherever the Seaborn passed, no organic matter remained.
So she had to find some food. What if Zerg got hungry during the trip?
[Ultimate Invincible Fucking Adorable Paramecium!: Okay, go, ignore it!]
Inside her tiny rented apartment, the white-haired dumpling sent out an invitation.
[Kiana Kaslana invites you to travel to her world. Do you wish to accept?]
A line of text appeared before Skadi.
[The incomparably poor Paramecium is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Will you accept her invitation and help her take the final step toward bankruptcy?]
[Perhaps you can bring your first Zergling to urge Paramecium to work as diligently as a Drone?]
A line of text appeared before Zerg instead.
The little Swarm Overlord tilted his head.
Then he picked up Broken Tooth the Zergling.
Though he did not understand what it meant, it seemed to be telling him to bring the Zergling along?
"Gah!" (Food!)
"Woo!" (Search!)
"Crunch!" (Store!)
Three tiny Drones waved their claws and bid their Overlord farewell.
They would soon throw themselves into their duties, searching for and stockpiling more food for their Overlord!
Very soon, a portal unfolded before the Abyssal Hunter and the Swarm Overlord.
"Let's go, Zerg."
Skadi stepped forward and walked inside.
Zerg, meanwhile, balanced the Zergling on his head and eagerly darted in.
More Biomass, more essence—The Swarm Overlord was coming!
Volume One: Chapter Fourteen: Overlord's Unique Healing Method
Inside the room that practically radiated poverty.
Kiana discovered that the portal seemed to have opened in the wrong place, right above her.
Then—