The Zerg was right in front of her.
Next—
W's gaze grew hazy.
This was the final step.
She was definitely getting the first taste!
Trembling, she reached out, intending to pull back the blanket.
Then—
The Sarkaz girl discovered that she could no longer move.
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What was happening?
Why couldn't she move?
As long as she pulled back the blanket, as long as she completed this motion...
W seemed to know who had interfered with her.
That woman!
Her eyes widened.
The Demon King commanded the Sarkaz, and that woman had joined the Swarm as well. Her abilities had been immensely strengthened, turning "command" from an exaggerated description into a verb.
Just a few steps more, and W could have achieved her goal.
Yet at the very last moment, she was unable to move.
Her body was beyond her control.
"Tch."
Theresa was deeply dissatisfied.
W had gone too far.
Her earlier behavior had been tolerable. The Demon King had turned a blind eye, treating it as a reward for the Sarkaz girl.
After all, W had indeed served as a driver in the previous battle.
There would be no such leniency from here on.
Yet W had pushed her luck and intended to take the next step.
She deserved to suffer a little—
Within the Demon King's perception, Skadi had arrived.
"Theresa..."
W murmured the name under her breath.
She was consumed by regret.
She never should have greedily slipped into that laboratory!
Then the Zerg would not have gone through that series of events and become entangled with Babel.
Kazdel was not the only place she could stay.
Whether she went to mooch meals off that idiot Kiana or relied on the resources and strength of the group members, she was confident she could