Zerg smelled the delicious scent of energy coming from the two girls.
If there had been a Hatchery, he could have directly extracted that energy through it.
Mm, but Kiana and Mei were good people. Zerg did not want to do that.
In that case, he could only absorb it through physical means.
"Now, I'll give you one last chance, Kiana."
Raiden Mei pointed her katana at the white-haired girl across from her.
Even if the other girl was the dregs of the fairies, the eldest daughter of ME Corp., guided by the kindness in her heart, was still willing to give her one last chance—
As long as Kiana swore never to approach Zerg again and never appeared before him again, Raiden Mei would not attack her.
"One last chance?"
Kiana Kaslana could not help laughing.
The girl opposite her was reflected in her golden cross-shaped pupils.
"What are you saying, you woman who abducted my Zerg?"
She clenched both hands into fists, power gathering within her body.
And as her rage rose, it continued to increase slowly.
"..."
Raiden Mei said nothing more.
She gripped the hilt of her sword with both hands and assumed an attacking stance.
The anger in her heart burned slowly, and some unknown power seemed to surge forth within her body.
The sound of thunder flickered in and out of existence.
Just then, a figure entered the room—
The white-haired, red-eyed Abyssal Hunter joined the battlefield.
Volume One: Chapter Twenty-Five: Slurp
The white-haired, red-eyed Abyssal Hunter walked into the room.
Naturally, she immediately drew the attention of both girls.
"Skadi, you came at just the right time!"
Kiana Kaslana saw that her helper had arrived.
Though Skadi might also have improper intentions toward Zerg, she had not had the chance to make a move yet—
But this creep called Raiden Mei had already done so!
Her conflict with Skadi was an internal matter. Right now, they needed to unite against a common enemy!
"Skadi?"
Upon hearing that name, the deep-purple vertical pupils turned toward the newcomer.
"..."
The Ægir superhuman sensed the intense hostility coming from the human from another world before her.
Skadi only felt confused.
"You're Skadi?"
She heard the black-haired girl question her.
"...That's me. What is it?"
Something was off about the atmosphere here.
That was what the Abyssal Hunter thought.
"Hah..."
Taking a deep breath.
Raiden Mei tightened her grip on the katana even further.
This Skadi was an even bigger creep—she had actually hugged Zerg from behind!
And looking at her expression, the eldest daughter of ME Corp. felt her blood pressure rising.
That indifferent look clearly showed that she did not think making a move on a child as small as Zerg was a bad thing.
Compared to Kiana Kaslana, this person named Skadi was an even worse degenerate—
She was undoubtedly more mature than Kiana and had experienced many things.
But even so—
She had still made a move on Zerg.
She had no dignity or shame as an elder at all!
The gleaming blade reflected in the Abyssal Hunter's eyes.
"..."
Skadi silently looked at her hand—
It was tightly gripping a sharp katana.
That intense hostility left the Abyssal Hunter confused.
If she remembered correctly—
This was her first time meeting Raiden Mei, was it not?
"Skadi, get her!"
Seeing that Raiden Mei had already made her move, Kiana Kaslana could no longer hold herself back.
She charged forward with her fists swinging, urging her companion to humanely destroy this piece of trash called Raiden Mei.
Look at Zerg, that child's face was covered in strange white stains!
And he had a thick, long hot dog in his mouth!
A hot dog?
Kiana Kaslana caught sight of the little child, adorably munching on a hot dog.
Wait?
Her mind, nearly consumed by rage, cooled down a little at that moment.
"Crack."
Something seemed to shatter.
Kiana Kaslana turned her head and saw the Abyssal Hunter crush the katana in her hand with her bare fingers.
"Gulp."
The white-haired little ball swallowed unconsciously.
"..."
Raiden Mei watched her katana, forged with modern technology, get crushed barehanded, and her mind froze.
Sh-she crushed a katana with her bare hands?
"Have you calmed down?"
Skadi lowered her hand.
On the way here, the Abyssal Hunter had been thinking that perhaps there had been some misunderstanding.
There had not seemed to be anything wrong with Zerg's description—
But it might still have led people to misunderstand.
Her fellow kin had never received any education and could only describe what he had experienced in the simplest way possible.
And words had power—
A slight misunderstanding or ambiguity in phrasing might spark a conflict.
During her wanderings on land, Skadi had seen such scenes many times.
So compared to the impulsive Kiana, the Abyssal Hunter was extremely composed.
Before learning the truth, it was better not to jump to conclusions.
"Calm down? How am I supposed to calm down?"
Raiden Mei abruptly retreated.
These two had broken into her home and tried to take Zerg away, only to torment the little child all over again!
And under such circumstances, this girl named Skadi was telling her to calm down?
"...This is our first meeting, right?"
The Abyssal Hunter looked at the black-haired girl.
That overwhelming hostility left Skadi deeply confused.
Had Zerg said something?
She looked toward her tiny fellow kin.
What met her gaze was a pair of innocent eyes.
The little Swarm Overlord had not stopped the fight, because Kiana Kaslana and Raiden Mei were evenly matched opponents.
Neither could defeat the other.
Sometimes, Zerglings also played by fighting like this.
And Skadi—
She was stronger than the two girls of astonishing wisdom.
A little roughhousing between friends should not be a problem.
Even though, in the Swarm Overlord's eyes, they were all friends who needed protection.
"Mei, this is Kiana, and this is Skadi!"
After finishing the hot dog in his mouth and licking up the remaining milk in the bowl, the little child ran to the black-haired girl's side.
He tugged at her hem and pointed at the two newcomers.
"Zerg, this one is dangerous!"
Raiden Mei carefully shielded the child and warily watched the white-haired, red-eyed girl.
"Mm..."
Zerg sensed that the energy within Kiana was gradually declining, while Mei—
Still had quite a lot of energy left.
Energy could not be wasted!
Compared to obtaining energy from food, directly absorbing energy was undoubtedly much more efficient.
"Perhaps there's some misunderstanding between us, Raiden Mei."
Skadi did not care about the girl's hostility.
Though she had exiled herself upon the land, that did not change her identity as an Abyssal Hunter.
Well, she just needed to ignore that voice stirring within her mind.
"You tormented Zerg for so long, and you're still saying there's some misunderstanding?"
One held Zerg from the front while the other held him from behind, forcing his feet to dangle in the air!
Wow, they were absolute degenerates among degenerates!