Cute Bug Overlord Joins the Chat Group!

"Gaha!"

The tiny purple creature ran over with a wrench in its mouth.

Clang!

The wrench fell from its mouth and hit the ground, waking the Abyssal Hunter, who was trying to repair the long-range communication device.

"Thanks, Broken Tooth."

She stroked the Zergling called [Broken Tooth].

The rapid fluttering of the little Zergling's wings was proof of its happiness.

Skadi raised her head and looked into the distance—

One-tenth of the buildings in the Ægir city, once filled with towering skyscrapers, had already vanished.

The number of Drones, once only three, had increased severalfold.

Drones bustled back and forth, carrying gathered resources into enormous biological structures.

Purple matter the Zerg called [Creep] spread across the ground.

Honestly—

This stuff was extremely similar to the Seaborn's [Seaborn Corrosion].

But unlike [Seaborn Corrosion]—

Skadi could feel—

When she stood on the Creep, she could draw nutrients and energy from it as well.

If she fought on the Creep, both her endurance and combat ability would improve.

The Abyssal Hunter didn't understand the principle, but it seemed to be proof that she had been accepted.

For some reason, Skadi felt rather happy—

If not for Ishar'mla nagging in her head.

Ignoring the Sea God Consciousness still rambling away in her mind, the Abyssal Hunter picked up the wrench.

She had found a long-range communication device in this already-destroyed Ægir city.

Perhaps she could use it to contact other Abyssal Hunters.

However, it had probably been damaged during the war, and the communication device couldn't be activated now.

Skadi was trying to repair it.

Though she had held a greatsword for who knew how long, her nimble hands were still more than capable of handling screws.

"Gaha!"

The little Zergling ran back into the distant ruins.

Every time, Broken Tooth would carry something out of the buildings in its mouth.

Sometimes, it was something useful—

Like wrenches, hammers, and electric drills.

Sometimes, it was something strange—

Suspicious transparent sheaths, tattered women's intimate clothing, suspicious magazines with unreadable covers, and so on.

Skadi would usually keep the former and dispose of the latter.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the Zerg asked about them.

The little one wasn't old enough to learn such things yet.

"Phew... I should relax for a bit. Let's see how the chat group is doing."

The Abyssal Hunter stood up and stretched, showing off her breathtaking curves.

Her long white hair spilled down like moonlight.

Skadi hadn't relaxed like this in a long time.

In the sea, she had to fight the Seaborn.

On land, she had to avoid getting hurt and bleeding.

Yet in this ruined Ægir city, the Abyssal Hunter felt a long-lost sense of safety.

Especially when she held the little child.

That heart-healing feeling—

She found it hard to forget.

Small, soft, and carrying a pleasant scent.

Burying her face in the little one's neck and breathing in her companion's scent was incredibly reassuring.

But the little child had gone to the new group member's world, and Skadi had been busy repairing the communication device, so she hadn't followed.

Still, judging from their earlier chat records, the new member Talulah was surely a good person.

The Zerg should get along with her very well.

Skadi summoned the chat group interface and took a look—

"..."

The Abyssal Hunter fell silent.

The Zerg's description... was as strange as ever.

A black, wriggling, hard "snake" that burst with juice.

Skadi wore an odd expression.

"Is this... your... mating method?"

"Can you reproduce... by swallowing it like that?"

Ishar'mla was letting her imagination run wild again.

As usual, the Abyssal Hunter ignored her.

[Happy Little Orca: What happened?]

[Innocent Zerg: Kiana and Talulah are playing together!]

[Happy Little Orca: ...]

[Happy Little Orca: Zerg, what do you think playing means?]

[Innocent Zerg: Um, like Zerglings fighting each other?]

"?"

Wait, why were they fighting again?

Skadi was a little dumbfounded.

Why did it seem like every newcomer ended up fighting?

Was that this group's traditional specialty?

She had nearly fought Kiana when she first joined too.

"Gaha!"

"Gaha!"

At that moment, two fighting Zerglings rolled past the Abyssal Hunter.

Besides the Drones, the number of Zerglings had increased as well.

But unlike Broken Tooth—

They had neat W-shaped mouths, and there were no wings on their backs.

At this moment, the two fighting Zerglings were locked in a fierce struggle.

One Zergling straddled the other and tapped the companion beneath it with its little foot.

Sluurp!

The Zergling pinned underneath immediately stuck out its tongue and licked the Zergling above it.

Sluurp!

The other Zergling launched a counterattack as well, extending its large pink tongue to lick its companion.

Then their tongues tangled together.

Just like that, the two Zerglings rolled around, determined to decide a winner.

"..."

Skadi watched the scene in silence.

When cute Zerglings fought like this, it looked funny instead, almost like they were playing.

But if it were humans...

G-girl-on-girl fighting?

The Abyssal Hunter's expression turned strange.

Maybe she was the one thinking strangely?

She truly couldn't imagine two women... fighting like Zerglings.

She slightly raised her head and looked above, trying to stop her wild thoughts.

"Skadi... why... are two females... hugging each other?"

"Two females... cannot mate..."

The Sea God Consciousness in her mind was spouting nonsense again.

Heaven knew how Ishar'mla had imagined that.

"Guwu?"

The purple balloon floating in the sky noticed the gaze from below.

It put down a newspaper it had somehow obtained, then scratched its head with another tentacle, as though thinking.

Immediately afterward, the purple balloon lowered itself and reached a tentacle behind its back.

"..."

Then, Skadi watched helplessly as it pulled out a steaming cup of tea.

"Guwu!"

The purple balloon handed the hot tea to a member of the swarm.

"...Thanks."

After a moment of silence, the Abyssal Hunter said so.

Well, her worldview had already collapsed anyway.

Even if it pulled newspapers and hot tea out of thin air, that was normal now.

"Phew..."

She drained the hot tea in one gulp.

She had to admit, it tasted good. After drinking it, even her somewhat muddled mind cleared up.

Yeah, she should go take a look.

If it really was girl-on-girl fighting, wouldn't the Zerg's eyes be polluted?

Her little companion's values hadn't even fully formed yet!

[Happy Little Orca: Zerg, what's going on now?]

[Curious Zerg: Talulah is riding on top of Kiana!]