Clever Mono, Mi

(Miluno)

The strength of one's power is linked to Dark Energy.

With most of the darkness removed, the Ice Dragon's struggling movements slowed down, and even the blizzard that had been raging since the beginning completely subsided.

"Not enough..."

Having taken control of the body, Mono, who could barely speak, still clung tightly to the dragon's back, drawing the remaining Black Mud from the Crystal that served as its heart.

"Wait, if you keep sucking like that, it's going to fall into the Black Pool below again!"

I didn't want to go down with them. My usually accurate sixth sense told me that this Black Pool was definitely not ordinary Black Mud.

How can it float in the sky when it has no wings?

I don't know the principle behind this, but as the Dark Energy is drained, it will eventually fall and may not even be able to maintain its current dragon form.

Fortunately, Mono is much smarter now... at least it can understand human speech.

"Aaaaaaah!!"

She climbed up the dragon's torso to its tail and, defying the laws of physics, slammed the Ice Dragon out of the Black Pool and onto the ground in front of Ceruno.

What kind of incredible strength is this...?

Wait, how did she find a foothold in the air to generate force?

Regardless of the underlying principles, the result is obvious.

Having barely regained his senses, Mono easily defeated the Ice Dragon that had everyone struggling. With this slam, he also knocked the Ice Dragon back to its original form, turning it back into Miss Ice Dragon.

"Miluno! Dad!"

Ceruno rushed over, but Mono was clearly still hungry and was still lying on the Ice Dragon, absorbing Dark Energy.

Strands of Black Mud seeped from the cracks in the ice armor, flowing from Mono's mouth toward the heart made of Black Crystal.

But this doesn't look good, especially since he was making inappropriate advances towards Ceruno's eighteen-year-old father in front of her...

"Wow! This is so exciting!"

Sirius wore a gloating expression and used his light whip to tie up Miss Ice Dragon.

"Mono?"

Ceruno called out, and Mono looked up at the sound, like a dog hearing its master come home. It put down the half-eaten Ice Dragon and pounced on Ceruno with open arms.

"Luo."

"Can you understand what I'm saying?"

"Wun~"

Mono nodded slightly, then buried his face in Ceruno's chest in a pleading manner, which made the latter only smile wryly.

"Sigh, but she still doesn't seem very bright... Is Miluno's consciousness not returning? What about the necklace?"

Fortunately, she still thought of me, but Mono clearly didn't intend to switch back with me just like that, instead enjoying Ceruno's tenderness to the fullest.

"Stop dawdling, now that we've dealt with A-Ji, we should retreat."

Sirius then picked up Miss Ice Dragon.

Its white-scaled tail hung down behind it, making it look like a large fish from behind.

The latter's darkness had been almost completely drained by Mono, and her power as a witch was nearly exhausted, so she wouldn't be able to pose a threat to us for the time being.

Xiaoling stretched and said with a sigh of relief:

"Phew, let's put this matter aside for now."

... But she didn't do anything!

The Achernar rarely speaks out to remind people:

"No, these 'Guardian' are about to be thawed."

"No way?"

Although I couldn't feel it because of the insulating bubble, the temperature around the Black Pool started to rise rapidly after I drained most of the Dark Energy from the Ice Dragon...

Putting everything else aside, the frost on the surface of this Black Pool has already melted away, not to mention those living "Guardian".

But...

Miss Ice Dragon clearly didn't have the ability to freeze them back into ice.

"Run! Just get out of the Breeding Facility!"

Sirius shouted, leading the way as they ran down the passageway towards us:

"These guys won't leave here; they can't evolve unless we kill them!"

Although she was carrying a heavily armored person and running uphill, her speed was not slow.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Xiaoling and Achernar followed suit.

Mono, however, remained clung to Ceruno, refusing to let go, his face filled with infatuation. With someone clinging to him, he naturally couldn't run away...

I was anxious but helpless, watching as those unassuming "Guardian" shook off the melted ice shards and began to move their stiff bodies again, while Ceruno was still patting Mono's head.

"Mono, are we running away?!"

"Um..."

Although his mind was still a bit foggy, Mono reluctantly let go of Ceruno.

"I can't run anymore, can you carry me and run with me?"

"Um!"

Mono's face lit up with excitement, and he Ceruno up in his arms, ready to catch up with Sirius, who was in the lead. But before he could take a step, a series of "thumps" came from behind him.

The "Guardian" collectively committed suicide by jumping into the pool.

Wrong...

They are for faster evolution and thawing.

"Run! Those things are catching up!"

Only Mono could hear my voice, but I still couldn't help but roar out.

Mono turned around and started running away, but he used Time Acceleration magic, so it wouldn't be long before he overtook Sirius.

Ceruno, nestled in my arms, wrapped her arms around my neck. Her breasts swayed rhythmically as we ran, round and firm. Because Mono was staring intently at me, I couldn't even turn my head away and was forced to admire her along with her. I didn't even notice when we had overtaken Sirius.

"Um?"

Mono stopped in his tracks.

Looking up, we saw that none of the Wormhole Device in the Base Body warehouse we had entered were still functioning.

Are we going to be trapped here by those endlessly resurrecting "Guardian"?

Sirius and the others finally arrived, and Xiaoling clutched her head, letting out a desperate wail:

"Huh? All the exits are closed? How are we supposed to get out?!"

Behind them was the rapidly approaching shadow of the "Guardian." Achernar raised an eyebrow, broke several Base Body cans on the wall, extracted liquid from them, condensed it into a high-pressure water gun, and shot it at the "Guardian" that came from the passage.

I don't know if we can kill the "Guardian," but these uninfused Base Body are definitely doomed.

"Miss Sirius, what should we do now?"

Ceruno also asked, "These guys are practically indestructible. Every time they die, they overcome their weaknesses. We don't have any Wormhole Device, and our teleportation magic is also being interfered with. At this rate, we'll be worn down and die here!"

"They need to return to the Black Pool to regenerate, and this passage is so long, the resurrection time will be longer... Wow?!"

Sirius was hit in the shoulder by the reflected laser.

One of the "Guardian" was probably burned to death by a high-energy laser. Its body surface evolved a mirror-like coating that reflects the laser in the dark. Because the "Guardian's" body is very flexible, it can also adjust the angle of the reflection.

"These guys are really troublesome. Now I understand why it's better to freeze them than kill them."

However, Sirius's lasers still possess physical properties, and when transformed into light guns, they can still hinder the Guardian's advance.

"Is there no other way?"

Ceruno looked back at the still-closed teleportation tunnel.

"There's a way!"

Mono, however, raised his hands with a roar.

"Look at them, Seven Lights!"

I see.

Once everything is consumed and disposed of, nothing can return to the Black Pool to be reborn.