Working for the System in Marvel
Geralt said, "Don't worry. With the World Rules in place, if loopholes were that easy to find, this world would've become a demon breeding ground long ago."
Caitlin rolled her eyes at Geralt. "Who said I was worried?"
Geralt said, "Uh..."
Whatever makes you happy.
After thinking for a moment, Caitlin asked, "How strong was the monster?"
Geralt said, "It grew two hands and two feet, looked like a Man-Faced Spider, and spat acid. Its agility, strength, and defense all increased to some extent. Overall, it was D-Rank. Manageable."
"D-Rank..." Caitlin let out a sigh of relief.
Geralt took out his phone and opened the pentagram diagram for the Parasitic Fetus Ritual. At each of the five points lay a dissected spider, snake, gecko, centipede, and lizard.
Geralt analyzed, "If I'm right, the Parasitic Fetus's mutated form and abilities are related to the animals used for the sacrifice."
Caitlin agreed with Geralt's assessment. After hesitating briefly, she asked, "You weren't hurt, were you?"
"How could I be?" Geralt smiled. "It was only D-Rank."
Caitlin curled her lip. "True. When it comes to being cunning, even demons aren't worthy of carrying your shoes."
Geralt laughed. "Haha, I'm not that impressive."
Caitlin:
Was that supposed to be a compliment?!
Once someone's skin got thick enough, there was truly nothing anyone could do about them.
Caitlin had rushed over without even eating a proper meal, then hurried away again.
Cerberus sneered. "You bullied her when she was little. Karma's finally caught up with you."
Geralt argued:
"How is that karma? It's not like I couldn't beat her. I was just being gentlemanly."
"Besides, it wasn't bullying. Caitlin was just too cute when she was little. I couldn't help myself."
After a long silence, Cerberus said darkly, "I