Chapter 42: Chapter 42
The Shadow Force contained within the claws of the Abyssal Demons is an unparalleled poison for most beings! Once injured by it, without timely treatment of the wound, the victim is very likely to become infected and eventually transform into a bloodthirsty, brutal monster devoid of humanity.
This infection process is usually very rapid, often turning an ordinary person into an Abyssal Demon within five minutes.
Of course,
There are some exceptions,
Some people with special physiques may have the Shadow energy lurking within their bodies after being infected.
Instead of turning into an Abyssal Demon quickly, they become ticking time bombs that could explode at any moment! If these people were to enter a city and suddenly transform into an Abyssal Demon in a crowded area, the consequences would be incalculable!
As a result, whether it's the knights of the Church or the soldiers of other empires, after defeating Abyssal Demons, all participating warriors must undergo a full body examination to check for any signs of infection.
At present,
For this seemingly fragile, pink-haired girl who escaped from the forest, Mengxi inevitably suspects that she has been infected! How could an ordinary third-rank girl escape the pursuit of an Abyssal Demon unless she had briefly acquired extraordinary physical abilities due to the infection by the Shadow energy?
Do you think the Abyssal Demon was just playing house with her?!
Therefore, Mengxi believes that a thorough examination is needed for the girl.
If there are any wounds,
Timely treatment might still save her.
However, if the infection is already severe, Mengxi will not hesitate to grant her a swift end. Additionally, at the moment when she first made eye contact with the girl, Mengxi clearly felt an unusual sensation.
Though it was fleeting, it put Mengxi on high alert.
And so,
At this moment, Mengxi, whose subconscious mind had already decided that the girl was infected, disregarded the girl's feelings and directly pulled down her coat! Next, Mengxi even tore away the thin and ragged shirt on the girl's body.
Mengxi's sudden violent actions understandably startled the pink-haired girl, whose adorable face was filled with panic and helplessness.
Tears of grievance fell from the corners of her eyes.
"No, no, don't!"
Seeing this, Galena, who was standing by, understood the reason behind Mengxi's actions but couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.
"Um, Mengxi, she's a girl, after all, this is..."
Saying this, Galena glanced around with some embarrassment.
Upon hearing this, Mengxi couldn't help but frown.
Galena was right.
Realizing this, Mengxi slowly turned around, and her cold, powerful gaze instantly swept over the onlookers in the distance. The Knights, who had been planning to watch the spectacle, shivered and hastily turned their heads away, no longer daring to look in their direction.
At the same time, Galena cast a low-level magic spell, "Great Earth Wall," and several walls of earth rose from the ground, surrounding the three of them! After confirming that there were no other prying eyes, Mengxi once again focused her attention on the pink-haired girl beneath her.
As Mengxi met the girl's frightened, shrinking gaze, she couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, but for the safety of the knights, I must confirm this."
Although she appeared apologetic, Mengxi's tone was filled with an unyielding strength! The pink-haired girl seemed to want to resist and struggled constantly.
But the moment she raised her hand, it was immediately bound by chains formed from silver light and forcibly pressed to the ground!
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Yumo Pov:
Yumo couldn't help but feel like crying as she watched the heroine disrobing herself, seemingly determined to inspect her own body.
'Ah, no!!'
'This is all wrong! Shouldn't the heroine be gentle and polite?! Why is she stripping me of my clothes straight away?!'
'This is outrageous!!'
Yumo couldn't help but scream in her heart.
As her clothes were being peeled off one by one, Yumo's face flushed a deep shade of red, making her appear even more enticing.
The feeling of humiliation grew stronger within her heart! She, the grand leader of the Abyssal Demons, was being pinned down by a mere fifth-rank girl and stripped of her clothes?!
This was unbearable!!
'How dare you do this to me!'
Yumo wanted to fight back.
But considering her current restrained state, once she unleashed her power, she would possess at least the strength of a Demon King.
Recalling the mercenary whose head she had accidentally crushed before, Yumo couldn't help but worry.
She still couldn't control her strength well; if she accidentally injured the Chosen One, it might leave some hidden dangers...
Well, for the sake of the Protagonist's trials in the future, I had better be careful.
Furthermore, even if I managed to escape, could the heroine really survive after being in such close proximity to a Demon King power? Even if she was the Chosen One, it would be too implausible and might arouse the suspicion of the Asumos Church. If the Asumos Church lost faith in the heroine, then their future trial plans would become troublesome...
So,
For the greater good, and to ensure that the subsequent plans would proceed smoothly, Yumo could only reluctantly accept the heroine's 'assault'...
'Hmph!'
Anyway, there would be a task in the future trials where the heroine would fall into the hands of the Abyssal Demons! She could take her revenge then!
'Just you wait, I'll teach you a good lesson, you little brat!!'
Yumo angrily threatened in her heart!
A gentleman's revenge is best served cold!
As for now,
All Yumo could do was to silently endure and struggle as much as possible, trying her best to appear innocent and pitiable in order to win the heroine's sympathy.
And while Yumo was muttering in her heart,
The last line of defense protecting her body,
Her plain, cotton underwear, ultimately couldn't escape the heroine's clutches and was forcefully torn off! At that moment, Yumo seemed to sense a peculiar look in the heroine's eyes...
Really now!
She had a problem with plain underwear?!!
At this point,
Yumo had been completely stripped, leaving her entire body exposed to the heroine's gaze.
The flush on Yumo's face intensified, even spreading to the back of her neck as if emitting a tender, sweet aroma.
Instinctively,
Yumo wanted to cover her chest and the secret area between her legs with her hands, but since her hands were bound by the heroine's chains, she couldn't even control them.
She could only let the heroine have her way with her body,
Causing Yumo's heart to race uncontrollably, and a ripple of emotion to form in her beautiful eyes.
Although her current body was simulated and disguised with the power of Shadow, Yumo's inner sense of humiliation and anger continued to grow.
'It's over... I've been exposed, my dignity is gone...'
At this moment,
The pink-haired girl's face was filled with a genuine grievance, far from her previous feigned appearance,
Of course, apart from the grievance, there was also a touch of regret hidden in Yumo's blue eyes,
If she had known it would be like this,
She would have tried a different method from the beginning~
...
...
As she looked at the weeping, pitiful pink-haired girl before her, when Mengxi confirmed that there were no signs of the abyssal demon's injury on her body, she couldn't help but shudder.
The lilac in her eyes had already lost its previous hostility, replaced with deep guilt,
'No,'
'No, it can't be, right?'
'Could it be... she really is an ordinary person?'
'In that case, what does this mean?'
'Did I... completely misunderstand her?'
Carefully observing the shivering pink-haired girl before her, Mengxi pursed her lips with mixed feelings.
At this moment, the slave girl was completely naked, and while Mengxi confirmed that there were no infection marks on her body, she also noticed the countless whip marks, unspeakable wounds and scars, and patches of frostbitten, purple skin,
It was simply horrifying,
There was no doubt that the girl must have suffered inhumane treatment from the slave trader before,
Such a pitiable child, who had barely escaped from the clutches of the slave trader and the abyssal demon,
'and yet I treated her so roughly,'
Thinking of her own extremely violent behavior just now,
Mengxi felt even more guilt and self-blame, her fists clenched tightly.
"I'm... I'm so sorry..."
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