Chapter 26: Why Are There Three Wolves?

After walking for about ten minutes, the two of them, huddled together for warmth, finally left that shadowy area.

But before Ye Lu could feel happy about the ray of sunlight leaking through the gaps in the leaves, a new problem stood before them.

Question—Is credits more important, or your life?

Speaking of which, this was a horned bull monster over six feet tall, with lean muscles, and it looked like it could pick up Ye Lu with one hand!

“ROAR!”

The horned bull monster spotted them and slammed its giant wooden club on the ground as a warning.

Ye Lu trembled, but suppressed the fear from her weak body, and asked the demon who was gripping her hand tightly, “Xiao Ye, do you have a sword on you?”

“I… I do, but are we really going to fight? I’ve never seen a monster like this before.”

“Maybe we should… run…”

Ye Lu closed her eyes, let out a chuckle, and acted especially confident, even stunning the demon Xiao Ye.

“When I came here, I reflected on myself. I… don’t want to run away anymore.”

“So cool. As expected of a man.”

Why not run?

Heh, because succubi have terrible stamina.

There was no way they could outrun it…

Then, the demon pulled a broadsword from a storage prop and handed it to her.

“Nice sword.”

The weight of the sword made it naturally fall and sink into the muddy ground. The texture was solid, the blade was sharp, and the weight…

“Ye Lu…”

The hilt was already scalding hot in her hand. She was thinking about whether to attack first, but she couldn’t even pull it out.

Even if she was weak, it shouldn’t be this bad.

So embarrassing…

She dropped the act and switched to using both hands, but no matter how hard she tried, the broadsword didn’t lift even a millimeter from the mud.

Her body was so weak!

Just as the wise elders of her clan had said—after becoming an adult female succubus, all the strength and experience she had built up until now would be reset to zero.

She had already felt it in daily life. Sometimes, when she wanted to drink water, she couldn’t even twist off the bottle cap…

She thought, maybe she could use this… to ask the Prince for help.

…

What was she thinking?

Ye Lu gave up on fighting and wanted to tell Xiao Ye to choose to run.

But the next second, she saw that this little demon, who was about the same height as her and didn’t have much more arm muscle, lift the sword that was stuck in the ground with one hand.

As if lifting air, without even using her face for leverage, she turned a battle-ready face toward the monster.

“Purple Flame.”

With her soft utterance, a spark of flame appeared on the blade out of nowhere.

In less than half a second, the purple fire grew fiercer, illuminating her face, which had been hidden by the darkness.

“OW!”

The monster seemed threatened.

Its aggression surged, and it kept smashing its wooden club into the ground.

Then, raising the club, it charged straight at them, making the earth tremble.

Knowing she couldn’t help, Ye Lu hurriedly hid behind a tree.

She peeked out from behind the trunk.

Her teeth chattered uncontrollably.

She watched as the little demon jumped back to dodge a fatal attack, then let out a fierce shout, displaying strength completely different from her appearance, and slammed the sword heavily onto the monster’s head.

With a crash, the monster was smashed deep into the ground by the force.

…While it was still getting up, the broadsword slid down from its head, but the purple flame instantly spread and engulfed the monster’s huge body.

That’s… it?

Is this what a demon is?

Their appearances are similar, but their abilities are completely different…

Ye Lu felt jealous. If she were still in her male form, she wouldn’t have been kicked to death in one hit.

But to defeat it, she would have had to grapple with it for a long time, and might even have been injured.

With her current body, she couldn’t even think about sparring with monsters. In fact… it would be impossible for the rest of her life, because male succubi after turning eighteen experience a leap in stats.

Female succubus.

Mmm…

Hmph, though in some ways, the improvement might be even faster—just spread her legs…

But was Ye Lu that kind of succubus?

Even though losing all her power was frustrating, she would rather torment herself than whimper and submit…

“Hey! Ye Lu, what are you spacing out for? Run!”

“I’m all out of juice. That thing is getting up right now.”

“Wha—”

Before Xiao Ye’s voice reached her ears, a blur crossed her vision. When she snapped back to reality, she found that Xiao Ye had already run out of sight.

What!!!

Ye Lu looked up in panic, her pupils shrinking sharply. She forced a smile and crossed her hands to cover her chest.

A cylindrical shadow.

Impressive.

“No, wait for me!”

She reached out a hand toward where Xiao Ye had gone, then sprang into action.

She ran off, stumbled, then kept running.

“ROAR—!!”

Soon, the monster’s roar came from behind.

Heavy footsteps shook the ground, and leaves fell in a cascade.

Mixed in with its pained howls.

The sound grew closer. It was catching up.

“Hah—ah, slower! Wait…”

After just two steps, Ye Lu’s breathing started to get chaotic. Her already poor stamina.

And the extra weight on her chest was like dead weight, swinging around and messing up her breathing rhythm.

She really wanted to cut those off.

“Thump! Thump! Thump!”

The sound of footsteps made her heart race.

She could only close her eyes, grit her teeth, and run faster. But after a while, she looked back and saw the monster still burning with purple flames, even a bit closer.

Unbelievable…

This useless body—she couldn’t even create distance!

Her legs were almost numb from running.

As if things weren’t bad enough, a branch caught her skirt.

She let out a whimper and almost toppled over.

Turning back, her face flushed bright red. She found that her skirt had been completely lifted, exposing the succubus’s round curves without any cover, along with the pink underwear her mother had given her, and a chilly breeze.

Embarrassed, she pulled the skirt down from the branch, but then she heard a voice behind her that didn’t belong to the monster.

“Prince, perfect view, quick—”

?

Familiar voice.

She turned back but saw no one—only the monster, now covered in flames and about to die with her.

An illusion?

Ah, I’m going to die!

Forget about that. After dealing with the problem, she ran desperately forward and saw Xiao Ye still waiting ahead, which warmed her heart.

They were chased for about ten minutes. The monster’s movements grew weaker—probably burned to death. Only then did Ye Lu dare to tell the demon to stop.

Panting miserably, she leaned against a tree trunk to catch her breath, but noticed Xiao Ye looked as if nothing had happened.

The demon came over and patted her back. “…Are you okay?”

“You’re a succubus—you should have about the same stamina as me. Ah… I get it. Don’t tell me…”

“Hah—hah! Wha…what…do you…know?”

“Ye Lu, you have two men—the Prince and the teacher—and you’re still a pure succubus?”

“…”

Ye Lu nodded hesitantly.

“Why!”

Xiao Ye was suddenly shocked?

“That’s the Celestial Demon Prince! You… yesterday, he carried you toward the small woods, and… nothing happened?”

“Um… we… kissed.”

“No… no kissing either.”

“Kiss? Just… a kiss?”

“Go do it, you idiot! Use this body that makes me jealous to seduce him! And the Prince too—is he impotent or something…?”

“No, Ye Lu! Why is another C-rank monster spawning in front of us!”

“…Wha…what? But… I can’t run anymore. …Xiao Ye, can you beat it?”

“…”

“You’re overestimating me…”

“…”

“Waaah… Why isn’t the Prince coming to save me?”

…

Helpless, Ye Lu, who had barely rested, was once again forced into a run. Chasing them was a three-headed wolf, something she had never seen before.

By the way… why did it have a purple halo on its head? Was Mr. Three-Headed Wolf also a Celestial Demon monster?

Her running form was already terrible. Her little tongue was hanging out just to breathe.

But because her body was too heavy, the undeveloped wings on her back were practically useless—she couldn’t fly at all…

Before becoming a woman, she was almost able to get her feet off the ground.

Did she really have to do something she had always hated with the Prince?

Just to get rid of the training trouble? But Celestial Demons reproduce using their mouths, right?

Wait…

Ye Lu stopped in her tracks, suddenly enlightened.

In other words… doing the thing that for humans would mean making babies, with the Prince, wouldn’t actually cause pregnancy for a Celestial Demon?

Exactly! She was so smart. Tonight, she would go find the Prince and do it!

“Ye Lu! Why are you stopping?! The dog is about to bite your butt!”

Xiao Ye shouted from ahead.

Ye Lu turned back.

Oh no.

Too fast.

Her heart skipped a beat.

But she was too slow. Before her legs could move, the drooling, disgusting three-headed dog lunged and tackled her to the ground.

“Ugh!”

Sharp claws pinned her slender hands, and she was laid down under the tree in an embarrassing position.

A drop of drool couldn’t be controlled and dripped from the dog’s steaming mouth onto her…

Then—

Ye Lu closed her eyes, expecting to be crushed in one hit. But the air grew silent for a long time. Suddenly, the paw turned toward her clothes.

“Riiip—”

“?”

“Wah… no… stop!”

“I may be a succubus, but I have morals! Not even goblins, let alone dogs. Only the Prince…”

Ye Lu flailed her arms, but as soon as she said that, the dog actually stopped.