Chapter 48: Touch, tentacles?!

Death.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

Camilla instinctively reached out.

But Leinata couldn’t be bothered to answer, nor did she give Camilla any time to explain.

A terrifying red light suddenly flashed deep within her emerald eyes, and then the short sword in her hand was instantly enchanted with a thick layer of bloody light.

This was the ultimate move she had used in the dungeon before, the one that killed the Hunter.

It was enough to show how much Leinata wanted to kill Camilla at this moment.

And Camilla was also shocked by this terrifying pressure. Although she was a professional killer, she was still startled.

Last time at the Milk Tea Shop, she waited for this person to leave before killing Nuo Ai’er because she wanted to avoid trouble. If she couldn’t wait, she would just kill them both.

But now, she immediately realized how stupid her previous thoughts were.

This seemingly cute little red riding hood wolf girl in front of her still concealed terrifying strength.

“I won’t die here.”

Camilla’s eyes flashed with cruelty, and she unhesitatingly summoned a puppet.

However, this puppet was not meant to fight, nor to delay.

After all, in the hands of an angry Leinata, such a puppet would probably dissolve in less than three seconds.

Camilla’s choice was to control the entire puppet, shooting it far away, and the puppet disappeared in an instant.

“Die.”

Leinata spat out cold words expressionlessly.

Lifting the blade, with a twist of her wrist, several scarlet sword auras tore through the air, accurately slashing at Camilla.

“Aaaaaah~”

Accompanied by a terrifying cutting sound, Camilla’s body was instantly chopped into minced meat.

However, what was creepy was that the flesh and blood did not splatter, but quickly turned into black ash in midair, dispersing with the wind.

“Tch.”

Leinata realized what the other had done, sheathed her sword, and clicked her tongue.

She stared coldly in the direction where Camilla had just thrown the puppet.

“Next time we meet, don’t think you can escape.”

Meanwhile, in a dark alley far from the battlefield.

The puppet that had just been thrown away landed with a “bang”, and then black mist surged.

“Pfft—!”

The puppet transformed into Camilla’s original appearance.

She knelt on the ground, exhausted, gasping for breath, her back soaked with cold sweat.

This was her trump card—[Puppet Substitution Technique].

Turning the original body into a puppet, and the puppet into the real body, completing the exchange in an instant to quickly leave the battlefield.

This move consumes a large amount of mana, so it can only be used once a day. She had almost never used it.

Never expected to be forced into such a desperate situation today…

“This Nuo Ai’er… is really hard to kill.” Camilla muttered through gritted teeth.

‘Previously, I could see that this Nuo Ai’er was just a weak little loli, with fair little legs that couldn’t run fast, the kind that would cry for a long time if you punched her.’

‘Eyes. Previously, she was lucky to have dodged that assassination. … But who could have known that this little one would always be surrounded by so many troublesome strong people?’

‘First there was that Young Miss with strong luck, and now a little red riding hood with explosive combat power appears. Clearly just a talentless brat… Speaking of talent… could she be hiding it?’

“Could her hidden talent be charm?” Camilla thought as this absurd idea came to mind.

‘Hahaha… you’re getting more and more interesting, Nuo Ai’er!

So hard to kill, so full of challenge—this is the prey I, as a killer, desire most.’

She secretly swore that she would definitely find a chance to catch Nuo Ai’er, torment her thoroughly, and then slowly kill her.

“Next time, hehe, I’ll definitely catch her.”

With that, the purple-haired big sister’s figure merged into the darkness, completely disappearing.

On the other side, inside Emilia’s mansion.

Emi and Nuo Ai’er had been safely brought back by Emilia and Leinata.

Not long after, Nuo Ai’er also woke up.

When she finished listening to Emilia and Leinata’s account and learned how many thrilling things had happened on the street just now, she couldn’t help but widen her eyes.

“I just took a nap, and so much happened…” Nuo Ai’er patted her chest and let out a long sigh.

But seeing that Hui Mei and herself were both unharmed, the worry in her heart finally eased.

However, Hui Mei sat to the side, outwardly obediently lowering her head, but inwardly she was calculating.

‘Now I know that this Young Miss and Little Red Riding Hood aren’t bad people, but that Little Red Riding Hood… Leinata, right?’

‘I feel like she’s too focused on Nuo Ai’er… that bothers me a bit. It’s going to be hard for me to have Nuo Ai’er Big Sister all to myself in the future.’

“So, this little sister Hui Mei, what’s the deal, Nuo Ai’er?” Emilia asked.

“As for Hui Mei, she’s an NPC from the last dungeon.” Nuo Ai’er looked at Hui Mei and explained seriously.

“I used some… special method to bring her to the Inner World too. Then, it seems like, just like you, Leinata, she directly transformed from a dungeon NPC into a Player after arriving in this world.”

“Oh? There’s such a thing…” Upon hearing this, Emilia showed a surprised expression.

Emilia really didn’t know about this. Actually, an NPC turning into a Player… is that even reasonable?

“I see.” Leinata nodded, then looked at Hui Mei. “So what talent did she awaken?”

“That’s right, Hui Mei, what did you awaken?” Nuo Ai’er asked Hui Mei curiously.

Hui Mei blinked her light red eyes and answered softly. “The voice in my head said my talent is called [Mysterious Red String]… but I’m not too sure about the specific usage yet. For now, I can only use it like an ordinary rope. I probably need to develop other uses.”

Saying this, Hui Mei tilted her head and looked at Nuo Ai’er with great curiosity. “Nuo Ai’er Big Sister, what’s your talent?”

Nuo Ai’er was instantly embarrassed.

Her talent…

Nuo Ai’er recalled that when she awakened [Time Rewind], the system had clearly warned her that she must never tell anyone about this talent, or she would face severe punishment.

But looking at Hui Mei’s expectant eyes, a bold idea suddenly popped into Nuo Ai’er’s mind.

‘What would happen if I actually said it?

What kind of punishment would that be…

True, curiosity killed the cat.’

Deciding to try it out, Nuo Ai’er spoke softly. “Actually, my talent is time…”

The moment she uttered the word “time”—

Everything around seemed to freeze. The movements of Emilia, Leinata, and Hui Mei instantly stopped.

Then, the space in front of Nuo Ai’er shattered like glass, and a bizarre space crack suddenly appeared.

“Nuo Ai’er-chan, your little mouth isn’t being obedient~”

A sweet voice came, and then several pink tentacles radiating a strange aura stretched out from the crack.

They tightly bound Nuo Ai’er’s belly!

Nuo Ai’er: “Eh”

What does this mean?

Is the punishment… tenta, tentacles?!