Chapter 40 : Springing Through the Field of Monsters

“Where do you think you’re going!” 

The moment an urban legend about moles dragging people into the earth to disappear forever seemed to be coming true. 

In rural areas, it’s said that many people, thinking moles are cute and touching them carelessly, end up being pulled underground and are never heard from again… 

Iris, however, did not panic. 

She calmly pulled out her dual pincers and clamped onto the mole monster’s arm with one, striking its abdomen with the other. 

“Keeng!” 

The dual pincers, which she could use freely, were incredibly effective! 

The mole monster screamed and let go of Iris. 

Shocked by its failed attack, it seemed to attempt an escape. 

Though it had seemed slow before, it suddenly moved with incredible speed. 

At this rate, it would get away. 

Iris quickly cast a skill, and sharp, hairy chains flew out from between her legs, lashing against the mole’s soft body. 

“Kwaaah!” 

“You little—got you.” 

The mole monster, with its head buried in a hole, trembled and let out a dying shriek before collapsing. 

It was Iris’s victory. 

But she had no time to savor it, as lumps began rising all over the field, and several hairy moles emerged from the ground. 

A drop of sweat ran down her back. 

‘They may be slow, but fighting multiple enemies is never easy. 

According to the status window, they also have a skill to generate spikes. 

What’s more annoying is how they suddenly burst up from the ground. 

They can ambush from directly below.’ 

Speak of the devil—just as Iris was focusing on the moles crawling out around her, the ground directly beneath her bulged, and a hairy mole poked its head out. 

The mole grabbed her foot, and without thinking, she activated a skill. 

“Mommy!” 

“Keeng!” 

A spring shot out with a pop, striking the mole monster’s head and sending Iris flying into the air. 

Fortunately, she managed to more or less control the skill this time—more or less. 

She bounced precariously across the field. 

The skill allowed her to keep jumping using the spring. 

“Whoa! Oh… goodness!” 

The potato field was barren and flat, so Iris had nothing to land on. 

She teetered across the field, barely maintaining balance, and in the process, ended up bashing several mole monsters on the head by pure luck. 

The hairy moles, seeing how unstable she looked, began to cautiously avoid her. 

Moreover, while they could pop out of the ground, they couldn’t jump, so they could only watch her helplessly. 

Seeing the moles staring up at her, waiting for her to come down, Iris gulped. 

Using the spring skill over and over again stirred up childhood memories. 

Sky Kong Kong, the toy she used to play with as a kid. 

‘This is just like Sky Kong Kong. 

I’ve really gotten the hang of jumping in place now. 

At first, I kept slamming into rocks and bleeding, but now… not anymore. 

These mole monsters stick close to the ground, so this spring skill is really useful.’ 

She activated the spring skill again, not targeting anything in particular, just to get some air. 

From above, she could move while surveying the moles and even score some lucky hits. 

She pretended to bounce again, then suddenly landed flat on the ground and launched a surprise attack on the unprepared mole monsters. 

“Keek!” 

Of course, the mole monsters weren’t just going to take it lying down. 

While Iris was attacking one, another mole approached and attempted a grab. 

Iris barely managed to block it with her shield. 

Then she quickly retracted the shield, switched between her dual pincers and a blunt weapon, and attacked the mole that had made the move. 

Before it died, she reached out and touched it, hoping to obtain a new skill. 

‘I want to learn a new skill!’ 

As she felt the mole, the search result popped up, and Iris began groping the brown fur ball more eagerly. 

The mole monster made a disgusted face, and suddenly, spikes started protruding from its body. 

“Ow, that stings! Why are these spikes so damn sharp?” 

“Grrr…!” 

“Die!” 

Iris quickly pulled her hand away. 

These weren’t hedgehog-level spikes—these were long and dangerous enough to pierce a palm. 

The mole monster growled and lunged at her. 

She dodged and activated a skill. 

Already resembling a hedgehog, the mole monster turned into a spiky chestnut as the yellow hair chains embedded themselves in it. 

It finally slumped to the ground. 

Too bad. 

Iris smacked her lips. 

“Phew, what a waste. 

If I’d just touched it a bit longer, I might’ve gotten the skill. 

Even just a compatibility assessment would’ve been something…” 

If only she had, she could’ve let it go. 

Iris looked at the dead mole monster with regret. 

But hey, constantly acquiring new skills isn’t everything. 

She already had a bunch of them and needed to focus on leveling and evolving them to get stronger. 

There would be plenty of good skills in the future. 

Shaking off her regret, Iris turned toward the remaining mole monsters. 

“Die!” 

Long-range attacks worked best on far-off monsters. 

She fired hair from between her legs, annihilating the group of mole monsters. 

“Kwaaak!” 

“Kegeh!” 

“Kkiiing…” 

The mole monsters’ screams echoed across the potato field, which now reeked of death. 

Iris, determined to level up her search skill, reluctantly groped even the corpses of the fallen monsters. 

With this, she had killed fourteen monsters in total, including wild boars and moles. 

The mole hunt had boosted her level significantly. 

Chastity Girl’s level has increased. 

Your strength increases. 

Your body becomes more agile. 

Your stamina improves. 

A mysterious energy settles in your body. 

Chastity Girl’s level has increased. 

Your strength increases. 

Your body becomes more agile… 

‘Oh! I went up two levels at once. 

Guess it’s because I was still low-level—it goes up fast.’ 

In addition to Chastity Girl gaining 2 levels, her frequently used skill also leveled up, along with others. 

She could check the rest later. 

She stored the ‘Wild Boar Tusk’ she had picked up earlier and the freshly acquired ‘Mole Leather’ into the pouch between her legs and roamed the farm to reach the goal of defeating 20 monsters. 

Before long, she encountered a deer-type monster and used various skills to defeat it. 

Through combat, she made a discovery—she could use the spring and another skill simultaneously. 

She bounced around on the ground with the spring while flinging hair at monsters. 

Yellow hair chains burst out like a chain whip, turning the deer monsters into walking hedgehogs in an instant. 

“Kwaaaah!” 

“77!” 

“Kraah!” 

Though the deer monsters could jump higher than the moles, they still couldn’t reach Iris while she was springing. 

They were slaughtered without resistance. 

Chastity Girl’s level has increased. 

Your strength increases. 

Your body becomes more agile. 

Your stamina improves. 

A mysterious energy settles in your body. 

After defeating six deer monsters, she gained another level, completing her mission of defeating 20 monsters. 

Her forehead was drenched in sweat. 

As she poked around the still-warm corpses of the deer to level up her search skill, Iris’s eyes briefly lost focus. 

A wave of emptiness washed over her. 

‘Is this really okay…? 

Am I seriously patting the bodies of dead monsters? 

Ugh. 

Well, not like I was ever classy. 

As long as it’s not a crime, it’s fine.’ 

The search result popped up immediately. 

[Search Result] 

Twin-Horn Deer, LV.12 

[Skills] 

Body Slam LV.10 

High Jump LV.8 

Horn Bash LV.13 

Chokehold LV.9 

Cute Face LV.10 

Dig LV.10 

Bite LV.8 

[Status] 

Pathetic Death / Still Warm 

She couldn’t obtain any skills from a deer monster that had already crossed the river of the dead. 

While reviewing the fairly standard status window, Iris couldn’t help but chuckle at the listed condition: Pathetic Death.