Shalltear and the Puppet of the God of Death both fell into a strange forest.
The area was filled mostly with decayed corpses, and some plants had grown flowers and fruits directly from these corpses.
However, Shalltear had no time to observe these peculiarities.
Her recent high-speed attack had inflicted significant damage on the Puppet of the God of Death, especially since it had already suffered injuries from its earlier battle with Pandora's Actor.
The puppet was now extremely weakened.
"It seems I'll have to abandon this body," the God of Death murmured to itself.
Shalltear heard this but said nothing.
Peroroncino had once told her that "Villains often die because they talk too much. When facing an enemy, act rather than speak."
Of course, when dealing with Peroroncino himself, acting or speaking both had their charms—whether it was eating or calling out… Ahem… Anyway, that was just something Peroroncino had casually said.
After all, Peroroncino was the type to be reckless rather than cautious.
With a hand full of trump cards, he never believed he could lose.
Even if he played around with Shalltear while fighting, he wouldn't think defeat was possible.
However, that overconfidence vanished after a near-death experience that had polished away Peroroncino's arrogance.
Despite that, on his home turf, he was still bold and unrestrained, indulging in whatever he pleased.
Of course, when it came to violence, Peroroncino preferred bows over fists, usually leaving physical fights to his charming and capable maid, Yulia.
But back to the current situation.
"Time Acceleration!"
Shalltear immediately activated an enhancement skill, drastically boosting her speed. She rushed toward the Puppet of the God of Death with blinding swiftness.
"Bone Barrier!"
"Magic Amplification: Brilliant Radiance!"
Shalltear soared above the Bone Barrier and unleashed her most powerful holy magic.
From the sky descended a wave of blinding white heat.
The Puppet of the God of Death tried to flee, but the magic's area of effect was simply too large to escape.
The puppet was left severely weakened, barely clinging to life.
However, Shalltear's powerful attack had also triggered the plants in the area.
The flowers growing from the corpses, previously in their buds, suddenly bloomed.
Inside each flower was an eerie, human-like smiling face.
The smiles were twisted and unsettling.
Shalltear took notice immediately.
At the same time, the surrounding skeletal remains began to rise from the ground.
"Summon Minions!"
Shalltear, unfazed by these creatures, summoned her minions.
Black shadowy creatures crawled out from the dark dimensional space beneath her skirt.
"Minions, kill these things!"
The summoned creatures charged at the eerie flowers and animated skeletons.
However, the moment they made contact, they disintegrated into ash.
"Magic Amplification: Blazing Aurora!"
Shalltear cast another spell, sending countless shimmering points of light toward the flowers.
The tenth-tier magic struck the flowers directly, but instead of being destroyed, the flowers merely closed their eerie faces and fell silent.
They showed no further response.
With the flowers neutralized for now, Shalltear turned her gaze back to the Puppet of the God of Death.
Its body was covered in holy burns—wounds that could not be healed through conventional means.
The damage could only recover gradually over time.
The puppet was so severely injured that even if Shalltear gave it an opportunity to run, it wouldn't be able to escape quickly.
"Hmph! You're doomed!" the God of Death said smugly, a sinister smile creeping across its face.
"Do you even realize what that thing was just now?"
"I don't care!" Shalltear snapped back.
She lunged forward, grabbing the Puppet of the God of Death by its head.
"Bind!"
With her other hand, Shalltear cast a spell.
Glowing purple energy ropes materialized and tightly bound the puppet.
Gripping its head firmly, Shalltear took off into the sky, attempting to fly back the way she came.
However, no matter how long she flew, she couldn't find her way out.
It felt as if she was trapped in an endless loop, flying in the same direction but going nowhere.
Despite it being daytime, and Shalltear having no reason to get lost, she couldn't escape.
Frustrated, Shalltear turned her direction toward the sun and kept flying, but still couldn't find an exit.
〈Message〉
"Beep beep!"
"What's wrong, Shalltear?" Peroroncino's voice echoed in her ear.
"Lord Peroroncino, I apologize. I've captured the target, but I seem to be lost." Shalltear reported.
"Shalltear, stay where you are. I'll come to you right away!" Peroroncino's voice replied.
"Wait!" Shalltear suddenly felt something was off.
Would Lord Peroroncino really act so recklessly? Would he just come here directly without considering the risks?
"What's wrong, Shalltear?"
"Lord Peroroncino, let me ask you a question."
"What question?"
"What's my size?"
"D."
Shalltear immediately terminated the communication.
She was now certain—she had been tricked.
The real Peroroncino would never answer such a question seriously in a moment like this.
Not to mention, he always had a certain sense of restraint in critical situations.
In other words, everything she was seeing and hearing was an illusion.
Shalltear turned her gaze to the prisoner in her grasp.
The puppet remained silent and motionless, as if it were already dead.
"Unholy Shield Impact!"
Shalltear cast a self-inflicted spell, breaking the illusion around her.
The scenery distorted and then shattered.
When her vision cleared, Shalltear realized she was inside the gaping maw of a massive man-eating plant.
The thick, slimy digestive fluid had already melted half of her armor.
When had she been captured? Shalltear had no idea.
"Magic Amplification: Crimson Nova!"
Flames erupted within the maw of the plant, setting it ablaze.
However, Shalltear was also caught in the inferno since she was still trapped inside.
The man-eating plant let out a disturbing wail, like the cry of an infant, but it refused to release its bite on Shalltear.
"Magic Amplification: Crimson Nova!"
Shalltear unleashed the spell again, but the man-eating plant still did not let go.
"Hahaha! Stop struggling! You cannot kill the Illusory Venomous Man-Eating Plant! This is a creature I meticulously nurtured, one far stronger than even myself.
Once it fully digests me, and then you, it will have the qualifications to ascend and become a true World Boss!"
The voice came from below Shalltear.
The Puppet of the God of Death had been reduced to a mangled head.
Its body had already been completely digested by the monstrous plant.
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