Chapter 6: Partner
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Looking at the girl in front of her, ready for death. Erina just stared at her, staring at her bloodied body. Even in its dirtied state, Erina just had to appreciate the view.
With large breasts, child-bearing hips, beautiful blond hair, and green eyes, the girl right in front of Erina was exactly her type. Though she was more interested in women, there was a boy that she would love to tie down and have her way with. Though that boy's name is secret, te he.
Luckily for this girl, she wasn't human, if not, her own beautiful looks would have seduced her. So turning around, Erina decided to have her well-deserved lunch.
Just as she was about to shove a knight into her mouth, a notification appeared in the corner of her eye.
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19 F-Rank Humans Killed +541 XP
7 D-Rank Humans killed +749 XP
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Quickly checking her stats, she saw the amount of XP she had in total, which was (1533/6000), so she was ¼ done with leveling up. A couple more fights and she should level up soon.
So with a quick glance at her stats, she grabbed a knight and shoved it in her mouth. A couple of bites and she devoured the entire body. Devouring the metal, she saw parts of her damaged armor slowly heal, while devouring the flesh, she felt herself become just a bit stronger.
So eating all of the knights, the metal she devoured strengthened and repaired her armor and body. As the flesh that came with the knights, caused a small physical boost to her strength. Then came the weaker-robed men. Who just gave a smaller strength boost, they really weren't worth eating, but every bit of strength counts.
Next on her menu, were the 3 mages. And for some reason, they tasted better than the others. Erina felt that they tasted… sweeter? Although the boost in physical strength was barely anything, she definitely felt her mind become clearer as her plasma energy grew in power.
She felt her control over the plasma become stronger as the flow also became smoother.
So this was the current trend that she figured out so far depending on what she ate.
Meat bolstered her physical strength, adding raw power and amplifying the force behind her abilities.
Metals reinforced her defenses, hardening her armor and making her more resilient to damage.
While mages… no… most likely devouring magic seemed to amplify her plasma element, boosting the potency of her plasma-based abilities. It made it easier to control the amount and flow of plasma energy.
Once shoving the last mage down her gullet, the final body left was the white knight. Although this knight was in 2 pieces, she quickly devoured both parts, causing her armor to become more shiny.
Unbeknownst to Erina, faint white streaks of light began to weave themselves subtly into her core. As they spread, they followed the pathways her plasma energy traveled, like veins of light running alongside her plasma element.
Erina's body operated on a unique dual-core system, merging the physical and the magical aspects in perfect synergy. Her primary power core generated standard electricity and plasma to fuel her mechanical functions, while a secondary, "beast core" within it supplied a different kind of energy altogether. This beast core produced mana, infused with the plasma element, giving her the ability to wield it with precision and intent.
The dual power sources worked in harmony: the primary core kept her physical systems running smoothly, while the beast core provided a potent, magic-charged energy, allowing Erina to unleash plasma-based abilities far beyond the reach of ordinary mechanisms.
She was something more than a normal Apex slaughter spine, but she hasn't figured that out yet. And probably won't even figure it out at all.
After devouring the white knight in 2 bites, Erina looked around as she still wanted to loot some stuff. Luckily the gray fox inquisition brought a small supply cart, which was on the outskirts of the burning village, there was even a horse still strapped to the cart. Quickly storing the entire cart in her [Inventory], she grabbed it and was about to kill the horse but stopped.
Erina took a quick glance behind her as the girl she saved was still following her, now wearing a tattered gray robe to hide her thick figure. With the horse still struggling in her claws, she slowly set it down and held it so it wouldn't run away.
Though the girl was confused at first, she figured out that the beast wanted her to ride the horse. Thankfully her father taught her how to ride horses, so after trying to calm the horse down.
Olena managed to grab its reins and calm the horse down. The entire time, Erina was staring at Olena's bouncing breasts, wishing she was human to motorboat those melons.
"Umm, my name is Olena. Thanks for saving me… I guess?" Olena said, unsure if the beast even understood her. She didn't know what to do next, but she'd just follow the beast for now, she might just kill herself later if there wasn't anything for her. Maybe hanging herself in a forest would be great, but oh well, she'll see.
Though it was a bit weird, Olena saw the beast turn to her and bring a claw right in front of her. Was it going for a handshake?
Olena grabbed the blood-covered claw and gave it a good shake. The beast seemed satisfied as a low growl emerged as its tail happily swung side to side. The beast turned around and walked, and Olena made sure to follow.
Erina felt a surge of satisfaction as she noticed Olena following her without hesitation. She had half-expected fear or hesitation from the girl, given her own imposing, scary blood-covered appearance. But Olena's calm presence was a pleasant surprise.
Ensuring that Olena kept pace, Erina turned and retraced the path she had made through the grassy plains. She had a destination in mind, wanting to return to the group of demi-humans who held her precious egg.
In the back of her mind, a faint connection pulsed like a soft heartbeat, guiding her toward the egg. It was small but undeniable, a reassuring thread linking her to the egg. Erina could feel its location, and with this link, she knew exactly where to go.
With the sun slowly rising, Erina slowly walked away from the burning village, happy with finishing part of the quest and getting a partner along the way. However, as they walked, Erina wasn't even taking an actual path either, she just walked through the tall grass, making a new path..
But as they walked for a couple of hours, they had to take a break as the horse started to slow down and look sluggish. Thankfully, Erina managed to spot a large pond up ahead, so she decided to take a small break there, wanting to wash off the dried blood covering her body.
So walking into the pond, Erina settled at the bottom of the pond, her spines moving gently through the water, she felt the water wrap around her, cooling her metallic frame and washing away the grime from her journey. Above, Olena caught a glimpse of Erina's spines cutting through the water
Olena chuckled as she saw Erina move through the water with ease, who occasionally popped her head above water to perve on Olena. Erina quickly got bored of being underwater as other than some small fish, there was nothing else in the pond, so she came back up and laid down.
Erina made sure to lie right beside Olena, but still only had her head above water. She carefully watches Olena wash herself.
Olena had taken off all of her clothes and carefully folded her tattered clothes, and since the water was pretty clear, she didn't have to worry about something sneaking up on her. So she took a deep breath and walked into the cold water, causing goosebumps to spread all over her body.
As Olena adjusted to the cold water, she felt it gradually warming. Glancing to her side, she noticed purple streaks moving through the creature. She wasn't sure why, but somehow, Olena knew it was heating the water.
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Thanks for ready, Erina may be a bit pervy, so good luck with whatever cringe moments that may come.
Comment on any mistakes or changes I should make.