That is my prey

Noan saw the woman in the black cloak and felt a little surprised.

He didn't think that he would meet another person at the 'Singularity'.

"What a surprise… How did you know I was here?" The strange woman said, her voice not carrying any annoyance or anger.

On the contrary, Noan could tell that her voice was filled with excitement.

Noan frowned and said: "Who are you? Why are you attacking me?"

"Ah! You know that I am the one controlling those Lickers? How did you know?" The woman asked again; she seemed to be smiling excitedly.

"Lickers do hunt in groups, but there can't be this many of them," Noan said. "There's only one possibility… someone is controlling them."

"They attacked us with purpose; even the way they acted didn't seem like they were acting on instinct."

"That's why I don't think there's a high-level zombie controlling them. To be exact, they're being controlled by a human."

"Hahahaha…" The woman laughed madly, her laughter echoing throughout the forest: "Hahahaha… kid, you are really interesting."

However, without waiting for her to continue, Vylyss took action, launching countless chains towards her.

The woman was like a ghost; the chains couldn't catch her.

"Now!" Noan suddenly shouted.

At that moment, a chain suddenly shot up from the ground, right at the spot where the mysterious woman had just stepped down.

Jingle! Jingle!

A chain shot out from beneath the ground, instantly wrapping around the woman.

"What?!" She was a little startled, not thinking that there was a trap waiting for her.

Jingle! Jingle!

Jingle! Jingle!

Countless other chains also immediately bound her tightly, not allowing her to move.

"Oy! Why are you doing this to a weak woman like me?" The woman said while laughing, as if the one being tied up wasn't her.

Noan frowned: "Weak? Can a weak person control an entire army of Lickers?"

"Hahaha…" The woman laughed excitedly: "Aww!! Kid, you really make me feel excited. I'm about to wet…"

Hearing this, Noan's eyebrows furrowed even more, and he hurriedly asked: "Who are you? Why did you attack me?"

Even though the woman was tied up, Noan still did not dare to approach her.

She could control a whole pack of Lickers anyway, he thought… even if she was tied up, she was still extremely dangerous.

"Why are you standing so far away? Are you afraid?" The woman provoked.

"That's right." Noan wasn't angry, on the contrary, he shrugged and said: "I'm very timid, just standing here is fine."

"Ah!" She tilted her head: "Are you really that afraid of me? But you're standing too far away, I'm afraid you can't hear what I'm saying."

"I can hear it." Noan frowned, feeling that she seemed to be trying to stall for time.

'Could it be… there's someone else? Does she have reinforcements?' Noan thought to herself.

"Alright…" The woman suddenly smiled strangely: "If you won't come near me, then let me come near you."

Immediately after, the woman's body instantly dissipated into a puff of smoke.

Jingle! Jingle!

The chains lost their binding and immediately fell to the ground.

Noan was startled and stepped back. Vylyss was also very surprised as she looked around cautiously.

However, it was too late.

"What do you want to know, my cowardly boy…"

At this moment, Noan felt as if a cold current ran down his spine, making him shiver.

The woman had appeared behind him at some point.

She used her left arm to strangle him, the other hand holding a dagger, the tip pressed right against his temple.

If she moved even slightly, the knife would immediately pierce through his head.

Noan was a little scared, and he started sweating.

"Master!" Vylyss shouted hastily.

"Stand still!" the woman said with a laugh.

Vylyss gritted her teeth, she really wanted to save Noan, but the mysterious woman was holding him in her arms.

If she acts rashly, Noan will definitely die.

"It seems… that little girl is very worried about you." The woman brought her luscious lips close to Noan's ear and said.

Her warm breaths, carrying a hint of seductive scent, blew into his ears.

However, Noan had no mind to think about anything else.

His nerves were as tense as guitar strings. He tried to stay still, not moving for fear that he would accidentally cause the dagger to stab his head.

"What? No more questions?" The woman laughed teasingly.

Noan took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

"You are very interesting… but, not enough… I look forward to what you will do next."

The woman finished speaking and then disappeared into a puff of smoke.

As soon as the woman disappeared, the Lickers that were frantically attacking Urlgug and Urlgan suddenly stopped moving.

Yes, like puppets whose strings are broken, they lay still on the ground, motionless.

The two looked around in confusion, the chaotic scene just now had disappeared, replaced by silence, silence to the point of confusion.

The crazy Lickers suddenly died unnaturally, what the hell is going on?

…

Noan sat in the middle of the hall, feeling extremely tired.

He had only rested for less than 2 hours before fighting, also, he felt death was very close to him.

Luckily the mysterious woman left without harming him; otherwise, his journey in this new world would have ended.

Vylyss sat behind him, her hands gently massaging his shoulders.

Her eyes were filled with sadness and fatigue. She felt weak and useless; if she were stronger, Noan wouldn't be in such mortal danger.

There were countless thoughts in her mind at the moment, making her mind chaotic.

"Vylyss!"

"Heh? Ah! Master, you called me?" Vylyss was startled when she heard Noan calling her.

Noan asked in confusion: "What are you thinking about?"

Vylyss forced a smile: "No, master. I was just thinking about how many energy stones we can harvest tonight."

Noan glanced at Vylyss; he knew she was lying, but he didn't expose her.

He knew clearly… She was sad, sad because she felt that she was too weak.

Will Noan comfort her?

No!

Even though she looked pitiful, he felt… this was the moment for Vylyss to realize how weak she was.

She must have the desire to become stronger; only then can she become a true hero.

If she relied solely on his 'Fusion' talent, her ambitions would be crushed.

Sometimes… you have to feel despair to understand how valuable hope is.

Noan patted Vylyss on the shoulder: "Don't be sad; at least we're still alive."

Vylyss pursed her lips upon hearing this; she suddenly hugged him tightly from behind, her two soft mountains pressed against his back to the point they were deformed.

"Master… if you continue to be so sweet, I won't be able to control myself."

Noan shuddered when he heard that: "I was just comforting you a little; how am I sweet?"

He felt a little confused; why did Vylyss find such a normal comforting word sweet?

Noan suddenly looked towards Urlgan, feeling that there was something very strange about Urlgan.

Urlgan sat still at this moment; his physical strength had also recovered, but… looking at his face, he looked quite sad and disappointed.

Noan suddenly remembered something and thought to himself, 'Ah! I forgot that Urlgan is a high orc; he worships the Goddess of War.'

That's right, the High Orcs worship the 'Goddess of War', for them, fighting and winning is the sweetest glory.

However, in this battle, Urlgan revealed his weakness. It wasn't that he was weak, but rather that his physical strength wasn't enough to help him resist until the end.

Luckily, Urlgug helped; otherwise, this war would have ended before it began.

That was why Urlgan seemed to feel humiliated when he couldn't win. When he was about to lose, the Lickers suddenly died, so that couldn't be called a victory.

Noan looked at Urlgan; although he lost two rank (E+) skeletons in this battle, in return, Vylyss and Urlgan had begun to realize that they were not strong.

However, he also knew he was in danger.

Noan thought that the Hunters were the biggest danger he had to face, but now a mysterious woman appeared.

Not only could that woman control Lickers, she was also like a ghost, uncatchable.

If she wanted to kill him, he would have been dead by then.

Not only Zombies, but he also had to watch out for a mysterious woman. maybe she was watching him from the shadows right now.

Besides, he didn't know if the woman was alone, or had a separate organization.

Noan sighed, then returned to his bedroom. He was really tired, he really wanted to rest.

Seeing Noan leave, Vylyss did not stop him, she suddenly flew outside, then disappeared into the darkness.

…

Elsewhere in the city, two people in black cloaks who vaguely resembled the woman stood at the building that Noan had caused to collapse.

They both appeared to be men.

At this moment, the woman from earlier appeared, standing opposite the two men.

"Let's go back."

Hearing the woman speak, one of the two men immediately spoke up.

"Captain, shouldn't we capture that kid?"

"That's right." The other person continued, "That kid is very strange. The monsters he possesses are completely different from the type of monsters a beginner should possess."

"Captain, I think…"

They were talking but immediately fell silent because the woman's gaze towards them was filled with murderous intent; it was so cold that it made them feel as if they were standing in an ice cellar.

"That is my prey; if you reveal his existence, the consequences… you cannot imagine…"