The Dangerous Girl

In the outer city, inside a civilian home.

“Mom, how much longer will the fighting outside last?”

Thunderous booms echoed in their ears from time to time.

Sitting at the dining table, the young daughter took a sip of the soup in her bowl and asked her mother anxiously.

“I don’t know, sweetheart. Try not to think about those things.”

As a single mother, the woman sitting across from her could only offer such comfort to her child.

In the face of war, ordinary people were simply too weak. Whatever was happening to the Kingdom didn't really matter to most civilians. Even with the recent propaganda claiming the enemies were monsters and extremely dangerous, what use was that information to powerless civilians like them?

At that moment...

With a loud bang, a vibration shook the kitchen.

The woman’s face turned pale. She quickly signaled for her daughter to stay put, then grabbed a nearby club and cautiously approached the kitchen.

The air was deathly silent.

She tried her best not to let her footsteps make a sound, holding her breath as she crept toward the door inch by inch.

Peering through the crack in the door, the scene inside came into view.

A bottomless hole had appeared in the floor.

She recoiled half a step in fright, only to see a human head suddenly pop out from the hole.

It was a girl.

She had long black hair and wore a simple Gothic-style princess dress.

After lightly jumping up, she tidied her hair and looked around curiously.

“This isn't the right spot to come out,” the girl muttered.

She quickly turned her head and spotted the woman staring through the door crack with a look of disbelief.

“Mom!” At that moment, the little girl suddenly ran up behind the woman.

The moment the child saw the girl in the kitchen, a look of delight crossed her face. “Whoa, it’s the strange big sister!”

However, unlike her daughter, the woman’s expression was far from relaxed.

“Who are you? Why... are you in my house?”

She was truly bewildered.

Standing there in her projection state, Xia Jin took on a contemplative look. Then, as if realizing something, she reached out and pulled the door open. “This is the capital’s outer city, right?”

“Yes, it is. Why did you appear here?”

The question could perhaps be translated as: Why did you dig a hole into my house?

Xia Jin didn't answer. She walked into the living room as if she were an old friend and looked at the food on the table.

It was quite good—red bean soup, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and a small amount of magic beast meat.

For a civilian, this was a decent meal.

“Do you want to eat with us, big sister?”

The daughter didn't seem to have any reservations. She ran over, picked up a cob of corn, and handed it to her.

“Thank you.”

Xia Jin took it and had a bite.

“Not bad.”

“Heehee, you’re so pretty, big sister.”

Xia Jin glanced at the little girl. Indeed, her charm was irresistible. While adults were reserved, children could offer praise without hesitation.

She sat down and slowly finished the corn, then glanced out the window.

A squad of soldiers could be seen passing by the entrance.

Among them was a figure with very familiar epaulettes.

“This corn was excellent. In return, the Zerg will not destroy your home, and the kitchen will be repaired after the war.”

Xia Jin put down the corn cob and turned to open the door.

The woman was about to say something when she saw the girl’s hands suddenly transform into two terrifying fleshy arms. They expanded and elongated abruptly, sweeping out to coil around the large group of soldiers in front of her.

With a violent twist, countless spikes grew out from the fleshy arms. As the arms constricted, the soldiers were all crushed and shredded within them.

They didn't even have time to make a sound before their flesh was completely absorbed and ground up by the fleshy arms.

Ten seconds later, the girl retracted her hands, appearing no different from an ordinary person. There were no corpses left at the scene.

The woman covered her mouth, standing there in utter shock.

...

“Who are you?”

The man with the epaulettes on his shoulders quickly learned of the situation through the screams nearby. When he returned, he happened to witness the beautiful girl devouring his soldiers.

“Hello, Lord Legion Commander.”

The black-haired girl possessed an exquisite temperament as she offered a very cute bow.

The Tier 8 Legion Commander standing opposite her said nothing.

He hadn't expected that just as he was about to lead his legion to support the front lines, his path would be blocked by a strange girl appearing out of nowhere.

But he knew this was definitely no ordinary girl.

After all, could a normal human girl turn her hands into such terrifying biological weapons and easily shred and devour others?

“Are you a Zerg monster?”

“I am. But the word ‘monster’ is a bit disappointing. Have you ever seen such a cute monster?”

Xia Jin giggled, her voice carrying a hint of delicate vulnerability. To any normal man, she would seem incredibly adorable.

The Legion Commander felt a momentary daze.

Fighting such a being was indeed oppressive. He raised his weapon, kicked off the ground, and closed the distance of dozens of meters in an instant, swinging his blade at the girl’s neck.

However...

He was met by two pieces of flesh that suddenly erupted from the ground.

He only then realized that an extremely fine fleshy thread extended from beneath one of Xia Jin's fingers. It had crossed several meters and suddenly burst out from under the Legion Commander’s feet. Moving much faster than he could swing his sword, it coiled around his arms.

“Argh!”

With a cry of pain, countless spikes stabbed into his arms. A violent paralyzing sensation followed immediately, and he lost all feeling almost instantly.

“Goodbye!”

With ease, a highly toxic substance was injected, and the Legion Commander collapsed to his knees.