Chapter 140: Twice As Seductive Than A Succubus
Loria's plan was executed quite smoothly.
She disguised herself as a disguised assassin of the Hidden Leader and walked openly to the doorstep of the Minister of Finance's residence.
Then, while everyone was still unable to react in time, she attacked with a Coagulated Blood Blade that had a flame attribute and the Shameful Strike effect.
The strengthened tripled red arc broke through everything, effortlessly slicing the bodyguard standing in front into two pieces.
This commotion immediately caught the attention of the people inside the residence.
But before the people inside could come out for support, she made a swift escape.
This unexpected move completely stunned the Minister of Finance and the others.
Because they didn't know if this was a tactic to lure them away, they ultimately chose not to send anyone to pursue.
Loria escaped almost effortlessly.
Everything went according to her plan, and before leaving, she even left a small note for the people inside the house.
The note didn't have a long message, it only said that anyone associated with the Church of Goddess of Madness and Indulgence would die.
It was this simple sentence that made the Minister of Finance turn pale.
"It's the people from the Hidden Leader, I'm not mistaken. They also sent people to eliminate the Church of Goddess of Madness and Indulgence!"
He had also experienced great storms and difficulties.
But because he had experienced these storms, he became even more afraid of the Hidden Leader and had no intention of resisting.
Now all he could do was run away, because if the rebel army led by the Hidden Leader marched into Claren City, he would definitely suffer.
Even being hanged was considered lucky.
If luck wasn't on his side, he would probably turn into a "cocoon" like the Weavers.
Just like the followers invaded by the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence, once he became a Weaver's cocoon, he would become neither fully human nor ghostly, both mentally and physically.
After enjoying many years as the finance minister, he would never allow himself to transform into such an ugly monster.
"I was already planning to escape from here tonight, and now I can't hesitate anymore."
...
Inside the room, everyone was busy, and the people outside were just as busy.
Time quickly came to evening.
It had been raining in Claren City for a while, but finally cleared up these past few days. The night sky appeared especially clear, like a washed glass when you looked at it.
"It's about time."
Loria looked away and stared at the pocket watch embedded in the crack of her chest for a few moments.
It is now 8:15 in the evening, and there are seven minutes left until the finance minister escapes in batches during the simulation.
As soon as she spoke, Liya, who was already nervous, completely held her breath.
In this adventure, there were twelve women who came with Liya. Most of them had the strength of E-class adventurers, while only a few had reached D-class.
Such strength was naturally not enough when facing the group of bodyguards of the finance minister.
But they were not afraid.
Driven by hatred in their hearts, as soon as they heard that they finally had a chance for revenge, they rushed over without hesitation.
As long as they could see the finance minister die up close, even if they died, they would have no regrets.
Loria originally wanted to persuade them to leave, but after hearing Liya's words, she still gave up.
For these women, the world was like hell, and perhaps their only motivation for living was to see the finance minister die. Since that's the case, let them watch from a distance.
"When the time comes, you just follow from a distance, never get involved. It's not that I'm afraid you will die, it's that I'm afraid you'll startle the snake and let the finance minister escape, so we can never find him again, understood?"
Loria intentionally spoke in a serious manner.
Liya and the others nodded one after another.
Today, the White Tiger Lady lost her cuteness. The white marks on her face trembled with a hint of murderous intent, and she was no longer a lovely cat.
Loria's gaze fell on the guildmaster again.
The guildmaster didn't say anything, but her calm eyes always made Loria feel at ease.
The guildmaster truly deserves praise.
Loria felt that the guildmaster's only flaw was her fragility.
If she married the guildmaster in the future, it might be difficult to have a happy sex life.
It seems that there are only three possible solutions.
Either learn from Lady Luciene and provide for yourself, or learn from others in simulations and occasionally go hunting for wild game.
Either learn from her in simulations and occasionally go out to hunt for wild game.
Either severely scold the guildmaster, or whip her to make her body stronger.
"Ugh, just thinking about it gets me a bit excited, making it seem like I'm a frustrated succubus."
Loria immediately shook her head and ignored these distracting thoughts.
She waited for a few more minutes, and finally there was some activity in the distance.
"It has begun!"
In the dark night, a group of people sneaked into the shadows.
"Are you really not going to pay any attention to them?"
Miss Plump Sheep asked in a quiet voice.
Loria shook her head.
Just in case, she recently spent 1000 Oder coins to do the fourth simulation of the day.
Although she didn't catch the finance minister in this simulation, she was certain that her actions during the day didn't cause any changes in the timeline. So as long as she continued according to the original plan, everything would be fine.
"Hmph? You think you can escape? Keep dreaming!"
In order to deal with the finance minister, Loria obtained a lot of good things from Dr. Mara.
Those love potions and poisons may be deadly for ordinary people, but for her, they were just drinks with a slightly strange taste.
A group of people escaped.
Several minutes later.
Another group escaped.
The atmosphere became more and more serious.
Finally, when the third group appeared, Liya and the others immediately stood up.
"Be careful."
"Hmm."
The guildmaster led the way, and the group quickly chased after those people.
Loria watched them go far away, and then continued to wait, this time the wait was a little longer.
When she started picking dandelions by the road out of boredom, someone finally came out of the Minister of Finance's house.
"This is the last wave."
Loria immediately tapped Doris, who was dozing off next to her.
In the next second, Doris stood up like a straight spear.
"Hey, what's going on?"
"We're about to start working, hurry up and climb onto my back."
Loria crouched down.
"Oh, I see."
Doris immediately climbed onto Loria's back.
Quite heavy.
After all, it is a magical puppet.
If it wasn't for Doris being too slow, Loria wouldn't have had to carry her to catch up with the escaped government officials.
Her basic agility is 44 points, and with the added bonuses from Monster Girl's Boots, Battlefield Bond, Resilient Burst, and the Darkmoon Heart of Agility after going into heat, her agility is stacked up to 75 points.
This is quite an impressive stat, even among a group of D-grade adventurers, she can't compare to those who rely solely on speed.
Loria usually despises her body going into heat so easily, but without this strange condition, her strength wouldn't have increased so quickly.
"Let's not discuss this now, we'll study it together with the guildmaster when we have time."
Loria ran with all her might while carrying Doris on her back.
Her speed was incredibly fast, faster than the scared escaping troops, so it wasn't much trouble for her to intercept the fleeing team in sparsely populated areas.
In the darkness, the group looked solemnly at the sudden appearance of the black cat girl and the blue kitten perched on her back.
"What do you want to do?"
"Is the Minister of Finance here?"
Loria asked straightforwardly.
There was no response, only a drawn knight sword and a wand.
It seemed like they had no choice but to start a fight directly.
Loria released Doris and didn't bother to be courteous with these people. She took out a large sword, grabbed Doris, and charged towards the opposition.
The displacement distance of Kitty's Pace was only 20 meters, but the presence of the Coagulated Blood Blade quickly multiplied the range of Loria's attacks several times.
A black arc of light swept past, followed by a crimson moon wheel spinning. In an instant, it struck down someone in the crowd who had just reached the level of a D-class adventurer.
"Kill her!"
The fleeing troops immediately erupted in chaos.
Loria's target is the car in the middle, even though there are many people on the other side. Thanks to the power of Insightful Perception, she is always able to avoid the strongest opponents and accurately strike the weak spots of her opponents on the other side.
"Watch my spiral sword!"
Loria quickly turns around and activates Shameful Strike.
Suddenly, a black and haunting flower blooms in the crowd.
But this is just the beginning. The reason why Loria starts off with Coagulated Blood Blade is merely to confuse her opponent. Her true trump cards are Doris, who is surrounded by others due to her short legs, and Loria's rarely used Energy Vampire.
"Doris, debuff their stamina for me!"
Doris, who is summoned from the crowd, rolls out from between the gaps.
After a chaotic series of movements, two green magical spells that restore stamina descend upon Loria.
The first attempt, failed.
Second time, success.
In an instant, Loria's energy was drained by 60%.
Her current basic endurance is 106 points, and with all the bonuses included, it directly reaches 151 points.
Such high endurance makes her energy limit terrifyingly high, even just 60% is several times, or even ten or twenty times, higher than the energy limit of these enemies in front.
So, a magical scene happened.
Anyone who was grazed by the rotating giant sword trembled and fell to the ground as if struck by lightning, with widened pupils.
When Loria stopped rotating, panting slightly, there was only one C-level adventurer standing in front of her.
"You..." The C-level adventurer's face turned pale, his right hand trembling slightly. "What kind of magic is this?"
He felt suddenly empty, unable to muster any strength in his limbs.
Luckily, he was already strong enough, so even in this situation, he could still fight. But others couldn't.
Witch.
This witch is even more terrifying than the flesh-eating succubus.
It takes several hours, or even longer, for a succubus to drain a person, but this cat girl in front of them can do it in an instant. She's not an ordinary witch anymore, she must be killed as soon as possible!
The adventurer's right arm trembled.
Suddenly, three cracks appeared on the previously intact arm. Blood flowed out along the cracks as the skin and flesh turned. Soon, three metal blades emerged from the cracks.
"Body modification?"
Loria was momentarily surprised.
She saw the adventurer quickly charging towards her.
The situation is not good, the Energy Vampire didn't absorb enough energy to compensate for her body's loss.
And the impact of consuming 60% of her energy in a short period of time is much stronger than being extremely excited and unleashing a succubus shockwave.
"Even if I dodge his first attack with Kitty's Pace, I will still be hit by his second attack."
Loria lowered her head and looked at her stomach.
It's too late to rely on the succubus shockwave to turn the tables at this moment, as it requires charging beforehand.
But she still had a trick up her sleeve, she had recently acquired a skill called Succubus Eye.
"Now is the time!"
Loria widened her eyes, and in an instant, her beautiful red eyes turned into heart shapes, and an invisible spiritual force spread out from her gaze, quickly scanning the approaching adventurer with incredible speed.
Buzz.
The adventurer felt his brain shaking, and in the next moment, he was like sinking into a muddy swamp, unable to move no matter what.
But this wasn't the end yet.
In less than a second, he felt himself falling into a pit of fire, burning all over and desperately needing something to cool down.
"You..."
He suddenly looked up and saw Loria walking towards him, carrying a big sword.
With the power of the Enchanted Ring, the sword was coated in a dazzling bright red.
Whoosh-
As the flames flashed, the adventurer was knocked down to the ground.
Without a word, Loria rushed towards the parked car, but unfortunately, after smashing the door, there was only a weak adventurer inside.
"Wasn't he the last one to leave?"
Loria turned and prepared to take Doris to chase after the guildmaster and them.
But as she took a few steps, she was surprised to find that the adventurer she had knocked down was climbing back up and blocking her path.
This adventurer's body was almost completely charred, his arm was a mess of flesh, yet he still climbed up.
"Um..." Loria hesitated, "Is it necessary to go this far for the Secretary of Finance?"
Shouldn't the right thing to do at this time be to pretend to be dead and save oneself?
The adventurer said expressionlessly, "Taking money to do the job is our duty as bodyguards."
"..."
Loria hesitated to speak.
That's enough, that's enough.
This person doesn't even want their life anymore, no matter how much you talk to them, it's useless.
"I don't have time to stay here and argue with you."
Loria swung her sword and knocked him down again.
This time, he was completely defeated. Unless he could bring the dead back to life, he couldn't pose any threat to Loria.
Then, she carried Doris on her back and ran towards the guildmaster.
Time was running out, she had to hurry.
In the army where the Minister of Finance was, there were definitely many strong and powerful individuals.
If the guildmaster and the others accidentally revealed their whereabouts and got into a fight with those people, it would definitely be very dangerous.
Fortunately, things didn't go in the worst direction.
Running all the way, Loria found many marks by the roadside that pointed her in the right direction.
As she passed through Claren City to the other side, a colorful halo suddenly appeared in the sky.
"Over there!"
Loria's face grew slightly serious.
She and the guildmaster had agreed that if they encountered an emergency, they would launch a signal flare into the sky.
Loria took a few minutes to run to the spot where the signal flare was launched, and she immediately saw Miss Plump Sheep waiting there.
"Where are the others?"
Miss Plump Sheep said, "The Secretary of Finance suddenly switched to a magic car, but the guildmaster managed to break its wheels. Now they're leading the Secretary of Finance in circles."
"You lead the way ahead."
The two people and the cat swiftly entered the dense forest, heading straight towards the guildmaster's location.
