Ch.66EP 2 Gorgon

Crack!

What emerged from the large black egg was a tiny girl.

“Hueek…”

As if her entire body had no strength, the girl collapsed limply on the floor.

She was now my subordinate, but just a few minutes ago, she had been a human child.

I approached the small girl and crouched down.

“Hello.”

“Y-you are…”

“Call me Lady Charlotte.”

“L-Lady Charlotte…”

Now that she’s become my subordinate, my commands are absolute to this child.

“Why did you infiltrate Seoul?”

“I-I was asked… I was asked to…”

“Asked?”

The girl nodded weakly in response to my question.

I slipped my hands under her armpits and lifted her up.

“Hueek…”

The sensation under her arms was soft and warm.

I frowned and asked another question.

“Who asked you? What were the details of this request?”

“I-it was someone I’d never seen before… They gave me credits and a potion, telling me to observe the vampires’ movements and return…”

“Potion?”

“It was a potion that enhances physical abilities when consumed.”

The child stammered out everything she knew.

The request she received was actually quite simple—just to enter Seoul, the vampires’ territory, and investigate their movements.

But the potion she received was the problem.

“W-when I drank the potion, my head felt strange. My body got hot and I felt incredible strength, like I could do anything… And I actually could…”

As soon as the small girl finished speaking, I recalled a certain item.

“Ah…”

A potion commonly available in the Cash Shop.

It naturally came to mind because someone on the human side had access to cash items.

[Berserk Potion]

A potion made from refined werewolf and vampire blood.

Has the drawback of causing loss of reason when consumed.

Attack speed increased by 30%

Attack power increased by 20%

Defense reduced by 50%

Frowning, I pulled out a sketchbook from within the shadows.

As I did so, small white, soft palms emerged from underneath.

-Aah!

-No!

This worked out well. I snatched a crayon that one child was holding and opened the sketchbook.

Scribble- Scribble-

Though my drawing skills weren’t great, if I captured the item’s key features, anyone would recognize it.

I drew a long glass bottle and added bat wings beside it.

Finally, I completed it by drawing a wolf’s face in the center of the bottle.

“The potion. Did it look like this?”

“A-aah! Yes!”

The girl nodded her head in surprise at my question.

She began to clutch her head and tilt it.

Apparently, the mental reconditioning had begun.

“Were there other humans besides you?”

“I don’t know… I was alone when I received the request.”

***

Mulbitbaram stared at the closed door.

She wanted to watch the human’s interrogation taking place beyond the door, but as she was here as a guest, she had no choice but to remain where she was.

“Will there be another new child?”

“Woof.”

Mulbitbaram shifted her gaze as she heard the conversation between two girls—or rather, one girl and a wolf.

A wolf covered in red fur rather than brown.

But the scent emanating from its body couldn’t be hidden.

Mulbitbaram was certain that this werewolf called Hwang-gu was the one she knew as Meong-meong Gongju.

“Meong-meong Gongju.”

But Hwang-gu didn’t respond to Mulbitbaram’s call.

Aurel stroked Hwang-gu’s nape while looking at Mulbitbaram.

Having been busy, she hadn’t had a chance to explain Hwang-gu’s situation.

Though she didn’t know how long Charlotte’s interrogation of the human would take, she could use this time to share the sad news about Hwang-gu.

“Lady Mulbitbaram.”

“What is it?”

Aurel led Hwang-gu by the leash toward Mulbitbaram and began to explain the situation.

Of course, not everything that had happened was conveyed.

Only what Aurel remembered, wanted to remember, and what had been constructed as remembered facts were shared.

Mulbitbaram remained silent as she listened to Aurel’s story.

She looked at her fellow werewolf with pitying eyes.

Where had that arrogant, confident demeanor gone?

The Meong-meong Gongju that Mulbitbaram remembered was no longer there.

All that remained was a female dog tamed by a vampire.

“Hwang-gu…”

Mulbitbaram called out the unfamiliar name of her fellow werewolf.

The werewolf responded.

“Woof.”

The hostility and growling disappeared, and she began wagging her tail.

As if saying that was indeed her name.

“Hwang-gu… are you satisfied with your current life?”

Mulbitbaram looked at Hwang-gu with mixed emotions.

If Hwang-gu wanted, she was thinking of taking her away personally.

Living among werewolves of the same kind would be better than living among vampires.

At least, that’s what Mulbitbaram thought.

Hwang-gu nodded at Mulbitbaram’s question.

The only person who could satisfy her sexual preferences was the vampire named Charlotte.

The soft, tender touch, the sweet scent, and the feeling of soft thighs when occasionally riding on her back.

It was a life lacking nothing.

Hwang-gu felt happier than ever before.

If she could protect this happy daily life, Hwang-gu would do anything.

So she pretended not to know.

Hwang-gu vowed never to return to her soft form in front of Mulbitbaram.

If she were in her girl form rather than wolf form, the Meong-meong Gongju persona might emerge without her realizing it.

Mulbitbaram and Aurel began to converse.

Usually, Aurel led the conversation topics, extolling Charlotte’s greatness and coolness.

After considerable time had passed, the closed door opened and Charlotte walked out.

***

“Lady Charlotte!”

“Woof!”

When I opened the basement door and walked out, I was naturally greeted by Hwang-gu and Aurel.

If the two girls hadn’t been there, I would have felt disappointed.

Being with the two girls now felt so natural.

I patted Hwang-gu and Aurel’s heads while meeting Mulbitbaram’s gaze.

Mulbitbaram bowed her head slightly.

Puzzled by her sudden action, I tilted my head, and Mulbitbaram spoke.

“Charlotte.”

“Yes?”

“Though it was a short time, I realized I’ve been misunderstanding you. I want to apologize.”

“Apologize…?”

“I’m sorry.”

I’m not sure what misunderstanding she had, but judging by her expression, it seems to have been resolved.

I slowly nodded.

“Taking in a fellow werewolf who lost her memory… and even lost her human form… making her so happy… I’m truly moved. I can clearly see how you regard us werewolves.”

Lost her human form?

I looked at Hwang-gu sitting in wolf form.

It seems Mulbitbaram’s misunderstanding hasn’t been completely resolved…

“Woof!”

Suddenly, Hwang-gu barked and rubbed her head against my leg.

Does she want more petting?

As I followed Hwang-gu’s wishes and stroked her head, Mulbitbaram watched, nodded, and turned around.

“All-out war with humans. We werewolves will join too.”

“Really?”

Mulbitbaram nodded at my question.

Didn’t she say she would observe and then decide? Has her mind changed so quickly?

Mulbitbaram looked at Hwang-gu with a bitter smile, then turned and began climbing the stairs.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m heading back now. I need to gather our scattered kin and prepare for war, don’t I?”

“Ah, oh…”

“See you later then.”

With those words, Mulbitbaram left.

Just to be sure, I followed her outside the hideout.

Mulbitbaram truly intended to leave, moving at incredible speed between buildings and disappearing into the darkness.

“Hwang-gu.”

“Woof.”

“Are you sure you don’t want to go with her?”

“Woof!”

Hwang-gu nodded vigorously at my question.

I smiled lightly and climbed onto Hwang-gu’s back.

***

We were waiting for the werewolves while preparing for war with humans.

“Lady Charlotte!”

Aurel, who had gone out riding on Hwang-gu, returned.

Her face was flushed, suggesting she had brought new information.

“A new boss has been discovered!”

“A boss…?”

“Yes! The second episode boss!”

Second episode boss?

I searched through my hazy memories at Aurel’s words.

Who was it that appeared after Fenrir?

That’s right…

“Gorgon…?”

“Yes! It’s the Gorgon!”

“Where is it located?”

“It was spotted near Uljin!”

Uljin? Where is Uljin located?

I quickly pulled out a map and unfolded it.

The map was covered with children’s doodles, but finding Uljin wasn’t difficult.

The eastern edge.

A region close to the sea.

As I examined the location, a question came to mind.

Where did Aurel hear this news?

Aurel’s range of activity was limited to the area around Seoul Station.

“Where did you get this information?”

“Tweet-tweet told me!”

“Tweet-tweet?”

“Yes! I sent him to Busan to observe the humans. He said a huge number of humans were moving northward, so he followed them. That’s where he discovered it.”

“The humans are on the move?”

“Yes!”

I rubbed my lips at Aurel’s words.

There’s no way she would lie to me.

“Are you sure about this information?”

“It’s true!”

I frowned at Aurel’s words.

If what she said was true, we had no time to waste.

I stood up and said to Aurel and Hwang-gu:

“Call everyone here right now.”

“Yes!”

“Woof!”

Aurel and Hwang-gu rushed out of the hideout upon receiving my order.

Episode bosses, unlike dungeon bosses, are special. When such a boss is defeated, tremendous changes occur in the surrounding area.

After defeating Fenrir, we gained a huge number of Blood Fruit Trees and the Underground Ruins area, so this Gorgon would surely offer incredible rewards as well.

We had to prevent humans from taking it.

Thanks to Aurel and Hwang-gu’s frantic efforts, we managed to gather vampire clans that could move immediately.

The total number gathered was about 500.

Adding my subordinates, it was a massive army exceeding 660.

I climbed onto Hwang-gu and Aurel’s backs and shouted to the vampires gathered here:

“We depart for Uljin!”