Monster Girl Development Master

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Chapter 220: The Icewind Gang's Secret Weapon

Dagan Dara was unwilling to accept defeat so easily. His grand offensive, the boasts he made in front of the crowd, and the century-old reputation of the Icewind Legion all made him unwilling to admit defeat so easily! Moreover, even if he wanted to retreat now, he had no chance. With the enemy cavalry approaching, the city's defenders would never dare to risk having the cavalry break through the city gates and open them for them!

Now, there is only one way to salvage this defeat.

That's the secret weapon he brought this time: the latest bloodline technology jointly developed by the White City Federation and the Winter Kingdom, the strongest and invincible weapon of victory!

Originally, this was intended for use during the counterattack on Leon Territory, to deal with the difficult-to-conquer Starry Night City, and also to ensure that the White City Federation could obtain the most lucrative prize. But now, we can't worry about that anymore! If we don't use it now, there will be no future!

With a determined look, Dagan Dara reached into his belt and pulled out a gem about half the size of his palm. It was as white as snowflakes and as pure as solid ice, with countless intricate patterns on it. These patterns were the result of painstaking research and the expending of countless resources by the most outstanding bloodline scholars of the White City Federation and the Winter Kingdom. It was because of this gem that this—the Heart of the Snow Bear—came into being!

The sound of hooves rang out again as the cavalry adjusted their positions, preparing to charge from the other side where the ice wall was not, to annihilate this enemy force that not only refused to surrender but dared to fight back. The sound of arrows from the city walls never ceased, but against the heavily armored cavalry of the Ravenwing Guards and Shadow Raven Knights, this was merely a minor inconvenience.

Dagan Dara gripped the Snow Bear Heart tightly, looked at the Icewind Mercenaries who numbered just over a thousand, his eyes flickered with a final struggle, but quickly turned cold: "I need three hundred suicides."

Although their morale was completely shattered by the attack, under the constant influence of the [Icebound Mind Aura] and with their ingrained obedience, three hundred Icewind mercenaries quickly stepped forward and, in accordance with Dagan Dara's request, offered their lives to the [Heart of the Snow Bear].

The process was swift. By the time the Ravenwing Guardians and Shadow Raven Knights had adjusted their course and launched their charge again, the once snow-white Heart of the Snow Bear had been transformed into a blood-red gem by the blood of three hundred men, and returned to Dagan Dara's hands.

"Forgive me, Father."

Dagan Dara murmured softly, then forcefully plunged the [Heart of the Snow Bear] into the heart of an Icewind mercenary's corpse! After a brief, chilling silence, a beam of icy light burst forth from the [Heart of the Snow Bear], instantly engulfing the entire battlefield and even the whole of Deherim, accompanied by a thick blanket of snow!

This unusual situation set off alarm bells in Lydia's mind. Although winter was approaching, neither Farau nor Leon Territories were cold-weather regions, so it was impossible for it to snow so early, let alone that fleeting icy light ahead! This was likely some kind of ability at work! So she decisively ordered the cavalry to retreat. It wasn't worth risking her elite heavy cavalry for a crippled infantry unit!

Just as she gave the order, she saw the two ice walls that Dagan Dara had created suddenly shatter and disappear, revealing the icy wind behind them, the shimmering [Heart of the Snow Bear], and countless white-haired giant bears, as well as a powerful and imposing bear-eared woman standing among the giant bears!

Monster girl... huh?

Lydia's instincts gave her a sense of unease, but the lingering feeling of unease made her uncertain. However, one thing was certain—she was very strong!

It's at least at the level of a fourth awakening!

And then there are those giant bears… It sounds unbelievable, but Lydia thinks those giant bears have combat power and even intelligence at the level of bloodline beings! It seems there's no way to take down Deherim in one go… What a pity.

Lydia felt a pang of regret, but she acted swiftly and decisively, immediately issuing the order: "Everyone retreat! Forget about the battering ram!"

Because of Lydia's prestige, coupled with the high morale brought by easily defeating the Icewind Legion, the soldiers carried out the retreat order very well, quickly dropping the battering rams that were not far from the city gate and maintaining their formation as they retreated to their main camp in an orderly manner!

Dagan Dara watched this scene with great satisfaction. A smile finally returned to his rugged face. He pointed his thick, radish-like finger at the retreating Leon army and roared in cathartic fury, "Foolish Leon people, face your doom! Witness the power of winter! Pure white servants of the Goddess of Winter, crush those ignorant mortals!!"

As Dagan Dara chanted at length, the [Heart of the Snow Bear] flashed with light. Then, the bear-eared woman, who had been standing there blankly and resembled a monster girl, let out a majestic roar. Countless white bears then launched a charge, a powerful and avalanche-like charge!

In just a few breaths, these polar bears charged into the retreating Leon army, crushing the well-equipped soldiers into flat plates. With a swipe of their paws, several soldiers were sent flying, coughing up blood before they even hit the ground. Those bitten by the bears were even more tragically cut in two; steel armor seemed to them no different from planks of wood.

Even Lydia could barely hold off a dozen or so polar bears. As more polar bears surrounded her, and even the bear-eared woman turned her gaze towards her, she had no choice but to abandon her cover and turn to retreat. Enemies of this caliber were beyond the capabilities of a monster girl who had only recently awakened. Moreover, the bear-eared woman and the scarlet gem both felt very strange to her; she would have to ask Zhuang Sen to deal with this.

The polar bears relentlessly pursued the retreating Leonian army until they reached the center of the battlefield. As if reaching a limit, although they continued to roar and swing their paws at the retreating soldiers, they no longer charged forward as before. Lydia even turned back to test the waters again, confirming that even standing right in front of the bears, even with their paws just a centimeter away from touching her, they showed no intention of advancing further.

It was as if an invisible wall was blocking their way. They didn't know if this distance was real or just an illusion, or if it would truly never change. Also, was the bear-eared woman, who resembled a monster girl, subject to this restriction? And what was the connection between that scarlet gem and this sudden change?

Countless questions swirled in Lydia's mind, but she wasn't in a hurry, because even if she couldn't solve them, she could still turn to her beloved, her master, her Johnsen.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers from the walls of Deherme, Lydia retreated back to her camp.

Chapter 221: I need to sit up and see this, Holy Lance Angel!

"You mean the other side used a gem to create a bear-eared woman who looks like a monster girl, and two thousand white bears with physical attributes at least at the first-level bloodline level?"

Zhuang Sen wrote rapidly on the shared book list, and sat up from Dantalian's arms.

"Yes, with those polar bears that suddenly appear and never seem to die guarding the area, we can't continue our attack. However, because the polar bears have limited range of movement, Deherim can't launch a counterattack either, resulting in a stalemate. But this already puts us at a disadvantage."

Lydia gave Johnson a detailed report on the brief siege of Deherim. She had tried other methods afterward, such as shooting the polar bears from a distance to reduce their numbers by taking advantage of their limited range. However, for every polar bear that died, another one would appear, as if they could be resurrected, and their numbers remained at around two thousand.

Therefore, Lydia had no choice but to go to Johnson and let him decide on the next course of action.

“Interesting. It seems we can’t wait for Her Highness to arrive. Dantalian and I will go take a look.” Zhuang Sen wrote in the shared book. “From your description, I feel that the shape and effect of that gem are somewhat familiar… like a [Nest].

Lydia stared at the familiar handwriting appearing on the paper, paused for a moment, then seemed to be suddenly awakened: "Yes, that's just like a [Nest], but are there any other people who can create [Nests] like you, dear?"

Zhuang Sen: "It's just similar. My lair creates monster girls, not monsters... And that blood-red gem you mentioned also intrigues me, but I'll tell you about it when I get here."

Lydia picked up her pen: "Then I will send the Ravenwing Guards and two squads of Shadow Raven Knights back to meet you. The Farau family has even invited the White City's Guardian Mercenaries, and they may have also invited high-level bloodline assassins."

Zhuang Sen replied, "No need. Dantalian and I are now genuine fourth-awakening bloodline users. Unless they can hire a fifth-level bloodline user as an assassin, any more people coming here will just be courting death. I'd rather they come and deliver the ransom to me. You should be more careful, though, because I haven't found a spare body as tempting as your current one yet."

Seeing Zhuang Sen's final teasing remark, even though she had lost control of her mind due to the distance, Lydia still felt her cheeks burning with shyness, and her hand holding the pen softened considerably: "Then consider it a change of pace, if you don't like it, you can try something else~"

The two chatted for a while before Zhuang Sen interrupted the conversation, saying, "Let's call it a day. I need to go prepare a surprise for you. Don't be surprised when we meet!"

"Hmm?" Lydia replied reluctantly, "Then I'll look forward to it, darling. If it's too easy, I'll have to make up for it elsewhere."

“Stay tuned~”

Zhuang Sen closed the [Shared Book] and handed it to Lady Liya beside him. He then opened the Monster Girl Encyclopedia and began selecting the evolution option for [Secretary Angel]—yes, this was the surprise Zhuang Sen had mentioned.

Yes, after all this effort, Zhuang Sen has finally raised the [Secretary Angel] bloodline to 100% development, allowing it to evolve again. This means he can finally obtain his first level 5 bloodline that affects him personally! Unfortunately, unlike the [Rankless Angel], which can evolve into any angel bloodline at will, the [Secretary Angel] has limited evolution options, with only two.

One is the [Holy Book Angel], which continues the support route of the [Secretary Angel], possessing all support and healing spells except for the dark ones—of course, it doesn't have any unique ones—and also has holy attack abilities similar to [Holy Spear].

One option is to directly transform, abandoning pen for sword, becoming the "Holy Lance Angel," transforming from a master of support magic into an angel specializing in combat, possessing a series of support and damage spells purely for combat.

To be honest, it's a tough choice. The [Holy Book Angel]'s diverse spells are tempting, but the [Holy Lance Angel]'s unparalleled combat power is also quite dazzling...

However, judging from the current situation, the various magical abilities of the [Holy Book Angel] can be supplemented by rune items and other monster girls, so they are not particularly in urgent need. On the contrary, the [Holy Lance Angel]'s extreme combat power is currently unmatched by any other monster girl, not even the [Holy Lamia] of Dantalian.

Therefore, it is still better to choose [Holy Gun Angel], since those auxiliary spells can be replaced by his other bloodlines and his monster girls!

Having made his decision, Zhuang Sen didn't hesitate any longer. After confirming the materials needed for the evolution once again, he patted Dantalian's ample breasts that were pressing against him: "Darling, hurry up, I've made my choice."

Dantalian took two deep breaths, cooperating with Zhuang Sen to disarm him, and then tidied herself up before arriving at the ritual room.

Zhuang Sen took out the Sacred Ancient Wood and the Blood of a Veteran Warrior required for the [Holy Lance Angel] from the evolution materials he had prepared beforehand, and then opened the system to confirm the evolution of the bloodline.

A familiar warmth appeared, and the petite Zhuang Sen began to grow, becoming taller and larger. His originally baby-like fair and delicate skin began to develop muscle lines, and the feathers that originally had a few red tips turned into pure white. New knowledge and abilities flooded into his mind, replacing some of the abilities of the [Secretary Angel].

[Holy Lance - Guaranteed Hit], [Holy Lance - Starfall], [Holy Lance - Divine Punishment], [Master of the Spear], [Pure Body], [Veteran Warrior], [Heartless Slaughter]... One by one, these powerful abilities solidified, and Zhuang Sen's physique was completely fixed at a robust 1.85-meter tall young man. His streamlined muscles were not abrupt, but rather had beautiful lines, but the power contained within them was destructive. At least Zhuang Sen felt that he could probably kill the previous Kross with a single punch now... Well, this might be due to the illusion caused by the sudden increase in power, but even if it wasn't a single punch, Kross couldn't possibly try to take advantage of him now.

As Zhuang Sen admired his own strength, Dantalian's somewhat disappointed voice rang out: "You've grown into an adult~"

"Compared to you, I'm still a child, and it's not like I can't turn back." Zhuang Sen looked at his wife, who had a thing for young boys, reached out and hugged her slender yet voluptuous waist, and buried his head between her full, soft breasts. Zhuang Sen, who had just been warmed by the current, raised his head again and pressed it between her smooth, white, fleshy thighs, ready to celebrate.

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Chapter 222: The Ambitious Dagan, the Eldest Princess Sets Off

While Zhuang Sen was tirelessly improving himself after acquiring his new form, other people elsewhere were also working hard to deal with their own problems. For example, His Highness Dagan Dara, the current leader of the Icewind Guild, son of the Duke of White City Federation and Duke Dara of the Winter Kingdom, was trying to master the [Heart of the Snow Bear] that he had activated.

The secret treasure [Heart of Winter], provided by the Kingdom of Winter, was researched and obtained by the White City Federation. Its ability is not limited to creating two thousand white bears with the strength of first-level bloodline users. However, to unleash its deeper and stronger abilities, one must pass the test and trial of [Heart of Snow Bear].

Yes, there exists a consciousness, or rather, a soul, within the [Heart of the Snow Bear], though neither has been definitively confirmed—at least not by the White City Federation or the Winter Kingdom. It's neither a consciousness nor a soul, and the latter is too complex. But Dagan Dara isn't a researcher, nor does he care. He only knows that the [Heart of the Snow Bear] possesses the ability to think, and if he wants to unleash its full power, break free from that damned distance limitation, and utterly destroy the Leonian army, he must pass its test!

The test is simple. The first level is to win by being surrounded and attacked by a certain number of polar bears! This certain number depends on the challenger's level. Level 1 bloodline users only need to fight five, Level 2 bloodline users twenty, Level 4 bloodline users one thousand two hundred, and Level 3 bloodline users have a compromise of six hundred.

Dara Dagan spent a day and paid the price of having a kidney pierced and both legs broken to survive. Because the polar bears were so large, only a few could actually attack him at the same time. As long as he controlled them well, six hundred or twelve hundred would be the same.

His injuries were not serious. The Falau family was a holy bloodline skilled in healing. Although the Deherim family did not have any awakened beings at the third awakening level, they had several awakened beings at the first and second awakening levels. Healing such a purely external injury was not difficult.

After passing this test, the polar bears became smarter, and their strength and stamina improved. They even expanded their range of movement, but they still couldn't move around completely freely, so Dagan Dara chose to keep trying.

On the second level, I survived for ten minutes under the Snow Bear Queen's attack.

The Snow Bear Queen is the woman with bear ears. She possesses the strength of a fourth-awakened bloodline, but she will only obey simple commands such as attack, retreat, or capture when the second layer of the seal is released. Otherwise, she will only attack anything that gets close to the Snow Bear Heart after all the white bears have died.

Furthermore, if the second layer of seal is broken, the polar bears' activity range restrictions will be lifted, and their strength will be enhanced again, gaining the ability: [Ice Blade].

Given that Count Leon has clearly revealed his flying and ranged attack capabilities, unlocking the second level is essential to ensure the absolute safety of the [Heart of the Snow Bear] exposed outside the city!

So, as soon as Dagandara recovered from his injuries, he immediately challenged the Snow Bear Queen.

The first time, I held on for a minute, but all four of my limbs broke. If I hadn't shouted "I give up" in time, my neck would have been broken too.

The second time, he held on for three minutes. This time, only his hands were broken, and two kidneys were pulled out. Although he surrendered in time and retrieved the kidneys, he still lay in bed for a whole day under the concentrated treatment of all the [Holy Eagle] bloodlines in Deherim.

The third time, he endured for a full nine minutes, suffering fractures all over his body and a cut to his left eye from a bear's claw, almost blinding him. However, thanks to the arrival of Raine Farau, a 3rd awakened [Holy Eagle] bloodline user, Dagan only had to lie down for half a day this time.

The fourth time, she lasted five minutes. The Snow Bear Queen seemed to be in a bad mood and used all her strength right away, so she spent the whole night recovering.

The fifth time, six minutes.

The sixth time, eight minutes.

The tenth time, nine minutes and fifteen seconds.

Looking at the proud and aloof beautiful figure among the white bears, Dagan Dara, who could almost be renamed Dagan Theseus Dara, felt a surge of admiration and awe despite the pain in his body. After so many challenges and battles, Dagan had already fallen under the Snow Bear Queen's powerful strength, her proud and snow-like personality, and her unparalleled beauty. He was no longer challenging her to break the seal on the white bears' range or to wipe out the Leonians and avenge his humiliation, but simply to receive the Snow Bear Queen's guidance and to fight for the chance to become her equal friend!

He will definitely succeed, after all, the Snow Bear Queen is also looking forward to his success!

……

"Orco hired members of the Icewind Legion to help him deal with that brat named Zhuang Sen?"

Baro King Anser, the king of the Fallen Star Kingdom, looked at the intelligence report from Zhuang Sen in his hand. The report was written quite normally, without any complaints, pleas for help, or even malicious attacks; it was purely a third-party account, which made Baro King feel comfortable reading it. As a king, he didn't want his intelligence minister to have too much subjective bias, as that would affect the accuracy of the intelligence.

The problem is that although Zhuang Sen did not ask for help, he has a young daughter who is biased towards outsiders.

Red Dragon Lady Celine, hands on her slender waist, pouted her cherry lips angrily: "Father! The Farau family dared to contact the enemy's army and even let them enter the country to attack your loyal intelligence minister. This is treason! Treason!"

Looking at Celine's eager and patriotic expression, Barro couldn't help but say sourly, "So what? You want me to personally go and wipe out the entire Farau family? So that your little man can peacefully annex the Farau territory?"

Celine smiled and said, "Oh dear, Dad~ The Leon family are vassals of the royal domain. If they annexed Falau, doesn't that mean the royal domain has expanded as well?"

"Oh, so if Leon conquers the whole country one day, does that mean the whole country will be my royal domain?" Barroo said irritably, throwing down the intelligence report in his hand. "You, you're not even married yet, and you're already thinking about your little boy... Sigh!"

Seeing that her gentle approach wasn't working, Celine immediately changed her tune: "Just tell me if what the Lawrence family is doing is wrong! If you say there's nothing wrong with this approach, I'll have Zhuang Sen go to the Thousand Towers Kingdom to borrow troops; they're not far away anyway!"

?

Baro asked, a chill running down his spine: "You used all the rhetoric I taught you on your father, didn't you? You really are my good daughter."

"Oh dear, Dad!" Celine stamped her little foot. "Shouldn't you be meddling in your son-in-law's affairs?"

Even the Queen, Celine's own mother, couldn't stand it anymore: "Celine, stop bothering your father, come here!"

Celine pouted and walked over to the Queen, turning back every few steps, before sitting down beside her. Her bright eyes were filled with resentment as she looked at Baroo, making Baroo even more annoyed. He couldn't understand what kind of magic potion that wild boar named Zhuang Sen had given his little cabbage, turning his smart and thoughtful daughter into this.

"Father~"

As Celine playfully complained, a raven landed outside the window and knocked on the glass. King Baroo, who was already annoyed with the intelligence minister, got up himself, opened the window, took out the secret letter, and glanced at it.

Then he turned to Celine and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to equip all the Red Dragon Guards with rune gear? Then let Serafina lead the Red Dragon Guards there. Also, spare two large squads for the Azure Star Guards, understand?"

Celine immediately stopped being resentful, sad, and coquettish: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chapter 223: This is how Lilith is treated in my eyes; if you dare, see for yourself.

When Johnson learned that Celine and the First Princess had set off ahead of schedule, he had already arrived at the Leon army camp in front of Deherem City and met up with Lydia.

"Surprised?" In his [Holy Lance Angel] bloodline human form, Zhuang Sen opened his arms and hugged Lydia, who had become 1.7 meters tall in [Duraham] form. The two hard armors pressed against each other and made a creaking sound, but it did not stop Zhuang Sen from kissing the sexy neck of the female knight he had not seen for a long time.

"It's truly a pleasant surprise..." Lydia replied gently, but because there were other lords who had come to greet the Earl, she didn't elaborate further. She wasn't surprised by Zhuang Sen's height—she'd seen him change size before—but by the fact that such a dramatic change meant Zhuang Sen had altered his bloodline, evolving into a level five bloodline!

The pinnacle of extraordinary bloodlines!

Zhuang Sen glanced at the other lords and vassals and smiled slightly: "That's right, Dantalian and I have already completed four awakenings, so there's nothing to worry about with the Fara people's tricks."

Although Lydia didn't ask, she knew this wasn't an explanation to her, but rather an attempt to reassure the other lords who had been demoralized by the "White Bear Army," preventing them from doing anything foolish and wasting everyone's strength and resources. As expected, with Zhuang Sen's "comforting" words, the previously tense and demoralized lords immediately showed genuine smiles, and their backs straightened considerably.

They didn't doubt that Zhuang Sen was lying, because the strength Zhuang Sen had always displayed didn't seem like that of a level three bloodline. What level three bloodline could tear apart a self-proclaimed level four bloodline father without even getting seriously injured? What level three bloodline could fight two people head-on and capture two bloodlines of the same level?

Moreover, since Zhuang Sen said this even after arriving at the front lines, he must be planning to use his invincible bloodline to deal with the white bears hindering their advance. They only needed to observe his actions to know whether he was telling the truth or not. Therefore, the lords felt that Zhuang Sen had finally stopped pretending and was finally going to take action personally, and they were filled with anticipation and excitement.

Those with a bloodline that has awakened four times are absolutely at the top in this world. Many kings of small kingdoms are only at the fourth level of the fourth awakening bloodline! In other words, those with a bloodline that has awakened four times are already "king-level" powerhouses! Otherwise, how could Grand Duke Borodi King Starr have dared to have thoughts of rebellion? Without a bloodline that has awakened four times to be in charge, the counts would not dare to do such a thing, because one second they might raise the flag of rebellion, and the next second they might be turned into meatballs by the Titan's Fist.

In short, Zhuang Sen's words stabilized the slightly unsettled morale and the army. He was too lazy to go through the formalities of handing over command. He was just there to see the suspected monster girl and the suspected monster girl's lair. In addition, the eldest princess's army was also on its way, and he had to leave some stage for his sister-in-law.

So he looked directly at the conspicuous group of polar bears in the distance: "Are you talking about those polar bears?"

Lydia hugged Zhuang Sen, giving him a nice boost of energy: "That's the only place around here with polar bears. I don't know what kind of trick the Winter People are using, but anyway, they can't beat you, darling."

"Two thousand+ level one bloodline users might not necessarily be no match for a bloodline user who has awakened four times, although they certainly can't beat me." Zhuang Sen spread his wings, then thought for a moment and retracted them, looking at Lilith, whom he had also brought out of the dungeon this time. "Speaking of which, Deherim City is still your territory. Can't you just make them surrender?"

Lilith had changed out of her linen clothes and put on her former golden gown. The poison in her body had been cleared, and the powerful energy from her third awakening filled her beautiful and voluptuous body once again. Her long, golden hair, now lustrous, shimmered in the sunlight, but it couldn't conceal her proud demeanor, like a giant eagle soaring proudly in the sky.

It wasn't that Johnson completely trusted Lilith; it was just that even if Lilith regained her powers, she wouldn't do anything while he and Dantalian were around. Furthermore, he didn't have a penchant for exposing his pets in public, let alone maintain Lilith's dignity as the heir to the Falau family.

Lilith chuckled as she answered Zhuang Sen, her expression and voice instantly softening and becoming sweet: "I can try, but I doubt it will be very effective. I'm only nominally in charge of Deherim, and I won't inherit the fiefdom until I officially become a count. Besides, those white bears outside were probably created by the White City mercenaries. Even if my subordinates wanted to surrender, I'm afraid those mercenaries who were utterly defeated by Sister Lydia wouldn't agree."

Lilith's gentle demeanor and her way of addressing Lydia surprised the lords. They dared not whisper in front of Zhuang Sen, but they exchanged glances, and their meanings were remarkably consistent: "Has the Earl taken Lilith as his wife?" "The Holy Eagle bloodline certainly suits the Earl's fondness for rare bloodlines." "As expected of the Earl, Farau territory is now ours, isn't it?"

Although Lilith had previously expressed support for Leon's army, she had only made a brief appearance and said a few words, which seemed more like a prisoner's compromise. But now, with her beaming smile and eager to squeeze into Zhuang Sen's arms, she has completely transformed into Lord Zhuang Sen.

So, this must be the Earl's aunt...

Amidst the stares of the crowd, Zhuang Sen nodded indifferently: "Since we're already here, it's free to try, so let's just consider it a boost to our previous promotional campaign."