Chapter 1 Journey's Start

With a bang, the door was kicked open. The knights Lin Mo had modified wore masks Lin Mo hadn't seen before, and almost all of them were carrying lumps of mangled flesh.

Wideline, who had been basking in the happiness of the Empress finishing her juice, immediately stood up, startled by the sudden intrusion.

He stared intently at the newcomers, seemingly assessing their strength. Never seen them before? Then they probably weren't that strong.

"What are you doing! Guards, seize them!"

"Stop yelling..."

(✪▽✪) "Cool, how did you make that sound? It's like a duet of electronic music."

Lin Mo cracked sunflower seeds.

Bang, a head landed at Wideline's feet, rolled a bit, and sprayed undrained blood onto Wideline's robe.

Wideline's eyes widened. This was one of his strongest subordinates, how could he have been silently decapitated like that?!

"How is this possible! Who exactly are you people? I am a noble of the Great Empire! My sister is the Queen of the Great Empire! How dare you!"

"..."

Silence. The crisp sound of footsteps continued, ka-ba, ka-ba, each step like a tread on Wideline's heart.

The pungent smell of blood rushed towards him, and Wideline finally started to panic.

The nobles who had been observing from the sidelines were already trying to leave. This wasn't good, they had to escape.

Keng—

The trigger scroll on Wideline's body was shattered, and a masked man's hand grabbed Wideline's neck.

Even though the voice had been altered, Lin Mo still detected a hint of excitement in it. After all, to these soldiers, Wideline was a parasite stabbing them in the back, and this was a form of catharsis.

Hmm?

The Empress frowned. Something wasn't right.

She suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of incongruity, a swelling sensation from within.

The icy touch of the juice she drank began to heat up, circling around her body. Lin Mo shuddered violently.

"Crap... I'm done for..."

"Is something wrong, Empress? Hmm, your body doesn't seem quite right," Kaka immediately noticed Lin Mo's mental state and asked curiously, tilting her head.

"Don't look at me! Sunflower seeds!"

"Oh..." Having been with the Empress for so long, Kaka's telekinetic civilian-use skills had become increasingly proficient.

First, her chest, and soon the sensation spread to her face. Lin Mo could feel her face turning red, like she was next to a stove.

This feeling continued to spread.

Penetrating every part of her body.

"Ugh~" She quickly covered her mouth. Fortunately, Wideline's nonsense had attracted most of the attention, and no one saw the Empress's embarrassing moment.

The heat traveled through her entire body.

Her heart beat faster, and she could feel the flow of blood throughout her body.

"Huff..."

Her breathing was erratic, and her limbs were weak.

Her entire weight rested on the chair behind her.

She wanted to move her body, but the strange sensation was off. The rough texture of her clothes felt much more intense than before, and Lin Mo shivered.

This only intensified the sensation.

The indescribable feeling traveled throughout her body like a lightning strike. She almost slipped off the chair, which was already too high, as Lin Mo's short legs couldn't reach the ground.

Now, the bizarre sensation filled her entirely, her mind went blank, and she felt like she was about to...

Seeing the Empress in such a strange state, Kaka immediately put down what she was doing and helped Lin Mo up.

"Are you alright, Empress?! Empress?"

"Ah!"

Lin Mo made a painful sound. Kaka's help was worse than no help at all.

"Awoo?" (Human, what's wrong?)

Lick.

"!—"

"Dead dog! Kaka, throw it away!"

"Awoo?" (Eh?!)

"Empress... you wouldn't have drunk that, would you... Didn't Kaka tell you, that you can't..."

Lin Mo was on the verge of tears. She was done for, she would never be greedy again!

"Shall we go back now, Empress? Kaka will take you back."

"No! Don't move! Don't move, let me recover..."

She couldn't let Kaka touch her, it felt too strange. How could there be such a buggy thing? This was something straight out of those little pulp novels!

She didn't dare move, and slumped awkwardly on the chair.

Boom!

The ground shook violently as the masked man dragged Wideline's corpse and slammed it against the ground repeatedly.

Again and again.

Hawk stood aside, giving himself a thumbs-up for his ultimate move. The Empress was here to watch the show, so there needed to be a lot of noise and action to make it entertaining. No, he needed to add more force!

Add a few more buffs for these little brats~

(￣w￣)

I'm such a genius, haha!

The Empress was stunned; she probably didn't expect this. Haha, I'm such a genius!

Oh, look at the Empress's admiring gaze, today is truly a good day.

Eh? Why is the Empress frowning, is she thinking about something? Could it be my reward?! Haha, the Empress is so beautiful and kind. o((＞w＜))o

Lin Mo wanted to kill Hawk, and had already thought of where to bury him. But right now, Lin Mo didn't dare to connect to the Zerg network; she didn't want the little ones to see her in such a disheveled state.

"Empress, Kaka can't let this continue. I've already had the Zerglings start experimenting with an antidote. Please hold on for a moment, it'll be here soon."

"Huff... Kaka..."

The swaying little antennae, the soft little face, and the dark eyes full of her reflection.

Kaka... is she this cute?

Her heartbeat was so fast that her chest was starting to hurt.

No, something was even more wrong. Even the hot air exhaled from her mouth made her lips tremble. Damn it! Ahhh! If I find out who made this potion, I'll tear off their skin!

The skin all over her body felt strange. Even without moving, just the friction from breathing would make Lin Mo tremble from time to time.

Her vision blurred.

Only one thing was clear, and that was her consciousness, which was especially clear. But it was precisely because she was so clear-headed that things were even worse!

The pain had only just begun! Never! I'll never drink juice again!

"Empress... I'm sorry, Kaka was careless..."

Kaka lowered her head, huddled together, her dark eyes full of guilt.

"I clearly know the Empress's personality, but I still didn't think of this..."

"Ugh!"

Don't climb on my shoulder! Kaka's sudden movement almost made Lin Mo cry out.

Wait! Don't touch me! I'm begging you.

Her mind was starting to get foggy, really!

Maybe she should have Kaka clear the room now... and then...

No! No! Dignity! Lin Mo! Dignity!

What would the future Overlord think of her if she let the Zerglings stand guard for her?

No, although she probably could make any request, any wish, no matter how unreasonable, the Zerglings would carry it out without hesitation.

Whatever she wanted, they would do it.

Do anything for her.

If that was the case, then maybe...

No! No!

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but her mind was filled with the image of the little loli drinking juice without a care in the world, playing over and over again!

Ahhh!

In short, she regretted it very much!