Just as Lin Mo was immersed in self-reflection, a small, questioning voice came from behind.

"Empress? ~ヽ(*´▽｀*)ﾉ"

"!!!!"

Lin Mo jumped up in fright. At that moment, she broke through her physical limits 〣(ºΔº)〣.

She leaped a full three *chi* high.

*Crack—*

She landed without hurting her butt, but her calf was in excruciating pain! She couldn't hold back the tears this time! ๐·°(৹˃̵﹏˂̵৹)°·๐

Turning around, she saw a cute little bug, chubby and floating in mid-air.

"Empress?! (.;ﾟ;:益:;ﾟ;.)"

Lin Mo watched it warily, not replying. This once again exceeded her worldview. It wasn't logical! How could it fly!

Why could it talk!

By now, the warmth in her eyes was impossible to suppress. It hurt! It hurt so much!

Her vision went black, and Lin Mo fainted.

The cerebrate was shocked. What was happening? She'd scared the Empress unconscious at their first meeting?!

Wait! The Empress's body was injured!

Who were those bastards? After scanning her surroundings, the cerebrate understood everything.

"Empress, Zai Zai will help you heal your body."

Releasing the brood nest larva it carried onto the ground, the cerebrate didn't care to find a good spot. It had to heal the Empress's body first.

Looking at the headless corpse and the brick that had been smashed and chipped, the cerebrate's mouth twitched. It tossed the brood nest into the remains.

What followed was a responsible evolution. Creep slowly flowed out, beginning to corrode and devour the ground.

About a dozen minutes later, a giant, steamed-bun-shaped meatball, over three meters tall, appeared.

*Kaka* nodded in satisfaction. Not bad, it was faster than expected.

Then, *Kaka* picked up the Empress's body and used creep to corrode away the blood-soaked rags wrapped around her leg.

Just then, coincidentally, Lin Mo woke up.

Holy crap! ╭(°A°`)╮

What kind of weird play was this!

Tentacles!

*Zhizhi*?

It was kind of exciting, but screw excitement! She was the freaking female lead! *Chotto matte*! (o﹏o｡)

It was too accurate. The corrosive fluid, with just a touch, immediately disappeared like wax melting in a flame.

Slippery, icy!

And very strong. Lin Mo realized she couldn't break free at all. This was too terrifying!

The tentacle was thicker than her calf! She was going to die! Die in pain! (ΩДΩ)

No, what should she do now! She couldn't run!

That hateful thing must be using her as some kind of experiment.

At that moment, all the heavy R-rated doujinshi she'd ever read flashed through her mind.

*—I'm done for…*

*Kaka* watched the struggling Empress. Huh? Couldn't the Empress feel the Zai Zai's goodwill? Even standing so far away, it could feel the warmth, like a puppy welcoming you home, a hungry one.

Why was the Empress resisting? ヽ(゜Q。)ノ？

"Let me go! Ugh!"

Clean, completely clean, not a bit left!

Lin Mo seemed to see her great-grandmother waving to her.

Little by little, the restraints on her body increased until, like a *zongzi*, she was carefully wrapped up.

…

When she woke up again, Lin Mo sat up abruptly, gasping for breath. She looked at the clothes draped over her body. It seemed to be the zombie's clothes that she had killed.

"Phew, I'm not dead? No!"

Lin Mo immediately looked down, checking the place she was most concerned about. Hmm, nothing abnormal was leaking out. It seemed her thoughts had gone a little astray.

She touched her lower abdomen. No strange feeling there either.

She was still clean.

She didn't know what that thing was. Lin Mo was helped to her feet.

Wait! Helped?

Turning her head, sure enough, the tentacle, as thick as Lin Mo's calf, waved enthusiastically at her.

Seeing its eagerness to pounce on her again, Lin Mo immediately stopped it with a loud shout.

"*Are*?"

As she shouted subconsciously, the tentacle actually stopped. Even… Lin Mo felt a hint of grievance in the tentacle's movements.

What the heck was this! Had she formed some strange bond? Did it just like young girls???

"But I seem to be able to control it? Pick up the clothes for me."

As expected, the tentacle readily agreed and scrambled to pick up Lin Mo's clothes, almost fighting over them. Lin Mo felt a sense of simulated cuteness from them.

"What are you? Why do you obey my orders?"

"Empress… Zai Zai… obedient…"

A faint voice echoed in Lin Mo's mind.

"Zai Zai… good… Empress, don't go…"

It became clearer and more rapidly complex, a chaotic noise. Lin Mo subconsciously took a step back. This was a little crazy, a little scary. o_o

At this moment, *Kaka* ran back with two zergling zai zai. It had killed all the zombies outside that had scared Lin Mo and had successfully created two zergling zai zai using the gained power.

And a simple drone zai zai.

It was now moving corpses, and the previously docile tentacle monster now revealed its fangs.

*Kaba kaba* it ate the corpses.

"Empress? You're awake?"

Lin Mo frowned and immediately hid behind the tentacle. At least this one seemed safe for now.

"…Empress, Zai Zai has no malice, you…"

"Why do you call me Empress?"

"Empress is Empress, no reason needed. We all abide by this rule. You are our current Empress. We have healed your body injuries."

Only then did Lin Mo realize that her right leg had been completely restored without her knowing.

She hugged the clothes in front of her chest, using them to block her view. The clothes were an outer coat, a little rough, and Lin Mo felt a strange sensation every time she moved.

Due to blood loss, and now with this strange blush, she looked a little sickly.