Counterattack
The flaming arrow had pierced straight through my forearm. No matter how high my fire resistance was, it couldn't negate the raw physical force behind the arrow itself. Worse, the arrow that had skewered my arm was now burning my flesh from the inside out. Even with high resistance, there was no way to avoid taking damage from heat applied internally like that.
The searing agony made me snap the arrow in half without hesitation.
Crack!
The arrow shattered into fragments of mana and scattered away.
“This is just the beginning!”
Boom! Bang! Ba-ba-bang!
Once her attack landed, Regina seemed to gain confidence. She kept pressing the assault, firing artifacts every second while looking for openings to loose more arrows. Before long, I was left a complete wreck.
Regina looked at me and laughed mockingly.
“Ahahaha! You talked such a big game about raping me, and this is all you’ve got? I was a little surprised earlier. I didn’t expect you to take my strike head-on. But now that your trump card is gone, you can’t do anything, can you? You filthy worm. I’ll slowly choke the life out of you and kill you in agony.”
After that, Regina started openly aiming only for my groin. Thanks to that, defending became easier, but the tension skyrocketed since one wrong move could turn me into a eunuch. Even though I could regenerate with the Phoenix ability, I had zero desire to become a eunuch even for a single moment.
In the midst of all that, I calmly assessed the situation.
Her artifacts are running out.
Before I knew it, she had nearly exhausted all of Mai’s buttons. As for the shirt buttons, she seemed extremely reluctant to expose her skin to me and was avoiding using them as much as possible. Of course, if she were truly in danger she’d use them anyway, but that would create a brief opening.
I had to wait for that opening.
As I endured, the accumulated damage depleted her artifacts even further, and finally the opportunity arrived.
“Tch! So persistent! First, I’ll take one of your legs!”
Having reached the limit of her patience, Regina tore off the buttons from Mai’s shirt and the cuffs of my dress shirt all at once and activated them. All kinds of binding spells and debuffs flew at me as she stubbornly targeted my legs.
She’s too damn honest for her own good.
If it were me, I would’ve said I was aiming for the legs and then faked out to go for the arms instead. I clicked my tongue inwardly and deliberately let myself get caught by the binding magic. My legs were locked in place by chains made of magical energy.
“Now you’re finished!”
The moment she saw that, Regina flashed a triumphant smile and drew her bowstring. Flames began to swirl and compress. The amount of mana she was pouring in was no joke—she clearly intended to finish me off for good this time. Regina focused every ounce of her concentration on controlling it.
She poured her entire being into completing the technique.
Which meant her guard was wide open.
“I’ve been waiting for this.”
The instant I confirmed she couldn’t move, I brought the edge of my hand down on my own leg like a blade.
Slice!
With a horrifying cutting sound, my leg was severed. Ignoring the pain radiating from the stump, I kicked off the ground hard with my remaining leg.
Thud!
My monstrous strength produced incredible speed even with only one leg. Regina’s eyes widened in pure shock.
“Wh-what are you—!”
Her expression said she had never even imagined this. As a member of the imperial family who had never fought with her life truly on the line, she hadn’t even considered the possibility of cutting off her own leg.
She tried to cancel the technique in a hurry, but once mana had gathered like that, it didn’t disperse easily. The sudden braking caused a backlash that inflicted internal injuries instead.
Rather than throwing a punch, I fired threads of infinity to bind her arms. Our eyes met.
Your turn to cut something off.
This wasn’t mercy. It was a deliberate, crushing act of dominance. I wanted to show her the difference in resolve and make the reason for her defeat crystal clear.
Just as I expected, even though Regina knew the correct answer, she couldn’t bring herself to do it. I immediately yanked the threads of infinity, pulled her close, and grabbed her by the throat.
“Kyaaak!”
Regina thrashed as if she couldn’t breathe. I didn’t give her any breathing room no matter how much she struggled and immediately ripped open my shirt.
Rip! Rip! Rip!
Buttons flew everywhere as the shirt burst open, revealing Regina’s bra. Surprisingly, it was a pure white design with a cute little red ribbon.
“Kyaaaaaaaak! D-don’t touch meeeeeee!”
Finally free from the pain and realizing her current state, Regina fell into complete panic. She flailed her arms and legs, her whole body trembling violently. Tears were already welling up in her eyes—she was far more shaken than I’d anticipated.
I flinched for a split second, but then remembered what she had been trying to do to me and slammed my fist into her stomach.
Thud!
“Ugh!?”
The pain made Regina freeze. I pressed my fist down harder against her abdomen, putting my full weight behind it, and warned her.
“Stay still. Unless you want to get hit more.”
“U-ugh…”
It seemed to work. Regina became obedient. More accurately, the panic that had gripped her for a moment had subsided under the pain. Even while shaking with fear, her mouth still spat venom.
“You crazy bastard. You’re really going to rape me? Do you have any idea what happens when you lay a hand on royalty?”
“Like I give a shit? It’s already too late. Just shut up and spread that pussy like a good girl!”
Thud!
I slammed her stomach once more, then forcibly dragged her up and slammed her against the wall. I pulled my cock out through my zipper, yanked her panties down to her thighs, and pressed my glans against her pink slit.
The moment my tip touched her labia, Regina screamed like she was having a seizure.
“Don’t! I told you not to! If you do it, I’ll kill you! The imperial family won’t let this slide! Are you even listening?!”
What a truly stupid woman. Did she actually think I would stop halfway just because of her threats?
Other guys might hesitate out of fear of the consequences, but not me. To avoid the penalty from my Rape Declaration, I had to ejaculate inside her no matter what.
So I completely ignored her threats and rammed my cock in with all my strength.
Thrust!
My forearm-thick shaft buried itself to the root in an instant. Her hymen tore apart, and blood poured from her wounded inner walls.
“Eh? Ah, aah…”
Regina seemed to have lost her sense of reality from how quickly it happened and could only let out confused sounds. But soon the pain spreading through her entire vaginal wall made her scream.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Take it out! Take it out right nowwwww!”
Using her screams as background music, I began mercilessly violating her cunt.
Squelch! Squelch!
Obscene wet sounds echoed. Her pussy was painfully dry and tight, making it hard to move. If my durability stat had been even a little lower, the skin on my cock might have been completely scraped off. On the other hand, the intense tightness made the pleasure itself quite impressive.
Still, this is incredible.
I was genuinely impressed. And no, I wasn’t talking about Regina’s pussy. My gaze was fixed on empty space—specifically, the status window.
It had only been a short time since the last record, yet the rape level had broken its own highest mark again. It was like the price of goods that just kept rising endlessly. Of course, it was possible it might start dropping at some point, but personally, I doubted it would ever go down. If anything, it would only climb higher.
Thud! Thump! Thud!
I continued thrusting with even heavier, more forceful strokes.
“Ugh! Ack! I’ll kill you! Uuuuugh! I swear! I swear I will!!”
The extreme pain and humiliation made Regina radiate killing intent strong enough to make her whole body tingle. However, while her mind was filled with rage, her pussy gradually grew wetter the longer the rape continued. Of course, it was nothing more than her body instinctively secreting love juices to reduce the physical pain, but she probably didn’t see it that way.
This was the perfect moment for a rapist’s classic line.
“Hoo… Your pussy’s getting all sloppy. Starting to feel it already?”
“Shut up! I will never forgive you. I won’t kill you. I’ll torture you for the rest of your life until you go completely insane!”
“If you can manage it, be my guest.”
I answered Regina’s threat casually. At the same time, I moved one hand to grope her ample breast through her bra and thrust my hips even harder.
Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!
“Ugh! Urgh! Hic… I’ll get revenge! I’ll get reveeeeeenge!”
Her hate-filled screams echoed throughout the alley. Having regained a bit of composure, I growled into her ear like a beast.
“Quiet down. What are you going to do if people come because of all this noise? You want them to see you getting your pussy fucked?”
“Ugh! Uuuugh…”
“You said you had people surrounding us, right? Whoever they are, do you really think they’ll help you when they see you getting railed? I don’t think so. They’d probably just join in. Or maybe Her Highness actually has a thing for that kind of play?”
When I mocked her in a smooth, mocking tone designed to be impossible to ignore, Regina exploded with fury.
“Shut up! Don’t make me laugh! D-do you think the imperial knights are like you? When they get here, you’re dead!”
“Oh? The imperial knights, you say?”
“That’s right! The imperial knights’ loyalty is legendary. You think they’d waver over something as trivial as lust? Don’t make me laugh!”
Her trembling eyes, ragged breathing, and racing heartbeat. It was a truly awkward performance. I was now certain that the people surrounding us were not imperial knights. She had probably hired an assassination guild or something similar.
“Really? I kind of want to test that theory. Go ahead and call them!”
Thud! Thump! Thud!
Rather than thrusting, it felt more like I was simply beating her pussy with my cock. Her cervix slammed against my glans with every impact, and her ass cheeks rippled from the force of my hips. Another shrill scream poured from Regina’s mouth.
“Aaaagh! Aaaagh! S-stop! Stoooooop!”
“Why stop? Isn’t calling them supposed to be a good thing? Scream louder!”
“Mmph! Ugh! Hic! Hiccup… Hic…!”
Regina was caught in a terrible dilemma. If she stayed silent now, it would prove she had been lying. But if she actually screamed and the people surrounding us showed up, they would see her weakness and there was no telling what they might do to her.
I saw right through her and kept pounding away, aiming for my climax.
Time to take some precautions.
I couldn’t kill Regina. Since I had to keep her alive, I needed to prepare something to deal with the aftermath.
“Hoo… Hey, Princess. I told you to scream, didn’t I? Why did you suddenly get so quiet? Hmm?”
“Mmph! Uuup! Hic!”
“You’re holding it in so well now. Does it not hurt anymore? Should I make it hurt more?”
I deliberately raised my hand. Even though I was clearly signaling that I would hit her, Regina said nothing. Her silent answer—that she would rather endure the pain than let them see her like this—made me grab her chin instead of slapping her. I turned her head and kissed her.
“Mmph!? Uuuuuup!”
Regina’s eyes widened like saucers as she struggled. Even if she was being raped, she refused to let me have her lips. I sent her a telepathic message, pressuring her.
-Open your mouth.
-……
-I said open your mouth. Or should I really call those guys? You want to get passed around like a toy?
-You… You wouldn’t dare.
-I would. I already know everything. So just obey quietly. Before I actually call them.
Realizing she had been completely played, Regina let her tears fall freely and went limp. I slipped my tongue between her parted teeth, thoroughly licking every corner of her mouth while feeding her my saliva.
Using the experience from the previous few times, I compressed the exact amount of Pheromone that would make a freshly raped virgin start panting in pleasure. Regina frowned in disgust but slowly began swallowing the saliva I gave her.