Ignition (2)
'No words needed, right?' Riana's eyelids fluttered slightly, as if she were a bit surprised. Her cherished subordinates, all turned into pregnant women... Their cheeks flushed with shame as they stood lined up before her. It was an incredibly awkward situation for everyone. On one side, they had to display the evidence of their thorough impregnation sex by the monster—those messily swollen bellies. Even the knight captain watching had to feel embarrassed.
"I'm sorry."
An apology slipped from Riana's lips for the first time.
"For not being by your side when you needed me."
"It's not the captain's fault..."
"But... all of you......"
Sigh. I'd thought she was a woman without a shred of human emotion. But seeing her motherboard subordinates like this, Riana looked deeply conflicted as a fellow woman.
Of course, I only found all the pregnant ones utterly lovable.
So, what now?
Probing Tia with the clue from the on-site investigation had been a good move. It was utterly rational and logical. Under the pretext of hunting a betrayer, she could've naturally chatted with her subordinates one by one. If she'd methodically held those one-on-ones, Riana might've pieced together the truth.
But? What if they were all already defeated by the monster's sex, left in a weakened state of body and mind? No matter how critical the cause, you couldn't shove that at patients.
Peyuri just needed to ham it up a little—show off the pitiful sight of a defeated blonde knight who got knocked up right then and there. Turn this place into an untouchable sanctuary.
"I need to speak with Boni alone... Is that possible?"
Pragaria shook her head.
"If it's work, please put it off. These ladies need rest and stability right now."
"It's not about work..."
"Captain. No."
Tia chimed in too.
"Bringing that up now would be......"
They were straight-up cockblocking her. Like, you gonna interrogate these poor pregnant ladies?
Riana had no choice but to back off.
"......Fine."
"Sorry, Captain."
Riana scanned her subordinates one by one. At this stage, pinpointing the culprit wouldn't make her smart—it'd make her a shaman. Like she'd been possessed by a spirit and divined it exactly.
If Riana wasn't a shaman...
"I'll call it for today. Rest well."
The poisoning ploy failed, but no biggie. I'd bought some time, at least. Peyuri and the Seongyul pussies would head back to the hatchery for more sex... Pragaria would go upstairs for work.
Riana's retreating figure outside the villa looked somehow lonely.
"You're a bad monster."
"Huh?"
"......They were all good people."
Was she... sad? This woman who seemed like she wouldn't bleed if pricked with a needle.
"I'm angry and sad too, Captain."
"Tia."
Swipe. Riana turned, and for some reason, she was smiling.
"Captain?"
It was chilling.
"But, Sister Tia... who's been with you since earlier?"
Chills! Tia's pussy clenched around me today at an all-time record tightness. Crazy bitch. Testing me in a situation like this?
I recalled our first meeting with Riana. It had felt like this back then too. That attitude like she knew our big secret...
I respected her sharp instincts, but "Got proof?" Total bluff!
Tia didn't flinch, glancing around casually to play it cool.
"Huh? Who do you mean?"
"......"
Sigh. Intense. Riana. First time I'd been this tense just from talking.
"Ah. One of ours."
"One of ours...?"
"Scouting's done. She's back."
...What the hell? Tia?
The moment Tia suddenly drew her holy sword, startling me into freezing—Tia got hooded and restrained by women in church robes appearing from nowhere.
"Mmph! Mmmph! Mmph!"
Tia! No. Can't do shit from inside her pussy!
This crazy bitch—I stared straight at Riana. No mere probe... She'd gone all-in on a life-or-death gamble to kill me!
"Anything around?"
"Nothing."
"Good. Take her away."
Tia passed out... Repressed by holy magic before she could even fight. These bitches averaged over level 1,000. Stronger than the kingdom's knights?
Riana transported Tia not to the knight HQ, but straight to the Star Church HQ. I could sense the surroundings with Tentacle Sense, but Tia couldn't.
Tentacle Sense · Enhanced
Bound hand and foot, head hooded... Locked in a stark room. In the center stood a chair fused to the floor.
Tia! Wake up! Tia!
Never expected Riana to go this aggressive...! Is it okay for knights sworn to protect the kingdom's people to do this? Who the hell authorized it?
Riana sat Tia in the fixed chair, dragged over another opposite it, and sat. Her face now openly beamed with a bewitching smile.
"Wake her."
Splash! A churchwoman doused the hood with ice water.
"Ha, haaack!"
Tia awoke, wildly gasping and scanning her unseen surroundings.
Tia! Calm down! Riana kidnapped you. She's staring right at you from the front.
"Hic... hic... hic..."
"She calms down awfully quick. Heh. This'll be fun. Shall we pick up where we left off?"
Tia! Deep breaths, you're okay... I'm right here!
"From the start... h-heh... h-heh... you planned to drag me here like this?"
"Of course. Why make it complicated?"
"I won't... say a thing."
"Hehehe. Ahaha!"
Riana laughed merrily.
"Thanks for spilling already."
At Riana's glance, the torture tech fitted a black device on Tia's finger. Tia convulsed unnaturally.
"Aaaagh!"
Crack.
T-Tia! Fuck. Couldn't watch. She'd ripped out Tia's whole fingernail.
"Hic, h-heuk... h-heuk!"
"Come on. Call for your hubby. Tia."
Crack. Index, middle—peeling nails one by one. Tia clenched her fist, trembling; the woman pried it open, fitted the tool...
Tia...!!
"Aaaagh!"
Aphrodisiac to ease the pain? No...! Do that now, and a knife might go through Tia's throat! Pretend I don't exist for now?
"I said call your hubby? Ah, guess he doesn't love you that much."
"Hic... kuh... h-heuk..."
Tia, shuddering in agony, smirked at that.
"...Hubby... loves me... You've never known that kind of love."
"Rip it."
Crack!
"Aa, aaaagh!!"
Tia's left hand was a bloody mess. ......Riana.... You could've backed off gracefully...
"Give her a break."
Shh. The torture tech backed off. Riana gazed intently at Tia gasping under the oxygen-starved hood.
"Tia. Truth be told, I cherished you most."
"...H-heuk... h-heuh... No need..."
"There was that incident before... When we found parasites invading human bodies."
"The Parasite Spirits case, Head Riana."
A nearby woman chimed in.
"Right. Right. That time? Infected humans did anything to protect those things. Wasn't easy to detect."
"......"
Don't care about that crap. Don't scare my Tia!!
"So we decided to chop her body to bits and search every nook."
Riana smiled.
Don't listen! Tia!
"Think about it. No matter how you hide... Isn't the spot obvious?"
"Hic... h-heup... hic...!"
Trust me. I'm right here!
"Hic! Hic! Hic....... Hic..."
Wrong. Tia was hyperventilating...!
"Think we can't find it once we start looking? Tia."
"Hic... h-heup... hic...!"
"You think you can hide your hubby from me forever?"
"...! Hic... hic...!"
"Next Boni, then Sophie..."
Th-this crazy bitch...!! I was awed by Riana's drive. Dragging in all her pregnant knights and declaring a full-body teardown show? Just on the suspicion she might find me?
"Just thinking about it exhausts and pains me."
"......"
"Ease my burden? Tia."
"......"
Tia stayed silent; the torture tech slapped her hooded face.
Smack! Thud! Thud!
"The Head's asking. Answer."
Thud! Thud! Tia's head snapped side to side, hood soaking red.
"Answer."
Thud! Thud! Dry, dull thuds echoed. Tia said nothing.
......Good job holding out, Tia.
"Heh... het..."
"Laughing?"
Smack! Thud! Brutal violence soaked the hood in blood. I was on the verge of losing reason.
Surrounded by my lovely motherboards too long, I'd forgotten what humans were capable of. That you could get more cruel, more horrific.
But... Monsters devour humans. This war you started. No backing out now.
Riana!
Moments later, urgent knocking.
"Come in."
A pale subordinate rushed to Riana, whispering in her ear.
"...In the city? How far?"
Riana's eyes wavered.
"Got it. Support the White Flame Knights and guards to build a defense line... I'll be there soon."
The smile vanished from Riana's face.
"Lucky you, Tia. Your hubby's really coming to save you."
"......?"
"We're watching you."
"Yes, ma'am."
The torture tech saluted crisply. Riana left the chamber. Had to leave in a hurry.
I'd unleashed a horde of Great Red Lotus—mass-produced at level 500 average—from the Seongyul pussy hatchery into the city. Right when Tia was nabbed.
Tentacle Sense · Enhanced isn't wide-ranging, but past level 1,000, the transmission distance covered all of Furnaul and more.
That's how I disrupted Riana while with Tia.
But Riana would notice soon and return. Just a minor trick since she didn't know my Tentacle Sense details.
Let's escape.
"Yes..."
"Talking to yourself creepily..."
I crawled from Tia's pussy hole, crushed her power-suppressing restraints with tooth tentacles.
Crack.
"Huh?"
[Transformation in Progress]
Freed my woman first. Now for you. Real hard.
Tooth Tentacle · Blunt Weapon
Flesh bubbled up. Tooth tentacle tip ballooned like a balloon, but covered in vicious, hard teeth.
"Monster!"
Huh, quick to back off. High level too? But...
In tight quarters, can't dodge!
Bam! One fierce strike crushed the torture tech's body.
"Guh, guhuk."
Pretty church girl, nice tits. But I kept smashing that pretty face with the club.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
"Ugh, euk, eek...! Eek! Ugh!"
Till it shattered to mush. Only stopped when the round tooth tentacle was blood-soaked. But the rage lingered. Like rediscovering long-forgotten beastliness.
I'll remove it.
Carefully peeled off Tia's hood. She covered her swollen cheeks and eyelids with her hands.
Made my blood boil.
Sorry you wanted a swing too. Couldn't hold back.
"It's... okay..."
Stay put. Aphrodisiac has anesthetic effects. Dabbed the swells—amazingly, they healed bit by bit.
As expected, it had healing properties.
"Ah... Feels better."
Your teeth okay, Tia?
"Yes!"
Once swelling's down... Good. Much better. I'll apply some to your hand too.
As first aid wrapped up, outside grew noisy.
They're coming.
"What do we do, Chokgoe?"
If Riana wants it, we'll go all the way.
I'm a pro at reckless rampages too. She'll end up begging through tears to stop here.