Operation White Flame
5:30 AM. As the chilly morning air blended with the first light of dawn to bathe the city in pale glow, humans began to stir. They were mobilizing to eradicate the monster plaguing the kingdom—the Tentacle Monster.
The streets lay silent. Even the diligent shopkeepers who usually bustled about had barricaded themselves indoors today, peering out with uneasy eyes at the scars of destruction littering the roads.
Just the day before, the Tentacle Monster had launched a ferocious assault. Most of the young women it had seized and raped returned to their families in a vegetative state, their souls utterly shattered. They couldn't accept the sudden changes to their bodies, and their sense of self had collapsed under the strain.
Not every female could become a motherboard. It required both the physical resilience to endure the profane mating and the mental fortitude to withstand it. The Tentacle Monster cherished those who could, and in turn, they loved and followed him devotedly. Those who couldn't adapt ended up as broken shells. Useless for anything but livestock pussies.
This hentai mechanism of the Tentacle Monster was a direct challenge to humanity's supremacy. Ah! To dare drag humans down to the level of livestock! Even without saying it aloud, the inexplicable disgust his actions provoked was enough to convince everyone that he was a threat that had to be eliminated, no matter the cost.
This was a different breed of terror from the Demon King's menace. No one had ever faced anything like this before, leaving everyone anxious and uncertain how to process it. Men who witnessed women captured by the monster writhing in ecstasy, moaning "Oooh♡ My pussy feels so good♡," didn't know how to face their own wives, sisters, or lovers anymore.
Everything was unprecedented.
"Hoo..."
Zero hour for the operation was 6:00 AM. The kingdom's fate hinged on its success, so Princess Aira rose earlier than usual. After soaking her massive breasts and hips in a warm bath, she let her maids dress her impeccably and took her seat on the throne. No minister arrived at the audience chamber later than the princess.
"How are the preparations progressing?"
At the princess's question, Regent Delia replied, "The knight captains are in position at the operation zones, awaiting Your Highness's command."
Claire and Riana. The weight on their shoulders was immense. A monster no one had ever seen. A situation utterly without precedent. Amid the widespread unease, those two alone knew exactly what they had to do.
Aira maintained a stern expression, hiding her own anxiety for their sake. "Good. And the northern sector?"
The "northern sector" referred to the point where the Faceless Monkey had first emerged during the initial raid—the location of the Recovery Center, where Praga, Peyuri, and the twin sisters were stationed.
The Rune Kingdom planned to divide its forces into two zones. While the southern sector—suspected to house the main body—was the higher priority, skimping on the north risked another wave of severe interspecies casualties.
"The Adventurer's Guild and the guards are conducting a joint operation to seal off the grand bridge. No attacks occurred overnight."
"...No casualties last night is a relief."
Everyone present knew the Tentacle Monster's breeding and growth rates were freakishly rapid. A quiet night offered no guarantees. Still, the kingdom's response had been swift enough. They could contain it now—before it escalated further.
That was what Aira believed.
"What if I went to the operation zones in person to rally them? Delia."
"It's too dangerous. You must remain in the royal palace. With the kingdom's knights focused elsewhere..."
"...I see."
In tough times like these, the princess's personal encouragement could transform the mood on the ground. But the enemy was the Tentacle Monster. Exposing Aira without protection was out of the question. Delia wouldn't be this cautious against anyone else. Yet after the adventurers' defeat in the heart of the capital and the horrific interspecies incidents that followed, both she and Aira couldn't help but think: If she gets caught... It would be a total disaster. No incident had even occurred, but the mere thought made their ample hips clench in instinctive dread.
"The kingdom's finest have staked their lives on this mission, Your Highness."
"Yes. I know. I believe in our strength. We are the noble Kingdom of Knights, heirs to the heroes. Surrendering to mere monsters is unthinkable."
Nods all around. The mood grew solemn and resolute. It was nearly 6:00 AM.
"Commence the operation."
Princess Aira's order rang out. The war between the Tentacle Monster and humanity reignited. Or rather, this was humanity's time to punish the monster. Humans wouldn't just sit idly by. How dare a mere beast threaten them?
Human history was one of triumph, and while not everyone was arrogant about it, they all tended to assume victory against animals as a given. That was why the Tentacle Monster's rapes shattered them so profoundly—it was as if the natural order had been violated. A beast, a monster, daring to mate with humans? Unthinkable. That was humanity's fundamental common sense, its collective will.
Defying that will... what did that entail?
"...She's coming. Claire."
The Tentacle Monster muttered from somewhere. From the start, this had been a profoundly lonely battle for him. He lived fiercely for the sake of intense, profane tentacle sex. His opponents? Humans, who dominated 80% of the continent. They denied his very existence.
Overturning that would take more than mere effort...
'But I've got the goddess on my side.'
The golden blonde big-titted twintail goddess watched over him. He wasn't alone. She had pushed him toward this depraved life, embraced him. His one and only goddess. For Premium's sake alone, the Tentacle Monster wouldn't stop.
Shooo...
High above the southern sector, where the Black Moths' arousal pheromones dominated the skies, the kingdom's two strongest warriors overlooked the most perilous zone.
"How are you feeling, Claire?"
Riana called out as she flew on a starlight monster bird conjured by her holy arts.
"I didn't sleep, but I'm fine."
Claire replied from below.
"Sounds like you had a nice encounter~."
"Yes."
Shooo...
The monster bird began its gradual descent.
"Royal command. The operation begins."
The two communicated via the magical item [Bellicon] clipped to their ears—a precious tool authorized for today's mission. Claire gripped one of the bird's talons with a single hand, dangling precariously, yet her expression remained serene. With her physical prowess, supporting her own weight with a single finger for 24 hours would be trivial.
Even she, however... couldn't help tensing up at the thought of entering the city interior, blanketed in the Tentacle Monster's enigmatic hentai substances that could turn her into a cock-and-balls-sucking pervert if things went wrong.
'If that happens, death might be preferable...'
The mere idea was bizarre. No, she couldn't even picture it. Herself doing such things. The lewdest act Claire could imagine was holding hands and kissing with a lover. She'd had sex ed, but anything beyond that felt unreal, hazy like fog.
"Claire. I explained before we left, but one more time."
"Yes, Captain Riana."
"The mask's purification lasts a maximum of five minutes. You have to find and kill the main body before then."
"Maximum five minutes..."
Claire pulled the white sealed mask from her chin up over her nose.
"We have spares, but swapping them requires caution. We don't know if the human body builds tolerance to that substance."
"Meaning even brief exposure during a swap could prove fatal over time?"
"Exactly. Signal me if you need to change it. I'll clear a path once."
"Thank you."
"I'll be watching you."
A near-impossible mission: locate and slay the Tentacle Monster's main body in five minutes. Especially if Riana's estimate of its level—over 4,000—was accurate. But Claire might pull it off. Even Riana believed that.
"If the purification mask falters or you need to retreat, say so immediately."
"Worried about me?"
"Ahem. Truth be told, I don't approve of this suicide mission."
"The more I learn about you, Captain Riana, the more I like you."
Riana sounded a bit miffed. "What, so what did you think at first?"
"That you were an eccentric."
"I am an eccentric."
In this extreme situation, their conversation flowed more casually than usual.
"Even now, I'm more curious about the Tentacle Monster's ecology than your safety or the citizens'."
"Its ecology?"
"Yeah. All those blooming secrets down there."
"Then come with me."
Riana snorted. "I don't feel like suiciding."
"Others call you eccentric, but you chose the path to protect everyone. That's why I trust you, Captain Riana."
"...We failed, though."
Seeing Riana uncharacteristically subdued, Claire thought, 'Even she has her vulnerable moments...'
Claire declared confidently, "It wasn't a failure."
"Claire?"
"I'll make it a success."
"...Even with spares, once you're down there, you might not have time to swap. You sure?"
"Yes."
"Heh... The young captain has spirit. Indeed."
The kingdom's plan was brutally simple. Drop the strategic knight captain into the danger zone. White Flame anything in her path and assassinate the Tentacle Monster's main body. Impossible for anyone else. It never would have been greenlit.
"Tentacle Monster-type air contaminant detected. Entering in 10 seconds."
Claire closed her eyes and counted down silently. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
"Now!"
Releasing her grip on the monster bird's talon, Claire plummeted into the southern sector of Furnaul—the Tentacle Monster's hentai domain.