And couldn’t he understand the introduction on the system?
This is an enemy.
Even the simplest of enemies is still an enemy.
Besides, once he untied the ropes, this fairy might just split her face into three parts and turn into some kind of bloodthirsty, terrifying monster.
More importantly, Duya had seen this kind of scenario in the real world more than once.
Therefore, for the sake of caution, he tightened his grip on the large wooden club and walked step by step toward the fairy in the center of the arena.
As he got closer, Duya felt a tremor of fear radiating from her, an inexplicable sensation that made him shiver.
This reminded him of the purpose for entering this game.
He was searching for a monster that had undergone a containment breach years ago—”Bubble Shadow.”
Judging by the aura inside the basement, the fairy before him was, in all likelihood, that escaped monster.
He held his breath and prepared himself.
However, as the man approached, the young girl on the chair revealed a gentle and perfectly innocent smile.
“I am your most loyal and capable system fairy, Fuyeli.”
“I am very happy to meet you, Player.”
“Could you tell me your name?”
Under normal circumstances, most people would have chosen to stop, but Duya was not most people.
There was no pity for the girl in his eyes, only a hunger for victory.
Feeling the terrifying aura she exuded, Duya held his breath, raised the large wooden club, leaped high, and swung it fiercely at the head of the fairy tied to the chair.
If his expectations were correct, once the club landed, she would either dodge and enter a tense and exciting boss fight, or he would strike true, causing the monster to transform into its second phase.
Other than those, there were no other possibilities.
“Player…”
“Huh?”
Crash!!
The large wooden club hit the fairy squarely, cutting off her words, though Duya didn’t care what she was saying.
Because, as he had said before, his eyes were fixed only on the hunger for victory.
After landing the hit, he skillfully performed a backward roll to put distance between himself and the “monster,” standing ready to deal with her second phase.
“…”
“…”
“Huh?”
Duya watched the unconscious fairy lying on the ground, and after waiting for a long time, he was stunned.
This development wasn’t right.
Under normal circumstances, the monster shaped like “Bubble Shadow” should have unfolded into an indescribable second form and charged at him while roaring.
But the problem was… why wasn’t she moving?
Did he glitch the game?
After waiting another half a minute, Duya fell into deep thought.
If this fairy were truly the legendary, soul-shaking “Bubble Shadow,” she shouldn’t be this weak, even after entering the game.
Could he have gotten something wrong?
Was she really just an innocent, harmless, and loyal system fairy?
Carrying three parts doubt, seven parts guilt, and ninety parts caution, Duya carefully approached the fairy.
‘That blow just now was quite heavy… she isn’t dead, is she?’
Duya muttered to himself.
Although this was just a game, he would still feel bad if he accidentally killed a good NPC.
He reached out and checked the fairy’s breathing.
It was faint, but she was definitely still alive.
It seemed she hadn’t died… but there was still a problem.
This fairy carried such a thick, ominous aura; by all accounts, she should be the “Bubble Shadow” that had entered the game.
But why was she so weak?
Just then, a flash of inspiration hit Duya.
He thought of a good idea.
If she truly were the avatar of “Bubble Shadow” or a loyal follower, she would surely have marks of some kind of formation on her body.
He would only need to remove her clothes and take a quick look; it would be impossible to hide.
Thinking of this, Duya took a deep breath and crouched down.
He untied the ropes on the fairy little by little, then placed his hand on her clothing.
To be honest, this fairy was truly very cute.
Although she was less than half a meter tall, she didn’t have the build of a young child, but rather looked like a small, collectible figure of a young girl.
Undressing someone like this was, for someone like Duya who had never even held a girl’s hand…
Actually, quite stimulating?
‘No, what are you thinking.’
Duya shook the wicked thoughts from his mind.
‘This cute little thing, she might be an indescribable monster in reality.’
‘Besides, she’s barely half a meter tall; how could she possibly be involved in anything like that?’
While muttering to himself, Duya began his search for the truth.
As he removed the fairy’s clothes, wherever his eyes fell, there was only fair, delicate skin.
He didn’t see any mysterious or terrifying formation patterns.
This made Duya start to doubt his life.
After ten years as an investigator, could he have really made a mistake?
Was the fairy in front of him really just a simple fairy?
Not some sort of terrifying incarnation?
But the problem was, according to the intelligence, “Bubble Shadow” was definitely in this game called Yog-Sothoth’s Backyard.
Just as Duya was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a gaze land upon him.
He looked up and saw Fuyeli, her face flushed with shame, having already regained consciousness.
Whether from anger or fear, her delicate body shook incessantly.
She clutched her chest with both hands, held her legs tightly together, and looked at him with watery, tear-filled eyes.
“…”
“…”
Duya looked at Fuyeli’s state and put on an awkward, polite expression.
“Ahem! I actually didn’t do this on purpose, do you believe me?”
Inside the dark and damp basement, a blood-curdling plea for help erupted.
“Help! Someone is even going after a fairy less than half a meter tall!!!”
The girl’s scream startled the birds in the forest, but it ended abruptly, as if something had covered her mouth.
“Shh! Shh!”
Duya pinned Fuyeli to the ground and whispered.
“Listen to me explain first. You have to believe me, I’m a pure, honest, and truly good person!”
“Mmm! Mmmph!!”
The poor fairy struggled in a panic, and her tiny feet kicked Duya straight in the face, using the opportunity to escape from his clutches.
After all, judging by his wolfish gaze, he was definitely plotting something sinister.
He didn’t even let off a fairy less than half a meter tall.
Is this even a person?
Is this something a human being could do?!
“You just wait!”
Fuyeli said as she flew toward the cave entrance, not forgetting to point back at Duya.
“I will definitely be back!!”
The fairy’s voice echoed in the basement and gradually faded away.
Watching the fairy fly away, Duya’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Now, he really wanted to know how he could pin the blame on the intelligence officer.
At that moment, a system notification sound rang out on Duya’s phone.
“Your system fairy has temporarily run away from home. The game cannot proceed for the time being. The system will undergo a brief maintenance update to provide you with normal game services without a system fairy. You are now being forcibly logged off…”
Snap!
The connection to the neural machine was forcibly interrupted.
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