Chapter 44

Ming Hu thought that Gumihō would be greatly embarrassed by the attack on him, but contrary to his expectations, it was Ming Hu himself who was greatly embarrassed, not Gumihō.
‘Unassailable?
Puzzled, Ming Hu swung his front paws at Kumihō in rapid succession.
Poof!
[You can’t attack Gumiho in the form of a fox].
Poof!
[You can’t attack Gumiho in the form of a fox].
“Oh no.
But it was the same. As the message said, it was clear that the fox could not attack Kumihō in its fox form. Ming Hu checked his remaining transformation time. Fifteen seconds had just passed.
“Oops!
There was no time now. If he stayed, he would be unmasked in Kumihō’s arms.
“Huh? Is that okay?
But on second thought, that seemed like a pretty good situation. If she was released from her transformation while being held, Gumiho would be shaken and confused.
“…Good.
As soon as the disguise was lifted, Ming Hu decided to attack Gumiho.
Sigh
Just then, Kumihō lifted Mingfu up from his embrace and made eye contact.
“Ugh, frustrating, huh?”
The attack must have seemed like a futile endeavor to Kumho.
Hoohoohooh
Kumihō picked Ming Hu up and began to rock him from side to side. He was probably doing this to make her feel good, but from Mingfu’s point of view, it certainly felt good to see her sternum. It was a shame that time was running out.
“Wait a minute. But if you unmorph in this state.’
Suddenly, Ming Hu realized that he was being held up in the air. He tried to think about what would happen if he were to unmask, but just then, his transformation time ended.
Boom!
Ming Hu returned to the form he had seen in his fox form.
“Bam!”
Surprised by the sudden turn of events, Gumiho casually let go of his grip on Ming Hu, and Ming Hu landed on top of him.
Chuck! Poof!
“…huh?
Falling onto Kumihō’s stomach, Mingfu looked at his hand, swallowing hard at the feel of it. Beneath his hand were the two voluptuous breasts of Kumihō.
Sigh
“…!”
Ming Hu looked at Gumiho’s face. When Ming Hu saw Kumihō’s face, he couldn’t help but panic. Gumiho was crying.
“Oh, that’s…”
A monster. It was an enemy that needed to be killed. But Ming Hu unwittingly tried to make excuses for Kumihō.
“Bastard!
Gumiho climbed on top of him and slapped Ming Hu’s cheek as he pressed against his chest.
Mate!
“Billion!”
With a loud crack, Ming Hu’s body collapsed and he began to fly sideways. He literally flew away.
Boom!
Flying sideways, Ming Hu was only able to stop his flight after hitting a tree.
Sigh
Ming Hu quickly rose to his feet. The first thing Ming Hu did when he stood up was to look at Gumiho.
“This…this!”
Kumihō stood up from his seat, covering both of his breasts. Ming Hu looked at her and remembered the time he had met her.
“You were so open back then!
Kumihō’s demeanor was so different than before. Of course, that wasn’t the point, so Ming Hu first checked to see how much life he had lost from the slap.
‘…huh’
After checking his shaved health, Ming Hu couldn’t help but be surprised.
“5,000? Wasn’t that a physical attack?
Obviously, the slap was a physical attack, but 5,000? He had a lot of physical defense up, so the thousands of damage he was dealing to the monster fox was significantly less.
‘Before physical armor went up…’
In this situation, it was 5,000. How much would it have been before the physical armor increase? I shudder to think about it.
Whoosh
Focusing on his shaved health and fearsome cheek attack, Ming Hu heard something flying at him and quickly ducked.
Bam!
As soon as I ducked, I heard a tremendous boom.
“…that one.
Ming Hu could see the white orb that had destroyed the spot where he had stood. It was the same orb that had drained him of his life force.
Sigh
The white orb began to float back to Kumihō. Ming Hu’s eyes widened as he finished the orb and turned his attention to Kumihō.
Boom!
The heart was flying, and it was right in front of me. There was no way to avoid it.
Puck!
[You will lose control of your character for 20 seconds].
[Reduces magic armor by 30% for 30 seconds].
[All resistances are reduced by 30% for 30 seconds].
“Damn it!
My worst fears were realized.
Jumbled
Ming Hu wanted to stop walking toward Kumihō, but he couldn’t. Ming Hu looked at Kumihō.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Nine white flames, white flames, appeared around Gumiho.
Whoosh!
With a magnificent sound, nine white flames flew toward Ming Hu in succession.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
‘…Ha. I wonder if Kira popped.’
Ming Hu couldn’t help but heave a deep sigh as he looked at his reduced health. He had suffered 20,000 damage when he was hit by Gumiho’s white flame before, but now that he was hit by nine white flames, he had suffered a staggering 220,000 damage.
Boom!
“…is it over.
Ming Hu saw a white orb flying toward him. According to his experience, the white orb had 40,000 damage. He currently had just over 40,000 health left. If he could get hit just once, he might survive, but that was impossible now that he couldn’t move, and even if he could dodge, there was no way he could catch Gumiho with his remaining health.
Suuk!
The orb went straight through Ming Hu’s body. Ming Hu couldn’t help but laugh at the amount of life he had left. From 300,000 life points, he now had less than 5,000. Behind him, he heard the sound of the orb returning.
Suuk!
[He is deceased].
The moment the white orb dug into his back, a death message appeared and his vision began to darken.
* * * * *
Mingfu, who was penalized with an inaccessibility penalty for being killed by Kumihō, was able to connect as soon as the penalty time was over. As expected, the starting point was Himise Square.
“Huh.”
Ming Hu let out a short sigh and opened the character window.
Name: Ming Hu
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Age: 22 Occupation: Berserker
Level: 175
Life: 301450
Mana: 420
Strength : 15030 [1503(+40)] Dexterity : 15 Constitution : 17 Strength : 10 Wisdom : 11
Bonus stats: 360
“Should I take wisdom…”
Wisdom would increase her resistance to mental ailments like Enchantment. Add in the mana and magic defense boosts and the requirements for advancement to a higher class, and Wisdom was a good choice for Ming Hu.
“How do I…”
But even though it was a good choice, Ming Hu couldn’t help but think about it. What made him think was power. Ming Hu wanted to go all-in on power, but circumstances didn’t allow it.
“What can I do…”
The mind slowly began to tilt. The fact that he had died for nothing, with 300,000 life points, played a part in this.
“First. Let’s break the quest first.”
Feeling almost cheerful, Ming Hu closed the character window and headed to Mugu to complete the quest. Ming Hu walked to Mugu and opened the quest window.
<Tilto's Favor1
Tilto is building something these days. But to make it, he needs the steel claws of a monster fox, which are as hard as steel. Capture the monster foxes, collect their steel claws, and bring them to Tilto!
[Monstrous Fox's Steel Claws: 30/30]
Difficulty Level: D
Quest Reward: ???, Tilto's Favor2
<Gadagu's Experimental Material A
Dr. Kadugu, the chief of Himise and a doctor, is conducting various experiments. He needs many ingredients for his experiments, but it takes too much time for him to get them. Take his place and get him the ingredients he needs!
[Bear's gallbladder: 0 / 50].
[The Great Fox's Inner Circle: 20/10]
[Qinglang's Liver: 0/5]
Difficulty Level: E
Quest Reward: 1 Wellspring of Enchantment Potion
"I'll have to stop by the butcher shop."
Ming Hu decides to stop by the butcher shop after completing the quest. After arriving at the butcher shop a short time later, Ming Hu quickly walks inside and approaches Tilto at the counter.
"Hello."
Nod
Tilto nodded in response to Ming Hu's greeting. Looking at Tilto, Ming Hu took 30 Steel Claws of the Monstrous Fox from his inventory and placed them on the counter.
"Here are 30 claws from the monster fox you mentioned."
"…!"
Tilto's eyes widened in Chapter. Tilto swallowed hard and reached for the monster fox's claws.
"Ohhh…"
Tilto lifted one of the monster fox's claws and examined it carefully. He then turned to Ming Hu, claw still raised, and spoke.
"Thank you!"
[You have completed the quest].
At the same time, a quest completion message appeared.
"Hold on a second!"
Tilto went into the back door and emerged a moment later with a small box. Ming Hu swallowed hard. The reward with the question mark seemed to be in there.
Chin.
Tilto puts the box on the counter.
"This is my way of thanking you for saving my claws!"
Eek.
Soon the box was opened. Ming Hu quickly checked to see what was inside.
"What is it?
The box contained three pills. Ming Hu reached out and picked up the three pills, and a message appeared.
[You have earned 3 Elixirs of Agility].