A naked man—no, a naked-bodied monster, a monster with a human form, was chasing after them, and the female yoga instructor was panicking terribly.
One look at this monster and you could tell it was different from the ones before.
If the other monsters existed to kill and devour people, this one gave off the distinct feeling that it wanted to violate and abuse women.
To fall into the hands of such a monster—the outcome would absolutely not be anything good.
Thinking of this, the female yoga instructor's heart grew even more frantic, and her legs pumped at an even faster pace.
Her feet pressed harder, every ounce of strength in her body poured out, utterly unwilling to be caught.
But,
but,
with just a single glance back, she discovered that the monster chasing behind her was getting closer and closer, nearer and nearer.
That sinister grin grew even more pronounced—she could even hear the peculiar, gasping, panting sound that monster made.
No, no!
She absolutely did not want to be caught by the monster, absolutely did not want to be abused and violated.
Rather than be subjected to this and that by such a monster, it would be better—far better—if it were a man instead.
"Ngh,"
She bit down hard, and the faint trickle of pain from her lips instantly unleashed even more strength within her. She ran faster, feeling that she wasn't far from overtaking Haruno up ahead.
As long as she overtook the woman in front of her, she'd be safe for the time being.
The female yoga instructor grew increasingly agitated.
The next second.
"Aaah!"
She let out a blood-curdling scream.
Her whole body was yanked down by a force from behind, losing balance with a thud and slamming heavily onto the ground.
It was the monster,
it was that monster that had tackled her and pinned her to the ground.
"Let go of me,"
She struggled, using both hands and feet, trying to break free.
But the monster's strength was simply not something she could break away from.
"Save me…"
"Yukinoshita miss, save me…"
As she struggled, she cried out for help all the more.
Right now, the only one who could help her was Haruno. If even Haruno didn't come to help, then she would…
'Riiip!'
The sound of clothing being torn.
She felt a cold, chilly sensation.
"Just—save me…"
That foul stench, along with the monster's hideous visage, made her ever more terrified.
Could it be that she was going to, right here…
Pitch-black terror was seizing her body and soul; she realized she was done for.
'Riiip!'
Another ear-piercing tearing sound.
The female yoga instructor had already burst into tears. "Aaaah! Help… Help me!"
Haruno slowed her pace. She turned to look, and at the sight of the monster's tearing motions, her heart went cold.
It wasn't that she didn't want to help—it was that the will was there but the strength was not.
If she went to help, at most she'd just be one more head delivered for the slaughter.
She certainly didn't want to be abused herself, to go through something so horrifying.
"I'll call Lin-kun to save you as quickly as I can,"
This was the only thing Haruno could do.
The problem now was that she didn't know where Lin-kun had gone, didn't know his location. If she could find Lin-kun, the monster would surely be no problem at all.
Haruno had just lifted her leg, ready to keep running off to distance herself and search for Lin Ye, when she discovered that there was an extra figure in the direction of the monster and the female yoga instructor.
It was Lin Ye's figure.
"Lin-kun,"
Haruno cried out in surprise.
And upon hearing this, the female yoga instructor's eyes darted around and she too saw Lin Ye.
"Save—save me… Student Lin,"
She shouted for help.
'Riiip!'
Another part of her clothing was torn open.
Lin Ye was in no rush to act. He hoisted up a pile of garbage and smashed it hard down onto the monster's head.
'Thud…'
A dull, muffled impact.
The monster merely shuddered, taking no great damage.
Instead, it was enraged by Lin Ye's action. With that Murakami Mamoru face contorted in fury, it raised a hand and swung at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye opened up the distance with a single step.
And it didn't end there.
It roared and bellowed as it came charging at Lin Ye, using both hands and feet, lunging at him swiftly with movements an ordinary human could hardly perform.
'Crack-crack…'
The ground kept splitting open—that was strength far surpassing an ordinary person's.
Even as Lin Ye dodged, he was pondering a countermeasure.
'Boom…'
The next second,
Lin Ye used Time Stop.
But weapons like the Dagger still couldn't deal much damage to the monster. Then, he thought of something, so he grabbed the clothing and draped it over the naked-bodied monster.
Finally,
he dragged the female yoga instructor over toward Haruno.
The Time Stop's duration quickly came to an end.
Everything that had been silent returned to normal, and time began to flow once more.
The naked-bodied monster's intense bellowing abruptly stopped.
Very unusual.
And after it spotted the three of them—Lin Ye, Haruno, and the female yoga instructor—in the distance, it did not come charging after them in an explosive burst as before. Instead, it slowed its steps, no longer with any of its earlier ferocity.
Something must have changed to cause this shift in the monster.
"Lin—Student Lin…"
Fear was hard to conceal in the female yoga instructor's voice.
She clutched her torn clothing with one hand, trying to cover what was exposed to the air, but even with both hands she still fell a little short.
At this moment, Haruno took off her own coat and held it out before the female yoga instructor.
"Th-thank you…"
With this coat, the female yoga instructor's heart settled considerably.
She stood up at this point and looked toward the monster in the distance.
The monster neither gave chase nor left,
which left both the female yoga instructor and Haruno baffled, finding it utterly strange—what on earth was going on.
"Lin—Student Lin, why isn't that monster chasing after us?"
"Barring anything unexpected, it's because of my presence,"
"Hmm, your presence?"
Haruno was startled. Could it be because of Lin Ye's strength?
"There should be two conditions for the naked-bodied monster to attack. The first is the number of people—or perhaps I should say gender. In a setting where both men and women are present, it will launch an attack,"
"And now that the naked-bodied monster attacked Murakami Mamoru earlier and took over Murakami Mamoru's body, it's probably only interested in females,"
So this was also why the naked-bodied monster went after the two of them, Haruno and the female yoga instructor, yet ignored him, who was on his own.
In terms of numbers, the priority should have been to attack the smaller group first.
"Then when Lin-kun appeared just now, why didn't the monster immediately stop?"
By Lin Ye's explanation, the moment Lin Ye appeared, the monster should have ceased its actions, going silent like it was now.
"At that time it was already in the naked, undressed state, but now that it's put on clothes, it's in the state of waiting to attack,"
So that was it.
Lin Ye's explanation let the two women quickly understand.
In other words, right now the naked-bodied monster was in a state of waiting to attack.
"Then how should we deal with it now?"
The two women's gazes fell upon Lin Ye.
At this moment, only Lin Ye had the strength to deal with it. As for the others, none of them did.
"Normal methods won't solve it. The only way is to lure it into the clothing store."
Who would do the luring?
Haruno's and the female yoga instructor's gazes finally met.
They both knew that to lure the naked-bodied monster, only they, being female, could do it.
But who would go?
The female yoga instructor certainly didn't want to go.
Just now she'd been knocked down by the monster and nearly lost her chastity.
To make her dare go and lure the naked-bodied monster now—she simply didn't have the nerve.
Haruno, for her part, did have the nerve, but the problem was she didn't want to let this woman reap the rewards for nothing.
If she didn't go this time, would the yoga instructor go next time?
That was impossible.
"I can go this time,"
Haruno spoke up first. "Next time, it'll be you who goes, Miss Kurosawa,"
She proposed.
There were some things that perhaps Lin Ye couldn't easily say, but she certainly could. So she said it outright, forcing Kurosawa Eiko to make a choice.
The female yoga instructor gritted her teeth and froze up.
At this moment, whether to refuse or accept—neither was a good option.
But in the end, she still nodded. "Alright, this time Yukinoshita miss goes, and next time I'll go."
"Lin-kun, what do you think!"
In the end, the two of them looked toward Lin Ye.
"That works,"
He of course had no objection.
Lin Ye patted Haruno on the shoulder, his eyes giving a hint.
Haruno instantly understood Lin Ye's meaning—indeed, Lin-kun would never let her take the risk.
With Lin-kun's assistance, what was there for her to worry about?
This time, it would still be safe and sound; there definitely wouldn't be any problems.
The three of them moved off together a certain distance.
The distance was about right now.
Lin Ye came before Haruno. "I'll leave the rest to you in a moment,"
"Okay,"
Haruno nodded.
The next instant she felt a brief dizziness, and in the blink of an eye, her field of vision changed—she was looking at herself.
As expected, Lin-kun had used the ability 'Body Swap.'
Possessing this ability, Lin Ye could go in her place, and she would have no risk whatsoever.
Haruno had decided: once they got back, she absolutely had to thank Lin Ye properly. Otherwise, how could she ever do justice to all that Lin-kun was putting in this time!
"I'm off,"
Having said this, Lin Ye, using Haruno's body, walked off toward the direction of the naked-bodied monster.
Before long, Lin Ye parted ways with the two of them.
And the female yoga instructor followed Haruno toward the shop ahead, bathed in orange-yellow light.
Following at Lin Ye's side, she felt very much at ease.
Moreover, now that the other woman wasn't around,
the female yoga instructor felt even more of a sense of security. She grew a little bolder, drawing in closer.
"Student Lin, thank you for just now,"
As she spoke, her right hand even lightly, as if by accident, brushed against Haruno's left hand.
Haruno was very perceptive, and instantly recognized this woman's intentions.
Heh heh,
Trying to seduce him while she's away?
In that case.
She'd use Lin Ye's body to properly demand some compensation.
This woman had a pretty decent figure, and her face was passable too—she'd just take it as compensation.
Either way it wasn't a loss. If Lin Ye didn't want it, she, Haruno Yukinoshita, would take it.
"It's nothing,"
Haruno said.
"Once we get back safe and sound, I'll definitely introduce my students to you. Several of them are even fair-skinned rich beauties—quite nice."
Fair-skinned rich beauties?
Could our Yukinoshita daughter be a fair-skinned rich beauty?
"Sure."
Haruno didn't refuse.
And after Haruno finished speaking, the female yoga instructor seemed to realize something, and her actions grew even bolder.
This time, she no longer limited herself to a simple touch, but made a move of accidentally tripping over something and instinctively reaching out to grab Haruno's left arm.
"S-sorry…"
"I, I just now…"
"It's nothing,"
Haruno said calmly, while inwardly sneering.
This woman was truly different once she took the initiative.
Especially a beautiful woman with a good figure—once she takes the initiative, there really aren't many who can hold out.
In this dangerous environment, this female yoga instructor was indeed very good at using her own advantages.
To be honest, Haruno even felt a bit of admiration. Not every woman could take the initiative to step forward like this—of course, the premise of this step was having the capital for it, and this female yoga instructor did have that capital.
Haruno withdrew her hand, and this action made the female yoga instructor tremble. This obvious signal of rejection left her heart cold as dead ashes.
This was absolutely not a good signal.
She began to worry.
With a monster to face after this, with having to go lure the monster to that designated shop later—what was she to do?
She really didn't think she could manage it.
'Smack…'
The next second, the female yoga instructor felt a slap on her buttocks.
"Hm?"
The moment she opened her eyes, she caught on—this was the one beside her copping a feel!
She was thrilled!
But she couldn't let it show too obviously.
"You're terrible, that sort of thing won't do, there won't be a next time…"
"Smack!"
Another one.
How could Haruno not understand this type of woman's psychology?
Feigning refusal while inviting—that described this woman exactly.
If the first time was an accident, then the second time absolutely could not be an accident.
The female yoga instructor's heart raced, and she grew delighted.
Indeed, the upright-gentleman demeanor this man beside her had shown earlier was all because of that other woman's presence. He probably had designs on that Yukinoshita woman, which was why he'd put on an act.
Now, with only the two of them, the man was revealing his true heart.
She… liked it!
To have such a strong man desire her—this was a good thing, an absolutely good thing.
"I'm a proper girl, please don't again…"
"Smack…" Another one.
Haruno delivered another unceremonious strike.
This feel wasn't bad.
She had once bullied her Sister too, but hadn't dared use this much force. With this woman, however, she didn't need to hold back too much.
Moreover, the feedback sensed through this man's body felt distinctly different too.
To describe it in one word, it was… satisfying.
She really did want to try out other sensations, but the occasion was truly not appropriate.
Haruno looked behind her.
At this moment,
Lin Ye, using Haruno's body, had returned to the original spot where the female yoga instructor had been attacked and knocked to the ground.
The naked-bodied monster was no longer there,
but Lin Ye hadn't walked far before it appeared again.
"Roar, roar…"
A low growling sound, suppressed, heavy, beast-like.
Those sharp eyes fully released rays of ferocious desire, like a wild beast's.
Lin Ye watched quietly, and the very moment the monster tore off the clothing wrapped around it, Lin Ye immediately broke into a swift run.
'Thud-thud-thud…'
A graceful, lovely figure was sprinting at high speed,
and not far behind that graceful figure, a monster with a hideous visage was giving chase.
The situation was growing ever more tense and dire.
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