Category: Escaping Corruption: I’m Not the Dragon King’s Little Darling Wife!

4. “Can I wish for anything?”

“I can take on ten of them.” Reina said, raising her small fist in a delicate voice. “I’m not afraid even if the Dragon King comes!”

Just then, the door suddenly opened.

And the person who entered was the silver-haired girl, the Dragon King. She walked in with elegant steps.

She smiled faintly:

“Really?”

The Dragon King’s sudden entry almost made Reina lose her breath.

The soft sound of her footsteps landed squarely on Reina’s heart.

“Your Majesty, the Dragon King, how did you…”

At that moment, she suddenly remembered what the Dragon King had said: she would come to see her again today!

And after being taken by the Dragon King, Reina had slept a whole night. Wasn’t today the second day?

Moreover, based on yesterday’s situation, Reina concluded that the Dragon King was completely infatuated with her looks, coming specifically for her body. How despicable!

The strongest creature, the Dragon King, turned out to be a charming and perverted woman. Thinking of this, Reina’s impression of the Dragon King plummeted.

The Dragon King was currently wearing a short dress and black stockings, with a pair of cute little leather shoes. Two semi-transparent lace ruffles on the skirt clung to her sides, making it look very much like a black wedding dress.

She walked up to Reina, as if knowing what she was thinking, a hint of playfulness in her smile: “Little bird, how did you feel yesterday?”

How did she feel?

Did she mean being taken, and then eating a monster’s heart and growing dragon horns?! Damn it…

You’re simply a female pervert exploiting me with your power and authority… Reina really wanted to say that, but the Dragon King definitely wouldn’t speak kindly to her. She could make everyone grovel with a flick of her finger.

“Your… Your Majesty, the Dragon King… *hiccup*!”

Mid-sentence, the Dragon King touched the maid Reina’s waist again.

Then, she toyed with Reina’s hair, touched her dragon horns, her voice tinged with a hint of questioning.

“You really ate it, Reina.”

The Dragon King’s question startled her a little.

No, Miss Dragon King, do you really think I could resist? You really went to great lengths to make me fall!

Of course, Reina couldn’t say such disrespectful words, especially since she had underestimated the sensitivity of a female body, and even more so when her nominal “master” was touching her body.

So, to avoid further “pampering,” Reina knelt on one knee, dodging the slender hand that was teasing her, and meekly said:

“Sorry, sorry, Your Majesty, I… I couldn’t resist.”

But the Dragon King smiled gently, like looking at a child: “For high-ranking demons, dignity is the most important thing. Losing dignity is the most unacceptable thing for a powerful demon. What demons need is [equivalent exchange].”

Saying that, the Dragon King helped Reina up from the ground, showing no sign of anger:

“Little Reina, you don’t owe me anything. You exchanged your body for a trophy. In this matter, neither of us lost dignity.”

“So that’s how it is. Thank you for your Majesty’s favor… your profound love.” Reina bit her lip, her eyes darting around.

The Dragon King was very close to her, almost able to feel the faint fragrance emanating from between her lips and teeth. Fortunately, she herself was also a captivating beauty, and Reina’s will was firm, naturally developing a natural resistance to this feeling.

In contrast to Reina’s petite figure, the Dragon King was slightly taller. She touched her own lips:

“My name is Calysia. Don’t call me Dragon King anymore.”

“Calysia, Your Majesty…”

Reina was a little overwhelmed by the Dragon King’s actions.

She actually voluntarily told me to call her by her name?!

Her original plan suddenly fell apart. The Dragon King didn’t even give her any chance to escape.

“Reina, there’s something I haven’t told you yet.” Calysia reached out and stroked Reina’s head, saying: “As a superior, one generally grants subordinates some [blessings], especially for you and me, where the power difference is too great. [Equivalent exchange] does not apply.”

Reina understood the Dragon King’s meaning.

She could use my body at any time, and I couldn’t obtain such powerful monster trophies.

Therefore, it fundamentally couldn’t form the basis of an equivalent exchange.

“So, that heart was a reward for you. If Reina wants more hearts, just tell me.”

Calysia smiled enchantingly, like a seductive purple rose blooming on black soil.

“However, Reina’s body is very lovely, like a masterpiece of art. So, I owe little Reina a favor. You can make a wish to me.” The Dragon King immediately denied her previous words, reaffirming her statement.

The next second, a brand new heart appeared in Calysia’s hand, and she dangled it in front of Reina.

Reina stared intently at the jar containing the heart. The heat radiating from deep within the Dragon Mark felt like countless insects itching Reina’s heart, as if urging her to snatch the heart and swallow it.

When she resisted this urge, her entire body would be overwhelmed by a tingling, electric sensation. She drooled a little, sweat and tears, and some unknown liquid, tilting her head back, looking somewhat disheveled and at a loss.

Calysia saw Reina’s desire and brought the heart closer, even placing it directly in Reina’s hand.

“That is to say, if Reina wants this, I will grant it according to your wish.”

Reina shivered, feeling a strange sense of incongruity:

Based on her understanding of Calysia, she was a dignified and proud woman, not a decisive ruler who would easily trust others.

And such a ruler would absolutely not say so much for one woman, or even help hunt high-level monsters.

Regardless of whether her identity was exposed, Reina confirmed a crucial piece of information: this woman, Calysia, was playing with her, finding amusement in her!

Being beautiful was truly a sin.

Reina couldn’t hold back much longer, but the words she managed to squeeze out were slow:

“Your Majesty… if you like my body, then just say so. Don’t tease me…” She kept her voice low, trying to maintain an outward appearance of submission.

“Oh?”

Calysia was somewhat puzzled.

She was puzzled as to why Reina wouldn’t submit to her, but instead voiced a question, even hitting on the key point.

Just yesterday’s heart was far from enough for Reina, a fledgling demon still craving more..

According to common sense, she should have a morbid craving for monster hearts.

If she ate a second one, there would be a third, a fourth… Sooner or later, she would fall into the state she wanted her to be in.

If it was just tormenting her, it was indeed too easy.

The Dragon King recalled those hundreds of times, that person’s gentle gaze, their dying blessing to her, and finally, the rebellion against the so-called goddess, her own long-cherished wish, and the cycle of fate.

She even found it difficult to distinguish what her feelings for Reina were.

Finally, she made a bold decision: to make Reina fall.

She would gradually fall, physically and mentally drawing closer to her, and then she would grow wings, become a demon, until she completely abandoned her human identity and became her most capable subordinate, serving her eternally.

But this cute little bird doesn’t seem to like being obediently confined to a cage.

“Your Majesty, do you mean I can make a wish?”

Reina looked up and asked.

“Yes.” The Dragon King had just returned to reality from her shock. She was not a dragon who broke her word.

“Can I wish for anything?”

Chapter 3: “Really?”

If it weren’t for the clock by the bed, Reina wouldn’t even know that it was already the next morning when she woke up.

The diary on the living room table, usually used for introducing the world’s lore, clearly indicated one important piece of information:

“The Eternal Night Era.”

The nights were lengthening exponentially, to the point where the sun wouldn’t be seen for years.

Reina lay in bed, fatigue not fully gone, subconsciously checking her body.

Then, it finally hit her: The Dragon King had slept with her!

Before she could even get used to her pure female body, the shameless Dragon King had taken her innocent first time.

Did she suspect she was the protagonist? No, I acted very well. If she knew I was the protagonist, she would have tortured me as she said she would.

Thinking of her beautiful face, Reina suddenly realized: So that’s it, that damned Dragon King just wanted my body.

And that person wanted to come back tomorrow!

“That damn small-fry Dragon King is getting bolder!”

At this moment, Reina was stripped down to her underwear. She lifted the quilt and found her maid uniform neatly folded at the head of the bed. At least the Dragon King was responsible in some ways.

Reina felt a little panicked, a tension that didn’t stem from the surrounding dangers, but from her own physical condition.

She could feel her body, or rather the Dragon Mark, intensely craving a certain substance. As the craving deepened, the Dragon Mark would emit a tingling, electric sensation, like a parasite constantly reminding its host to feed.

But she didn’t know what this craved substance was, and couldn’t even understand if it truly existed in the world.

It was like forgetting the concept of needing to *eat*, making her numb.

Therefore, Reina was now very numb, and she had to find what her body was craving. She started to become anxious.

That Dragon King was truly inhuman!

In her frustration, she glanced at a glass jar on the dining table.

The jar was translucent, containing a reddish-brown heart.

Although it had stopped beating, the clearly visible pulse and strong muscles reflected the robust physique of the heart’s owner.

An ordinary person would undoubtedly think it was a biological heart, wondering whose sick joke it was to place it on the dining table, tempting people’s appetites.

But Reina, having played through the game countless times, knew that it was a trophy from a high-ranking monster: the heart of a Karltstein, commonly known as a Colossus, a super high-combat unit considered a mini-boss encountered in the later stages of the game.

That wasn’t the point…

Reina even confirmed at first glance that the heart was what the Dragon Mark craved most.

Indeed, it only took a glance, as simple as a thirsty person seeing water.

Logic was telling her that she absolutely couldn’t eat the heart and deepen her inhuman transformation. This desire was most likely the Dragon Mark acting up.

The Dragon King was trying to induce her to eat it, so she would grow wings and a tail, completely transforming into a non-human being. And it was highly likely she would be taken by the Dragon King, leading to a series of unsightly defeat CG events!

Anyone would know how dangerous a heart like that was.

But when she came to her senses, she had already opened the jar and taken the first bite.

Reina had expected the heart to taste strange.

But the crisp, springy, and chewy texture of the heart was irresistibly delicious, much like a juicy steak.

“Chew, chew, chew—”

In no time at all, the heart in her hand disappeared, swallowed down.

Suddenly, power surging from the Dragon Mark, like ants or electric currents, began to invade her body. She straightened up, arching her neck back to slightly alleviate the tingling sensation.

An unprecedented feeling of exhilaration coursed through her limbs, her hands and feet, every inch of her skin, and finally every cell of her brain.

Her head felt a little itchy…

“Am I growing a brain?”

Reina recovered from this strange feeling, a blush still on her face.

She reached out and touched her body. Sure enough, on both sides of her head, hidden by her hair, rudimentary horns had already sprouted.

Moreover, the sensation lingered, the desire still present, only temporarily suppressed by the heart.

Hindsight finally kicked in, and her intellect regained control.

“Damn it, what did I just do? Was I just fed?”

Reina felt light all over, her physical strength suddenly increased as if by some kind of grace. She felt she could easily crush an apple – no, maybe even smash a door lock with a single punch.

She subconsciously looked down: A clearly visible “tail” had grown from the Dragon Mark, extending down her chest, emitting a strange purple magic.

“I leveled up?!”

The protagonist in the game would often experience level increases, with qualitative leaps before and after leveling up or breaking through.

It seemed that while the Dragon Mark brought her closer to becoming the Dragon King’s vassal, it also provided a valuable shortcut for leveling up – everyone in this game, including NPCs, had an independent leveling system.

Reina didn’t know whether to be happy or scared.

In any case, if she could level up by “devouring,” she would have a foundation to stand on in this world.

Without the Dragon King, her power increase would require physical training like in her original world, or life-or-death battles, to achieve stable growth.

However, Reina still decided to stay far away from that perverted address book!

She was a lunatic, a hopeless female address book!

Thinking about the Dragon King possibly sleeping with other beautiful girls, Reina felt a pang of jealousy and a sense of defeat from losing a competition for favor. This damned feeling immediately merged with guilt and shame, completely overwhelming Reina’s reason.

Finally, Reina ruffled her hair:

“This broken game, how am I supposed to play this?”

Reina walked to the full-length mirror, intending to get dressed.

Before her, a young girl with a delicate face appeared.

This could no longer be described as mere beauty.

A perfect body, curvaceous yet retaining youthful innocence, paired with that innocent face, resembled an unsophisticated, pure angel, her bluish-green hair naturally falling to both sides.

This was a breathtaking beauty that would even make some of the modern-day femme fatales pale in comparison. Coupled with innocent eyes and shy movements, Reina even wanted to take this lovely girl in the mirror into her arms, cherishing and protecting her like a collectible figure.

But this thought quickly stopped because this beautiful girl was herself.

To confirm something, she lifted her bluish-green hair, revealing the pair of horns before the mirror, suddenly adding a touch of wickedness to the beautiful girl.

And on her fair skin, the Dragon Mark was particularly conspicuous, flickering as if heralding the approach of danger.

She clumsily put on her stockings according to the sequence in her memory, fastening the suspender clips to the lace waistband. The perfect jade-like body didn’t make Reina blush in the slightest. She had no thoughts about her own body.

After putting on her black dress, white apron, and headdress that could conceal her horns, she nodded to herself, her confidence somewhat restored.

The good news was that her consciousness hadn’t become blurred. Her focus, reaction time, and calculation abilities seemed to have improved.

The original demonification would gradually rewrite her personality, eventually turning her into the Dragon King’s plaything completely. Aside from her devastatingly beautiful face, the word “miserable” was practically carved onto her fate.

But now, Reina didn’t feel bad at all, not to the point of needing to lie in bed.

She felt great.

“I can take on ten of them,” Reina said, raising her small fist in a delicate voice. “I’m not afraid even if the Dragon King comes!”

Just then, the door suddenly opened.

And the person who entered was the silver-haired girl, walking in with elegant steps.

She smiled slightly:

“Really?”

2. The Dragon King is a Female Pervert!

Reina had quite a few reservations about the Dragon King.

She still remembered the hundreds of times she had cleared the game, the miserable and sorrowful hidden beneath the Dragon King’s beautiful, evil exterior, betrayed and framed by various demon races, finally leaping off a cliff to end her own life in front of the protagonist – it was hard not to feel a pang of heartache.

At the very least, Reina could say from the bottom of her heart that this person probably had nothing to do with the human invasion.

She might even be a good person.

But for Reina herself, the connection was huge; the vassalization was completely in the Dragon King’s hands.

Regardless, her appearance was that of a dominant young girl, holding immense power in the Dark Realm, and she was the most powerful single-entity boss.

A true “strongest creature.”

Before the Dragon King spoke, Reina could only hear her own heartbeat. Her attention involuntarily focused on this strongest creature before her, not daring to relax in the slightest.

“Sweet little bird, what happened here?”

The Dragon King spoke with a half-smile, as if questioning, yet also as if praising.

This subtle feeling was just like in the game.

At that time, it was the climax of the story. The Dragon King suddenly made a move, making the protagonist realize the terrifying gap between himself and the peak.

It was as if that plot point was telling the player that the Dragon King would kill anyone who stood in her way.

The “sweet little bird” she just mentioned was probably referring to herself.

Although she found it a bit hard to accept such a title, ever since losing her most important organ, Reina knew that one day she would have to face reality.

She immediately adopted the same submissive attitude as the others, and skillfully said:

“This man was a sinner who attempted to rebel. Grandma was killed by him.”

If the nobleman were the protagonist, he definitely wouldn’t be controlled.

Judging from the gruesome wounds and torn clothes on the protagonist’s body, it was clear that he had been injured by Grandma’s teeth and claws.

Based on the villagers’ state and their peculiar reactions when facing the Dragon King, the Dragon King most likely knew that Grandma was being controlled.

Therefore, this was a setup.

But some things were still uncertain…

Did the Dragon King know her identity? Or was there any way to see through her disguise? If discovered, how should she respond?

These questions flashed through Reina’s mind, but only the Dragon King could provide the answers.

The Dragon King gave a gentle smile, like a wise older sister:

“Well done. May I ask your name?”

“Reina.”

“What a beautiful name.”

The door closed.

The Dragon King walked to the bedside. With a mere flick of her wrist, dark magic consumed the filthy flesh and blood, renewing the entire room as if it had just been cleaned.

The sticky bloodstains on Reina also disappeared. This wasn’t a magic trick, but high-level magic.

Reina kept her head lowered, showing the utmost respect to the Dragon King. Imitating the maid’s mannerisms from memory, she lifted the hem of her skirt, her sideburns falling slightly. From this angle, Reina could see the two heavy mounds of flesh on her chest.

The Dragon King didn’t leave. She gently touched Reina’s waist, a fleeting touch, her index finger trailing along that slender hand, brushing against Reina’s full breasts.

What was the Dragon King doing? She really did have these peculiar tendencies!

Reina was trying to endure, but she hadn’t expected a female body to be so sensitive, letting out a few soft whimpers.

Fortunately, these sounds didn’t expose her identity.

Because, in the next few seconds, just as Reina thought she was done for, the Dragon King started speaking to herself: “I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.”

“The man you killed was my enemy.”

“Because of him, an ordinary human, I was forced to repeatedly experience that final cycle hundreds of times. So, under this eternal night, I’ve waited for this once-in-a-millennium opportunity. This way, I can solve everything from the root.”

“When he appears, I will wait at the beginning of his journey to punish him, to torment him, until he understands my pain.”

The Dragon King brought her face closer to Reina, lifting her chin with a slight smile: “I’m sorry, but for you, these things must be very abrupt. After all, he was the master you once served.”

“Perhaps I should have come earlier to explain this matter clearly.”

Reina shook her head and said, “No, Your Majesty, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with killing him.”

“Then why did you wait until today to do it?”

I’m so sorry, Mr. Protagonist, but since you’re dead, please let me make the most of your remaining value!

“I don’t know what kind of magic he used to disguise himself. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.” Reina knelt on one knee, controlling her facial expression and trying to remain calm so as to appear more genuine.

This whole thing was indeed quite abrupt.

She thought it was strange enough for the final boss to show up at the starting area and kill everyone. It seemed she even retained the memories of those hundreds of playthroughs, waiting in the novice village to hunt down the protagonist!

Reina suddenly felt very lucky.

Transmigrating as a maid, there was a slim chance of survival.

Transmigrating as the protagonist, there was no chance of survival.

But she at least didn’t have to face the Dragon King’s violation, trampling, or even bloody torture on the day of her arrival. As an equivalent exchange, she also lost many important things.

The Dragon King stood up, walked in front of Reina, and looked deeply into her eyes. She pulled Reina up, took her arm, and pressed intimately close to her.

She didn’t continue the previous topic, a hint of playfulness in her smile:

“You have something special inside you.”

“…”

Something special?!

Thump-thump-thump—

Reina’s heart raced, her eyes widening slightly.

Was she exposed? Was the “special thing” referring to her consciousness or her curse?!

“What do you mean, Your Majesty?”

Reina had made a series of preparations, including verbal prevarications. She even began to recall the Dragon King’s skills and movements, calculating how to escape.

But to her surprise, the Dragon King reached out, skillfully untied her collar, slipped her hand inside, and gently caressed Reina’s jade-like neck.

The ticklish sensation made Reina blush slightly, but to avoid exposing herself as a human, she could only resist this unbearable feeling. In her panic, she saw her own chest.

Right there, a red mark connected to her neck, extending downwards until it was buried beneath her ample breasts, deeply imprinted on her flesh.

Reina knew a little about this curse.

The curse was like a birthmark, having long been a part of her body. In the coming month, it would rapidly worsen, invading her brain and heart, even her soul.

“The Dragon Mark is my insignia. Generally, things that belong to me have this mark.”

The Dragon King smiled, staring intently at Reina’s chest, unsure whether she was observing the ominous aura emanating from the Dragon Mark or admiring the proudly standing peaks.

“Sweet little bird, if you want to survive in this world, try to obey, not resist.”

Dark magic pulsed at her fingertips, burrowing into the Dragon Mark. The collision of magic and flesh seemed to be causing some kind of change.

Reina’s suspended heart finally sank completely, because the Dragon Mark was evolving in a worsening direction!

In other words, the month or so she had left was even shorter now. Maybe a week, no, maybe tomorrow she would be vassalized.

Now, Reina wanted to take back what she had said before.

Not to mention transmigrating as a maid, even being someone related to the protagonist was a standard hell mode start.

Suddenly, a warm, moist sensation on her lips stopped her thoughts. Her waist was embraced, and she lost her balance, forced to lean back. The Dragon King seized the opportunity and kissed her.

Ahhhh! I’ve run into a female pervert!

Reina couldn’t remember what happened afterward. She only felt that something important was gradually disappearing.

In a daze, she heard a sentence: “Obeying me is the best choice. I’ll come see you again tomorrow, sweet Reina~”

After that, Reina was enveloped in drowsiness and fell into a deep sleep.

…

Five hours later, the Dragon King, after settling Reina, walked out of the room.

Light rain was still falling outside. She walked through the haze like a dark fairy.

The burly warrior in scarlet armor, known as the captain of the Red Dragon Knights, seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Seeing the Dragon King’s figure, he quickly knelt on one knee and uttered a muffled voice:

“Is he really dead?”

The Dragon King shook her head.

“I can feel it. The human who killed me is still in this world.”

“That must be an illusion, Your Majesty. There cannot be a second person who could pose such a threat to you.”

“My instincts are never wrong.”

The Dragon Knight stood up, nodded slightly, and suddenly became indignant. He was very concerned about this matter:

“I will order them to conduct a thorough search. If all else fails, kill everyone in the village.”

“This is my personal matter. There’s no need to make a big fuss.”

“But you said that you must see his corpse with your own eyes and consume his flesh and blood, or you will never have peace!”

The Dragon King had originally thought so too. She would definitely have that damned human die a thousand deaths.

But after seeing that calm maid, she changed her mind.

That sense of familiarity from hundreds of battles couldn’t be wrong.

Even if their identities conflicted, she could vaguely feel that Reina was the “protagonist” who had fought countless battles with her.

The knight didn’t give up: “Your Majesty, humans are cunning and deceitful. I believe it’s best to kill her quickly to avoid future trouble!”

The Dragon King smiled faintly: “You don’t have to worry about this. I will personally monitor Reina. If she has any exceptional abilities, I will naturally see them.”

If the beautiful Reina were truly the protagonist, she would use the experience and memories from those hundreds of playthroughs to change the course of Wood Town and lead the rise of humanity.

Of course, at this point, such things were impossible.

“A bird in a cage cannot escape my grasp no matter how it flaps its wings.”

“She will completely fall and become a monster. At that time, I will have to pamper her well~”

1. Hidden Difficulty? Hell Difficulty!

It was a tranquil village.

Rain poured down, forming a translucent waterfall outside the window and on the stone wall.

Lightning accompanied thunderous roars, making it difficult to distinguish day from night.

Inside a house shrouded in white mist, stood a young girl.

She wore a pure white headpiece on her bluish-green long hair, a black cinched dress with a white lining, and her cute legs were tightly wrapped in white thigh-high socks.

If one ignored her blood-stained right hand and the bloody cleaver, she would be nothing more than a perfectly normal maid.

At her feet, lay an obese old woman whose heart had been pierced through.

The old woman’s death was horrific, unbearable to look at.

But upon closer inspection, one would notice that the old woman’s body was covered in non-human scales and bizarre fleshy tissues, hollow eyes, and sharp claws.

The maid leaned over and plunged the cleaver into the “old woman’s” heart.

Clearly, she was the murderer of the old woman.

But she wasn’t a cold-blooded assassin hidden among the populace on a mission, nor an ordinary girl who had gone mad after an accident. Instead, she was a pitiful transmigrator who had just narrowly escaped death at the hands of an enemy.

The girl’s name was Reina. A few minutes ago, she was a delicate young man sitting at his computer desk, playing the recently popular new RPG, “Candice: Domination of the Four Realms.”

“In this RPG, you will play as a fallen noble young master, uncovering the mysteries of the world, fighting monsters to level up, driving out invaders of other races, defeating the Kings of the Four Realms, and saving the world.”

This game was so difficult that the developers had significantly lowered the difficulty standard.

After he cleared the highest difficulty and became the first player to find the hidden ending, thus immortalizing his name, fatigue caused his face to roll across the keyboard. He accidentally adjusted to a higher difficulty button and, in a fit of pique, clicked “Start.” All he felt was a flash of white before he transmigrated into this world.

Reina realized that perhaps her excessive gaming had led to her demise, but she quickly understood her current predicament.

After transmigrating, she witnessed the old woman mutate from a normal human into a monstrous creature with fangs and a ferocious face. She personally killed the ignorant fallen noble young master, the protagonist of this game – he was the handsome, black-haired man lying in a pool of blood.

Subsequently, she and the novice guide, who was also the one who killed the male lead – the berserk, beast-transformed Grandma Einstein – engaged in a desperate struggle. In her despair, she found a cleaver and barely managed to secure victory.

After the crisis ended, Reina sat alone by the bed and began to review.

“First, I transmigrated as the young master’s maid, with zero combat ability, capable of little more than acting cute.”

“Second, this world has short days and long nights, with the sun rarely seen for days, and monster levels are extremely high.”

“Finally, our male lead, the young master, died at the very beginning. There’s no so-called system or cheat ability whatsoever!”

Reina felt like dying.

Then, she quickly realized an even more terrifying problem: “The young master’s maid is a girl cursed by the Dragon King. According to the normal main storyline, the young master will awaken after the maid is fully transformed into a vassal/familiar.”

If she remembered correctly, that plot point happened a month later in the summer.

If the young master had killed the transformed maid at that time, Reina’s storyline would have ended there.

But if the young master hadn’t been able to kill the maid, she would have been taken away and completely become the Dragon King’s forbidden plaything!

But now the young master was gone, meaning the maid would definitely be captured!

She might as well die then!

Reina was on the verge of tears. Since she didn’t transmigrate as the protagonist, at least arrange for her to be a character with some combat power!

What was the meaning of being a mere passerby maid with only a beautiful appearance and a curse?

Moreover, being captured wasn’t the end of it.

The fully transformed maid would later appear as a high-ranking Dragoness, becoming the protagonist’s enemy.

This path would also lead to various indescribable plotlines, completely turning this game into an erotic dating game!

As for how much magic power the little maid would be infused with by the Dragon King during this process, Reina simply dared not imagine.

In other words, if Reina didn’t stop all this from happening, she would very likely become the Dragon King’s little darling wife, leading to various R18, indescribable scenes.

Almost without thinking, Reina silently roared to the sky: “I don’t want to be turned into a pitiful star-wrath by the Dragon King!”

As the saying goes, life is a series of ups and downs…

Fate always strikes you hardest when you’re at your lowest.

There was barely a month’s time left, which was not good news at all.

She could only be saved if she killed the Dragon King within this month.

It’s important to know that while this RPG emphasized action and freedom, it urgently required operational skills and strategy. Even on peaceful difficulty, it would take at least a month to clear.

Even the “Hell” difficulty on paper took 3 years of in-game time to beat.

Reina, utterly despondent, inadvertently looked out the window.

A few lanterns illuminated the street. In the faint light, a procession of soldiers marched by.

In the center of the burly Dragon Knights, clad in scarlet armor, was a young girl being guarded.

The black fabric of her dress contrasted with her pure white skin. Her graceful figure and divine beauty made all the so-called celebrities and painted ladies seem vulgar and stiff.

Raindrops fell on her pristine white shoulders, but they didn’t wet her; instead, they slid down an invisible protective layer and dropped to the ground.

If one ignored her intimidating purple vertical pupils, she was a stunning beauty capable of captivating an entire nation. Her silver-white hair gradually transitioned to purple at the ends, and her matching wings and horns were relaying a cruel truth to Reina:

“How did the Dragon King get to my doorstep?”

If she remembered correctly, this was the novice village, wasn’t it?

You’re not supposed to be the final boss, directly blocking the entrance and killing everyone is just too unfair!

The Dragon King was the chief of the Four Kings of the Realms, and one of the final bosses.

She was also the one who cursed Reina.

Even from afar, Reina could feel the terrifying power gap between herself and the Dragon King.

At first, she had a thought: seize the opportunity, and based on the Dragon King’s attack patterns, slowly grind down the final boss to achieve a world record for a one-day speedrun!

But reason quickly struck her down: the Dragon King’s stats undergo a qualitative leap at each difficulty level. If a system prompt popped up now, she would see that the total combat power between the two sides differed by several “zeros.”

What’s more, she was currently under the Dragon King’s curse, and could lose her sanity and be toyed with at any moment.

Based on her gaming experience, Reina performed a simple calculation: even ignoring the Dragon Demon Generals guarding the Dragon King, ignoring the curse, ignoring the terrain effects… Reina would need 40 days of non-stop fighting, without food, drink, or sleep, to scrape the Dragon King to death with the cleaver in her hand!

Leaving aside everything else, in 40 days, wouldn’t the curse have already taken full effect?

Furthermore, judging by the nature of transmigration, she only had one life; once she died, that was it.

Reina clenched her fists, looked at the Dragon King outside the window, glared fiercely, and silently thought: “I’ll let you off this time, you small fry. Next time, you’ll see what’s coming!”

But to her surprise, the Dragon King also glanced at her.

Though it was just a fleeting look.

Reina initially thought she had misseen it, but she quickly dismissed that notion.

Because, the next second, the Dragon King actually changed her path and walked directly towards Reina’s room!

“Your Majesty, the Dragon King, may you be well.”

“This is the hour of the goat, Your Majesty, the Dragon King, thank you for your grace.”

“Your Majesty, the Dragon King, I am your loyal believer.”

Reina inadvertently saw the scene outside the window.

Despite the continuous light rain, residents emerged from their homes, gazing at the Dragon King with dull, lifeless eyes, and kneeling on both knees, like a group of devout followers.

Reina held her breath, greatly shocked: These people must be controlled!

And just a few minutes ago, that old woman grew fangs, her face turned ferocious, and she transformed into a scale-covered lizard monster that attacked her.

Judging by the residents’ reactions just now, these people seemed to be possessed or “replaced” by something.

Regardless, I must also show respect to the Dragon King.

To survive, I must endure.

If she glared at the Dragon King again as she had just done, she would surely be living on borrowed time.

Reina glanced at the corpses of the two “ancestors” on the floor and immediately felt despair.

She could act, but how could she hide the bodies?

If the bodies were hidden, what about the bloodstains on her hands and the floor?

At this moment, there was a knock at the door.

Reina knew that delaying was not an option. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She opened the door to greet the Dragon King, her tone shifting to the same slow and respectful manner as the other residents.

“Your Majesty, the Dragon King…”