Chapter 376

Chapter 376: Untitled

“Woof?”

Facing the trembling woman blocking its path, the giant wolf tilted its head curiously before shifting its gaze to Lin Yu behind Encore.

“She’s the seamstress who will accompany us this time.”

The white-haired girl addressed the yellow-haired wolf’s confusion in her characteristic cool tone.

Hearing Lin Yu’s voice, Encore startled and whirled around to face the girl.

“Don’t fear. The yellow-haired one is my… companion. My wolf.”

Perhaps softened by the woman’s earlier recounted hardships, the girl’s frosty demeanor thawed slightly as she removed her mask, unleashing devastating beauty into the air.

All questions evaporated from Encore’s mind as she gaped at this vision. Over a decade in the inner district had shown her countless beauties, yet none could hold a candle to this girl’s radiance. The thought bloomed unbidden – if such perfection could wear her creations, life itself would feel complete.

…

Hmm… Striking, isn’t she?

Behold! The peerless maiden standing before you!

Maiden? Naturally! Though mother to a hundred thousand daughters, eternal youth remains mine!

Lin Yu basked in the awestruck gaze, a novelty after years of seclusion. Such admiration from men would irritate, but from women? Delightful. Even her daughters rarely regarded her this way past infancy.

Noticing the unmasking, Magic Rainbow followed suit, revealing features both breathtaking and faintly mirroring the girl’s loveliness. Encore’s mind blanked anew.

When coherence finally returned, Lin Yu gestured for her adjacent daughter to explain matters. Moments later…

“You… you’re collaborators?!”

“Collaborators? We’re kin.” Magic Rainbow amended.

“But… the ant tribe? Rulers of this town?”

“Indeed. You merely see our human race guise.” At the lingering doubt, she added, “The castle will convince you.”

…

So she pulled the seamstress onto Huang Mao’s back and began speeding through the forest at a pace many times swifter than carriages.

Magic Rainbow had anticipated Encore might panic upon learning their monstrous nature.

Yet within moments, the woman’s initial alarm dissolved into composed acceptance.

As subtle movements from Encore’s wandering hand brushed against her waistline, the ant queen suppressed an exasperated sigh.

This woman truly is… peculiar.

A warning tap silenced the wandering fingers, though Magic Rainbow soon found her own grip tightening unconsciously around the white-haired girl’s slender form.

They reached Foggy Castle as sunlight filtered through mist-veiled turrets.

Squads of Team Ants paused their patrols to chirp greetings at the passing trio, their antennae twitching in polite acknowledgment. The two ant-women responded with casual inquiries about colony affairs, dissolving Encore’s lingering doubts.

These beauties were indeed transformed Ant Clan members.

The seamstress blinked, then shrugged internally.

What did species matter when faced with such exquisite features?

Ant Clan’s reputation for treating captives decently calmed her nerves – as a skilled but powerless artisan, she posed no threat requiring harsh measures.

Though she patted her slightly faded complexion, a spark of hope flickered.

Perhaps…?

Her gaze drifted to Magic Rainbow’s retreating figure.

If the Queen Ant’s other daughters inherited even half this beauty…

But such fantasies faded with a sigh. Middle-aged daydreams held little weight.

Practicality reasserted itself.

The Snow Silkworm silk’s legendary toughness made sense now – these ant-women needed protective garments.

With their strength handling the stubborn threads, she could craft masterpieces worthy of her patrons’ ethereal grace.

…

Lin Yu directed Magic Rainbow to settle Encore in the castle before urging Huang Mao toward the skeletal graveyard behind the mist-shrouded fortress.

Earth Dragon bones lay stacked like ivory monoliths, where Ji Qiao monitored their Dead Spirit transformation.

Days of immersion in Miyoshi Mitsui’s Unique Skill had attuned the ant girl to the necrotic energies thrumming within ancient remains.

Of the 103 skeletons, none had fully awakened.

Lin Yu’s calculations spiraled – restoring Magic Value through level-ups alone would require 103 advancements, propelling the Class C Lv.12 skeleton to unimaginable Class A Lv.45 heights.

Even among elite daughters like Red Pupil and Darkling Stalker, such power remained elusive.

The solution emerged in crystal vials.

Magic Recovery Potion seeped into bleached bones when poured, absorbed like spectral nourishment.

Lin Yu watched Ji Qiao anoint another ribcage, the liquid vanishing into porous calcium as the skeleton shuddered with nascent unlife.