Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 18 New Monster Girl

After listening to House's analysis, Pierce and Sylvia exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement.

Leila, who was standing next to her, chimed in.

However, Leila messed up again at this point.

Her legs trembled as she supported herself with her staff.

She looked at House with a hint of apology in her eyes, indicating that she was currently unable to walk.

"..."

House stared at her pale face, pale lips, and her overall weakness that made her almost powerless, and fell silent for a moment.

The continuous depletion of magic and the series of perilous events had already overwhelmed the young adventurer.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

As House quietly observed her condition, Leila mistakenly thought he was blaming her for slowing down the group, so she quickly lowered her head and apologized in a weak voice.

"Huh? Oh, no."

House, regaining his composure, gently shook his head, indicating that Leila did not need to apologize.

They are a team.

When faced with difficulties, one should not choose to apologize, but rather think about how to resolve the difficulties.

Just then, Pierce stepped forward, his voice firm yet composed as he spoke:

"Here's what we'll do: you and Sylvia go hunt down that monster, and I'll stay here to take care of Leila and guard this place."

As he spoke, he took off his armor and handed it to House, indicating that House could wear his armor when chasing the monster, as it would be safer that way.

It seems that Pierce isn't just reckless.

House gave Pierce a satisfied look, then waved his hand in refusal.

Pierce's armor was custom-made, and it didn't fit him.

However, I can borrow the longsword.

Without wasting too much time, the group split into two groups after making their decision. One group consisted of Pierce and Leila, who stayed behind to collect the spoils and watch over the luggage.

Rolls and Sylvia went to track down the bird-like monster and completely annihilated it.

......

House and Sylvia followed the trail and soon arrived at the area where the bird-like monster had roughly crashed.

After searching around, House noticed a spot.

Dark feathers were scattered on the ground, and large patches of dark red blood stained the soil. A broken, thin trail of blood stretched into the depths of the dense forest.

Seeing this, House frowned.

I never expected that falling from such a great height would not only result in survival, but also the ability to escape.

The monsters are indeed not simple.

Judging from this, it probably won't go very far.

With Sylvia by his side, House continued his pursuit.

Following the faint traces of blood and scattered feathers, the two ventured deeper into the dense forest, finally stopping in front of a thick tree trunk.

Faintly, House seemed to hear something wailing.

Could it be that bird?

Sylvia, standing beside him, turned to look at House and gestured with her eyes.

House nodded, gesturing for Sylvia to look up.

At this moment, the bird-man monster whose wings had been pierced by Sylvia's arrow was standing on a tree branch, sticking its head into the middle of the tree hole, doing something unknown.

House, who was in the distance, blinked and, after a careful look, finally saw clearly what kind of species the bird-like monster that had attacked them was.

A falcon-like creature.

But unlike the ordinary falcons that House knew in his previous life, this falcon-like monster in front of him was more than 1.4 meters long.

The wingspan is impossible to determine due to the folded-out shape, but it is estimated to be at least two meters, and possibly even three meters.

The size of this monster falcon was more than twice the size of the largest falcon House had ever heard of in his previous life.

Without hesitation, House patted Sylvia's arm, silently signaling her to release the arrow and completely annihilate the monster.

Sylvia nodded, then drew her bow and began to channel the magic within her.

To ensure a fatal blow and prevent her opponent from escaping, Sylvia even activated the skill "Precision Shot".

The magically imbued arrow shot through the air, piercing through the dappled light and shadows in the forest, and flew straight toward the falcon-shaped monster that had stuck its head into a tree hole and was completely defenseless.

boom!

A dull, heavy sound came from afar as the falcon-shaped monster's head, along with the hard tree trunk that was covering it, was pierced through by an arrow.

To House's surprise, the arrow that Sylvia fired was incredibly powerful.

He had assumed that Sylvia was only aiming at the other person's chest, since the other person's head was buried in the tree hole and was covered by the tree trunk.

Unexpectedly, Sylvia shot an arrow straight through the wood and into the head.

Jack is probably not as strong as her.

House turned to look at Sylvia beside him, only to find that Sylvia's expression had visibly weakened after she fired the arrow.

Her hands fell limply to her sides, and she began to breathe heavily.

Clearly, the arrow she just shot had caused her to expend a considerable amount of magic power and physical strength.

"Can we still release the probe?"

House whispered.

Sylvia shook her head.

In order to completely destroy the falcon-shaped demon, she exhausted all the magic power in her body and condensed it into a powerful magic arrow.

After the arrow, my magic power is depleted, and without replenishment, I will be unable to cast any more spells today.

Hearing Sylvia's explanation, House had no choice but to risk going forward.

Time was of the essence, and Pierce and the weakened Leila remained waiting in the same spot.

In this misty forest, once the team is separated, the danger faced by each person will increase exponentially.

House gripped Pierce's five-gold-piece longsword tightly, slightly bowed his body, and cautiously probed forward step by step, slowly approaching.

Finally, he climbed to the treetop, came to the falcon-shaped monster, and without hesitation swung his sword down, cleanly and decisively severing its head.

The body fell from the treetop.

House finally breathed a sigh of relief once he confirmed that the threat had been completely eliminated.

Just as he was about to take the falcon's head out of the tree hole and leave to reunite with his companions, another mournful cry rang out.

This time, the sound source was crystal clear, clearly coming from inside the tree hole.

House was startled. He gripped the treetop with one hand and stood with his sword in the other, re-assuming a fighting stance.

Then, he used his longsword to pry the falcon's head out of the tree hole.

House's gaze froze the instant the falcon's head was pierced by the longsword.

The sharp beak was not only covered in dark red blood, but also had a tiny, dying chick tucked between its beak tips.

At the same time, the scene inside the tree hole was revealed to House.

The dry grass formed a simple yet neat bird's nest, and in the center of the nest, a baby bird was huddled up, shivering.

The fledgling bird was covered in fine wounds, its dark brown downy feathers were stuck together in clumps with bloodstains, and bright red blood was still seeping from the wounds.

House instinctively compared it to the dead adult falcon beside him and instantly realized that this injured fledgling looked like a juvenile falcon.

Looking at the dying fledgling in front of him, House felt that the manual in his mind seemed to be stirring.

【Favorability +10】

Race: ? ? ? (Insufficient knowledge, unable to obtain)

[Favorability: 10/100]

[Status: Minor injury, fear]

[Option 1: Take out the wound medicine from the backpack and bandage the wound for ??? (Gentle Care) - Affection +20, condition slightly improved]

[Option 2: Turn away and leave it to its own devices (indifferently ignore) - Affection -10, condition continues to deteriorate]

"???"

What's going on?!