Flamira led Serinda and Artium through a dim tunnel, walking in the front, holding their hands. Though the occasional torches merely provided hazy radiance, the Monster Girls had no problem seeing in the dark. Their heightened perceptions not only helped with their pleasures but also other senses.

"Serinda, Artium, you both didn't enter through this entrance, right?" Flamira said. "If you don't mind, can you tell me which way you came from?"

Flamira held her breathes. Her footsteps became agitated. She focused her attention at the front, at the loose specks of dirt on the walls, at the small cracks in the ceiling. Her heartbeats echoed in her mind, amplifying her anxiety.

Holding Flamira's hand, Serinda felt the increase in the pressure applied to her hand. She tilted her head, her eyes flashing, as she revealed a warm smile. She turned to Artium and pointed at Flamira's other shoulder. Artium playfully nodded and pressured herself tightly against Flamira’s left arm.

With Artium on her left, Serinda on her right, Flamira felt like the tunnel had become narrower than before. The two Monster Girls pressed themselves onto her, pushing their soft, warm skins against her bouncy, cold membrane. An urge swelled in her heart. She could not stop looking at their cleavages.

"Sister Flamira, you shouldn’t feel guilty," Serinda said. "You ask because you want to know more about us. I—we feel happy."

"Then, could you please stop squeezing me? It doesn't feel too nice."

"If it weren't nice, you shouldn’t be blushing, yearning." Serinda pressed her cheek against Flamira’s cold slime. "Because you are feeling down, we have to make you feel good. After all, we are now sisters. Family."

Unable to stop Serinda, Flamira turned to Artium, but Artium only smiled and competed with Serinda. The two ignored Flamira's plead and attempted to seduce her. The dim, quiet tunnel left plenty of room for plenty of actions, unseen, unknown actions. When Flamira moaned, her voice would endlessly echo, instilling pleasures into the atmosphere.

"You said you are happy that I wanted to know about your past, but you still haven't answered my question." Flamira slipped out of the steamy embraces, panting. Her warm breathes thickened the air. "We shouldn't do anything too physical here. This tunnel isn't deserted."

After teasing Flamira enough, Serinda and Artium finally stopped with grins on their faces. They still held Flamira's hands and leant onto her, but they didn't try to arouse her any further. She might really snap and do bad things to them. Not that they didn't want such, but they couldn't do it during this time.

"You might have guessed it, but we indeed didn't come from the northern part of the Sinking Dark Forest," Serinda said. "We can from the southern part, specifically the Kingdom of Hellen."

The Sinking Dark Forest was divided into four sections: northern, eastern, southern, western. The Tentoid Empire connected to the Sinking Dark Forest by the northern part, and above it was where the Broken Empire lay. That was why Flamira led Serinda and Artium up north instead of following the two to the south.

"What is the Kingdom of Hellen like?" Flamira said. "I don't know much outside the Sinking Dark Forest. I never have a chance to enter the library to learn about the geography of this world."

"If you want to, we can take you there." Serinda giggled. "Though we can't show ourselves to our old friends anymore. After all, we have become like this. Corrupted, lewd. Still, we are now more beautiful than ever."

"Have you no shame, Serin?" Artium said. "If you returned with your old appearance, our families would surely be shocked. We have to return as strangers, but maybe we can bring a few of them with us?"

The Transformation Phase Monster Girls can change their appearance and disguise themselves as the Pure Races. As long as they stayed away from the powerful players of the nations, their disguises would never be exposed.

Their mindsets are scary. Flamira glanced at them as her mind wandered. If given a chance, how many victims will fall under their whim? Why does the idea sound so enticing?

"Don't think of anything strange," Flamira said. "Even if you've reached the Transformation Phase, we are merely at the beginning stage. The road ahead of us is long and arduous. Above us are still Condensation Phase, the Archbishops, the Grandmasters, the Archdemons. We can't do whatever we want with this level of strength."

"We know; that's why we follow you instead of leading you to our old home." Serinda smirked. "One day, I will return, and they will understand the pleasure that is this body. They toyed with me when I was powerless. I'll toy with them when I'm strong."

Flamira shivered as she glanced at Serinda. The smile on Serinda's face radiated not playfulness but rage, frustration, revenge. Her unpleasant memory resurfaced, angering her into silence. Though she had become a Monster Girl and begun anew, she had not forgotten her past. She held them deep in her heart, waiting for the day to repay that debt.

Flamira frowned. Fury gradually manifested in her eyes. She had regarded Serinda as a part of her family, precious family. Anyone who dared to hurt them would attract her ire. As she wanted to say something, Artium squeezed her arm.

"Please don't mind her," Artium said. "She can get too excited sometimes. Instead, let's focus on the Kingdom of Hellen. It is one of the most mystical nations in the Central Continent, with most citizens being elves. Compared to the nations near the northern part of the forest, we are more peaceful and less religious.

"Because the elves live a long and studious life, they often place their interest in magic, becoming mages and the likes. This makes the Kingdom of Hellen one of the hubs of magic. We learnt most of our spells during our lives as the Pure Races."

Flamira's expression brightened. Her curiosity shimmered. In her old world, only humans existed. She had never seen any humanoid fantasy races before, excluding the Monster Girls. If possible, she would like to visit the Kingdom of Hellen.

"Are you two also elf?" Flamira said. "From your expression, Artium, you must really like your kingdom."

"I wish I were an elf. Sister Flamira, I want you to yearn for me with that expression." Artium giggled. "Unfortunately, Serinda and I weren't elves. We are both human, though Serinda is more special."

"How so?"

"She came from a particularly wealthy but mysterious family. Rumour has it that her ancestor was someone whose divination has crossed over the limit of the ordinary into the realm of legendary. Because her lineage descends from this person, her family has a special ability called Seer Eye."

Flamira nodded. It was reasonable that Serinda would have an extraordinary background. Her Seer Eye and destiny spell formation were too extraordinary. If she came from a powerful origin, that would explain it.

Still, judging from Serinda's outburst, the family's internal conflict must have been vicious. If her family really cared about her, she would not have fallen and corrupted into a Monster Girl.

"Then, what about you?" Flamira stared at Artium. "You've said a lot about Serinda but nothing about yourself. As you know many things about her, you must also be of the same class."

Artium shook her head. "That’s because she told me. Serinda, I, and Marina, we three are childhood friends. Our parents work for Serinda’s family. I'm a daughter of a gardener, Marina of a knight guard."

Flamira stared into Artium's eyes. The two maintained their eye contact until Flamira relented. She knew the two had concealed something, but she also knew that they did so out of consideration. They didn't want to trouble her with their personal matters.

Even if you don't want to tell me, I'll find it out myself. No matter how hard it is, I'll help all of you. That is what I promise, and that is what I will fulfil.

The three walked on in silence, their thoughts whirling. Only their footsteps, which echoed rhythmically, provided solace to their troubles.

It wasn't long until Flamira reached the familiar intersection point where two Transformation Phase Monster Girls stood guard. Flamira quickly went to greet the Monster Girls, but she found that the two weren't Warnuli and Penlarin, the first two Monster Girls she encountered when she first entered the Labyrinth.

"Sisters, do you know Penlarin and Warnuli?" Flamira said. Her charming voice had a hint of tension in it. "Penlarin is a Transformation Phase Butterfly Girl. Warnuli is a Transformation Phase Plant Girl. They used to stand guard here."

The two guarding Monster Girls looked at Flamira, trying to discern her. They leant forwards, touched her membrane, sniffed her scent, licked her shoulders, but they could not find anything familiar about this Slime Girl. After a few moments of checking, so sensual that Flamira almost moaned, the two finally gave up.

"You must be a new Transformation Phase Slime Girl," one of the guards, a Bee Girl, said. "Those two were indeed the guards before us, but they’ve left. They went to the Crusade. If you want to meet them, you’ll have to wait a few days."

Flamira shook her head. She couldn't delay her departure anymore. She initially wished to bid farewell with Penlarin and Warnuli, but they weren't there.

Please be safe.

Thinking back to their first encounter, Flamira remembered that Warnuli had given Iris a pink five-petal flower. It would have been a perfect gift for Artium.

Unfortunately, that flower is with Main Body. She’ll have to give it to Artium herself.

"Nevermind, we must leave soon," Flamira said. "Sisters, when those two come back, please tell them that I appreciate their advice and that I will repay them one day."

The two guards nodded. "Then, Miss Slime Girl, can we have your name?"

"Iris, a Wandering Slime Girl."

Flamira smiled and walked past the two Monster Girls, having Serinda and Artium each in her arms. Though Flamira didn't do anything, the air around her exuded a faint sensuous aura that bewitched everything she came across. Even Serinda and Artium felt their bodies heating up as they remained in Flamira's embrace.

Flamira didn't feel her influence, but she could feel that Artium and Serinda had become much more physically intimate. They kept grazing her membrane with their ticklish fingertips. She hated that she liked it.

"I won't tell you to stop," Flamira said. "But you must agree with my two conditions."

"What is it, Sister Flamira?" Serinda said. "If you want to stop us from teasing you, please punish us until we're scared of you."

For a moment, Flamira wanted to push Serinda down.

"First, you must not go overboard. Don't try to do indecent things when we are outside." Flamira blushed. "Second, once you leave the Labyrinth, try to remain in your Pure Race appearance."

"You want a corruption roleplay?" Serinda bit her lips, feeling excited. "Yes, please corrupt me until I can no longer be without you!"

"You're going to break the first condition if you keep this up!" Flamira turned solemn, making Serinda quiet. "I didn't mean to scold you, but I'm feeling quite strange since a few moments ago. It feels like something is hovering above me. Let's hope that my premonition is unfound."