Chapter 330

Chapter 330: Pain… Such Agony!

As the dragon’s talon was about to pierce the young girl, poised to deliver a fatal blow…

Time itself seemed to crystallize in that fleeting moment.

Lin Yu’s jaw went slack, her pupils dilating violently as an invisible fist clenched around her heart…

She found herself gasping for breath.

Helplessness, bewilderment, panic… a torrent of emotions flooded through her veins, coalescing into pure terror.

While her other daughters could be revived through the "Undying" skill with their remaining Magic Value, Red Pupil couldn’t… Her magical reserves had been completely drained during the dragon battle.

Would Little Pupil truly perish?

Die…

Fragments of memories with Red Pupil exploded across her consciousness like shattering glass –

Their first encounter after the child’s awakening… Storming the Fog Zone alongside Miyoshi Mitsui… Countless moments ranging from tender embraces to awkward silences and lingering touches…

The spectral image of the pale-haired child began dissolving before her eyes, becoming translucent… a mere breath away from vanishing completely.

When her gaze found Red Pupil across the battlefield, the petite figure shuddered as if touched by electricity. Their eyes met, and the girl’s lips shaped silent words.

The lip movement clearly formed…

Mother?

The child closed her eyes with a serene smile, though crystalline droplets glimmered at her lashes – undeniable tears of farewell.

No…

Red Pupil’s Health Value plummeting to zero… True death from Magic Value exhaustion… Permanent erasure…

This… This couldn’t…

Mustn’t happen!!

But how… What possible…

The white-haired woman crushed her rising dread beneath cold rationality, neurons firing desperately. Her mental inventory flashed through possessed skills.

Options cascaded and were discarded like autumn leaves.

Only two remained: "Unique Skill – Queen Ant" and "Undying."

The synaptic connection sparked. Lin Yu’s breath hitched.

Of course!

Manifestation!

If "Unique Skill – Queen Ant" permitted parasitic implantation for oviposition, perhaps it could channel other skills through symbiotic possession.

Though typically limited to active skills like "Egg-Laying" or "Magic Shield," unable to access passive abilities like "Defense Enhancement" or "Attack Enhancement"…

"Undying" defied categorization – neither purely passive nor active, but a reactive trigger.

An liminal skill existing between states.

So perhaps it truly was possible…

If she could fully take over Little Pupil’s body…

Though this method carried enormous risks and would demand sacrifices, Lin Yu immediately implemented her plan without hesitation the moment the idea formed.

…

Back to the present moment.

As the dragon Flossie’s claws descended, Lin Yu activated the control effect of her "Unique Skill – Queen Ant," seizing command of Red Pupil’s body. Her original form within the cave collapsed limply, eyes glazing over lifelessly.

The instant she assumed control of Red Pupil’s vessel, Lin Yu registered only a violent gust of wind…

Then came agony – excruciating, razor-edged torment she’d never imagined. Before her nerves could fire a response, white-hot pain seared through every fiber of her being.

Pain… Such unbearable pain!!

No ordinary human could withstand this suffering.

Did my other daughters endure this when slain by the dragon?

Though physical anguish threatened to overwhelm her, the white-haired girl’s greater torment came from reliving her daughters’ brutal deaths. Her hatred for the draconic creature burned fiercer, momentarily eclipsing bodily distress.

The torture felt eternal yet lasted mere heartbeats. Through fading vision, she saw the borrowed body now severed into multiple sections by dragon claws… Consciousness dimmed…

Dying…

This would be my second death.

Fragmented flesh struck snowdrifts, crimson rivers gushing from cleaved flesh. Lin Yu’s vacant eyes slowly shut…

Only to snap open moments later – vibrant and alert once more.

Success!

The "Immortal" skill had triggered!

Revived awareness brought instant clarity: her scattered body segments flew back like magnets, severed edges knitting together with unnatural speed. Though unsettling to witness, physical integrity restored completely.

Her Magic Value showed nearly 10% depletion post-resurrection. Since the cost came from her own reserves, that meant…

"L-Little Pupil?"

Lin Yu’s quivering voice betrayed both anxiety and dread.

"Mother."

A tremulous, cotton-soft voice resonated in her mind. The weight crushing Lin Yu’s heart dissolved into relieved exhalation.

Their reunion proved fleeting. An enraged roar shook the battlefield:

"Impossible!! Resurrection?!"

At Flossie’s outcry, Lin Yu – now occupying a child’s form – shifted from joy to grim resolve. She’d nearly forgotten the dragon!

The young host body looked up to witness Flossie’s furious draconic glare, the beast’s abdomen freshly wounded. During Lin Yu’s unconscious interval, a thick draconic tail had impaled Flossie’s own gut before spearing through Darkling Stalker’s thorax.

"You’re too late, human! This one’s dead!" The dragon yanked its gore-streaked tail free, flinging the skewered gray ant corpse earthward with a thunderous impact.

Flossie’s horrific injuries began mending through "Overspeed Regeneration," but her dwindling Magic Value bottomed out. While internal damage repaired, external wounds remained severe.

"Dead? If I can return, why not my daughters?" The Psychic Call’s icy timbre carried lethal intent that chilled Flossie’s blood.

"Daughter? That voice…" The dragon’s sweeping gaze locked onto a silver-haired girl lying near an anthill. Emerging through snow flurries came Army Lady, Lvzi, and other resurrected ants charging toward the battle.