Goblin Reincarnation in Another World (Anime/Manga)

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"The situation is still very dangerous, so you need to be careful."

Aponia didn't hold back. Seeing that Daiyan admitted her mistake, her tone softened, and she earnestly reminded Daiyan. Daiyan understood that Aponia was just concerned about her. After all, she was now part of Niu Zida's harem, and Aponia was genuinely protecting her as one of her own.

"I see."

Seeing that Daiyan had bowed her head and admitted her mistake, Aponia didn't dwell on the issue. Instead, she went over to examine the corpse. This corpse was in slightly better condition than the previous one, but like the previous one, it was riddled with holes. However, this time Aponia and Daiyan saw the condition inside the insect molting insect's corpse, so they knew how the corpse had been created.

"Just as I guessed, it really is a clone of the true worm using humans to hatch its larvae."

"I don't know how many people have been attacked by these real stinging insects, but why did these insects only start attacking last time? This has never happened before."

Upon hearing Daiyan's words, Aponia said with a solemn expression:

"Actually, after our last conversation, I had a terrible idea in my mind, but I didn't have any evidence yet. This attack has reinforced my previous judgment."

"What judgment?"

Hearing Aponia's serious expression, Daiyan felt uneasy and asked her seriously as well.

"The True Insect did not attack Kanata Town at first, probably because it was just a giant petri dish. It was only because of our recent appearance that the True Insect wanted to move up its plans."

Daiyan wore an incredulous expression, because this meant that she and her husband had been manipulated by an insect all along, and it also meant that the insect she was facing was an intelligent being, which was beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

"It's probably the energy fluctuation caused by the contract on the master that made the True Stinging Insect realize that something was wrong. The attacks in the past few days were just probing, but starting yesterday, he's going to get serious."

"Then why not just attack directly?"

"I guess they want to send insects to attack more townspeople, using them as incubators for their eggs, creating chaos from within before launching an attack, or maybe they just want to test our strength."

"Next, we still need to find out exactly how many people in the town have been attacked by true stinging insects and have been parasitized by their larvae."

The rehearsal will begin tonight.

Chapter 732

I've checked, but it's so dark, it's not realistic to go door-to-door. It seems I'll have to put in the effort and wait for it to happen.

Aponia realized that she had been too careless. It seemed that the easy defeat of the True Stinger's attack on the town a few days ago was not simply due to Daiyan's help. The True Stinger had obviously used these attacks as cover to secretly plant countless eggs in the bodies of the town's residents to launch sneak attacks.

That night, Aponia and Daiyan were constantly dealing with the various incidents in the town about the hatching of True Stinger parasite eggs and their attacks on humans. They dealt with more than 20 cases in total. By morning, although they were not as physically exhausted as they had been fighting all night, the mental fatigue was written on the faces of the two women, making them look somewhat haggard.

"Fortunately, it's dawn now, so these bugs should stop causing trouble."

Even the usually strong Daiyan sounded exhausted. Being constantly worn down by this dragging tactic was draining her mentally far more than physically. She had to stay on edge all night searching for victims and rushing to the scene to deal with any swarms of insects that might come at her. It was truly disgusting.

"At least we made it through the night."

"But what if you get your period in the future, Mom Aponia, and can't come out at night to protect everyone..."

"Perhaps Red Peony could have fought in my place back then."

“Red Peony is nowhere near as capable as you, Mother Aponia… After this night’s battle, I have this feeling that the True Stinger is consciously trying to exhaust us.”

"You're not suggesting that the real stinging insects can detect my menstruation, so they decided not to risk an attack and instead use this exhausting tactic to wear us down?"

This time, it was Aponia's turn to be surprised by Daiyan's analysis. Could a mere True Stinger Insect, even if it possessed intelligence, really calculate to this extent? No, it should be said, how did it know about my body's information? Can insects understand things like human menstruation? It all seems a bit like a fantasy.

"After this night's battle, I still feel something is off. If your analysis, Mother Aponia, is correct, then the insects were deliberately left in Kanata Town as a breeding ground for them. Your appearance, due to energy fluctuations, alerted the True Stinging Insects to the danger. However, after launching an attack, they found you too powerful to eliminate. So, they somehow obtained intelligence and calculated that Mother Aponia's physical condition would weaken during her menstrual period. Therefore, they made arrangements in advance, adopting attrition tactics to accelerate the depletion of Mother Aponia's stamina, so that once you have your period, you will completely lose your combat ability and be eliminated in one fell swoop. If all our previous analyses are correct, I think this explanation can explain the True Stinging Insects' thinking."

By summarizing Da Ta and Aponia's line of thought, Daiyan rattled off a long explanation, which, though bizarre, was the most logically consistent with their previous analysis. But the more she analyzed it, the more curious Daiyan became. What exactly was this True Stinging Insect? Even ordinary humans might not consider such a strategy, so how could an insect have planned for so long? Moreover, how did it know about the situation inside Kanata Town? What was its method of intelligence gathering?

Aponia and Daiyan returned to the mansion and asked Niu Zida if anything had happened that night. They also told him about the large-scale outbreak of victims in the town caused by the True Stinger's clones. Niu Zida said worriedly:

"You guys have also fought against true stinging insects, are you alright?"

"Red Peony and I are both tactical dolls, it's okay."

"I'm a ship girl, it's okay."

"I am a high-element energy being, so it doesn't matter."

Good heavens, so these little creatures are all immune to insect attacks, right? Does that mean I and Yu Zhong are the most in danger? Luckily, they haven't seen any insects while hiding in the mansion these past few days, so they shouldn't be parasitized, Niu Zida thought to himself.

"Anyway, you two should rest during the day, Aponia and Daiyan. Mom, you haven't gotten pregnant lately, could your period be coming soon?"

"Yes, it's very likely within the next day or two."

"If it really is the true worm trying to wear down Mom, then Mom needs to rest well recently. Otherwise, when your period comes, that's when the enemy will attack, and that's when our fighting strength is at its weakest."

Upon hearing Niu Zida's words, the atmosphere at the scene immediately became gloomy. Everyone knew that the reason why the town had been able to hold on until now was because of Aponia's combat power. Once Aponia's strength was affected by the arrival of her period, it was still unknown whether she could withstand the current offensive of the True Stinger.

"What if Miss Aponia gets pregnant? I heard Mr. Niu Zida say that reinforcements might arrive soon."

"In that case, we can get through the next few days, but after a week, Aponia's postpartum weakness will actually increase. If we don't get support by then, it might really be a dead end."

Chapter 492 The Angry Macchiato

Chapter 492.

Red Peony immediately refuted Yu Zhong's words. It wasn't that she was deliberately trying to embarrass her husband, but Yu Zhong's suggestion was indeed too risky. If they failed and couldn't get support, it would be tantamount to sentencing the entire town to death. After all, with their current combat strength, Aponia couldn't possibly survive the period of weakness during menstruation. Aponia herself was in danger. Although she was weak during menstruation, at least she still had the ability to move.

"Let's try to get through Aponia's period first."

"If the impact is not severe, the Red Peony will recover quickly and can barely hold on."

Seeing everyone's helpless look, Aponia first tried to encourage them, but in her heart she felt that this was just a placebo effect. If it were an ordinary person, she could use her ability to make everyone believe that they could win. But now that her master was here, facing Niu Zida's harem, Aponia could not activate the power of discipline without his permission. Otherwise, she wouldn't need to comfort everyone like this.

"Should we increase our combat strength to deal with Miss Aponia's menstrual period?"

After Yu Zhong finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Macchiato next to him. Macchiato, of course, knew what Yu Zhong meant by that glance. She snorted and glared at Yu Zhong, as if warning him not to make any moves on her. He had already given away two beautiful wives. Was he going to give her away too?

"Yes, if Mother Aponia doesn't fight, I'm afraid I and Daiyan won't be able to hold them off."

At this moment, Red Peony also began to lend a hand, looking at Macchiato. Even the virtuous Daiyan looked at Macchiato. Suddenly, she felt like she had become the pressure of the whole village. Macchiato's face turned bright red. She just didn't want to become a female slave of a short goblin like Red Peony and Daiyan. She didn't want to do it no matter what, no matter how noble the name. Now that they were all trying to manipulate her, she felt a little embarrassed.

"If it really doesn't work out, we'll just have to persevere. We'll have Taihou's help then."

Hearing Daiyan's words, which were clearly a veiled dig at her, Macchiato couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up, snorted, and left the mansion in dissatisfaction. Seeing that Macchiato was angry, Somi was a little scared, so she simply ran to Daiyan's side. Daiyan hugged Somi and patted her cute little head, comforting the weak and delicate beauty and telling her not to be afraid.

"I'm going to check on Macchiato..."

Seeing the awkward expressions on everyone's faces after Macchiato stormed off, Yu Zhong knew that only he could persuade Macchiato now, so he bravely got up and went outside to chase after Macchiato.

Yu Zhong said goodbye to everyone and chased after her. At first, he was worried that Macchiato might have run too far and encountered danger, although...

Chapter 733

After several days of clearing, we haven't been able to see any True Stingers during the day. But I just heard from Red Peony that someone inside the town has been parasitized and there's a possibility that True Stingers could attack other humans at any time. Even though Macchiato is a tactical humanoid and won't be directly parasitized, we still have to worry about being attacked by the insects.

However, upon going outside and finding that Macchiato hadn't gone far, Yu Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went over to say:

"Macchiato, don't run around, it's dangerous outside."

Seeing Yu Zhong chase after her, Macchiato rolled her eyes at him unhappily and remained silent, but deep down she was still warm-hearted, at least her husband still cared about her.

"Macchiato, why aren't you talking to me?"

"What am I talking to you about, you silly husband?"

Macchiato snorted, and seeing Yu Zhong grab her arm, she tried to shake off his hand and get away from him, but this time Yu Zhong held her back.

"Macchiato, I have something important to discuss with you."

"What's going on? You're not asking me to become that Niu Zida's slave girl, are you?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. You know how lacking we are in terms of combat strength right now, and you heard the previous discussions. Both Red Peony and Daiyan sacrificed themselves for the town. How can you back down now?"

Unexpectedly, Yu Zhong had indeed come to persuade her. Any goodwill she had just developed vanished instantly, and Macchiato angrily cursed:

"You idiot husband, all you do is give your wife away! Not only did you ruin Red Peony and Daiyan, but you also want to give me away! Do you want to be a cuckold, you idiot..."

Macchiato's insults grew increasingly vile. After all, she had witnessed how Hong Mudan and Daiyan had been toyed with by Niu Zida recently, and it was no wonder she was furious that she was now being asked to become Niu Zida's slave as well.

"Don't put it so harshly. This is all to save everyone... Besides, it's also good for your own improvement. You can see that both Red Peony and Daiyan's abilities have improved."

"So, even you, honey, admit you can't perform anymore, right?"

Upon hearing Macchiato's sharp retort, Yu Zhong's face turned green. He didn't know how to answer, since the hardest question for a man to answer is probably when a woman asks him if he can't do it.

Seeing that Yu Zhong had simply stopped talking, Macchiato snorted and tried to shake off Yu Zhong's hand that was gripping her arm, but Yu Zhong held on tightly and wouldn't let go. Macchiato could only pout her rosy lips and complain:

"Silly husband, let go of my arm! You're hurting me."

Macchiato playfully complained, only to realize that Yu Zhong had used too much force. Macchiato was no longer a tactical doll, but just a beautiful and delicate girl.

"Ah... I'm sorry..."

After apologizing, Yu Zhong quickly removed his hand from Macchiato's slender, snow-white arm. However, as soon as he removed it, Macchiato tried to run away again. This time, Yu Zhong could not let go again and instead gripped Macchiato's slender, snow-white wrist tightly.

"Idiot, let go of me... How dare you grab my hand so tightly, you mere husband..."

"Who told you to always run around?"

"It's all because my stupid husband made me do those shameful things. If he didn't let me, I wouldn't have run away."

"I'm doing this for everyone's sake..."

Unexpectedly, the conversation returned to the same topic, which was practically a vicious cycle. Yu Zhong felt that this couldn't continue, so he paused and said:

“I know you hate Niu Zida, Macchiato. Actually, I... hate him too. But since I can't form a servitude contract, the only way to develop your abilities is to rely on him. Otherwise, let alone survive in this world, we probably won't even be able to leave this town. In the end, I will be attacked by the True Stinging Insects and become a parasite. It doesn't matter that you are tactical dolls and won't be parasitized, but would you rather see me die?”

Macchiato was slightly taken aback by these words. Although she and Yu Zhong often bickered, she still loved her husband in her heart. Now, hearing Yu Zhong say this, Macchiato was speechless.

"We are just borrowing Niu Zida's strength now. Whether it's Hong Mudan or Daiyan, they are just carrying out this plan."

"Red peony too?"

"Of course, in fact, this plan was actually devised by Red Peony from the very beginning."

Seeing that he was about to persuade Macchiato, Yu Zhong told Macchiato everything from the first day he met Niu Zida and discovered that Niu Zida could develop his power, to the secret plot between Hong Mudan and himself, and how to get Dai Yan to join in. Macchiato then understood why Hong Mudan had been so attached to Niu Zida since the first day. It turned out that all of this was part of the plan.

"They actually used such a despicable tactic..."

"But it's the only feasible option..."

Yu Zhong gave a wry smile in response to Macchiato's complaints, but he could tell from her tone that Macchiato had clearly softened her stance considerably. So Yu Zhong continued:

"The residents of Kanata have always regarded me as their savior. At first, I responded to them and promised to keep them safe. Unfortunately, my abilities were insufficient to unlock your powers, and I have always felt deeply guilty about it. But now, I finally have the opportunity to grant you your abilities. I think you are not willing to just slip away like this, are you?"

Macchiato bit her lip, lowered her head, and remained silent. To be honest, seeing Red Peony and Daiyan able to defeat the enemy and play a role, while she could only hold Somi like a child every day, it was impossible for Macchiato, who was competitive, not to have any thoughts. But the idea of ​​serving Niu Zida and becoming his female slave was something she couldn't get over.

"But making me do such disgusting things..."

"Are you treating Niu Zida as if he were me?"

"Tch~ Don't be so smug, Yu Zhong. Besides, wouldn't that be even more disgusting?"

When Macchiato heard Yu Zhong say that, she snorted, put her hands on her hips, and used her slender black feet in high heels to stomp on Yu Zhong's feet back and forth, as if she were stepping on garbage.

"I'm so... I'm so sorry, my dear wife..."

"Hmph, do you think you can fool me by putting on this attitude?"

Seeing that Macchiato's tone had softened considerably, Yu Zhong felt that things were looking up, so he quickly stared at Macchiato with what he thought was a very sincere look and said:

“We’ve been wasting our lives in this small town. When will we ever be able to explore the world? If we are to realize our dreams together, this sacrifice is essential.”

"So that's how it is. My husband really has high ideals. I'm starting to understand you... Did you think I would say something like that? You idiot, get out of my way."

Macchiato was completely unmoved by Yu Zhong's persuasion. Instead, she punched Yu Zhong hard in the face, sending him flying, and then stormed off in a huff. Yu Zhong's persuasion had no effect whatsoever; in fact, it only made the situation worse.

Yu Zhong, who had been punched hard, was knocked to the ground. When he got up again, he found that Macchiato had disappeared. He hadn't expected that his carefully prepared words would have no effect at all. But that's normal, isn't it? This isn't a comic book scene where a few words might make Macchiato mindlessly send him away.

Chapter 493 Macchiato's Inner Struggle

Chapter 493.

Yu Zhong, having been punched by Macchiato and unable to catch up, could only return to the mansion dejectedly. Seeing Yu Zhong's expression, Hong Mudan and Dai Yan knew he had failed. However, Dai Yan noticed Yu Zhong's swollen cheek and said with concern:

"Honey, what happened to your face?"

"It's nothing... I just bumped into something when I went out..."

"Oh? Is that so? Honey, you should be more careful."

Daiyan was gentle and virtuous, and it wasn't appropriate for her to expose Yu Zhong's true colors.

Chapter 734

Red Peony, standing to the side, naturally realized that the truth was that the girl had returned without chasing Macchiato and was injured on the face. She was probably beaten up by some hot-tempered pretty girl. Of course, she didn't have time to tease Yu Zhong now. After all, it was Red Peony and Yu Zhong who had planned to gradually acquire power. Now that they had hit a roadblock with Macchiato, how to solve the problem was the most urgent issue. With Aponia's physical condition likely to fluctuate, the current situation was truly a matter of survival.