Lulu is in despair right now.
She is an ordinary butterfly in the Spirit Butterfly tribe, with no special talents or strengths. She’s the kind of butterfly that you can’t pick out from the rest, if you had to say, she’s just somewhat pretty.
At least that’s what Lulu thinks.
The Spirit Butterfly tribe is a very peculiar type of creature, with the most notable feature being their reverse growth pattern.
Spirit Butterflies do not have the concept or phenomenon of aging, nor does gender hold any real significance for them. Although they appear very similar to human females on the surface, in reality, Spirit Butterflies reproduce independently in a unique way.
When they emerge from their cocoons, the appearance of Spirit Butterflies is already fixed, mostly resembling humanoid females aged between 15 to 30 years old. They live through very long periods of time — at least over a thousand years — in this form.
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Then, the physical body of the Spirit Butterfly gradually weakens and shrinks at a very slow pace, becoming feeble and eventually unable to move. At this point, they envelop themselves in all their energy and transform back into a cocoon.
After a long period of gestation and transformation, a new Spirit Butterfly is born from the cocoon. This is a completely different individual from the previous one, essentially the offspring born from the previous Spirit Butterfly.
But the previous Spirit Butterfly doesn’t truly die. After shedding its shell, they transform into a spiritual form, ascending into another special dimensional space, continuing their life in the form of a true butterfly. This is where the name “Spirit Butterfly” comes from.
So despite Lulu’s relatively large size, she is actually just a newborn infant in the Spirit Butterfly tribe, with only the most basic ability of “Spiritual Perception.” Otherwise, with the mysterious and unpredictable methods of Spirit Butterflies, how could she have been captured by a human hunting group?
Due to her greed for sweet nectar, after falling into the trap set by humans, Lulu remained unconscious for a long time. When she woke up, she found herself trapped in a cave along with many other creatures of different races.
She spent several days in the cage with an uneasy heart, and was rescued by the adult demons who appeared here for some unknown reason. She even encountered two mysterious girls, who seemed to be recognized by the great Spirit Butterfly Ancestor. Lulu felt that her experiences during this time were truly incredible.
However, what surprised this little butterfly even more was that shortly after they escaped from the cave and were preparing to hide as instructed by Lord South Blade, waiting to rescue the young heir of the Moon Shadow Clan before returning home together, they suddenly heard a rumbling sound like an earthquake behind them.
Lulu was not sure what was happening inside the cave, but the exit they came out of was completely buried by falling rocks after a violent shaking, before they could even worry about the demons who were still inside...
The despicable humans had appeared again.
They were once again captured.
Sitting on the bare stone ground with her dejected companions, Lulu cautiously surveyed her surroundings.
The fully armed humans who suddenly emerged from the surroundings numbered over a thousand, with attire different from those who had previously guarded them. Most of them wore identical standard armor and used weapons such as guns, shields, and bows, while a few were rare professions among humans — wizards.
In addition, there were also some casually dressed individuals who appeared very dangerous and unpleasant to Lulu’s spiritual perception, numbering around several dozen. According to the information she had heard from her companions during this period, they were likely the infamous demon hunters among humans.
“What should we do, Little Blue? I’m afraid we’re really done for this time,” Lulu whispered to the slimy Miss Blue, who was sitting next to her with her hands also bound with coarse rope.
They were the most determined individuals among this group of creatures. Although Lulu was just an infant, the Spirit Butterfly tribe was a special race that possessed inherited memories like mythical beings. And Miss Blue, who was once referred to as Mumu by the little butterfly, and now given the name “Little Blue” by the slime, who was suspected to be an adult demon, was said to have lived alone for over a hundred years.
By the way, whether it’s an iron cage or ropes, they are meaningless to Little Blue, who is a slime in her original form, because she can change her form at any time through mimicry. However, Little Blue herself has no combat power, so breaking free from the restraints would be meaningless, which is why she intentionally allows the others to do so.
“I have no idea either. Based on the previous situation, it seems this is a trap deliberately aimed at the demon lords. Humans are really despicable, actually using the young lord as bait...”
“I understand the logic, but the question is, are we just going to sit here and wait to die?”
Flowing like jelly, Miss Slime glanced at Lulu, who looked anxious, and her mimicked expression seemed somewhat helpless.
“Sitting here might not necessarily lead to death, but if you want to do something, it’s hard to say. Do you not understand the purpose of humans hunting down humanoid demons like us?”
“Uh... I don’t want that. If it comes to that, I’d rather die!”
“Alright, calm down... Look, although these humans have captured us, they haven’t taken us away immediately, and they seem different from those poachers.”
“Also, their attention is clearly focused on the direction of the cave entrance, which indicates that these humans don’t think the recent explosion was enough to kill the demon lords. That’s why they’re leaving us here as leverage and threats. There might be a chance...”
“Really? But the whole mountain collapsed, even if...”
“You there! No whispering!”
Several spears “swished” and pointed at Lulu, making her tremble all over and interrupting her conversation with Little Blue.
Although she couldn’t understand the human language, she could still understand their weapons.
Little Blue, who had learned some of the kingdom’s language through special means, also remained silent. Despite her lack of strength, the hundred years of difficult survival had made Little Blue’s mind much more mature than Lulu’s, who only had inherited memories.
As a special 【Adaptive Mimicry Slime】, Little Blue was particularly sensitive to energy.
Whether it was the pure light aura of the two girls she briefly encountered before, the terrifying energy contained in the crystal of light that “Violet” casually condensed, or the crystal of light that was still hidden in her body, Little Blue had full confidence in the mysterious girl who had made the agreement.
Putting aside Lord South Blade and his group, those two wouldn’t be easily defeated.
The surrounding humans were still on high alert, with bows, magic, and even dozens of heavy magic cannons aimed firmly at the entrance of the cave buried under the rocks.
At this moment.
Little Blue, who had intended to silently wait for developments, suddenly had a dramatic change in expression!
“??!!!”
The body that was once a slime unexpectedly stiffened, and uncontrollable feelings of immense panic and awe surged within her heart.
She felt the gaze.
It came from someone far beyond her, surpassing any creature present, as if from another dimension, as if a glimpse of a divine being cast upon the heavens.
She was being watched.