Diary of the Improper Monster Girl Transformation.

Chapter 366 That's Herbert!!? (Bonus Chapter 204/205 for 8.2K Reads!)
"I have a bad feeling about this."

Sophia frowned and said in a deep voice, "I have a very bad feeling that something might happen tonight."

"Ok?"

Joanna raised an eyebrow, squinted her eyes, and began to feel it as well.

"..."

After a moment, the pastor shook his head and said helplessly, "I haven't felt anything here, and my Lord hasn't given me any revelation."

Although the Ice Goddess had not given her any revelation since she arrived in the Misty Mountains, long-standing habits cannot be easily changed, and this loyal priest still habitually relied on the blessings of the gods.

"But since you've said that, something bad is likely to happen. Let the others prepare."

"Okay, go and inform your compatriots. I'll go patrol the perimeter first."

After they finished speaking, the two turned to leave, intending to immediately notify the others to be on alert, as tonight was destined to be anything but a peaceful night.

But before Sophia and Joanna could leave, a somewhat lazy voice called out to them.

"I say...aren't you two a little too nervous?"

As the third person present, the mushroom merchant pursed his lips helplessly, his fingertips extending mycelium as he fiddled with his miniature doll.

Misser glanced at the two of them, curled his lip, and casually said, "Is there any need to be so afraid? That guy's strength isn't enough to threaten your lives, is it?"

The mushroom merchant expressed his incomprehension at the two men's reactions.

Why are you so nervous?
After repeated calculations by Sophia and the other two, they concluded that although the "three-headed chimera" was much stronger than each of them individually, it was by no means a complete crushing defeat.

In terms of hard power, it is indeed strong, but its strength is limited.

The threat is significant, but not as exaggerated as some claim.

What troubled them most about the enemy was the unique attributes of each of the three heads, as well as their extremely powerful regenerative abilities.

Sophia once fought with all her might, using a strategy of trading blows to leave terrible scars on the three-headed chimera, and as a spirit, she almost suffered a serious injury and fell into a deep sleep.

As a result, the wound that had almost pierced through the entire chimera's body was completely healed within a few breaths, except that one of its heads drooped to the ground and temporarily lost its power for a period of time.

After the main body suffers a fatal injury, it can draw life energy from one of the heads to recover.

Based on the deduced weaknesses, it would be difficult to inflict effective damage on the Chimera unless all three of its heads were severely damaged simultaneously.

This is a very difficult enemy to deal with.

Not only does it have a complex mechanism, but it is also a tough, numerical monster.

We cannot easily attack an enemy like this. Once we do, it will be with overwhelming force, and we will achieve our goal in one fell swoop!
With the three of them present, the three-headed chimera poses less of a threat to Eldar territory—but caution is still necessary.

Even Sophia and her two companions had to be careful, not to mention the others. Their dwellings were in even greater danger and could easily be destroyed in the course of the battle.

Joanna was quite nervous about this, as she cared deeply about the temple and simple wooden hut in the territory—those were all painstakingly built by her and her fellow priestesses!
Sophia was unwilling to let Elda suffer even the slightest harm, no matter how small.

However, in Misser's opinion, Sophia and the other person's worries were actually meaningless.

Misser currently has no feelings for Elda territory, and her way of thinking is different from Sophia's.

Does this town—no, perhaps "village" is a more accurate description—have any special value?

The construction of this Eldar territory is still in its very early stages, and there are hardly any facilities to destroy.

What's there to worry about!
She even secretly thought to herself—in a way, the destruction of others can also be seen as cultivation.

"..."

Sophia looked at Misser, remained silent for a while, and finally didn't say much. She just shook her head gently and said firmly, "No matter what you say, I will protect this place until my lord returns."

The centaur heroes had given up explaining to Misery what this territory meant to them; they had already said what needed to be said.

Since this mushroom man doesn't think highly of them, there's no need to waste any more words.

"Elda is more important than my safety."

"This is our home."

"Protecting everything here is a task given to me by my Lord, and I must keep my promise to Him!"

"Whether you believe it or not, as long as our Lord returns, all problems can be easily resolved," Sophia said firmly.

Different road non-phase plan.

Although Sophia and Miser are nominally both Herbert's subordinates, there is a difference in their loyalty.

However, Misser's subsequent reaction was different from what Sophia had imagined.

The mushroom man, who had previously acted very arrogantly, actually nodded in agreement, showing no sign of disagreement.

"Yeah, indeed."

Ok?
Sophia paused for a moment, turned her head, and looked at the mushroom merchant with some disbelief: "You believe it?"

"Of course I believe it!"

Misser gave her a strange look, and asked with some confusion, "Don't you think that if I didn't trust him, why would I have followed him here?"

"Haven't I always said that these kinds of small problems can be easily solved once he comes back?"

In fact, when it comes to confidence in Herbert, Miser has more confidence than the other two!
Sophia's unconditional trust in Herbert stemmed from her own faith; even knowing that Herbert only possessed high-level strength, she still had an almost blind faith in him.

Joanna wasn't entirely clear about Herbert's abilities, and her trust in him stemmed from the goddess's arrangement—since the goddess had said he was trustworthy, then she could trust him too.

As for Misser, she had personally witnessed Herbert's "true strength"!

It's just a legendary peak-level alien monster; that man can even destroy an epic-level evil god incarnation.

"Although I don't know exactly what Herbert has set up in this camp, he must have secretly left some necessary measures, right?"

How could someone like Herbert have no backup plans at his base?
They must have made thorough arrangements long ago, and the plan will be triggered once a pre-set danger is encountered.

Either have sufficient means to defend against the danger, or notify him directly and let him come down in person to handle it.

In short, there shouldn't be any major problems!

Misser's more relaxed attitude made Sophia and the other woman exchange glances, and their tense nerves relaxed slightly.

"This……"

"call!"

Judging from how relaxed Misser is, she must know something!
Perhaps, as she said, Herbert had indeed been hiding some methods here all along, which would be triggered as soon as danger approached.

Sophia remained silent for a while, then finally nodded slightly.

Her gaze softened considerably as she looked at Misser, and she said softly, "Lord Misser, perhaps you are right, but even so, we cannot be careless. We still need to be on high alert tonight."

"That's only right. I didn't stop you. Just do what you're supposed to do."

Misser shrugged and joked, "But I know you really want to persuade me to join your team, but it's impossible for us to have a discussion today and then it attacks tonight, right?"

"How could there be such a coincidence in this world? It's too much of a coincidence... Hmm!?"

Midway through her sentence, Misser's expression suddenly darkened—and after realizing that no one else had noticed her change, she silently adjusted the miniature doll in her hand, mimicking the gesture of a somber expression.

"not good."

!!!

"what happened?"

Sophia realized something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Have you discovered something?"

There's definitely a problem!

Misser listened intently for a while with his eyes half-closed, then slowly nodded: "I sensed an unusual vibration."

"After arriving here, I buried some mycelium around the territory, partly to help me analyze the soil conditions here, and partly to serve as a warning."

Her expression turned serious, and she said in a deep voice, "And now... one of the mycelium I buried underground has been damaged!"

"It's coming!"

"It's just to the west, about 300 meters away!"

"No, no, we're already two hundred meters away!"

"Although its speed has decreased, it is still approaching."

! ! ?

After hearing what Misser said, Sophia's expression became completely serious.

So close!!?
Although the chimera had been probing, it had never gotten this close before.

The most recent time was when it only got close to within three kilometers, and it did not go any further.

The centaur hero didn't have time to ask about the specifics and rushed out immediately.

Joanna rushed out when the three-headed chimera reached 300 meters, issuing a warning to all the resting female priests.

A prismatic ice crystal was flung from her palm, exploding like a firework in mid-air, waking Elda from her deep sleep.

boom!
After the loud noise, all the Ice and Snow Goddess priests who were resting felt an unusual magical fluctuation, and they woke up from their dreams, suddenly opening their eyes.

Something's up!!?
Then, they heard Lady Joanna

"Everyone! On high alert!!!"

The priestesses, their expressions serious, quickly emerged from their respective residences, carrying various weapons, and gathered around Joanna.

Flail, long-handled hammer, greatsword, two-handed sword, small scythe...

Of these priests, only one used a conventional staff as most people would imagine—but even that staff had a bloodstained blue gem embedded at one end, suggesting some tragic incident had occurred there.

Not only the young priestess was alerted, but the other residents of Elda territory were also awakened.

The gray dwarves, who had finally managed to enjoy a few days of peace, cautiously peeked out from the burrows they had dug.

what happened?
While Eldar territory may not be the best it can be, for the Grey Dwarves who have long been homeless, the freedom to live without constraints or punishment is more than enough.

They sincerely hoped that nothing unexpected would happen here.

"..."

Sophia stood atop the entire Elda, a powerful bow in her hand, her sharp gaze sweeping rapidly through the misty night.

No?

They hadn't detected any trace of the other party.

"It has disappeared..." Sophia's heart sank.

The chimera never appeared?

The thought flashed through Sophia's mind, and of course she didn't doubt that Miser would make such a silly joke.

"Lord Miser, where is it hidden now?"

"It's currently a hundred meters to the west... huh?"

Just as Misser was about to answer, her expression changed slightly.

"No, wait, two hundred meters? Four hundred meters? Three hundred meters? Hmm?"

"It... its presence has vanished."

After carefully sensing the situation, Misser said in a deep voice, "It has realized it has been exposed and has completely hidden itself."

Sophia's expression darkened, and she slowly nodded.

This was not an unexpected result.

After Joanna threw out that ice crystal firework, it was hard for the Chimera not to notice.

It would be even better if the chimera could be forced to retreat directly.

What made Sophia somewhat uneasy was the other party's reaction.

Its behavior is different from before, and it seems to be more rational.

"Is it the sheep's head that's in charge? Or the wolf's head? Or... the vulture's head?"

The three heads of the three-headed chimera each have their own personality and attributes.

The sheep's head is associated with the fire element, and it is impatient and arrogant. It was the one who led most of the previous conflicts.

Wolf Head is of the ice attribute, with a cold and sinister personality and a very secretive way of doing things.

The third vulture head exuded an aura of death, remaining silent and unresponsive, yet impossible to ignore.

"..."

The situation reached a stalemate.

At present, all the Eldar know is that although the three-headed chimera has not reappeared, it has definitely not left.

That inexplicable pressure lingered in everyone's hearts.

Two girls stood side by side in the crowd.

At this moment, Yunier's eyes underwent a subtle change, transforming from innocent and naive to mature and profound.

The goddess of winter has arrived.

He frowned slightly as he observed, his eyes brightening as he glanced around before his gaze fell upon a corner a kilometer away.

Just as He was about to give these little guys some hints, Teresa, who was next to Him, moved her tongue.

Theresa's expression suddenly changed. She pointed in the same direction that the Goddess of Winter had been looking in, and said anxiously, "There... Waaah!"

In her haste, she bit her tongue.

The girl, her eyes brimming with tears, pointed in that direction and slurred, "Debt! Debt over there—"

Although Theresa's voice was slightly off-key, Sophia, who was highly focused, still noticed and understood her words.

Although there was nothing there in her eyes, she did not hesitate to turn her longbow around and loosen her grip on the bowstring.

whoosh-

Sharp arrows tore through the sky, piercing the dark mist from the heights of Eldar.

The magical arrows split and multiplied midway, becoming dozens, then hundreds, shooting towards the open space like a torrential rain.

The arrows, having traveled a thousand meters, finally reacted just before hitting the ground.

The arrow turned black in an instant, then quickly ignited black flames and exploded.

boom! boom! boom!
Behind the massive cloud of smoke, a hideous behemoth emerged from the shadows of the mist.

It has a huge, lizard-like body and three bizarre, terrifying heads.

It became especially furious after being exposed, raising its head to spew out a ball of fire and emitting a piercing screech.

"Roar!!!"

The vulture-headed figure stared menacingly at the centaur hero, then slowly lowered its gaze to the girl who was pointing at it.

The chimera discovered who pointed it out.

It had originally planned to retreat, but now that it had been discovered, it had to do something this time.

Kill her!

It won't be discovered next time!

Theresa: ! ! ?

The instant she was targeted by the vulture head, she felt an intense sense of fear, as if she had fallen into a chilling abyss!

The malice of death drew near to her!

The moment she was targeted, Theresa trembled uncontrollably, letting out a soft, almost mournful sob. Her instinct was to run away, to hide from this malice.

But just as the girl was about to take a step and turn around, she suddenly stomped her foot!

Boom!
"No!"

Theresa clenched her fists, forcing herself to stay where she was, and stared at the other side.

She cannot run away.

I've already run away countless times; I can't keep running away like this forever.

If I want to be worthy of standing by his side, I can no longer keep running away like this.

She has to face it.

Conquer your fears!
Although she still can't control her trembling, she has at least taken the most crucial first step.

Yuni gently placed her palm on Theresa's back and whispered, "It's okay, don't be afraid, everything will be alright."

Theresa felt the warmth coming from her back, took a deep breath, and nodded slowly: "...Yes, Lord Herbert will definitely come to save us."

Goddess of Winter: ?
Hey, wasn't I the one comforting you?

Why did you bring up his name again?

You really do have a crush on him!
……

"Everyone, get ready!"

Under Joanna's command, the priests stood in a circle, weapons raised, and a huge ice cone slowly took shape in the center of the circle.

Everyone watched the giant beast with bated breath, hoping it would retreat on its own.

But obviously... that's impossible.

"Roar--"

Seemingly sensing the tense atmosphere in the town, the three chimeras became even more excited.

It took a step forward arrogantly.

Boom!
closer.

As it sensed the increasingly oppressive atmosphere in the town, it roared, all three heads simultaneously letting out excited howls.

"Roar!!!"

It roared, its probing steps becoming increasingly audacious.

Boom!
One step, two steps, three steps... it started running!

The giant beast surged forward, charging toward the light in the darkness.

"Get out of here! Get out of here!"

Sophia fired another arrow and issued a stern warning.

Whoosh whoosh!
Arrows rained down, but the Chimera paid no heed, letting them fall on her, leaving wounds that quickly healed.

It even became more excited because of the pain.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
At that moment, everyone watching the oncoming behemoth, including Misser, began to have serious expressions.

Although the mushroom merchant verbally said he wouldn't help and wouldn't do anything outside of his job... when it really came down to a life-or-death situation, how could she have the right to stand by and watch someone die?
If that's the case, then when Herbert returns, her fate probably won't be much better.

That paladin is never someone easy to talk to.

Just as the conflict was about to erupt, Sophia was preparing to lead the others to charge up and fight the three-headed chimera.

Suddenly, the spring in the center of town shone with a dazzling golden light!

A dazzling beam of light shot up from the water's surface and soared into the sky!

hum! ! !
"What!!?"

"What happened?"

"That is……"

Elda and the others were all startled, but then breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that the light seemed to be coming from one of their own.

The dramatic change caused the three-headed beast to abruptly stop in its tracks, sensing a strong threat.

in danger?
"Roar……"

Just as it was contemplating whether to retreat temporarily, a beam of blood-red golden light shot out from the pillar of light.

That golden light was like a golden lightning bolt that struck down from the sky, as if it were a divine punishment brought down by a god in his anger!
Click!

The dazzling golden light rushed towards the three-headed chimera at an extremely fast speed, and before it could react, it pierced into the ram's forehead.

Before everyone's shocked eyes, the terrifying light flashed and disappeared, piercing through the sheep's head and leaving a huge hole.

"roar!!?"

The incident happened so suddenly that by the time the remaining two heads felt the pain, they could only belatedly let out a horrified roar.

It hasn't suffered such trauma in a long time!
Although one of its heads was temporarily destroyed, its overall strength did not decrease too much. As long as it replenishes enough energy, it can recover again.

But this pain and anger drove the three-headed chimera completely insane.

"Roar--"

It raised its head, glaring angrily at the scarlet figure floating in the sky, and spewed out a large number of ice blades from its wolf head!

However, its attacks appeared ridiculously slow to the opponent, whose figure moved with incredible speed, easily dodging all the ice blades as it shifted and dodged.

After dodging, the blood-red figure did not attack, but continued to float in the air, looking down at the monster on the ground as if mocking it.

Chimera understood that gaze.

It was completely disregarded!

How dare you look down on me!

"Roar!"

Enraged, it disregarded everything else, puffed out its lungs, and spewed out a storm of ice like dragon's breath.

The area within tens of meters centered on it instantly sank into ice, the entire ground turned into an ice surface, reflecting the blood-red figure in the sky.

Under the massive attack, the figure was indeed unable to dodge and seemed to be struggling to resist in mid-air, its speed of dodging and maneuvering greatly reduced.

……

"what is that!?"

Joanna watched the performance with a sigh of relief and signaled to the priestesses to put down the prepared spells.

If possible, she still didn't want to get herself and her people involved in the fighting.

They were only sent by the goddess to help; they were not really going to risk their lives for this land.

"Was that Lord Herbert's backup plan?" Joanna complained to Sophia, who had just landed on the ground. "If you had known about this, you would have said so earlier. Why was I so nervous?"

"Uh……"

At this moment, the centaur hero could only scratch his head awkwardly and say uncertainly, "You may have misunderstood. I don't know what's going on either."

Sophia is actually the most confused one right now—what exactly is in this lake?
When Lady Freyme created the lake here, what exactly did she leave in it?
Joanna raised an eyebrow, moved her lips, and silently changed the subject, saying, "Whatever it is, it seems that Lord Herbert did indeed leave behind a solution, just as Lord Miser said, and this crisis has been successfully overcome."

"Ok?"

After hearing this, Misser hesitated for a moment, carefully sensing the figure radiating light and heat.

She checked it several times, blinking even more confusedly.

"Um, what are you two talking about?"

She turned to look at the two of them and said strangely, "What methods? Isn't that... Herbert himself?"

Do you want to hear what you're saying?

Isn't he right there?
"Lord Herbert?"

"That's my lord!?"

Sophia and the other woman were startled by these words and looked at Misser in confusion, their eyes practically overflowing with bewilderment—do you want to hear what you're saying?

Was that Herbert?
impossible!
How could that be Herbert!

Miser: ? ? ?
The mushroom merchant, feeling a bit insecure under their scrutiny, looked at them a few more times and said with certainty, "It's him! Besides, he hasn't even used his full strength yet!"

Misser had personally witnessed how Herbert fought against the incarnation of the evil god, which almost turned into a falling sun!

This legendary, peak-level chimera in front of him is simply no match for him!

Trapped by an ice storm?
What a joke!
Those were the chosen ones of the sun god!

That malicious guy was clearly just playing around; he was deliberately teasing the other person.

"You just wait and see, you'll find out soon enough."

As soon as Miser said that, Herbert on the other side reacted.

Just as a thick layer of frost had formed on his body and he was about to fall from the sky, a bright light suddenly burst forth from his body!

The array of mirrors in the Mirror Space acted like a magnifying glass, amplifying the holy power emanating from Herbert several times over, accumulating it all within the battle armor.

The suppressed light and heat burst forth instantly, illuminating the darkness of the area!

"roar!!?"

The sudden burst of intense light, like the most terrifying flashbang, caused the three-headed beast, which was right next to it, to let out a shrill wail and painfully close its four eyes.

The moment it closed its eyes, it felt excruciating pain again.

Having anticipated this, Herbert charged down from the high place, attempting to replicate the same tactic and once again take down the opponent's vulture head.

He conjured a longsword made of holy light in his hand and plunged it fiercely into the opponent's brow.

But this time, Herbert unfortunately failed.

As he expected, the Holy Light Sword pierced his brow, but it didn't go all the way through; it was broken in halfway through.

click!
However, Herbert did not give up immediately, but instead charged forward again after dodging and retreating.

Again!
Whoosh—sizzle!

"roar!!?"

After his second attempt, leaving a symmetrical mark on the wolf's head, Herbert vanished in an instant, escaping its ferocious counterattack.

Herbert floated in mid-air, his eyes lowered, coldly watching the giant beast attacking haphazardly on the ground. He nodded silently, already having made his own deduction.

"Hmm...it's still a bit lacking."

Can't beat it.

As a newly ascended paladin, I still couldn't defeat my opponent.

Without the sneak attack of the initial encounter, and without the power that had been amplified, his strength as a newly ascended legendary being was not enough to kill this behemoth that had long since reached the peak of the legendary realm.

He did inflict effective damage on the chimera, but only by inserting the holy sword formed from holy power into the vulture's forehead, leaving a bloody hole.

It breaks through defenses, but is not fatal.

He possesses true strength in speed and defense that far surpasses his current level, but he lacks an effective means of attack.

Although it's not entirely impossible, as long as Herbert returns to the Mirror Space to recharge once more, he can still unleash that thunderous attack.

But that requires too much preparation time and carries certain risks.

Delay will lead to change!

This colossal beast guarding the fragments of the Heroic Spirit Pool has always been his target.

This three-headed chimera rarely has the chance to come to us on its own. Without the boost from the Heroic Spirit Pool, its strength has already decreased considerably.

If we let it go this time, and it stays in its lair, we'll never have such a perfect opportunity again.

We must seize this opportunity!

As he pondered, Herbert's gaze swept over the people of Eldar territory.

"Their words... well, they're barely enough, but probably not quite enough."

Sophia and her group are not weak, but they probably aren't strong enough to be completely overwhelming, and there is a certain risk of casualties.

Since they can't do it either...

There's no other way but to take emergency measures!
Must hit hard!
Since you three little brats don't know what's good for you and should just lie down obediently, then don't blame me for being uncivilized.

"You wait for me!"

Herbert looked at the three-headed chimera howling wildly on the ground, curled his lip, and sneered.

"I'll go get more people right now!"

After saying that, he had a sudden thought and looked at the mirror-like ice surface—and sure enough, he saw the Mirror Demon.

After receiving Lucaria's approval, Herbert took a deep breath, plunged straight down, and crashed into the ice.

"Lord Herbert!?"

"My Lord!?"

Fortunately, Herbert didn't suffer a serious head injury and successfully returned to Eldar from the "ice mirror"!

"Ha! It worked!"

Herbert laughed loudly, not having time to talk to Miss Mirror Demon, and without pausing for a moment, he pushed open the portal and rushed into the endless maze.

He called out, summoning a portal to the deep water prison.

Herbert is going to field an all-star lineup this time, shaking every monster girl he can find, and let them teach that three-headed chimera a lesson.

"Freme, help! Come on—" Herbert was about to push the door open again when he suddenly felt a weight on his back.

"Hey! Where are you going?" An annoyed voice came from behind, making Herbert's expression falter.

Ok?
The person behind Herbert gave his earlobe a vicious "bite" and snorted angrily, "Why did you look for her and not me? Is Freyme more charming than me?! Speak up!"

!!!

"Valentina! You're awake!"

Herbert turned around, grabbed the disgruntled Miss Hungry Dragon behind him, and exclaimed with delight, "You can do it too, I choose you!"

Valentina was about to be happy, but then she felt that there was something strange about what he said.

……Um?

"No, that's not right! You've come at the perfect time!"

Herbert didn't bother to explain; he simply hugged Valentina and kissed her hard, saying quickly, "Quick! Come with me!"

"Someone bullied me!"

Valentina was immediately happy after being kissed, but she wasn't satisfied and wanted more.

But before he could even speak, he suddenly opened his eyes after hearing those words.

A dangerous glint flashed in her scarlet vertical pupils.

"Um!!?"

(End of this chapter)