I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"What red-eyed OwO?"

As she spoke, Yuhaka nuzzled her face against hers. Karyl didn't seem to mind Yuhaka's gesture; given the current situation, she clearly understood who the red-eyed monster she'd seen earlier was. This made Karyl feel embarrassed. Seeing Karyl's silence, Yuhaka pressed her face even closer to Karyl's cheek, whispering:

"What about the red-eyed thing? Youyou wants to know OwO~"

In response to Yuhaka's question, Karyl blushed and pushed Yuhaka's face away, saying:

"No! It's nothing! I must have misread it!?"

After being pushed away, Yuhaka used his smooth cheek to brush aside Karyl's small hand and licked Karyl's cheek with his tongue. Then, Yuhaka's expression sharpened as he looked at Karyl and said:

"This smells like a lie, Karyl the cat!"

Whether it was because her lie was exposed or because she was frightened by Yuhaka's sharp expression, Karyl's tail immediately stood up and she let out an embarrassing screech.

"Eek—!? I was wrong, I was wrong! I mistook you for a monster, Youyou!"

Hearing Karyl's words, Yuhaka nodded indifferently and said:

"Yes, Yu-Yu has forgiven Karyl the Cat =w=."

Upon hearing that Yuhaka had forgiven her, Karyl seemed relieved. However, she felt something was amiss. Just then, Triumph peeked out and looked at Karyl and Yuhaka, saying:

"Hmm? Yu-Yu-chan, Miss Karyl is awake? That's great! I just finished grilling the meat~ Everyone can come and eat!"

Upon hearing that there was food, Karyl's stomach rumbled. Hearing the noise, Karyl looked a little embarrassed. However, when she saw Triumph, she looked at him with a puzzled expression and said:

"Hmm? Who are you...?"

Seeing Karyl's puzzled look, Kaixuan explained to her:

"Nice to meet you, Miss Karyl. I am the Free Iris - the Fantasy-class super destroyer Triumph. I greet you and thank you very much for taking care of our companions."

Seeing Triumph's elegant knightly manners, Karyl felt a little flustered and said to him:

"Hello, my name is Karyl. Are you a ship girl like Javelin and the others?"

In response to Karyl's question, Triumph nodded and said:

"That's right, I'm a ship girl from Azur Lane, just like Javelin and the others!"

After hearing Triumph's explanation, Karyl nodded in understanding. However, she hadn't expected to encounter Javelin and her companions here.

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After finishing her meal, Karyl couldn't help but pat her stomach and say:

"Phew~ I feel alive again..."

After watching Karyl finish eating, Triumph and Vicious asked Karyl why she was there.

"Miss Karyl, how did you get here?"

Hearing Triumph and the others' question, Karyl glanced at Yuhaka, who was munching on corn like a rodent, and said:

"We also came in through the portal, just like Youyou. After Youyou walked into the portal, it disappeared. We were also surprised that the portal would disappear. After our investigation yielded no results, we also entered the portal, but we were not teleported together."

After hearing Karyl's explanation, Triumph and Vicious also felt that this might be a trap left behind by someone. Karyl thought so too, after all, Karyl didn't think it was a coincidence that four portals appeared.

Then Karyl turned to Yuhka, who was gnawing on a bone, and asked:

"Youyou, were you also teleported here at the beginning?"

Upon hearing Karyl's question, Yuhaka stopped gnawing on the bone and, holding the bone with his own teeth marks still visible, said:

"Yeah, Youyou started here too, but she dug a hole and got out~"

After hearing that Yuhaka had dug a hole to get out, Karyl asked what the situation was like outside the cave. Yuhaka told Karyl what he knew, and when he heard that the dark elves were also there, Karyl wasn't surprised and said:

"So that's how it is. So those dark elves also came to this place through a portal?"

After learning that the dark elves were also in this place, Karyl understood why they couldn't find any trace of them in the dungeon. It turned out they had all teleported here. Karyl breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that the dark elves weren't there when she fell into the trap, or she would have been doomed.

"If I'm not mistaken, this might be a trap set by the dark elves. But why aren't they here waiting for us to walk into the trap? Why have they gone somewhere else?"

When asked about Karyl, Yuhaka shook her head, indicating she didn't know. How could she possibly know the intricacies of those dark elves' minds? Unless Yuhaka herself used her psionic powers to explore the minds of those dark elves.

Hearing Karyl's words, Malicious also tried to analyze something. Seeing Yuhaka licking his fingers beside him, Malicious thought of something and said:

"Could it be because of Youyou? When Youyou saved us before, she seemed to have caused quite a commotion. Maybe that's why they summoned the dark elves back?"

After hearing the malicious analysis, and considering Yhaka's extremely destructive power, Karyl felt that this was indeed a possibility.

"Hmm, that's possible. However, we don't know how Javelin and the others are doing right now. But given their strength, the Dark Elves probably wouldn't be able to deal with them, right?"

Regarding the ship girls' strength, Karyl also believed that the Dark Elves and the others would be unable to defeat them, but the Vicious ones, who were standing nearby, explained to Karyl that:

"No, those dark elves somehow got hold of a toxin that can affect ship girls. If Javelin and the others are ambushed by those dark elves, they might accidentally be poisoned."

Hearing these vicious words, Karyl couldn't help but show a grim expression and said:

"Wouldn't that be just like Yabaides?!"

Then Karyl quickly raised her staff and began to cast a spell. Seeing Karyl casting her spell, Malicious looked at Karyl with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Hmm? Miss Karyl, are you casting some kind of magic?"

Regarding the issue of malice, Karyl also offered an explanation:

"This is a positioning spell I cast on Javelin and the others before. We prepared it because we were worried about encountering a situation like this."

Upon hearing Karyl's words, Yuhaka looked at Karyl with an "OwO?" expression and asked:

"Then why not give Youyou this magic?"

Karyl's expression turned slightly embarrassed upon hearing Yuhaka's words, and she said:

"Forgot...forgot..."

P.S.: Staying up late and waking up early is fucking awful...

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1478 [The Poisoned Javelin, Youyou Arrives Just in Time]

Under Karyl's magic, a radar-like geometric pattern resembling a magic circle appeared in front of her. Seeing this, Yuhaka and the others could see two pointers on the magic circle pointing in two different directions, indicating that Javelin and Maye were in different locations. Karyl, seeing this, revealed a grim expression and said:

"Have Javelin and Maye separated? What should we do then? Should we search for them separately?"

Hearing Karyl's words, Yuhaka also raised her little hand and said to Karyl:

"Then Youyou will go find the javelin, OwO. Youyou is very fast, it won't affect Youyou finding someone on her own, OwO~"

Karyl believed what Yhwach said, since only Yhwach could find people by smelling their scent, and his digging ability would allow him to find the javelin's location more quickly once he knew the direction.

"If it's Youyou, then going to find Javelin is no problem. Let's go find Maye instead."

Upon hearing Karyl's idea, Triumph, who was standing to the side, looked at Karyl with a somewhat worried expression and asked her:

"Is it okay to let Youyou go alone?"

When Karyl heard about Triumph's question, she also spoke to the vicious ones:

"Don't worry, Youyou can definitely find them much faster than us if she wants to. In any case, we need to find them quickly this time, otherwise I suspect that the teleportation magic you mentioned might have been cast nearby. If one of them is captured, our combat strength will be affected, and that could be troublesome."

After hearing what Karyl said, Triumph and Malicious agreed, finding it quite reasonable.

After deciding on the plan, Ehaka and Karyl split up. After learning the exact direction of the javelin, Ehaka moved towards it like a drill. Because it was a straight line, Ehaka quickly smelled the lingering scent of the javelin. At the same time, Ehaka also smelled the scent of dark elves, which made Ehaka think that the dark elves were chasing the javelin.

However, there was no lingering smell of blood here, leading Yhaka to deduce that no battle had taken place yet. Based on the clues left at the scene, Yhaka roughly guessed that Javelin was trying to escape. Moreover, besides the dark elves, Yhaka also smelled the scent of other creatures chasing Javelin, such as the giant spider from before.

Upon arriving at this location, Yuhaka accelerated his pursuit. Although Javelin was fast, it was unfamiliar with the terrain. If the enemy knew the terrain well, they could easily ambush Javelin using the maze-like cave passages.

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In a distant cave passage, Javelin was moving rapidly. A dozen meters behind it, a group of giant spiders, like hunting dogs, were hot on its heels. Behind the spiders, dark elves rode creatures resembling velociraptors, maintaining a safe distance. After all, during the previous battle, Javelin had swung its spear and sent a dark elf who tried to ambush it flying, leaving a mark on the rock wall. Therefore, these dark elves had abandoned direct combat with Javelin and instead adopted a strategy of attrition, throwing poisoned knives, firing crossbow bolts, and alchemical bombs instead of engaging in direct combat.

This made Javelin very uncomfortable, as getting closer was extremely difficult. After all, when the dark elves saw Javelin approaching, they would send giant spiders to block her and retreat, completely preventing Javelin from getting close. Although Javelin was very fast, the sticky spider webs and the occasional spells that hindered her made her want to throw her spear at their heads. Unfortunately, her spear was her only weapon, and if she used it to throw someone, there was no way to retrieve it.

So Javelin tried to shake off the dark elves chasing him. Unfortunately, the dark elves were like chewing gum, impossible to shake off, which made Javelin feel extremely uncomfortable.

Just as the javelin was about to accelerate and shake off its opponent, it suddenly felt a wave of dizziness flash through its brain, which disrupted its rhythm and almost caused it to fall to the ground. Fortunately, the javelin reacted quickly enough to regain its footing and avoid falling.

Javelin noticed her own unusual physical condition and, recalling the actions of the dark elves, suspected she might have been poisoned. After a moment's hesitation, she shook her head, thinking it unlikely, since ship girls are generally immune to toxins and it's impossible for them to be poisoned.

Seeing Javelin's performance, the Dark Elves couldn't help but wear a "plan is complete.jpg" expression. They had deduced that Javelin's behavior clearly indicated that the poison had taken effect, and all they needed to do next was force her to keep running.

Just as the dark elves had expected, after persisting for a while, Javelin felt her body sweating profusely, and at the same time, she felt that she was having some difficulty breathing. The burning heat on her body made Javelin wonder if she was running on the deck of the ocean in the summer.

Finally, due to a lapse in concentration, Javelin accidentally fell to the ground. However, Javelin reacted quickly, rolled over, and stood up again, assuming a fighting stance to face the dark elves and giant spiders. When the dark elves and giant spiders saw Javelin stop, they also stopped.

After observing Javelin's performance, the dark elves did not rush to attack. After all, their orders were to bring those people back unharmed. Therefore, they did not attack Javelin and her companions immediately, but instead used a poison that could render these people unable to fight to wear them down.

Javelin noticed the poison spreading through her body, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. To be honest, she was already in a very weak state. She was only holding on by her willpower and had virtually no ability to fight. With her vision becoming somewhat blurry, Javelin could see the dark elves approaching her step by step.

But at that moment, Javelin and the Dark Elf heard a whooshing sound approaching. As Javelin fell to the ground with a relieved smile, she said:

"Phew... As expected, Yu-Yu-chan is very reliable..."

As soon as Javelin finished speaking, Yhaka, who was flying with jets, caught her just as she was about to fall to the ground. After smelling the strong scent of female hormones emanating from Javelin, Yhaka realized that Javelin had also been poisoned by the same toxin that Triumph had been given, and it seemed to be even more severe than Triumph's.

However, before removing the poison from Javelin's body, Yhaka's red-glowing eyes glared menacingly at the dark elves behind him. The dark elves, seeing the oppressive Yhaka, involuntarily began to retreat. They still remembered being instantly killed by Yhaka with a single strike. The giant spiders, now freed from the control of the dark elves, also clearly sensed the dangerous aura emanating from Yhaka and scattered in all directions.

This signal prompted the dark elves to drop their poison fog bombs to cover their retreat. However, Yhaka was faster, and with the Demon-Slaying Sword drawn, he showed no mercy.

Amidst the slicing of flesh and the screams of the dark elves, everything returned to calm.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1479 [Yoyo and the others are fine, Karyl and the others are in trouble.]

After Yhaka dealt with the dark elves who attacked Javelin, he rushed to Javelin's side. Yhaka touched Javelin's body and found no external injuries, but there was still a hormonal reaction from the same toxin as Triumph's.

Yuhaka secreted an antidote to counteract the effects of the javelin, but when he found that the antidote wasn't working as well as he expected, he looked completely bewildered. He wondered if the amount was insufficient.

So Yhaka increased the dosage of the antidote, but the effect was still not very good. This made Yhaka scratch his head with his big tail, feeling very puzzled. After all, Yhaka didn't know why his antidote wasn't working. Yhaka also considered that it might be because there was too much toxin on the javelin.

If that's the case, then Yuhaka will have to use the primitive method to deal with the toxins on the javelin.

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On Karyl's side, thanks to Karyl's magic, Karyl and the Vicious ones quickly located Maye, who was trembling in a corner. Upon seeing Karyl and the others, Maye looked at Vicious and Triumph with a surprised expression and said:

"Kayl! And Vicious and Triumph! I'm so glad you're all alright!"

Seeing Maye lunging at them, Evil and Triumph scrambled to catch her, preventing her from falling to the ground. Maye hugged them tightly, nuzzling against them and saying:

"Thank goodness! I'm so glad you're all alright!"

To the excited Maye, Malicious and Triumph hugged each other, patted each other's heads, and comforted each other, saying:

"Alright, we know you're excited, Maye, but right now we still need to find Javelin and the others. We need to hurry up and get moving."