Chapter 111 16: Aftermath, First Town!

The battle music slowly faded, causing the entire area to fill with an eerie silence as most players began to wait excitedly for the loot.

A sudden rumble sounded as three objects dropped from the sky, like meteorites; somehow, Zell thought that someone being hit by these and dying would be both amusing and tragic.

Three huge treasure chests appeared in the village centre, with a golden light on the smallest, a bronze light on the largest and a silver light on the centre chest.

"Oh! It's the awaited time for loot!" Shouted a member of the goober squad.

All the remaining players swarmed the chest, trying to bash them open before all were denied as under each chest was a small blue screen with bold white text which read.

-Golden Chest/ Silver Chest/ Bronze Chest

Ownership: Zell

Timer: 45:56

Quite a few players were angry, beginning to argue and calling out this "Zell" in anger.

However, Zell was busy taking Tessa to Alizée and the others with a smile on his face through the shattered helmet because this felt like his first victory against the demons for real, almost letting tears drip from his eyes.

'I didn't lose any of these wonderful girls….'

[Zell… Share loot? Steal all? Yantra helps! Steal god's artefacts and meets you in hell!]

[Sister, please stop stealing my whiskey! It's not a damn artefact!]

[Tasty…. Artefact?]

The two girls began to argue and fight in his mind as they didn't switch off their connection to him; sadly, the valiant Yinfra seemed to get her ass kicked before the sound of a cork popping and a throat gulping a lot of liquid.

[Pah!]

Yantra let out a sigh before burping loudly like a dirty wench.

[Ueeh! It burns my throat… Not an artefact! Must be purged!]

Zell ignored their fighting; these two must also feel pleased about their victory, knowing that this should have been a high chance of losing everyone here.

'In fact, we did lose everyone here….' He thought, looking towards the tired Veronica who leaned against Cryska on Griselda's back, her fur matted with goblin blood and seeming to pant from her tired body.

'Let's make sure to hold a big party later; I'll cook all their favourite foods and listen to a request from each of them….'

His eyes closed before looking at the treasure chests and wondering what to choose.

He could take all the chests and be greedy, while the attribute buffs would go to the players and increase their chances of living.

However, Zell shook his head; there was only one person's raid team he wanted to benefit from this.

She was looking towards the beautiful fox avatar with long golden hair. With light silver armour and dark blue breastplates, she slowly moved her gaze to meet his. It was like she had just left the autumn festival as her round cheeks glowed in the moonlight.

Her lips curled into a soft smile, and she was filled with cuts and wounds before her female raid members held her up, carrying her closer.

'Let's meet her halfway; she feels familiar but not quite….'

Slowly, both people walked closer while the girls from Zell's raid team began to rest and sit down on a blanket Griselda had prepared; Cryska pulled out a basket of cooked meat with barbeque and honey glazing.

They wanted Zell to finish his business and return to them, so nobody bothered him, placing the sleeping Rika and Tessa below a large tree that overlooked the village, using their jackets and spare clothes as pillows.

-

"Greetings, silver maidens! I am Zell Delacroix." Zell spoke to them in a private chat so his words would only be heard by these cute women who still looked beautiful despite being exhausted and filled with bloody wounds.

The woman's azure eyes, dim and tired, glowed hearing his name, her lips trembling. Zell, too the more he came close to her, that familiar sensation he received from Nora and Rika began to assault him, but he never had a fox-type pet!

Suddenly, the days he first returned came back to him when Yinfra was Infra; she mentioned some of his pets chose to be reborn rather than enter the real world.

In his stupor, he cast identification upon the tall, blonde fox with his eyes flashing gold for a moment.

Despite her fellow guild members acting strange, she didn't mind, almost attacking him like they were programmed to do so against hostile members.

His eyes widened, lips opened, but no word's left his mouth because this woman, she was…

Taking advantage of his shock, the tired fox chuckled before speaking with a soft, seductive voice that seemed to form strands of silk that soothed his ears and mind.

"Greetings, handsome black knight! I am Cynthia Noire, guild leader of the Silver Valkyrie and princess of the "Noire" fox clan."

Cynthia gave a light bow before her fellow vixens supported her tired body.

A moment of silence filled the air as the two watched each other with glazed eyes.

"It's been far too long; I thought we would never meet again as I was reborn in this form."

Zell's eyes watched her with awe; he could never expect that stupid flying squirrel who could only steal nuts from trees or sneak into his underwear to keep warm.

She has become a different race and can now take the full blows from a high-rank demon brute without flinching.

'To think that coward is now so…' His eyes dropped to her large breasts, pressed by her iron armour, squishing them to make her even more seductive; he also wondered where her tail was, but then noticed her black chainmail skirt must be puffed out because of her fox tail!

'I thought she just had a really big ass….'

-Cynthia Noire (Elite NPC)

Marital Status: Married

Princess of the Noire Clan

Valkyrie | Shield Maiden Lv 22

He held out his hand towards her, no longer holding back. "I want to offer you a trade, two of the three chests, for the chance to increase attributes. You can keep the attribute gained from the last chest and gain some needed loot for your fellow vixen."

"Hahaha, you got me, good master… I mean Mr Black knight!"

'If it were just me, I would give you everything, my body, the chests, even my life! But these girls are my sisters; I cannot abandon them now.' She thought, her hands grasping his with a tight grip, rubbing her thumb against his big fingers.

"I would love to accept that offer, although you did the most work. Some of my girls were badly wounded, and as you might have noticed, we NPCs are heavily restricted still, only able to use 60-70% of our true power."

Honestly, he was surprised, never expecting the NPC support raid to be so real and filled with vibrance. Later in the game, when he began to play, they were all but wiped out or would conduct their own raids, no longer locked into playing a role by the system.

Zell eye's looked saddened for a moment; reading the second line of her status made his blood boil, feeling jealous at someone else touching his pet, wanting to have them all just like Rika and Nora.

Cynthia noticed his strange look, remembered that he had just identified her and saw the NPCs status.

Her face lit up, a huge smile filling her face as she broke free from her sister's grip and fluttered towards him with light steps before crashing against his body, leaning against his firm chest. 'Wow, my beloved master is so buff… and big….' Her hands snaked around his body while her face began to nuzzle against his cheek.

Suddenly a screen appeared before Zell's face.

As he was about to push her away and mention her husband, a whisper sounded in his ear. "The goddess that let me be reborn allowed me this selfishness. Otherwise, my romancing option would remain open to other players."

-Cynthia Noire (Elite NPC)

Marital Status: Married

Husband: Zell Delacroix

Marriage Contract Type: Unbreakable Soul Vow

"Hehe, see, my beloved," Her hocrotchath tickled his ears as the clang of her armour sounded colliding with his. "I am yours, and this vow…." She stroked his crotch, tempting him with the powerful allure of a vixen, "is eternal."

Zell was used to his former pet's either seducing him or pushing him down. Yet Cynthia's change was so big, somehow making those times she hid inside his underpants more sinister and obscene.

A pink light flashed in her eyes before the silver valkyrie knights pulled her away, bowing to him with an apologetic look; all of them knew who he was the moment he spoke his name.

To them as NPCs, this man was not only their saviour but their second master; as the husband of Cryska, he was technically the future prince and king of their clan.

All of them bowed to him respectfully as a screen for trading with NPCs appeared before him with a little fanfare of reaching Honoured with the Noire Fox Clan.

The Guild Silver Valkyries would like to exchange their rewards with you.

2x| All attributes increased by 1 for slaying a demon

In return, they wish for your Bronze and Silver reward chests.

Do you accept?

Yes | No

Zell was shocked; these beautiful vixens didn't ask for the golden chest but the two lesser ones. Without thinking, he nodded, as suddenly not only himself but all his female companions began to spasm, even Tessa and Rika in their slumber.

[All Attributes Increased By 2]

Once the shock subsided, he found two cute vixens holding his body steady, their little noses sniffing at his scent. A little musky from the battle while their fingers explored his masculine body, sneaking a secret benefit before releasing him as he steadied himself.

"Phew, thanks, you two," Zell said, grateful for them stopping him from falling like a clown.

"N-no, never… as our prince, we must do so!"

"If anything, we should thank you for the wonderful boon of touching your amazing body!"

"Ahem!"

The loud cough came from none other than Cynthia; ironically, her cheeks puffed out like a squirrel as she pouted with blush cheeks.

"Don't flirt with my sisters while I am standing here…. I'll get jealous!"

Zell waved before petting both cute foxes on their perky little asses as they walked back into the group. Cynthia walked over, swaying her hips with an enchanting gait as she gave him a tight hug. Thankfully, they were not in the vision of his other women, as they might get jealous too.

"I have to go; since the raid has ended, the NPCs are no longer permitted to be here without a party hiring them. Remember that in 24 hours, the town will be repaired, and we plan to stay there for a little while…."

Her face stopped looking seductive and seemed a little shy, turning away from him as her foot brushed against the dirt, drawing shapes.

"I'll come to visit you for sure!"

His words caused her tail to fluff up, lifting her heavy chain mail skirt as it began to sway rapidly.

"Cynthia, may I ask if you will stay in Europe VII after the town is created? Maybe shifting your guild headquarters there?"

She smiled at him with a light nod, her cheeks becoming a deeper pink as she tapped on his broken scales with her sharp but pretty red nails.

"I will. Are you willing to join? Or maybe ally with my guild if you form one? We Silver Valkyrie will service you well and welcome all new sisters!"

Zell honestly considered her offer; he didn't have the time to manage a guild; his women, training and improving everyone, would be too difficult alone.

His eyes looked down towards this cute blonde fox, her little fluffy ears twitching as she waited for his response.

"Could you give me some time? Although I want to accept, those girls are important to me, and they would be suddenly in your care. Rika and Nora would love it, but the others?"

That reminded him of those two, wondering if he should tell them or not, asking the cute fox that trembled as his fingers stroked the inside flesh of her ear, teasing the white fluff and making her tail swish.

"Are you going to tell them? Or shall we keep it secret?"