Extra's Harem: Invincibility Starts with Marriage and lots of Children-Chapter 94 - Ghosts?

'Shit, did I just kill her?'

I stood at a distance, looking towards the now fallen figure of the woman on the bed whom I had just punched after she fell, who knows what, in the illusion cast within Aleriana's room.

After entering the room, which naturally had illusions strong enough to allow Aleriana to have a peaceful sleep every day—it was easy to trap this woman.

I remembered that Princess Aleriana had spread illusion traps throughout her room.

It was once mentioned in the story that despite being frugal and focused on training, she always valued a proper sleep.

Given the rapid attacks of assassination, she had a trap set up within her chamber that could even stop someone of her own level.

After all, there was a reason this palace belonged to Aleriana's mother and the past queen.

Khrrrkhhhhk!

Suddenly, a sharp, screeching sound pulled my attention as I turned to look downwards at a brass vessel, more like a big bowl, now pressed under my feet, from which came the voice of an insect.

"Who would have thought I would find a heart Gu here?"

A moment ago, with the entrance of this woman, an insect had crawled in, shooting in at a speed to which I may not have been able to react.

But with its arrival, it started to move in a circle while biting its own tail as if it were also hallucinating within the illusion, giving me enough space and time to trap it within the bowl.

Though, due to its ugliness, I was about to kill it, I noticed its purple color and a heart shape drawn over its head, prompting me to recall the proper description of a specific kind of worm used by a particular kingdom's assassination sect.

So, instead of killing it, I found it more profitable to keep it alive.

[Should I store the insect in inventory?]

"For the first time, you being useful, good."

[...]

As I removed the bowl from under my leg once the worm was stored in my inventory, I looked towards the woman, wondering what she might have seen in the illusion to halt in a single place, giving me enough time to punch her.

Not that it mattered now that I had at least made her unconscious. Yet I doubted that I had hit her too hard, evident from the nosebleed.

"Is she alive?" Even though she was far more capable of easily stopping any attack from me, thanks to Aleriana's enhancement, my strikes were strong enough to rival those of a professional boxer.

Yet, due to this world's internal energy, I would not even be able to leave a scratch on anyone over the middle of the 2nd layer, let alone someone like her in Early 5th layer.

But it appeared that being in the illusion, she might have lowered her guard too much, leading to the bloody mess of her face.

[Yes, she seems fine, but she has lost consciousness.]

"I see." Giving a nod, I made my way towards her, grabbing her wrist and adjusting her arms with a slight tilt through the bed's edge, enough to make it appear vulnerable before I lifted my feet.

[Host?—]

Smack!

Crunch!

[You monster!?]

"Urghh...."

Hearing a slight groan escape her bloodied lips, it was clear that the pain was intense; after all, why wouldn't it be?

I had just broken her hands by delivering a full-force kick to her arm, twisting her elbow at an angle.

And the important thing to note was that even with full force, I wasn't able to break her bones. It was just her elbow twisted without the skin tearing apart.

"She would have killed me, idiot."

Naturally, I was kind-hearted and very merciful, only when the pros and cons were in my favor.

For example, in the case of Prista and Olea, even though they had tried to kill me, their value was far greater for me to hold back.

But for this woman, whom I didn't even know, and who had tried to kill me, mercy was the last thing I could give her.

If someone wants to kill me, then they must be prepared to die too.

"I don't even fear the damn reaper, let alone some human."

:: Zzz-zz....Did you call...zz-z ::

"Just go into a coma like that idiot." I was struggling here, doing hard work, and that lazy bum was sleeping above me.

[....]

Sensing the system's silence, I grabbed the woman's other hand, pulling it to the other side of the bed's edge before lifting my feet again and stomping with full force.

Bam!

Crunch.

"Kurgh—?!—haah...Agh."

'!'

'Oh.' But this time it was different.

The pain was sharp enough to jolt her body out of the unconscious state.

Her eyes snapped open as she looked around, trying to understand the situation. Yet, within those black pupils, I could see a foggy texture, as if they were cataracts.

However, I could at least guess it was most probably her being under an illusion.

Clearly influenced by the trap within this room, she gave me enough time to steadily and without haste continue my work.

"You shouldn't have come here," I firmly stated, even though I knew she wasn't listening as my hand grabbed her right leg, lifting it a bit from the bed.

Not waiting for her answer or anything, I placed her leg between mine and gave a sharp twist with full force while even utilizing my body weight.

Crunch.

"AaaRrrrGgggHhhhh—st-stop! Wh-who!" It appeared that the pain in her physical form was too intense while her mind, still under the effect of the illusion, seemed unable to see or understand the source of this pain.

She was likely still imagining herself to be completely fine.

However, considering that it's already been more than two hours, I switched to her other leg. Time flies, and I should value it.

Crunch.

"AarrrrGgghhh—WHO....YOU!—Urghh!"

Her screams filled the room as I stretched my back, my eyes lingering on her for a moment, taking in her bleeding face.

I noticed a particular trend: until now, it seemed that these cultivating women were beautiful, maybe due to the removal of impurities from their bodies while cultivating, though not like the major characters.

As I clenched my fist, I grabbed her face before taking my stance.

Her eyes were still hazy and smoky while screaming in pain.

"Sleep well in this temporary sleep, as after getting the information, I would make it permanent."

Bam!

"Krg...."

A single punch was all it took to once again send her hurling back into her unconscious state, though of course I feared that I might kill her again.

But now, after already coming this far to breaking her limbs, I had tried my best to control my strength this time.

Even if she dies from this, then that's my bad luck.

"Come soon, wife, your husband is waiting to punish you." Taking a breath and stretching my back, I moved towards the furniture and took a seat to relax a little.

I drifted away into sleep, maybe a small nap, given that I had a complete plan to stay awake all night today.

ALERT!

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[ Ghosts have been detected on the premises. ]

'Ah, fuck.'