The Goddess, Please Devour the Evil Deity!

"Don't worry, how could anything happen to me~"
Aeria smiled confidently and gently squeezed the twins’ soft faces, which felt like cotton candy.

Seeing their sister return to her normal expression, Mia and Vya exchanged glances and then stopped worrying, excitedly rubbing up against Aeria’s chest.
"Bad sis, you’re pinching my face again! I’m going to pinch you back!"
"Vya wants to too!"

While playing around, the two little ones managed to push Aeria onto the ground and, with chubby hands, mischievously began pinching their sister's face. Though Aeria let them pinch her, she didn’t back down, fighting back just as playfully.
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For a moment, the three little ones were tangled up together in a carefree, loving way, and the entire cave was filled with a warm atmosphere.

...
Yes,
I’m the older sister, I can’t let my sisters worry.

During the playful moment,
Watching the innocent smiles on her sisters’ faces, Aeria silently thought to herself.
When she thought about it carefully,

There was really no need for her to be so conflicted.
Her sisters were still young, so innocent, and they didn’t understand everything. Even if she told them that 'Mom' was no longer 'Mom' but disguised as the Earth Evil God, they might not understand, and they probably wouldn’t believe her.
After all, the mother disguised by the Earth Evil God was just too convincing.

In that case,
It would be better to let them keep a beautiful memory... Let them know that 'Mom' hadn’t abandoned them.
As for Mia and Vya’s safety...

That’s something I, as their sister, will handle.
— "I will take you both home." —
Aeria whispered seriously, as if making a vow or encouraging herself.
"Home?"

Mia blinked, asking in confusion.
To this,
Aeria smiled sweetly and rubbed her sister’s head:

"Yes, home! Our real home!"
Back to the place that was once filled with happy memories.
To find Grandpa and Uncle,

There, my sisters will surely grow up in peace.
Upon hearing this,
Mia and Vya both nodded in unison. They both had a good impression of Grandpa and Uncle. Just imagining the days of playing with Mama, Grandpa, and Uncle made the two little ones excited.

"Mm-hmm! We’re going back with you, with Mama!"
"Mm, going back together."
Upon hearing this, Aeria nodded, her heart heavy.

But,
As for 'Mama,'
Let’s just forget about that...

However, just as Aeria was about to think further, a strange, eerie sound quietly drifted into her ears, causing her to shiver.
— "Ying ying~" —
?!!

Hmm?!
What’s that sound?
Instinctively, Aeria quickly shielded her two sisters behind her, clenched her fists, and cautiously stared at the source of the sound, directing her gaze toward the large rock behind them.

No,
To be precise, she was looking at the small pink lump atop the large rock.
"Is, is that thing?"

In just one glance, Aeria recognized it immediately—it was the disgusting pink octopus creature that had been wrapped around her when she had just woken up in the Enigmatic Abyss.
A pale pink spiritual energy began to seep out and concentrate in her hands. Aeria nervously focused on the pink octopus.
Though, based on her senses,

This pink octopus wasn’t a particularly powerful being. Its aura was much weaker than that of a normal fallen beast, and it wasn’t even as strong as a juvenile spirit beast. Even young Aeria had a stronger aura than it.
But even so, Aeria didn’t dare to let her guard down.
Her instincts told her that,

This creature, always close to the Earth Evil God, was definitely not simple.
"What do you want?!"
However, the pink octopus merely rolled its eyes disdainfully at Aeria’s defensive posture, not speaking, but instead using its tentacles to pull out a sign. Of course, it wasn’t just any sign—it had a few blood-red characters on it, and the warning was unmistakable.

— "Don’t think about running, foolish human!" —
Seeing the sign with the warning written on it, Aeria was taken aback.
Although she had already suspected that the octopus had some intelligence, using a sign instead of speaking still left her stunned.

After seeing Aeria’s reaction,
The pink octopus sneered, raising an eyebrow with an air of disdain, mixed with a bit of smugness.
Tch,

Humans are so cowardly.
One look from me and they freeze up, hmph~
...

In truth, the pink octopus wasn’t very pleased with Bai Lianyue’s task of looking after the three sisters. As a fallen beast, influenced by her instincts, Lingxi already despised other living beings, especially those with the aura of the Heavenly Decree like Aeria and her companions.
If it weren’t for Bai Lianyue’s orders, Lingxi would have torn Aeria and the others apart long ago, feeding them to her comrades.
Just like she had always done in the past.

Although she had eventually accepted the task, the pink octopus still planned to follow her bottom line.
Her bottom line was simple—she would never talk to trashy humans!
What’s more, even if she did talk, it wouldn’t matter, right?

Trashy humans couldn’t understand her beautiful voice. Only the boss could truly hear it... Only the boss could understand her words...
And so,
The pink octopus decided to give Aeria a warning by holding up the sign.

— "Do you know where you are? This is the core area of the Enigmatic Abyss! The Lost City Vistas!" —
— "Except for this small area nearby, the rest is covered by high concentrations of miasma!" —
— "You trash, if you touch the miasma, you’ll drop dead in an instant, hehe~" —

— "Then your bodies will become cursed, joining the fallen beast family~" —
— "Even if you avoid the miasma, there are four million fallen beasts nearby, and over 1,200 of them are at the Blood Curse level." —
— "Your so-called Heavenly Decree Knights couldn’t break through, let alone you little trash." —

— "Any random fallen beast could tear you into pieces, got it?" —
— "If you can actually escape? Then I’ll be your dog, hmph~" —
...

As the pink octopus continued to raise the sign and its tentacles moved in impossible speeds, writing more on it, Aeria’s confidence gradually faded, and her mood sank.
Seeing this, the pink octopus became even more smug, a sense of accomplishment rising in her.
With a cold snort, the pink octopus slowly raised the last sign,

— "Don’t be foolish and try to escape. While the boss is interested in you, take the chance to act cute and please her. Maybe you can live a little longer." —
The pink octopus gave its final suggestion.
Hmph,

Better accept your fate and stay here. It’s your honor that the boss is interested in you.
...
Watching Aeria, who was biting her lip and silent, the pink octopus’s single eye narrowed slightly.

A satisfied gleam flickered in her eyes.
Hehe,
Looks like my warning had some effect~

As the pink octopus smiled smugly, her tentacles drew a circle in the air. Then, with a surge of pinkish-white cursed energy, a bright red apple suddenly flew out of the circle, landing on the octopus’s tentacle.
The warning was over, and she could take a break now~
Just in time for a snack.

So, the pink octopus turned her gaze, and upon seeing the shiny, juicy apple, her scarlet eyes lit up with pure joy. The joy in her eyes easily overpowered the cold threat from earlier.
Hehe~
An apple~

Smiling smugly, the pink octopus eagerly stuffed the apple, almost as big as her body, into her mouth. With a 'crunch', the sweet juice exploded in her mouth, and her chubby pink cheeks slowly filled with a look of pure delight.
Mmm~
"Ying ying~" (So delicious~)

Unlike other fallen beasts that consume raw flesh and love meat, Lingxi was quite special. She didn’t like eating meat but preferred fruits. Among all fruits, she particularly loved apples, especially the soft, sticky ones~
Whenever she ate these apples, Lingxi felt an unprecedented satisfaction, and a wave of happiness washed over her.
This time was no exception.

Holding the apple, Lingxi happily began to munch away.
"Ying ying~" (Indeed, apples are the best food in the world~ Especially those grown using the boss’s body, they’re the most delicious~)
— "Crunch crunch~" —

...
Meanwhile, not far away, Aeria, watching the pink octopus eat with such relish, began to feel strange.
However,

She wasn’t surprised by the fallen beast eating an apple.
Sure, it was a bit absurd for a fallen beast to eat an apple, but that wasn’t the point. The point was... where did the octopus get that apple from?
Wasn’t it just now?

There was nothing around this octopus?!
...
Also,

According to what this creature said, the area is filled with miasma?
But if the area is truly filled with miasma, how did I get in here?