An''thelis was a forest filled with corruption and death, a place where even the most beautiful of nature had lost its radiance and vibrant glow. Two days into their journey towards the elven forest, countless insect-type monsters and mutated plants attacked the group.

    The evening before, Alice spent the night sleeping in the same tent as Asmodeus, causing a strange atmosphere in the group during breakfast.

    Sizzle—!

    "Last night... did you hear Auntie Alice''s thoughts...?" Asmodea and Vinea sat side by side, eating some fried bacon and eggs, which was a hearty breakfast due to their constant fighting in the forest and muddy passages to the north.

    "I know... her mind didn''t stop—she kept thinking about lewd and erotic things." Vinea chewed on the squishy monster meat sausage, her tanned features shining under the overhead sunlight.

    Ciela disliked such oily and harsh foods, but after being shown a streaky bacon sandwich with lettuce and tomato, she soon capitulated and joined the BLT club.

    "Where did she go after waking up?" Ciela munched on the white bread while eyeing the plate of Vinea—after tasting meat, it seemed the dark elf had developed a taste for them.

    Velvet shuffled through the makeshift camp area while rubbing her eyes and holding a sizzling plate of food. Her lips parted with a small yawn. "Well I think that girl went to hunt monsters with Asmodeus."

    "Tsk... favouritism." Leviathan complained in the corner while eating with Aki, their black armour now down to a small leather tunic and cloth skirt with a thin chain mail under armour.

    "Well, Lady Alice suffers from that curse, so she needs to have his help to grow stronger." Aki wiped across her lips with a handkerchief, correcting Levia''s jealous words.

    After the group reached this point in the forest, they needed to calibrate their navigation tools and prepare the route forward. Thus, Alice and Asmodeus made a base camp in the current spot, close to a small river and various rocky ledges that protected them from the elements.

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    Meanwhile, several thousand metres to the east, dozens of wild apes hammered the ground with loud bangs, the earth trembling as they hopped and danced around two humanoids.

    "Remember what I said, don''t use your power, only reinforce your body, and fight using what you feel comfortable with."

    Asmodeus leaned against a rock, watching Alice, wearing light fur armour with steel gauntlets and greaves.

    "I know, pervert."

    Her feet slid across the ground, spreading her legs and lowering her centre of gravity.

    Whenever she took her stance, Asmodeus felt nostalgic—his eyes focused on Alice''s movements as she started taunting the apes.

    However, thanks to years of fighting in this manner, Alice became a professional at controlling her body from the tiniest things, like her muscles and the movement of her face for emotions and expressions.

    Woosh—! The moment she attacked, her fist crashed into the palm of Asmodeus, who narrowed his gaze, looking down at the smaller woman. "Are you sure?"

    Alice gazed up at him, her cheeks flushed and magic starting to pour from her body. "More than anything... please... make me feel alive."

    He grabbed her fist—the bones creaking before he shot forward with a sudden burst of speed and sent Alice flying across the jungle, crashing into the trees with a simple knee.

    Shattering them down like dominoes, her vision blurred, but her smile grew wider—she never expected that Asmodeus would actually try to fight her. Since the moment they began training in secret like this, she has always felt Asmodeus held back, even if he showed an effort to dodge or deflect her blows. It made her heart pound in frustration that he could easily deal with her.

    Her vision spotted him again before feeling an arm crash against her ribs, shattering some armour parts and flicking her over the rocks in another instant.

    "Haagh!"

    She gasped, feeling pain coursing through her torso from the sheer pressure of Asmodeus''s attacks, but as her body flew in the air, she felt a sense different from usual... the memories of him spanking her... the feeling of his fingers sinking into her flesh afterwards.

    Immediately, her feet kicked off a tree trunk, her eyes glowing as she lunged at him, launching strikes filled with intent on injuring him.

    It felt liberating not to worry about hurting the enemy, though. As she continued attacking, her bones started to ache and shudder every time Asmodeus struck. "I want to make you feel good, too... " her mind thought as she rolled through the dirt.

    "Alice. You''re losing focus," Asmodeus whispered, suddenly grabbing her arms and pinning her to the wall with his body pressed against hers—Alice could feel something solid pressing on her stomach, and her gaze focused down to find herself pinned against his pelvis region.

    "Again... you''re hard, do you desire me that much, even with my cute nieces spreading their legs each night?" She smiled, pressing her lips close to him, gazing up to see him look away with a complicated expression.

    "I don''t know why you put on such an act whenever we spar." He could feel Alice''s hot breath blowing against his cheek, her body hanging while he held her in place.

    Yet she didn''t fight back with a snake-like gaze and predator''s eyes. Instead, the lust-filled gaze only made him pull his head away and lean against her ear, breathing hotly into her ear. "But I enjoy you this way."

    His tongue licked across the side of her ear, biting on her lobe.

    Feeling the wet warmth lapping at her ear, Alice squirmed, panting softly. Lifting her legs, she kicked out with both feet, smashing the tree behind him.

    Crack!

    The wood snapped and bent as both vanished, causing many birds to take off into the sky—further inside the jungle. Their fight lasted hours. They used no weapon or magic, only clashing bodies in punches, kicks, holds, throws and locks.

    Still, finally, in a marshy swamp where wild beasts gathered, they ceased their confrontation. The sun was now high in the sky, and both of them used the lake to wash their bodies. Discover hidden content at empire

    "Hey~ I see you''re having trouble calming down, how about we have another fight." Alice swayed through the waters, her body stark naked, allowing her hips and chest to sway seductively.