"Haaah... That was so easy to break." Matthew yawned as he stretched his arms out of boredom.
...He totally didn't need to use Nether to corrode the barrier and then break it with his red mana.
He looked at Stacy with a wry smile. "Honeslty, the barrier wasn't too bad. It's just that... I'm stronger than you."
"B-but... h-how is that even possible!?" Stacy's eyes panicked slightly as she raised her voice, losing her composure.
That must have been a shock for her.
"Nothing is impossible. You just need to make it possible. Simple as that." Matthew commented as he passed right through Stacy.
"S-still... Aether is an energy that was declared the strongest in ancient times! How could you simply break the barrier out of it!?"
"Mhm... it was maybe declared the strongest..." Matthew paused for a moment.
Then he continued walking away and spoke with a faint smile.
"But, was it truly the strongest?"
With those words, Stacy fell to her knees as her brain started racking with many possibilities.
Those simple words from Matthew had made her world shatter into pieces, and the knowledge that someone could have a power stronger than Aether creeped into her mind.
Especially since it was Matthew who had broken her barrier.
'No... even if there's a stronger energy than Aether... Matthew possibly can't have it... but only an A-Rank... could actually break this barrier of mine. Don't tell me Matthew is already that strong?'
"Stacy, are you okay?" Kennard approached her, offering his hand.
Stacy, absent-minded, took it and stood up. Then, as a small light appeared on her eyes, she simply ordered the group.
"Let's go to the boss room."
Her group members nodded in agreement and followed her lead.
However, before they could advance any further...
ROARRR!
Suddenly, a Lycantrope leaped out, catching them off guard as it lunged towards one of the group members with a menacing roar.
"Watch out!" Stacy shouted, but she was too late to prevent the attack.
Splat!
Crunch!
With a sickening crunch, the Lycantrope sank its teeth into the student's shoulder, causing a deep wound.
Roaa....
Before the creature could inflict further harm, Stacy swiftly conjured a spear of light and hurled it towards the Lycantrope, striking it with deadly precision and ending its threat with a single blow.
"Are you okay!?" Stacy rapidly approached the student who had been injured and quickly healed him.
His injuries healed at the speed of a naked eye, but he didn't seem to regain his consciousness.
Stacy gritted her teeth at this sight and raised a barrier around all of them.
"I'll go alone! You all stay here and wait for me!" She declared.
Kennard immediately stopped her from going, standing in front of her with open arms.
"At least let me go with you. I'm strong enough to survive on my own, and I definitely won't be a burden."
Her hardened face softened at his words, but she shook her head, and she replied with a soft, charming smile.
"I know that, but I'll need someone to protect them. So, could you please stay here and help them?"
Seeing that smile, Kennard couldn't help but blush slightly, and he immediately nodded his head.
"I'll... stay here."
"Great!" Stacy cheerfully uttered aloud.
"Thanks!" She spoke before leaving in the direction of the boss room.
Their group had already found it, the only thing was that they were distracted by some Lycantropes and didn't have time to enter it.
She spent a few minutes walking, until she finally noticed a big gater which she didn't think twice and directly pushed it open.
But, to her surprise, it was already open.
"Did someone get here while we were away?" She mumbled to herself.
As the big gate opened, her eyes instantly widened in surprise and disbelief at the scene right in front of her.
"W-what... are you doing?"
In front of her, Matthew sat down on a small throne as the so-called dangerous Succubus Boss was simply clinging to his legs.
Her face was flushed with excitement as she took one of his hands and brought his fingers into her mouth, sucking on them with pure delight.
Matthew, on the other hand, kept looking at the ceiling with a thoughtful expression, like nothing had happened at all.
"Woah... her tongue is pretty long. But, sadly, her horns are quite small though. I expected them to be a bit bigger, at least." Matthew's gaze turned to the succubus as he murmured.
"Well... at least the heart-shaped tail still remains..." He looked intently at the succubus, which made her body tremble lightly.
He lifted her chin with his inded finger, and asked.
"What is it about Succubus that is so special that it drives men crazy?" He asked with genuine interest.
Hearing his words, the Succubus, with a flushed face, sat down on his lap and explained.
"My Lord, the Succubus kind has some kind of special body constitution, where we can tighten our "walls" as much as we want, and we can even change the format of our womb."
"For example, we can vibrate our walls around a man's dick, giving him a more intense pleasure, and besides, we can even switch the feeling of our walls to anything... for example, the texture of a tongue."
Hearing her words, Matthew's eyebrows rose in interest. He didn't seem to know that Stacy had already stepped into the boss' room.
"...Would you like to experience it, my Lord~?" The succubus said charmingly, as her hand traced the lines of his abs, and slowly reached out to his pants.
Swisshhhh!
Puff!
Suddenly, a huge spear covered by a golden light travelled through the air until it finally pierced the succub's heart.
The succubus didn't make any sound of pain and simply dissipated into wisps, like she hadn't appeared at all.
Matthew's eyes blinked twice as if understanding what just happened, and then he switched his gaze towards the entrance of the room.
"Stacy? When did you appear?"
"......."
"Were you really going to have...'relations' with a Succubus?" Stacy ignored his question and instead asked him.
"What about it? Since succubus are known for one unique quality, I reasoned that it would not be difficult to discover what enthralled men."
"Besides, she came to my arms willingly, so why would I waste such a chance?" He shook his head with a wry smile.
Not going to lie, he kind of wants to know what it feels like. But maybe he should save it for another time.
"Tch..." Stacy clutched her fists tightly as she clicked her tongue.
"Besides, why did you interrupt me? I was about to have a good time! Damn, cock-blocker..." He sighed faintly.
Hearing her words, Stacy's veins started to pop out due to anger.
"Aahh... whatever, I'll just go to the next floor now." Matthew got up from the throne and walked towards the portal that had just disappeared after Stacy killed the succubus.
He didn't even pick up the item that the succubus had dropped.
However, before he could actually enter the portal, he felt a hand grab his wrist.
Annoyed, Matthew turned his head and spoke angrily.
"What do you think you fucking doi—!!!"
Before he could finish his words, his eyes widened as he saw Stacy, with a hand between her legs, looking at him with hazy eyes.
"Fuck... I completely forgot about the side effects of killing a succubus."
Matthew screamed inwardly as he looked at Stacy.
The side effect of killing a succubus was basically getting hit by a high-grade aphrosodiac.