Myst, Might, Mayhem

Chapter 249 – Consort Ho (3)

[TL/N: There were mistranslations regarding the ranks for the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the previous chapter. Kindly refer to the Wiki for updated terms. Amendments will be made for earlier chapters]

“I wonder if someone like you can resist corruption in the face of desire.”

No sooner had she spoken than the golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s radiant red dress slid off her body.

With it, an exquisitely beautiful nude figure was revealed.

Her exposed body was so perfect it was hard to believe she wasn’t human.

With her full breasts, slender waist, and glossy white skin, she looked like a work of art.

Any man who saw this breathtaking figure would be lost in a mire of desire, unable to regain his senses.

-Flinch!

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox smiled seductively at Mok Gyeong-un.

“What do you think of me?”

She took pride in her beautiful body.

Among the numerous supernatural beings who had accumulated spiritual power and could transform into humans, few possessed a body as perfect as hers.

‘Hohohoho.’

No one could resist her body.

Even the tyrant King of Yin and the King of Zhou who overthrew her, as well as countless other kings, princes, warriors, and heroes who remained in history, succumbed to their desires.

It was beyond the capacity of males to resist.

Instinctively, males sought the best females.

‘Those who succumb to desire quickly fall into depravity.’

She had corrupted countless men who had fallen to her temptation.

The effects of their corruption were significant.

While it affected only their close family and friends if they were ordinary individuals, it could sway the fate of a nation if the fallen were burdened with heavy responsibilities.

This was the ultimate pleasure for the golden Nine-Tailed Fox.

A world filled with pandemonium and despair through the fall of one human.

She relished the process.

‘You will be no exception.’

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox reached out to Mok Gyeong-un, who was bound by her tail, and lifted his chin to make him look at her.

But,

‘!?’

One of her eyebrows shot up.

She was curious about how he would react to her naked body, but Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes were utterly devoid of emotion.

He looked at her as if she were an ordinary object.

“You······.”

Her eyes narrowed.

What was this guy?

Was he holding back?

Human males in their prime should be overflowing with sexual desire.

No matter the situation, it was normal to be overwhelmed with lust at the sight of her perfect body.

How could he look at her with such indifferent eyes?

She started to feel irritated.

‘Well done, mortal.’

Cheong-ryeong, who was watching, was inwardly pleased.

She had worried that Mok Gyeong-un might succumb to the temptation of the stunningly beautiful golden Nine-Tailed Fox, but his emotionless face made her feel unexpectedly good.

“Your patience is impressive.”

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox pouted her lips and then flicked her tongue, gently caressing Mok Gyeong-un’s cheek.

-Suuk!

“It seems you’re holding back, but let’s see how long that lasts.”

“······.”

Her hand slowly moved toward Mok Gyeong-un’s tattered clothing, which had been shredded by her spiritual energy.

She grabbed his top and tore it off.

-Jiik!

Mok Gyeong-un’s top ripped away, revealing his bloodied but well-developed upper body.

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox licked her upper lip at the sight.

“For a young guy, you have quite a nice body.”

His face was quite handsome too—no, extremely handsome.

Among human males, faces like his were extremely rare, even over thousands of years.

‘Heh.’

There is a saying that adding gold dust to something already precious is a bonus.

It is better when the target is worth seducing and corrupting.

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox, having stripped Mok Gyeong-un of his top, now moved her hand toward his lower garment.

-Squeak!

Mok Gyeong-un tried to use his demonic energy to free himself from her tail.

But the spiritual power of the golden Nine-Tailed Fox, a being close to a divine beast, was as vast as the open sea and didn’t budge.

As Mok Gyeong-un struggled, the golden Nine-Tailed Fox spoke to him in a scolding tone.

“Stay still. This older sister will take care of everything.”

With that, her hand reached Mok Gyeong-un’s waistband.

Just as she was about to grab it, Cheong-ryeong shouted urgently.

-Stop it!

Cheong-ryeong raised thorns made of blood to protect Mok Gyeong-un and aimed them at the golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s tail.

-Slash!

However, the blood thorns didn’t harm the golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s tail at all.

Instead, they melted away, scattering drops of blood.

“You’re quite annoying. I’ll kill you first······.”

-Swish!

At that moment, the golden Nine-Tailed Fox looked at Mok Gyeong-un.

Though his face was still emotionless, there was a faint sense of killing intent.

Though it was faint, she could sense it.

‘Look at this.’

When he showed intent to kill the ghost, he revealed faint emotions for the first time.

She found this intriguing.

She had thought he was almost emotionless, but he was reacting to a mere ghost.

What kind of relationship did these two have?

-Uuuung!

Lesser beings wouldn’t see it, but the golden Nine-Tailed Fox could.

The string of fate connecting them.

It indicated they were bound by an ancient master-servant contract, the servant spirit.

But why did they seem to share a bond?

-Ssiiik!

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s lips curled into a sly smile.

She had corrupted countless humans over thousands of years, knowing better than anyone how to exploit their emotional vulnerabilities.

So,

-Pat!

-Damn it!

With a wave of her hand, she created a barrier of spiritual energy, instantly trapping Cheong-ryeong inside.

Cheong-ryeong tried to break through with her spiritual power, but,

-Slash!

-Urgh!

The moment her spiritual energy touched the barrier, it repelled her.

The burning pain made her ghostly hands turn black as if they were being eroded by the spiritual energy.

It looked as though her hands were being corroded.

“Hey, spirit. If you don’t want to be extinguished, you’d better stay still. If you keep this up······”

-Eudeuk!

Before she could finish her warning, Cheong-ryeong, gritting her teeth, threw herself at the barrier once more.

She sharpened all her energy, turning herself into a sword to break the barrier.

-Thud! Slash!

Even in her ghostly form, she was a swordsman.

She had gained many insights alongside Mok Gyeong-un.

Her determination as a swordsman transcended even her spiritual power at that moment.

-Swish!

‘!?’

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s eyebrow twitched.

Even a high-level spirit was causing cracks in the barrier she had created with her spiritual power.

This spirit······. Was she willing to sacrifice herself?

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s lips twitched.

‘I can’t let that happen.’

If this ghost was extinguished, this interesting human’s emotions would stagnate.

She couldn’t let that happen.

-Slash!

-Aaaaaaah!

Inside the barrier, it was like a thunderstorm, with blue lightning striking Cheong-ryeong.

The lightning inflicted severe pain on her ghostly form, making her scream in agony.

At that moment,

-Kwaaaak!

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s tail tightened around Mok Gyeong-un.

Her eyes glimmered.

The fierce dark energy inside him had suddenly grown stronger.

She could be sure of it now.

‘······He is not emotionless.’

He had emotions.

They just weren’t easily displayed.

If he were truly emotionless, it would be different, but since he had emotions, even if deeply buried, the situation changed.

-Pak!

One of her tails slapped Mok Gyeong-un’s cheek.

It seemed like a simple slap, but it carried tremendous spiritual energy, shaking his brain.

The dizziness made Mok Gyeong-un’s head wobble.

-Lick!

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox licked his cheek and said,

“You’d better stay still. Otherwise, I’ll really extinguish that spirit of yours.”

She gestured toward the barrier where Cheong-ryeong lay on the ground, her spiritual form severely damaged.

Her ghostly form was so transparent it was clear she was in a dire state.

She lay there, trying to maintain her spirit form.

“······Are you threatening me?”

“Think I’m joking? Try me.”

“Such threats don’t really······.”

“What?”

Mok Gyeong-un momentarily closed his mouth at her words.

Normally, he would have told her to do as she pleased, indifferent to whether she extinguished the ghost or not.

But a strange feeling arose.

He didn’t want to see Cheong-ryeong extinguished.

‘······What is this?’

Had he any feelings left besides vengeance and malice?

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand why he felt this way since he considered compassion and sympathy irrational.

But logically, why did he dislike the idea of Cheong-ryeong dying?

He couldn’t understand.

At that moment,

“Since you seem to have grasped the situation, let’s continue, shall we?”

-Chwak!

Before he could react, the golden Nine-Tailed Fox tore off Mok Gyeong-un’s pants.

With his pants shredded, Mok Gyeong-un was now completely naked.

“Hohohoho.”

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox laughed heartily and slowly lowered her head, savoring the situation.

There was no place more honest than that part of a male’s body.

Even in the face of death, it couldn’t be controlled by reason, driven by the instinct to procreate.

Let’s see how it reacts to such a perfect female body up close…

‘······.’

The golden Nine-Tailed Fox’s expression suddenly turned cold.

She had expected at least some reaction, but her assumption was completely wrong.

As she stared intently at Mok Gyeong-un’s unchanged state, for the first time in thousands of years, her pride was about to take a hit.

‘So that’s how it is?’

Fueled by stubbornness, the golden Nine-Tailed Fox slowly approached Mok Gyeong-un, aligning her body with his.

-Mungle!

Her full breasts pressed against his well-defined muscles.

-Pak!

Wrapping one slender leg around his waist, she leaned in close, her breath hot against his ear as she whispered seductively,

“Haa. I’ll turn you into a beast.”