"Without further ado."
"Please hurry and jump into my embrace?"
Eugene finished speaking, proudly puffing out his chest.
However, no one moved.
The three beauties looked at him like he was an idiot.
Big Brother, did you even hear what you just said?
Lefiya glared at the guy, pouting.
You've already done that to me, and now you're flirting with the other girls too!
Ah, wait!
You're a complete stranger, how can you have the audacity to say something like that?!
Predictably, no one moved.
"Ah..." Eugene sighed lightly.
Unlike the other girls he knew, these three had no rapport with him.
"It's a shame our feelings aren't mutual."
"We don't even know who you are!" Tione loudly retorted.
She had already decided to dedicate her heart and soul to the Captain (Finn); how could she casually cozy up to another man!
Heh heh... Eugene couldn't help but smile when he saw this girl.
You, a carnivorous Amazon, paired with a small person.
Pfft.
A whip that can't reach!
Tione was annoyed by Eugene's slightly teasing look. She stepped forward and grabbed his collar.
"Tell me quickly! Who are you! What do you intend to do by causing all this!"
"Hey, hey, don't get excited." Eugene didn't resist, smiling: "Everything is under my control."
???
The three girls were once again thrown off by this inexplicable confidence.
"You..." Tione couldn't help but let go of Eugene and held her forehead.
Does this person have absolutely no sense of the atmosphere?
"You think these man-eating flowers are difficult to deal with without weapons, right?"
"Don't worry, they are actually very weak in one aspect."
Hearing that there was a way to break the situation, everyone turned their expectant eyes toward him.
"These things are plants, after all. They're not fire-resistant, especially having extremely low resistance to magical flames."
He said, looking at Lefiya beside him.
"For example, Miss Viridis's Fire Javelin magic could clear the field in just one round."
"Then what are we waiting for! Let's start immediately!"
Finally hearing Eugene say something reliable, Tiona shouted excitedly, and Tione's opinion of him slightly improved.
As for Lefiya, hearing that she was the key to breaking the situation, her drooping expression suddenly brightened.
I can still be useful!
"Yes, however, you are currently not very useful."
Eugene's straight talk made Lefiya, who had just built up her mental fortitude, feel dizzy.
"These man-eating flowers are sensitive to magic power; they will prioritize attacking targets with high magic power."
"The moment you start chanting, you'll be a live target."
Didn't you just say I was the core of the plan?! Lefiya thought.
"You are a @#$&@#%..." Tione couldn't help but start swearing.
And Tiona also screamed in frustration:
"Can you please just say it all at once! We are surrounded by a swarm of monsters!"
"Whatever your plan is, hurry up and execute it!"
"I told you, everything is under my control."
Eugene sighed heavily again.
These three girls, constantly panicking and startling, were truly difficult to manage.
Up to this point, they had simply been led by his words and hadn't thought for themselves at all.
Tsk, truly a perfect example of high combat power but low common sense.
To prove his capability, he put all his effort into shouting a challenge at the gigantic flowers in front of them!
"Hey!!"
"We are right here!"
"If you want to fight, come quickly!"
Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh??
This mysterious action of actively provoking a fight made the three girls simultaneously sound like they had turned to stone.
They had finally found a moment to discuss tactics amidst the chaos, and you just openly exposed our position?
The three of them reached out almost at the same time, trying to stop Eugene's suicidal behavior.
But as the man-eating flowers in front of them parted widely, exposing a clear path, it was already too late.
"I've found you!"
Having summoned all the man-eating flowers in one go, Vito's confidence soared.
He was sure that with these "darlings," even the Amazon sisters would be devoured alive!
These carefully cultivated giant flowers could establish a tacit connection with their operator.
Using the tool given by the "White-Haired Ogre" Olivas, he could command these monsters as easily as his own limbs!
Just like when he initially used the roots to sneak attack Lefiya underground.
As everyone knows, manual control is always superior to automated control.
So, in this round, I am invincible!
"You're very confident. But yes, these things are quite difficult to deal with if you try to fight them one by one with your hands."
Eugene was appreciating the structure of the man-eating flower's skin up close, finding it hard to believe that these mass-produced monsters could achieve such a level of defense.
If used in a small-scale war, they would truly be a powerful siege weapon.
However, given their origin, it was best not to get involved with them.
"This is all at your invitation!" Vito looked down and laughed maniacally at Eugene: "I originally wanted to enjoy watching those little girls struggle a bit longer!"
"But you came here to disrupt everything!"
"Since you have the guts to stand up and play hero, prepare to be torn to shreds!"
Facing this murderous intent, Eugene calmly spread his hands: "How did I disrupt anything?"
"You said that if we lost, you'd detonate a bomb, and this would continue until all contestants were done."
"I'm just answering your call and stepping forward to challenge you."
"Stop your petty tricks!" Vito would no longer believe a single word Eugene said.
Using a primitive puppet trick to make him miss a wonderful spectacle.
All he wanted now was to tear Eugene to pieces!
"It looks like you don't want to play by the rules."
Eugene pursed his lips, slightly dissatisfied.
He chose to act at this critical moment precisely to harvest people's emotions.
The people adventurers can't save, I can save.
The predicament adventurers can't break, I can break.
He planned to take on all opponents alone, rescue a portion of the people first, and then settle everything with Vito depending on the situation.
But unfortunately, you can't expect a lunatic to follow your script.
Alright then, if you don't want to play, then no one gets to play.
Eugene's eyes returned to cold indifference.
The reduced value of this entire scheme made him very unhappy.
Magical energy began to float around his body, the hem of his trench coat lifted, and the air around him gradually began to fluctuate.
"Hey! What are you doing!"
"Didn't you say they would be attracted to magic power?! 327?"
"If you do that, you'll be a complete sitting duck!"
The three girls behind him were all terrified by Eugene's actions.
They completely failed to understand this person's behavior, even thinking he was insane.
First, he pointed out the man-eating flower's characteristics, then immediately negated Lefiya's usefulness.
One moment he said everything was under his control, the next he recklessly charged into a direct confrontation.
And now, amidst this crisis-ridden swarm of man-eating flowers, he was mobilizing a massive amount of magic power!
How was this different from lighting a bonfire in the dark and attracting every wild beast in the vicinity?
With pure magical power covering his body, Eugene glanced back, the warmth in his eyes completely gone.
Facing that gaze, the girls' faces became slick with sweat.
No, it's more than that.
It suddenly felt hot all around them.
Fire magic power was forming an invisible vortex with this man as the center!
Incredible; that was just the tiny overflow of his power!
"You wanted to know who I am, didn't you?"
Eugene turned back around, the area below his throat already beginning to glow with a scorching light.
"The Sword Princess should have mentioned me."
"Flame Breather, that's what people call me."
The eyes of the three girls widened simultaneously.
It's you!
The mysterious person who, with just a single breath of fire, cornered the Lv. 5 Sword Princess!
"I won't say any more unnecessary words."
"Come here."
His tone was calm, as if stating a simple fact.
"Otherwise, you will surely die."
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