Stunningly beautiful yet wicked, she begins by conquering eight beast husbands.

Chapter 225 Sneak Attack
The night passed.

Scarlett went to the Palace of Jarsel to find Sofia.

This place seems to be back in Nordri Square of the Oran Rosa Empire, but it is actually still in the illusion of the resource competition. She cannot see her mother, and the only way is to end the competition.

Sofia was still resting, and Scarlett was received by Dota, formerly known as Gera.

He glanced at Scarlett, smiled slightly, and led her into the drawing room to wait.

They waited for four hours.

The tea was refilled three times, and the tea snacks were changed three times.

Sofia showed no intention of making a public appearance.

Scarlett was preoccupied and didn't have much patience to begin with. Seeing that the other person hadn't come out yet, her anger grew stronger. She stood up and asked coldly, "Is Sophia still resting?"

“Sophia hasn’t been feeling well lately and spends most of her time sleeping. She’s impossible to wake up, so please bear with her, Your Highness,” Dota replied with a smile.

Scarlett paused for a moment, then remembered another rule of the competition and said directly, "If she is unwell and unable to participate in the competition, she can simply concede."

Sofia is the reigning champion of this round, so her conceding defeat won't have any impact.

Dota looked up and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, even if Sofia is not feeling well, she will not miss the match. She just needs some time to rest."

Dota's eyes were still bright, but they were sharper than before. He stared at Scarlett's face and said with a half-smile, "Besides, the judge said that there were three days to prepare. Only one day has passed. Why is Your Highness in such a hurry?"

Scarlett narrowed her eyes, understanding the barbed words, her pale golden pupils gleaming as she asked bluntly, "Is this your idea or Sophia's?"

"Does it matter?" Dota asked instead of answering.

Scarlett raised an eyebrow and gave a cold smile. "Indeed, it's not important."

After finishing her tea, she got up and left. Halfway there, she suddenly swung her arm, unleashing a burst of colorless spiritual energy that split the sofa in the living room in two.

Dota stood in the center of the reception room, and his mental energy naturally affected him as well.

He remained motionless, but his heart was pounding wildly out of control.

Shortly after, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The internal organs were shaken by the pressure brought by the SS-level mental power, causing internal injuries.

He clutched his chest, watching Scarlett's retreating figure.

Scarlett said without turning her head, "Take good care of your injuries. There's something even tougher waiting for you in two days."

Scarlett left.

Sophia came out, looked at the mess on the ground, her face calm as still water, and said only: "She is still so impulsive. If she finds out about that news, I'm afraid her hard-won mental strength will collapse immediately."

Dota wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Scarlett is indeed not suited to be a princess, nor is she suited to be a monarch."

Hear the words.

Sofia smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes; she looked quite indifferent.

Two days later.

The final match of the resource competition has officially begun.

Scarlett and Sophia stood on the high platform in Nordry Square with their respective beastmen.

They held in their hands the badges that represented them.

Step into the portal.

……

……

Lancaster Star.

Lost in the heart of the continent.

Scarlett woke up on a swampy plate, and the moment she regained consciousness, her body sank into the slippery mud.

The scene was exactly the same as when she first entered the Lost Continent.

However, all around was an endless swamp, devoid of any flowers, grass, or trees. The swirling mud was relentlessly swallowing the outsiders, giving them no chance to escape.

With a thought, Scarlett unfurled her pale blue wings on her back, and with a powerful flap, she shot off like an arrow, swiftly escaping the swamp.

With no place to land nearby, she could only fly in mid-air to search for other people.

This time.

The ring offered no indication of anything.

It's entirely up to you to find it.

Scarlett wanted to fly higher and see further, but when she reached a certain height, countless dry branches appeared out of nowhere in the azure sky, forming a giant net that pressed down on her body, preventing her from flying higher.

Even using her mental power, she couldn't break through.

Scarlett remained calm and continued flying at the same altitude as before, while also sending out her mental energy to explore the nearby living creatures.

About ten minutes later, his mental energy returned, and he flew southeast with Scarlett.

This flight actually crossed the swamp and arrived at the poisonous barrier.

A pale purple poisonous haze permeated the deserted town.

Countless poisonous corpses rose up from the poisonous barrier.

With its head tilted, back hunched, and long tail trailing behind it, it walked in one direction.

Scarlett's mental energy had a purifying function, so the poison barrier had no effect on her. Seeing that the direction of her mental energy was the same as the direction the poisonous corpse was heading, she hid inside the poison barrier and followed behind the corpse. The poisonous corpse's target was a small white villa.

She flew to the second-floor balcony and saw the people inside through the transparent window.

It's Riley.

Riley saw her too.

His dark green eyes flashed with light, his handsome features carried a faint smile, his skin was somewhat pale, and there were a few streaks of blood at the corner of his mouth.

Scarlett's gaze faltered for a moment, then she looked closer and realized there were other people in the room.

A menacing scorpion, its raised tail shooting a venomous stinger at Riley.

Riley was agile and dodged repeatedly, escaping injury but also unable to retaliate.

Under relentless pressure, he coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Scarlett's expression hardened. She no longer cared that the poisonous fog outside was too thick to open the window. She smashed the window with a single blow and leaped into the room.

The pale blue wings, imbued with spiritual power, were forcefully swung towards the scorpion.

The whirlwind swept towards the scorpion.

The scorpion was only S-rank, and it was powerless against the SS-rank mental power. It was swept into a corner and slammed down, spitting out two mouthfuls of black blood.

He glanced at Scarlett's wings, his expression turned to horror, and he scrambled out the window, leaving at breakneck speed.

"Your Highness, don't worry about me."

Riley knew that Scarlett was more than capable of dealing with Scorpions. Since no one had shown themselves, catching one was a golden opportunity.

Scarlett looked at the injured Riley, and without acting rashly, touched Riley's wrist with her fingertips. "Riley, take good care of yourself. I'll be right back."

He turned and chased after the scorpion.

A transparent spiritual aura encircled Riley's wrist.

This is a defensive aura left to him by the female master, which can help him stabilize his mental strength and prevent external poison barriers from invading for a certain period of time.

They can also quickly find each other when they are separated.

Riley looked at the bright circle of light, his smile growing wider.

Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

Several heavy footsteps came from downstairs, heading up the stairs and stopping in front of the tightly closed door.

……

……

The scorpion was named Locke; he was not Sophia's beast-fed husband, but her servant.

As the reigning champion, Sofia has the right to bring her servants into the resource competition.

Sophia specifically selected several males with beast-like forms and similar ranks to her beast husbands to form contracts with as servants, and then used a teleportation array created by her mental power to bring them in.

The aim is to create false information and confuse the public.

Locke had no badges on him.

As a scorpion, he was unaffected by the poison and moved through the town with ease. He seemed to be running away aimlessly, but in reality, he was leading Scarlett to another place.

Locke was small but fast, and Scarlett, flying through the air, could barely keep up with him.

She did not act rashly.

He kept his eyes fixed on Locke's figure.

While recalling all the information about Sofia the Beastman.

Sofia has a beastman husband who is a scorpion and a member of the naval fleet. Six months ago, they were attacked by the Zerg and his third leg on the left side was injured.

The Zerg's venom is corrosive, and the Orcs' mental strength is difficult to repair.

Therefore, the scorpion's injured leg was missing and fitted with a prosthesis, and the leg joint was slightly darker in color.

Scarlett looked at Locke's legs.

The color at the joint of the third leg on the left is indeed different.

Scarlett had no doubts and quickened her pace, sending out her mental energy just as Locke was about to disappear into the depths of the poisonous barrier.

at the same time.

A giant bird flew out of the sky.

A poisonous scorpion was perched on the giant bird's back.

The scorpion raised its tail and fired several venomous stingers, aiming for the back of Scarlett's neck.

……

……

"Oh!"

The door to the room was violently kicked open.

Riley stood by the window, black spiritual energy rising between his white brows as he warily looked at the newcomer.

(End of this chapter)