“What’s the situation?”
“Light flares are going off continuously. It seems like the external mercenary units are isolated inside.”
“Is it possible to approach?”
“The internal passage is blocked… They seem intelligent. Even if we approach, it will take more time to open the passage.”
They were coming intelligently.
“Goblins, who used to live in groups, seem to have changed their collective minds.”
A goblin whose throat was wet screamed into the air.
Swish!
Sharlov tricked such a goblin’s throat and sheathed the sword.
“Additional support inside might be needed, so it’s a priority to organize the area.”
One of the royal guards whispered.
“Y-Your Majesty, the goblins in the area are gathering towards us.”
The footsteps approached from a distance.
They pounded the ground with short steps.
“Do not leave the formation! If the terrain has changed now, it’s difficult to gather separately outside!”
The old woman knew it too. Her son was dead.
‘The dead child lost his leg. Did he die, torn apart by the monster?’
“Climb up that mountain and perform the ritual. Your deceased child will leave this world that way.”
A certain man had come to the old woman.
Her warrior son had lost his way.
The old woman, blind, couldn’t see who the man was.
However, she knew he was very close to death.
“My child left this land righteously with the mercenary group. Do not casually defame his death!”
After that,
“It hurts, mother.”
“My body is torn. I can’t walk with my legs.”
Her son who died on the extermination front.
He continued to appear before her eyes.
“I am blind and cannot see you.”
Indeed, it was correct that I couldn’t see you.
Why should you be visible to my eyes?
“Child, child, where does it hurt?”
The dead son crawled before her with a torn body.
I could not fully capture your figure with my eyes, only groping your contours with my hands.
The final farewell was not properly met due to the desecration of your corpse.
“Why, of all things, did you come to me in that state?”
The old woman wailed, struggling with her tears.
It was appropriate to say that she was bewitched.
Even though she knew you were dead and gone.
When a shadow resembling you is seen, it follows behind you.
That illusion scattered.
The lingering image of the child that obscured the front like dust vanished.
Blind, I can’t see anything now.
Just vaguely feeling the contours.
It was red.
Everything had turned red.
“Now is the time to come back to reality.”
There, a woman was standing.
“The child is not here.”
The old woman swallowed her tears behind her throat.
“Where is my child?”
“He is not here. If someone has disturbed your peace with malicious words, gather your heart firmly and come out. If someone says to follow the dead son to death, what child would accept that?”
Noise slowly spread in the old woman’s world.
“…”
Screams were heard here and there.
There, Sharlov stood.
Goblins continued to pour out.
Even after killing and killing, it never ended.
“Help, please save us…!”
The mercenaries closed their eyes tightly.
They were dying.
Now they were really dying.
They couldn’t endure it anymore.
Swoosh!
The neck was pierced. Wasn’t the breath, the breath cut off?
“Are you okay?”
Benjamin grabbed the neck of the mercenary who almost died and stood him up.
The party covered in robes joined.
The mercenaries only relaxed their legs after a near-death experience. They almost died. The ominous aura of death had reached their throats.
“Thank you!”
“Injured, step back to the rear.”
Benjamin let out a shallow sigh.
The Dungkan Mercenary Unit and the royal guards joined forces to establish the extermination system.
“I apologize. The extermination front collapsed once.”
“It’s okay. We have recovered from below and gained the upper hand on the front.”
The mercenary unit salvaged the area and dealt with the injured.
Benjamin put down the hilt and wiped his cheek.
“The body feels sluggish.”
“It’s damp and humid.”
Benjamin messed up his sweat-drenched hair. The body was sticky with damp humidity.
“It keeps pouring out.”
The goblin corpses piled up on the ground.
“Even seasoned mercenaries find it difficult to maintain such a calm expression when seeing demon corpses. It’s strange.”
“Is it the Queen?”
“She’s with the old woman.”
Sharlov stood beside the old woman.
There were no words.
“Better than intermediate mercenaries.”
“Don’t bring up such stories recklessly.”
“I’ll keep it secret.”
“Has the old woman completed the identity verification?”
Pedelin whispered as he looked at the crouching old woman on the ground.
“For now, the deceased mercenary’s grandmother matches. There are those who saw the old woman at the funeral.”
Pedelin also heard that story.
“Is it true that she’s blind?”
That was a fundamental question. The extermination front where the monster’s nest was, and that too, in the past, it was the nest of the Basilisk located on the high coastal cliffs. The monster’s nest collapsed, and the terrain changed partially. Who would climb up such a place?
“The western area has been organized.”
“The eastern part has been cleared.”
“It seems that the goblins in the area have been dealt with.”
Green blood pooled on the ground. Rotten branches were broken, and the bodies of the creatures were trampled underfoot.
The mercenaries walking on that path raised their blades high and slashed the enemies’ throats.
There was no hesitation in those swords.
They cut throats. They opened paths. They opened the way to protect their lord. There was no other purpose.
The blade passed through the corridor, and green blood pooled on the ground. Green monsters died and formed graves.
The last goblin’s neck was broken.
Benjamin sheathed his sword. The graves of those creatures were piled nearby.
The green blood shed by the goblins formed streams, and the goblin corpses rolled on the ground.
“No fear.”
Sharlov breathed shallowly.
“Where are we?”
The old woman asked.
“This is the extermination front.”
“…”
“I’ll ask. Why did you come here?”
“I was going to hold a memorial service for my dead child, but it’s pointless now.”
Deceased mercenaries and their families on the extermination front.
“Enough. You can rest now.”
Sharlov touched the old woman’s forehead.
“I’m okay.”
After a short nap.
If she wakes up later, everything will be over.
“Rest a little more.”
“If I fall asleep, I won’t see the child…”
“You’ll see the child remaining in your subconscious, so it’s okay.”
Sharlov closed the old woman’s eyes.
“Sharl.”
She silently raised her head.
“Any injuries.”
“None. Except for a bit of dirt splattering.”
Benjamin licked his lips.
“Keep your sword drawn. It’s not over yet.”
It’s not over yet.
Soon, the dead would step on the ground.
Male lead Asks for a Divorce Every Day
It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
——
Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
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The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
——
But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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