The white tiger stood frozen on the icy lake, its fangs bared, but its paws refused to move forward.
It kept growling, but every time its gaze accidentally swept toward the unconscious Rylan behind Lisa, its tail stiffened.
It wasn't bravery.
It was fear.
Lisa blinked in surprise.
"Why isn't this big white furball charging at me?"
> [System]: Host, even injured, Rylan's killing intent is leaking. Peak earth-grade beasts tremble under it.
Lisa: So… I'm not the scary one here?
[System]: Correct. You are currently ranked below a decorative cabbage.
Lisa's eyebrow twitched.
The tiger growled again, lower this time, as if trying to defend its pride.
"Hey hey," Lisa laughed, "don't pretend. I know you're scared of my man—"
She stopped.
Her own words hit her.
Her face turned red instantly.
Rylan, leaning half-conscious against the tree, gave a confused blink.
"Lisa… did you just call me—"
"NO I DIDN'T! THE SYSTEM IS LYING!"
> [System]: I literally didn't even speak yet.
Lisa: SHUT UP!
Lisa's New Plan of Terror
The valley was filled with ice, fog, broken pig parts and her own slightly melted jacket.
The wolves hidden around the lake paced anxiously. They didn't dare rush Rylan again—not after seeing him summon earth shield and block six wolves in one blow.
Lisa clicked her tongue.
"They're scared of him… but not me. How rude."
Rylan weakly lifted his head.
"Lisa… please don't do something insane…"
Lisa already had four suspicious-looking packets in her hands.
Rylan sighed.
"I should've known."
She turned, giving him her softest, biggest eyes.
"Rylan… can you throw these to the places I tell you?"
He blinked.
"For what?"
Lisa smiled like a demon wearing angel skin.
"For… strategy."
Rylan hesitated only five seconds.
"…Fine."
The system smirked.
> [System]: Host, he's whipped.
Lisa: Don't make me beat you
Rylan threw the first packet, and Lisa momentarily forgot the world as she watched his form—shoulders straight, hair falling perfectly, eyes sharp even while tired.
> [System]: Host your hormones are exploding.
Lisa: SYSTEM. SILENCE.
Wolves Refuse the Bait
Rylan threw all the packets to the scattered locations.
But the wolves didn't come.
Rylan frowned.
"They're avoiding it."
Lisa's smile stretched slowly… unnervingly.
"Oh, it's fine. They'll come."
Rylan stared at her, pale.
Lisa stared back, glowing with "I'm about to commit war crimes" energy.
The system quietly drifted 2 feet away for its own safety.
> [System]: Host's smile ranked as 'Psychological Terror Lv. 3'.
Lisa: I'm honored.
Lisa pulled out a huge chunk of frozen pig meat—the same pig that got ice-beamed into a sculpture.
She tossed it.
Nothing.
Not a single wolf came.
Even the tiger gave a pitying roar.
The system coughed politely.
> [System]: Host… this looks pathetic.
Lisa: SHUT UP. PHASE TWO.
She summoned a small flame of Corrosive Fire and tapped it onto the meat.
The effect was immediate.
PFFFFFFTTTTTTTTT—
A horrifying, vomit-triggering, eye-burning, soul-destroying stench burst across the entire lake like a toxic mushroom cloud.
Rylan gagged.
He actually staggered.
"Li—Lisa… I think my soul is leaving my body…"
The tiger stumbled backward and sneezed violently.
The wolves cried.
The trees wilted.
Even the ice cracked.
> [System]: HOST, WHAT CHEMICAL DID YOU MIX!?
Lisa: Just some modern world knowledge~
[System]: DELETE THAT KNOWLEDGE!!!
Lisa stood in the middle, smiling.
Rylan and the system looked at her like she was the final villain.
---
Operation: THE SWEET SMELL OF DEATH
She activated the second packet.
A delicious fragrance exploded outward—sweet, warm, addictive.
The wolves instantly froze.
Then their eyes turned red.
Rylan inhaled once and almost walked toward it.
Lisa grabbed his collar.
"STOP. YOU TOO."
He blinked.
"I… almost moved."
> **[System]: Even I want to go…
Lisa: Don't.
System: Why?
Lisa: Because I put something way worse inside."
The wolves, unable to resist the smell, bolted toward the packets.
Hundreds of them.
Lisa's eyes gleamed with pure wicked delight.
"Hehe… kids need to learn not to touch strange things."
She pressed the detonator.
BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!
BOOM!!!!
BOOOM!!
BOOOOOOM!!!!
The valley shook.
Snow exploded upwards like geysers.
The tiger fell straight onto its butt.
Ice pillars shattered.
Half the mountain cracked.
Rylan stared at Lisa like she had murdered his common sense.
"Lisa… WHAT WAS INSIDE!?"
Lisa pushed her hair back elegantly.
"Just… ten crates worth of RDX."
> [System]: Host please stop smiling. You're traumatizing reality.
Lisa: Too late.
A long chain of system notifications began ringing.
> [System]: Host killed 356 Frost Wolves.
356,000 points gained.
Host may now unlock beast gene.
Host now eligible for Spirit Rank breakthrough.
Lisa placed her hands on her hips proudly.
The tiger whimpered.
Rylan whispered to the heavens, "I think she's more dangerous than the Ape King…"
Lisa Evolves—Spirit Rank Awakening
Light rose beneath Lisa, curling around her legs like golden mist.
The air shook.
The ground trembled.
Her breath deepened.
Something inside her body unlocked like ancient chains breaking.
Her blood boiled.
Her bones cracked and reshaped.
Her muscles tightened and strengthened.
Spirit energy swirled around her like a galaxy.
Rylan watched in awe, eyes widening.
"Lisa… you're glowing…"
Lisa's eyes opened—golden, sharp, confident.
> [System]: Host has evolved to MID-SPIRIT RANK HUMAN WARRIOR.
Physical strength ↑
Reflexes ↑
Spirit pressure ↑↑
Kill potential ↑↑↑
Host remains fully human.
Lisa stretched her fingers.
Her aura exploded outward.
The ice around her split with a single pulse.
The tiger, already injured from the explosions, trembled so hard its whiskers shook.
Lisa slowly turned her head toward it.
Her smile was no longer cute.
It was the smile of a demoness who had just gained a new power level and wanted to test it on the nearest victim.
She approached one step.
The tiger slid back three steps.
Rylan groaned weakly, "Lisa… please don't destroy the entire species…"
Lisa cracked her knuckles and grinned.
"No promises."
And the chapter ends—
Lisa, newly evolved, spirit pressure crushing the ice lake, staring at the terrified white tiger like a queen deciding how to punish a naughty house pet.