I'm not just human!

Xia Fa was trying to figure out how to escape, but he couldn't come up with a solution, especially since he was facing the killer bee queen.

She was so strong that Xia Fa felt she could shatter this underground world with a single, casual strike.

Or, to be precise, her status is probably even higher than this underground world itself!

But now, things seem to have taken a turn for the better.

Seeing the killer bee scout gesturing at the killer bee queen, pointing to the horizon and then to the army, looking flustered and even sweating, Xia Fa seemed to have guessed something.

"Could it be... that this army of killer bees has encountered an enemy? Do we need to rush over to provide support?"

Upon hearing this conjecture, Xia Fa felt as if he had found a glimmer of hope, and he could only hope that it was true.

But he didn't notice that behind the glowing mushroom tree, a slender and tall figure quietly peeked out, looking at his back with a deeply moved expression, seemingly extremely touched.

At this moment, in the eyes of this doll-like girl, it was this man who shielded her from the army of Holy Poison Bees led by the Poisonous Patriarch Veronica.

He stood between her and the vast army!

More importantly, he was just a human being, not even a superhuman!

Suddenly, after hearing the report, Veronica bit her lip, and an expression of extreme anxiety appeared on her unrealistically beautiful face.

Without pausing for a moment, she led an army of tens of thousands of face-shaped killer bees and flew directly into the sky!

In just a moment, the army of yellow and black killer bees rose into the extremely high and distant sky. With a ripple in space, they disappeared and left this underground world.

At the same time, the sour smell in the air immediately faded.

Seeing this, Xia Fa breathed a sigh of relief, almost collapsing from exhaustion, sweat pouring down his face.

There was no way around it; the killer bee queen was just too intimidating to him.

If he could barely manage to deal with those two giant beasts, then facing the killer bee queen just now really made him feel that no amount of strategy would work.

What's more, this killer bee queen is leading an army of tens of thousands of killer bees!

Fortunately, they seemed to have encountered something and broke through the barrier to escape.

Thinking about the series of experiences he had had since falling into the cave, Xia Fa couldn't help but feel emotional.

I have to say, I'm really lucky to have managed to escape every time!

Especially this time!

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound behind him. Xia Fa was a little puzzled and slowly turned around.

Just then, under the glowing mushroom tree, a slender and tall figure nervously clutched the dirty hem of her clothes, head bowed, and walked out.

Doll Girl!

At this moment, the doll girl did not run away from him as before. Instead, she walked towards him timidly with her head down, but with determination, her delicate, snow-white bare legs.

Xia Fa felt a sudden urge, but before he could do anything, the doll girl had already walked up to him.

She slowly raised her head, inch by inch.

For a moment, Xia Fa was slightly dazed.

He had only seen the back of the doll girl before; this was the first time he had seen her eyes.

He had never seen such eyes before, so clean and clear, like the wind gently brushing across the broken ice in a lake, where all was quiet and only beauty remained.

The doll-like girl looked at him, her big eyes filled with a hint of stubbornness, yet also sparkling with a strange hope.

Xia Fa was a little stunned, mainly because he really didn't know what the doll girl wanted to do by walking up to him on her own initiative.

Want some food?

But dolls don't seem to need to eat, right?

Or... do you want me to protect her?

After thinking about it, perhaps it was because the doll girl was too cute, he reached out as if possessed to touch the doll girl's head.

Awoo!

Suddenly, the doll-like girl revealed a pair of small tiger teeth and bit his arm.

Xia Fa was initially startled, but immediately noticed something strange.

The doll girl was biting his right arm, but surprisingly... it didn't hurt at all!

A strange scene unfolded: drops of bright red blood floated out from the wound on his arm, quickly condensing into shimmering runes in the air.

These secret texts were arranged in rows and columns, like a contract.

Immediately, the contract trembled.

For some inexplicable reason, Xia Fa felt his soul tremble as well.

At the same time, he also noticed that the doll girl biting his hand trembled.

The contract shrank to the size of a fingernail, flew toward the doll girl, and completely disappeared into her brow.

Shafa felt a mysterious connection being established between him and the doll girl, and he even instinctively knew the doll girl's name: Beneath.

"Is this... a recognition of a master?"

Combining the information he had heard at the church that morning, he suddenly understood what had happened.

The doll girl clan will never be forced to acknowledge a master under duress; they will always choose the person they approve of.

So... I've... gained a doll girl who willingly recognized me as her master?

Although I don't know why I got Benny's approval, there's no doubt that this is a great thing!

Xia Fa even felt that all the dangers he had experienced on his trip to the cave were worth it!

This is a doll girl! A doll girl who can cook, do housework, and even brew wine!

In the entire Kingdom of Augu, only Princess Victoria of the royal family kept a doll girl!

A doll girl who will never betray her contractor!

And now, he has it too!

But then, something unexpected happened to Xia Fa.

The doll girl released her mouth, but before she could say anything, her eyes suddenly rolled back, and her slender, willow-like body collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Xia Fa's pupils suddenly contracted.

What... happened?

Chapter 7 You actually have a doll girl?

Seeing the doll-like girl lying on the ground with her eyes closed and her eyelashes still trembling slightly, Xia Fa didn't hesitate and squatted down to begin treatment.

Even if he doesn't know medicine, pinching the philtrum might be useful. The word "Puppet" still has the character for "person" in it, so it's likely that the person has a philtrum.

Suddenly, Benedict let out a soft "ooh," her body trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.

She watched as Xia Fa's hand reached out towards her delicate cheek, but she obediently remained still, showing no intention of dodging.

Xia Fa stopped what he was doing, and the anxiety in his expression dissipated considerably, but he still said with considerable worry:

What happened to you just now?

Benedict's gaze was blank:

"I... I don't know either."

To be honest, at this moment, she was far more confused than Xia Fa.

Although the doll girls of the Endless Realm have rarely recognized a master in the last hundred years, Benedict was taught by her older sisters about the precautions for recognizing a master from a young age, and also heard about the experiences of some of her older sisters who had already recognized a master.

But no other doll girl fainted immediately after recognizing her master, just like her.

Even now, when she thinks back, she can't remember exactly what happened in those few short seconds between the completion of the recognition and her fainting.

It was as if those few seconds of memory had become a blank.

Perhaps due to her cheerful nature, seeing that she really couldn't understand what had happened, she simply stopped thinking about it.

Beneath raised her head, her big eyes blinking as she looked at Shafa. She then struggled to prop herself up with her small hands and stood up. She then said earnestly:

"Xia Fa, your name is Xia Fa, right? From today onwards, we're comrades!"

Xia Fa had already guessed that Barnes probably knew his name the moment he learned it because of the completion of the contract, so he wasn't surprised at the moment and smiled:

"Then I'll have to take good care of you from now on."

The doll girl looked very serious.

"Yes, yes! If we encounter any danger, I will definitely do my best to protect you. Don't worry, after all, I'm older than you."

Xia Fa found it both laughable and absurd:

How old are you?

Benedict replied without hesitation:

"You just turned eighteen, what's wrong?"

Xia Fa said decisively:

"I'm already twenty-three, I'm older than you."

The doll-like girl stared blankly:

"Oh... okay..."

Xia Fa chuckled at the sight. Although Benedict was now a supernatural being and he was just an ordinary person, it was indeed Benedict who protected him. In fact, not long ago, Benedict had even saved him once.

But once he becomes a superhuman, who knows who will protect whom!

"By the way, do you know how to get out?"

Suddenly realizing this, Xia Fa asked the question directly.

The doll-like girl's blank expression vanished, and she put her hands on her hips, confidently saying:

"Of course I know!"

She waved her thin little arm at Xia Fa and immediately started jogging in the southeast direction.