The story of the black silk female knight

Miss Meng seemed to suddenly understand something. She looked at Valencia, who was standing motionless, and the dorsal fin of the earth shark that was constantly swimming on the ground.

That's right. Apart from biting the minotaur to death, this earth demon shark has never come out from underground, so it definitely can't see what's happening on the surface.

A mere Candlelight-level monster wouldn't have those special eyes that allow it to see the surface even from underground. The Earth Demon Shark must be sensing its prey in another way!

The difference between myself and the young lady... without a doubt, is in my footsteps!

The young lady never moved or made a sound, while I was fighting the minotaur at the beginning, and my footsteps were constantly making noise.

That's why the Earth Shark's initial attack target was the two of us... because in its perception, the only prey was the two of us!

The earth shark locates its prey by listening to the footsteps of creatures on the ground!

Miss Meng felt that she was probably right, but it would be best to try it out anyway.

After dodging the Earth Shark's dorsal fin attack once again, Miss Dream jumped up but didn't land. Instead, she grabbed a tree branch with one hand and hung in mid-air.

Sure enough, the lack of footsteps disrupted the rhythm of the Earth Shark's dorsal fin.

It hovered back and forth where Miss Dream jumped, but never locked onto a target to attack, nor did it give up the hunt and leave.

Guess it right!

Miss Meng was overjoyed. She grabbed the branch with her other hand, did a pull-up, and easily sat down on the branch.

Having managed to avoid the Earthshaker's dorsal fin attack, the next step is to figure out a way to lure it out from underground and kill it.

How do we do this?

Miss Meng quickly came up with the answer by thinking critically and applying what she learned to other situations.

Why did the Earth Shark only bite the Minotaur when it first leaped out of the ground, instead of Miss Dream who looked more delicious?

It was obvious that the minotaur was bleeding.

Whether it's tracking sound, vibration, or footsteps, the Earthshaker should only be able to pinpoint the approximate location of its prey on the ground.

Only the smell of blood can give the mud shark more accurate information about its prey, making it easier for it to strike and kill.

So how do you lure it out? It's quite simple.

Miss Meng slashed her arm hard with her longsword, creating a bleeding wound that quickly stained one of her sleeves red.

Hiss.

Miss Meng decisively tore off the sleeve, took off one of her leather boots, and stuffed the bloodstained sleeve into the boot.

She then licked her wounds to help them heal quickly, while crouching on a branch, ready to unleash a sudden stab at any moment.

Taking a deep breath and concentrating intently to ensure she could unleash a full-force attack at any moment, Miss Meng raised her boot and slammed it hard into the ground.

Snapped.

The sound of the boots hitting the ground did indeed make the mud shark's dorsal fin move faster, and the smell of blood coming from the boots successfully lured the big fish to the surface.

Ugh!

The great white shark that had previously bitten the minotaur to death and dragged him into the ground to eat has finally reappeared, biting at Miss Meng's boot with great speed and force.

But Miss Meng, who was well-prepared, was even faster. Her year of dedicated practice of the Hip Slant Sword Technique had given her an extremely refined mastery of the straight thrusting move.

By charging up her strength in advance and using the added force of gravity during her fall, Miss Meng instantly appeared like a white lightning bolt descending from the sky, piercing the Earth Demon Shark's head.

The Earth Shark struggled frantically in pain, and its large tail whipped Miss Dream away.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain... Before breaking through to the Shining Rank, the head of any creature is a fatal weakness.

The Earth Demon Shark, with its head pierced, was doomed. It could only struggle on the ground and couldn't even use its innate ability to return underground.

Miss Meng, who had been flung away, crashed into a tree and fell to the ground. She looked like she was in a lot of pain, but she just patted her bottom with teary eyes and stood up.

The defensive capabilities of the witch's underwear and her own super-fast regeneration make attacks that would cause fractures and internal injuries to ordinary people almost ineffective against Miss Dream.

With a year of adventurer experience, Miss Dream could tell that the Earth Demon Shark was already at its last gasp. There was no need to risk going forward to draw her sword; she could simply keep her distance and wait for it to die on its own.

But Valensa seemed impatient. Since the purpose of testing Miss Dream's combat power had been achieved, she decisively chose to make her move.

Snapped!

Miss Dream didn't even see Valensa's movements clearly. She only heard the sound of a boot kicking flesh, and the Earth Shark was lifted more than ten meters off the spot before crashing down heavily and becoming completely immobile.

"Okay, go on."

Valensa first pulled out Miss Dream's longsword and threw it to her, then took out her own sword and stared at the corpse of the Earth Demon Shark with gleaming eyes.

"Hehe... This earth demon shark is quite big. Its dorsal and caudal fins are substantial, and it has quite a few pectoral fins as well. It's enough for us to have a good meal, and we can also bring some back for Fairy Linglan."

Brush brush!

Several flashes of cold light appeared, and Valensa, licking her lips, sliced ​​off all the fins from the Earth Demon Shark.

There was nothing she could do. It wasn't that she was greedy, but the continent of Frenoia was very similar to the Western countries of her previous life, and there was no food culture that involved eating shark fin. She had hardly ever eaten it since she was a child.

It was only after arriving in Sergin Town that Valensa, having killed the Earthshaker in an encounter, was able to taste the delicious food from her previous life once again.

After that, she spent a lot of time grinding the Earthshaker hunt quest, killing almost all the larger Earthshakers near Sergintown, leaving only some juveniles.

It seems that the people of Sergin Town are still not good at dealing with the Earth Sharks and do not have the habit of eating shark fins. This is why adult Earth Sharks reappeared in the town during the year that Valensa went to study in the capital.

Chapter 244 Invisible Enemy

"Young Miss, what's wrong...?"

Seeing Valensa suddenly pull out a bunch of kitchen utensils, clearly intending to start a fire and cook, Miss Meng was very puzzled:

"It's still some time before noon, why are you eating so early?"

"It's time to cook... Don't be fooled by the fact that there are still more than two hours until noon; that's not much time at all for cooking."

As Valensa spoke, she soaked the fresh shark fin in water:

“Especially ingredients like shark fin take more time to prepare.”

"Oh~~"

Miss Meng nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite:

"So... are we going to eat before continuing the mission, Miss?"

"Well, let's eat first."

Valensa smiled, and then glanced meaningfully in a certain direction:

"Actually, we have already entered the target's activity area. Sometimes, it is more efficient to pretend to rest and lure the target out than to search blindly."

The food I make will be delicious, but don't get too engrossed in it later, okay, Xiaomeng? Otherwise, you might get bullied badly.

"Hey?"

Miss Meng wasn't stupid; she immediately understood Valensa's meaning and nervously gripped her sword, glancing around.

"Young Miss, do you mean... the target is nearby? What kind of monster is it?"

"Don't be so nervous~~"

Valencia remained relaxed as she prepared the ingredients and seasonings:

"Didn't I say before we came that the target of this mission isn't particularly strong, and even if we fail, there won't be any danger to our lives?"

"Put the sword down. It won't appear on its own if you keep guarding like this. Instead, look forward to the delicious food I'm making; it'll definitely taste like something you've never experienced before!"

"Oh... okay."

Miss Dream was still quite nervous, but she trusted Valensa more, so she put down her sword and sat obediently to the side, like a child waiting for her mother to call her to eat.

Valensa didn't say anything more and focused on cooking shark fin.

Her way of preparing shark fin is very different; even in her past life, very few people ate shark fin this way.

The normal way to eat shark fin is to make a seafood soup with abalone, scallops, etc., or to cook it with chicken and ham.

In short, what you're looking for is a fresh, fragrant, and rich flavor.

However, the southern part of the Kingdom of Fran is all sea, and under the protection of the sun goddess, it is extremely rich in resources, so many kinds of seafood are just common dishes.

The mainstream seafood cooking methods that emphasize freshness, aroma, and rich flavor are very common in France.

So Valensa is planning to use a special method she devised herself in her previous life.

Valencia's mother in her previous life was a vegetarian who did not eat meat because she believed in a certain religion.

But how can an elderly person get enough nutrition by only eating vegetarian food? Valensa always wanted to give her mother some good food to nourish her body, but her mother refused to eat meat no matter what.

Valensa tried many methods to achieve this, and ultimately succeeded.

She suddenly realized while eating shark fin that it actually tastes very similar to vermicelli.

So Valensa experimented on her own and made shark fin soup that looked exactly like hot and sour noodles. She took it to her mother, who, as expected, didn't notice anything amiss and ate it with great relish.

Valensa is currently making shark fin soup with this hot and sour flavor.

This is one of the few ways she can reminisce about her past life.

As the sun rose higher and higher in the sky, Valensa's spicy and sour shark fin soup was finally ready, its aroma wafting far through the jungle.

The roars of beasts echoed all around, and many monsters and beasts, drawn by the aroma, drooled and were eager to devour the delicious food Valensa had prepared.

However, their instincts as animals make them realize that if they rush out to snatch food, they will most likely become food themselves.

So they can only stay in place, swallowing their saliva and waiting for an opportunity.

"Come on, have a taste."

Finally, Valensa's hot and sour shark fin soup was ready. She first packed a portion into a food storage container to take back to Lily of the Valley, and then ladled a bowl for Miss Dream.

Miss Meng had been craving it for a long time. Despite being concerned about the monsters lurking around, she couldn't resist taking the bowl and eating it with a spoon.

"Boom!"

The tangy and spicy sensation sent a shiver down Ms. Meng's spine, and she almost burst into tears, as if she couldn't bear it.

But after she gradually got used to it, the unforgettable taste and flavor made her unable to stop, and she took another big bite with a spoon.

Soon, Miss Meng's mouth and taste buds were completely transformed into a sour and spicy flavor, and she enjoyed it more and more as she ate, even though she had to stick out her tongue and exhale heavily after every few bites to relieve the irritation.

"Don't rush, don't rush, eat slowly, there's still plenty to go."

Valencia herself ate slowly and gracefully.

Seeing that Miss Meng was enjoying her meal, she ladled out another bowl for her.

"Thank you, Miss! Your cooking is wonderful!"

Miss Meng quickly took the food and continued eating, not even minding that the shark fin soup accidentally spilled and dirtied the white silk.

However, this time she had only taken a few bites when a strange thing happened.

"Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?"

Amidst gasps of surprise, Miss Meng seemed to be grabbed by the feet by some unseen entity, hanging upside down in the air.

She hurriedly reached for her sword to fight back, but she was too slow and was caught and pulled away from her sword.

"Wh...what is that? Miss, help me!"

Miss Meng panicked at not being able to get the weapon. She struggled frantically in the air, calling out to Valensa for help.

"Don't panic."

Valencia, however, remained calmly eating her shark fin soup.

"Didn't I already say? This mission isn't very difficult, and even if we fail, there's no danger, so I won't come to your rescue... Just treat this as a test and figure it out yourself."

"Umm... Even if you say that, I still... Huh? What is it?"

Miss Meng was about to complain when she suddenly cried out.

Suddenly, a button fell off her shirt, and wrinkles appeared on her clothes, as if something unseen was crawling all over her body and trying to get inside her clothes.

On the milky white pantyhose of her lower body, there seemed to be the same thing. The shark fin soup that was originally splattered on the white stockings was in small spots, but now it seemed to have been smeared by something and turned into patches.

"Oh no! Oh ...

Miss Meng's face quickly turned bright red, and tears of shame welled up in her eyes:

"There...that's absolutely not allowed...oh no!"