"Damn it, wait!" Ethan exclaimed, raising his hands, but the girl didn't seem to hear him. She drew two daggers she carried strapped to her waist and advanced toward an unarmed and unclothed Ethan.
A bluish aura emerged from the girl's legs and flowed toward the ground, which broke beneath her feet as her body was launched forward in an explosion of speed, closing the distance between her and Ethan in less than a second.
"Shit!" Ethan screamed internally as he threw his body to the side, barely able to dodge the girl's attack. Although he escaped the attack, one of the blades still grazed his cheek, drawing a thin line of blood.
At that moment, Ethan's beautiful purple eyes took on a subtle glow and he clenched his teeth.
What arose in his chest was not anger, but contempt, as if the blood running through his veins could not accept the fact that they were being taken by an "inferior."
[Corruption system initiated...]
[Skill: The dragon's lust was automatically activated, affecting all females within a 10-meter radius.
"You asked for it!" Ethan growled, and completely ignoring the translucent text screen that appeared in his vision, he sent a palm strike toward the girl's back.
Ethan expected a painful grunt when his hand finally hit her, but what he heard was a dry smack as his palm embraced a soft, fleshy mound.
The flesh trembled from the slap, which, despite not using mana, was still powerful enough to hurt an ordinary human, waves spreading across the soft skin beneath her robes.
"Aah! Mmm~~..." A painful cry followed by a sensual moan escaped the girl's lips as Ethan's hand sank into her ass, enjoying every inch of the softness and smoothness of that juicy mass of flesh.
"You perverted bastard!" It took her a full second to regain her composure and move away as fast as she could, stopping only after reaching more than 10 meters away from Ethan, who had a look of ecstasy on his face.
[You have committed minor questionable acts, +10 corruption store points, check your status.]
[Valeria was afflicted with +5% lust.]
Ethan's gaze floated from Valeria's figure to the two new text boxes that appeared in front of him, trying to understand what had happened.
"So this is the system Seraphar was talking about?" Ethan muttered, understanding the warnings he had received from the primordial and the reason why the other primordials had decided to get rid of him.
Taking his eyes off the system messages that soon disappeared, Ethan once again looked at the girl.
[Name: Valeria Crystalwind
Race: Human
Lineage: ????
Talent: S
Age: 18
Stage: Awakening (2/3)
Horny: 10%
Corruption: 0/100]
"So I can see anyone's stats and even their cultivation stage?" Ethan murmured in a low, amazed voice.
He knew little about that system, but with what little he knew, he was sure he would adapt well.
"Ah... ah... What are you looking at, you fucking pervert? Do you want me to gouge your eyes out?"
Valeria yelled at Ethan, while using her hands to rub her burning butt. Her legs trembled, and her half-open lips revealed teeth clenched in rage.
Seeing this reaction, Ethan smiled slightly. Even though she was an angry tigress ready to tear him apart, he couldn't help but see her as an adorable little girl.
As he prepared for another round, Ethan felt a cold breeze run through his lower body and a chill run up his spine.
He wasn't a nudist, and the idea of fighting a woman wielding such sharp blades was certainly not pleasant.
"If you're so concerned about my nakedness, why don't you give me some clothes? I don't want to be swinging my dick around with nothing to protect it either!" Ethan exclaimed at Valeria, hoping that would be enough.
He didn't know how to explain the situation and didn't even have time to think of anything.
"Fuck you..." Valeria replied, her teeth still clenched.
Her gaze slowly analyzed Ethan's figure more carefully: he was a handsome, tall young man with long, beautiful black hair that fell over his muscular chest, piercing purple eyes in a face that mixed masculine and androgynous features that could make any woman melt.
As if she had no control, the girl's gaze moved down from Ethan's face and over his toned, well-built muscles, stopping only when it found his fully erect member throbbing in her direction.
The blush on her face took on an even more vibrant reddish hue, and a slight dampness accompanied by uncontrollable heat took over her panties.
"Why am I like this? It's all that damn bastard's fault!"
Valeria shouted to herself as she tried to deny the reality of her body begging for everything her eyes were unable to leave, turning all that feeling into anger and once again going on the offensive with a roar:
"I'LL KILL YOU A THOUSAND TIMES!"
"Crazy girl!" Ethan replied, dodging Valeria's body as she threw herself at him like a cannonball.
A bluish aura took over the girl's entire body, and the mana around her stirred, propelling her forward with even more speed.
"'Is that... crystal steps?' Ethan thought as he desperately tried to get away from Valeria.
His gaze alternated between the sharp blades that sought to slice him and the small crystals that permeated the environment.
He had read about this technique somewhere and knew that if it weren't for the strength and speed that Seraphar had given him, he would have been dead long ago.
"It's powerful... but not powerful enough!" Ethan roared before stopping in his tracks and raising his hands, concentrating the maximum amount of mana in his palms, forming a thin but resistant layer of crimson energy.
As someone who had only just begun to feel and manipulate the mana around his body, Ethan's control over his own mana was limited and inefficient.
Still, he was able to put his plans into action.