Yandere Levelling in Her World-Chapter 165 - 166: Drain’s Deal

The street outside turned into a storm of light and noise.

Blue beams tore into the monster's chest in an endless stream, carving trenches through stone and vine alike. The creature reeled back, its massive feet gouging deep furrows into the asphalt. Each step cracked the road, buildings shuddering as if caught in an earthquake.

Nina, Astrid, and Kyouka stared through the half-collapsed wall in stunned silence.

The mountain-sized guardian roared again, but this time the sound was different. It was not rage. It was struggle.

"That thing…" Astrid breathed. "It's actually retreating."

As if to prove her words, the behemoth slammed both fists into the ground. Vines erupted outward like whips, smashing cars and lampposts into scrap. Dust and debris exploded into the air, blinding everything.

When the cloud cleared, the monster was already moving away, its massive body tearing through buildings as it fled down the ruined road, each step faster than the last.

The traitors did not pursue recklessly. They advanced in formation, firing controlled bursts, forcing the creature farther and farther away from the district. Within moments, the monster vanished beyond the skyline, its roars fading into the distance.

Silence followed.

Not peace. Just an awful, ringing quiet broken by distant fires and collapsing rubble.

Astrid's hands trembled around her axes. "That thing… the most dangerous monster we have ever seen. The one that wiped those army girls like insects."

She swallowed. "And it ran."

Nina's jaw was clenched so tight her teeth creaked. "Yeah."

Kyouka didn't want to believe it. "That monster was supposed to be untouchable."

Astrid slowly turned her head toward Nina. "Is this the power they were chasing?"

Nina did not answer right away.

Astrid continued, voice bitter. "Is this what the traitors wanted all along? They said it was about freedom. About breaking away from control."

She laughed weakly. "But in the end… even they just wanted power. Power that can stand against power."

Nina let out a low, humorless chuckle. "Ironic, isn't it?"

She looked back toward the direction the monster fled. "They despise power. Curse it. Blame it for everything wrong in this world."

Her eyes hardened. "But ultimately, what they want most is power itself so our power cannot match their power."

Kyouka shifted uneasily. Her ears flicked, picking up distant echoes of movement. Then her expression changed.

"Selene," she muttered.

Nina turned. "What about her?"

"She's alone at the camp," Kyouka said quietly. "If the traitors are moving this deep… it's dangerous. I think you and Astrid should go back."

Astrid frowned. "What about Ren?"

"I'll find him," Kyouka said without hesitation. "I can move faster alone. Now that everything is calm I think I can track him down again."

Nina immediately shook her head. "No."

Both of them looked at her.

"I won't leave you," Nina said firmly. "You're still under me. I'm your leader."

Kyouka opened her mouth to argue, but Nina cut her off.

Then Nina turned to Astrid, her tone lowering. "You should go back."

Astrid stiffened. "What?"

"If the traitors are this deep in our area," Nina said, "there's a good chance they've started their attacks again. Or they're about to."

Astrid clenched her jaw. She looked torn, eyes darting between the ruined street and the shadows where their camp lay far away.

"I can't just leave you two," she said.

Nina stepped closer. "You can't leave the people who trust you either."

Astrid's breath hitched.

She thought of the camp. Of the injured. Of Selene. Of the ones who believed she would protect them.

Her shoulders slumped, then straightened.

"…Damn it," Astrid muttered.

She looked up, eyes sharp with resolve. "Fine."

She sheathed one axe and tightened her grip on the other. "I'll handle everything back there. The traitors. Those government bitches. All of it."

She met Nina's gaze. "You two find Ren and come back alive. Both of you."

Nina nodded once. "We will."

Kyouka bowed her head slightly. "I promise."

Outside, the traitor squad regrouped. Smoke flares popped, and one by one they pulled back, vanishing down side streets with practiced efficiency.

Astrid watched them go. "That was just a patrol."

Nina's expression darkened. "Yeah. And now they know this area exists."

Kyouka whispered, "They'll come back. In numbers."

Astrid took a slow breath. "Then I'll make sure the camp is ready."

Before she could turn away, Nina grabbed her shoulder.

Astrid looked back, surprised.

Nina's voice was low and deadly serious. "Astrid. Those traitors want us gone."

Astrid did not speak.

"Don't show them any mercy," Nina continued. "If they get the chance, they will massacre us. They are not the traitors you and Lan Jia built."

Astrid's eyes hardened like steel. She nodded. "I already know that."

She slipped into the shadows without another word, moving silently through the wreckage until she disappeared.

For a moment, only Nina and Kyouka remained amid the ruins.

Kyouka stared at the darkness where Astrid had vanished. Then she slowly turned to Nina.

"Leader," she said.

Something in her tone made Nina pause. "What is it?"

Kyouka's eyes glowed faintly red. Her hands curled into claws, trembling with restrained fury.

"I don't want to say this," she muttered. "But there's one thing you should know."

Nina frowned. "What?"

Kyouka's voice dropped into something cold and vicious. "If anyone touches my brother with any intent to harm him."

She paused. The air around her felt heavy.

"…or even seduce him," Kyouka continued, bloodlust flooding her gaze, "I will kill them. I will make them suffer until they wish they never existed."

Nina stared at her, eyes wide.

For a brief moment, she said nothing.

Then she exhaled slowly and placed a hand on her sword.

"…Let's find your brother," Nina said. "We don't have time to loiter around."

Kyouka nodded sharply.

Together, they slipped into the ruined city, moving fast and silent, while far away, the shadow of traitors loomed larger than ever.

***

Drain sat on the edge of the bench in her small hideout, one boot hooked over the other, a faint hum filling the dim shelter. In her gloved hand, a the cage with misty wasp twitched, its wings folded like thin glass.

"So," she murmured, lifting it closer to her eyes, "did you survive that dose of essence… or did it finally tear you apart?"

The wasp buzzed weakly in response.

Drain laughed under her breath. "That man was already abnormal."

She leaned back, staring at the cracked ceiling, memories rising uninvited.

"I still can't believe what I saw," she muttered. "A human overwhelming a monster not with force, not with weapons, but with desire itself and that monster cock of his. Were men supposed to be like that?"

Her lips curved into a crooked smile. "The thing didn't even resist in the end. It was like it forgot how to fight."

She shook her head slowly. "And him… calm, dominant, like he knew the outcome from the start."

The smile faded.

"Trouble," Drain whispered. "Men like that are always trouble."

She clenched her fist, the wasp crawling up her knuckles. "I should forget him. Pretend he never existed."

The wasp buzzed louder, but Drain didn't care about the wasp. It was another merchanise for her.

"I said I should," she snapped. Then, softer, "But scenes like that don't fade easily."

Suddenly, her vision blurred.

Drain blinked once. Twice.

"…What?" she said, sitting upright.

A white fog crept into her sight, swallowing the room. Her breath quickened. "What...stop...this!"

She pressed her palm to her forehead. "What's happening?"

The world tilted.

Then the fog cleared.

Drain froze.

Before her stood a woman she had sworn never to see again.

Judith Harrington.

Drain's jaw tightened. "You," she hissed.

Judith stood tall and composed, her sharp eyes as cold as ever. Around her were several women, armed and confident, standing just close enough to be called loyal.

Drain's gaze snapped to one of them. "Silver," she spat. "Of course."

Silver did not look her way. None of them did.

"They don't even remember me," Drain growled. "Bitches."

Judith spoke, her voice echoing strangely, like it came from everywhere at once. "The camps must be secured. Control comes first. Traitors cannot be left alone even if we don't have any evidence of their activity."

One of the women nodded. "The New Norbata zones are stabilizing. The people are starting to obey. It looks like the president candidates are also changing...lot of them in your favour mother."

Drain trembled with restrained fury. "So this is your plan now. Playing government."

She stepped forward, but her foot passed through the ground.

"Tch," Drain clicked her tongue. "A vision."

Judith turned slightly, as if sensing something, but her eyes passed through Drain like she was air.

"Coward," Drain whispered. "You never look where it matters."

The image began to shake.

Silver spoke. "What about that woman who tried to attack you and about her....?"

Judith answered calmly. "Eliminate or recruit. No exceptions. But she should be brought to me alive. I want to see her again."

That was enough.

The vision shattered like glass.

Drain screamed and dropped to the floor, clutching her head. "Damn it!"

Her breath came in sharp gasps. "I knew it. I shouldn't have interfered with Ren. Or whatever nightmare he's tangled up in."

She pushed herself onto her elbows. "But that place…"

Her eyes narrowed.

"I know exactly where that is."

She slowly stood, wiping blood from where she had bitten her tongue. Her gaze drifted to the table nearby, covered in weapons. Blades, firearms, relics, tools of violence and survival.

Drain stepped closer, running her fingers over the cold steel.

"So, Judith," she said quietly, "you really are trying to secure power."

She picked up a dagger, testing its weight. "Did you really think I'd stay forgotten forever?"

A dark smile spread across her face.

"You should not have underestimated me," she whispered. "Not after everything."

The wasp buzzed once more.

Drain turned toward the exit. "Let's go," she said. "Family matters are about to get very bloody."