Once, I wanted to be a good person

A moment later, she heard two roguish exclamations.

"Mother of God! What kind of monster is this!"

"Holy shit. What the f*ck is this?"

The girl opened her eyes in a panic. Then, she saw a two-meter-tall black monster suddenly appear in front of her.

The monster was slender, but its shoulders were very wide. It held a 1.5-meter-long broadsword. Its face was painted with strange patterns.

The girl looked at it in surprise. She had no idea where it had come from.

At this moment, the monster raised its black broadsword and walked towards the three rascals.

The three rascals were terrified now. They screamed and tried to flee.

The monster strode forward and chased after the three of them. Then, it stretched its arms like a roc and raised its black broadsword high in the air.

Then!

There was a scraping sound!

There was one slash.

There were six body halves!

The three ruffians were still running, but their bodies had been separated.

Their faces were still filled with horror as they tried their best to turn their heads to see what was happening behind them.

However, with three muffled thuds, blood splattered, and their upper bodies "slowly" fell to the ground.

They maintained their horrified expressions and stared at the monster with open eyes.

While their consciousness remained, they only had two thoughts.

Who was this girl? Why was she protected by such a terrifying monster?

And…

If they had known, they wouldn't have snatched her things this time…

By now, the girl was completely confused.

She saw what was happening and slumped to the floor. Then, she stared at the monster in a daze.

However, the creature merely turned to look at her, then stepped into her shadow and sank slowly into it.

The girl looked at the magical scene before her.

Then, she realized that this was the envoy sent by Mr. Devil to protect her.

Was this the clone of this "shadow warrior?"

Thus, did Mr. Devil actually hear her call and ask this emissary to protect her?

Thinking of this, Miao Miao stood up shakily.

She looked first at the bloody alley, then at her own shadow.

After a moment, she bowed deeply to the shadow and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Monster."

Then, she knelt again and kowtowed to the east. "Thank you, Mr. Devil."

After doing all this, she took another look at the three dead ruffians. Then, she dragged her weak legs and quickly walked home.

The smell of blood gradually filled the alley, attracting many passersby.

However, they only looked at the alley and ignored it with numb eyes.

In the slums, death was never a big deal.

Rather, the fact that no one died was news.

…

She staggered all the way home.

As soon as she entered the house, Miao Miao quickly locked the door.

Then, she slowly opened her hand and looked at the blue crystal that she still held tightly in her palm even though she had been caught.

At this moment, her hands were sweaty and her palms were red from the blue crystal.

However, seeing the blue crystal intact, a smile blossomed on her face.

She had finally completed what Mr. Devil had arranged for her to do.

She was stunned at the thought. Then, her eyes could not help but look a little disappointed.

The only thing she didn't do well was make Mr. Devil spend an extra 400 Rini.

Thinking of the money spent, Miao Miao couldn't help but think of the wretched shopkeeper.

Then, her small body involuntarily shuddered.

Thinking of the wretched shopkeeper's greedy eyes and his perverted actions, Miao Miao felt a chill run down her spine.

She flinched involuntarily. Then, she chanted, "It's all right, it's all right. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Mr. Devil will punish him."

…

The seconds ticked by.

Soon, night fell.

At night.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Miao Miao felt her shadow fluctuate.

However, when she checked carefully, she could not see anything unusual.

Therefore, she continued to sit on the edge of the bed and do her handiwork. This was her main source of income.

And so, after half an hour of manual labor, her income from the number of pieces she completed was five Rini.

This was already a good income in the slums. It was a job introduced to her by the fat auntie next door.

She put down the needle and thread and rubbed her sore shoulder. Then, she blew out the dim kerosene lamp and the room fell into darkness.

In the low-leveled cities, the people at the bottom had to be very frugal in order to feed themselves.

So, kerosene lamps were best left unused when possible. If they were to be used at all, they could only be used for work. They had to be blown out in time at the end of their work to save on the expensive fuel bill.

Thus, darkness was probably the color the people at the bottom were most accustomed to.

Because she lived alone and was a girl, Miao Miao usually didn't open the doors or windows in her house. As a result, she usually worked and stared into the darkness on most nights.

Meanwhile, just as she began to sit on the bed and stared into the dark room in a daze as usual, she suddenly heard a sharp click.

Miao Miao jumped. Then, she didn't dare to move.

At this moment, she thought she saw a tall figure in the house.

She quickly called out in a low voice, "Mrs. Monster, is that you?"