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It was noisy outside for some reason.
Leo woke up from a great sleep to annoying noises.
βKng?β
He subconsciously lifted his head and whined when he bumped into something. Leo was currently trapped in a cage and being moved somewhere.
βWhat, itβs up already?β
βHurry up. F*ck, an intruder today of all days. Itβs not a good day.β
A thick cloth was draped over the cage so he couldnβt see anything outside. Leo tilted his head in puzzlement. He was definitely playing at home just now, so he couldnβt figure out why he was here all of a sudden.
Leoβs ears and nose pricked up at the same time.
The alarm that filled the hallway was loud enough to hurt his sensitive ears. But at the same time, it smelled very delicious all around him. It was definitely the smell of fresh liver.
β*Drool*…β
Drool leaked from Leoβs mouth. But he shook his head hard and covered his nose with both hands. He promised Arachne not to cause trouble. So he had to endure…
But soon, Leoβs hands fell from his nose and he began to drool again. Leo had been too starved lately, and there was a well-dressed meal in front of his eyes. His endurance wasnβt strong enough to withstand such intense temptation.
βHowl!β
In the end, Leo was overwhelmed.
His body began to swell rapidly in the cage.
Craack! Snap! Twang…!
βU-Uwa!β
βWhat the!β
The cage was wrecked in the blink of an eye and burst open in all directions. The men moving the cage were recoiled to the floor.
βAwoo…!β
An enormous beast appeared before anyone knew it and roared where it stood, its body filling up the hallway.
βAhh!β
The brown-furred beast swung its paw and crushed a man collapsed on the floor. Its golden vertical pupils glowed with a sharp chill. The sharp fangs protruding from its mouth gave off a terrifying luster.
-Food…!
Leo finally lost all reason, becoming a ferocious beast and began to sweep through the hallway.
* * *
Lakis simply knocked down the people guarding the door and waltzed into the slave market.
*clangclangclangclang!*
As soon as he entered, a loud alarm went off.
Click!
The doors around the building began to lock automatically. It was a means of making an intruder a sitting duck in order to clean them up, but it actually worked in Lakisβ favor. With this, heβd be able to erase all the pests inside without anyone escaping.
βWho are you! Identify yourse…gah!β
He ruthlessly killed all who came in search of the intruder. The blood oozing from his hand decimated the enemies in front of him, leaving behind an afterimage of a thin red line.
Lakis only came to look for Yuri anyways, he didnβt care about saving anyone else. He used his obedience power on some of them and learnt that the mutant was locked up in the deeper part of the building.
As for the crow Odin who he met in Yuriβs house earlier, Lakis kept him in the corner of an empty warehouse he had found while roaming the east. If this had been any other time, he would have made the crow open its mouth with whatever means necessary but right now, the thing with Yuri came first.
βLakis, thereβs a lot of noise up ahead, from over there.
Then he abruptly noticed that like the bug said, he could hear the sound of things breaking and people screaming not too far away. At first, he simply ignored it but unfortunately, it was coming from the direction Lakis was heading in.
βArgh…!β
βGrrrr!β
And soon enough, Lakis found a monster that was wreaking havoc in the hallways.
βThe hell is that thing.β
Lakisβ face crumpled.
But he was currently wearing a mask just in case, so his expression wasnβt revealed on the outside.
The monster was repeating quite the unusual behavior. It would snatch up people in front of it with its large paw and bring them to its nose. Then it would frown and throw them to the ground then act like it was digging.
βWait, this smell…β
Lakisβ eyes suddenly sharped as he took in the smell lingering under his nose. The smell from the monster rampaging in front of him was similar to the beast smell he found lingering on Yuri.
βKnng?β
Right then, Leo also smelled Lakis.
The new person that appeared smelled the most delicious among anything he had ever eaten.
βRoar!β
With his reason gone, Leo drooled and ran over.
Lakisβ eyes were filled with ridicule when he saw that it dared to see him as prey, then he moved.
βF*ck, who does this rabies infected sonuvabitch think itβs drooling over?β
Bang!
The monster was ten times larger than Lakis, but he grabbed Leoβs tail and easily threw his huge body.
βKkaeng!β
The wall Leo crashed into crumbled and fell. Leo couldnβt understand why he failed to get his prey and looked at Lakis with bewilderment then he beganΒ drooling again and sprang to his feet.
Lakis leveled a gaze at Leo and coldly ordered.
βKeep your eyes to the floor.β
Thump!
Once the strangely powered voice spread like a wave, Leoβs eyes lodged themselves to the floor.
βKyii!β
Leo yelped, confused by his bodyβs refusal to move as he wished.
Then suddenly, another smell coming from Lakis wafted past his nose.
βY-Yuriβs smell…β
Leo regained his senses for a moment and sniffed while mumbling to himself.
Hearing that, Lakis raised a brow.
Like he thought, the smell he was getting from this beast was the same smell that Yuri was covered in last time. In truth, he wanted to chop this thing to pieces the moment it ran at him drooling, but that was why he didnβt.
βHey, sonuvabitch. The Yuri youβre talking about, itβs a woman with black hair and red eyes, right?β
βYuri…!β
Leoβs eyes shone and he panted like he was happy to hear the name from Lakis.[1] Then he crinkled his nose and lifted his head slightly before sniffing again.
βTwo Yuriβs smell…?β
Upon hearing that, Lakis narrowed his eyes.
Two Yuriβs smell. Did that mean this monster knew where Yuri was right now?
Lakis quickly grasped the situation and ordered Leo.
βSonuvabitch. Whereβs that smell coming from?β
* * *
β…What happened?β
On the other hand, the man who had snuck into the slave ring first was suspicious about the sudden situation.
βWere we noticed?β
His subordinate behind him also tensed up at the sudden situation. The man heightened his senses and examined his surroundings. However, the hurrying footsteps were only getting farther away; they werenβt approaching where they stood.
βNo. I think thereβs another intruder.β
βShould we move then?β
His clever subordinate promptly asked. The man nodded.
βIt doesnβt hurt if they draw attention over there. Weβll move as planned.β
βYes, Lord Crawford.β
The leader of the search party, Kalian Crawford, boldly moved forward. The search party with him moved quickly to find the missing people. To public knowledge, only the children at the orphanage had gone missing but there were also noble children among the list of missing persons.
If it was just the orphanageβs children that were involved in this incident, there was no way the higher ups would have dispatched Kalian personally.
Honestly, Kalian was unhappy with that idea. But now wasnβt the time for his mind to wander, so he focused his attention on the rescue of the kidnapped people.
* * *
Slam!
βKyaa!β
βM-Mummy!β
As I raced to find Leo, I ran into a group of people who were hurrying somewhere. Judging from the shackles on their wrist and ankles, they were likely people who were sold as slaves.
βW-Who are you?!β
The person who seemed to be their supervisor screamed when they saw me and Siren. I simply ignored it and leapt past them with a kick. And I kept going on my way.
βWeβre just gonna go?β
βWhat else?β
βNo, I thought youβd help them, so Iβm surprised.β
Siren muttered like it was unexpected, but it was a matter of course. The people who were caught were a bit pitiful, but itβs not like I had any heroic feelings in me and my purpose here was just to get Leo out of here.
Boom,Boom,Boom!
But that very moment, a huge explosion burst in front of my eyes. A while later, a man appeared in the midst of the fluttering dust.
The first thing I noticed in the dust-filled view was a familiar uniform. And once I checked the manβs face next, I couldnβt help but stop.
βWhat? Someone you know?β
Siren scarily noticed my tiny reaction and asked.
If we go by the literal definition of someone you know, then it was someone I knew. Since it was Kalian Crawford, the same guy I saw just yesterday.
βYou people…β
Once he noticed me and Siren, the man frowned.
Translatorβs Corner:
[1] βPantingβ as in, the dog kind of panting.
T/N: Something to note, is that Lakis keeps calling Leo a βmasuβ and the closest, or I guess the most accurate translation for that would be magical beast or demonic beast. But you can prolly tell why I didnβt use that.
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- Honey, I’m Going on Strike – Chapter 62 - December 29, 2025
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well, this is one of the biggest cliffhangers I have seen in this year.
What? Really? I even put a teaser this time
Yesh rlly.
The teaser just amplified it more.
(β₯οΉβ₯)
Now I can’t rest easy for a few days. XP
Thank you for the translation π
Such a cliffhanger hnggg!! >A<
Thank you so much!!
π― Is her identity exposed? Gaaaaaaβ¦ when will Lakis find out her secret? I binge read this today. Thanks for the translation!
… Oops, wrong ML. *Turn around*
Oh, this cliffhanger is pure torture. It’s a mix of doom wherever Yuri wants to run.
This cliff will be the death of me.
Thank you for new chapter, Miss Ruby. Agggghhh! I cant wait for the upcoming chapter, so curious… Triangle of Yuri, Lakis and Crawford. I wonder what will be happen ><
I love this novel and i love your translation!! I’m so happy that you add chapters so often. Thank you for this!
I can’t wait for next.
Fighting!!
c l i f f h a n g e e e e e e e e e e rrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
Hrmm, is Lakis regarded the King of the kids from the lab that was injected with the ruins gem or something like that??
Looks like Kalian’s gonna suspect Yuri as one of the offenders.
Thanks for the chapter. ππππ
i cant help thinking about the spiderman meme even though its not really
but that seems to be what might happen when they all meet each other (if?)
Thanks for the chapter! π
Will Lakis finally know she’s Arachne? I hope so lol
Oh snap qwq
These updates bring me such joy, thanks for the chapter!
GAH! Bad twist ever.
Should be Lakis ew… Why Kalian…
*sigh
Thank you for the chapter, Miss Ruby.
I agree. So disappointed Kalian spotted her first and not Lakis. Well Lakis is still heading their way so there’s hope yet!
Ahhhh best chapter yet !!!! Iβm so addicted to this story β€οΈ. Thank you miss ruby and you are an angel πΌ for the Teaser πππ. And yes I have no clue what day Iβm living in π€£.
Thanks for the chapter desu~
Another thrilling chapter, so excited to see what twists and turns are in store.
Yuri has been pretty slippery so far, how’s she going to get out of this one? Imagine walking in on that… A bunch of kidnapped children, multiple invaders, a beast roaring off in the distance and Yuri blasting through walls with a strung up Siren behind her.
“Oops, wrong room” *Blasts through next wall with a deadpan face*
Of course, we’ll find out in a couple days.
Thank you for the latest chapter, be well. =)
Freaking cliffhanger.π
If only I knew Korean..
Freaking cliffhanger.π
If only I knew Korean..
Thank you Κβ’α΄₯β’ΚοΎβ‘
Once Snow shows up, the whole crew will be gathered Κ β’`α΄₯β’Β΄Κ
LOL so many intruders at the same time XD
Thanks for chap
Now I’m glad I’m binging late. So what will she react like, mayeb teehee pero or a mature I know it all.
Wow, there really are many intruders !
Ajsjfkf everythings is in a mess lol the author really pulled stops in making every party meet each other in such a chaotic setting istg ….me likey tho