Monster Girl social dynamics differ from their Monster counterparts.
Where monsters of different races cannot cooperate, Monster Girls of opposing races, such as cats, dogs, and mice, could become best of friends when their goals align. One could see this happen among both Civilized and Wild Monster Girls.
This is largely due to Monster Girls being essentially Half Human and Quarter Succubus, which are social and intelligent creatures.
Usually, when such a group forms among Wild Monster Girls, it either means a group of weaker Monster Girls joined for greater strength... or they serve as minions for a stronger Monster Girl.
When led by a stronger Monster Girl, the weaker Monster Girls might even retrain their instincts to follow orders.
As for what shared goal a bunch of male-craving Wild Monster Girls of different races could have... Your guess is as good as mine.
-An excerpt from a certain Monster Girl Academic's notes.
After Gunnora spoke, the rest of the team looked at her as she pointed at a spot.
"I see their tracks... Should be 3 days old. And..." Gunnora slowly grimaced.
"What is it, Gunnora?" The scholarly magician, Oswyn, asked.
Gunnora approached the spot, crouched down, and observed it more closely.
"I see large monster tracks... Bat, Mice, Slime... and a cow hoof? But they are too large and shaped strangely... and there are many, at least a dozen, especially the mouse type. Monster Girls, led by a Minotaur Girl." Gunnora narrowed her eyes.
"?!" Everyone present, including Randall, went on high alert.
"Urallias protects..." The nun, Helewis, clasped her hands and prayed.
Monster Girls were strong. While their base Rank and physical and magical qualities technically mirrored their monster counterparts, and in some areas were physically inferior, they had human intelligence, cunning, tool-using ability, and additional succubus powers and the ability to command monsters of the same race.
That is to say, the "Weakest" adult Slime Girl with F-rank raw strength would be treated as an E-rank monster.
Moreover... a Minotaur was a C-rank monster. Which meant...
"We abort the mission." Wulfgeat decisively said.
The others nodded, including Randall. They, a group of 4 D-rankers and an E-ranker, were not a match!
Besides, if it was the handiwork of Monster Girls, then that group's fate was already obvious.
"Sorry. I want to live a bit longer..." Randall inwardly sighed.
But just as the group turned around to leave-
Gunnora paused, her expression turning ugly.
"They're here." She stated.
Everyone's expressions turned ugly as three playful female voices sounded.
"Well, well, well~ Look what we have here~? Three men and two women came to play~? They also look of higher quality compared to before~."
"Hm... The women look too old to produce children... And the warrior doesn't look easy to bully. But that mage... Hehe~. It would be fun making him cry like a little girl~."
"I'm not sure about them... but that young stud over there... Mmm~ Smells exquisite~! Perfect for the little ones~."
"Fuck!" Randall inwardly cursed, looking left and right.
In the darkness, he saw three female figures emerging.
The first was a red slime girl, taking the form of a curvaceous and naked woman. An orange core gently floated around her lower abdomen, and her expression was charming and playful, yet carnivorous.
The second was a bipedal, black-haired Bat Girl with bat ears, arms, legs, and leathery wings. She had black leather cloth covering her small chest and nether region, but the rest of her body was exposed, and her eyes remained covered by her dark bangs. Although he couldn't see her eyes, Randall had a feeling that she was looking at Oswyn.
The third was a mouse girl with furry forearms and lower legs, and the characteristics of a grey rat, with a long pink tail and round ears, but her hair was black. She was small like a child, yet was unmistakably an adult female. Her eyes shone in the dark, and her open smile revealed her long incisors. She wore light leather armor covering her vitals... And she looked at Randall with narrowed eyes!
"FUCK! She targeted me!" Randall shivered.
And behind these three girls were over a dozen pairs of eyes shining in the darkness, all of whom were grey-haired Mouse Girls. They slowly approached and surrounded them, eyeing them with hunger and lust... Especially Randall!
"WHY ME?!" Randall shivered even more.
"Shit..." Wulfgeat's expression turned grave as he judged the situation.
And then his expression turned even uglier as he heard clear hoof steps, followed by a heroic female voice.
"The strong man is mine! You girls can have the rest."
Looking over, the group saw a tall, amazonian minotaur, holding a giant axe that looked more like a door. She had two hoofed legs, but her curves were HUGE, and she easily towered 2.1m tall, with two large horns on her head and covered in bikini armor. Specifically eyeing Wulfgeat, she was filled with combat spirit and lust.
The group got into position, readying their spells and weapons, and Randall dropped his bag and held the hilt of his sword.
"We can't win! I can flee by myself... but..." Randall wore a conflicted look as he glanced at the others.
While he was fast, especially with the Flee ability, the others were not as suited to running away.
"I want to flee, but I can't leave them... I..."
As he had an internal struggle, Wulfgeat spoke without looking at him.
"Randall... escape from here, live... and inform the guild."
"This is an order! FLEE!" Wulfgeat growled.
Randall grimaced, picked one of the Magic Lamps, and fled, leaving his companions and belongings behind.
"I'm sorry! I'm Sorry! I'M SORRY!!!" Randall held back his tears as he ran for his life.
However, he didn't know that the other monster girls were surprised at his speed.
"He's fast!"
The four D-rankers were also surprised at his speed, but then smiled.
"Live, kid! Live!"
Of course, the Monster Girls wouldn't let him run that easily.
"Young ones~. The one who catches him first gets to go first~." The leading Mouse Girl called out.
Hearing this, the other Mouse Girls had strange glints in their eyes.
"I'm first!"
"No, me first!"
"The male is mine!"
"Mate! Mate!"
Over a dozen Mouse Girls scrambled to chase him, their speed extremely fast, and their bodies agile.
Tang* Woosh*
Gunnora suddenly let loose an arrow at one of the chasing Mouse Girls. However-
Fwoosh* Wack*
The leading Mouse Girl suddenly flashed like a blur, her long tail whipping at the arrow, whacking it away.
"Tsk..." Gunnora clicked her tongue.
"Naughty, naughty~. Looking at other girls while I am here~." The Mouse Girl Leader wagged her finger at her.
The four D-rank adventurers turned grim, and they only had one thought.
"I hope that kid escapes..."
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Randall was running for his life through the cave, over a dozen pairs of lustful eyes shining behind him in the dark, following his tracks.
If it were before entering the cave, Randall might have actually been caught by them by now. However, after killing many F-rank Giant Bats and Giant Rats, not only did his hearing improve, helping him predict the monster positioning around him, but he also gained the Giant Rat's Acrobatic Movement, granting him improved dynamic movement and acrobatics.
Even in this dark cave, even when some monsters stood in the way, Randall still managed to bypass them and continue advancing. They did, however, slow him down, which was also why he couldn't shake the girls behind him off.
As he fled, he could hear a mixture of seductive voices and sexual jeers behind him.
"Male, stop! We can make you feel really good!"
"Don't you want to embrace us sisters and cousins?"
"We only want you to become our husband!"
"Hehehe! What a coward! Running away from a bunch of little girls~'
"I bet he would squeal like one when we take turns!"
"Hehehe!"
"Hahaha!"
"Urallias Protects! Urallias Protects! Urallias Protects!" Randall chanted as he backtracked through the cave.
Luckily, the monster corpses were not yet fully eaten by the other cave-dwelling monsters, so the path was clear.
After several minutes of running, Randall finally managed to escape the cave... and kept running away!
From behind, he heard the frustrated sounds of the Mouse Girls.
"Male! Come back!"
"We will treat you nicely, okay?!"
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"We just want a husband!"
"Don't listen! Don't listen!" Randall kept chanting to himself as he kept fleeing.
Perhaps due to the combined effects of his increased attributes and abilities, Randall quickly reached the main road and continued running to the town of Silentrock.
"I have to inform them! I have to inform them!" Randall continued thinking this.
After running an entire marathon, Randall finally reached the town of Silentrock by late noon.
When the gate guard saw him running over like a madman.
"Open the gate! Open the gate!" Randall shouted.
The gate guard's expression changed, opening the gate and let Randall in.
Creak*
Just as the town gate opened, Randall rushed inside like a blur.
Very quickly, he reached the Adventurer's Guild branch and barged inside.
Bam*
Everyone suddenly looked at the entrance, stunned at the haggard young man, covered in sweat and steaming.
"Huff... Huff... Huff... Monster Girls... Huff... They... Huff..." Randall could barely utter, too tired to articulate anything.
It just happened that Leofric and his group were also there.
"Monster girls? What happened?!" Leofric stood up and inquired.
Randall got a bit of his breath back and started to explain.
"Bat Cave... huff... we were ambushed by... huff... high-level Monster Girls... huff... led by a... huff... Minotaur Girl... huff... told me to warn the town... huff... Ran... chased... Ugh..."
Randall suddenly became dizzy and collapsed. Luckily, Leofric caught him in time, his expression ugly to behold.
"Send him to the infirmary, and tell the higher-ups! This is a B-rank emergency!"
Randall, however, was already out of it. Instead, he heard a familiar message in his head as his vision darkened.
You have performed a fruitful training session.
Body +0.05
Finesse +0.1
Mind +0.05
Through Progress Through Training, you gained +280 EXP.
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By the time Randall woke up, it was already evening, and he found himself under an unfamiliar ceiling.
"Where am I...?" Randall muttered.
"Infirmary. You were out for a few hours." Said a familiar voice beside him.
When he looked over, he found that it was Alfsige, the rogue he partied with before.
He sat beside him, peeling an apple with a knife and eating it.
"Did they send for help?" Randall asked.
"We informed the mayor, and he sent the request to the city... but don't expect much. This is a B-rank situation, after all. We can only pray to the goddess." Alfsige replied.
"Hah... I hope help arrives soon..." Randall muttered.
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In the mayor's office-
The mayor stood by the window, gazing outside at the moon and stars.
Closing his eyes, he sighed in resignation.
As mayor, he knew some dark secrets that the rest of the population was oblivious to.
"Hopefully, this time's offering was sufficient... otherwise..."
As he muttered this, a dark glint flashed in his eyes.