Goblin Reincarnation in Another World (Anime/Manga)

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Knowing of the reinforcements' arrival, Amelie used Chunxue's flight to issue instructions to the goblin reinforcements. This time, Amelie sent almost all of her elite goblins, leaving only a hundred or so goblins to guard the new city. Moreover, after receiving the letter, she did not tell the other knights in the Dore territory, trying her best to keep the news from spreading. Of course, it would be impossible to keep it a secret for long, especially since Bozeman was not stupid and had already sent his proclamation to attack Niu Zida to the surrounding territories. Amelie could only delay as long as possible, hoping that the front line could achieve a quick victory.

This is why Niu Zida provoked Postman; he absolutely could not allow the other side to think about a protracted war, because if it dragged on, his own internal foundation would become unstable.

Through Chunxue's communication, Niu Zida ordered the goblin thunder elemental shaman born in Aponia to command the entire army. He arranged the 300 goblins who had brought support into a square formation on the high ground to meet the Bozeman army. These goblin troops had been trained and were no longer the loose rabble that Niu Zida had led to fight the Dorei Knights two years ago, where even an ambush would result in many of their own deaths. Their equipment had also been improved considerably. However, judging from the weak individual strength of the goblins, it was absolutely impossible for 300 goblins to defeat 2000 human troops in the wilderness, even if these human troops were only conscripts led by a few dozen knights.

Niu Zida's real strength lies in his elite goblins. This time, he brought a total of 6 elite goblins from his territory: 6 Goblin Enhancement Priests, 1 Goblin Healing Priest, 4 Goblin Magic Swordsmen, and 3 Goblin Swordsmen. This is after some of them died while fighting sandworms; otherwise, he would have accumulated even more. This is the largest amount of wealth Niu Zida has accumulated in the Dorei Territory.

Bozeman was completely unaware of Niu Zida's deployment. Out of anger, he forced his troops to the high ground where the Dore Goblin reinforcements were stationed. Seeing the small goblins forming a square formation to resist him, he couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"These little dwarfs are complete fools. Do they think they can resist human armies just by occupying the high ground? Hahaha, my knights can crush them with a single charge."

The knights of the Bozeman army completely disregarded these goblins, thinking that these goblins were simply crazy to dare to fight in the open field. Moreover, they had given the Bozeman army, who had been unable to conquer the castle for a long time, an opportunity. If they could repel the reinforcements here, it would undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the morale of the enemy in the castle, and the subsequent siege might go more smoothly.

The goblin army's deployment here was based on Niu Zida's instructions. Niu Zida also ordered the goblin enhancement priests not to enhance the goblins at the beginning of the battle, but to wait until the Bozeman army charged three times. This tactic of first weakening the enemy and then defeating them in one fell swoop is certainly not a problem, but the biggest difficulty is whether they can withstand the enemy's initial onslaught. Relying solely on these goblins is obviously not enough. Fortunately, this time there are goblin magic swordsmen and goblin swordsmen as the backbone, goblin healing priests as backup, and goblin lightning element shamans. To ensure everything goes smoothly, Niu Zida also ordered Chunxue to provide support to the goblin army from the sky at any time.

The human knights, with their servants and militia, charged towards the goblin phalanx on the high ground, expecting the goblins to scatter and flee after a single charge. However, the goblins held their ground, and several of the tall swordsmen were even more skilled than ordinary people, easily cutting down several militiamen who charged too fast. The first charge failed due to carelessness, leaving behind several corpses. They were then overwhelmed and forced to retreat by a group of goblins.

"Damn it, what's going on? Can't even handle goblins?"

Bozeman, who was overseeing the battle from behind, was furious. Everything had gone wrong since the attack on the castle. Not only had his beloved concubine been publicly humiliated by Niu Zida, but the siege had also been fruitless. Now, they couldn't even deal with a bunch of short goblins? Enraged, Bozeman drew his sword and killed a retreating militiaman, ordering them to continue the charge and not to retreat.

Bozeman regained control of the formation and simultaneously sent reinforcements to support the frontline troops. With superior numbers and stamina, the goblin phalanx began to falter during the second charge. One goblin warrior wielding a longsword was even killed by a hail of bullets from human militia, creating a gap in the phalanx. Bozeman's army then launched a massive charge through this opening…

Chapter 295 The Power of the Giant Goblin

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Using their numerical advantage, Bozeman's forces began to gain the upper hand over the goblin army on the high ground. Just as the goblin formation was about to crumble, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck the middle of Bozeman's charging army. The massive electric current instantly scorched several human knights and militiamen, and because the current was conducted through the ground, it also affected several people nearby, who fell to the ground paralyzed by the electricity. This caused Bozeman's army to lose its formation and become disorganized, losing coordination between the front and rear.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the goblin army's magic swordsmen and swordsmen launched a preemptive strike, cutting down the militiamen who had charged into the army's ranks and restoring the formation to its original state. The gains made at the cost of considerable casualties were instantly wiped out. Then, a bolt of lightning struck the retreating Bozeman army, killing several more and injuring many others with electric shock. This time, fearing the lightning, even Bozeman himself kept his distance. The army retreated a kilometer from the vicinity of the high ground before stabilizing.

"Hmm, as expected, a lightning elemental shaman."

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"That's really impressive. Aponia's womb certainly lived up to her name, giving birth to such a useful elite goblin."

"No, it's all thanks to Shizuku Misato, Kuroyukihime, and the goblin swordsman and swordsman born from Asuna that the battle line can be maintained. Otherwise, the lightning element shaman wouldn't even have a chance to activate his skills, since it requires a lot of chanting time."

Haruyuki relayed the battle report from the front lines to Ushio-Ta, who, upon hearing of the power of the lightning elemental shaman, was playing with Joel's large breasts while lying in Joel's arms, praising Aponia repeatedly. Aponia, naturally, wouldn't take all the credit for herself, and also praised Misato Shizuku Asuna and Kuroyukihime.

"Hmm, it seems I'll need to create more elite-level goblins in the future, Mother Aponia. After this great war ends, I'll make you give birth to even more elite-level goblins for me."

"Master, really, we should talk about these things later... Speaking of which, there's a limit to the number of times a lightning elemental shaman can use their skills each day, at most 2-3 times. We've already used them twice, so we can probably only use them once more. Should we just hold back?"

"To defeat Bozeman, we must wait. It's not the right time yet. Besides, as I said, there are still enhanced priests over there who haven't made their move yet. After we withstand three attacks, we should wait for their formation to loosen and their morale to drop before we launch our attack."

The maids in the castle surrounded Niu Zida, waiting for his orders. However, Niu Zida kept them waiting. Seeing their master's confident demeanor, they could only trust Niu Zida. After all, Niu Zida's strategic judgments had always been very accurate.

Bozeman's army failed in two consecutive attacks, and the second attack was even met with a humiliating retreat by lightning magic. Morale began to plummet, especially since they had been fighting fiercely all morning and hadn't eaten yet. Some knights suggested that they rest before making any further plans, but Bozeman wouldn't listen. The continuous defeats were gradually making him lose his composure. Moreover, due to his lack of preparation, Bozeman had deliberately not ordered his troops to bring rations. Now, it was uncertain how long it would take to prepare food for 2000 men.

"Let's deal with these goblins before we eat."

Under Postman's orders, his knights could only continue to reorganize the troops and urge them to attack again. However, the soldiers had been fighting all morning and were hungry and tired, so they had no strength left to attack. This time, they only reluctantly picked up their weapons and attacked the high ground again under the urging of the knights. It was already noon, and under the scorching sun, many soldiers were hungry and thirsty, complaining incessantly. As a result, the formation of this attack was also loose and disorganized.

Flying in the air, Chunxue carefully observed the changes in the enemy's formation and quickly informed Niu Zida inside the castle. Upon hearing this, Niu Zida ordered Chunxue to join the battle and harass Bozeman's army, which was launching its third attack on the goblin formation, from the rear.

This time, Bozeman charged the high ground again. Because their strength was almost exhausted and the soldiers were hungry and thirsty, they had no impact at all. After charging the high ground in a mess and being driven back again, even the knights who urged them to fight dismounted and rested. After all, it was still summer, the sun was blazing, and they had not brought any dry food. These people simply ran to the nearby stream in groups of three or five to fetch water and drink, and the knights did not stop them.

Chunxue relayed this news to Niu Zida again, and Niu Zida finally ordered the Goblin Enhancement Priest to enhance 20 goblins. These goblins were purely for sacrifice, because if their size increased too quickly, they would be exhausted and die quickly after battle. Therefore, Niu Zida did not allow the Goblin Enhancement Priest to use this ability unless it was absolutely necessary. Moreover, excessive use of the enhancement ability would also greatly deplete the Goblin Enhancement Priest's own life force. So, after the last experiment, Niu Zida had always used this as his secret weapon.

These enhanced goblins are generally over 3 meters tall, incredibly strong, and have a more cruel and violent temperament. In order to control these people, Ushiko-da had Haruyuki suspend Misaki Shokuhou in mid-air and use his brainwaves to control these goblins.

After a morning of fighting, the Bozeman army had not yet broken through the goblin army, but the enemy was only passively taking hits and had no ability to retaliate. As a result, the Bozeman army became careless. Coupled with the heat, thirst and hunger, they all began to look for places to rest and had no intention of maintaining their formation. So when dozens of tall goblins suddenly appeared in front of them, they initially thought they were seeing things because they were hot and confused.

But soon, the enhanced giant goblins rushed over, trampling the resting soldiers without regard for anything else. Some soldiers who tried to resist were simply broken in two, while others were smashed to pieces along with their armor by heavy punches. Some knights tried to charge on horseback, but were sent flying by a single punch from the enhanced goblins, horse and rider. In this way, the 20 giant goblins rushed down and instantly turned the previously unprepared and loosely organized human army into complete chaos.

At the same time, the goblin lightning elemental shaman also cast a lightning spell on the Bozeman army, which was still far away and had not yet been affected, causing heavy casualties among the Bozeman army.

Misaki Shokuhou in mid-air tried her best to control the brainwaves of the giant goblins, making them all charge towards Bozeman's army. If these out-of-control giant goblins went berserk, they would not be able to distinguish east from west. If they were not controlled, it was not impossible for them to turn around and attack their own main camp if they made any mistakes.

Bozeman's army gradually fell into disarray under the combined attack of the giant goblins and the lightning elemental shamans.

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Then the Goblin Demon Swordsman and the Goblin Swordsman led their goblins in a charge to hunt down the scattered human soldiers. Chunxue reported this situation to Niu Zida, who then said:

"Bozeman is in disarray on the highlands; it's our turn to strike."

After speaking, Niu Zida ordered Misato Shizuku, Kuroyukihime, Asuna, Yangyang, and Rosalia to lead dozens of goblins and hundreds of human troops out of the castle and launch an attack on the Bozeman army trapped outside the city.

The troops left to besiege the castle were already demoralized by the unfavorable situation on the distant high ground. Suddenly, the castle's defenders attacked again, and the siege Bozeman troops gradually began to collapse and retreat. Shizuku Misato and his men, who had stormed the camp, set fire to the camp so that the Bozeman troops on the high ground would see that their camp had been attacked and was on fire.

On the high ground battlefield, while Bozeman's army was still in a state of panic, they suddenly saw their rear camp on fire. This caused even greater chaos, and the army began to collapse. Soon, the giant goblins, under Misaki Shokuhou's control, stormed into Bozeman's main camp as if it were empty, instantly overwhelming Bozeman's troops. Seeing Bozeman's main force in disarray, the rest scattered and fled for their lives, only to be pursued by goblin demon swordsmen and goblin swordsmen. The entire battlefield was filled with the mournful cries of Bozeman's defeated army.

In the chaos, seeing that he could no longer control his troops, Postman could only abandon his main force and flee the battlefield with his personal guards, completely unaware that his movements had been watched by Haruyuki in the air...

Chapter 296 Great Victory

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Postman hastily rode away from the battlefield, leaving only a few personal guards following behind. He rode for more than ten kilometers before realizing that there were no pursuers behind him, which made him feel a little relieved. Along the way, Postman was annoyed, never expecting that he could lose so badly to a few hundred men when he led 3000 men against 3,000.

He then ran another twenty or thirty kilometers, a distance he couldn't run anymore. By then it was already dark, so Postman dismounted to rest. Besides, he was hungry and thirsty and had no strength left.

At this point, Postman only had a few personal guards left. Hungry and thirsty, Postman ordered these men to search for nearby villages where they could find something to eat, while he dismounted and sat down next to a large tree.

His men had all been sent out to find food, and Postman, both hungry and exhausted, leaned against a tree to rest. He was so tired that he couldn't help but close his eyes and fall asleep...

He didn't know how much time had passed when, in his sleep, Postman felt a bright light shining in front of him so brightly that he couldn't stand it. He was so groggy that he couldn't open his eyes, and then he realized that there were several torches in front of him, swaying slightly in the breeze. He subconsciously tried to stand up, only to find that he was tied up.

Had he really been captured? Postman felt a surge of dread. If he'd been captured by that bastard Niu Zida, who knew how much ransom he'd be extorted for? This was the humiliation he'd suffered; this was the second time he'd fallen into Niu Zida's hands. Thinking this, Postman said angrily:

"I can't afford such a large ransom..."

"what are you saying?"

"Has this guy lost his mind?"

After Polzeman finished speaking, the person opposite him suddenly replied in a strange accent. Only then did Polzeman realize that this was the accent unique to farmers in the Heatherlink countryside. He realized that he had not been captured by Niu Zida's men, but had been tied up by villagers from the surrounding area.

"I am a nobleman from Hetherink! Release me now, or my men will find you here and you'll be sorry, you bunch of lowly country bumpkins..."

Knowing that the other party was just a group of farmers, Postman's innate sense of superiority as an aristocrat arose spontaneously. Completely disregarding his own situation, he still spoke in his usual condescending tone. He thought that if he intimidated these farmers a little, they would not dare to do anything to him and would obediently provide him with good food and drink, treating him like a master.

"Brother, what should we do? It looks like there's a war going on around here..."

"Hmm... judging from his clothes, he really might be a nobleman..."

"Search him..."

At the command of the oldest farmer, several farmers searched Postman and found a few gold coins. After all, Postman was out fighting and couldn't possibly be carrying a lot of money with him.

"Is that all the money you have? And you're a nobleman..."

Unexpectedly, he was even looked down upon by the farmers. Postman angrily cursed:

"You bunch of lowly people, how dare you steal my money! My men are nearby, they'll be here soon... mmm..."

Postman tried to speak, but a tattered rag was stuffed into his mouth, rendering him unable to utter a sound.

"What should we do, brother?"

“Take off his armor and sword; his horse is worth some money too. Damn, this poor nobleman has so little money…”

"That person..."

Someone nearby asked a question, and the leader chuckled and said:

"Hurry up, you and Lao San will have to work hard to bury him in the back hill..."

Upon hearing this, Postman's eyes widened, and he struggled to explain, but felt a sudden heat at the back of his head and instantly lost consciousness...

Niu Zida's troops pursued Bozeman's men for dozens of kilometers, and countless men surrendered along the way. After capturing them all, Niu Zida escorted them back to Bozeman's original army camp.

"Your Excellency, the whereabouts of Postman are confirmed..."

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It's settled. It seems they were killed by nearby farmers.

"Oh, well done. What about his remaining personal guards?"

"They all fell as you instructed."

Niu Zida smiled upon hearing Chunxue's instructions and said:

"Well done, Haruyuki-kun! You're getting better and better, you've grown a lot, haven't you???"

Kuroyukihime, who was standing to the side, was also very happy to see Haruyuki being praised. Haruyuki was becoming more and more reliable.

Niu Zida had been worried about how to deal with Bozeman. Capturing him wasn't difficult, but how to dispose of him was the problem. Killing him would anger the nobles, since nobles captured in war were rarely killed outright. But keeping this menace around would be a constant threat. So he came up with this idea: Chunxue would lure the nearby farmers away while Bozeman was escaping. These farmers were greedy and might kill Bozeman after robbing him. Of course, if they didn't kill him, Niu Zida could have someone pretend to have been killed.

Of course, this was also an opportunity that Postman himself created by diverting his personal guards, making it easier for Haruyuki to take action. Those guards were naturally killed one by one by Haruyuki in a surprise attack from the air. The few who could not be found probably escaped in the chaos.

"Master, what should we do with these surrendered soldiers next?"

Aponia held Niu Zida and asked him questions. After all, suddenly capturing so many people would be a big problem, especially in terms of food consumption. Not counting those who escaped, they had captured at least six or seven hundred of Bozeman's soldiers in this battle, which was already more than the total number of Niu Zida's troops.

"Knights who pay a ransom are allowed to return; those who cannot afford the ransom must stay and serve in exchange for their freedom. Those who lead militia or are conscripted are all forced to stay in the vicinity and become farmers. If their families have money, they can be redeemed; otherwise, they can only perform labor to pay off their debts."

Under Niu Zida's orders, in addition to the 20-odd knights who were redeemed, there were more than 10 knights who had to stay in the army to serve as instructors and train troops because they had no money. However, Niu Zida did not completely exploit these people. The knights who were forced to stay were also paid a salary, but only one-third of the normal salary.

As for the other prisoners, apart from a small number who were redeemed, the remaining approximately 400 people could only be incorporated into the military farms. These farms were managed uniformly and given land, with a tax rate of 30% to 70%. To be honest, although the tax rate was already very heavy, for some landless peasants who had been forcibly conscripted, this was actually a relatively acceptable outcome.

In this battle, Niu Zida's side lost a total of 15 human soldiers and more than 70 goblin soldiers. The biggest loss was to the 20 enhanced goblins who led the charge. Because goblin enlargement comes at the cost of goblin life, the enhancement fruit can often last for a few or even a dozen hours. After the effect ends, they will die from exhaustion due to the rapid depletion of their life force.

After the war, Niu Zida's troops, who had responded to the call, received a considerable amount of land from the knights who had joined Bozeman's army. Niu Zida did not disband the remaining troops but instead used the remaining knights to train them, preparing to create his first truly directly subordinate human army. As for the reinforcements brought by the Dore territory, Niu Zida sent two goblin swordsmen with 200 goblin soldiers back to the new city to protect Amelie and other maids who remained in the Dore territory. The rest of the goblins stayed in the manor area. After all, after the war, he could find an excuse to confiscate a large number of lands belonging to the knights who had opposed him and followed Bozeman. Now he had enough land resources to support his army, and naturally, he would start mass-producing troops.

Niu Zida also wrote to Amelie, asking her to send the three maids, Shenben Yuanjia, Lilulu, and Seritina, to the manor, since he would need more mothers if he wanted to give birth to more goblins.

After a week of sorting out the prisoner issue, Niu Zida led his men to Heatherlink to take charge of the overall situation. After all, Postman was dead, and Heatherlink must be in complete chaos. The reason he brought Charlotte to Heatherlink was to ensure that Charlotte would firmly establish herself as the duke and become the legitimate heir to the title.

Considering that this was to help Charlotte inherit the position, Niu Zida did not bring his own goblin troops, but instead led 200 human troops he had recruited to Hetherink. He had also captured a lot of weapons and equipment in a previous battle, which at least made the force look much stronger.

Chapter 297 The Question of Heatherlink's Succession

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Niu Zida brought maids who were ready to fight, as he was helping Charlotte vie for the ducal position within the territory. Aside from Fujikura Yu, who was Charlotte's personal maid, the others—Yor, Kokoro, Misato Shizuku, Kuroyukihime, Asuna, Yangyang, and Rosalia—were all ready to fight. Kanzaki Keine and Utaha stayed at the manor to assist Aponia with matters at the manor's rear.

The port of Heatherlink was in chaos due to Bozeman's defeat, with only the city hall barely maintaining social order. Fortunately, Niu Zida quickly led his men into the port. At this time, Xin Hai's reinforcements and Ning Guang's army also entered Heatherlink Port and quickly took control of the port with Niu Zida's troops, forming a security force. Of course, most of Xin Hai's troops were goblins. After some consideration, Niu Zida decided to send this part of the goblin army to the manor instead of stationing them around the port of Heatherlink.

Niu Zida has been avoiding directly using his goblin identity.

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Even though he has acquired a noble status in the human world, he acts more as a "noble" in an abstract sense, to avoid being disliked by people because of his goblin identity. At least this way, people won't oppose him because of his noble status. When people think of Niu Zida, they think of him more as a noble than a goblin.

Once inside the port, Niu Zida took control of the situation and quickly summoned the local nobles. On one hand, he held a funeral for the Duke in Charlotte's name; on the other hand, he established an investigation committee headed by Charlotte to investigate the true cause of the Duke's death; and on yet another hand, Charlotte declared Postman a traitor for plotting rebellion.

On the surface, Postman did not immediately blame the Duke's death upon entering Heatherlink. This was not because Niu Zida was upholding the law, but rather to send a political signal: anyone who did not oppose Charlotte's rule could be declared a member of the assassination party by the Truth Committee. This was nothing less than a Damocles' sword hanging over the nobles' heads. Some nobles, with their keen political sense, immediately understood Niu Zida's intention and naturally rushed to take sides, supporting Charlotte's succession as Duchess of Heatherlink.

The Duchy of Heatherlink has a long history as an independent duchy, and the issue of succession is inherently complex. According to the general succession law of the continent, noble lands can be passed on to women. However, if it involves a political entity rather than a general territory, then it depends on the order of succession and the wishes of other candidates. Heatherlink has many relatives by marriage outside the country. Two generations ago, the Duke of Heatherlink married the Katz territory of the Kingdom of Altaïr, and the current lord of Katz, Robert Katz, married the cousin of Duke Philip, who is currently Charlotte's aunt. Because of this dual blood relationship, after hearing about the changes in the Duchy of Heatherlink, Robert wanted to insist on ruling as regent of Heatherlink, at least until Princess Charlotte turned 20 and came of age before returning the power of the duchy to Charlotte.

Charlotte is 16 years old this year and will be an adult in 4 years, so she will certainly not agree to this request. Moreover, in 4 years, the other party will likely have gained the support of nobles, especially Katz, who is an important noble in the Kingdom of Altaïr. Katz is making this request to Heatherlink in order to get his hands on Heatherlink and then add him to the war against the Kingdom of Fortini.

Naturally, the nobles of Heatherlink were divided into two factions. One faction was pro-Bozeman, who needed to find a new political force to protect themselves after Bozeman's disappearance and opposed Charlotte's rise to power in order to avoid being purged. The other faction consisted of nobles who hoped to maintain the independence of the Duchy of Heatherlink. They were not satisfied with Niu Zida's interference in the duchy, but at least Niu Zida was supporting Duke Philip's daughter as the heir and had no intention of annexing Heatherlink. This was better than Robert of Katz becoming regent, which might drag them into war.

Niu Zida sneered when he saw the letter from Katz to Heatherlink. He lay in the arms of Joel, who was sitting on the sofa, playing with the big breasts of the beautiful woman. Meanwhile, two white-stockinged beauties, Shinkai and Misaki Shokuhou, knelt on either side of him and massaged his legs with their snow-white hands.

At the very bottom was Charlotte, curled up in white stockings, kneeling on the stall, lying between Niu Zida's legs, her small, red mouth sucking on his huge member with great effort. Occasionally, she would use her small hand to brush the ends of her long, soft, pink hair that drooped down, tucking them behind her clean ears so that Niu Zida could clearly see her delicate face while she was serving him with her mouth.

"This Viscount Robert of the Katz Territory is delusional. Does he think no one can see through his scheme?"

As Niu Zida spoke, he gently pressed Charlotte's upturned head down with his large hand and began to thrust his lower abdomen hard against the noble beauty's pink face, almost completely penetrating her with his thick, massive member. He even began to stir Charlotte's throat. Charlotte could only squint her beautiful eyes and let out difficult moans as she welcomed Niu Zida's thrusts. Because the movements were too rough, a lot of saliva spilled from Charlotte's red and tender mouth and dripped down her pretty chin onto the carpet.

"Cough cough cough... um... hmph..."

"They actually dared to steal my beautiful little mare's place as duke! That's wishful thinking... Oh... Charlotte... your little mouth is really something... you really know how to suck..."

Niu Zida sighed and began to thrust even harder into Charlotte's mouth, so hard that tears welled up in Charlotte's beautiful eyes. Finally, with a low growl from Niu Zida, a large amount of semen shot into Charlotte's throat. Charlotte quickly moved her throat muscles to swallow all of the freshly shot semen.

"How is it, Master's semen?"

"Mmm...delicious..."