Lil' Shroom stared silently at the creature in front of her. It looked humanoid, but a pair of bird-like wings stretched from its back, the feathers a pure, snowy white.
Well—mostly white. Some patches were scorched and singed, feathers missing or charred. One wing even looked bent at an odd angle, clearly broken. No doubt about it—this thing was seriously hurt.
What really caught Lil' Shroom's attention, though, was the creature's nature. It was unmistakably a fusion-type Zombie King.
"Wait a sec… could this be the one the boss has been looking for?"
"Hey!" she called out.
The Zombie King inside the cave flinched like a startled animal. The sudden voice sent her into a panic, and she whipped her head around.
Her face was unmistakably female, but covered in soft fur. Her mouth was full of razor-sharp fangs, and her chin was smeared with fresh blood. In her hands, she clutched a half-eaten, fat rat.
Their eyes locked.
They stared at each other, frozen for a moment.
Then—
