Why are there so many blood descendants
What is the church doing? Are all the priests blind
This is the royal capital of Lutetia, not Boulder!
Looking at the young noble in front of her, Charlotte was shocked.
She never imagined that in the center of the Crescent Parish, one of the most powerful cities in the Holy Royal Court, there were so many vampires hidden!
Not only that, these vampires even dared to hold a banquet openly and even invited her, a foreign noble!
"Your Excellency, Lord Castel, there is no need to be so serious. We invited you to our banquet out of consideration."
The young noble smiled and said.
At the same time, many nobles, waiters and maids in the banquet hall all looked at Charlotte and smiled.
Their movements were in perfect sync, even their smiling expressions were exactly the same, like puppets being manipulated by someone.
Charlotte felt numb when she saw this horrifying scene. She was about to suffer from the PTSD from facing the zombies when she traveled through time.
The music in the banquet hall quietly changed. It was no longer as melodious as the usual banquet hall music. Exaggerated soprano and tenor replaced the troubadours' singing and playing, which was strange and solemn.
At some point, dark clouds obscured the moonlight, and the lights in the hall quietly turned from bright to dim, with shadows becoming increasingly eerie.
The red wine on the waiter's tray became more and more conspicuous, and a strong smell of blood hit me in the face.
Pairs of scarlet eyes lit up in the dimness, all looking at Charlotte.
Obscure fluctuations of divine power were heard, carrying with them some power that distorted people's hearts.
It's a fallen magic.
Fortunately, with the Holy Book of Blood, this level of divine interference could not have any effect on Charlotte under the counterattack of divine magic.
But Charlotte became more alert.
Her eyes swept across the vampires in the banquet hall, and finally landed on the young noble who was in the lead:
"You... are the Blood Demon Cult? You are so brazen, aren't you afraid of facing the judgment of the Holy King?"
After hearing what Charlotte said, the young noble smiled calmly.
He took a cup of blood from the waiter's tray, drank it elegantly, and then said:
"Lord Castel, there is no need to test us. Since we are holding a banquet here, we are naturally not worried about being discovered by the Holy Royal Court."
Charlotte was silent.
She quickly pondered the meaning of this answer, and asked calmly:
"Why did you invite me here?"
The young noble smiled.
He respectfully performed an ancient vampire etiquette, and then said:
"Your Excellency, Count Castel... No, or more precisely, Your Excellency, our Grand Duke wants to see you, so he invited you here..."
Your Majesty!
They call me Your Majesty!
Charlotte's heart sank.
She narrowed her eyes slightly:
"I don't quite understand what you are talking about."
The young noble laughed again:
"Your Majesty, you don't have to keep pretending. Indeed, you have hidden yourself very well, but in front of the great Archduke, all disguises are meaningless."
"The thorny rose is your holy emblem, the castle of the dark night is your divine domain, your power will never be forgotten by all the crowned ones, and your return has been foreseen by all the crowned ones."
"From the moment you landed in Bolder, His Majesty the Grand Duke has known of your existence and has been preparing to land there just to meet you..."
Exposed...
Charlotte's heart sank.
And then comes the doubt:
When was she exposed
She knew that the Ness clan already knew that there was a "god" behind her.
Considering that the Shedet clan previously had an undercover agent in the Ness clan, the Blood Demon Cult may have also received relevant information.
But knowing that there is a "god" behind her and knowing that she is that "god" are two different things.
Not to mention... the other party's words imply that he already knows that she is the "Blood True Ancestor"!
What went wrong
Charlotte was confused.
She thought she had hidden herself fairly well, and all those who might have recognized her identity had either been dealt with or assimilated.
In this case, how did the Blood Demon Cult know
Charlotte felt something was wrong.
Somehow, she felt as if there was something wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
However, now is not the time to worry about how to expose yourself...
The young noble's words made Charlotte have a heavy guess:
"You said that the Blood Demon Duke wanted to see me... From what you said, could it be that she has already arrived?"
The young nobleman's mouth curled up in an evil arc.
He just smiled, and his expression gradually became fanatical:
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Grand Duke has arrived."
"I have to thank you for that. You caused such a big stir in the Northland and attracted the attention of several legends in the Crescent Parish. That's why we have this opportunity..."
Charlotte's heart sank after hearing the young noble's words.
She understood what the other party meant.
The Blood Demon Duke has already arrived, and... I'm afraid he has arrived in the capital.
No wonder…
No wonder the Blood Demon Cult dared to hold a banquet openly under the nose of the church, and so many vampires came.
If the Blood Demon Duke has successfully arrived, then everything makes sense.
With a living legend, it would be easy to cover up a vampire banquet.
Even more exaggerated speculation is that perhaps the entire capital has been controlled by the Blood Demon Duke!
Charlotte felt a little regretful.
She shouldn't have come to this party.
It was obvious that this party was for her.
She has already begun to think about whether or not to liberate the True Ancestor.
She didn't think that the Blood Demon Duke wanted to see her with good intentions.
If the other party discovered her true situation, her end would probably be quite miserable.
Fortunately, even if the Blood Demon Duke has arrived, considering that he has not been here for too long, the power he can exert is likely to be limited. As long as the True Ancestor is liberated, she is not without the ability to fight.
But Charlotte's feeling of uneasiness grew stronger and stronger.
Especially when she was planning to liberate the True Ancestor, she felt an indescribable resistance deep in her heart for some reason.
She always felt as if she had overlooked something, and the sense of disobedience in her heart became stronger and stronger.
"Well, Your Majesty, the rest of the time will be handed over to the great Grand Duke."
The young noble said with a smile.
After saying this, his expression became crazy and eager.
The young noble suddenly stepped aside, revealing the mysterious statue behind him. He drew a devil's eye symbol on his chest and said fanatically:
"The master who wanders between the abyss and the real world..."
"The embodiment of depravity and decay..."
"The Savior of the Blood Seed..."
"Your Majesty, the Great Grand Duke! The True Ancestor of Blood has appeared. Your humble servant, begs you to come..."
As he finished speaking, the strange statue emitted a red glow, and an ancient and vast aura slowly descended...
Under Charlotte's horrified gaze, a giant shrouded in dark red light slowly emerged in the banquet hall.
The dark red giant's face couldn't be seen clearly, but just looking at her made people feel dizzy.
She just glanced at Charlotte indifferently, her voice cold and emotionless:
"Blood Progenitor, your power... I accept it."
Dark red divine power erupted, carrying with it a power that could distort people's hearts.
When the divine power swept over the blood descendants present, all of them showed a fanatical and intoxicated look.
Then, these vampires "melted" one after another, turning into pools of blood that were absorbed by the dark red giant...
In the blink of an eye, all the blood descendants in the banquet hall were swallowed by the giant, and the giant's power was further enhanced!
After devouring the bloodline, the strange divine power did not stop and rushed towards Charlotte...
Charlotte's expression changed drastically.
She mobilized her divine power, and the Holy Codex of Blood began to operate on its own, triggering divine counterattacks.
The terrifying divine power quickly engulfed her, and Charlotte felt only the burning and corrosive pain spreading throughout her body.
The Blood Codex shines brightly, and the divine counterattack is also strengthened.
The power of the holy book and the dark red divine power fought against each other for a full minute before Charlotte barely managed to resist the opponent's attack.
Charlotte took a deep breath, ready to fight for her life in the True Ancestor Release, but at the moment when she was about to completely unleash the power of blood, she stopped abruptly.
Feeling the power of the Holy Book of Blood in her body and looking at the terrifying red giant in front of her, Charlotte had a strange expression on her face.
She... seemed to know where the incongruity was.
Today's divine counterattack did not cause ancient and mysterious words to appear in the field of vision like before...
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There's one more chapter tonight...