Chapter 46: The Truth of the Desecrator (Requesting Follows)

“Impossible! That’s far too little! Even if it’s your blood, I need at least ten drops to recover!”

“Then ten drops. Give them to me first, I’ll give them back to you later.”

“...Tch. Deal. Don’t you dare back out!”

Though Elisabeth was deeply reluctant, she ultimately lowered her head and chose to compromise.

Yet as Elisabeth lowered her head, her lips couldn’t help but curl upward.

“Perfect…”

There was no choice—Elisabeth was simply too hungry.

Especially after tasting Herbert’s blood, that tantalizing flavor had been tormenting her soul ever since.

That holy blood, burning with heat, ravaged her body, yet seemed to carry some addictive, peculiar magic, opening another door within her heart.

She vaguely sensed that some strange craving had awakened inside her, but she dared not confirm it—or rather… she refused to admit it.

The thought that she might want to feel that pain again… how could she possibly say that aloud?

She didn’t even dare ask Herbert for more holy blood, afraid he might sense her desire.

“No, never mind. Humans are treacherous—this fellow won’t keep his word. He’ll surely trick me with fake holy blood.”

“Then I’ll get to drink again, effortlessly!”

Yes, exactly.

Let me… just one more sip. Just one!

Otherwise, I…

“Heh… heh…”

Elisabeth chuckled inwardly, extending her slender fingers from the coffin and squeezing out a single drop of blood, like a ruby gem.

Herbert placed that drop into the crystal vial, now emptied of holy water, and a faint smile curled his lips.

Good.

Legendary vampire’s monster material—acquired!

Witnessing the entire haggling process, Nenasha couldn’t help but remark: 【“So this is how you’ve been tricking your materials all along?”】

“Mind your own business! Besides, this was a perfectly legitimate, equal exchange.”

Though Herbert and Elisabeth seemed to have spent a long time, in truth, they hadn’t.

From the moment he arrived until he obtained the essence, only five minutes had passed.

Two minutes remained!

But before Herbert could swallow the essence, Nenasha warned him.

【“He’s here~”】

So soon!

Herbert’s gaze sharpened—he was about to swallow the blood at all costs—when his expression suddenly changed.

A figure stepped into his light, and Herbert clearly saw the Desecrator he’d been chasing for so long.

!!!

Herbert immediately raised his sword to strike—but his motion froze mid-air.

Because the man’s appearance was vastly different from what he’d imagined.

Vastly different!

“What… is this?”

The Desecrator’s face was unremarkable—just an ordinary cultivator.

His skin was gaunt and pale, stiff-looking, radiating a putrid stench mixed with fishy decay.

The true horror lay below his neck—it wasn’t the body of a living man at all.

His upper torso had been torn apart by some colossal beast, leaving massive wounds; his chest was pierced clean through, organs and flesh ripped and destroyed.

His lower body was no better.

His left leg was relatively intact—only broken into three segments, held together by strips of skin.

His right leg had lost all flesh; only a blackened femur remained, propping up his staggering frame as he limped forward.

Click. Click. Click.

With each step, chunks of his flesh fell away—before even hitting the ground, they turned to dust mid-air.

What… had he endured?

Most crucially, Herbert stood mere one meter before him—yet the Desecrator’s pale eyes held no reflection of him.

The Desecrator completely ignored Herbert.

He simply kept walking.

Toward the unseen darkness.

Only after the Desecrator passed him did Herbert slowly exhale, quietly asking in his mind: “...This is what you meant by ‘charging straight at me’?”

【“It’s not my fault—you just happened to be standing right in front of him. Of course he walked toward you.”】

Great.

Herbert rolled his eyes hard.

You damn—

I get it now—why you just sat there watching, calm as ever, never worried I’d get killed.

All this time, you never thought I was in danger at all!!!

“So you knew he posed no threat to me.”

【“Of course!”】

The demon god replied smugly: "Even I wouldn't abandon an ally!"

“But you never told me the truth.”

【“True. Your reaction was quite entertaining~”】

“...Sigh.”

The situation had unfolded too chaotically—Herbert was too drained to be angry at the damned demon god right now.

We’ll settle the matter later. First, understand what’s happening here.

“So… what exactly is his condition?”

【“He’s dead. All that remains is a single obsession, driving him forward.”】

Nenasha knew she’d fully offended Herbert—she no longer provoked him, and instead explained seriously:

【“Or rather, days ago, when other souls took over his body, the original man was already dead.”】

Possessed?

Herbert raised an eyebrow, hesitated briefly, then decisively followed behind the Desecrator.

He wanted to know—where was this man going?

What was his obsession?

The two walked silently in darkness, one behind the other, until the Desecrator’s last scraps of flesh vanished—then he finally stopped before a wall.

Where is this?

Just as Herbert began to sense something, the Desecrator spoke:

“Where are you…”

His voice echoed in the dark, layered, androgynous, hoarse.

“Great Master, why won’t you see me…”

He really came for Svan Ni!?

Herbert narrowed his eyes, gripped his sword, and pointed its tip at the Desecrator’s nape—ready to strike at the slightest movement.

As Herbert hesitated, a weary sigh came from the darkness ahead.

“Sigh…”

“It’s been so long. Why come looking for me now?”

It was a hoarse whisper, tinged with complaint.

“Please spare him. A dead man doesn’t need the Warden’s own hand to end him.”

Shhh. Shhh. Shhh.

With soft rustling sounds, subtle changes unfolded in the darkness.

The next moment, Herbert clearly sensed a path—leading to another prison deep within the dark space.

Svan Ni, who had always hidden and withdrawn, had revealed her location!

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