Chapter 50: Who Are You?

The transformation process of the Scarlet Drink was far gentler than Yun Mu had expected.

At this moment, she only felt a warm sensation throughout her body, a sense of comfort that was hard to put into words.

She was like a person who had drunk too much alcohol; her eyes gradually became hazy, her breathing grew increasingly heavy, and even the world began to spin in her vision.

A pale heat radiated from her flushed skin.

If someone were to measure her body temperature at this time, they might be astonished to discover that her surface temperature had reached a staggering sixty degrees Celsius!

"Go back; when the time comes, I will notify you."

Natavia's red lips parted slightly, her language seemingly containing a certain power; when Yun Mu heard her voice, she walked back toward Liuli Street involuntarily.

And after she left this street, the blood mist permeating the street began to stir again.

However, Natavia had no intention of letting this blood mist continue to spread.

"Come back."

She said softly, and the previously restless blood mist immediately became calm, converging into her palm all at once.

And after this blood mist was retracted, those Bloodline Living Corpses that had been temporarily transformed collapsed onto the ground one after another, as if they had lost their power.

Without any thought of dealing with these Bloodline Living Corpses, Natavia turned around and left this place without looking back.

And it was not until about fifteen minutes after she left that the tragic scene here was discovered by others in Frostfall City.

On the other side, Yun Mu walked slowly toward the direction of Sisilaiya Cafe.

The necklace hidden under her shirt was emitting a faint blue light at this time.

【Skill: Magic Counterspell】

【Once per day, it can reflect a spell below 【Legendary】 cast upon the wearer, while simultaneously exempting the wearer from all means of divination, prophecy, investigation, etc., below 【Legendary】.】

Natavia had still been careless.

She would not have thought, nor could she have imagined, that Yun Mu would actually possess such a Legendary-level Magic Item.

When she used those words, similar to a Word Spirit, to control Yun Mu to return, she had actually already had another suggestion planted in her heart by Yun Mu.

Of course, because of the effect of the Magic Counterspell, it only reflected the spell back without enhancing it.

Therefore, it was fundamentally impossible to use this spell to control Natavia.

Thus, Yun Mu had only planted a very simple suggestion, which was: to make Natavia more easily develop a favorable impression of her.

That's right, just such a simple suggestion.

After all, something too complex would easily reveal the truth; in fact, after Yun Mu finished planting the suggestion, she even felt a faint sense of regret, feeling that she had been a bit too risky.

Fortunately, regardless of everything, the result was still quite gratifying.

Natavia did not notice that she had been planted with a suggestion.

And although she had been transformed into a 【Bloodline】, she had not become a monster that lost its sanity, and had even gained more powerful strength.

At the same time, she no longer needed to worry about the threat of the Scarlet Curse to her life.

And because of the existence of the Blood Brewing Bottle, she also did not need to hunt other humans to consume blood.

Looking at it this way, weren't there only benefits and no drawbacks?

No, there were likely still drawbacks, they just hadn't manifested yet.

If nothing else, since she had become a member of the Bloodline, then which side should she stand on?

Is it the Church, which is suspected to have already apostatized, or the Guard Hall, which is investigating the Dried Corpse Murder Case?

Or perhaps Brenna, who is investigating the Church, or Natavia, whose faction is unclear?

No, perhaps she doesn't need to stand on any side.

Yun Mu's brain was somewhat sluggish from being burned by the high temperature; she slowly opened the door of Sisilaiya Cafe with her key and stepped inside.

"Ah, I walked in."

Only then did she suddenly realize a problem.

Now that she had become a 【Bloodline】, was it really okay for her to still live in Sisilaiya Cafe?

"Forget it, whatever."

Her drowsy brain refused to think about overly complex matters; Yun Mu locked the shop door behind her, climbed onto the bed in her room, and fell straight asleep.

And after she fell asleep, the transformation effect of the Scarlet Drink began to officially take effect.

Countless scarlet energies erupted from her heart and flowed along her blood to Yun Mu's entire body.

Her previous body, which had been underdeveloped due to years of malnutrition, began to regrow; first, her bones became harder, then her skin became more refined, and even the texture of her hair improved significantly.

And just as the energy of the Scarlet Drink was continuously remodeling Yun Mu's body, the twelve o'clock midnight timeline quietly passed.

【Because of the effect of the equipment 【Cat Bracelet (Blue)】, your Path 【Cat】 points +1.】

【Cat lv1 — Cat lv2】

【Your maximum HP +1, Attack +4, Spell Strength +1, Dodge +5, Speed +3, Precision Correction +6, Critical Hit +2%.】

【You have gained the trait 【Sharp Eyes】】

【Your eyes can see further, and your ability to capture dynamic objects is enhanced; besides that, you can also see in lightless environments.】

The scarlet energy circulating within Yun Mu's body suddenly stalled for a moment.

Upon sensing that an external force was about to intrude into this body it was currently remodeling, the scarlet energy violently rioted, looking as if it were about to have a life-or-death battle with the Cat Path.

However, just at this moment, a powerful force surged from within Yun Mu's body, instantly forcing the two repelling powers to merge together.

The previously rioting scarlet energy was like someone who had been slapped hard; it instantly became very obedient and circulated within Yun Mu's body compliantly.

The next day, early morning.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Miss Yun, it's time to get up!"

Lita's familiar voice rang out outside the room; Yun Mu's tightly closed eyes trembled first, then opened with some difficulty.

And after opening her eyes, she was instantly stunned.

"What is going on?"

She looked at the environment in the room with some surprise.

It was clearly no different from before, yet in her eyes at this moment, it was clearer than it had ever been.

"Right, last night I..."

Yun Mu recalled what happened last night, and her heart tightened.

She had encountered that woman with Scarlet eyes, who seemed to have become a Master-level Transcendental blessed by a god, and then, then she chose to become a Bloodline to survive...

"Oh no!"

Thinking of this, Yun Mu immediately realized the severity of the situation.

Listening to Lita's calls from outside the room, she felt as if her head had become twice as large.

Don't panic, she had the Legendary-grade necklace given to her by Brenna; even Edward, who was a high-ranking professional, could not inspect the state of her Ether Body at this time.

"Hoo."

After preparing herself mentally, Yun Mu took a deep breath.

"Coming, coming."

She spoke in a feigned calm tone, then reached out and pulled open the door.

"You're finally up, I've been calling you for ages—huh?"

Lita looked at the Young Girl who had opened the door, dressed in the exact same attire Yun Mu usually wore, but with one Scarlet eye and one Grass-gray eye, tilted her head, and said:

"Who are you?"

PS: The eyes of a 【Bloodline】 are both Scarlet.

However, while Yun Mu was in the middle of the 【Transformation】 into a 【Bloodline】, she was influenced by the 【Cat】 Path trait 【Sharp Eyes】.

This caused the second eye to be interrupted during the process of turning Scarlet, and thus it became Grass-gray.

Alright, I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying it all out.

I just wanted to write heterochromia, a fierce critical hit to my fetish, heh.

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