Chapter 492: The Secret of Desperation and Blood

"But why?"

Rod did not directly explain Scorpion Woman Hera's current state.

In the magic stone, Yulia paused, then spoke seriously: "This matter involves Hera's past. I am not fit to tell you. You only need to know that after Hera ascends to the Ninth Rank, she will inevitably do something that will plunge her into a desperate situation."

Hmm.

This Vampire King was hiding something; her attitude was also somewhat strange.

Why would he think Rod could let Hera ascend?

After all, to any normal person, Rod was merely a Seventh Rank with decent means and considerable charm with women.

Let alone the Ninth Rank; even dealing with someone above the mid-stage of the Eighth Rank would be quite laborious for him.

The last time, the half-elf Virgil was a brute-force fighter who met force with force, giving Rod a certain advantage.

But if he encountered a mage or someone of another style, it would be hard to say.

Even if Rod had powerful resistances, not all debuff spells could be fully exempted.

Especially now that the enemies he faced were of increasingly higher ranks.

For instance, the fake Eighth Rank he blocked yesterday, the Witherer Lizardman Dane.

The opponent used three debuff-type spiritual spells: 【Energy Drain】, 【Muscle Wither】, and 【Plague Ray】.

Except for 【Plague Ray】, which was directly absorbed by the Plague Domain.

【Energy Drain】 and 【Muscle Wither】 both took real effect.

Although the effect was quite minor, of course.

But if a dozen or so mages were to ambush Rod, continuously casting 【Muscle Wither】 a hundred times in succession.

Even with his high resistance, Rod's combat power would plummet drastically.

"My Lord Yulia is joking. I, a mere Seventh Rank, how could I possibly let My Lord Hera ascend?"

Rod laughed dryly.

As he walked, he arrived outside the cave.

He had intended to enjoy the night breeze.

But upon poking his head out, he saw Tally far away, wearing a bathrobe, patrolling left and right while shouting "Master."

For no reason, Rod felt a bit guilty and quickly shrank back into the cave.

That's not right.

I am the Master; why should I feel guilty?

However, this sneaking around does seem to have its own flavor.

Developing relationships with a few girls without Tally knowing would also be nice.

Sorry, Tally.

You are already part of the cheating play.

"Hmph, don't pretend here. Even in the Inferno, Ninth Ranks are starting to discuss matters related to you. Your spiritual strength far exceeds that of a Seventh Rank. If not for the Mind Flayer's psychic ability shielding your Star Fate, and for you staying in Shi Ying Town, you would long ago have been stripped bare by some powerful individuals with ill intentions!"

Yulia spoke with a cold snort.

Her voice was crisp and childish; it didn't sound like a cold sneer, but rather like a young girl acting spoiled.

Rod had no time to savor this, but he sensitively noticed she mentioned Shi Ying Town.

He immediately recalled the secret about Shi Ying Town mentioned by the Witherer Lizardman Dane.

"Is there something special about Shi Ying Town?"

"Of course. Buried underground there is an artifact from the First Era. The Aethelorn Kingdom specifically shielded the Star Fate of the entire Twilight Hills for this reason. As for what it is, heh, I am the Vampire King, bound by an agreement, so it is improper for me to state it plainly to you."

An artifact from the First Era.

Currently, the most popular era history on the continent holds that we are in the Fourth Era, the Era of Humanity.

The Third Era is considered the Era of the Elves, driven out by towns and iron floods.

The Elves of Bithert are believed to be descendants of the High Elves of the Third Era.

The Second Era was the age when dragons and giants fought for supremacy.

Rumor has it that the dragons of that time were transformed from rocks, and no one could break their scales.

And the giants were born from a mysterious flame furnace.

Therefore, more scholar-mages prefer to call them Flame Giants.

They also attribute the extinction of the Flame Giants to the Elves of the Third Era.

They believe the High Elves felt fear towards flames capable of burning trees, and thus carried out a bloody massacre.

The giants that remain today, whose intelligence is not great, are defective labor products that appeared after their 【Bioweaving】.

The point about the bloody massacre cannot be verified due to the distant age.

But the unnatural nature of 【Bioweaving】 does indeed exist within the bodies of the surviving giants.

As for the First Era, it was also the era of the first rule on the continent.

The rulers of that time are believed to be Lizardmen.

Yes.

The very Lizardmen who are still widely distributed in every corner of the continent and are keen on establishing camps in swamps and wetlands.

They have continued to the present, but because this is not a race skilled in recording history, most matters related to the First Era remain very mysterious.

"That is all I have to say. Since you are not helping Hera, then... I will continue sleeping. I have to get up early tomorrow to tour the Eye of the Beholder Spring on the Third Layer of the Inferno."

"Uh, My Lord Yulia, aren't you going there to fight for the 'Sacred Blood of Mistral'?"

"Little brat, little brat, who do you think I am? I am the Vampire King, the person in the world most skilled at manipulating blood. Let alone Asmodiel currently only holding this drop of blood; even if he truly fused with it, I could forcibly pull it out. Not fighting for it is just..."

Sigh, hard to say, hard to say. You will understand later. Anyway, since I entered the Inferno, I have been sightseeing the whole time; I haven't gone to that boring blood battle at all.

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Yulia revealed a sliver of a secret.

That drop of blood, tainted with a spark of divinity, had a problem.

This was clearly a secret only she, as the person on the continent who understood blood the most deeply, could know.

Rod was somewhat surprised.

She was actually willing to share such a profound mystery with him.

"Oh right, since you've already learned that Blood Burst that the succubus learned from me, how about I just teach you the Spiritual Art I stole from her as well? You should have a succubus bloodline, so you might learn it even faster."

"Oh! Really? Thank you, Lady Yulia!"

A Spiritual Art that even the Vampire King had to steal and learn?

In other words, a skill of the succubus ancestor Lilith!

Rod grew excited.

He pulled himself together, focusing all his attention on the magic stone's voice.

"Listen carefully, this Spiritual Art is called 【Lilith's Tentacle Tongue】. It's different from an ordinary 【Tentacle Tongue】 — not only can it turn your tongue into a tentacle, it can also attach various stimulating enchantments to it. The touch and flexibility are both preserved. It's absolutely mind-blowing."

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When Rod returned to the underground cavern.

Both girls had already recovered completely.

Ona was holding Rod's essence sample and the hallucinogenic spore sample, writing biological knowledge on the little blackboard with one hand while explaining it to Scarlett.

Seeing him come in, her gaze flickered for a moment, and she smiled rather unnaturally.

Rod gave an awkward smile.

Scarlett looked back and forth between the two of them, assuming they were troubled by her misunderstanding.

So she tilted her head back and said proactively, "Alright, alright, I know that wasn't a hallucinogenic spore of yours, but I'm still going to go find that green-skinned beastwoman and get my revenge! Who told her to hit me? You're not allowed to stop me! As a reward, I can let you play with me a few more times — actually, it felt kind of nice."

Rod: "?"

"Scarlett! You're not allowed to say that — you're a girl!"

"I'm a mushroom person, so that doesn't matter."

"Mushroom people can't either! You have to learn to cherish your own body!"

"Fine, fine, fine, whatever you say."

479 acting up, see group

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(End of chapter)