jdhmnovel Chapter 222 It smells so good, can I drink your blood?
Chapter 222 It smells so good, can I drink your blood?
"Tronos! You're alright!" Lin Shuwan, now free, threw herself into his arms.
“You…, impossible, how could this be?” Eve, who should have fled immediately after Draven’s death, froze in place for some reason, her pupils trembling, staring blankly at Tronos.
"It's alright now," Tronos said, putting his arm around Lin Shuwan's waist.
"Why, why isn't it working for you?"
A voice seemed to be whispering in her heart, telling her the truth she didn't want to face.
But Eve was still unwilling to give up and stubbornly wanted to find an answer from Tronos.
"Don't you already know that?"
Unlike his attitude towards Lin Shuwan, Tronos looked at her with indifferent eyes, his tightly pursed lips adding to his coldness.
"I don't know! I don't know anything!"
Eve clenched her fists, her voice sharp and even shrill, but she still stared stubbornly at Tronos.
Tronos, however, no longer wanted to argue with her: "That medicine is useless to me, or rather, it is useless to any member of the witch clan."
The answer in her heart was confirmed, and Eve's eyes showed a moment of confusion, a mixture of sorrow and joy.
But there was no time to think, and the flames were already upon him in the next second.
Soon, like Draven, she was burned to ashes in the fire.
After resolving the last remaining hidden danger, Tronos took Lin Shuwan home with his arm around her.
However, as soon as she stepped onto the floor, her whole body lost its strength, her legs went weak, and she only managed to stay upright because Lin Shuwan was holding her up.
"Tronos!"
Fortunately, after becoming a vampire, his strength increased significantly, allowing Lin Shuwan to easily support his body and move him onto the bed.
Knowing he was about to collapse, Tronos immediately took Lin Shuwan to his room.
Tronos, who was half-lying on the bed, raised his hand and rubbed Lin Shuwan's head, but the force was so light that she could hardly feel it.
"Don't worry, cough..."
His blood surged, and Tronos felt a metallic taste in his throat. He forced himself to endure the discomfort and continued, "You go back first, it'll be alright."
“But…” Lin Shuwan frowned, her hands unconsciously clutching the corner of the blanket, her eyes full of worry.
"No buts. Just treat it like the previous full moon night. Be good, go back to sleep, and I'll be fine when you wake up."
Tronos's face darkened further, but he still managed a stiff smile at Lin Shuwan, half-jokingly saying, "Or are you hungry? Want another bite?"
"No."
Lin Shuwan bit her lower lip, her gaze shifting from the fine sweat on his forehead to his pale lips, her eyes filled with undeniable concern and worry:
"I'm not hungry, and I'm not going back. You should rest. I'll stay here and watch over you, okay? Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."
"You... alright, if you're sleepy, go back." Tronos closed his eyes and said no more.
He really couldn't hold on any longer; if he continued talking, he wouldn't be able to hold back the blood in his throat.
What I said to Lin Shuwan just now was actually just to comfort her.
The cost of using his magical powers on the night of the full moon was greater than he had imagined, as the various supernatural abilities he had absorbed in the past intertwined and churned within his body.
Almost one second he used his healing power to mend torn and broken skin and bones, and the next second his violent power shattered his bones and muscles.
Again and again, over and over again.
However, the violent superpowers show no signs of weakening, while the healing superpowers have become waning.
What appeared on his face was an expression contorted with uncontrollable pain, and a body that was gradually breaking apart.
If he couldn't suppress it, he would be torn to pieces by this force...
No, there are no "ifs"!
It was hundreds or thousands of times more painful than the pain I had experienced hundreds or thousands of times before.
Tronos gritted his teeth, his consciousness blurred by the pain, but he still persevered through sheer willpower.
*
Lin Shuwan sat down directly on the floor next to Tronos's bed.
Tronos's current situation does not look good.
Sweat beaded on his forehead, his brows furrowed, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and faint streaks of blood on his face—the fleshy color revealed by the tearing of his skin.
In fact, everything that happened tonight was a huge gamble for her.
Seven Seven had been monitoring Draven and Eve's actions for a long time.
The location was a coincidence.
The nearest city outside the Misty Forest is Grove.
And coincidentally, Eve was the wife of the Lord of Grove.
However, the time she was asked to go out last time was one she specifically chose.
The Grove nobles loved spices, and that day happened to be the annual noble ball.
Therefore, the spice shop owner would inevitably mention the ball.
She could then use her curiosity to get Tronos to take her to find out.
When the ball arrives, Eve will personally come down to meet Tronos and her, based on their past experiences.
This is a gamble.
Once Tronos meets Eve, he will learn of their plans (Tronos can see the life and past of the people he meets for the first time).
As for whether he will choose to avoid them after learning of their plan, or play along with their scheme.
This is the second bet.
Even if she guessed right the first two times, if Tronos doesn't come to her rescue, then this mission will also fail.
Fortunately, he came.
Draven is dead; she won her gamble.
Strange, I wonder if it's because of the vampire constitution of this world.
She always seems to like doing things that she's not entirely sure about.
But Tronos was such a "good boy," so obediently following her wishes.
Now, it's time to reward her "good baby".
Lin Shuwan straightened up and loosened her fingers that were wrapped around the ends of her hair.
(Qiqi, purchased "Pain Shielding")
[Okay.]
[Ding! Pain shielding has been purchased.]
Points deducted: 1000
[Remaining Points:]
……
Tronos, who was still fighting against the supernatural power within his body, suddenly smelled a faint scent of blood.
He initially thought it was caused by his body being torn apart, but the smell of blood grew stronger and stronger.
He opened his eyes, his vision blurring from the pain.
He could only vaguely see Lin Shuwan sitting on the ground with her back to him, her cut fingertips bleeding, slowly drawing a complex pattern on the ground.
It's a familiar pattern.
"Aurora! What are you doing? Stop it!"
His hazy mind suddenly cleared, and Tronos struggled to get up. His internal strength was momentarily unbalanced, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood.
Tronos ignored her and, supporting himself, reached out to stop Lin Shuwan's movements. "Aurora, stop! Listen to me, stop now!"
Lin Shuwan quickly finished the last stroke, turned around, and smiled sweetly: "Okay, okay, I've stopped, but it's already finished."
"You! Do you know that from ancient times to the present, there has never been a precedent for the Witch Clan and the Vampire Clan to successfully form a blood pact!"
Tronos was both angry and annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.
Once the blood pact begins, neither party can escape death unless it is successful.
"I know, but their failure is due to their lack of ability. We will definitely succeed!"
She wasn't lying. One of the most difficult aspects of this blood pact is that the vampire must be willing, and the other is that they must endure inhuman suffering.
Since she has pain shielding, she won't feel much even if all her blood is drained.
Moreover, this was her decision, and she certainly did it voluntarily.
“I was thinking… never mind,” Tronos leaned back against the wall, exhausted. His body ached, but he was in an extremely good mood. “It’s just a matter of dying together anyway.”
"Don't worry, we will all survive."
Because of the vampires' unusual skin color, Lin Shuwan's complexion, which was already rapidly losing blood, looked no different from usual, except that her lips were slightly pale.
Tronos suddenly said, "Aurora, could you come a little closer to me?"
"Hmm?" Lin Shuwan did as instructed, "What...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Tronos leaned over and bit Lin Shuwan's lips hard.
His kisses were urgent and passionate, with a reckless madness, domineering and intense, allowing his boundless possessiveness to run rampant.
"You took this step voluntarily. If we survive, don't expect me to let go."
……
[Ding! Mission 1: Kill Draven and let him die a painful death. Points awarded. Completed.]
Task 2: Marry a nobleman, points awarded, completed.
Task 3: Maintain Character (Optional): Greedy, 5000 points, Completed.
[Cumulative Points: .]
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