Chapter 198 (1/2)

Chapter 198: This Girl Has an Interesting Bloodline!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Vance needed only one drop of blood. Upon hearing that request, Celine gave it to him without any hesitation. She concentrated her Battle Aura onto her hands and lightly squeezed it. A drop of fresh blood then formed at the tip of the finger.

She acted way too fast. It was too late by the time Link wanted to stop her. Link then sighed as he thought about how Celine was a lot more trusting than him.

If a Level-7 Lich were to ask for a drop of his blood, he would think it through carefully before deciding whether to agree to his request. This act was extremely risky. A drop of blood could be used to play many tricks on the victim in dark magic.

Fortunately, Vance had no ill intentions. Upon getting the drop of blood, he pointed his fingers at the Death Beetle and whispered, “Blood Mist.”

The drop of blood flowed towards the beetle and exploded in mid-air into a ball of pale blood-red mist. The beetle was crawling around freely before the mist covered it. However, after it was hit by the mist…it seemed to be unaffected by it at all.

Link and Celine stared at Vance, waiting for him to explain. Both of them had a foundation in magic; it was impossible for them to not notice if the spell had taken effect.

Vance was embarrassed at his failure and scratched his smooth skull with his bony fingers, emitting a screeching sound. After a while, he looked at Celine and said, “Your blood has issues. You are not a pure-blooded demon.”

“My mother is a human.” Celine nodded. For Vance to have been able to tell this just from a drop of blood was a testament to his strength.

“No, that’s not all!” Vance stared at the remaining drop of blood on Celine’s fingertips and immediately salvaged it with his fingers and placed it in his mouth.

Following which, he grinded his teeth against one another. After half a minute, Vance shouted, “How could this be? This is unbelievable! Oh my god!”

Link and Celine exchanged glances as they did not know what would make a thousand-year-old Lich like Vance so agitated.

Vance started circling Celine as he asked, “Celine, do you still remember your mother? What did she look like? What traits did she possess?”

“My mother? She was really pretty and looked quite similar to me. Also, she was very nice to me most of the time. However, she would get angry at me for no reason sometimes. Then…That’s all! From what I remembered, she is simply an ordinary lady.”

As time passed, when Celine reminisced about her mother, she no longer felt the burning hatred she did for her father. Currently, she merely cherished the memories she once had with her mother. It was not to say that the hatred completely disappeared—it was merely buried deeper as part of her life experiences.

“No, that’s not right. She is definitely not an ordinary lady. Your blood possesses an extremely mysterious power. I feel like I have seen it before. Let me think…Damn it. I can’t remember! Oh my god, my memory is horrendous. It has been too long.”

Vance knocked his skull with full force, creating a loud hollow sound. From the looks of it, it appeared he would only give up after he smashed his skull into smithereens.

Link had to stop him, “Alright, Vance, it is fine. What we have to do now is to deal with this beetle!”

Vance stopped and cast his glance back at Celine, ignoring Link’s words. Even though it was only a pair of green flames staring at her, Link could still feel the passion and drive within those eyes.

“Celine, listen to me, you are a miracle! Your blood possesses two extraordinary powers. One of them is extremely pure demonic power, while the other one is an exceptional mysterious force. I cannot pinpoint it, but I am sure you will reach terrifying heights in the future.”

Link was slightly surprised as well. He only knew that Celine’s father was a powerful figure. However, he did not expect her mother to be so prominent as well.

Celine seemed to be less surprised than expected. She fell silent for a while before turning to Link and said, “I believe this is why my father is so bent on pursuing me despite the countless children he left on the World of Firuman.”

Link looked up as though he was reminded of something and said in a serious tone, “Yes, your father probably knew about the truth of your mother’s strength.”

These two sentences seemed extremely disconnected for people who had no knowledge of Celine’s background. Vance then asked, almost in a trance, “What do you mean? Who is Celine’s father? If it is such a pure demonic power, I’m afraid he must be a Legendary status individual?”

Link stared at Celine, and upon her approval, Link said, “Celine’s father is the Lord of the Deep, Nozamas.”

The moment Link mentioned that name, Vance gasped as the cold air shot through his skull, emitting a slight whistling sound. No one knew how he managed to accomplish that with two rows of empty ribcage.

It took Vance three whole minutes to recover from his state of shock. He then stared at Link and spoke with a very serious tone, “I can assure you that once Nozama gets hold of Celine, something terrible will happen. Link, you have to stop this from happening!”

“I will do my best.”

“No, not just do your best. There can be no slip-ups. If not for the fact that she is a good-natured girl, I would even suggest that you kill her right now.” Vance said these words unapologetically.

Link fell silent upon hearing those words while Celine’s face turned a sickly pale. She had realized that she had underestimated her father’s determination to seize her all this time.

Would her father have spared if she possessed such value? Would Link have enough time to grow stronger?

She had no idea.