Chapter 636
635 To be happy, you must laugh.
Chapter 636, Section 635: To be happy, you must laugh.
Cassinal was placed at the center of the ceremony like a lamb to the slaughter.
He raised his eyes, looked at the vampire traitor standing opposite the ceremony, and asked, "What kind of ceremony is this?"
Before the little pig could answer, the yellow book began enthusiastically describing how his blood essence would be forcibly extracted from his body, and how he would die in extreme pain.
It anticipates, waiting to savor the sweet fear from this vampire.
However, a hint of understanding flashed in Cassinar's deep-set eyes.
For months on end, he was hung at the gate, exposed to the scorching sun, and treated like an exhibit, judged by the tribespeople who used to find even a glance disgusting. This humiliation was no less than being tormented by the sun for a vampire marquis who considered himself noble.
Cassinar was exhausted, both physically and mentally, and now he only wanted to die.
As for the pain before death, can it compare to the torment of being exposed to the sun for months on end?
……
"Ughh ...
A piercing, distorted scream burst from Cassinal's wide-open mouth.
As the ceremony began, a dark red light rose from the rune array on the ground, enveloping Cassinar's entire body.
There were no visible wounds, but beneath his pale skin, it seemed as if countless tiny blood snakes were writhing wildly, trying to break free of his body.
Immediately afterwards, wisps of scarlet blood mist actually began to slowly emerge from the pores and orifices of his body!
Guided by the ritual, the blood mist, imbued with immense power, slowly flowed towards the piglet on the other side.
The next moment, the pig's body trembled violently, and it let out a series of muffled groans.
The blood mist seemed like an invader, desperately trying to penetrate her skin and merge into her body.
However, a completely different blood power within the piglet's body fiercely resisted the intrusion of the external force. The two forces clashed intensely beneath her skin, producing a hissing sound.
As more and more essence of blood was forcibly extracted from Cassinar's writhing body and injected into the pig, the struggle reached its climax.
Then, with a "bang," a burst of blood suddenly erupted from the pig's right shoulder blade without warning!
The piglet's face was covered in blood and gore, and the splattered blood stained half of its face red.
The little pig grunted heavily, but still managed to hold back from screaming.
However, the yellow paper that presided over the ceremony has already sentenced her to death:
[I told you this was suicidal, but you wouldn't believe me.]
[Do you really think you can guarantee success with just an S-rank magic crystal?]
[This is only the beginning, and it's already causing it to explode from rejection. Continuing like this will surely lead to its death.]
[Boss, should we stop?]
It didn't care whether the troll woman lived or died, but it was itself that was presiding over the ceremony.
If Louisa really dies, the eldest brother's wrath will be unbearable for it.
Although Louisa had said beforehand that "the failure was my own bad luck," Yellow Book knew that when the boss didn't want to reason, he wouldn't care about such trivial matters.
Moreover, when Louisa said those words, the boss only tacitly agreed, but did not directly consent.
"What will happen if we stop the ceremony now?" Lin Jun asked. Just then, the pig made another muffled "poof" sound, and a cloud of blood mist exploded on the outside of its left leg, with bits of flesh even splattering to Marshal Puji's feet.
The yellow book states in detail:
[Stopping now will most likely save its life]
[So much blood power was consumed in the ritual, resulting in a significant loss of strength and an inevitable drop in level.]
[If luck is even worse, it might leave some permanent damage.]
[However... Boss, you have the Water of Life; if you pour in plenty, perhaps you can slowly recover.]
"Yes, the water of life!"
As she spoke, Marshal's mushroom body, which was standing on the fungal carpet, shuddered, and Lin Jun added the [Life Essence] skill to it.
Immediately afterwards, a mycelial tentacle pried open the piglet's clenched teeth, which were clenched in pain, and attempted to pour the life-giving water into her mouth.
However, the continued internal rupture had damaged the piglet's internal organs, and blood mixed with broken tissue gushed from its throat, choking it up along with the life-giving water that had been poured in. Lin Jun thought for a moment, then instead of feeding it again, she aimed her tentacles at the piglet's abdomen and stabbed it sharply!
Immediately, the tentacles piercing the abdomen began to release the water of life. This water of life was directly absorbed by the body and transformed into pure life force, repairing the pig's already tattered body at an extremely fast speed.
And so, the cruel cycle began.
The continuous infusion of blood power triggered violent rejection and explosion, while almost simultaneously, the water of life forcibly healed the wound.
Explosion—Repair—Explosion Again—Repair Again…
The little pig felt as if her body had become a churned mess, enduring excruciating pain every second, as if she were being shattered to pieces. Finally, she could no longer hold back and let out a hoarse cry of pain.
But after several violent tremors, the cry of pain turned into a hoarse and excited laugh!
That laughter wasn't from collapse, but from the frenzied joy of victory in sight.
The laughter seemed contagious; at the other end of the ceremony, Cassinar, whose body had been drained of most of his blood and essence and who was now emaciated, suddenly began to vibrate in his shriveled chest, emitting a low, hoarse laugh.
His smile was a sign that he was about to die and had finally found relief.
Lin Jun, who is always sociable, felt that she shouldn't remain silent in this situation.
Then, the fungal carpet beside Marshal Puji stirred, and a voice-activated Puji quickly emerged:
"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."
……
The fungal carpet slowly decomposed and devoured the Marquis, whose panel had disappeared.
After the ceremony, the pig, already overwhelmed with stress, collapsed as soon as it relaxed.
Lin Jun asked Norris to come over and take his Blood Sister back to care for her.
The yellow book beside it seemed somewhat amazed:
[You managed to get through all that!]
[Boss, do you know that those vampires who've been stuck for decades or even centuries, if they knew we not only have a blood-stealing ritual, but also a way to force it to succeed, they'd do anything to bring their superiors' heads to us and surrender!]
[Of course, Mortis will do anything to take us down.]
Looking at the dim and shattered S-grade magic crystals at the ritual nodes, Lin Jun considered another matter: "Does that mean we won't need to use S-grade magic crystals next time? I think the little pig is quite resilient; it should be able to endure even more pain."
[Probably...it won't work.]
[If the magic crystal's level decreases, the power repulsion will be more intense. If it explodes and is completely destroyed, even you, boss, won't be able to save it.]
"Oh, I see. What a pity..."
I'm short of S-grade magic crystals myself, so I can't just give them to other unimportant vampires.
Taking all factors into consideration, it's best not to disclose this information for the time being.
……
The promotion of Xiaozhu is a rather important matter.
Now that the important matters have been dealt with, Lin Jun has time to handle some less important things.
For example, there are too many vampire poles erected outside the door, and the chorus of their calls is too loud and chaotic, which is already disturbing the neighbors.
However, many people are reluctant to remove them directly.
Lin Jun happened to have an idea for this.
(End of this chapter)