A continuous drizzle of blood rain fell upon the ravaged land.
Accompanied by strange sounds of bones shifting, Laila twisted and stood up after absorbing the mist.
Her eyes were vacant. She hunched over, leaning forward, arms hanging limply. She looked like a scarecrow that couldn’t move.
Before long, her eyes slowly opened, revealing blood-red pupils that sent chills down one’s spine.
The blood rain falling from the sky suddenly stopped midair, then scattered in different directions.
A barrier, similar to the one earlier, once again covered Campbell City.
At the same time, thin threads of silk connected to Laila’s body.
Under the Blood Demon’s power, all the dead were linked to Laila.
“Wandering souls, carry my memories. Return to the human world once more!”
As the words fell, countless streams of Mana traveled along the threads and instantly entered the bodies of the dead.
Before her, Li En’s body was rapidly repairing itself. Not long after Laila finished输送ing Mana, he stood up shakily.
“…”
“You still can’t speak? Not familiar with this false body yet? It seems you’ll need some time to adapt.”
Despite Li En’s desperate attempts to open his mouth and produce sound, he ultimately failed.
“Never mind. Familiarize yourself with the body quickly. At the very least, you need to reach a point where others can’t see through you.”
Laila looked at Li En, who could barely stand steadily, said nothing, and turned to head straight back to Campbell Castle.
One day later, inside Campbell Castle. Laila sat upright in the main seat of the meeting hall, listening to the report from Steward Luoke Beien.
“Lady Laila, all the commoners have fully adapted to their current bodies. Even if a Divine Emissary with extremely sensitive Mana perception were to come, they wouldn’t notice anything unusual for a while.”
Luoke Beien knelt on one knee, speaking respectfully.
Laila nodded lightly.
Through Campbell’s memories, she finally understood the full story.
All the misfortune she now suffered was thanks to that Evil God member named Wus in Matthews Territory.
If he hadn’t replaced her father’s heart with the Blood Demon Heart, how could Campbell Territory have ended up like this?
No matter what, this grudge must be avenged!
“I think it’s about time to invite the guests from the Heretic God Sect for a visit.”
“Luoke Beien, do you still remember what the Heretic God Sect’s goal is? Why are they lurking in Matthews Territory?”
“They said they want to unearth the Sacred Relic sealed beneath Matthews Territory, but breaking its seal requires the bloodline of a Hero’s Descendant. Beyond that, I don’t know.”
“A Hero’s Descendant… Perhaps this can be used…”
Laila looked at Li En, lost in thought.
Presumably, the reason they kept Li En alive was for this very purpose.
“In any case, continue playing the role of the Heretic God Sect’s spy. Inform them that Campbell is dead, and the Blood Demon’s power is now with me.”
“Understood.”
Luoke Beien accepted the order and turned to leave.
Suddenly, Laila seemed to remember something.
Speaking of Hero’s Descendants, her father actually knew of one.
Viscount Matthews’ family also possessed one of the Four Hero Bloodlines, but only from a distant branch. Only Viscount Matthews himself and his close friend, her father, knew of this.
But given the Viscount’s influence, the Heretic God Sect probably couldn’t easily get their hands on him, could they? If they had to choose someone…
In her memories, the face of a seven-year-old boy slowly surfaced.
Mann Matthews.
As a bastard, he was undoubtedly the best target.
“No… No… I can’t involve innocent people…”
Laila’s head suddenly throbbed with intense pain. She clutched her head, her expression agonized.
“Lady Laila!”
Li En wanted to rush forward but was stopped by her.
“Don’t… Don’t come near me!”
A faint voice echoed vaguely in her mind, urging her to abandon her last shred of humanity.
“Innocent? If he had agreed to your request ten years ago, maybe you wouldn’t have suffered so much, right?”
“No, that’s not it…”
“Think about it, Laila Campbell. Was your misfortune really caused solely by the Heretic God Sect?”
“Deep down, you know the truth, don’t you?”
“If you can’t bring yourself to do it, just leave everything to me. I’ll give you a satisfactory result.”
“A… satisfactory result?”
“That’s right. Hand your body over to me. In return, I’ll destroy every source of your pain…”
Laila’s hand, which had been clutching her head, dropped limply. Her gaze turned icy.
“Wait, Luoke Beien.”
She suddenly called out to Luoke Beien, who was about to leave.
“Also, tell them I have information about a Hero’s Descendant.”
The next moment, the scene before Mann’s eyes blurred. When he came to, he realized he was still in a sea of crimson.
“What happened? Where am I?”
“And that just now… Was that Laila’s memories from the past?”
He rubbed his slightly swollen head, trying to piece together the various events.
“Who would have thought things turned out like this back then…”
“But even if I know what happened, I need to get out first.”
He sat up and considered how to leave this bizarre place.
“If I remember correctly, I was attacked by that mass of flesh.”
“So… Right now, only my consciousness is here?”
Suddenly, a sharp pain came from Mann’s fingertip.
He raised his hand and saw that one joint of his right finger had started to turn transparent.
“Could it be… My consciousness is being assimilated?”
At this thought, Mann couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.
If his consciousness was completely devoured, death would undoubtedly await him.
“I need to think of a way quickly…”
After sorting out the situation, Mann didn’t panic. Instead, he grew calmer.
He closed his eyes, carefully sensing the anomalies in this space.
Vaguely, a trace of unusual energy caught his attention.
Mann followed that energy, walking a long distance.
Until he hit an invisible wall. But the energy grew stronger here.
“There must be something behind this wall!”
Thinking this, he gathered a bit of Holy Light in his hand.
Though it was much weaker than the Holy Light he could release in the real world.
“No other choice. I have to try. I can’t delay any longer!”
Mann let out a long sigh and tentatively slashed at the invisible wall.
A small crack actually appeared on the wall.
On the other side, a cross made of flesh floated in the air. Something seemed to be attached to it.
“Laila?”
When he saw that the figure on the cross was a person, Mann felt a chill creep up his spine.
At that moment, countless small chunks of flesh began gathering toward Laila.
They grew larger and larger, piled higher and higher.
Until they formed something resembling a human shape. It looked incredibly grotesque.
It approached Laila step by step, a sinister smile spreading across its face.
“It seems I have the last laugh after all, daughter.”
“If Li En’s attack hadn’t left part of my body inside the Giant Cocoon, you might have actually killed me.”
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