Chapter 3684: Checking
Chapter 3684: Checking
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Deep within the cavern was a vast open area.
The believers of the Faith of Hell surrounded the ritual magic array and prayed devoutly before it. In their eyes as they looked at Fang Heng, there was nothing but fanatical faith.
Cao Ge stood to one side, feeling rather envious.
Who would have thought that this group of natives had actually been granted the noble vampire bloodline?
Fang Heng was somewhat tired.
Granting the Vampire King’s blood was only a flick of his finger. The key issue was that after these natives became vampires, he still had to continuously cast high-level mental spells on them so that they would possess fanatical faith.
This consumed a great deal of mental energy.
Fang Heng asked, "Is everything ready?"
"Boss Fang, all the materials you needed have already been prepared."
"Not bad." Fang Heng nodded lightly. He noticed Cao Ge’s gaze and asked, "What? Envious of them?"
Cao Ge’s heart jumped, and he hurriedly nodded in agreement. "Yes, Boss Fang. Actually, I am also very willing to become a vampire and serve Boss Fang."
"Is that so? The vampire bloodline conflicts with many forms of power, and quite a few disciplines you have already mastered will be forgotten. Can you accept that as well?"
"Of course!"
Cao Ge did not hesitate in the slightest.
What power could compare to the power of the vampires?
"Very well."
As Fang Heng spoke, he flicked his finger, and a drop of pure blood floated in midair.
"Gulp..."
Cao Ge stared at the drop of blood drifting toward him through the air, swallowed hard, and his eyes were filled with excitement.
"Many thanks to Your Majesty for the gift!"
Cao Ge opened his mouth slightly and swallowed the floating drop of blood into his body.
A stream of heat flowed down his throat into his abdomen and rapidly spread throughout his body.
In an instant, a scorching and violent blood power surged wildly within him.
Cao Ge only felt unbearably hot all over. A terrifying and savage power rampaged continuously through his body, while his body rapidly absorbed it. This explosive increase in power felt so exhilarating that he had the urge to roar aloud.
Fang Heng withdrew his gaze from Cao Ge and condensed a seal before him with both hands.
"Chi, chi chi..."
At the center of the cavern, one magical rune after another appeared, rapidly condensing into a magic array that spun swiftly in place.
Nearby, crates filled with ore materials burst open one after another.
The special materials required to construct the magic array were rapidly extracted and fused into the array.
A moment later, the magic array blossomed with a crimson light and slowly came to a stop.
Fang Heng glanced at Cao Ge from the corner of his eye and asked, "How does it feel?"
"Many thanks to Your Majesty for granting me power."
Cao Ge glanced at his own attributes, and the excitement in his eyes could no longer be concealed.
Too terrifying!
The inheritance bonus of the vampire bloodline was terrifying beyond compare.
Not to mention the other additional abilities—his basic attributes alone had increased more than tenfold!
No wonder players all said that after obtaining the vampire inheritance, one’s strength would undergo a qualitative transformation.
It was an entirely different level from before the advancement!
No wonder he had never once beaten Meng Qingyu and Guo Ran in sparring before.
It had been completely suppressed through basic attributes.
"Mhm."
Fang Heng was just about to proceed with the next step of the ritual when he suddenly frowned and said, "Oh? We have guests."
Having just obtained the power of the vampires, Cao Ge was itching to test it and said, "Your Majesty, I will handle them."
"No need."
Fang Heng waved his hand lightly and looked toward the passage. "Perfect. We happen to be lacking one believer to preside over the ritual."
"Ah?"
Cao Ge froze for a moment.
What did he mean?
As he was still puzzled, Lyanna led the guards of Sea God Island through the cavern passage and entered the hall beyond, immediately spotting the gathered believers inside.
Lyanna’s heart jumped at once.
A sacrificial ritual?
Some unknown deity?
Lyanna stared at the ritual markings of the magic array on the ground. She found the ritual obscure and unlike any ritual she had ever seen before.
It was definitely not one of the common deities.
A newly born pseudo-god?
Lyanna raised her head and saw the fanatical believers gathered ahead gradually parting to either side, opening a path.
Fang Heng stepped out from among the believers, looked at Lyanna, and curled his lips slightly. "Welcome, guest from Sea God Island. I am Fang Heng. Have you come looking for me?"
"Fang Heng?"
Lyanna’s gaze focused on Fang Heng, her expression showing some surprise, which then turned into sudden understanding. "So that was why we could not find you. You had been hiding here."
"Is that so? Then how did you find me?"
"Hmph, that is none of your concern."
Lyanna let out a cold snort and said, "Fang Heng, I will give you one chance. Hand over the divine statues and divine authority, kneel and beg for mercy, sever both your arms, and come back with me to Sea God Island to face judgment."
Fang Heng said, "You really do love hearing yourself talk. The divine authority is in my hands. You want it? Let me see whether you have the strength to take it."
Lyanna did not take Fang Heng seriously at all and waved her hand.
"Attack!"
The accompanying guards of Sea God Island immediately rushed out from behind Lyanna, brandishing their blades as they charged at the fanatics.
The fanatics likewise raised their weapons and counterattacked.
"Bang!!!"
Their weapons collided in midair with a thunderous crash.
The vampire fanatics stood firm in place, while the Sea God Island guards who had launched the attack felt their wrists go numb and were knocked backward by a single blow, stumbling several steps before managing to steady themselves.
"Hm!?"
Lyanna’s heart jolted.
The Sea God Island guards she had brought this time were all elites. They had all used sea monster blood, and every one of their attributes far surpassed those of ordinary people.
Yet they had been completely suppressed in terms of strength?
Go all out!
Lyanna made her decision at once. She lowered herself halfway to the ground, opened her huge mouth, and let out a roar.
"Roar!!"
Sea monster transformation!
Lyanna’s body swelled violently as her form mutated into a terrifying sea monster, and she took the lead in charging into the believers ahead.
Yet in the very next instant, the fanatics gathered in front transformed into swarms of bats and flew toward the upper reaches of the cavern.
What the hell?
In her sea monster form, Lyanna lacked aerial capability. She could only stare blankly at the bats filling the sky, momentarily stunned.
"Whoosh!"
In the next instant, Fang Heng’s figure became a shadow and instantly tore through space, appearing before Lyanna. He lightly extended a finger and tapped the center of her brow.
"Ka!"
Lyanna, in her sea monster form, instantly stiffened in place, her gaze involuntarily drawn into Fang Heng’s eyes.
Psychic arts!
The ferocity in Lyanna’s eyes gradually faded and was replaced by emptiness.
"Protect my lady!"
The nearby Sea God Island guards shouted and rushed forward to reinforce her, but after only taking a few steps, an invisible burst of force erupted head-on. All the guards were blasted away and slammed heavily into the rock wall, their fate unknown.
Fang Heng coldly stared at Lyanna. The God’s Eye in his right eye spun rapidly as the power of psychic suggestion was pushed to its limit.
"Submit, or die?"
Lyanna stared into Fang Heng’s eyes. The power of sea monster blood within her surged to resist the external psychic influence. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and a beast-like savagery suddenly blossomed in her eyes.