Chapter 199
Ryan thought to himself, "What are you chuckling about? You're the king, how can you possibly project an aura of authority?"
Come on, head held high, chest out!
Oh damn, what a despicable Confucian.
However, Aisha's charm is indeed greater when she's face-to-face than when she's in the game. Even Ryan felt his emotions starting to rise when he saw her, and Aisha didn't even use any skills.
After much thought, Ryan concluded that it was indeed the problem with the Tainted Knight. He was a well-behaved and upright boy who wouldn't be controlled by the little head.
Hmm, I'll find an opportunity to have a deeper conversation with 'Aisha' later, and see what her emotional control is really like.
"Aisha is my friend. She has a strong career path and will become a general in our Kingdom of Lotte in the future," Ryan said.
"Oh, I see."
Amabena had absolutely no opinion on Ryan making 'Aisha' a general.
After a while, Angiya arrived.
Ryan asked her to hand over the management of the army to 'Aisha'. When Angiya heard that someone was finally going to share the responsibilities with her, she was so moved that she almost cried.
After arranging things for 'Aisha', Ryan took out the mirror and contacted Magana.
I haven't seen the Grand Duke for many days.
"Hmm? Ryan."
Magana, arms crossed, was studying a map. "You've come at the right time. Help Grand Duke take a look. We've blocked the Western Territory front these past few days, and those Western Barbarian Army can't get in. It seems they've all been heading south lately."
"That's exactly what I wanted to tell the Grand Duke," Ryan said. "The Western Barbarians have probably reached an agreement with Kainter, and they're heading south to coordinate with Kainter."
"The Kainter Kingdom?" Magana was taken aback. "Is the information reliable?"
"Latest intelligence from the Southern Territory of the Empire: a portion of the Kainter army has withdrawn. They are probably trying to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao."
"Why are you besieging Zhao?"
"It means that Kainter plans to cooperate with the Western Barbarians to invade the southwestern border of the Empire and force the Empire to withdraw its troops."
As soon as 'Vainay' received the battle report from the front, Ryan felt that the Kainter must have made a move. The Kainter army couldn't withstand the Empire's attack. What to do? A direct confrontation would destroy the country in a year or two. The only option was to cling to the coattails of the Western Barbarians.
It just so happens that the Western Barbarian Army is blocked outside the Western Territory by the Iron Blood Army. It's not hard to guess that the two sides would cooperate.
Ryan chuckled. "Weren't you, Kainter, so powerful before? I don't understand what those old men are thinking. Why didn't you just stand up straight, take your punishment, and admit your mistakes? At best, you could have become a vassal state. Now that you've allied with the Western Barbarians, the Kainter Kingdom is doomed."
"Oh, I see. I understand now." Magana laughed heartily. "I'll just mobilize the army to stab them in the backside. Trying to sneak south? They're asking for trouble."
"It would be best to inform the Imperial Army first, so that we can flank them from both sides and wipe out the Kainter army."
"Hmm... I don't really want to deal with those guys, but oh well, I'll just consider it as a way to get rid of the Western Barbarians as soon as possible."
Although the Grand Duke was short, had a bad temper, and was narrow-minded, he was still able to make a firm decision on matters of principle.
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Three days later.
Adechis Royal City.
Inside the castle's main hall, Motis pushed open the door and walked in, looking up at the round table where five figures were sitting.
"Kant, what's going on? Didn't you say they were all coming? Why are four still missing?" someone asked.
"They're still on their way, let's talk first." Motis, disguised as Kant, walked in, accompanied by a hooded figure.
"Who is this guy?"
"He is my confidant."
"Isn't it inappropriate to bring other people into a council meeting?"
"The person Elder Bernard arranged, what, you have a problem with that?"
Once Motis said that, everyone else immediately agreed.
You're the elder's precious darling, we can't compare, okay?
"So, what exactly does Lord Bernard want us to do? Why do we have to get together to talk about it? Could it be that you've found the location of the ruins?" one of the councilors asked. "Right now, the Northern Federation and Wilderia are locked in a fierce battle, and we, the leaders, are not here. The country will descend into chaos."
"Haha, Kam, do you intend to remain king forever?"
"Why not? The City of Desire also needs to develop its power. The Northern Coalition has been dominated by the faith of the Moon Goddess. It's time for a change."
Who wouldn't want to be king if they could?
Besides, it can also promote faith, which has many benefits.
"Forget about it. That woman Elvian is still spreading rumors everywhere. It probably won't be long before the Gate of Janus comes out. Let's finish our mission and leave as soon as possible, or we'll be targeted and unable to leave."
The five people were talking to each other, but Motis did not join in. Instead, he activated a pre-prepared barrier while they were chatting.
When the barrier of the Inner World unfolded, the five people were stunned at the same time.
"Kant, what are you doing?"
"Why did you specifically set up a barrier? Are you planning to do something to us?!"
As it turned out, the relationship between the members of parliament was not so friendly, and some people immediately suspected that Kant was up to no good... and he was right.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the man suddenly felt a shadow behind him, and then a blood-red sword light suddenly fell, severing his head and sending it flying with a large amount of blood!
The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard. The remaining four councilors looked at the hooded figure— 'Shally' casually flicked her hand, shaking off the blood from her greatsword, and the hood slipped down, revealing her indifferent expression.
"Kant, what are you doing?!"
"Nothing much," Motis said, arms crossed. "I'm just following Elder Bernard's orders to kill you all here."
"Impossible!"
Why would the elders want to kill us?
He's lying!
"Take her down! There's only one of them, and there are four of us!"
Whoosh!
Da da da da.
'Shally' moved swiftly, her shoes making a crisp sound as they stomped on the ground.
The figure drew closer, and the greatsword slashed down.
Boom!
A burst of Blood-colored Power erupted, catching the opponent off guard and sending them flying.
Ding ding ding ding ding!
'Shally' pursued him, and the six stars on her Blood-colored Greatsword instantly lit up, unleashing the Six-Stage Blood Pattern Break!
Pfft!
One strike, and he's dead!
Two of the five people were gone in the blink of an eye, and the remaining three finally realized what was happening.
"Damn it! Let's attack together!"
The three of them rushed towards 'Shally' at the same time.
Unfortunately, they overestimated themselves. The Desire Path is not good at direct combat. This is not just a saying. At least most classes are better at control. Those like the Tainted Knight who can deal damage and control are extremely rare.
Although the Blood Knight does lack mental immunity, the Invincible Effect of the Ring of Death buys her crucial time. In just twenty seconds, combined with the Blood Knight's high burst damage, when the Blood Knight doesn't have to worry about anything and just focuses on violent output, it is undoubtedly a terrible disaster for her enemies.
Twenty seconds passed, one person died, another lost an arm, leaving only one person with full fighting ability.
"That's really strong."
Ryan, who had been watching the fight closely, exclaimed that every time he watched 'Shally' fight, he could feel a very simple and brutal aesthetic of violence.
There's no transformation, no emotional control, just fighting, stacking buffs, and then going straight in!
As long as my attributes are overwhelming, no one can be my match!
In terms of attributes, 'Shally' completely overwhelmed these councilors. Although they were Fifth Tier Transcendent, they were all ordinary professions. As expected, the battle went smoothly. The remaining two councilors, who had no fighting spirit, only caused 'Shally' a little trouble before being sacrificed to meet the Blood God.
Congratulations on successfully advancing to the next level.
You have learned the skill 'Blood Pattern Sacrifice' (Chosen's Gift)
[Blood Pattern Sacrifice: Drawing upon the Blood God's blessings, up to eight Blood Ritual runes can be added, each increasing damage by 8%. Note: Blood Ritual runes inflict a mental erosion effect on the user; the more Blood Ritual runes present, the stronger the erosion effect.]
"The second Chosen Technique?"
Ryan was taken aback.
He thought the Chosen One only had one skill plus attribute enhancement, but he didn't expect it to have another skill, and... it was as violent as ever.
"Eight blood runes mean a 64% damage increase... Holy crap, that's amazing numbers."
Are you saying you don't want any support abilities at all, and just focus all your points on brute force?
"However, the bloodline has a spiritual erosion effect; I wonder what it is like."
Ryan was probably thinking of a berserk state like that of the Blood Cult, where one loses their mind.
In the scene, 'Shally' raises her hand, and the Blood-colored Power in her hand explodes, transforming into a complex crimson stripe. This crimson stripe rotates around her, emitting an eerie crimson light.
Boom~
A second bloodline appeared, and the two bloodlines complemented each other.
Then came the third, fourth, and fifth points.
Ryan noticed that 'Shally' had a new crimson progress bar in her attribute status. This progress bar was slowly increasing, and the more blood patterns she had, the faster it increased.
[Erosion level: 6%]
When the corruption level reaches 100%, the effect of Blood Pattern Sacrifice will double, but the Blood Knight will fall into a state of mental corruption, become insane, and transform into a 'demon,' only stopping when everyone in front of him is killed.
"Well."
Ryan gave him the middle finger.
Blood God, you just want to steal people, right?
If this trend continues, the characteristics of God's Chosen might actually transform 'Shally' from a human into a 'demon'.
However, the rate of increase in erosion is very slow. As long as you control the number of blood runes, you don't need to worry too much. Even if you unleash all eight blood runes, you can last for several minutes.
Thinking about it this way, Ryan could only say, "Blood God is awesome."
Name: Shally
Gender: Female
Class: Blood Knight
Level: 50
Physical fitness 81.9+26
Spirit 70.8 + 14
Magic Power 86.1 + 25
Comprehension 11
Charm 16
Skill: Agility Lv6
Chosen by God: Blood Control, Bloodline Break
Professional skills: Bloodthirsty Assault, Blood Minions, Blood God's Blessing...
Equipment: Sword of Ares (Tier 3), Ring of Death, Kasa's Bracelet, Thorn Armor, Fiery Necklace