This Crimson Blood That Constructs All Things Shall Endure Like the Moon!

Astoria, gravely wounded by the silver spear piercing through her, had gone pale.

With difficulty, she gripped the shaft that had pierced her abdomen. Crimson blood flowed down the spear, dripping onto Bartlett's hand holding it.

The blood flowing down the silver spear was like a long rope, linking Astoria and Bartlett together.

"Yes." Astoria struggled to raise her head, yet an unusual smile curved her lips. "It's time to end all of this!"

As Astoria's words fell, an eerie power began from her wounded abdomen and, following the flowing blood, spread to Bartlett's hand in an instant.

Then, a blood-colored radiance erupted from Bartlett's entire body. The same strange force spread through every corner of his body, as though responding to the bloody light Astoria had unleashed.

"What did you do?!"

Bartlett keenly sensed that his body was undergoing some irreversible and extremely dangerous change. His expression changed drastically as he pulled out the silver spear and shot backward.

But it was already too late!

Freed at last, Astoria pressed her left hand against her abdomen. The power of Blood Curse Kill healed her wound at a visible rate. Looking at the terrified Bartlett, she revealed a brilliant smile.

"This crimson blood that constructs all things shall endure like the moon!"

Astoria murmured softly and snapped her fingers.

The next instant, the curse power of the Blood Curse lurking within Bartlett's body erupted. The bizarre force invaded every corner of Bartlett's mechanical body, and warped magic acted upon those precise alchemical components.

Countless precise alchemical components transformed into other forms. Some parts that had been operating normally ceased functioning, while others exploded violently within Bartlett's body from overload!

Astoria transformed into a streak of blood-red light and appeared before Bartlett in the blink of an eye. In her left