"Hmph, this bitch. Once we drain her blood, we'll suck her soul dry and turn her into a walking corpse, then ravage her to our hearts' content... hehehehe, just imagine how that'll feel..."
"Fuck, we've hit the jackpot this time." One man trembled all over with excitement.
"Don't forget the promise we made to that lord. If we break our oath... hmph, we'll die for good."
"That was... that lord's command."
"That lord won't mind us desecrating the soul of an ant like this."
"Hahahaha, just think. If we absorb this woman's soul, our mental strength should grow a great deal, shouldn't it?"
Greedy, savage smiles covered their faces. They hoisted the woman up from either side and hurried into the other side of the cavern, where a row of enormous coffins stood. Without hesitation, they kicked a coffin lid to pieces and tossed the woman inside. One man drew a dagger and slashed her chest.
With a rip, blood sprayed out. The woman's blood was drained in an instant, leaving her withered and shriveled, like a dry branch stripped of all its moisture. A pale blue wisp surged into the man's forehead. He groaned several times in pain, then a ring of bloody mist rose from the surface of his body.
Wind whistled as he spat out fist-sized beads, each gleaming with an eerie blue light. A thread of pale blue mist clung to every bead. Then an invisible suction drew them back, swiftly merging them into his body.
One man patted his belly in delight and muttered to himself, "That feels incredible. One mouthful is worth half a year's nourishment. A shame... it's still not quite enough."
The three men gathered and conferred briefly. One of them swayed his fat body, picked up an iron skewer, pierced the