Chapter 137: A Kiss That Pierces the Lips (3k)
Hearing the sound, Su Jiu didn’t react at all, as if she were a stranger, she quickly brushed past Lu Ke, followed by a surge of blood energy that repelled the monsters. She bowed and plunged into the entire monster horde…
“Screeching—screeching—whoosh!” The sounds of flesh being violently torn apart and sword qi being cut continuously echoed, like firecrackers in June.
The same killing, the same rhythm, but Su Jiu’s movements became increasingly rough.
Monster flesh even flew onto Lu Ke’s face, making her blank out. She wiped the blood from her face, swallowed and said, “How did I dare to bully her before…”
The young ladies behind her didn’t dare to speak. They watched with their mouths agape as Su Jiu performed this bloody dance for them.
In just a few minutes, the blood-soaked figure had cleared all the monsters. Su Jiu stood there in a daze, looking at her broken skin, feeling an emptiness in her heart.
“Thump thump!” A strange sound echoed in her ears. She looked down at her skirt, following the sound.
She saw a black flower bud slowly grow larger with the nourishment of blood, its veins pulsing as if it were a living thing.
Lu Ke looked at the disheveled figure behind her, feeling an indescribable discomfort in her heart. The other party had saved them. After a moment of silence, she swallowed the lump in her throat and spoke again:
“I’m sorry about what happened before…”
Turning around, Su Jiu’s eyes were still as hollow and bloodthirsty as ever. Then, with a “boom,” she shot straight into the sky, her blood energy dyeing the area around Lu Ke red.
Lu Ke’s words remained unfinished. Upon seeing those vacant eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to continue. With a complicated expression, she looked up at the sky – Su Jiu, was she using some kind of secret technique?
The young ladies behind her could finally breathe. One of the short, ponytailed girls suddenly asked, “Is that Su Jiu? She’s so scary, like a monster…”
“Shut up!”
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Ke cut her off with a cold snort. Her body continuously shrank as she wrapped her clothes tightly around her wounds. She swept her gaze over the people supporting each other and said with a self-deprecating smile:
“If it weren’t for her, we would all be dead by now.”
“Do you think she’s like a monster? Or do you think I am when I’m like this?” Lu Ke scanned the surroundings, her voice reaching all around. The students looked at her, who was covered in injuries, and remained silent…
“Whether she’s like a monster or not, I don’t know,” a honest voice finally emerged after a long while.
“But I know that Sir Su saved me twice! She’s my hero!”
It was Wu Yong, whom Su Jiu had met before at Corpse Pasture Grass. He spoke slowly, supported by a girl.
Then, cries of “Hero!” followed one after another. The students looked at the bloodstains on each other’s faces, smiling with relief. Healing bloodlines began to heal the severely injured.
“Sir Su, you’re amazing!”
“Su Jiu, I’ll treat you to a meal someday!”
It seemed spontaneous. After all, they were all students. What kind of high school students would they be if they weren’t a bit dramatic and passionate!
The shouts soared into the sky. The matter wasn’t over yet, but it felt like a celebration banquet.
This scene was also visible outside the venue. Those watching were silent, as if muted. They wanted to praise her, but felt that the recipient of the “hymn” deserved nothing less.
“Monster body, huh? I, in my personal capacity, grant you ten War General Level Magic Crystals.” An old man wearing a black military uniform suddenly stood up and announced loudly.
“Five!” A woman wearing an OL dress and glasses said as she adjusted her glasses. Following her, more voices came in succession.
“Three!”
“Six!”
…
However, the facts proved that perhaps it wasn’t just students who had passion. There was a reason why Dragon Country had stood for a thousand years without falling.
“Hoo hoo—”
Su Jiu enjoyed the exhilaration of the wind in mid-air. The emptiness in her heart was like a bottomless pit, which could only be filled by the pleasure of pain and killing.
Not enough!
Just a bit more damn pain!
There was nothing she could do. “Bloodthirsty” had been activated, and it was difficult to stop by reason alone, unlike consuming life force with [Elegy].
This was a secondary burst of power belonging to monsters, exchanging reason for strength and recovery. It had certain side effects, even causing the impulse of bloodthirst.
Soon, Su Jiu reached the farthest north. The situation here was already dire, with over ten students dead. This added fuel to her already restless mood.
“Bang!”
Then, her body plummeted from the sky like a meteor. In an instant, a huge crater was smashed into the ground, crushing some monsters into pulp.
After that, she surged out from the ground amidst countless incomprehensible gazes, like a frenzied rabbit, bouncing among the monster horde and repeating the previous slaughter.
Unknowingly, blood was furiously pouring into her skirt. The flower bud at her hem had grown to a certain size and was on the verge of blooming. Su Jiu felt something and focused her gaze on it.
As blood continued to pour in, a louder “boom!” sounded, and a flower bud burst open. Black and red petals, beautiful and noble, released a mysterious and fragrant scent that rushed towards Su Jiu’s nostrils.
“Boom boom boom!”
Then, one by one, beautiful roses bloomed. They swayed in the wind on her skirt, and something bizarre happened – their petals began to fall rhythmically.
At this moment, Su Jiu felt that the power from “Bloodthirsty” had reached its limit, and her body could no longer support it, showing signs of collapse.
The limit of her body relentlessly battered her remaining will.
Moreover, great power comes at a price!
At this moment, Su Jiu felt her heart pounding even harder, and a primal impulse surged into her mind – so hungry!!
Her vision was also gradually being clouded by blood. The smell of blood around her was no longer just the smell of blood, but a sweet aroma to Su Jiu.
Su Jiu clutched her heart, stumbled a few steps, and her fangs extended beyond her lips. Her facial skin twitched violently, as if enduring something.
At this moment, the sky suddenly became strange. Strange mud emerged from the ground around Su Jiu, and the corpses of monsters were continuously sucked into it, as if being sacrificed by a formation.
Then, that neutral voice echoed around Su Jiu: “What’s the use of killing so many monsters? I can set up the formation with monster blood too.”
Immediately, a tall woman wearing strange Western-style armor attacked from a distance, appearing above Su Jiu and the others. She was holding the previous Chief Judge, but it seemed the person had no life signs, like a dried corpse.
“Quickly tell me where the three sacrifices are, and I will leave your bodies intact!”
Then she stared fixedly at Su Jiu, a trace of annoyance showing in her yellowish eyes. The saber in her hand felt ready to strike.
Although the “Master” claimed she could use monster blood, Su Jiu could clearly feel that the other party’s strength was far from what it was before. She was likely only at the peak of a High-Rank Battle General now.
The hunger and the warning of her divine body about to collapse made her somewhat clearer. She lightly shook her dizzy head.
“The sacrifices have not appeared, and the divine descent has not been completed. As long as her phantom is destroyed, the divine descent will automatically be lifted.”
Thinking this, Su Jiu rushed forward. However, the desire of hunger made her stop, and she looked at the students. The shadow of bloodthirst… it had reached its peak…
Just as there were few rose petals left on her skirt, her body, without energy replenishment and feedback, was on the verge of collapse!
Seeing Su Jiu’s state, the “Master” sneered: “Using secret techniques so carelessly, you are already on the verge of collapse. No matter where those three are, all of you will be my sacrifices!”
“Rise, my attendants!”
After speaking, the “Master” reached out and grabbed the void. The gray mud and stones under Su Jiu and the others’ feet began to heat up, then slowly condensed, forming the monsters they had just seen opposite them.
However, their auras were even more bizarre, with a decaying aura lingering around them. Each of them was like a gray stone statue made of cement.
“Boom boom boom!” The violent heartbeat made Su Jiu feel stuffy and uncomfortable. She looked at the scared students huddled together, clutching her heart tightly, her expression constantly shifting between mania and panic.
No… no, no!
What am I doing?! So hungry…
She felt as if the entire world had turned blood-red, and her remaining sanity was constantly being consumed. She really felt like she was about to become a complete monster!
While Su Jiu was in a daze, those monster-like gray figures did not show any mercy. The first to bear the brunt was her. “Puff!” They pounced on her, and huge claw marks slammed down heavily.
She wanted to dodge, but her body simply didn’t obey, like a machine without oil, letting the monsters attack.
It had collapsed… her body couldn’t hold on any longer.
As her body was heavily struck, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of Su Jiu’s mouth. She could only barely muster a protective energy shield.
Through the gaps between the monster bodies, she looked blankly at the sky, recalling the words of the Silly Duke in her mind.
“Hoo— you’re not doing this to make fun of me, are you?” she asked with a bitter smile, breathing with difficulty. Every part of her body throbbed with pain, and even lifting her hand was difficult now.
“I won’t tease you next time…”
Closing her eyes completely, she waited quietly. The reason she took such a risk was inseparable from the promise made by the Silly Duke.
As Su Jiu’s breathing grew weaker, the last petal on her skirt fell. A bell rang, clear and low, as if welcoming something.
Suddenly, she felt hair fall on her face, followed by a cool touch on her lips – it was fingers, with a faint floral scent lingering at her nose. Just as she was about to struggle…
“Don’t move.” A familiar female voice came to her ear. It was the Silly Duke – Vivian.
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu relaxed her body, only to find that the next moment, her lips met another cold surface, not fingers… was this touch lips!?
What was the Silly Duke doing!? The “Master” was still there!
Immediately, Su Jiu felt her teeth being pried open. Her fangs seemed to sense something and began to absorb frantically. A sweetness flooded her mouth, followed by a warm current that coursed through her entire body. Every cell in her body greedily breathed.
Her body felt as if it were lying in the warm sun, warm and drowsy.
“From now on… leave it to me.”
