128. Mutation
“Hahaha—
Alicia looked at Elrose, who was clinging to her thigh and sobbing uncontrollably, and couldn’t help but wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes, laughing from the heart.
Oh my, this child is just too cute.
To be honest, when I first saw Elrose’s abilities, I had some doubts about her real age.
Looking at her like this, she really does seem like a young girl in her teens—so innocent and carefree, simply adorable.
Alicia gently patted Elrose’s little head, smiled tenderly, and comforted her, “Alright now, Elrose, I was just joking. Everyone has a dark history, and I’m not the kind of person who likes to hold onto someone’s past. Don’t worry.”
“Really?” Elrose sniffled a couple of times, staring at her with her big, glistening eyes, gazing intently at Alicia.
“Of course.” Alicia smiled slightly, “But, I have a condition.”
As she spoke, Alicia slowly lifted her shirt, revealing the marks on her lower abdomen.
“That is, you cannot use this thing to control me, and I need you to help me see if we can get it off of me.”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Elrose nodded vigorously, willing to do anything to stop hearing that dreadful ‘terrifying curse.’
“What a good child.” Alicia patted her little head again, a loving smile across her stunning face.
Little did she know, from the unseeable perspective, Elrose’s obedient expression had undergone a complete one-eighty.
Good child?
Who are you calling a good child?
Elrose clenched her teeth, a fierce fire burning deep in her eyes.
Ahhh, that detestable Alicia, that damn woman, how dare you threaten me?
I despise being threatened more than anything!
Just wait, right now we’re in the Nightmoon Tavern, I can’t make a move against you.
But as long as you dare to step through that door, be prepared to become my training toy for mana.
Hmph!!!
While Elrose was plotting her revenge, Alicia was beside her, quickly touching up her makeup with a small mirror.
Elrose slowly lifted her head and couldn’t help but frown, “Alicia, why are you painting yourself as a man again? I can recognize you, is there really a need to keep pretending?”
“Of course there is.” Alicia said softly while applying her makeup.
“Why?” Elrose asked in confusion, “Is it because you’re too beautiful and often get teased by men, so you’re pretending to be a man?”
“You can think of it that way.” As she spoke, Alicia finished her makeup, put away her cosmetics, and smiled slightly, “By the way, you need to keep my identity a secret too.”
“Alright.” Elrose nodded gently, secretly lamenting, “Sigh, indeed, being too beautiful is also a kind of burden.”
But in fact, Alicia wasn’t telling the truth about this matter.
After over three hundred years, she no longer cared about other people’s strange looks, but the reason she continued to hide her gender was because of Kendrick. He knew she was the Hero.
And the Hero, in the eyes of the world, could only be male.
Throughout history, all the Heroes had left real appearances and names, except for herself…
The way she acquired the power of a Hero was different from the previous six Heroes, making her the world’s first female Hero.
But she didn’t want people to think she was different from the previous Heroes.
So, she donned imitation Holy Armor, concealed her true identity, and adopted the alias of the Nameless Hero to present herself to the world.
In these three hundred years, she befriended many companions, but only a very few had seen her true face and knew she was female.
It wasn’t that Alicia was worried her companions would spill the beans; she just feared her image would collapse in their eyes.
So, she preferred to present herself with a golden mask or forged male makeup instead of easily revealing her true self.
Elrose saw that Alicia had finished her makeup: “I’ll go call Kendrick and the others up. They must be getting anxious waiting downstairs.”
Alicia lightly nodded, walking slowly to the bedside: “Then I’ll try to see if I can wake Lilith up.”
“Okay.” Elrose nodded and turned to leave Lilith’s room.
Alicia looked at the unconscious Lilith on the bed, gently extending her slender fingers to lightly touch her forehead.
A wave of condensed mana rose from her fingertips.
Lilith suddenly opened her eyes wide, instantly waking from her slumber, slowly sitting up and looking around in confusion.
“Lilith, how are you feeling?”
Alicia asked with concern.
But Lilith didn’t answer Alicia’s question. Instead, she slowly turned her head, her gaze fixated on her.
Alicia paused slightly and waved her hand towards Lilith, tentatively saying, “Hey, Lilith, are you okay?”
This time, Lilith finally reacted.
Her lips moved slightly, as if trying to say something, but her voice was too soft for Alicia to hear clearly.
Alicia furrowed her brows, leaning closer to Lilith to listen, and finally caught her words.
“Blood…”
“I want… blood.”
Alicia’s eyes widened in shock, the depths of her gaze swirling, as the Eye of Truth activated instantly.
Name: Lilith Cephesy
Age: 20
Race: Half-Vampire
Level: 107 (continuously rising)
Special Status: Bloodline Awakening
“Damn it!” Alicia exclaimed in an instant.
The scythe had broken the seal she left on Lilith, and now Lilith was still undergoing her bloodline awakening.
Without any hesitation, Alicia’s energy surged, and the Bloodline Sealing Magic Formation swiftly formed in her hands.
But, the next moment.
“Ah!!!”
Sharp teeth pierced Alicia’s fair neck, and she let out a piercing scream.
“Lilith…” Alicia gritted her teeth, her expression twisted.
But Lilith paid no attention to Alicia’s cries; she simply held onto Alicia tightly and bit down hard on her neck, greedily drinking in her delicious blood.
Lilith’s mind had already been consumed by the Blood Clan’s desires; at this moment, she only wanted one thing—blood, she craved blood.
Sweet blood flowed slowly from Lilith’s mouth, her eyes turning increasingly red, the formerly rounded pupils gradually transforming into slits, as Lilith’s bloodline awakened rapidly amidst the fragrant blood.
Alicia tried to break free from Lilith’s hold, but she couldn’t; Lilith’s level had already surpassed hers, and her strength was beyond Alicia’s current capabilities.
“Lilith! Alicia!”
At that moment, Elrose returned to the second floor with everyone. Hearing Alicia’s scream, they quickly rushed to Lilith’s room.
Seeing the scene, Elrose and Kendrick hurried to rush over.
“Stop!” Alicia shouted loudly.
“Don’t come over, it’s okay, I can handle this.”
Elrose and Kendrick both halted in their tracks, concern etched on their faces.
“Alicia…”
“Mr. Alicia…”
Alicia didn’t struggle harder against Lilith’s grip; instead, she relaxed her body and gently touched Lilith’s head.
“Good girl, I told you, you won’t have any problems today.”
Alicia looked tenderly at Lilith and then took a deep breath, producing the most beautiful celestial sound in the world.
[Holy Song: Voice of Heaven]