He wanted to continue using church rituals to hasten the other party's death, but... it had no effect.
The opponent had already been burned by the spell, and the one speaking now was just his dead remains!!!
"I will curse you with everything I have—"
By sacrificing my soul, I will transfer all the curses I bear to you, my pitiful offspring...
At that moment, the sea began to collapse, and endless blood began to surround Victor. He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't get out.
You will take my place, inheriting an eternity of pain and damnation—inheriting my eternal sin and my fate of constant escape.
"You will become..."
"for……"
He stared at Victor intently, his life force had been cut short, but the final ritual had been completed.
"New Ancestor."
Carrying my crown, entangled in endless... blood, in the end... it will...
His words were intermittent. Victor, who was already wrapped in pain, listened hard to the system's voice that the task was completed. He tried hard to find the character interface and wanted to click the upgrade button.
"...I look forward to...you...becoming...me..."
of……
"After...after..."
As the soul flame in Brad's pupils completely dissipated, he uttered the last two words and completely lost the fluctuations of life.
"..."
[You have killed the weak and legendary BOSS, White Knight Brad, and the mission The Beginning of Legend has been completed. ]
[You have unlocked the training space·Strong enemy challenge——White Knight·Blade.]
[Skill information collection completed, inherent barrier ghost fleet can be learned. 】
[Attention, the legendary BOSS, White Knight Brad, initiated a sacrifice before his death and forcibly passed the information on. Your legendary degree is increased by an additional +1]
[Attention, the eternal curse has taken effect. This curse is in a mysterious concept state. It cannot be purified until your mystery reaches a certain level. The legend level is +1]
[Eternal Curse]: This is a gift from Brad with his last soul. He leaves everything he has to you as a reward for you defeating him, and he hopes that you will become the next him, carrying the endless curse and entering the next reincarnation. Eventually, you will be burned by flames, the curse will take effect, and you will obtain the Principle Blood Ring and inherit the position of the twenty-seventh ancestor.
【You activated the Principle Blood Ring.】
[Legendary achievement: The first artifact is completed. It is detected that you already have the right to unlock the achievement system. Please unlock it as soon as possible to receive the reward. ]
[You have obtained the first artifact, the Blood Ring of Laws and Principles. The artifact system unlocking right has been opened. ]
The sea began to turn into land again, the ghost ship sank into the sea, the surrounding scenery began to shatter like a broken mirror, the blood scattered, and Victor, who had reached the next level, stared blankly at Brad's body, listening to the crazy exploding information prompts in his ears, and he fell into silence.
The power in his body was expanding like crazy, making him extremely uncomfortable, and he suddenly felt a little confused.
So, what’s the point?
Curse me? Gift?
Or... he would rather get the Principle Blood Ring himself than let the church get it and then seal it?
The principle of the blood ring cannot be destroyed, just like the positions of the twenty-seven ancestors are always constant. As long as one ancestor dies, another successor will always be born.
But just because it can’t be destroyed doesn’t mean it can’t be sealed.
In fact, the church is now able to stably seal the will from the world. Of the original twenty-seven supreme ancestors of the Dead Apostles, only nineteen are left, and eight of them have completely disappeared in the long river of history.
Victor was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt an extremely unbearable hunger, which immediately shattered his rationality.
Blood...he needed blood.
At that moment, Victor had never been so thirsty for blood. He was stunned for a moment, trying hard to restrain himself and immediately returned to the village not far away. He quietly moved among the crowd and wanted to suck blood. At the same time, he quickly opened his newly acquired trait panel.
The principle blood ring of each dead apostle is different, even if it comes from voluntary transfer and inheritance, it will change accordingly.
Victor did not remain dazed or think too much. He quickly unlocked the achievement and artifact systems with the two upgraded talent points. Then he headed in the direction of the crowd in his memory, leaving this place of trouble while looking around.
Before he looked at anything else, he saw a bright red blood ring curse - extreme thirst for blood.
The blood thirst degree is doubled, and the time of losing sanity is doubled...
"Damn it!" Victor took a deep breath and cursed inwardly. Is this really a curse? !
However, the effect is very strong?
Victor opened the artifact system and took a breath.
Chapter 26: Okay, okay, a new round of escape begins!
[Artifact of Laws: Principle Blood Ring]:
Description: An outsider who controls the principle of "life is made of blood", greedily desires and absorbs all blood.
In the first stage, all attributes are increased by 20%, mysterious +1, passive permanent characteristics, cannot be closed, and has been unlocked.
The bloodthirst curse is specialized and upgraded to an eternal curse. The blood manipulation ability is enhanced. It has a passive permanent characteristic and cannot be purified. It has been unlocked.
The second stage, a period of liberation, [Blood Vessel·Desire Blade], active ability, not unlocked, unlocking requires meeting conditions, mystery: 4.
The third stage, the second stage of liberation, [Inherent Barrier·Blood Domain Lost], active skill, not unlocked, unlocking requires meeting conditions, mystery: 6.
The fourth stage, the second stage of liberation, during the liberation of the inherent barrier, you will gain the characteristic [Blood Master] and the passive [Blood Law]. It has not been unlocked yet and the conditions need to be met to unlock it. Mystery: 8.
[Blood Vessel·Desire Blade] Active Skills: 1. Draw blood from the enemy or yourself to quickly form a normal/excellent/epic/legendary level Desire Blade. Its ability varies according to the enemy's blood and desire.
2. Each time you extract the Desire Blade from the enemy, it will be absorbed by yourself, thus storing the power and turning it into one of the characteristics of your own blood. Up to five characteristics can be stored, and 5 talent points are required to upgrade.
3. Your own Desire Blade will continue to evolve, and can be transformed into magic by devouring other weapons. Upgrading requires 10 talent points.
Description: The greed of the outsiders always desires comprehensive weapons.
[Inherent Barrier·Blood Domain Lost] Active Skill: 1. After releasing the inherent barrier, the conceptual law will erode the surrounding physical laws, thereby turning the area covered by the magic power into a bloody field. In the bloody field, the player will be highly strengthened, and the blood ability will be greatly enhanced. The enemy will obtain the negative state "Blood Lost", and their vitality will be sucked away while making will judgments.
2. Within the inherent barrier, all magic skills will be transformed into enhanced versions of blood magic, thus gaining greater power and lower consumption. Upgrading requires 5 talent points.
3. Within the inherent barrier, you can release the Desire Blade without limit, extract and use blood to transform all long-standing weapons, and master the skill "Blood Explosion". Upgrading requires 10 talent points.
Description: A bloody version of the enhanced "Infinite Swordsmanship"? It must be said that your desire is affirmed by the Principle Blood Ring at this moment.
"..."
So... so strong! Victor stared at the panel blankly, and for a moment he even forgot the burning pain in his body.
……
A few kilometers away, the magnificent battle was gradually coming to an end, especially when the Earth Bishop Geserbarune, due to his defeat, completely shifted the front line and joined the operation to hunt down Brad and rushed over.
Van Phimm actually knew that he should withdraw.
Compared to other ancestors, his strength lies more in the puppets. He is not without strength, but relatively weak. He is also not very interested in fighting. Although he doesn't want to admit it, his fighting skills compared to other ancestors... are not up to par.
In a distant room, Van Phimm was shaking a red wine glass made of blood, his eyes flickering. Just as he was about to let the City Golem sink into the abyss again, his shaking wrist paused slightly.
As a result, even the puppet's originally violent movement stopped.
In the still somewhat empty room, Van Phimm was stunned for a moment, and finally let out a sigh helplessly.
"Ugh……"
……
At the same time, the offensive from the outside of the puppets eased a little. The guides of the Eighth Secret still quickly passed the puppets and rushed to the rear, but Tarvis and Geserbarune who came over fell silent at some point.
The Holy Wedge has disappeared...
As a spell that adds a persistent state, it is essentially similar to a curse, except that it is a holy "curse" developed specifically for Dead Apostles.
Although it cannot provide a specific location, it is like a curse. As long as it remains in effect, it will continuously draw the magic power of the person who casts the curse and provide a connection between the two people like a "thread of fate."
The effect of the Holy Wedge itself will weaken over time, but even now, the Holy Wedge of Altluchi is still in effect...
After a brief silence, there was a burst of rage!
Damn it! Someone stole their heads!
"Did some other reckless bishop get his hands in?"
This was the first reaction of both people.
After all, the relationships within the church, even among the 128 cardinals, are full of factions and even hostility because of doctrine and personality.
Especially since someone had interfered with the operation against the ancestor of the Dead Apostles, it was hard not to suspect that it was someone else who was behind the operation—
"Chase." Geserbarune said in a deep voice: "No matter who it is, we have been planning for so long for the principle of "eternal life", and we must get a result."
More than ten kilometers away, Heiji suddenly stopped. She frowned, gently stroked the white beast in her arms, and stared quietly into the distance.
The Black Knight Stuart gave a puzzled look, then waited in silence for orders.
a long time.
"..." Heiji raised her bloodshot eyes slightly, and suddenly said: "Using life and blood to break through the information blockade..."
"Huh?" Stuart was slightly stunned.
He didn't understand.
"Just now, I received Brad's last message."
Heiji turned around quietly and explained, "Brad."
"He's not coming back."
He won't come back.
Altluchi said this very calmly, but Stulut felt the biting chill of the cold wind.
After hundreds of years of following, he understood Arteluci.
Artluqi's emotions have always been very "stable", the kind of "stable" that would cause her to explode on the spot if she was slightly unhappy.
She never concealed her tyranny, willfulness, and even childishness.
So now she certainly didn't hide her emotions at all.
Yet, she was calm.
It was so calm that everyone felt the low pressure, the first time in hundreds of years, like the tranquility before a volcano is about to erupt.
"Fu..."
Cathy in her arms shrank her head. She wanted to comfort him but seemed to not know what to say for a moment.
"Then we..." Stuart also frowned and was about to speak -
"Keep chasing."
The princess's order was issued again.
Before the loyal guard could raise another question, she explained, "Brad was killed by another Dead Apostle."
“He called it his successor.”
At this point, Altuluqi's eyes and emotions were extremely complicated——
Brad's final message contained admiration for the other party, and while he expected the other party to fall into eternal pain, he did not forget to tell His Highness.
He remained faithful until his death.
He believed that the other party could help her achieve great things better than he, who was incompetent.
Brad... There was a flash of coldness in Artelluchi's eyes and she sighed.
It was not until the end of your life that you revealed your broken heart beneath your frivolous appearance.
Eternal life is painful, but this pain only comes from the heart.
Every Immortal has some hobbies that are difficult for ordinary people to understand, such as Brad's homosexuality, and the fanatical loyalty of him and Stuart that other Dead Apostles cannot understand.
But whether it's the strange XP or this amazing loyalty.
To put it bluntly, they are just building a high wall to defend themselves from spiritual decay in their increasingly dull and boring lives.
Pick up a hobby and then make it a goal.
Just like the immortal heroic spirit, from now on, I regard this as the meaning of my existence.
