78. Bloodlust
This wasn’t the first time Sophia had craved blood so intensely. Two days ago, after absorbing the Blood King’s Bone, she had gradually developed a bloodlust… which was difficult to control.
It was more unbearable than hunger. As a member of the blood race, she had rarely had such a strong desire since birth. Compared to those false blood race who might have emotions, for her, this queen who was known for being incompetent and ascetic, to have such a strong bloodlust was simply unbelievable.
But it had happened.
The Blood King’s Bone would suppress the blood race’s bloodlust, and to protect this existence, Sophia had swallowed it whole.
Before little sister Reina had given her advice, she had found it difficult to make this decision, because an ordinary blood race member would surely die from using this divine artifact.
The original storage place of the Blood King’s Bone was also the dome of a high tower, and no one could get close.
And this curse-like item had now perfectly fused with her body. Although, just as little sister Reina had thought, there would be no personality confusion or soul damage, the price was this uncontrollable bloodlust.
“So painful…”
“No, no, cough…”
Sophia crushed the goblet, which shattered into countless crystal fragments. But all the blood, as if hearing its master’s command, turned into a floating ball of water and gradually flowed into Sophia’s mouth.
Actually, in this glass of wine was the blood offered by Sandra.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
But what followed was a physiological rejection. It was clear that this method had also failed.
Two days ago, to avoid an excessive bloodlust, she had ordered her servants to bring her the blood of livestock. But when she drank the blood, she felt nothing.
As if she were starving but could only drink plain water, ordinary blood couldn’t satisfy her at all.
And then, Prince Sandra had sent the blood race to collect the blood of other races everywhere, of all levels, all classes, and even all bloodlines.
It was all in vain.
Just like the blood of livestock, in front of Sophia, it was like tasteless plain water.
The next day, Sophia finally couldn’t bear it anymore. She had even injured her own servant, a cute maid, because of her strong bloodlust.
For safety, she had let them stay away from her. And now, Sophia was in an even more painful bloodlust than usual.
Originally, it would erupt every few hours.
Now, it had been less than five minutes and an even stronger craving had begun. Sophia didn’t know what would happen if she didn’t drink blood, and she didn’t dare to think about what would happen.
“Knock, knock, knock—”
“Your Majesty?”
“You…” Sophia suppressed her pained voice.
It was Sandra.
She was her most loyal subordinate besides Peter.
Thinking of their experiences, Sophia felt a little sad.
Peter had helped a lot during her reign. He was indeed a capable butler. It was just that when the blood race was in danger, he had gradually become crazy, which had led to a great mistake. She didn’t know if she would follow the same old path as Peter.
Compared to Peter, Sandra and Sophia were very similar. They were both kind and gentle, but had no ability. However, this kind of personality was not special, because their current situation was a true reflection of the entire blood race.
“What are you doing? Leave quickly!”
Sophia shouted.
The reason she was on the throne was precisely because the walls and the throne here could limit her power.
She was surrounded by a mist of blood, and the magic she couldn’t completely control had formed countless blood blades and spikes. If she relaxed even a little, these sharp weapons would blow this place to smithereens.
“Lady Sophia…”
Sandra outside the door was clearly worried. This tone made Sophia not know what to do. A few days ago, many princes and some dukes had come to persuade her, but they had all been turned away by Sophia, and she had even pretended to attack them with magic. After this happened, only Sandra had not given up.
“Just now, the Dragon Queen came to see me. She said she has a way to save you…”
“She…?”
Sophia remembered the letter she had asked Sandra to send out the day before yesterday, and she was still brooding over it.
There were too many things that she had asked of the dragon race.
She had thought she had finally found a way, but discovered that she still had to rely on the other party.
Whether it was for the blood race or for Reina, she couldn’t let it go.
Not only was she an unsuccessful older sister, but she was also a failed monarch…
“Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it…”
Sophia said again and again, as if she were cursing herself, and also as if she were complaining about this world.
If it were in the past, she would have endured it, admitted her powerlessness, and looked for other opportunities. But when her reason was completely suppressing her brutality and bloodlust, she finally refused to think so.
“Why should the blood race be prophesied to be exterminated? Why at this time… why!”
“Damn it, whose fault is it? Whose fault is it?!”
She covered her face with one hand, and she herself couldn’t believe that her gentle voice could say such absurd things, like the ramblings of a madwoman, completely devoid of the frenzy that befitted a blood race noble, like an uneducated wild demon.
“Little sister Reina, Reina, why? Why did you order me?”
She remembered.
If it weren’t for the Blood King’s Bone, if it weren’t for Elena, this wouldn’t have happened. If it weren’t for Reina suggesting she eat this divine artifact, nothing would have happened.
Little sister Reina had helped me a lot, and now she’s using me. Why?
No, no, she’s a kind being, an imaginative person who has rekindled hope for the blood race!
And it was such a being who had been deceived by herself.
The [Prophesied One] didn’t exist at all.
The prophecy was not wrong.
That was something that had happened in the Primordial Era, after the blood race was dispersed to a more distant world by the God of Light.
“The blood race will be destroyed in the near future.”
And Sophia was the queen chosen to solve this problem.
This matter, besides Sandra, was only known to the past Blood Queens.
Sophia lowered her head, her body also sinking. And at the same time, the door was opened by Sandra.
When she saw the fair neck on that small body, Sophia lost her mind. She disappeared from the throne with just a thought and then appeared in front of Sandra.
When she caught Sandra, Sophia opened her mouth, her teeth only a hair’s breadth away from the other’s slender neck.
“Lady Sophia! Please take this!”
Sandra took out a small bottle at the critical moment. It was like a bottle of essential oil, but it was filled with a crimson liquid.
Seeing that Lady Sophia had lost her mind, she opened the stopper and extended her hand… In her panic, half of the blood in the bottle was poured into Sophia’s mouth.
Sophia, who had tasted the blood, finally couldn’t suppress her reason. She released Sandra, snatched the bottle, and then greedily drank all the blood in the bottle…
Then, when the bloodlust suddenly disappeared, she was stunned to find that this blood was actually useful!
She stood up, pulled Sandra up, a hint of excitement still on her face.
“Whose blood is this?”
“It’s… the Dragon Queen’s…”
