The Crown Of The Nine Continents
Chapter 22: Sacred Blood Beast

A dense forest, accompanied by the swift rain and thunder. Making the atmosphere of the forest increasingly gripping and scary.

In this dark forest, two silhouettes were running at a fast pace.

"Ei-Ei, Rey did we escape?"

"Haihihah... It seems like so, he is indeed strong. But not as strong as that guy."

"Ei-Ei you're right, let's go faster, we have to report immediately."

"Haihihah... You're right Ray."

The two ran faster, between the trees of the forest. What an unusual sight.

When they finally made it out of the forest. Their speed slowly decreased.

"Ei-Ei, looks like we really got away with Rey." Ray giggles in a disgusting way.

"Haihihah... Indeed, it seems like he's stupid." Ray nodded and laughed with Rey.

The two stopped laughing, and immediately ran back.

But, a voice they knew sounded...

"Snow from me? go ahead..."

A calm and deep, yet piercing voice was heard by the Ray and Rey brothers.

"Ei-Ei?! What's?! Rey Run!"

"Hiiii... Let's run!"

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'Haha.. They think running away from me is that easy? My sense of smell is pretty sharp."

Ren muttered in his heart, at this moment Ren was moving to chase after Rey and the Ray brothers.

Ren deliberately slows down his speed in order to play with them.

Whenever they think they've escaped, Ren will show up on purpose.

The brothers Ray and Rey ran away quickly.

However, Stamina Ray and Rey must have their limits. Ren could already see their whereabouts again. This time in a sad state.

"You're satisfied with the escape? well I'm tired of chasing you guys, too." Ren said as he appeared before the two of them.

"Hosses.. Hoss.. Ei-ee! Whoareyou?! we don't remember ever having a feud with you?!" Ray said while pointing at Ren. His breathing was disordered because he had run away long enough.

"Hiiii... Ray's right!"

"I have no obligation to answer. But I'll give you one more chance. Escape as fast as you can, if I don't find you in 3 seconds. I'm gonna let you guys go how?" Ren said with a big smile.

"Ei-Ei, are you underestimating us?! Rey let's run!"

"Hiiii.... Okay!"

The two people quickly disappeared from Ren's sight.

"1....."

Ren counted, then quickly disappeared.

"Meet."

Ren suddenly appeared in front of the two people. It was only 1 second for Ren to chase after the two of them. Ray and Rey's faces turned pale, the person before them was too fast!.

"Ei-Ei! No way! Night Illusion!"

"Hiiii.... Blade String!"

Ray uses his skills to create illusions. While Rey uses her skill to make a thread that is as sharp as a sword.

Seeing this, Ren prepared to unsheatheat the sword that was on his waist.

After the distance, Ray and Rey attack quite close to Ren. Ren drew his sword so quickly. Then sheathed it back.

The shing! The shing! The shing!

Three streaks of light cut through the air, Ray's attack that should not have any physical form split apart then disappeared. Meanwhile, Ray's obvious physical attack quickly became a small piece and disintegrated.

The eyes of the two people were wide-eyed, they were extremely shocked. The person before him did not appear to be issuing any slashes. However, their attack was successfully destroyed by three lines of light.

"C!-Ei! Must-Thick!" Ray shouted, his face turning pale and frightened.

"Hiiiii!.... Y-You're Mo-nster!" Rey shouted as she pointed at Ren with a frightened face.

"The monster? Hm... If you think you have a point. But before that......" Ren spoke and then snapped his finger.

"Blood Prison Cube" Ren unleashed his special Race Skill.

Around the two men, a transparent red cube was now formed.

"Don!-Ei?! What else is this?!" Ray shouted hysterically.

"Hiiiii!..... Aerial Strings Blade!"

Although Rey was terrified, she still tried to destroy this red Cube.

Using a skill thread of his, but his thread was unable to penetrate the cube.

"Hiii! Ray! This didn't work! impossible! impossible! that's impossible!" Rey yelled repeatedly.

Seeing her second act so pitiful made Ren smile cruelly. Ren approached the cube with a smile on his face.

"Let me give you a choice, answer all my questions and then I'll set you free. How's it?" Ren asked with a sincere smiling face.

"Die!-Ei! W-where might-in we'd like to tell you!" Ray refused, but his face still looked terrified.

"Ciii.... Ray's right! w-don't hope!" Rey acted the same with the same expression.

"I see.... Too bad. Okay, I'll tell you a little." Ren started to tell stories.

"Let me tell you one thing..." Ren began to continue his words.

"You know, a race called the Blood Devil?" Ren asked but did not intend to get an answer.

"This suit is considered very weak initially, but if trained and developed its potential is very extraordinary." Ren told me, regardless of Ray and Rey who put on a face of astonishment.

"Many things I like about this Race, one of them is its high-level Skill, which is Blood Ruler." Ren casually told her story, Ray and Rey's expressions growing more astonished.

"You know? in a Game there is a person who has reached the top and one who has this Blood Ruler Skill. You know who you are?" Ren this time asked for real, his eyes staring intently at Ray and Rey.

"Glekkkl.. Ei-Ei, R.Styx?" Ray swallowed.

"Ciii.... That must be the legendary R.Styx, right?" Rey also said the same name.

"Oh... You know him well, you know him well. He's a player named R.Styx, many don't know even his face." Ren recounted, looking up at the sky that was pouring down rain.

"He was very handsome, had black hair and fiery red eyes." Ren spoke but now turned towards Ray and Rey. Showing her bright red eyes.

Ray and Rey finally realized this. Their expressions turned to surprise.

"Die!-Ei! N-No Mu-Maybe? you're R.Styx?" When Ray realizes that the person in front of him is R.Styx. His face was filled with fear, Terror from eyes that were burning red filled his heart.

"Hiiii...! Ra-Ray, we picked the wrong opponent." Rey put on the same expression. His heart was filled with terrifying terror after seeing Ren's red eyes lit up.

Knowing the expressions of the two people, Ren spoke back.

"Don't you dare - dare give up before I finish talking." Ren glanced sharply, his red eyes growing fiercer. The brothers Ray and Rey nodded quickly. Sweat pours from all over their bodies.

"I'm proceeding. Blood Ruler, as his name suggests. This skill allowed one to control Blood. His own abilities could only be used on individuals weaker than his users." Ren told me casually back. Even so, Ray and Rey's expressions did not change in the slightest.

"What do you think if Blood Ruler is used to make the blood in someone's body boil?" Ren smiled as he looked at Ray and Rey.

"Do you make the blood flow upside down?" Ren showed me his smile.

"Or can it too, make a person's blood very sharp and tear his body from within? It's all very torturous, isn't it?" Ren asked, Ren's intention implied in this sentence made Ray and Rey even more frightened.

"Hiiiii.....! Please, please, we beg you!" Rey followed Ray and prostrated.

"Hey.... I told you no, don't give up until I'm done telling you." Ren spoke in a cold voice.

"Listen, I'm not done talking." Ray and Rey brothers quickly nodded excessively.

"Everything I mentioned was impossible to do, because it was actually impossible to use a Skill that didn't exist." Ren spoke while nodding to himself. Hearing this, Ray and Rey's faces calmed down slightly.

"But....." Ren smiled back.

"It only applies in the Game, in the real world as long as it is not impossible then it is still possible to do. I learned this fact a few days ago." Ren explained.

"Then from that.... I hope you guys don't give up before I try one of those three things... He's.. Ahaha!" Ren laughed wickedly with satisfaction. Ren holds the head using his hands, reminiscent of a particular pose.

"Die!-Ei! Th-sir! Please forgive us!"

"Hiiii... That's right, forgive us, forgive us."

The two grew increasingly frightened, their entire bodies trembling. Their hearts were filled with Terror, their minds imagining how painful it was.

"Phew... Take it easy, I'm really kind." Ren shook his head looking resigned.

"Draining blood in reverse? it's not artful." Ren asked and answered by himself.

"While to make the Blood become sharp and tear the body from within? you're gonna die right away." Ren this time looked sad.

"So, What if it's boiling her? I think it's gonna be awesome." Ren smilingly looked at the two people, but Ren's smile did not make them happy at all. They felt a greater terror.

"Once again, I'm really good. I've implanted my Race's special healing Magic in that cube. So you're not going to die easily, and for this new technique I've created....." Ren deliberately used a pause in his words.

".... I'll call it, Temperature Blood Control."

"Then let's do this experiment with all our heart. First, I'll raise 100 degrees centigrade" Ren raised one finger.

Instantly, the bodies of the two people suddenly turned red. Their bodies also emit smoke as if they were burning.

They rolled - rolling in cubes, screaming in pain.

"Ohhhhh!!! The arggg!!!! Pa-Hot!!!! It hurts!! Argh"

"Aaaahhh!..... Grrr!.... Ahhhh!!"

Their skin slowly blistered, bit by bit. However, all of it soon recovered, as Ren said, they would be injured and healed soon.

"It hurts, doesn't it? until you forget that disgusting first word." Ren smiled, seeing the two of them in pain.

"But.... I'm not done yet, this time it's 400 Celsius!" Ren said with excitement.

Unlike Ren's excited expression. The faces of the two people grew even more desperate. This time it had not been up to a few seconds, their bodies had blistered and shattered. But soon he was healed again.

This incident continues to be repeated, this cruel torture Ren created himself.

"Hm? You can still survive, or because of my great healing?" Ren held his chin and asked the two people inside the cube.

But the two did not answer at all, there was only a terrible scream of pain.

"If I knew this, I'd better try the first thing. It's about sharpening every blood and tearing your body from the inside." Ren held his chin, looking regretful.

Ren thought, then he gasped at the thought of something.

"Geez, since when did I become this torturous?" Ren muttered to himself, then scratched his head.

"Skill : Cancel" Ren snapped his finger.

Instantly, the bodies of the two people returned to Normal. However, their expressions had been completely shattered and Empty.

They look no different from a body without a soul. Ren who saw this again - again thought that he was too excessive.

"Yes... I hate myself who is always getting carried away. If this is the case, I can't get any information, right?" Ren patted his own eel.

"I promise to set you free. May it be quiet in nature." Ren walked away from the two men. Then the word - Ren's word sounded...

"Blood Transfer..."

Instantly, Ray and Rey's bodies turned white and pale. Their breathing has stopped, their lives are gone.

Instead, a large blood clot formed a ball in Ren's hand.

Blood Transfer, a Skill that does exist in the COTHENIC Game. Allows the user to move all the blood from the Target instantly. An Instant Kill Skill that was only useful on weaker opponents.

Because this Blood will be in vain if it is not used properly. Ren decides to use her, of course it's not for drinking.

Ren controls the blood of Ray and Rey.

Then the Blood scattered to form a complex magic circle.

"Summon: Sacred Blood Beast" Ren bit his finger, then dripped his own blood at the center of the magic circle.

When Ren's blood hit her, the circle shone brightly. Each letter - letters and symbols complicated moves around.

The beam was getting more dazzling, from the center of the beam appeared the figure of a Woman.

Beautiful women came out from there, having black hair, milky-white skin, and an ideal body. Her eyes were red-flamed while her ears were pointed.

There was something about this woman, from her back was seen a bat wing in the form of blood aura.

Ren who saw this was also surprised, as long as he played COTHENIC Ren had never once tried this skill.

Ren prefers to do everything himself. Also at that time Ren thought that being summoned was some kind of terrible animal.

The woman walked over to Ren. Ren awakens from his own daydream.

"Greetings Respectfully, Your Highness True Ancestor." The woman said in a sweet voice. He also bowed Respectfully to Ren.

'True Ancestor? title is overrated what else this is.."

Ren shook his head, even in the real world. There were still people who gave her the title at will.

"Who's your name?" Ren said, but this time with a dignified tone.

"With all due respect, I do not yet have a Name. Your Majesty, if you'd like to give me a name."

"Yes name....... What if...."

"Nirlayn Mlaina..?" Ren reluctantly mentioned a strange name.

To be honest, Ren was not good at giving a Name.

"Nira..Layn Mlaina's. I will engrave this Name into my heart. Thank you, Your Majesty." The woman closed her eyes, like she was blessed with something.

'Your Grace? Ughhh.... Overdoing it, if I've regained the palace it might be okay, but this...... Oh!'

Ren found an idea in his mind.

"Nirlayn, From now on, I order you to call me Ren-sama. This order can change whenever I want." Ren's tone was not as usual, now there was a bit of a governing and authoritative tone in it.

"Ren-Sa-sama? Alright, I will call you Ren-sama from this moment on." The woman nodded meaningfully.

Ren felt hesitant - hesitating for a moment, but all that he put away. There's a problem he has to deal with for now.

"Actually I don't want to give you a task at this time. Considering you were just called here." Ren said with a slightly regretful face.

"If it's Ren-sama's wish, I should carry it out as best I can. My existence does exist for this reason."

"Good indeed, my task is quite simple but requires a lot of effort. Find and find whoever the two people are in contact with." Ren points to the bodies of Ray and Rey brothers.

"I will do as best I can."

"Report me if you find anything. Now go."

"Yes.."

The female figure turned into a blood red aura. Before finally disappearing from Ren's sight.

"uh? Has the rain stopped? I'm too focused on this."

Ren looked at the sky which had now stopped pouring rain.

Although he did not get any information, Ren instead obtained a subordinate of his first.

This is quite appropriate, making Ren's regret a little reduced.

After all Ren felt bad leaving Yarth and Cethy in the mansion for too long.

With the blink of an eye, Ren's figure disappeared, leaving behind an empty air.