Chapter 124

Editors: Ytho, LaidBackGuy

Geniella quietly stood and looked down at Baek Museon . Normally, Extreme Peak experts could not get drunk . No matter how much they drink, their body would break down the alcohol before they even get a whiff of it . But they could slow down its metabolism, and they could always drive away the odor even if they were drunk, breaking it down using their inner force .

However, the current Baek Museon was defenseless . Baek Museon, who had been destroyed by despair, now ignored his body’s comfort and drank like a maniac – letting go completely .

Geniella didn’t care . Even if the current Baek Museon was defenseless, she did not bite his neck . Although she was seducing Baek Museon, it did not mean that she had fallen for him . She liked to enjoy this kind of delicate push and pull relationship . She enjoyed watching Baek Museon, who still wanted to remain as a human . The Baek Museon who was once called the Bloody Heavenly Demon, standing at the pinnacle of the Bloody Heavenly Demon sect .

And in the end, when he would be completely coloured by despair; when he gave up being a human being, abandoned and in desperate agony, throwing away his unseemly pride, and got on his knees to beg her . That’s when Geniella would find the greatest pleasure .

‘And then I will get tired of him . ’

Like she had done all these years . Geniella laughed, feeling refreshed . She could bite him at any time . But in order to form a Blood Bridge to become a vampire, it was not enough to simply ‘bite’ them .

To make a Blood Bridge, one must swear to become a non-human as they drink the blood of their Vampire Lord . Humans become vampires only when they swear to become vampires and drink human blood .

[Lord . ]

A voice sounded in Geniella’s head . One of the many vampires she had formed blood bridges with called her . Anyway, it wasn’t much fun to watch Baek Museon’s sleeping face, so Geniella left his room .

“What is it?”

[A strange person has just entered Travia . ]

Who was this… Geniella closed her eyes . Then, in the black ink-like darkness, various red lights shone inside her mind . The red lights shining in the dark space belonged to each of Geniella’s blood bridges . Among them, she was conscious of one buzzing red light . Only then did she recognize the blood bridge that it belonged to .

“Ah, yes . Mukai . It’s you . ”

Geniella laughed and nodded . When she heard only the voice, she couldn’t recognize the person, but now that she looked at it through her inner sense, she recognized who it was . It was clearly the guard to whom she had entrusted the Central District gate’s guarding .

“A strange person came into Travia, you say? How was he strange?”

[This is the person . ]

Everything Mukai saw was transferred on to Geniella . This was the advantage of non-human races like Vampires and Lycanthropes . All members of the clan were spiritually connected to the Lord of their clan . The Lord held the rights to the life and death of all their clan members, and they could control their behavior at any time .

“… Ahahaha . ”

A bright smile bloomed on Geniella’s face . She had already seen the face Mukai showed her . A month ago . It was the same face Juwon had shown them . Geniella laughed, her shoulders shaking .

“I thought it was about time . ”

As she muttered those words, Geniella projected Lee Sungmin’s face that was in her mind to all the people in Travia .

“Find this person for me . ”

Geniella said while laughing .

“Find him and let me know . Understand?”

“Yes, Lord . ”

Hundreds of voices resonated inside her mind .

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Lee Sungmin walked down the streets of the city where devils ran rampant . The streets of the central district of Travia had a distinctively unpleasant feeling in the air . It would be right to say that it felt wrong instinctively rather than just a feeling of something being off .

“It feels ominous . ”

Rubia hid behind Lee Sungmin’s sleeves . Rubia wasn’t a beastkin, but her cat’s ears stood out enough for her to attract attention . Although she was hiding in order to avoid any unnecessary disputes, she could still feel the ominous aura of the street .

[There’s a lot of non-humans around . ]

Heoju said .

[Even if it is a city of devils, there are too many non-humans gathered in the central district of the city . It’s one thing if it were in the South, but in the North, it’s a little… ]

‘Is there a reason for it? According to Erebrisa…’

[Erebrisa’s information is nothing more than information gathered through information guilds, information merchants, and talks from the street . Don’t trust their information unconditionally . Information that is not in circulation cannot be purchased through Erebrisa . ]

Heoju advised .

[The extent of Erebrisa’s ability is that of an intermediary . If you don’t know anything about it, it would be better not to trust their ‘information’ unconditionally . ]

The information on Travia that he had purchased through Erebrisa that is .

After the Bloody Heavenly Demon was defeated and the Bloody Heavenly Demon sect collapsed, the Sama Order that was previously controlled by them, raised their head . As a result, all sorts of non-human races entered the city, thus turning it into a city of devils .

[The Bloody Heavenly Sect and Bloody Heavenly Demon were controlling these many non-human races and keeping Sama Order in check? Hahaha! You should say something that makes sense . If he really was doing it, he would be the most powerful person in the world . A man with such competence was defeated by a little bitch named the Minor Heavenly Demon? It’s not even funny . ]

Heoju said as he laughed loudly .

[This town attracted devils . In addition, ghosts would attract other ghosts, and monsters would attract other monsters . A twisted being would dive right in seeing a black pit because they can’t resist it – just like a cat running into a box . There is something in this city . Something that pulls them in . ]

Heoju said with a joyful voice .

[This city, I don’t know what it is, but there’s something here . Something that attracts non-humans . ]

Heoju didn’t know exactly what it was . Neither did Lee Sungmin .

He looked around as he walked down the streets, but he didn’t see anything that bothered him . In the first place, Lee Sungmin did not have any great purpose behind his arrival in Travia . It was just to visit the largest city in the North, a city with a huge population, as he waited for the fated meeting .

So he had to stay in Travia for a long time . He had plenty of money in his hands, but he didn’t intend to stay at a luxurious place since there was no knowing what would happen during his long-term stay .

“As long as we’re not homeless!”

When he said they were going to an inn, Rubia piped up in a cheery voice . It didn’t really matter to Lee Sungmin whether or not he had a roof over his head, but Rubia was very dissatisfied with being homeless for so long .

Lee Sungmin went into an ordinary-looking inn . When he opened the door, he realized how misleading its outer appearance was .

The first thing that Lee Sungmin saw were the corpses .

The dead bodies left in the corner of the inn existed without looking out of place as if it was part of the interior decoration . None of the people chattering away on that floor of the tavern cared about the body . Rubia was silent, being surprised by the bodies, but Lee Sungmin didn’t care much about it .

“What are you going to order?”

The innkeeper was a muscular man . Lee Sungmin recognized at a glance that he was an expert who practiced outer martial arts . Lee Sungmin sat in an empty seat at the bar and opened his mouth to order .

“A light meal and a room . ”

“How many days are you going to stay?”

“I hadn’t planned that much in advance . ”

“Long-term guests are welcome . The room has to be prepaid on a daily basis . You never know when you’ll end up dead in this city . ”

“Like the dead bodies in that corner?”

“Oh my! Did you see it? Well, don’t worry too much . It’s common in this city now . ”

The innkeeper laughed .

“This is Travia, where death can come to you at a moment’s notice . The dead bodies lying over there… What was it again? They said they were members of the Murim . Haha! I don’t know if it’s like that in other cities, but the name of sects from the Murim can’t support your back in this city . ”

“But it would turn into a headache if I touched them . ”

No matter what anyone said, the Murim were the largest faction in Eria . Most sects, including the Orthodox Sects, were part of the Murim . Touching a person belonging to the Murim was the same as declaring the Murim as their enemy .

“I haven’t seen anything . ”

The innkeeper laughed, revealing a row of yellow teeth .

“Everyone is like that . We are all blind, deaf, and dumb fools . The Murim’s people were killed, you say? I don’t know why they are dead . ”

The innkeeper chuckled and turned to enter the kitchen . This city was like that . What on Earth was in this city that turned it into such a state?

The door opened .

Time stopped . In the silence created at that moment, only the sound of footsteps ringing could be heard . Her presence overwhelmed the space in an instant . Lee Sungmin’s shoulders flinched at the ominous feeling behind his back . There was the ominous feeling of a pair of eyes focusing on Lee Sungmin’s back, but the overwhelming feeling of being singled out disappeared soon as if nothing had happened .

“Wow!”

“How much, sweetie?!”

On the first floor, the crowds jeered and chattered . At that point, Lee Sungmin was conflicted over whether to look back or not . The footsteps got closer . Even if he didn’t look back… Eventually, they would come to him . Lee Sungmin looked back, swallowing a gulp .

“So noisy . ”

When Lee Sungmin looked back . Everyone in the inn, except for Lee Sungmin, had lost their heads . Roundheads fell off, and nobody made any noise anymore .

What the hell were they doing?

Lee Sungmin could not say anything . It was different . He had never met someone with this kind of ridiculous aura . The woman only walked forward, and no other movement was seen, but that alone cut the throats of the dozens of people at the inn .

“This is a very shabby place . ”

The woman raised the corner of her lips as she approached Lee Sungmin . She was beautiful . Red hair flowing like blood . The hairpins that lifted and kept it in place and the gorgeous kimonos she wore were also beautiful . All of that did not overwhelm the woman’s beauty .

“If you don’t mind… I can take you to a place that’s beautiful and wonderful beyond comparison . ”

She tilted her head to the side and smiled . Lee Sungmin gulped silently seeing her sharp fangs .

“What do you say? Shall we have a meal together?”

Vampire Queen, Geniella, who lusted after blood . She urged Lee Sungmin with an alluring gaze . It was as if Lee Sungmin’s hair had gone white with shock and stress . Such monsters also existed in this world? Lee Sungmin had never faced the ‘real’ Wijihoyeon, but looking at Geniella’s aura alone, she was far stronger than Wijihoyeon .

[Get it together . ]

There was a roaring voice in Lee Sungmin’s mind . It was Heoju .

[Geniella is the Vampire Queen . She has lived for over 600 years . No vampire in the world who is more powerful than her . ]

Heoju’s voice quickened . He never imagined that they would cross paths with Geniella so suddenly .

[The higher species of vampires overwhelms their prey with their presence alone, just like a frog freezes when it sees a snake . Get a hold of yourself, or else your mind and subconscious will not be able to overcome the fear and may choose to commit suicide!]

“It’s alright . ”

In response to Heoju’s cry, Lee Sungmin replied, while steadying his breath . He was just a little surprised . Lee Sungmin’s mind was different from that of a normal human . A Vampire Queen who had lived 600 years already? Lee Sungmin had spent 2100 years in his subconscious realm alone .

Lee Sungmin’s spirit, which had been broken and restored several times already, succeeded in resisting Geniella’s powerful aura .

“Oh my . ”

Geniella laughed as she looked at Lee Sungmin .

“You’re definitely not ordinary… It would have been nice if you had a gentler answer . ”

“I’ve already ordered a meal . ”

“… A meal at a place like this is nothing more than pork thrown into the rice .

“I’ll judge it after eating . ”

“You don’t understand what I am saying . ”

Geniella’s laughter grew louder . He could see her teeth all the way until the back of her mouth . Her laughter bared her ferocious-looking fangs . Geniella added with her mouth open .

“Aren’t you coming?”

“… It’s not like I have a choice . ”

Lee Sungmin sighed gloomily and got up .

“Let’s go . ”

He had no choice .

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