Chapter 528: Beloved’s Power

Chapter 528: Chapter 528: Beloved’s Power

The battle began.

Sean Chandler let out a low roar as his body suddenly swelled, transforming into a massive Great Bear Demon Beast in the blink of an eye.

The Blue Crystal Stone on his forehead flashed with a blinding light, a stark contrast to the crimson tide of blood.

Crystal Lynn summoned Beau. The White Jade Snake’s scales stood on end, its serpentine eyes fixed on the Blood Pool.

The pet egg she held also began to grow faintly warm, as if it had sensed something.

Flora Sullivan’s long hair whipped through the air, each strand like a living viper, ready to strike at any moment.

Matthew Dawson put away his [Multi-colored Umbrella] and drew a strangely shaped Longbow from his back.

It was a weapon he’d gotten from a Treasure Chest. He hadn’t had a chance to use it until now.

In the center of the Blood Pool, the tide of blood churned violently as countless blood-blades formed once more.

The fight was about to erupt.

Seraphina Sullivan didn’t hesitate, instantly raising the Universal Sniper Rifle in her hands.

The muzzle flashed—

[Space Bullet]!

A nearly transparent beam of energy tore through the air, leaving behind faint black cracks in its wake as it shot straight toward the frantically churning tide of blood in the center of the pool!

Immediately after—

[Magic Scissors Bullet]!

A silvery stream of light followed close behind, coalescing in mid-air into the phantom of a giant pair of scissors. Its sharp blades took aim at the blood tide and snipped down hard!

The two bullets hit almost simultaneously.

"BOOM—!"

The Blood Pool erupted. Terrifying energy exploded within the blood tide, kicking up a monstrous wave of blood.

The Space Bullet tore a huge hole, while the Magic Scissors slashed wildly through the blood tide, shredding the area to pieces.

But in the next second, Seraphina’s pupils contracted slightly.

’Those wounds...’

’They’re healing.’

The void torn open by the Space Bullet was filled in the blink of an eye by the surging blood.

The parts sliced by the Magic Scissors also fused back together rapidly.

The blood tide roiled, reconsolidating into a giant face of blood—it had no features, only a massive mouth that split open from ear to ear, filled with sharp fangs.

"Hahaha—!"

The blood face let out a piercing laugh. The sound was like countless people screaming at once, making one’s scalp tingle.

"You Players dare attack me? How audacious!"

The giant blood face rose slowly, looking down on Seraphina Sullivan and the others, its blood-red eyes filled with ridicule and contempt.

"See that? Is this what you call an attack? It’s not even enough to scratch an itch!"

Seraphina Sullivan said nothing, her gaze locked on the blood face.

She activated her Eye of Resume again. Even though it had failed before, she had to get more information.

The Crimson Gemstone focused all its power into the Eye of Resume’s ability.

This time, the information that came back was still incomplete, but it had a few more details than before—

[Name: Blood Ancestor]

[Status: Demigod/Demonization]

[Professional Skills and Talents: Undying Body (from Demon God’s blood), Blood Pool Control, Demonization Manipulation...]

[Weaknesses: ???]

[Note: After consuming the Demon God’s blood, it gained a near-undying ability. It is almost impossible to kill within the range of the Blood Pool.]

’Undying Body.’

’Almost impossible to kill within the range of the Blood Pool.’

Seraphina Sullivan’s brow furrowed.

The Blood Ancestor’s laughter grew even more maniacal. "You’re Players too, aren’t you? Little bugs sent by the system? Hahaha—it seems the system’s mission was just to send you here to die!"

The Blood Pool began to boil. Countless bubbles surged up from the depths, and the entire crimson pool churned madly as if it had been set on fire.

"Since you’ve come, you can stay here forever!"

—

Dexter Luther’s expression changed. He pushed his hands forward, and a massive Energy Shield instantly materialized, enveloping everyone.

"Paul Payne! What’s happening?!"

Paul Payne’s eyes were closed, veins bulging on his forehead as he pushed his mystical senses to their limit.

A few seconds later, he snapped his eyes open, his face terrifyingly pale.

"This is bad! The surrounding... the surrounding animals and plants... they’ve all gone wild! They’re rushing this way! The numbers... there are too many! It’s impossible to count!"

Everyone looked around.

In the distant forest, countless trees began to shake violently.

The plants, which had previously only been passively aggressive, now seemed to have come to life. They waved their vines and branches, sprinting toward the Blood Pool—yes, sprinting. Their roots tore out of the soil like countless legs, propelling their massive trunks in a frenzied dash.

Farther away, the roars of Demonic Beasts rose and fell in waves.

The monsters lurking in every corner of the forest had all gone berserk, surging toward the Blood Pool.

A black mass, blotting out the sky and covering the earth, came flooding in like a tide.

The Demonic Tide.

This was the real Demonic Tide.

What they had encountered before was merely an appetizer.

Seraphina Sullivan took a deep breath, tightening her grip on her sniper rifle.

"It’s time to use everything we’ve got!"

She raised her rifle again. The Power of the Beloved flowed through her body, coalescing into a bullet.

[Magic Cooking·Compressed Bullet]!

This time, the bullet wasn’t a Space Bullet or Magic Scissors, but her Favored Talent, compressed to its absolute limit.

The light it emitted had a faint golden hue—the mark of the God of Cuisine’s power.

The bullet shot into the Blood Pool.

A golden light exploded in the blood, dyeing the surrounding liquid a pale gold.

The blood tainted by the Power of the Beloved actually began to solidify, as if it were turning into... pastries?

The Blood Ancestor’s laughter came to an abrupt halt.

The giant blood face turned to Seraphina Sullivan, a flicker of fear flashing through its blood-red eyes for the first time.

"This power... you are..."

It didn’t finish its sentence, because in the next second, another attack arrived.

The Great Bear Demon Beast that Sean Chandler had become roared and charged into the Blood Pool!

Its massive paws, wrapped in frenzied power, slapped hard at the blood face!

"You’re courting death!" the Blood Ancestor shrieked as countless blood-blades materialized and shot toward Sean Chandler.

But the moment Sean Chandler touched the blood—

the Blue Crystal Stone on his forehead suddenly erupted with a blinding light!

The light was like a blue sun, instantly illuminating the entire Blood Pool!

Wherever the light passed, the blood retreated frantically as if it had met its natural predator, making a sizzling sound like something being burned.

Sean Chandler’s bear paws tore through the blood and slapped hard against the blood face!

"AHHH—!!!"

The Blood Ancestor let out a piercing, tragic scream.

A huge indentation was slapped into the giant blood face. At the edges of the dent, golden light and blue light intertwined, viciously eroding the blood’s regenerative ability.

"This power, no, how is this possible! No—!"

It retreated wildly, the blood surging as it tried to heal the wound, but the blue light clung to it like a maggot on a bone, preventing it from recovering.

Seraphina Sullivan’s eyes lit up.

’The Demon God’s Pillar!’

’It’s a Divine Artifact forged from the Demon God’s own spine. It’s a natural counter to an Ancestral Witch who has consumed the Demon God’s power!’

’I get it now. Normal attacks are useless against them. Only the Divine Power of a Beloved can truly hurt them!’

She looked at her teammates and quickly gave an order:

"You guys handle the Demonic Tide! Sean Chandler and I will take on the Blood Ancestor!"

"Understood!" everyone replied in unison.