Chapter 134: Living Rose Knight II

Selene continued walking forward.

As she approached, more blood threads emerged from her body and wrapped around the Blue Thunder Troll.

Its arms, legs, torso, and neck were soon covered in crimson bindings.

The troll’s movements became slower and slower.

Selene’s eyes glowed red.

"Blood Suppression."

The blood threads suddenly tightened.

The Blue Thunder Troll’s enormous body shook.

Its strength began to rapidly decrease as Selene manipulated the blood flowing through its body.

Kaiser watched from the side.

He immediately understood what Selene was doing.

’She’s weakening its regeneration.’

The Blue Thunder Troll tried to break free again, but the Corpse Lord grabbed one of its arms and pinned it down.

Selene continued manipulating its body.

The troll’s lightning became weaker.

Its movements became slower.

Even its regeneration was being completely suppressed by Selene’s blood manipulation.

After several moments, Selene finally stopped.

She looked at the weakened Blue Thunder Troll.

"This should be enough."

She raised her hand.

The massive pale blue Blood Rose that had been created from the Frost Troll corpses suddenly floated toward her.

Selene looked at Kaiser.

"Master, I will turn this one into a Rose Knight."

Kaiser nodded.

"Go ahead."

Selene smiled.

She extended her hand toward the Blue Thunder Troll.

The Parasitic Blood Rose floated above her palm before slowly descending toward the monster.

The moment the rose touched the Blue Thunder Troll’s body, its pale blue petals suddenly opened.

Countless tiny roots spread across the troll’s body.

The Blue Thunder Troll roared in pain and struggled violently.

However, the Corpse Lord held it firmly in place.

The pale blue roots continued spreading.

Selene calmly watched the process.

"This may take some time."

Kaiser nodded as he watched with interest.

He was curious to see what kind of Rose Knight would be created from a powerful monster like the Blue Thunder Troll.

The Parasitic Blood Rose began to change.

Its pale blue petals slowly unfolded before transforming into countless thin roots of blood energy.

The roots spread across the Blue Thunder Troll’s massive body.

They wrapped around its arms, legs, chest, and back before covering its entire body.

The Blue Thunder Troll continued struggling, but Selene’s blood bindings kept it firmly restrained.

Suddenly, the pale blue roots began glowing brightly.

A powerful aura erupted from the Blood Rose.

The Blue Thunder Troll’s roar slowly became weaker.

Its enormous body was completely covered by the pale blue energy.

Then something unexpected happened.

The Blood Rose began transforming the troll’s body.

White light spread across its skin.

Layer after layer of white armor formed around its massive body.

The armor covered its chest, shoulders, arms, legs, and even its hands.

Soon, the entire body of the Blue Thunder Troll was covered in beautiful white armor.

Even its head was covered.

A white helmet formed around its skull, leaving only two glowing blue eyes visible through the gaps.

At the same time, the pale blue Blood Rose on its chest slowly disappeared into the armor.

A soft blue cape suddenly appeared behind the newly transformed monster.

Unlike an ordinary cape, its edges were shaped like delicate flower petals, fluttering gently in the wind.

Blue lightning began traveling across the white armor.

Every time the lightning moved across its body, faint patterns resembling rose petals appeared on the armor before disappearing again.

Kaiser stared at the transformation.

’What the hell?’

He had expected Selene to create another Rose Knight.

He hadn’t expected the result to look like a completely different creature.

The Blue Thunder Troll continued struggling for several seconds.

Its body trembled as it tried to resist the transformation.

However, the pale blue energy completely surrounded it.

Then—

BOOM!

A powerful wave of energy exploded outward.

The snow around the monster was blown away.

The Blue Thunder Troll finally stopped struggling.

Its massive body slowly rose from the ground.

The crimson bindings around it disappeared.

The white-armored monster stood silently in front of Selene.

Blue lightning crackled around its body.

Selene looked at the newly created knight with satisfaction.

A gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"It worked."

At that moment, a familiar notification appeared in Kaiser’s vision.

[Your Undead Champion Selene D Rose has created her first Knight Captain: The Frozen Lightning Rose Knight.]

[Selene’s Authority has increased.]

Kaiser’s eyes widened slightly.

’Knight Captain?’

He looked at the white-armored Frost Troll standing before Selene.

Unlike the ordinary Rose Knights he had seen before, this one possessed a much stronger aura.

Kaiser couldn’t help but inspect it with his Cosmic Sense.

’So this is what happens when Selene creates a Rose Knight from a powerful living being.’

The Frozen Lightning Rose Knight slowly lowered itself onto one knee in front of Selene.

Its enormous body remained completely still.

Blue lightning continued flickering across its white armor.

Selene looked at it calmly.

"Rise."

The Frozen Lightning Rose Knight immediately stood.

Its movements were surprisingly disciplined despite its enormous size.

Selene then turned toward Kaiser.

"Master, I was able to create a Knight Captain because the creature was powerful enough."

Kaiser nodded.

"So the strength of the creature affects the result?"

"Yes."

Selene glanced at the Frozen Lightning Rose Knight.

"The stronger the living being I use, the stronger the Rose Knight will become."

Kaiser looked at the knight again.

’Interesting.’

He had already seen how powerful Selene’s undead creations could become.

But now she could create Rose Knights from living creatures as well.

That meant she could potentially create an entire army of powerful Rose Knights without needing to kill them first.

Kaiser smiled.

’My undead army just became even more ridiculous.’

He looked toward the battlefield.

The remaining Frost Trolls had already been dealt with by his undead.

The only thing left was cleaning up the area and collecting the corpses.

Kaiser then looked back at the Frozen Lightning Rose Knight.

"Selene, can it still use the Blue Thunder Troll’s abilities?"

Selene nodded.

"Yes, Master. The Blood Rose transformed its body, but it preserved its original abilities."

Blue lightning suddenly gathered around the Frozen Lightning Rose Knight’s hand.

Kaiser raised an eyebrow.

The lightning grew brighter before exploding outward.

BOOM!

A bolt of blue lightning struck the snowy ground several meters away.

The impact created a large crater frozen in blue Ice.

Kaiser’s eyes lit up.

’Not bad.’

Selene smiled.

"It has also gained some abilities from my Blood Rose."

"Then its potential should be much higher than the original Blue Thunder Troll."

"Yes, Master."

Selene stepped closer to her newly created knight.

"From now on, you will be the captain of my Rose Knights."

The Frozen Lightning Rose Knight lowered its head.

"Understood, my Queen."

Its deep voice echoed across the snowy battlefield.

Kaiser looked at the scene with interest.

’Rose Knight Captain...’

He couldn’t help but wonder just how many powerful variants Selene would be able to create once she reached higher ranks.

With her Blood Rose ability and his own Reconstruction Talent, the possibilities were becoming increasingly absurd.

Kaiser smiled.

’This is getting more interesting.’