chapter 254 - The Purpose of the Act
Shortly after Adele and Wofoo formed their hunter alliance, the dreaded gray fog descended upon the Secret Realm. Adele had heard about this phenomenon from Sharon. The Blood Trial’s Secret Realm had no conventional day or night, perpetually illuminated by an unseen light source. However, periods of thick, dark gray fog were known to occur, engulfing the entire realm. During these times, hiding was the best strategy. According to the elders who had participated in previous trials, the gray fog brought with it monstrous creatures, driven by a primal instinct to kill, devoid of reason or malice. Their origins and purpose were unknown, perhaps guardians of the realm, or perhaps protectors of some hidden treasure. Regardless, the message was clear: the gray fog was dangerous.
Adele and Wofoo, sensing the change in the atmosphere, quickly found refuge in a dark cave, its entrance hidden behind a curtain of overgrown vegetation.
“I’m a little worried about skeleton archers and zombies spawning in here,” Adele quipped, a reference lost on Wofoo. Cultural barriers, indeed.
As a transmigrator, Adele could have chosen an easier path, a life of leisure built on her knowledge from her previous world. But she had embraced this new reality, this new Adele, and with it, the challenges and dangers that came with it.
They entered the cave, Adele using a small flame, conjured with magic learned from Celeste, to illuminate their path. The cave was surprisingly clean, just a layer of dust and dried leaves easily dispelled with a gust of wind created by Adele’s rudimentary magic. And to their delight, they discovered several clusters of crimson crystals growing on the cave walls: Blood Essence.
Adele noticed Wofoo’s reaction, the girl’s breath catching in her throat, her eyes gleaming with a desperate longing. But then, with a visible effort, Wofoo broke off a palm-sized crystal and offered it to Adele.
“Here, Adele,” she said, her voice trembling slightly. “This is the most precious treasure in the Secret Realm… It has an almost magical effect on enhancing bloodlines. No vampire can resist it.” It was clear that Wofoo included herself among those who craved its power. “You’re a Sequence Five,” she continued. “You need it more than I do.”
Wofoo, despite her werewolf heritage, was still a relatively high-ranking vampire, likely a Sequence Two. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be qualified to attend Cromwell Academy, let alone participate in the Blood Trial. But those past memories, the memories of discrimination and humiliation… Wofoo didn’t want to dwell on them.
Adele, looking at the Blood Essence, then at Wofoo and the cave wall behind her, had an idea. The deeper they went, the larger the cave became. Perhaps there was more Blood Essence further inside. After a moment’s consideration, she accepted the offering, her smile genuine. It wasn’t the Blood Essence itself that she valued, but the sentiment behind it, Wofoo’s willingness to prioritize Adele’s needs above her own. She wouldn’t let Wofoo’s kindness go to waste.
“Thank you, Wofoo,” Adele said, her voice warm and sincere.
To Wofoo’s surprise, she felt a sense of relief after giving away the Blood Essence, the turmoil in her heart calming. She was glad she hadn’t let greed cloud her judgment, hadn’t jeopardized her newfound friendship with Adele. After all, what was a mere treasure compared to the connection she had longed for, the kindred spirit she had finally found?
“It’s okay, I’ve already absorbed some Blood Essence,” Wofoo said, encouraging Adele to try it. “It feels amazing, Adele, you should try it~”
Adele, without hesitation, closed her eyes and channeled her magic, a faint red glow enveloping the crimson crystal.
Perhaps Blood Essence was just materialized magic power.
But could magic power… really be materialized?
This was a question that had been debated in the magic world for thousands of years.
Anyway, although it existed in legends, there were no historical records of any mage being able to materialize magic power.
Because that represented a transformation from the intangible to the tangible, as if using this magic power, one could create a part of the material world out of thin air.
This transcended the laws of space and time, vaguely touching upon the realm of creation.
But if Blood Essence wasn’t materialized magic power, then neither Adele nor Wofoo could explain why its crystalline form could be absorbed and assimilated by magic power, disappearing without a trace.
Sensing Adele’s magic, the Blood Essence began to dissolve, as if it was eager to be absorbed by the girl.
Soon, the essence transformed into pure blood elements and flowed into Adele’s body, through her fingertips, into her blood vessels, into the pathways where her magic flowed.
Adele took a deep breath, her face flushing slightly.
Wofoo swallowed nervously.
“How do you feel, Adele?”
She wanted to know if Adele felt the same as she did.
Or… even stronger?
Generally speaking, the Blood Essence was more effective for weaker vampires with lower bloodlines.
But unfortunately, weak vampires rarely had the chance to obtain Blood Essence.
This was the reality of the Secret Realm, but wasn’t it also a reflection of real society?
The same 10,000 yuan was just a small amount for the rich.
But for the poor, it was equivalent to several months, even half a year or a year’s worth of labor.
But the rich had countless ways to earn this 10,000 yuan quickly, perhaps even in seconds.
While the poor had to work very hard to earn it.
Adele, as a low-ranking vampire, her role… should be that of a rebel, right?
At least someone who would steal resources from the upper class.
Adele narrowed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling, then she opened them and answered Wofoo’s question,
“If you’re talking about the feeling…”
“Does ‘delicious’ count?”
Wofoo froze, and after a while, a question mark appeared in her heart.
Delicious… what kind of description was that?
Shouldn’t it be the feeling of her bloodline being enhanced?
Of course, Wofoo wouldn’t think that the Blood Essence had no effect on Adele.
She started to think that perhaps the effect of the Blood Essence was too wonderful…
So Adele felt that it was “delicious.”
This should be the highest level of enhancement.
Thinking of this, Wofoo felt relieved and genuinely happy for Adele.
But Adele, seeing Wofoo’s happy expression, was confused.
To be honest, she felt that absorbing this thing wasn’t much different from the feeling of drinking sweet blood after being thirsty.
At most, some blood was high-quality and delicious, while some was low-quality and disgusting.
Then the blood element contained in the Blood Essence was undoubtedly the most delicious kind.
It was no worse than Dorothy’s or Hermione’s.
Among her harem, Adele’s favorite blood to taste was First Snow’s, it was milky and fragrant, and because of the hundreds of years of accumulated magic power, the satisfaction it brought to Adele was unparalleled.
But because First Snow wasn’t a vampire and wasn’t familiar with this kind of thing, and she was still young (mentally), Adele always had to coax and deceive her, and she would only taste a little bit each time.
The feeling of First Snow trembling slightly in her arms when Adele bit her neck… was amazing~
The soft little one, her hands tightly clutching Adele’s clothes, whispering “Adele… Adele…”
As if she could cover up the stinging pain in her neck this way.
And the blood Adele liked second best was probably Hermione’s.
Because Hermione’s blood was interesting, like some kind of iced drink.
If it was a hot summer day, Adele would probably want to hold Hermione and “gnaw” on her all day long.
But delicious as it was, if she encountered Blood Essence again later, Adele didn’t plan to absorb this crystal, which didn’t seem to be of much help to her strength.
Because Adele saw the care and desire in Wofoo’s eyes for it.
But even though she cared about and craved this Blood Essence so much…
She still chose to give it to Adele.
It was true that Adele liked being pampered.
But in return, making the girls who pampered her feel satisfied…
Was also something she liked to do.
It wasn’t about repaying them, it was a kind of willingness from the heart.
The two continued deeper into the cave, Adele enjoying this underground adventure.
And as Wofoo had guessed, there were several other clusters of bright crimson Blood Essence growing in the depths of the cave.
This time, it was Adele’s turn to step forward and break them off.
Then, she turned around and offered them to Wofoo, who was slightly dazed.
“Here, Wofoo~”
“…I-I don’t need it.”
Wofoo hugged herself, her body feeling like ants were crawling all over it as she said this.
She didn’t need it?
Wasn’t she entering the Secret Realm to seek an opportunity for transformation?
What was the point of just taking revenge on those who had bullied her in the Secret Realm?
When she returned to reality, she would still be bullied, and the revenge against her would be even more brutal.
So before that, Wofoo had to become stronger… strong enough that no one could bully her anymore.
At least, she had to reach the level of a mid-level Sequence One.
After all, her Sequence was inherently lower than others, and if she wanted to challenge higher-ranking vampires, she had to endure bloodline and mental suppression.
It was like someone with sandbags tied to their feet fighting someone without sandbags.
It was obvious who had the advantage.
So the Blood Essence was something Wofoo desperately craved and treasured.
Even so, if she still gritted her teeth and chose to give it to Adele…
It only proved…
That her friendship with Adele was the most important and precious thing in Wofoo’s heart.
Far more precious than Blood Essence.
“What do you mean you don’t need it? Do we still need to be so polite with each other?”
Adele’s words entered Wofoo’s ears and echoed in her heart.
Our relationship… no need to be so polite…
What relationship?
If it wasn’t just friendship…
Wofoo didn’t dare to think about it further.
At most, she would hide in the shadows and peek at that line, only daring to take a quick glance from afar.
Adele took Wofoo’s hand without hesitation, the part touched by her fingertips…
Felt slightly warm.
The girl placed the Blood Essence in Wofoo’s palm.
“Maybe I’m too weak, it’s not very useful for me,” Adele tried to comfort Wofoo with these words.
Wofoo wanted to say something like “How could it be useless…”, but…
Adele directly stopped her.
Using two fingers, of course, held up like two white scallions!
What else could she use to stop her?
Lewdness was forbidden!
“Mmm…”
Wofoo’s shoulders trembled.
“Be obedient, Little Wolf, or I’ll be angry!”
Adele’s cute and delicate face, even when “threatening” someone, still looked soft and adorable.
But what made Wofoo even more shy was… Adele’s address for her.
L-Little Wolf!?
Compared to Adele, she was clearly more like the older sister, or at least the more mature one, especially in terms of physique.
But why did being called “Little Wolf” by Adele…
Make Wofoo feel an urge to obey her from the bottom of her heart?
Seeing Wofoo waver, Adele smirked inwardly.
She still had her trump card.
The next moment, Adele’s gaze drifted, and the color drained from her cheeks, turning pale.
At the same time, the girl’s grip on Wofoo’s waist weakened.
“A-Adele!”
Wofoo didn’t know what was happening, but Adele’s weakness was obvious.
Adele shook her head.
“I… I’m fine.”
“How can you be fine!?”
Wofoo even felt that the Blood Essence in her hand was superfluous, she had the urge to throw it away and hug Adele.
Blood Essence: You’re so amazing, so noble!
But Adele waved her hand and forced a smile, explaining,
“I’m really fine, Wofoo, you’re also a vampire… you should know, I’m just thirsty.”
“Thirsty…”
Wofoo’s eyelids twitched.
Now that Adele mentioned it, it seemed to be true.
The symptoms Adele was showing almost perfectly matched those of bloodlust.
Wofoo also experienced bloodlust, she knew how it felt.
“But… where can we find a blood bag here?”
But unlike Adele, Wofoo didn’t have the opportunity to drink other people’s blood, and others weren’t willing to drink the blood of a “dirty half-breed” like her.
So since childhood, she had mostly relied on artificially made blood bags, and they were of low quality. With Wofoo’s channels, she couldn’t get high-quality blood.
The blood inside… wasn’t fresh, it could only be said to be a last resort to alleviate the symptoms of bloodlust.
But because Wofoo had always lived like this…
She almost never thought that vampires could also relieve each other’s bloodlust.
That’s why, when Adele stared at her intently, her eyes filled with crimson lust and desire…
Wofoo froze.
Then, her face was filled with shyness and surprise.
At this moment, both Wofoo and Adele knew what the other was thinking.
And they knew that they were thinking about the same thing.
Therefore, without any further words, Adele licked her slightly dry lower lip, making it look even more alluring, and asked timidly,
“…Is it okay?”
Wofoo’s pupils trembled.
But she wouldn’t refuse, and she hadn’t even thought about refusing.
It was just that nodding and agreeing required a bit of courage to overcome her shyness.
Since Wofoo didn’t have the courage, then Adele had to give it to her.
“How about this… as an exchange, okay?”
“Exchange…?” Wofoo asked, confused.
Adele nodded.
“Yes, an exchange.”
“All the Blood Essence we find belongs to Wofoo…”
“…And Wofoo will help me through this bloodlust… okay?”
Wofoo wanted to say that her blood wasn’t worth that much, but seeing Adele becoming increasingly uncomfortable, even coughing forcefully…
“Cough, cough!”
“Okay! Okay, I agree, I agree, Adele!”
“Then… do as you wish.”
“I-I’ve never been…”
“But don’t worry about my body or feelings.”
“Besides a healthy and strong physique, I have nothing else to offer.”
“So Adele, feel free to… use my body.”
“I can handle it…”
With Wofoo’s words as a contract…
The deal was done.
However, unbeknownst to Wofoo…
A sly smile appeared on Adele’s lips.
Heeheehee~
She was a vampire genius, controlling the flow of blood, pretending to be bloodthirsty, what was so difficult about that~?
And before entering the Secret Realm, most vampires would drink blood in advance to prevent bloodlust from occurring inside.
Both Adele and Wofoo were no exception.
The only difference was that Wofoo could only drink low-quality blood bags, while Adele could enjoy the blood of the most noble Sequence Ones.
Besides, whose bloodlust would make them cough!? It wasn’t a cold or flu.
If Wofoo couldn’t even see through this…
It could only be said that she was too inexperienced.
It was like a poor person imagining the life of an emperor, thinking that he must eat white bread every day and use a golden ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) hoe to farm.
If Hermione or Celeste saw this, they would have seen through Adele’s disguise long ago.
But whether they saw through it or not, they would still offer their blood selflessly.
Adele’s purpose in this act was simple.
Let Wofoo enjoy the enhancement of Blood Essence.
And – let herself enjoy Wofoo!
Ehehe~!