When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 982 - 339: Blood Diamond and Blood Coral

Chapter 982: Chapter 339: Blood Diamond and Blood Coral

Lionheart City, Triumphal Palace.

A man, gaunt like a ghost’s shadow with a hunched back like a wild wolf, stood at the doorway meticulously straightening his morning suit. His body was so lean that the shoulders of his suit were wrinkled into a bundle.

His black hair was damp and tangled, hanging naturally to his shoulders without being carefully groomed. When he looked down, he resembled a corpse that had just crawled out of a lake after drowning.

This was his first visit to the Royal Palace—as a Transcendent of the Path of Dusk, he adhered to the principle of staying still whenever possible. There had to be a reason for him to actively leave the Spirit Summoning Tower and engage in such a troublesome matter.

He stood respectfully in front of the study door. After not a long wait, a beauty whom he felt somewhat familiar with, but had never actually met, opened the study door and came out.

“Major Odvar Lassimi… Correct?”

The other party inquired seriously.

“That’s me.”

Professor Laximi nodded, sizing up the woman in front of him with long red hair, wearing a nearly completely transparent red chiffon, with a voluptuous figure and pale skin, her lips painted with a deep red lipstick resembling dried blood—as if she was a dancer.

Without a doubt, the person before him was the leading hand of “Secret Chamber Mechanism,” Lady Blood Diamond. Although she was only of the Fourth Level, in some ways, she could also be considered a Guardian of the Royal Family.

Professor Laximi knew these secrets… because Blood Diamond was the elder sister of Coral, and it was Coral who had told him these matters.

The sisters were witches who had fled to Iris Flower together with Coral during the era of the Split Earth Wars.

When the Empire split, most of the Sons of the Moon were sealed and suppressed by the First Daffodil Duke. However, a part of the Sons of the Moon who escaped the seals joined with the former Imperial Art Association to establish the Iris Kingdom.

In order to help their allies, who were in a fragmented state, swiftly regain their strength and thus gain a foothold in the Split Earth Wars, the Iris Flower King ordered the capture of a large number of low-level Transcendents from the Path of Love within his territory, transforming them into Sons of the Moon.

The once few remaining Sons of the Moon swiftly expanded to thousands within a few years… And the least of them were Transcendents of the Third Level. As a middle management that could not be turned traitor, infiltrated, or assassinated, and as an army with exceptional combat prowess and immortality, did Iris Flower finally take the last step in founding their nation, becoming the last independent state to be established among the existing four nations.

And it was then that the Blood Diamond sisters fled and stowed away to Stibium on a dark ship.

However, at that time, they were both only at the First Level, with no opportunity to come into contact with a significant figure like the Red Chancellor.

Blood Diamond had quite an exceptional Talent—the swiftly advanced to the Third Level, even approaching the Fourth Level. At such a level, she was already sufficient to serve Valentine I during the chaotic world lacking in talent.

But Coral’s Talent was much less impressive… her aptitude in the Path of Love was not outstanding because she did not possess such strong desires, and thus she remained at the First Level.

It was at that time that the Red Chancellor, taken by Blood Diamond’s beauty, attempted to transform her into a Son of the Moon.

Blood Diamond rejected him without hesitation—she still harbored a sense of persecution toward the Sons of the Moon at that time.

Of course, the Red Chancellor of those days was entirely different from the present.

He was equally capricious, but before the death of Valentine I, the Red Chancellor was a rather polite, carefree, quite steady, and reliable gentleman. He did not get angry upon being rejected but instead approached Coral, Blood Diamond’s twin sister.

To Blood Diamond’s surprise, Coral, who was still stuck at the First Level, accepted the Red Chancellor’s invitation.

—We ran all the way to Stibium, through thousand hardships, just to refuse to become Sons of the Moon, did we not!

—You’ve always been at the First Level, doesn’t that prove you lack the desire for extraordinary power?

Blood Diamond could not comprehend this, and the rift between the sisters grew from then on.

Later on, Blood Diamond relied on her own Strength to become a Witch who was also immortal—she even had one foot into the Fifth Power Level.

However, the Red Chancellor’s power still far surpassed hers.

As a Witch, Blood Diamond, even after continuously using spells to maintain her youth, still appeared to be over thirty at a glance. Yet, Coral now looked no more than seventeen or eighteen.

Even though they’re sisters, they now looked more like mother and daughter.

Is this the grand power of the Sons of the Moon?

The beautiful visage of eternal youth…

Eternal, ageless…

Professor Lassimi subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Lady Blood Diamond seemed to interpret this action as an affirmation of her beauty and charm—her face suddenly beaming with a genuine smile, she walked over and hugged Lassimi’s arm, her voice softening, “Professor Lassimi… I heard you know my sister?”

“…Yes.”

Professor Laximi gave a slight nod, emitting a cold and low voice: “We’ve known each other for a long time.”

“How is she to play with?”

Lady Blood Diamond lowered her voice and asked ambiguously, “She is, after all, both the daughter and the lover of Lord Red Chancellor.”

“Not bad.”

Professor Laximi answered briefly.

To be fair, “Coral” is in fact the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. It made sense why the Red Chancellor fell for her back then.

In terms of appearance alone, only the “Succubus” Emma and Miss Aleister could be considered her equals. The current Lady Blood Diamond, though also a beauty, has spoiled that natural rose-like beauty with a dangerous charm.

…But even so, Professor Laximi remained indifferent to such matters.

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To Professor Laximi, a cold corpse held far more attraction than a warm, soft body in arms—not because he had such a passion for work and research, but because his interest and desire for corpses far exceeded those for the living… This was also the reason he initially embarked on the Path of Dusk.

His relationship with Coral occurred simply because he was half-pushed, half-willing.

Coral thought she could control him by doing so; hence, he pretended to be charmed by her.

This allowed their relationship to advance further, gaining her trust for deeper collaboration.

Compared to Coral, a Son of the Moon, Lady Blood Diamond, being fully human, could only elicit disgust and nausea in him.

——Professor Laximi’s impassive soul clearly felt Lady Blood Diamond’s peculiar rivalry.

Though their falling out was centuries ago, and they had reconciled not long after, it seemed there were still fractures in their relationship… It wasn’t apparent from Coral’s side, as she seemed to no longer care about such matters.

But from Lady Blood Diamond, Professor Laximi could distinctly sense a feeling of hatred.

It was not because of Coral’s betrayal.

Her abrupt change in attitude could only be because she mistakenly thought he desired her. Professor Laximi knew he was extremely ordinary in appearance, even ugly… The only thing Lady Blood Diamond could care about was his special relationship with Coral.

She wanted to surpass Coral.

Or rather… she had a strong jealousy towards “Coral.”

Professor Laximi’s indifferent eyes stared at Lady Blood Diamond, his pupils cold and dark, like a bottomless abyss.

“Do you, regret it?”

He suddenly inquired, “Lady Blood Diamond? Regret your choice back then…”

In that instant, Lady Blood Diamond’s expression turned extremely ugly.

At this moment, a hearty laughter came from behind the study door.

This prevented Lady Blood Diamond from lashing out, forcing her to purse her lips and lead Professor Laximi into the room.

As Professor Laximi entered, a spectacular scene unfolded before him—

The current Monarch of Stibium, Lucien Valentine, as Valentin VIII, sat with a crimson face on the Red Chancellor’s lap. Seeing Professor Laximi come in, the young monarch who appeared to be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy showed signs of resistance and embarrassment on his face. His mother—also the former Queen Consort Alfonso, Louise, was similarly flushed as she stood behind the Red Chancellor, hands slipping deep into his collar, biting the ear of the Red Chancellor from behind.

If it were someone else, they would probably be dumbstruck at this depraved and sinful scene loaded with implications.

However, Professor Laximi merely looked on calmly, with not a ripple in his eyes or heart.

“Laximi… Should I just call you Odvar?”

“The First Red Chancellor” Pengbonazi laughed heartily, his voice jovial: “You are a genius—though of the Path of Dusk, you understand the human heart better than the Path of Love!”

He politely gestured with his chin towards Lady Blood Diamond beside Professor Laximi, generously extending an invitation as if offering a cigarette: “Would you like to? Feel free.”

“No, Your Majesty.”

Professor Laximi bowed slightly, not sparing Lady Blood Diamond a second glance: “I have a matter to report.”

——To Professor Laximi, Lady Blood Diamond, who could bewitch countless men, was uglier than a flayed skull.