Gospel of Blood

There seems to be something strange about the Harcos Clan.

This was Charlotte’s first impression after seeing this group.

Watching the bloodbornes resting in the forest, Charlotte’s mind flashed with the idea of suppressing them with her bloodline and then using her innate magic of the mental path to extract information from them one by one.

However, she quickly dismissed this bold idea.

After all, this was the Northern Grand Duchy, and these bloodbornes, even if their strength was low, were still members of the Crimson Queen Rowena’s clan.

Moreover, Charlotte could vaguely sense that there was something special about the bloodline power of these individuals, as if it contained a force that could isolate probing.

This isolating force seemed specifically designed against bloodline suppression, not only preventing probing but also suppressing “bloodline suppression.”

More accurately, it seemed to limit the “bloodline power” in some way.

This might also explain why these bloodbornes could walk in sunlight. Bloodbornes’ fear of sunlight comes from their bloodline curse, suppressing the bloodline power also

suppresses the curse to some extent.

Additionally, this might be why these bloodbornes’ strength is not high. After all, the curse and the power of the bloodline are connected, and suppressing the bloodline curse is a double-edged sword.

As for this “mysterious suppressing power”, it felt to Charlotte very similar to the barrier that enveloped the Northern Grand Duchy, or perhaps it was part of that barrier.

Previously, she had managed to sneak into the depths of the Northern Grand Duchy’s barrier by a fluke. Now that she was in the Northern Grand Duchy, the strength of the barrier was far beyond what it was before. Any large movement would definitely alert the presence behind the barrier.

Charlotte’s advantage now was that the enemy was in the open while she was in the shadows. Given this, she might as well take advantage of this.

Thinking this, Charlotte looked again at the resting bloodbornes.

These bloodbornes’ souls seemed to have a “barrier” protecting them. They were moving together, and trying to leave a mental imprint or directly exert collective mental control would be very risky.

But if it wasn’t collective control and instead targeting a single lucky individual, the risk would be much smaller.

“Find a way to isolate one of them, or… wait for someone to be alone.”

Charlotte pondered.

With this in mind, she concealed herself again and quietly began to summon a lesser demon to see if she could distract these bloodbornes.

However, just as she was about to act, she saw one of the bloodbornes stand up.

Charlotte paused slightly.

She saw the bloodborne walk up to the clearly leading female bloodborne and whisper a few words.

After the female bloodborne frowned and nodded, he quickly turned and left the group.

Although they had lowered their voices, Charlotte’s strong senses still caught their conversation.

“Um… Lady Sophia, I need to relieve myself.”

“You’re so troublesome! Fine, but be quick and make sure to cover your tracks!”

Charlotte’s expression was indescribable.

Wasn’t this… an opportunity right here?

She did not hesitate and continued to conceal herself, quietly following.

The bloodborne, oblivious to being watched, walked away from the group and took care of his business.

Feeling relieved, he whistled, cast a dark magic spell to erase his traces, and turned to head back to camp.

But when he lifted his head, he was met with a pair of golden-red eyes.

Seeing the beautiful girl in front of him, the bloodborne was visibly stunned.

“You…”

He was about to say something, but as he saw the glint in her deep eyes, he felt his consciousness blur, and then he blacked out.

“Done.”

Seeing the bloodborne fall unconscious under her mental magic, Charlotte nodded slightly.

She placed her hand on his forehead and began to “invade.”

Bloodbornes have many innate mental control spells, some violent, some gentle, and what Charlotte was using now was one of the gentler types.

This magic put the target into a deep sleep, then entered their “dream” to browse their memories. It was one of the innate mental magic Charlotte had mastered after returning to her territory.

This magic didn’t directly interfere with the target’s soul, so the resistance encountered wasn’t too strong. It also didn’t involve pulling the target into her own mental world, avoiding a strong reaction from the “barrier.”

Of course, this magic had obvious drawbacks.

It consumed a lot of magic power, required high mental strength from the caster, and could only be used on one person at a time.

Moreover, while browsing memories, if the target’s memories were too vast, it could cause memory confusion for the caster, even affecting self-awareness.

In other words, the conditions were stringent, and the risks were high.

But for Charlotte, now a Demigod with mental strength refined through the faith network, it was just right.

As her magic power operated, Charlotte entered the bloodborne’s “dream”, and his memories flowed into her mind like a stream.

She saw the bloodborne’s life.

His name was Sigurd, a Starry Sky bloodborne of the Harcos Clan, and he had lived for over two hundred years.

Sigurd was born in the “Sanctuary.”

His memories were not complex, even relatively simple. Most of his time was spent in the clan’s village.

Sigurd’s clan village was the most populous in the

“Sanctuary”, with about 1,500 registered bloodbornes. More than 300 of them were awake and still living in the village.

He had spent his childhood learning to brew wine with his father and was the best winemaker in the village. In his two hundred years, apart from regular sleep, most of his time was spent in the winery.

Three years ago, he was summoned by the Queen’s Palace and became a palace guard.

In those three years, Sigurd had mastered many bloodborne combat skills and participated in several hunts against fallen bloodbornes.

Two days ago, Sigurd received an order from the Queen’s Palace to follow Viscount Sophia, the captain of the palace guard, and leave the “Sanctuary” to carry out a secret mission in the surface world…

…

The memories were cut off, and Charlotte opened her eyes, leaving Sigurd’s dream.

“Village, Sanctuary,… Queen’s Palace?”

Reflecting on the memories she had just seen, Charlotte was thoughtful.

This bloodborne named Sigurd wasn’t an important figure and didn’t know much.

But as a descendant of the Harcos Clan, the information in his memory about the clan far exceeded Charlotte’s expectations.

First, as Charlotte knew, the Harcos Clan had indeed secluded themselves.

They lived in a different space similar to the continent of Myria, called the “Sanctuary” by the Harcos Clan.

The “Sanctuary” was ruled by Harcos’ Demigod, the Crimson Queen Rowena, who led the Harcos Clan into seclusion and was the clan’s spiritual leader.

To Charlotte’s surprise, besides the Harcos Clan, there were no other intelligent beings in the “Sanctuary”, including humans.

Moreover, the Harcos Clan living in the “Sanctuary” resembled “ordinary people” more than the bloodbornes Charlotte knew.

They lived in the “Sanctuary”, working, hunting, and living like “ordinary people.”

If not for their bloodline, they could even be considered a secluded human village.

But they were bloodbornes.

In Myria, they were feared, lived in shadows, and liked to control nobles and royalty.

However, despite being bloodbornes, they seemed to deliberately avoid using their bloodborne powers.

No, more accurately, the Queen’s Palace did not allow them to use their bloodborne powers.

Even Sigurd was only allowed to use his powers after becoming a palace guard.

As for why the Crimson Queen Rowena led the Harcos Clan into seclusion… In Sigurd’s understanding, it was to escape the “curse.”

The “curse” spread like a plague, causing bloodbornes to go mad and fall, turning them into monsters whose only purpose is to kill and devour…

These monsters were called “fallen bloodbornes” by the Harcos Clan.

“Curse…”

After browsing Sigurd’s memories, Charlotte frowned slightly.

Sigurd’s memories contained many scenes of fighting “fallen bloodbornes.”

Having read the memories, Charlotte now had a clear understanding of the “fallen bloodbornes” that the Harcos Clan feared and that the “Queen’s Palace” killed on sight.

However…

“Isn’t this just the bloodborne going berserk? Just like when I had a blood thirst.”

Recalling the appearance of the “fallen bloodbornes” in Sigurd’s memories, Charlotte frowned.

“So… the Harcos Clan secluded themselves to suppress the bloodborne bloodline curse? To suppress the curse… they even destroy bloodbornes who have blood thirst?”

“No… judging by the barrier in the Northern Grand Duchy, they seem to have indeed found a way to suppress the bloodline curse to some extent, but the bloodbornes who still ‘go berserk’ under the suppression are dealt with.”

“What… what’s going on? After the blood thirst, as long as you drink blood again and get through the frenzy, you’ll return to normal. There’s no need to kill them, right?”

“Or is there something I’m unaware of?”

Charlotte was puzzled.

However, another thing she learned from Sigurd’s memory relieved her: the Crimson Queen Rowena had not yet become a true God.

She was indeed attempting to ascend.

But she hadn’t succeeded.

She remained in seclusion in the Queen’s Palace, issuing orders to the Harcos Clan through divine oracles, and had not appeared in person for three hundred years.

The Crimson Queen Rowena had promised her blood descendants that when she achieved godhood, she would end the bloodline curse and save the clan from the nightmare of the bloodborne bloodline…