Like a baby in swaddling clothes, Esdeath instinctively sucked the golden blood from Cerydra's fingertips.
It was just that Esdeath didn't seem to notice the issues occurring within her body, while Cerydra, distracted by the sensation on her fingertips, felt uncomfortable and overlooked some detailed problems...
Pfft!
The sound was tiny, but among the three people present, who was ordinary? Naturally, they all caught this almost negligible sound.
Cerydra and Hysilens were fine, though their expressions turned grim upon hearing the sound.
Esdeath was different; for her, the sound even carried a subtle echo... simply because it occurred inside her own body!
In an instant, a look of agony appeared on Esdeath's face, and she even stopped drinking the golden blood, falling to the ground and convulsing.
"Ahhh... Aaaaaah!"
Her screams were continuous, as if there was no end.
Even for Cerydra and Hysilens, it was hard to imagine that the overwhelmingly powerful Ice Queen from akame ga kill could show such a wretched state, even if she was still young now.
Cerydra frowned and squatted down to observe Esdeath's condition, her expression becoming increasingly dark.
"As expected, did an accident happen?"
With just a moment of contact, Cerydra understood exactly what was happening inside Esdeath's body. Was it because the purity of her golden blood was too high?
Initially, just consuming the seawater from Hysilens's belly—which was diluted golden blood—was not a problem.
But when Cerydra's extremely high-purity golden blood entered Esdeath's stomach, the balance was completely broken!
Although Cerydra was also a Golden Descendants, unlike typical ones, her golden blood was obtained through an exchange with the Titan of Law.
Some might think that since Cerydra was once a mortal, the concentration of golden blood in her body wouldn't be high... but the truth was quite the opposite. Because she made a direct deal with a Titan, the concentration of Cerydra's golden blood was almost the highest among all Golden Descendantss!
Unlike those Golden Descendantss born from unions with mortals, Cerydra could almost be called a "first-generation Golden Descendants."
It was almost as if Tarenton, the Titan of Law, had given a part of his own golden blood directly to Cerydra. That was why it caused such a massive upheaval inside Esdeath's body... the bursting of blood vessels!
How could a mortal body of flesh and blood carry the blood of a god?
Because of Cerydra's assistance, the golden blood in Esdeath's body didn't immediately reveal any issues, but as the amount of golden blood increased, the powerful force directly overwhelmed Esdeath's body at this moment.
True, Esdeath's will was incredibly strong; even the blood of a Super Danger Beast could not shake her personal resolve.
But from a physiological standpoint, Esdeath was still just a mortal. Regardless of her will, her body simply could not withstand such a massive amount of power. Thus, when the threshold of golden blood reached its limit, the internal balance of Esdeath's body was completely lost.
That golden blood, containing destructive power, surged into Esdeath's body in an instant and was rushing toward her heart at an extremely fast speed, soon to fill her entirely.
This couldn't go on. If she wanted to save the Dux Frigium, she had to inject more blood into her body and then use the Authority of Law to force the transformation into a Golden Descendants.
But this would undoubtedly bring unprecedented pain to Esdeath, and the probability of failure was not low... because the current Cerydra was not the true Cerydra; she was only playing a role and had not yet attempted the true power of a Demigod of Law.
Furthermore, this involved using power directly inside someone else's body. One wrong move could cause Esdeath to completely explode!
Literally explode!
If she didn't want Esdeath to turn into Esdeath-chan paste, Cerydra had to do something.
"Daughter of the Sea, sing with your power. Leave the rest to me."
Receiving the command, Hysilens nodded and let out the moving song of a Siren. Combined with the authority of the Demigod of the Ocean, it directly affected Esdeath.
In an instant, the pain in her body seemed to be alleviated. Esdeath felt as if she had fallen into the deep sea; besides the sensation of falling, everything else seemed to become less important.
However, this was merely a relief for the pain caused by the bursting blood vessels. If the golden blood wasn't dealt with, Esdeath's final outcome would not change.
"Now it's up to me..."
Cerydra murmured to herself as she put down the scepter in her hand and even cupped Esdeath's cheeks with both hands.
Due to the ocean's authority, Esdeath's eyes were somewhat glazed, but this also meant her consciousness was unclear; whatever Cerydra did, she wouldn't know.
"I'll have to trouble you, Dux Frigium. This was indeed my mistake; I will compensate you later..."
"But now, it's time to solve the problem in your body!"
An apologetic expression flashed across her face as Cerydra opened her bloody little mouth and bit down on Esdeath's neck, looking exactly like a legendary vampire!
And the reality was the same as a vampire. To deal with the unstable blood inside Esdeath's body, sucking it out was naturally a suitable choice, and that was exactly what Cerydra did.
But was this really okay?
The sharp pain on her neck and the sensation of blood flowing out of her body caused Esdeath's eyes to clear in an instant. Even the slight 'Nihility' attached to the ocean's authority was ruthlessly crushed by Esdeath as she woke up from her confusion.
And she also seemed to realize what Cerydra intended to do, a determined expression appearing on her face.
"Lord Caesar, please do not give up on everything we just did. Please do to me whatever you believe is right!"
"If I can fulfill your expectations, I, Esdeath, will absolutely follow your orders even in death! I would die ten thousand deaths without hesitation!"
"Go ahead!"
Under Esdeath's gaze, Cerydra no longer just made a small dot on herself as before, but cut a large opening.
For an ordinary person, such a wound would be troublesome. But in Cerydra's eyes, it was nothing; it would recover in no time. The constitution of a Golden Descendants was much stronger than that of an average person.
This time, Cerydra didn't plan to let Esdeath drink her golden blood, but directly utilized 'Law' to perform an exchange...
Using her own blood to replace Esdeath's blood!
Golden light enveloped Esdeath's entire body. She widened her eyes and held her position without moving at all, even though the pain was more intense than before!
It was precisely because of Esdeath's persistence that things began to move in a positive direction... Esdeath's own blood gradually turned into flowing gold at this moment.
This also meant that in the world of akame ga kill, the first local Golden Descendants was about to be born!