"After my blood turned gold, I became much stronger. Is this the reason why Lord Cerydra and Lord Hysilens are so powerful?"
Although the army sent by the Empire was numerous, the current Esdeath was no longer the ordinary little girl of the past, but a Golden Descendants capable of controlling frost.
An army of fifty thousand—over forty thousand were frozen by Esdeath in just a single encounter. They didn't even have the slightest ability to resist.
Recalling the sight of Hysilens killing sixty thousand people with sword techniques, Esdeath felt that Hysilens had still held back.
The things she could only achieve using ice pillars, Hysilens could do with just two swords. As expected, the gap was still too large!
I must grow up quickly and become an existence like Hysilens, so I can stay by Lord Caesar's side forever!
Although Esdeath didn't know the source of this power, she could judge from Cerydra and Hysilens's usual conversations that this was perhaps the power of a 'God'?
After all, Cerydra had inadvertently mentioned the word 'Demigod,' and Esdeath could only think in that direction; her guess probably wasn't far off.
Then, Esdeath lowered her head and looked at the dozen or so men huddled together. They were all people who had just come to attack, and looking at their attire... they should be officers?
Normally, Esdeath would definitely find a way to interrogate these people properly and pry some useful information out of their mouths.
But now, there were more important matters waiting for Esdeath in the castle. she couldn't afford to spend time on these pieces of trash. After confirming that these people had come from the Empire to eliminate Cerydra, Esdeath directly threw them into the dungeon and returned in triumph.
"This way, Lord Caesar should give me a good compliment, right?"
Esdeath subconsciously scratched the back of her neck. Although it felt a bit itchy, to her anxious self, none of this mattered. The priority was to quickly get to Cerydra's side.
Little did she know, in a place where no one could see, the back of the neck where Esdeath had just scratched was quietly undergoing a mutation.
On her neck, which was originally as white as snow, some small red marks first appeared under the force of Esdeath's nails.
But these red marks only appeared for a few seconds before gradually turning into a blue color like the ocean, and finally, special patterns similar to scales grew out...
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"Mmm, very nice!"
In the bath, Cerydra showed an expression of enjoyment, and most of her usual majestic posture faded away.
After all, with no one here besides herself and Hysilens in the other body, there was no need to deliberately pretend. Enjoying the comfort brought by the hot water to her heart's content was the best thing.
However...
Cerydra subconsciously looked at Hysilens's belly. She and Hysilens had been soaking here for nearly ten minutes, and she hadn't expected that the seawater inside Hysilens's belly would gradually produce bubbles under the influence of the surrounding hot water.
What was this?
Human water boiling?
Ordinary people certainly wouldn't be able to withstand high temperatures, but Golden Descendantss... should be very formidable, right? At least when Mydei and Phainon competed in the hot springs, they endured incredibly terrifying temperatures.
Knock knock!
Before Cerydra could relax for long, a knocking sound came from outside the door. No one else would dare disturb them at this time except for Esdeath.
"About twelve minutes? Come in, Dux Frigium!"
Estimating the time in her head, roughly that much time had passed since she and Esdeath parted. She hadn't expected Esdeath's movements to become so fast, catching all the invaders in such a short amount of time.
It seemed the Golden Blood's boost to her was quite significant... but this was only the initial stage. Although Esdeath had become a Golden Descendants, the blood inside her body wasn't quite stable yet.
Just as Cerydra had said, for at least the next month, Esdeath would have to drink a liter of Hysilens's seawater every day, plus a small portion of Cerydra's Golden Blood.
Only when this month was completely over would Esdeath become a truly complete Golden Descendants in every sense!
Click!
As the door was pushed open, Esdeath, wrapping her body in a single bath towel, entered the bathroom excitedly.
"So warm..."
This was the Northern Country after all, and Esdeath had just been fighting in the snow.
Although the time wasn't long, her body was inevitably affected by the external cold. Now that she could enter the bath, she naturally felt unprecedented comfort.
And amidst the faint mist, Esdeath could accurately locate those two pale bodies!
So towels aren't used?
"You've finally come, Dux Frigium." Ignoring the slightly dazed Esdeath, Cerydra immediately stood up from the bath and walked toward a stool placed to the side. "Come with me."
Cerydra didn't care at all that her body was being seen by Esdeath. After all, she was a ruler; how could she feel shy just because she was seen?
Furthermore, Esdeath was also a young girl and wasn't as strong as Cerydra, so there was no need to worry about the other party pinning her against the wall.
Yes, my Lord!
You don't have to flatter me all the time, at least not while I'm bathing and relaxing.
Watching Esdeath's respectful demeanor, Kerridwen frowned. "You should remember, I hate those complicated etiquettes."
There is no need to force a loyal subject to act respectfully all the time!
Lord Caesar!
Hearing Kerridwen's words, the respectful expression on Esdeath's face deepened, but her body subconsciously obeyed the command and relaxed...
Although this might not be true relaxation, just like how "the freedom commanded by the God of Freedom is not true freedom," things should be moving in a positive direction, right?
Caesar sat on the small stool, pulled off the hair tie binding her hair, and simultaneously pulled her hair with her right hand, completely exposing her back to Esdeath.
Lord Caesar?
Looking at that smooth, snow-white back, Esdeath was clearly at a loss. She could guess what Kerridwen wanted her to do, but Esdeath could not bring herself to do it.
I leave my back to you, Dux Frigium.
Caesar did not turn her head, but those words filled with trust echoed in Esdeath's ears.
Whether now or in the future, inside the city or outside, I leave my back to you. Is that okay?
Of course it's okay!
Esdeath covered her nose. She felt something was beginning to go wrong with her, as if something was about to gush out from within her body.
Take this opportunity to say it—what reward do you want?
Kerridwen subconsciously turned her head, but Esdeath answered Kerridwen's question first.
The reward I wanted, I have already received... Thank you very much, Lord Caesar...
Huh?
A trace of golden blood flowed from the fingertips Esdeath was using to cover her nose, quickly staining the bath towel on her body with golden patterns, which even shocked Kerridwen.
A nosebleed?
No, this wasn't a nosebleed...
It was loyalty!
Loyalty is flowing out of my body!
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