Chapter 9: The Truth
"You said that the demon is so strong, how can it be picked up by you?"
Dorothy didn't believe Bishop Darren's words, and Zhao Xi knew that Alex might really be the one they picked up.
From the information provided by Bert and Alex's words, it is clear that there was definitely a big battle between the two of them, which ended in the defeat of both of them.
Since Bert was too seriously injured and only had the strength of level eight, it was possible for Alex to be seriously injured, unconscious, or even weakened by two ordinary transcendents.
"I'm not going to lie about this kind of thing, Dorothy. Bishop Darren gave Dorothy a deep look.
"When my brother and I went out into the field to look for an herb, we happened to meet Alex, who was seriously injured and dying, and I had learned some magic techniques from the church to imprison demons, so Alex was captured by us. β
"However, at that time, we were going to send Alex to Shudrea, in exchange for a certain reward, maybe we could get some ways to change the qualifications of Western France from the royal capital, but something happened later that made us change our minds. β
"Have you found a way to seize demonic power?" Zhao Xi asked.
"That's right. Bishop Darren nodded.
"At this point I have to mention one man, the most mysterious man in the town, Bert Anjou. β
"Uncle Bert?"
Dorothy exclaimed, she didn't expect this so-called most mysterious person to be her acquaintance, or an Uncle Bert who had been very good to her since she was a child.
"Your father is good friends with him, and it's normal for you to know him, but his identity is not just as simple as a hunter, he is at least the peak of a senior knight, and has even stepped into the realm of a great knight. β
"Grand Knight?"
Dorothy was originally an ordinary little girl, and she didn't understand the division of supernatural powers, so she couldn't understand the concept of a great knight at all.
"The knight is just the beginning of the extraordinary, there are senior knights and great knights behind, the big knight can already serve as the captain of the legion, and Archduke Xavier is the top powerhouse among the great knights. β
Zhao Xi on the side also figured out a little bit of the power system of another world, if according to the division of the system at the tenth level and one realm, this Grand Duke Xavier and Bert should be strong people above level 30.
But Zhao Xi would never think that the Great Knight was the end of the transcendent path, not counting the gods, even an existence like Eoros should be much stronger than the Great Knight, and Klopps should be a Great Knight or a transcendent of a higher realm.
And according to Bishop Darren's attitude towards the realm that he knows so well, the division of the realm should be common sense among transcendents, and it should be basic knowledge for nobles.
"Please keep talking!"
Cornelia interrupted Bishop Darren's popular science by the side, urging him to continue to talk about business, Zhao Xi on the side glanced at her resentfully, and Cornelia's words shattered his desire to learn more common sense.
"Okay. Bishop Darren nodded when he heard Cornelia's words, looking very respectful to Cornelia.
"Not long after we captured Alex, the people in the town came to tell us that Bert was missing, and the mysterious Bert has always been my brother's heart disease, although the other party has always been a good hunter, but there is such a mysterious strong man in the territory still makes my brother a little uneasy. β
"When we first found out that Bert was missing, we thought that Bert must be the strong man who injured Alex, and he just left the town for something, so my brother took me to Bert's residence to see if I could find anything about Bert's identity. β
"And then you found information at Bert's house to seize demonic power?" asked Dorothy.
"Yes, we thought that Bert would not leave any useful information, but the other party seemed to have left in a hurry, and many things were not brought with us, so we found this information from Bert's house that changed the fate of all of us. β
"At first, my brother thought that the information was written by a madman, how could humans inherit the bloodline of demons and use the power of demons?
"So you're starting experimenting with the townspeople?" Dorothy said mockingly.
"How is that possible?" Bishop Darren glanced at Dorothy in surprise.
"Thirst for blood only occurred after Sifa inherited the title, and my brother was still alive and well, and little girl, if you want to know all the truth, you have to be patient. β
"Alright, please go on. Cornelia said.
"Okay, in fact, we also understand that even if we offer this blood demon to the royal capital, it will only be money or a title promotion, and the items that can change the qualifications are all precious, not to mention whether the value is enough, even if it is enough, it will not be given to us last time. β
"So, we put our mind on that information, after all, according to the information, the person who converts does not need any qualifications, only needs to have enough willpower, and the consequence is only that the personality is affected by the bloodline. β
"In every sense this is definitely the most suitable path for my brother, if this material is completely true, I also know a little bit about potions, and the parts above that I can understand are all real and effective, so I think this information is very likely to be true. β
"But we didn't easily trust this information, and began to experiment with various small animals, but they all failed to transplant the demon's bloodline for the first time, and each of them couldn't withstand the power in the blood and exploded to death. β
Having said so much in one breath seemed to be a burden to Bishop Darren's throat as well, he paused, coughed lightly, cleared his throat twice, and continued.
"Then we thought it might be human, so we started using the thieves and robbers we caught and some of the town's death row prisoners, and the results showed that it was feasible, but more people were needed to confirm the adverse effects. β
"But my brother's idea was very different from that of Sifa, and instead of using the townsfolk for the experiment, he went into battle and conducted the experiment himself. β
Speaking of this, Bishop Darren smiled at the three of them, but this time the smile was a little bitter.
"As you can guess, this experiment failed, my brother turned into a senseless beast, and with the addition of demonic power, I was no match for my brother at all, and even the materials for the experiment were destroyed by him. β
"But fortunately, in the end, my brother regained a little clarity, forcibly controlled himself and died under my divine art, and I also lost my extraordinary power because of that battle and became an ordinary person. β
"Before he died, my brother told me not to experiment any further, because this kind of experimentation is not something that people like us can master, and I did the same at the time, because I had lost the favor of God and had no power to kill demons, so I decided to starve Alex to death. β
"But I didn't expect that the always well-behaved Sifa had such a strong thirst for power, not only secretly looking through the experimental materials, but also stealing some Alex's blood and secretly carrying out the first blood transplant. β
"This foolish behavior really made him successful, when he reappeared in front of me he was already a transcendent professional, and since the data was destroyed by my brother, further experiments could only be carried out by relying on the memories in my head and a large number of humans. β
"So thirst was born?" Dorothy folded her hands into fists, her eyes fixed on Bishop Darren.
She couldn't believe that the disease brought by outsiders in the town was actually spread by saving the nobles and the church in the town, and the people of the whole town had been deceived for so long, and they had been grateful to the real enemy for so long?
"If it weren't for you, Mom wouldn't have left, Dad wouldn't have been depressed for so long, and my fate shouldn't have been like this, it's all your fault!
Dorothy's body generated a huge killing intent, and her small body began to exude wisps of blood, as if it was about to form blood swords in the air, to shoot at Bishop Darren on the opposite side.
"This isβ" Bishop Darren looked at Dorothy across from her with wide eyes, her face full of disbelief.
"Not even a trace of breath leaked, no different from normal people, how did you manage to fuse the power of blood with people so perfectly?"
Bishop Darren almost didn't pull his beard off, even if all the blood sword targets were himself, he didn't have a trace of fear, but a shock in his heart.
Cornelia on the side saw that Dorothy's situation was wrong, and directly pushed Dorothy.
This moment Dorothy directly summoned Dorothy's consciousness back to reality, the killing intent in her body dissipated directly, and the blood sword also turned into the power of blood and returned to her body.
At first, Sifa didn't expect to put his hand into the town, but the influence of blood on personality was too severe, and this influence made him more and more strange, and in the end it was like a different person, like a copy of the demon. β
"So, what is your purpose here to tell us the full story? I don't believe you're here to answer our questions. Zhao Xi raised his eyebrows and asked.
"That's right, Mr. Donn, of course I have my request to stay here. β
After saying that, Bishop Darren got up from the stool and walked in front of the three of them, and just when the three of them thought that the other party was going to do something unfavorable to them, Bishop Darren knelt directly in front of the three of them.
"My request is a bit unreasonable, I know that the blood debt I carry can only be paid with death, but I hope you will give me a little time to raise my family's blood to inherit this territory, and then I can do whatever I want. β