"Lil, come along......

(Pallas, Guise, Aegis, don't go so fast...... ）

"We are companions for life!"

(Yes, we are lifelong companions.) But why, I haven't been able to keep up with you....... ）

(Don't go...... Everyone, don't leave me! ）

"Don't!" With an exclamation, Lil woke up from her nightmare. She looked around a little blankly, it was a room that couldn't be more ordinary, not even the most basic furniture.

(Not true!) My companions! ）

However, Liel soon remembers what happened before she fainted, as she and her companions were attacked by members of the Wizard's Church.

Lil then realizes that she is lying on a bed, but it seems that her hands are not caught, and she can move freely. Lil wanted to go outside the house to see what was going on, but was about to get out of bed, when suddenly something pulled her legs and couldn't take a step forward.

Lil, who had lost her balance for a moment, fell to the floor, and when she turned around, she realized that she had an iron ring on each of her feet, and the iron ring was connected to the foot of the bed on either side by a thick chain. The bed seemed to be made of purpose, so hard that no matter how hard Lil tried, she couldn't break the part of the chain that was attached to the foot of the bed.

Because of this, Liel couldn't get out of the bed, and all she could do was bend her legs, or spread them apart and together. In addition to this, Lil only has a slight freedom of movement in her upper body.

(What the hell is going on with them, and what the magicians are going to do to them.) ）

Lil was now lying in bed, unable to go, and the room was completely enclosed, not even windows, and she had no way to see outside.

However, no one came in at this time, and Lil could calm down and think about the current situation.

(Why, I have a strange desire in my heart when I see blood, what does the man named John mean by "the key to transforming humanity"?) What is happening to my body now? ）

Liel didn't understand what had happened to her own body, but after a moment, she remembered her right arm that had been scratched by the Blood Shadow Worm.

At this time, Liel seemed to suddenly understand something, and she quickly looked at the wound she had been scratched by the Blood Shadow Worm. The moment she saw the wound, Lil understood.

The wound scratched by the Blood Shadow Worm has begun to become a little weird at this time, and Lil's special physique will allow the wound to heal quickly, but the wound cut by the Blood Shadow Worm is still fresh, and even a strange trace faintly appears around the wound.

"That's ...... Is the Blood Shadow Worm really capable?' Lil looked at her right arm, which seemed to be beginning to "mutate", in horror, and she immediately connected the desire she felt when she saw blood.

Being hurt by the Bloodworm infects oneself with a blood-thirsting disease, which is Lil's conclusion after connecting all the information. As a corollary, the "key to transforming humanity" that John refers to is to infect humans with the Shadow Worm and turn them into bloodthirsty creatures.

Just then, the door to the room was opened.

John and a few of his men escorted Angis and Pallas into the bed where Lil was lying.

"Both!?" Lil looked at Pallas, who was covered in injuries and her clothes had become tattered, and her face was very anxious.

"I originally wanted one of you to be infected with hemophagogy, but I didn't expect that there was already an infected person, which really saved a lot of effort." John looked at Lil playfully and licked his lips.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Lil frowned and yelled at John. After Lil joined, the foursome had never failed in any of their work, but this time it was a complete fiasco, which made Lil a little emotionally out of control for a while.

"Don't you know? You're now infected by the Bloodworm, and you've become a 'Bloodthirsty.'" John sneered, walked up to Lil, grabbed her chin, and leaned closer to Lil.

"Guise, what did you do to him?" Lil was so annoyed by the sudden grip on her chin that she swung her palm at John, trying to pull the other man's hand away.

But John grabbed Lil's wrist steadily, injected magic and twisted Lil's wrist with a twist.

"Uh......" Liel screamed as she felt the pain from her broken wrist. Lil's long-term career as a killer makes her not scream loudly in the face of pain, even if her wrist is broken, for Lil's special physique, she only needs to recuperate for a period of time to fully recover, so she has never been particularly concerned about some physical injuries.

"Hmm...... Why don't you show a painful expression? I'd love to see it!' Lil didn't show the expression that John wanted to see, much to John's displeasure, so he attached his magic to his fist and punched Lil in the abdomen.

Lil only felt a warm current up her throat, and instantly spat out a mouthful of blood. John's magic punch made Liel barely catch her breath. Watching Lil being beaten one after another, Pallas and Agnis could only watch, their limbs had been completely broken, and they couldn't move at all.

"Or, I can do it." John looked at Pallas and Angis and smiled.

Then, he took out Lil's dagger, cracked Agnis in the stomach, and threw Pallas to his men.

"No...... Don't!' Lil saw the blood flowing from Anjis's stomach, and the desire in her heart was aroused again. She desperately wanted the blood, and she wanted more.

"Li...... ......' Aegis's tone had become weak, and she couldn't stand the torture after hours of torture, "Kill ...... I'm ......

Now that the team of four is no longer able to escape, Angelis wants to be selfish at the last time, she wants Liel to kill her and end her pain.

"No, don't!" Lil forcibly resisted her desire to suck Agnis's blood, and in order to stop herself, she even bit her arm fiercely, trying to use her own blood to relieve the symptoms of bloodthirstiness.

"It's useless, I forgot to tell you that the 'Bloodthirsty' can't control the desire for blood in their hearts through their own blood." John watched this scene and laughed happily.

"I can't do it...... Liel almost tore a piece of flesh off her arm, feeling guilty for her incompetence as she looked at Angel in front of her as she looked dying. But at this time, the desire for blood, Lil could not bear it anymore.

"I'm sorry......" Liel couldn't control her body anymore, and went crazy and bit at Angis's torn belly, greedily sucking the blood that flowed from Angel's belly.

Even where Agnis was not injured, Liel did not let it go, and slashed it with her own hands. At this time, Lil was already a little crazy.

"Uhhh!!hh Aegis let out a scream of pain.

Although Lil longs for blood, she has not completely lost her sanity, she knows very well that Aegis has no way to live, she can only kill Aegis to reduce the pain of the other party.

A tear slipped from the corner of Lil's eye, and she hesitated slightly, but then a claw slammed into Angis's chest, pulling out her heart and ending Angis' life.

Pallas, who watched from the sidelines as Liel couldn't control his crazy actions, his eyes widened and he watched all this with a sad expression, but there was nothing he could do. Everyone present, except for John, who was laughing maniacally, quietly watched as Lil drained all the blood from Angel's body.

"It seems that the strength of the 'Bloodthirsty' is really stronger than that of ordinary people. Look! My long-cherished wish is about to be fulfilled!' John laughed out loud at the sight of Lil's crazy move.

"Aegis, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... Liel calmed down after absorbing enough blood, and she looked at Agnis in front of her, who had been torn apart by herself, and her body trembled. She lay on top of Angel's corpse, apologizing meaninglessly.

It's been a long time since I've shed a tear, Liel has forgotten, and the last time I guess was when both parents died. But at this moment, in the face of the fact that her companion who had been taking care of her was killed by her own hands, Lil's heart was like a knife. Tears kept falling from her eyes, but she couldn't cry at all, she just kept convulsing.

"Seeing the way you look now, I guess you won't be able to kill another companion with your own hands. Then we'll have to do it for you, so you can take a good look.'"

John sat down on the bed and placed a hand on Lil's back, infusing it with magic so that Lil couldn't control her body. The other hand, on the other hand, grabbed Lil's head and forcibly shifted her gaze to Pallas on the side.

『Wonderful...... It's going on.'" John said, winking at his men.

John brought a total of six of his men, and they threw Pallas directly to the floor, enchanting both hands and feet, and began punching and kicking Pallas.

John wants Liel to watch her companion being beaten to death and that she can't do anything about it.

"Don't! Stop, please. Lil couldn't bear to watch Pallas being beaten and screaming, and she began to beg John for mercy. Liel had never said the word "begging" to anyone, but this time, she couldn't care so much for the sake of her companions.

"Whatever I offer, will you accept it?" John waved his hand to signal his men to stop, then leaned into Lil's ear and asked softly.

As John spoke, his left hand restlessly slid down Lil's back.

Lil seemed to guess what John meant, gritted her teeth, and a look of disgust flashed across her face. But in order to prevent her companion from continuing to suffer, she felt that she should pay something for her companion.

"Lil, don't ......" Pallas saw what Lil was trying to say, and he tried to stop Lil. But because his limbs were completely broken, he could only struggle to wriggle on the floor, like a bug.

When John's men saw this, they laughed at Pallas and kicked Pallas in the face like slaves.

"Pallas, thank you for doing so much for me." Lil was devastated to see this, but she smiled at Pallas as she pretended to be strong, and then turned her head slightly.

"I'm willing to do anything......

(End of chapter)