Chapter 225: A New Challenge
Three days later, Alan was dressed under Jennifer's service, and this time Alan chose a jet-black formal suit, which was a dark purple shirt, and the gilded stand collar set off Alan's handsome face added a bewitching beauty. Jennifer stared at Alan obsessively, and the ** in her eyes almost burst out.
Alan smiled, pinched the other party's upturned buttocks hard, and then whispered in his ear, "Wait for me to come back." β
Jennifer stretched out her scarlet tongue, stood on tiptoe and licked Ellen's neck gently, and then said in a very seductive voice, "I'm waiting for you." β
The Bloodline Receptionist gently pushed the door open, and then said extremely respectfully, "Lord Nix, the carriage is ready, please follow me." β
Alan nodded, then followed behind the Blood Clan Receptionist and slowly walked out of the Black Fire Inn. Martial law was now on the streets, but there were still residents of the City of Night Charm standing behind the cordon and looking out. The pitch-black guards stood in neat formations on both sides of the street, their sharp spears lined up in two piercing silver lines that stretched all the way to the Grand Duchess's mansion.
Alan boarded the carriage, and with a crisp shout, the carriage started slowly. Alan gently lifted the curtain from the car window, and then looked out to see Mr. Slim standing in the crowd, nodding lightly at Allen's car. Alan lowered the curtain and began to close his eyes.
After about 20 minutes of carriage travel, you will be greeted by a black castle. The walls of this ancient castle were covered with emerald green vines, and the most peculiar thing was that the vines were covered with deep black flowers. As soon as he approached the castle, Alan could smell a faint scent of flowers, which was refreshing, but mixed with an imperceptible smell of blood. As soon as he came into contact with this floral fragrance, the increasingly mature blood core in Allen's body suddenly beat involuntarily. Alan looked through the window of the car in surprise and looked through the infected gaze.
It can be seen that inside the line of sight of the infection. The vine was filled with blood-colored energy. And the flower is even more peculiar, it is actually made of pure energy. The walls of this tall castle were covered with dense alchemy arrays to maintain the longevity of this energy flower. Surrounded by the fragrance of flowers, Alan could feel that the blood nucleus in his body had become extremely restless. If it is an ordinary blood clan, it is very likely that it will reach a state of boiling blood in an instant under the stimulation of this floral fragrance at this moment.
The boiling blood state is an extremely unstable state of the blood clan, and the boiling blood state has a critical point, once this critical point is exceeded, the blood in the blood clan's body will evaporate in an instant, and then release the most powerful energy. And the Bloodline itself will be blown up, and there will be nothing left. Opposite. If this critical point can be controlled, the blood clan in the state of boiling blood can have several times more strength than itself in a short period of time. However, mastering the state of boiling blood is an extremely superb and mysterious technique, and even among the ancient blood clans, it is not necessarily 100% sure.
However, under the stimulation of this floral fragrance, these candidates reached a state of boiling blood in an instant, and remained at this critical point without any differences.
Based on this alone, Alan admired the female archduke very much. With this ability to boil blood alone, it was enough to crush most of the blood clan powerhouses.
Fortunately, the boiling blood state did not last long, as if the female archduke had also calculated the time. When the carriage procession passed through the gate of the castle, the fragrance of the flowers was completely cut off, and the blood cores inside the bodies of the candidates were finally settled. As if nothing had happened just now, Alan carefully experienced the state of the blood core boiling just now. The split consciousness began to analyze it diligently. Allen believes that as long as he masters this state of boiling blood, he will definitely be able to take a slight advantage in this competition.
Alan remembered the information that Mr. Slim had brought with himβthe Pupil of Andrei's Blood. Bloodline is recognized as a first-day talent. But after disappearing for a hundred years, he appeared in the list of candidates.
Speaking of Andre, he can be called a legend of the blood clan. It is said that at a young age, he awakened the ancestral bloodline that only existed in legends, and possessed a pair of powerful eyes. Hence the name of the Holy Blood Pupil!
Information brought by Mr. Slim. Andre is bound to be the most formidable enemy Allen will face. As for Andre's pupil technique, Mr. Slim went but did not obtain any information, because everyone who had seen Andre's pupil technique had disappeared. It was a pure disappearance, leaving no trace. Based on this, Mr. Slim speculated that Andre's pupil technique was likely to belong to the mysterious space system.
Alan thought carefully, even now, he has no better way, in the face of an unknown and powerful opponent, all he can do is to keep himself at the peak of his condition, so that he can exert 100% strength in battle.
The carriage finally stopped, the door was opened, and Alan stepped out, and at last he met the other twelve candidates, especially Andre, who was the most ordinary-looking of the thirteen.
The position of the other twelve candidates was interesting, and Andrei stood alone, with no candidates around him. On the other side, the eleven candidates were divided into two groups, led by two Bloods. It seems that small groups have been formed.
Allen, like Andre, was a little alone at this time. Andre looked at Allen, his eyes suddenly lit up, Allen couldn't help but look at the other party too, and could see that the other party's eyes didn't have any special place, but were quite ordinary, and Allen couldn't even feel the bloody energy in the other party's body. This is what Allen is most worried about, in this way, the strength of this blood clan on the first day Andre has far surpassed himself, otherwise it is impossible to become so ineffective at this moment with the ability to infect the sight.
While the candidates were looking at each other, the main entrance to the Grand Duke's mansion slowly opened, and Leonie, the commander of the Guard, walked out quickly. The sharp gaze swept over the thirteen candidates, and finally fell on Andrei, and then Leonie spoke: "Mr. Andrei, the Grand Duchess personally ordered that you do not have to participate in the final challenge, and go directly to the final list of candidates. β
As soon as these words came out, all the candidates, including Allen, showed a look of surprise on their faces, and Andre nodded and didn't say much. Walking up the stairs and standing behind Leonie, his eyes on Eren all the time, finally spoke, "Of all these candidates, I am most optimistic about you. I hope I have a chance to fight you fairly. β
Alan couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then looked at the other eleven candidates, and sure enough, he saw the intense murderous intent in the other party's eyes, and Alan said: "As soon as you say this, I will definitely become the target of everyone, is this the result you want to see?" β
"This is a strong man who can overcome any difficulty. I trust you to stand before me. Don't you believe in yourself? After AndrΓ© finished speaking, he turned and walked into the mansion of the Grand Duchess.
Leonie continued to look at the remaining candidates and said, "It seems that you should not have any objections, so next, here is the specific information of this challenge, please listen carefully." β
Leonie waved her hand as she spoke, and the twelve guards behind her each held a map in each hand and handed it to the twelve candidates.
Alan couldn't help but open the map, and then there was a hesitant look in his eyes, the area marked on the map turned out to be the Black Rose Castle, the original first destination of Allen's trip. He looked at the other eleven candidates. Most of their faces also showed a look of surprise.
One of the candidates couldn't help but ask, "Commander Leonie, I don't know what the Grand Duchess means?" β
"Do you know that the Grand Duchess has a special hobby, which is to collect precious flowers. Recently. The Grand Duchess has received news that there will be several rare and precious flowers to bloom in the Black Rose Castle, and this time, the Grand Duke will give you a challenge. It is to bring back these precious flowers. β
After listening to this, Alan couldn't help but ask, "Commander Leonie, please forgive me. As we all know, the Black Rose Castle is the forbidden land of our clan, and the female archduke is not so difficult for a strong man? β
"Everyone, don't be impatient, please listen to what I have to say." Leonie also took a copy of the map, and then said, "This Black Rose Castle is indeed a forbidden place for our clan, but the Grand Duchess herself has applied to the new king for a warrant to temporarily open the Black Rose Castle for seven days, during which you can come and go freely and search for these precious flowers. But I must warn you that the Black Rose Castle has many traps and the old king's blood curse, so don't break into it. β
Alan couldn't help frowning, although this was a rare opportunity to enter the Black Rose Castle openly, but since it was a warrant from the new king, in order to ensure the safety of the forbidden land, he would definitely send additional manpower, which invisibly increased the difficulty of the search. What made Allen even more uneasy was that there were eleven candidates behind him, and Andre's words directly pushed him to the cusp.
As for the information about these precious flowers, the Grand Duke did not explain. You can find the flowers you think are precious in the Black Rose Castle, and the final result is which one finds the most precious flower, and which one will enter the final list of candidates and compete with Mr. AndrΓ© for the final spot. β
"So, when are you leaving?" Alan then asked.
"Instantly!"
Leonie said, and suddenly raised her hand, and a pitch-black metal ball suddenly flew out, and then disintegrated into countless fragments in mid-air, and the next moment these fragments rotated, bringing a fierce hurricane. The candidates present were naturally not afraid, but their eyes were full of curiosity. Allen's expression was particularly solemn, and in his infected sight, he had already seen that something was wrong, and the eye of this hurricane was emitting strong spatial energy. This kind of energy is no stranger to Allen, he experienced a spatial teleportation when he was in the Inquisition.
You know, at that time, space teleportation cost a lot of money and energy. The most important point is that the constructed spatial channels are not stable. But looking at Leonie's relaxed appearance, as well as the volume of the spatial teleporter, Alan couldn't help but think: Could it be that the Grand Duke has mastered the mature spatial teleportation technology? If this is the case, once the blood clan is popularized on a large scale, it will definitely be a catastrophe for the republic.
Forcibly suppressing the concerns in his heart, the hurricane in the center of the field finally stabilized, and sure enough, as Allen had guessed, the metal fragments formed a closed circle, which was more than three meters in diameter, and inside the ring was an extremely stable beam of energy.
"This is a spatial portal with the permission of our new king, through which you can be teleported to the area closest to the Black Rose Castle. Due to the protection of the Black Rose Castle by the Blood Spell on its periphery, it is impossible to establish a teleportation path. Guys, if there are no problems, you can go. β
At this time, Alan spoke again and asked, "Are we teleporting to the same destination?" β
Leonie glanced at Alan appreciatively, and then replied, "Mr. Nicks is really cautious, this time the teleportation destination is random. In general, there will be no overlap between your destinations. However, there is a very small chance that there will be an overlap. Okay, everyone, since there are no problems, let's go! β
As soon as Alan wanted to move, the other two teams of candidates rushed to block the portal first, preventing Allen from going first. Then the two teams seemed to have an extremely tacit understanding, one after the other. Alan is not in a hurry, anyway, he is alone this time, and the only problem to worry about is that if he encounters that extremely rare overlapping opportunity, then he can only solve one first.
Finally, all the eleven candidates entered the portal, and Eren walked towards the portal without hurrying. Under Leonie's gaze, she stepped in with her legs raised.
Unlike the experience in the Inquisition, this time the spatial teleportation was exceptionally comfortable. Alan didn't even feel much, only felt that the scene in front of him was distorted for a few seconds, and the unfamiliar environment appeared in front of Allen's eyes.
It was an extremely inhospitable plain, and even the smell of decay could be smelled on the dark green turf. Alan frowned slightly, then unfolded his map, only to realize that he was in the north of the Black Rose Castle at the moment. And the mark he represents flashed brightly at the moment. A bright red line indicates the closest way to the Black Rose Castle from here.
Alan put away his map and was just about to move forward, but suddenly felt a faint smell of blood wafting through the air.
"It won't be so unlucky, will it?" Alan smiled bitterly and looked at the faint figure that appeared not far in front of him! (To be continued.) )