Chapter 3: Becoming the Successor to the Temple of Glory, Section 3

"Do you crave power......"

The voice of evil lingered in Evelyn's ears.

"Who's there?"

"Do you crave power......"

Evelyn's touch was subtle, her fingertips tingling, and the ground beneath her feet was as soft as fine sand. His body seemed to be soaked with water, and it was dry the second he touched it. However, as soon as the hand left, it felt very wet. Cycle......

Dreamland?

The sound that appeared out of thin air was ethereal, surrounded by trees, the canopy above it swirled like a whirlpool, the red light around it became more and more abundant, and the group of red monsters scurried up and down excitedly. The leaves began to wither in patches, swallowed by the ominous red color as they landed, and eventually turned to ashes.

I couldn't feel the rhythm of the wind, but I heard the sound of whining, and the trunk of the tree withered rapidly, shrinking smaller and smaller. Evelyn could see the sky, but it was an endless blood-red, and even the clouds were fiery red. The ground began to heat up, and right in front of Evelyn, a red liquid bubbled from the ground, like blood, and emitted a pungent smell of decay.

The pool of blood grew deeper and bigger, and the surface of the pool bubbled as if it were boiling. At one end of the pool, a seat made of stacked skeletons gradually became clear.

Evelyn felt as if her strength had been withdrawn, and she collapsed limply to the ground. The scene at this time is plausible, as if hidden in the depths of memory, but there is no basis for thinking about it.

Evelyn tried to stand up, but failed, and had to make her upper body higher. There was an extra baby in her arms, laughing and crying.

"Do you crave power......"

The voice was so close and so far that it lingered in Evelyn's mind, and it didn't dissipate for a long time.

The group of red monsters flocked to the skull seats, and a woman in a red robe gradually revealed her form.

She wore an old red cloak, and her hair was so long that it almost dragged to the ground. Her right leg rested naturally on her left, her fair skin exposed in the skirt of her red robe, and she carefully looked at Evelyn, who was lying on the ground not far away.

"It's been a long, long time since I've seen such a beautiful creature...... Elves, the only species to have received the blessings of the gods......"

The woman's voice gradually became clearer, looking very old, but it was full of confidence, as tough as a rock after being washed away by wind and rain for thousands of years, and the oppressive power of this voice was obviously far greater than that of the group of red monsters.

Evelyn gritted her teeth, recalling the ins and outs, but fear was eating her up. She repeatedly questioned the place she was in, but subconsciously emphasized the reality of the environment over and over again.

It's already like this, can you still hope to get out alive?

Such a "gratuitous" thought came to her heart.

"My servant told me that my humble house, which had been few visited for a thousand years, finally had a guest today. I have to entertain well...... After all, for an elderly person like me, guests are very important......"

The woman in red's voice was steady, without any emotion but constantly breeding fear. She slowly got up and walked over to Evelyn. She didn't bypass the pool of blood in the middle, but she walked on the ground, leaving only a series of ripples on the red pool.

Evelyn even wondered if she had taken a dazzle, the woman seemed to teleport, and each time she moved forward, she crossed a great distance, and in the blink of an eye, she had reached her.

The woman stood barefoot in front of Evelyn, her nails as bewitching as blood. Her red robe was indeed a little old, and the hem was damaged to varying degrees of natural wear.

Until this moment, Evelyn couldn't even judge whether the environment was real or not, and the woman in front of her was almost within reach.

"Oh, you don't have to look up so hard. ”

The woman in red noticed Evelyn's body trembling slightly from the force, and as soon as she raised her hand, many red objects appeared on the ground, floating irregularly, completely ignoring Evelyn's struggles as it entangled, and then, holding her in mid-air.

"Ahh

"Huh?" the baby appeared out of thin air in the hand of the woman in red, and she smiled, "This little guy has such a treasure on him...... White Diamond ...... I used to love it, but now I have no interest in it. ”

The woman in red turned her gaze back to Evelyn.

"Let's talk about you, young elf. What's your name?"

Evelyn was surprised to notice that her body was naked, and the red substance wrapped around her limbs, causing her to float in the air in a large shape, unreservedly in front of the woman in red. Evelyn tries to break free, but finds the red substance surprisingly agile and soft, and no matter how much she struggles, she will eventually be forced to restrain her movements.

She could hear even her own heartbeat clearly.

"What the hell are you going to do!?

Evelyn was almost growling. The current situation made her feel extremely ashamed, for an elf, physical assault was almost unbearable than pain and death.

The woman in red caressed Evelyn as the red monster had done to her. Her bright eyes shone with an incomprehensible brilliance, her bright red lips opened and closed slightly, and her voice was as calm and natural as her actions.

"I am the owner of this land, and my name is Kayla. ”

Kayla...... Triran Hill?!"

Evelyn was shocked. For elves, the name Kayla Trilanhill is not as good as thunder. As one of the four elven mages who landed in the Primordial Realm during the founding of the Second Age, she is an ancient figure that can be compared to the goddess Cana.

"Triranhill, yes, I remember the name, but that was a long time ago......"

Kayla smiled dismissively.

At such a distance, Evelyn could clearly see Kayla's dignified features, and under the enchantment, she revealed a little dignified that only belonged to a High Elf mage. Although she didn't know what had happened to her in the past few thousand years, Evelyn was sure that it was definitely not a good thing. Kayla's hair color is almost black blood red, and her whole body exudes an evil aura everywhere.

Kayla in front of her is categorically incompatible with the elven magicians of the near-god level, and those magicians exude nobility all over. Of course, she herself has shown that "Tralan Hill" is a thing of the past.

"You haven't answered my words yet, young elf. Do you need me to repeat it?"

Kayla's tone was suddenly as cold as ice.

"Let go of me, if you still have the dignity and conscience of being a white magician!"

Evelyn said angrily. But her voice was as small as a mosquito and could even be ignored.

"First, I'm not a white mage, I'm the lord of this land now, you can call me...... Bloodpool Lord......"

Kayla's expression became serious, her hand running back and forth over Evelyn's abdomen several times before melting into Evelyn's body.

Kayla continued, "Second, I have a lot of means to get what I want to know, and I don't have to ask you to ask!"

"Ahh......hh

At Kayla's actions, Evelyn's eyes were hollow and she moaned feebly. A stream of red light spread across Evelyn's abdomen, swimming all over her body and eventually converging on her head.

"Ah...... Starlight Elf ...... Got a good talent for magic......"

Kayla's eyes glowed red, and she slowly spat out the information as if she were interpreting Evelyn's memories.

Evelyn stared vacantly at the sky, and after a slight twitch, her limbs hung limply as if she had lost her life. She felt like she was being hollowed out over and over again, all pulled from her body as if it had never belonged to her.

A moment later, Kayla pulled her hand from Evelyn's body, and with a flick, the floating elf slammed to the ground. Then, Evelyn breathed heavily and coughed uncontrollably.

"You...... You're ...... me What did you do?"

"Just to get the information I'm interested in. Of course, I've got everything I want to know. ”

Kayla smiled and leaned down, cupped Evelyn's jaw, and asked mysteriously, "Evelyn Starlight, do you crave power?"

Evelyn still coughed uncontrollably, but her eyes fed back the message to Kayla.

"Oh...... You don't want to. Of course, you can choose to die easily, but what about that child?"

"You...... What do you want to say......"

"With your current abilities, what can you do if I let you go?" a strange smile ran wildly across Kayla's face, "You can't even get up from the ground right now." ”

"I ......"

Evelyn hesitated. From meeting Kayla to now, she has tried to get up all the time, but all of them have failed. And the current situation is not even caused by the fight. Days and nights of starvation and bloodletting had drained her last of her physical reserves, and in her current condition, even getting out of this forest was a hypothesis. As for the future, Evelyn hadn't thought about it yet. She couldn't think about it yet.

"No matter what happens, I'll watch over you......" Kayla mimicked Evelyn's tone, and then laughed as if she had heard some hilarious joke, "haha...... I was still wondering what kind of consciousness you would have. Now it seems that it was my wishful thinking. You are just one of the unfortunate lower beings on this continent, and in the end you can only participate in small things that are dispensable. ”

Evelyn frowned. No matter how infuriating Kayla's words were, she couldn't deny how well-founded they were. Evelyn clenched her fists helplessly, too much resentment accumulated in her chest, but she couldn't talk about it. The reality was so cruel, she was trapped in this jungle, she fell in front of this fallen magician, and she was not even able to change it when she was completely exposed to this environment.

Kayla stood up and walked over to little Claude, then picked up the blinking baby and said to herself, "Wonder little one, you look really cute." The half-elves who grew up drinking blood are really likable......"

Evelyn stared at Kayla not far away, and even spewed fire in her eyes: "You, stay away from him!"

"Then I'll ask you one last time, do you crave power?"

Looking at Evelyn, who was struggling at the moment, Kayla smiled.

......

Suddenly, the picture paused for a second, and a light shone in front of Evelyn's eyes, and everything that had just happened vanished. She gulped in the air. Scarlet Forest, Kayla, Blood Pool, Ceiling, Sunshine, Bed...... Staggered appearances. Evelyn was unable to summon her body, and the blood-colored vortex behind her once again sucked her to the bottom with a strong gravitational pull, and kept falling.