Thump! Thump!
Jonathan froze in place.
Nerissa's scream this time sounded stronger than before.
It created an extremely powerful energy wave, surpassing the explosion of the early uninvited Dark Fairy.
It managed to cause enormous damage to a radius of ten meters away.
As if there was a powerful magnetic storm from nature, all living things within that radius instantly lost their lives.
While inanimate objects shattered as if torn apart by a violent earthquake.
The sound of a car's siren calling out caused an unavoidable commotion.
The scream didn't kill Black Rose or the Holy Queenie. But both of them now look difficult to move after being thrown, hitting the wall, and hit by stones from the collapsed wall.
Jonathan stared blankly at the little girl who had just ruined everything.
While the little girl now clasped his hands tightly with her tiny fingers.
[The Symbiote has been protected]
Jonathan couldn't hear anything.
But his body seemed to be crushed. Some of his bones might have been broken.
However, he managed to survive the violent blast wave.
'What happened?' murmured Jonathan in confusion when he realized his body had been covered in blood. He was even more confused when he knew the blood was coming from his body.
He was actually inside the Terrorize effect, as predicted by Black Rose. He barely lost his sanity. But... Nerissa, the little girl, seemed to know what she should do.
Jonathan wiped away the tears that dripped down the corners of Nerissa's eyes.
The little girl nodded as if she knew what she had just done. As if she understood the situation.
Jonathan looked around and noticed the presence of another woman who exuded an aura of intense and terrifying darkness.
A woman whose appearance was really, at first glance, very similar to Black Rose.
"Who?" asked Jonathan. His sense of hearing had returned even though his ears felt very painful. Black Rose had already completely lost consciousness.
But the good news was that her body was still there. It did not change color or burn to ashes.
An indication that she was still alive.
And Jonathan was relieved by it.
"Give me the baby." The Holy Queenie hissed and managed to remove the wall's ruins with a single blow from her hand.
The wreckage flew in the air around her. While she looked at Jonathan with an angry look.
Her beautiful green eyes quickly changed color to entirely black.
"Who are you?" said Jonathan, completely left behind.
He pulled Nerissa's body behind his back as if trying to hide her, to protect her.
Because... Jonathan began to realize that all the supernatural creatures with strange powers seemed to haunt his daughter.
"I am Holy Queenie. I am the –"
"The queen of fairies." Cut Jonathan, remember that Black Rose said the name many times.
"So you are the queen of the fairies?" repeated Jonathan, this time in a more confident tone.
"I don't speak with Morting. You should know your position, Morting." Holy Queenie hissed.
The effect of Nerissa's screaming made most of her dress torn apart.
Even on her chest, only a string of ribbons was left covering her nipples that looked hard.
Jonathan clenched his fists.
If the woman who was talking to him was really a queen of fairies, then it meant only one thing. Their strength was very much different.
Jonathan's current strength still needed to be improved before challenging the woman.
However, he realized that he had no other choice. 'Leuka, I need your help.'
"I said. Give me the baby!" shouted the Holy Queenie at the same time. The natural stone ruins that were flying around her shot forward very fast.
Jonathan, who still couldn't use his new power, had no choice but to pull Nerissa's body.
Hugging the girl in his arms and then curled up like a tortoise.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Jonathan could feel the intense pain crushing his body.
But he knew he only needed to protect Nerissa while keeping her head from being hit by the flying stones.
'Leuka.' Jonathan groaned weakly. 'Please. I need your power.'
The stones crushed Jonathan's body and buried him, forming a stone dome.
The Holy Queenie, who did not expect Jonathan to pull Nerissa into her arms, looked both surprised and worried.
"No! The baby!" she shouted as she pulled her hair like crazy.
Meanwhile...
Drip! Drip! Drip!
Jonathan seemed to begin to lose consciousness.
The only sound he could hear was the sound of blood dripping.
It did not stop dripping as if trying to drain the blood in his body.
He almost lost consciousness...
In the darkness, he could see the strange writing reappear again.
Ding!
[New Passive Skill Triggered: Blood Sacrifice Skill]
[Blood Sacrifice Skill is the natural power of Blood Symbiote. Sacrificing the blood of the host body to create the desired blood weapon. This skill does not require blood essence to use. But it requires the sacrifice of the host's blood]
[Unlocking Blood Sacrifice Skill costs 0 blood essence]
[Blood Sacrifice Skill Unlocked]
[Gathering the sacrificed blood]
[…10% Progress]
[…35% Progress]
'How does it work?' murmured Jonathan trying to exert all his remaining strength to move his hand that was crushed by stones.
[…55% Progress]
Thump! Thump!
Although it sounded very weak, Jonathan was shocked when he realized it.
That heartbeat was not his.
The rhythm of that heartbeat felt much calmer than his own heartbeat.
It was Nerissa's heartbeat.
Despite being in conditions that made it impossible for her to move, even though her body might now be covered with Jonathan's blood and bruises, the little girl seemed to have no fear.
Her heartbeat was completely calm.
[…88% Progress]
'Nerissa, does that mean he trusts me so much?' Jonathan seemed to gain strength just from hearing the little girl's heartbeat in his arms.
[…95% Progress]
Jonathan could feel the slight movement in his arms as if trying to struggle, yet she was too weak, and the weight that locked her was too heavy.
Jonathan could feel the warm breath on his exposed chest.
[The Sacrificed Blood has been gathered]
[450 drops of sacrificed blood obtained]
Not knowing what to do next, Jonathan only thought of one type of weapon flashing through his mind.
'Can I get a sword? The huge sword.'
[1 Blood Greatsword required 1,000 drops of sacrificed blood]
[Request denied]
Jonathan sighed in disappointment.
'Any recommendation for weapons to kill the queen?'
[1 Kitchen Knife required 25 drops of sacrificed blood]
[1 Blood Curved Bow required 100 drops of sacrificed blood]
[1 Blood Arrow required 50 drops of sacrificed blood]
[1 Blood Claw required 200 drops of sacrificed blood]
[1 Blood Pistol with 3 Blood bullets required 400 drops of sacrificed blood]
[All recommended weapons are in Tier C Weapons]
'I don't think that one of them can kill the queen, but...'
Jonathan wanted to avoid putting Nerissa back in a dangerous position.
With the limited ability and knowledge he has gained up to this moment, Jonathan gave all his trust to one type of weapon on the list.
'Forget about the bow, arrow, claw, and pistol. I'll go with the kitchen knife.'
[1 Kitchen Knife required 25 drops of sacrificed blood]
'Make it 18.'