Chapter 145: You Must Kill Matilda
"Wait... You mentioned the ’Deaths,’ are they also under Lester?" Sunny asked, his eyes narrowing.
Zohar shook his head. "No... The Deaths are slaves under the Blood Queen."
"The Blood Queen? Who is she, really?" Jinx’s voice held a mix of curiosity and dread.
"The Blood Queen is under Lester. She’s his number one wife... Behind her stand two more concubines. These women are his slaves, bound to do anything he commands. They are nightmares." Zohar’s gaze shifted from Jinx to Ellen and Sunny.
"Should I?" he asked, his voice low.
Sunny looked at Jinx, who lowered her gaze, then at Ellen.
"Will her powers be sealed?" he asked.
"Some of her bloodline abilities will be sealed, the strongest ones. But her normal abilities and skills will remain," Zohar explained.
Sunny nodded and looked down at Ellen. "What do you say, Ellen?"
"If my powers are sealed, I won’t be able to help Dad anymore," she whispered, a guilty expression on her face.
"What are you saying, Ellen? I’m the one who should be protecting you, not pushing you into danger. And there’s another way you can help me, even with your sealed bloodline." Sunny stared at her with a gentle smile.
"Really?" Ellen looked up at him, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"Yes. You just need to cultivate diligently, and I’ll be happy," he said.
Ellen thought for a few seconds, then slowly nodded. "Okay."
Sunny’s smile remained as he turned to Zohar, who nodded and snapped his fingers.
"Done," Zohar announced.
A flicker of a frown crossed Sunny’s face as he checked Ellen’s profile with the system.
{Name: Ellen Sunny.}
{Race: Founding Dragon.}
{Bloodline: Light Dragon (First of Its Kind) (Locked) (God-stage).}
{Rank: Core rank. Stage 3.}
{Strength: 200.}
{Agility: 200.}
{Stamina: 200.}
{Defense: 200.}
{Attack: 300.}
{Celestial and Spirit energy: 300.}
{Magic resistance: 50% Magic resistance.}
{Bloodline advantages: [Endless flow of celestial energy; Replenish Celestial energy usage in seconds]. [Once an attack hits the target, the target suffers a backlash, which deals half of her attack strength continuously for five minutes (LOCK).] When transformed; Immune to all magical and elemental attacks (LOCK).] [physical damage taken will be reduced by half.]. [Once in her peak state, all her attacks ignore all defense (LOCK).]. [God-eyes; sees things no mortal can see].}
’Her bloodline is locked, and her immunity to magic attacks is gone, replaced by a 50% damage reduction. Even her energy was reduced by a whole 70%... Not only that, all her powerful bloodline skills are also sealed... But maybe, if she gets stronger, she can unlock her normal abilities?’ Sunny thought to himself.
"Don’t worry... As she gets stronger, she will unlock her normal skills... If you can’t wait, you can buy her skills," Zohar said, seeing the lost expression on Sunny’s face.
’Yes! I can buy her skills! Why did I forget such an important detail...? Next shopping, all my subordinates are getting powerful AOE skills...’ Sunny smirked and nodded.
"I can do that," he said, then added, "What about her?" He gestured to Jinx.
"Don’t worry, as long as her cloak isn’t damaged, hers will be completely hidden," Zohar answered.
Jinx and Sunny both nodded.
Sunny asked another question: "What are the ranks above the God-rank? And how can I visit the other worlds?"
"The god-rank consists of twenty stages... When you reach the twentieth stage, you will be given a test. Pass the test and you enter the next rank, known as the First Order," Zohar explained, chuckling at Sunny’s stunned expression.
"Yes... Gods can be killed. They aren’t immortal. The true immortals are those in the Tenth Order; only a God-rank weapon can kill such an existence."
"Is there such a person?" Sunny asked.
"Nope... The only ones closest to that rank were Lester Blood and my father... Lester Blood being in the eighth order, while my Dad was in the seventh... I don’t know now." Zohar said.
’The eighth order?! What the fuck!! First Order is stronger than a god-rank, so how strong will an eighth order be? And that was centuries ago.’ Sunny stood still, his mind racing.
"Don’t worry. As long as these two bloodlines are hidden, you are safe," Zohar said with a smile.
"Why is he after us?" Ellen finally asked a question.
Zohar’s gaze softened as he looked at her. "He wants both of you to become his concubines."
"....?!"
Everyone was stunned speechless.
"He already has three powerful women. Gaining two more isn’t a bad thing, right?" Zohar asked with a weird, dark humor.
The group frowned.
"Sorry, trying to lighten the mood... What you need to do now is stop the Deaths, stop Matilda... Even if you have to kill her, she must die," he said in a serious tone.
"Wait, Matilda?! What does she have to do with all this?" Sunny asked with a deep frown.
"Matilda is the current host of the Blood Queen. If the Deaths succeed, the queen will be back..." He sighed.
"It turns out the Fearless family prepared her for this reason."
"Fearless family?" Sunny was getting confused.
"There are a lot of things you don’t know, Sunny... I myself don’t know everything," he said, and turned to Jinx.
"No matter what you’re doing, don’t destroy the cloak. Try to communicate with your second—she will help with information about your powers."
"Your second?" Sunny, Ellen, and Star all turned to the holographic screen.
"I don’t want to talk about it," Jinx said, looking away.
The group nodded and turned back to Zohar... Jinx was a puzzle; the more you tried to solve it, the more confused you became. None of them wanted that.
"Jinx, I know you went through a lot... Please forgive me."
"No need to apologize," Jinx said, turning to Sunny.
"Call me back when you’re done." With that, she disconnected the call.
"..."
Sunny was speechless.
"She will come by," Zohar said.
"That’s on her," Sunny stated.
"Can I speak with you in private?" Zohar asked, staring at Sunny.
"Ellen--"
"No worries, Dad, I’ll be outside with Aunty Star," Ellen said, walking toward Star, who took her hand and walked out of the chamber.
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"What happened?" Sunny asked, turning to Zohar.
"There is someone who might help you," Zohar revealed, a bit of doubt in his voice.
"Really?! Who?"
"A woman named Morgana."
"...!"
Sunny was stunned.