Entry Editing: Loyal Succubus Nun

Chapter 208: Chapter 118: Two Elf Queens Together? A Curse from the True Vampire Ancestor

’This voice?’

Su Xuan’s brow furrowed, his gaze heavy as he stared at the Blood Spirit Bone Knife in his hand, which was flashing with a faint red light. The blade seemed to be guided by something, trembling violently.

’Wait!’

A jolt went through Su Xuan as he realized the voice wasn’t coming from the Blood Spirit Bone Knife, but from...

He quickly took a portrait out of his backpack—the one he had found in Count Flas’ Castle. The golden-haired woman in the painting was flashing a strange, unnerving smile. Her crimson eyes were fixed on Su Xuan’s neck, two sharp fangs exposed as if she couldn’t wait to taste his blood.

At the same time, another strange, moaning sound echoed.

"What exquisite blood!"

"Blood! You crave blood, too!"

"Don’t you?"

"Give your blood... to me..."

’What?’

Su Xuan’s gaze sharpened. He was about to inspect the portrait’s information, but it instantly returned to its original state.

This sudden change made his expression even more grim. He had originally thought it was just an ordinary portrait and that collecting all three would grant him the [Vampire] title. But now, it was clear he had been far too naive.

Just then, a notification appeared in Su Xuan’s line of sight:

[Due to the influence of ’Bloodthirsty,’ you have received the Blood Curse of a True Vampire Ancestor.]

[Your body now intensely craves blood! Please consume blood once within 24 hours, or you will lose your sanity.]

[Note: While insane, your Bloodthirsty ability will be doubled and its duration will become infinite until you consume a large amount of blood to restore your sanity.]

"This is trouble!"

Su Xuan’s face turned exceptionally grave. He noticed his two canine teeth were growing sharper; though not as pointed as a true Vampire’s, they were already sharp enough to easily tear flesh. At the same time, his brown-black eyes were gradually taking on a bloody hue, as if he were slowly transforming into a Vampire.

"Fortunately, I can keep it at bay by drinking blood once every 24 hours..."

Su Xuan muttered to himself. Although it wasn’t a particularly difficult condition—he could find Ivsha for blood anytime—he had to make full use of the All Attributes boost from [Bloodthirsty].

Therefore, he could take care of the Curse’s effects while doing commissioned quests. Even so, Su Xuan still hoped to find a way to remove the Curse completely. If some unforeseen factor caused him to lose his sanity, it could pose a threat to the safety of his Guild members.

"The library might have a way to break a Vampire Curse. I should go take a look." Su Xuan suddenly remembered the library might contain records on how to lift the Curse, though he couldn’t be certain.

Most of the books in the library were from the Magic Continent, whereas his current Curse was from the Abyss. Worse, it came from a True Vampire Ancestor, so a solution might not exist in the library at all.

Before heading to the library, Su Xuan first went to the Guild hall. Ivsha and the Elf Sisters had already left the Guild, returning to the church or the Elf Kingdom. Rosaline, however, had made a rare appearance outside the training room and was walking toward the Teleportation Gate.

"Rosaline? Are you heading out?"

Su Xuan asked Rosaline, who almost never left the Guild and spent all her time in the training room.

"Yes, I’m going to see Roxia," Rosaline replied with a nod.

"Roxia? Is something wrong?" ’There must be a reason for her to be visiting Roxia at a time like this.’

"She said she has something important to discuss with you, so I’m going to bring her here," Rosaline explained.

"Discuss with me?"

Su Xuan was a little surprised. So Roxia wasn’t looking for Rosaline, she was looking for him?

"You’ll find out when she gets here. I’m leaving now." Rosaline immediately stepped into the Teleportation Array, heading for Sunset City.

After thinking for a few seconds, Su Xuan left for the library.

With the library’s precise search function, he could immediately find books related to Vampires...

「An hour later, Su Xuan returned from the library.」

However, despite having scoured every book on Vampires in the library, he still hadn’t found any method to suppress the blood Curse, which gave him a headache.

It seemed the Blood Curse of a True Vampire Ancestor was appearing in this world for the first time; it had never been recorded before... ’I really hit the jackpot!’

When he returned to the Guild, he saw Rosaline and Roxia sitting in the main hall. Noticing Su Xuan’s return, they both immediately turned their gazes toward him.

Faced with their almost perfectly synchronized movements, Su Xuan felt like saying something, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Su Xuan asked Roxia, "Roxia, I hear you were looking for me?"

"Yes."

Roxia nodded, stood up, and said, "Princess Vivian invited me to become her Royal Knight again. Of course, I refused her again. However..."

"Oh?"

Su Xuan looked at Roxia and walked over. "However what?"

"This time, Princess Vivian gave me something." As Roxia spoke, she took out a pendant inlaid with a jet-black gemstone.

Su Xuan’s gaze swept over the pendant, and he pulled up its information.

[Night Pendant (Epic): A Magic Array is sealed inside the pendant. Placing it in a city’s core can protect the city from the effects of the night.]

"Immunity to the night?"

Su Xuan stroked his chin, deeply puzzled by the pendant’s effect.

’Why would something need immunity to the night? Does the night have some effect on living creatures?’

But based on the pendant’s information, Princess Vivian held no ill will toward Roxia. There was no residual Magic Power on the pendant, either; it was merely an item for protecting a city.

"She also warned me to stay away from the Royal City during this time. I... don’t quite understand what she means," Roxia continued.

’Stay away from the Royal City...’

Roxia’s words sent Su Xuan into a brief, deep thought. He suspected this might be related to the upcoming Star Ceremony.

Lately, the situation in the Star Kingdom had become intricate and complex. The old King’s life was coming to an end, and the heirs were all secretly coveting the throne. By warning Roxia to stay away from the Royal City, Princess Vivian was undoubtedly telling her to stay away from the war.

But as for the night... Su Xuan couldn’t help but wonder, ’Could Princess Vivian be planning to use the truth of the night to plunge the entire Star Kingdom into eternal darkness?’

However, this was just his speculation, and it didn’t quite fit the current situation. After all, not even the legendary Night Witch of the past possessed such power.

The Star Kingdom, a medium-sized Human Kingdom on the Magic Continent, had a population of tens of millions. The Royal City alone accounted for nearly ten million of them.

The other six Guardian Cities, along with hundreds of territories and castles of various sizes, made up about eighty percent of the population.

From a military perspective, the Royal City was undoubtedly the core of the Star Kingdom, possessing at least forty percent of its military might. The one hundred Star Knights alone were enough to make any faction tremble.

Of course, the Star Knights were not completely loyal to the Royal Family. The power Princess Vivian currently wielded was not enough to fully control the Royal City, let alone the entire Star Kingdom.

Plunging the Star Kingdom into eternal night was even more unfeasible. Furthermore, historical records indicated that the Night Witch was inferior to the Icefield Witch. Among the nearly one hundred Witches, she probably wouldn’t even rank in T1, whereas the Icefield Witch was an absolute T0!

On top of that, there was Count Flas, who was ostensibly the lord of the Blood Territory but was, in fact, a Vampire.

’How did a guy like that end up in the Star Kingdom’s political system? Could the Star Kingdom’s Royal Family be colluding with the Demon Race?’

A Lady Succubus, a Witch Princess, a Vampire Count...

The situation in the Star Kingdom was even more chaotic than he had imagined.

"Although I don’t know Princess Vivian’s true motive, her words make sense. You should stay away from the Royal City for a while," Su Xuan advised Roxia.

"Okay, I understand."

Roxia nodded, taking Su Xuan’s words to heart, and carefully put the pendant away.

Su Xuan stared at the pendant in Roxia’s hand. If things were truly as he suspected and the Star Kingdom was about to be shrouded in night, then that pendant might offer a glimmer of hope for Sunset City.

"Is there anything else?" Su Xuan asked Roxia.

"No, that’s all," Roxia said, shaking her head.

"Then I’ll get back to my business. Rosaline, make sure Roxia gets home safely," Su Xuan instructed.

"I... Can I not go back today?"

Suddenly, Roxia made a request to Su Xuan, her azure eyes filled with a hint of pleading.

"?"

"I want to chat with my aunt," Roxia explained.

"Of course."

Su Xuan nodded slightly and then returned to his room.

He still needed to continue searching for a way to break the True Vampire Ancestor’s Curse. If there was no information in the library, he might need to seek help from the Demon Race.

’Edith?’

’Perhaps asking a Vampire would be more appropriate. But the problem is...’

Su Xuan suddenly remembered that there was a Vampire in the Immortal Consort Guild. If he could contact her, he might find a way to solve the Curse.

He opened the chat interface. The President of the Immortal Consort Guild had sent him information about a Demon Cave before, so he had her contact details.

Since he wasn’t familiar with her, Su Xuan carefully worded his message, sending it in a rather formal and polite manner.

"Now, I just have to wait."

Su Xuan closed the chat interface and awaited a reply.

He glanced at the time. It was 9:00 PM in-game. Since tomorrow was Sunday, he decided not to log out and to just rest in the Guild.

The moment Su Xuan closed his eyes, his consciousness was once again led into the Dream Realm created by the Elf Mother Tree.

The familiar wooden cabin appeared before Su Xuan again. This time, however, he didn’t enter immediately, pausing at the door for a moment.

According to the previous rotation, today should be the day the true Elf Queen arrived.

Mulling this over, Su Xuan strode toward the cabin.

The moment he pushed open the door, the scene before him left him utterly stunned.

Because inside the cabin sat two Elf Queens—one in black, and one in white...