Gospel of Blood

Chapter 359: Unlucky Charlotte

When Charlotte had an idea, she acted on it immediately.

She lowered her head and focused her gaze once more on the Crimson Star Sea, contemplating which star to choose.

Only those with the bloodline power of the bloodbornes would have their stars appear in the Crimson Star Sea.

Among these stars, there could not only be bloodbornes but also blood thralls and those who have gained the power of the bloodborne, or even those cursed by a bloodborne, like Sebastian had been.

Because of this, selecting a lucky candidate now was somewhat like opening a blind box.

The Blood Summoning had a “cooldown”, and Charlotte felt that it was too extravagant to use divine power to refresh it just for gathering information. So, she had to be a bit cautious in her selection.

With this in mind, Charlotte took a deep breath, and her eyes turned crimson-gold as she carefully sensed the states of these crimson stars.

The most noticeable sensation was the strength of their auras.

As the Master of the Gospel, Charlotte could clearly sense the approximate bloodline power of each crimson star.

Given the broader context, it also indicated the individual’s strength. However, having already encountered the “unexpected” situation with Sebastian, Charlotte knew this method wasn’t completely reliable and could only be considered roughly accurate.

After all, who could guarantee there weren’t other unlucky ones like Sebastian?

Besides this, there was the aura itself.

Having transmigrated for almost two years now, and having interacted extensively with the Blood Demon Cult and the bloodbornes of the Starfall Kingdom, Charlotte had already memorized the auras of these two types of bloodbornes.

Through the subtle differences in these stars’ aura, she could roughly judge which stars might belong to the Shedite Clan and which to the Nez Clan.

Just like that cluster of stars gathered together.

Perhaps when they were alone, Charlotte’s perception might not be that accurate, but when dozens of them gathered, the aura of the Shedite bloodborne was so concentrated it was palpable.

So many Shedite bloodbornes gathered together, with their blood power varying in strength, and in the direction of the outer city’s slums of Lutecia, surrounded by scattered, weak auras like satellites, resembling low-level members at the organization’s periphery…

Overall, it was almost like they were wearing signs saying “Here is the Blood Demon Cult base.”

Naturally, Charlotte skipped over those bloodbornes.

She had already decided to report them, so she didn’t want to get entangled with them, especially since there was a powerful presence among them, much stronger than Yurst, likely a peak-strength Blood Count or even a Duke.

Charlotte didn’t want to alert them prematurely.

She focused on the stars closer to her, or more accurately, those within a five-kilometer radius.

This range included both the inner and relatively prosperous outer districts of Lutecia.

In Charlotte’s view, bloodbornes active in this area were more likely to interact with nobles and, rather than being members of the Blood Demon Cult, were more likely to be those living secretly in the capital.

Charlotte sensed the auras of each of them and then found, somewhat frustrated, that almost all these bloodbornes were of the Shedite bloodborne.

“All Shedite? Could they all be Blood Demon Cultists?”

Charlotte’s gaze fell on those stars, her expression skeptical.

This was another limitation of the Crimson Star Sea.

Though Charlotte had memorized the Shedite bloodborne aura, she couldn’t discern their faith or allegiance through their blood power alone.

In other words, she couldn’t accurately determine what these stars represented in terms of faith.

Charlotte wasn’t eager to summon a Blood Demon Cultist, but the Shedite bloodborne didn’t necessarily mean they were all fanatics devoted to the Blood Demon Archduke.

After a brief consideration, she decided not to worry too much about it.

Who cares?

As long as she could gather information, it was fine.

If they weren’t members of the Blood Demon Cult, that would be ideal, she might even have a chance to develop a new blood servant follower in the capital.

But if she was unlucky and did pick a Blood Demon Cultist, she could just extract the information and then eliminate them.

With this thought, Charlotte’s gaze wandered over the nearby stars again.

After some careful consideration, her sight settled on a cluster of stars about two kilometers southeast of her location.

It was a part of the inner city, where several crimson stars were gathered together.

There were quite a few, at least seven, and one of them had an aura as strong as Yurst. Charlotte estimated them to be a Blood Count.

As for the others, judging by their auras, they ranged from Baron to Viscount in strength.

“So many bloodbornes gathered together in the inner city—could it be a bloodborne gathering?”

Charlotte mused.

Unlike the outer city, it was much harder to hide one’s identity in the inner city. This wasn’t the Borde City, infiltrated to the core by the Blood Demon Cult, but the core region of the Crescent Kingdom’s Holy Court.

The Blood Demon Cult wouldn’t gather here unless they were crazy.

Several Legendary clerics were stationed nearby, with their powerful perception abilities. If any ignorant Blood Demon Cultists caused trouble, those clerics would sense them instantly.

Especially in this location, as Charlotte sensed, it was quite close to the Lutecia Cathedral.

A Shedite bloodborne not particularly afraid of the Holy Court?

Naturally, Charlotte became curious.

She carefully observed those stars and finally focused on the one with the strongest aura.

Although these stars were obviously in the same place, this one was slightly apart from the others, likely staying alone.

With the strongest aura, they should know the most. Even with a Blazing Sun strength, once drawn into the Dark Night Castle, Charlotte could rely on her bloodline suppression to handle them.

Overall, this was the best choice.

With this thought, Charlotte activated the Blood Summoning, selecting the star glowing red…

The Blood Summoning was activated, and crimson light bloomed in the Dark Night Castle. In the void, Charlotte sensed she had grasped something.

She knew it was the bloodborne’s “soul” she had chosen to summon.

With a slight thought, she pulled the person through the void and forcefully brought them over.

In an instant, the star shimmered, and crimson mist spread quickly.

A powerful, dark aura accompanied the spreading mist, appearing in the Dark Night Castle.

As the mist dissipated, the unlucky individual who had been summoned appeared before Charlotte.

It was an elderly man in a black robe.

His expression was filled with worship and fanaticism, his deep eyes brimming with madness. One hand held a blood-stained, candle-smoked black magic book, while the other was raised slightly in a gesture of prayer.

Clearly, he had been pulled over in the middle of an evil ritual.

He blinked, his fanatical expression quickly replaced by shock and confusion, seemingly unaware of why he had suddenly appeared here.

When his gaze swept across the Dark Night Castle’s walls, past the divine symbol of thorny roses, and finally landed on the high platform, on Charlotte, who was shrouded in crimson mist, his shock and confusion quickly turned to fear and horror.

“G… God Nyx?!”

He exclaimed, his voice trembling with fear.

Sensing the familiar, detestable aura on him and seeing his unchanging black priest robe, Charlotte was speechless…

Damn…

A “bad draw.”

He was indeed a Blood Demon Cultist!