Gospel of Blood

Bloodbornes!

Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat. She discreetly followed the aura, intending to locate its source. But before she could pinpoint it, the aura vanished instantly.

Charlotte’s eyes narrowed.

All auras naturally dissipate over time, but this one had clearly been hidden by a spell.

There was a bloodborne at tonight’s banquet!

Scanning the banquet hall, Charlotte observed nobles laughing and chatting in groups, seemingly oblivious to the recent change in aura.

She frowned slightly.

The bloodborne aura just now had not been faint. She could sense that a significant proportion of the guests were extraordinary individuals, she detected at least three Blazing Sun and over ten Silver Moon auras.

High-level extraordinary beings are usually very perceptive. However, the nobles here showed no reaction, as if the bloodborne aura had been an illusion. But Charlotte was certain it wasn’t.

Sebastian’s voice sounded beside her, tinged with seriousness.

She glanced at him, noting his wary gaze sweeping the hall. Clearly, he had also sensed the bloodborne aura.

“Master, something’s off.”

He whispered.

Charlotte nodded subtly. Her gaze returned to the hall as she silently invoked the Gospel of Blood.

She multitasked, entering the banquet hall with Sebastian and others while discreetly communicating with the crimson star sea symbolizing bloodbornes within the Gospel of Blood.

The bloodborne aura could be hidden, but not from the Gospel of Blood, the supreme artifact of the bloodborne. Any bloodborne’s coordinates would appear in the crimson star sea.

While long distances might prevent her from locating bloodbornes through the Gospel, she could easily find those nearby.

As Charlotte’s mind focused, the Gospel of Blood in her consciousness glowed faintly, illuminating the crimson star sea in her mental world. Centered on Charlotte, the illusory crimson stars spread in her vision.

One… two… three…

In Charlotte’s “vision”, crimson stars representing bloodbornes lit up densely throughout the banquet hall. In an instant, the hall seemed immersed in a crimson world.

Seeing this, Charlotte felt her scalp tingle. The dense crimson stars were so close, vividly clear in the Gospel of Blood’s perception…

It wasn’t just one hidden bloodborne at the banquet. The proportion of bloodbornes attending was astonishingly high!

In her real-world vision, the hall had over three hundred guests. In the Gospel’s vision, there were more than fifty crimson stars, with varying intensities—the strongest two were Blazing Sun, and even the weakest was Starry Sky.

Goodness…

At this banquet, nearly one-fifth of the attendees were bloodbornes, most of them nobles. Of the three Blazing Sun attendees, two were bloodborne!

If she hadn’t visited the Cathedral of the Holy Court yesterday, she’d believe she had entered the Bloodborne-controlled Coria Kingdom!

Ridiculous!

Were all the hidden bloodbornes in the Crescent Kingdom gathered here?

Charlotte was astounded but showed no sign of it. She gave a discreet glance at Sebastian and whispered.

“Stay alert and ready for battle.”

Her reminder made everyone tense.

Sebastian narrowed his eyes, touching his combat equipment at his waist, while Eudoxia scanned the hall, her crimson pupils gleaming with battle intent.

“Sherry, I just remembered I forgot something at home. Take Reina and Eudoxia and fetch it for me.”

Charlotte suddenly said, naturally and without lowering her voice.

Eudoxia frowned in puzzlement, and Reina tilted her head in confusion. Sherry reacted the quickest, bowing respectfully before leading Reina and Eudoxia out of the hall.

Once the maids left, Charlotte stepped into the banquet hall, instantly drawing the nobles’ attention. Curious gazes fell upon her, and soon, a noble enthusiastically greeted her.

“The Northern Eagle Crest? You must be the renowned Countess of Castell. The rumors are true, you shine like a star…”

Smiling, Charlotte gracefully thanked the noble for the compliment.

The Borde-Castell War had clearly boosted her family’s reputation, and many nobles, including prominent families of the kingdom, came to greet her.

Charlotte responded elegantly and appropriately.

If she ignored the Gospel of Blood’s revelation of their true identities, this would seem like a regular noble banquet, with nobles chatting and drinking, just as at previous banquets she’d attended. But Charlotte remained calm and alert. She hadn’t turned off the Gospel’s “vision”, and in it, the true identities of the bloodborne nobles were glaringly obvious.

Nearly all the nobles who greeted her were bloodbornes.

No… More precisely, of the few hundred people in the hall, excluding servants and followers, most of the noble attendees were bloodbornes!

This was a Bloodborne banquet!

Realizing this heightened Charlotte’s alertness.

In the Crescent Kingdom, the most active bloodbornes were from the Shedite Clan. While she couldn’t determine their bloodlines, it was obvious many members of the Blood Demon Cult— were Shedite bloodbornes!

Was this an invitation from the Blood Demon Cult?

Charlotte’s thoughts raced. Just then, the surrounding nobles parted to create a path. Amid soft, frivolous laughter, a young noble in splendid robes, surrounded by scantily clad half-elf maids, approached.

“Hehehe, Countess Castell, we meet again.”

It was Richard de Gaston, Duke Gaston’s son, whom Charlotte had encountered upon entering the capital.

It was a peculiar scene. The young duke’s son stood smiling, with scantily clad half-elf maids by his side, while other nobles stepped back respectfully.

This included Duke Prutz, whom Charlotte had seen earlier with Blazing Sun strength.

Charlotte knew why everyone was so respectful to the young noble. In the Gospel of Blood’s vision, his crimson glow was dazzling.

This was a Legendary Bloodborne.