Monster Lord: The Goblin Offers the Saintess to Me at the Start

Sivis closed his eyes and sensed, but he couldn't find the trace of the disappearing Blood Clan figure at all.

He wasn't worried.

Sivis knew that, in the Bleeding Blood Technique state, the Blood Clan's aura would be hidden by consuming life force, while enhancing their combat power, speed, and blocking detection.

The Blood Hunt obtained with 50 exchange points couldn't track them naturally. At least 200 points were needed to exchange for the "Vampire Hunter Tonic," in order to track a Blood Clan in the Bleeding Blood state.

But generally, the Bleeding Blood state only lasts for ten to fifteen minutes. Unless that Blood Clan is keeping the low-intensity Bleeding Blood state on purpose to avoid detection.

That could last for several days.

"It doesn't matter anyway," Sivis thought. "Once that Blood Clan leaves the Bleeding Blood state, I can chase him down with Blood Hunt!"

Thinking about it, a spark of excitement flashed in Sivis's eyes.

At that time, he would get an Extraordinary Soul, unlock his own special skill, not to mention that the Blood Shackles in his hands were about to be opened!

Perhaps because the shackles had been fought over, and both the Blood Clan and Sivis's side had put in so much effort, Sivis instinctively felt a bit excited about what was inside.

He even found some arguments for his guess: "I remember there was a devastating blood magic outbreak in Minnet City once. Some lore enthusiasts had speculated that maybe a Blood Clan relic had exploded here, which is why the city later became a dead city."

"So, the probability that this Blood Shackles contains a relic is quite high," Sivis thought.

As he was daydreaming—

"Wait a second!"

Sivis suddenly realized that, although he had hidden the divine-rank aura in the previous wave, there was one thing he had not hidden: the image of him absorbing the blood piercing.

After the Blood Clan ran away, Sivis had initially thought that the enemy would definitely stay hidden in the city to wait for a chance to attack him.

At that time, Sivis had only shown off his extremely terrifying output.

From what he remembered from playing the game before, the Blood Clan would definitely try to use their own hiding skills and agility to make a sneak attack.

But now, if the enemy reported to the clan that he could absorb blood piercing, and that he had just advanced to silver rank and already unleashed such a terrifying move that could kill a Blood Clan of the same level, it would be a problem.

It was also a trouble for Sivis.

The Blood Clan didn't know Sivis's real situation. They would just think that Sivis was a big threat with even more potential than Vikalina, the future star of the Church — the inheritor of the "Holy Flame Spear"!

How could they not try to eliminate him in advance?

Sivis wasn't like Vikalina, who was always protected by the Church.

If Vikalina died, she was connected to a soul lamp in the Church.

Just like Werner, if a female knight showed signs of falling into corruption, a big change in personality, or poisoning, the soul lamp would reflect it.

If Vikalina died, the soul lamp would shatter and play the scene of her death in the last few seconds before she died.

The Blood Clan was also hesitant to attack her, knowing that if they did, the Church would undoubtedly go crazy and retaliate against the Blood Clan.

As for Sivis, he could just be killed.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "No way, I have to be ready at all times. The moment the Bleeding Blood Technique ends, I have to kill him right then and there!"

Sivis quickly planned in his mind.

He was a bit shaken.

As a Demon Lord, he hadn't even solved the problem of being continuously hunted by adventurers, and now he was also being targeted by the Blood Clan?

Sivis would not accept that!

Although...

The Blood Clan should be hunting him anyway, because he was their target. He had stolen their clan's great divine power of the Divine God of the Blood Sea.

...

Just as Sivis had predicted.

At this moment, in a dark corner of the sewer, a Blood Clan figure quickly darted into a hidden room.

This was a room he had arranged for his Blood Servants to dig out. Originally, if he got the Blood Shackles and was constantly chased by the Church, he would hide the Blood Shackles here and wait for his fellow clan members to come and retrieve it.

Now, he hadn't been able to recover the space item that might contain the clan's sacred relic, and instead, he was burning with faint blood energy, curled up in pain here.

"I absolutely cannot die. I have to live. I have to go and warn the clan, that this guy named Sivis is suspicious, he has a big problem, and he must be eliminated before he becomes a threat!"

"Otherwise, he will definitely become a major headache for us!"

"How could someone master such pure power of holy light? That's the level of the heroes from the ancient time of the war against the evils. Such a person cannot be left alive."

The Blood Clan figure's eyes flashed with a cold light.

He could sense a strange marking magical energy swirling in his body. He had tried multiple times to remove it, but failed.

Helpless, the Blood Clan gritted his teeth and continued to maintain the Bleeding Blood Technique, keeping himself in a state of isolation from detection.

But, as the blood energy burned, the Blood Clan figure felt his life force rapidly decreasing. Even if he was just blocking his aura at this moment, his life was flowing away at an extremely fast rate.

He had originally been able to live for at least hundreds of years, but now he felt his lifespan had been reduced to just a few days...

But the figure held on, unmoved!

He knew it was no longer possible to return to the clan directly.

The figure didn't intend to run anymore. Instead, he was waiting for backup to arrive, and then he would pass on the message to his fellow clan members.

If possible...

He silently prayed in his heart that the superior he followed — Elder Dace of the Blood Clan — would come to find him on his own, even if it was just to punish him for failing the mission, or even to take his life.

That way, he could directly report the existence of that terrifying guy, and let the clan take action to eliminate Sivis.

"Sivis... he must not live." The Blood Clan figure muttered constantly, his body slowly curling into a ball, like a stray dog without a home.

The pain brought by the Bleeding Blood Technique kept tormenting his body and mind.

...

On the other side, after Sivis worried, he quickly regained his calm expression.

After breaking through Silver-Rank, becoming an Extraordinary, his mindset had improved a lot compared to before — because he had power now!

Plus, even if he was being hunted by the Blood Clan, they probably didn't know he was a lord hidden in the monster domain.

The danger was much lower than the Church's pursuit.

Sivis just decided to deal with this matter in order to avoid adding more crises.

But that didn't mean he actually feared the Blood Clan's hostility.

Sivis felt quite excited, and he stepped forward to stand by Vikalina's side.

The female knight had quite a few questions in her eyes.

She asked seriously, "You succeeded, you absorbed the Blood Clan's power?"

"Yes, now I can slightly influence those Blood Servants. For example, I can make the people around me immune to the ordinary infection of the Blood Servants."

"Unfortunately, I still can't affect the plague that the Blood Clan themselves spread."

"Really?" Vikalina was both shocked and happy, then a flicker of understanding flashed in her eyes. "Is that why you went to absorb the Blood Clan's power, Mr. Sivis?"

Sivis told the truth: "No, I just did it for my own strength."

But in Vikalina's eyes, her companion was being humble, as always.

A hint of admiration passed through her eyes!

The female knight didn't know that Sivis had completed the perfect promotion to Silver. She just felt that her companion had so much potential, and there were many ways to advance, so there was no need to take such a big risk.

The only benefit was the ability to make people around him immune to blood plague!

That was nothing but pure dedication to saving Minnet City!

Vikalina hadn't expected Sivis to be so self-sacrificing, willing to gamble his life just to deal with this disaster!

"Indeed, my previous decision to sacrifice myself was the right choice!"

"Sivis..."

The female knight sighed with emotion.

"???"

Sivis was a bit confused. He felt like the female knight by his side had completely lost her battlefield confidence and coolness, and instead looked like a starry-eyed fan girl, with glowing eyes.

"The matter is settled. Let's go back first."

Sivis extended his hand in an invitation.

Vikalina was taken aback for a moment, then nodded firmly and grasped Sivis's hand.

They were in the sewer, but this scene didn't feel dirty at all. Sivis's Holy Swordsmanship and Vikalina's Flame of Salvation had already cleansed everything around them.

If you ignored the stench in the air, the two of them now looked like they were walking through heaven.

Then...

Sivis and Vikalina began to slowly search for the exit of the sewer.

Along the way, they didn't waste time. They kept using their abilities, cutting down the Blood Servants that had piled up in the sewer.

"Ho!"

Vikalina let out a fierce roar, and her knight spear shot forward, instantly reducing countless monsters to ash.

Sivis casually waved his light blade. With the Bronze-Rank Holy Swordsmanship, now enhanced by his perfect promotion to Silver, it was like a bloody meat grinder, rapidly sweeping through the sewer, wiping out every single Blood Servant.

Sivis enjoyed this task.

On one hand, he could get used to his body after the Silver promotion. On the other, by eliminating the Blood Servants, he could protect the subjects he had already conquered on land.

He could make them immune to Blood Servant infections, but medieval medical conditions were limited. If his subjects were bitten by a Blood Servant and lost large chunks of skin, or worse, had their arteries bitten, Sivis had to personally use healing magic to save them.

Even with Vikalina as a helper and a Transparent Sprite doing the dirty work, they were only three healers.

Faced with a large-scale attack from Blood Servants, it was impossible to save everyone.

The more Blood Servants they cleared, the more subjects they could save.

And...

This job also had its rewards!

They could earn some soul points.