“You… you actually fell in love with a member of another race?”
Gregory looked at the madness in his niece’s eyes and ultimately just shook his head helplessly.
“Sigh, it is better than having no one to like. The banquet is about to enter its main agenda. Get ready! No matter what, the Brujah Clan will stand behind you and support your decision.”
Just as Gregory finished speaking, the crystal chandelier in the center of the hall suddenly dimmed.
A red spotlight shone on the main seat, and Edwin, the Clan Leader of the Ventrue Clan, slowly stood up.
This elder of the Blood Tribe, who had lived for over 1,000 years, had an aged face, but his red pupils flickered with the light of wisdom.
“Everyone, welcome to the Blood Moon Hall today,” Edwin’s voice spread easily to every corner of the hall.
“Tonight, we not only welcome the arrival of the Blood Princess, Carola Brujah, but also have several important matters to discuss.”
The hall fell into silence.
Most of the vampires present turned their gazes toward Edwin, while some looked at Carola.
“Recently, we discovered a miraculous blood sample.”
Edwin lightly raised his hand.
A member of the Tremere Clan walked forward, carrying a tray.
On the tray was a test tube containing a dark red liquid.
It was blood that everyone present was very familiar with.
Carola’s fingernails sank deep into her palms.
That was exactly the blood sample of Phyllis that she had sent to the Tremere Clan for testing.
“This blood sample is miraculous! Not only can it quickly restore the status of our Blood Tribe…” Edwin looked at the vampires present.
“After testing by the Tremere Clan, this blood can even temporarily suppress the Madness Affliction of the Malkavian Clan.”
“Whoosh!”
The hall instantly erupted in a frenzy.
The Madness Affliction of the Malkavian Clan was the price of their prophecies.
Those who possessed the talent for prophecy would eventually fall into an irreversible madness.
If there really were blood that could cure this condition…
Oh! It seemed it didn’t have much to do with the other clans.
They wouldn’t go mad. Only the quick restoration aspect was useful to them.
However, would this blood have other miraculous effects?
“Where did this blood come from?” a vampire from one of the clans asked.
“It came from Lady Carola…”
A figure stepped out from the shadows in the corner of the hall.
It was Raymond Setite, who had been to Carola’s Castle before.
“This miraculous blood should come from a Catkin girl in the Blood Princess’s castle. I saw her last time I went there to deliver some members of the Blood Tribe…”
Raymond stood under a spotlight, his aged face full of pride.
‘Let’s see how I guide the various Blood Tribe clans to pressure you. In front of all these clans, can you really kill me?’
“Heh.”
Carola smiled.
That smile was breathtakingly beautiful yet chillingly cold.
“Raymond, oh Raymond…”
Carola took a few steps forward, the sound of her high heels clicking on the floor in a crisp, rhythmic cadence.
Every step felt as if it were treading on the hearts of the vampires present.
Carola’s figure suddenly vanished.
When she reappeared, she was already in front of Raymond.
The gazes of all the vampires present were now focused on the two figures under the spotlight.
One of Carola’s hands was resting gently on Raymond’s shoulder.
The smugness on Raymond’s face froze, and cold sweat instantly soaked the shirt beneath his formal attire.
“L-Lady Carola…”
His voice began to tremble.
“This is the Blood Moon Hall. Could it be that you — “
“You are mistaken.”
Carola’s voice caused the temperature of the entire hall to plummet.
“This is not just the Blood Moon Hall…”
Carola raised her other hand.
Her blood-red nails shimmered under the spotlight with a luster that spelled danger.
“It is also your burial ground!”
“Crack!”
The crisp sound of a bone breaking echoed through the hall.
Raymond’s right shoulder was actually crushed by Carola’s five fingers, and even the bone was turned to powder under her immense strength.
“Ah!”
Raymond let out a piercing scream.
He wanted to escape but found that his body was imprisoned in place by an invisible force.
“The power of the Original Blood!”
“It seems that taking your heart as a price last time was not enough…”
Carola’s voice made every vampire present feel their skin crawl.
“Now, you actually dare to target my little kitty?”
“Save… save me!”
Raymond cast a pleading look toward the other clan representatives.
“The Setite Clan won’t — “
“The Setite Clan?”
Carola chuckled, her voice full of mockery.
“Do you dare to make a move against me?”
Carola’s hand pierced through Raymond’s chest, and she actually pulled out another heart.
“So you installed another one. No wonder you dared to be so arrogant in front of me…”
Carola applied force with her hand, and the heart was instantly crushed.
Raymond opened his mouth wide but could not make any sound.
The representatives of the other clans just watched, and not a single person stepped forward to stop her.
That was Carola, after all — Carola Brujah, whose strength could rank in the top ten of the Blood Tribe after awakening the Original Blood.
Furthermore, while the power of the Original Blood was somewhat less effective against other races, it was a specialized counter against members of their own tribe.
Carola was practically an executioner specifically for cleaning out internal members.
“Who would dare to provoke such a being for no reason?”
Only a brainless fool like Raymond would dare to provoke her.
They only hoped they wouldn’t be dragged down with him.
“Ugh…”
Raymond was still constantly trying to break free from the restraint Carola had placed on him.
“You should just shut your mouth!”
Carola slammed her hands together.
“Thump!”
Raymond’s head exploded like a watermelon.
Blood splattered around as if it were free.
However, Raymond still wasn’t dead.
It was very difficult to truly kill a high-ranking member of the Blood Tribe.
Carola naturally knew this.
Moreover, she did not intend to let Raymond die so easily.
He had angered her time and again, and now he even dared to target Phyllis?
Before he died, Raymond had to suffer properly.
The Blood Moon Hall fell into a deathly silence.
Raymond Setite’s headless torso was still twitching slightly, and blood gushed out from the severed neck, pooling into a thick red puddle under the spotlight.
Carola stood in the middle of the pool of blood.
Her red dress showed no visible change.
A few drops of blood had splattered onto her cheeks, looking like red plum blossoms blooming in the snow under the spotlight.
She raised her hand and elegantly wiped the blood from her face with her slender fingers, her blood-red pupils slowly scanning the room.
“You want to target my little kitty?”
Carola tapped her toe lightly, and Raymond’s twitching remains were lifted by an invisible force, suspended in midair.
“Crack! Crack!”
The soul-chilling sound of bones breaking continuously echoed in the hall.
Raymond’s remains twisted and deformed in the air.
His limbs were crushed inch by inch by an invisible force until finally, all the bones in his body were turned to powder, and his flesh was squeezed into a bizarre shape.
The powerful vitality of a high-ranking vampire allowed Raymond to remain conscious even under this kind of torture, making him wish he were dead.
Finally, under Carola’s control, Raymond was condensed into a ball.
“Whoosh!”
A clump of Blood Fire appeared in Carola’s hand.
Carola threw the Blood Fire onto the ball, and instantly, the flames surged.
“This is the consequence.”
Under the gaze of numerous Blood Tribe clans, Raymond Setite was tortured to death by Carola in this manner.
In the end, only some ashes remained on the spot.
“Hiss…”
Several suppressed gasps sounded in the hall.
A few young vampires subconsciously took half a step back, the fear in their eyes almost overflowing as they looked at Carola.
“Carola, your anger should be gone by now, right? Then, let us talk about the next matter, regarding the Machine Race…”
Edwin, who had remained motionless, spoke up faintly at this time.
And so, as if it had been forgotten, no member of the Blood Tribe clans talked about the miraculous blood sample or Raymond again.
Everyone focused their attention on the other important matter Edwin mentioned.
Regarding the Machine Race…