Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 123 Conquer

Looking at the magnificent sight before him, Lester couldn't help but exclaim, "You've built such a city in such a short time! But where are we now? And won't your excessive excavation of the rock cause a landslide?"

Agreed explained, “We are currently about 10,000 meters below the Western Swamp. This place is connected to the nearby Underworld, but I haven’t opened up the passage yet. There are dangers, but don’t worry, landslides will never happen. I have reinforced the geological structure here with natural magic. Unless a high-intensity earthquake of the magnitude of the continent occurs here, there will be absolutely no safety hazards here.”

Brecel continued, "You built such a magnificent underground city to house the spirits of the Western Swamp... what exactly do you want to do?"

Agreed then explained, “Of course I want to cultivate my own power. As a top-tier undead, I am naturally able to control these low-level undead who have no self-awareness. And at my current level, I can easily turn even high-level undead below the demigod level into my lackeys.”

But… I always felt something was missing. Then I realized, this city lacked a group of true inhabitants—not the undead who were like machines under my control, but intelligent beings with their own thoughts, like… vampires!

Now that things had come to this point, Brecel could no longer play dumb, so he tentatively asked, "So... you're going to keep us confined in this city?"

Agreed chuckled and said, "The word 'domestication' is not quite accurate. I've only provided you with a place to live and haven't restricted your freedom. Moreover, my target isn't just you, but the entire vampire clan!"

Now I sincerely invite you to work under me; I can give you many things you need.”

Lester asked with interest, "Why do you need so many subordinates and forces? You don't seem to need them."

Agreed took out a medal from his pendant, the one awarded to him by Pushkin. Looking at the medal, Agreed slowly said, "I once made a promise with two friends that I would build an absolutely great nation, a free country without slaves. To fulfill this promise, I need as much power as possible. I will turn the entire western swamp into a great nation until I rule the whole world. To do this, I will gather all the power I can to drive the gods off this planet."

These bold words instantly terrified the two vampires. He actually wanted to be an enemy of the gods! Only a madman could utter such treasonous words, but Agreed was not a madman. He was now a terrifying undead Grand Duke, so the two vampires knew he was serious.

"Now give me an answer, will you join me or leave? I won't force you, but I'd like to add another bargaining chip: I can make you comparable to the Blood Ancestor." As he spoke, a drop of pure blood appeared in Agred's hand. Agred held up the drop of blood and continued to tempt, "This is the essence blood of the Blood Ancestor. I can use it to grant you the same bloodline as the Blood Ancestor. As for how important bloodline is to the strength of the vampire race, I think you two should be very clear about that."

This tempting offer broke through their last line of defense. The two vampires exchanged a glance, then knelt down together and swore, "We are willing to serve you like dogs and horses."

Looking at the two kneeling before him, Agreed smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, you two are smart. However, I must also warn you, I have placed a curse on this drop of blood essence. If either of you betrays me, the curse will activate with a thought and take your lives. This curse is attached to your bloodline and cannot be purified or eliminated. No one but me can safely remove it from you. Have you... thought it through?"

Lester knelt on the ground in a prostrate position, then shouted, "Our minds are made up, please grant us your blood, my lord."

Agreed stopped wasting words and divided the essence blood in his hand into two parts, dripping them into the foreheads of the two vampires. In an instant, the two vampires collapsed to the ground in pain. The bloodline of the Blood Ancestor was constantly transforming their bodies, and their bodies began to age and wither at a visible speed. Upon seeing this, Agreed said it was only natural.

"As expected, it's still a stretch to generate two Blood Ancestor bloodlines from a single essence of blood. But fortunately, I wasn't completely unprepared." With that, Agred took out a blood-red crystal ball from his personal space. This was a replica that Agred had made based on the crystal ball on his staff that could store blood energy. The replica in his hand now contained a massive amount of blood energy, most of which came from the lives killed by the cold wave caused by the magic 'Absolute Freeze' that Agred had released.

Agreed shattered the crystal ball, and a massive amount of blood energy surged out and gathered to form a blood-red ocean. Under Agreed's control, it then flowed into the bodies of the two vampires. As the blood energy continued to replenish them, the skin of the two who were being transformed began to become full again, and their strength continued to rise, making them evil and terrifying.

Ten minutes later, the sea of ​​blood disappeared without leaving a trace of blood energy. Lester and Brecel also completed their transformation. When they stood up, their auras were almost demigod-like, but their true strength was still somewhat unstable and needed to be stabilized.

Agreed looked at them and nodded, saying, "Not bad, not bad. Now the bloodline concentration of the two of you is no weaker than Dracula's. This is a good thing. My calculations were correct. The two of you will definitely become demigods in the future. This gives me even more confidence."

Lester, accompanied by Brecel, quickly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, sir."

At this moment, Agreed said in a cold tone, "Don't thank me. Everything comes at a price. If you work for me, you have to do my bidding. Your first task is to consolidate your strength as soon as possible, and at the same time, go out and subdue all the vampires and bring them here to settle down. Anyone who is unwilling to submit... kill them!"

“Yes! We understand,” Lester and Brecel replied in unison.

Then Agreed tossed them a bag containing stones engraved with runes and instructed, "These are the keys to the dungeon. Once you've unified the vampires, distribute them among yourselves. I'm leaving now. After you've completed your mission, crush the red rune stone in the bag and report back to me. I'll give you further instructions."

After arranging everything, Agreed vanished into the shadows in an instant, watched by the two. The two newly ascended Blood Ancestors exchanged a smile, for they both knew that this continent... was about to change!