The battle that took place in Nightmare Weave was just a battle of wills.
The battle inside was so intense that it was as if the heavens were falling and the earth was splitting apart, but the outside was still calm and tranquil.
When Mary forcefully took control of Nightmare Castle Koslin with The Embrace, Grimm's consciousness was immediately repelled by a strong force and was chased out of Nightmare Weave.
Grimm and Mary opened their eyes one after the other in the secret room of Nightmare Castle.
Grimm frowned, but Mary's face was full of joy.
"Did you succeed?" Grimm knew it was unnecessary to ask the question the moment it left his mouth.
There was no need to ask, no need to look at Mary's overflowing joy. He knew the result just by looking at the strange resonance between the depths of her soul and the Nightmare Castle.
Yes, the moment she retreated from Nightmare Weave, Mary's soul was connected to the Nightmare Castle beneath her. Strands of blood-red energy flowed. This strange creation that was a combination of alchemy and flesh curled up under Mary's blood-red authority, as docile and obedient as a puppy.
The force field that had been suppressing Grimm and Mary also disappeared in an instant.
Inside the castle, the powerful blood-red energy replaced the past life energy, becoming the source of power that maintained the huge form and energy system of Nightmare Castle.
"Why don't you return the Energy Orb to Koslin? Otherwise, it can only limit its home ground advantage to the inside of the castle. With the Energy Orb, Nightmare Weave can expand to at least a thousand meters. When that time comes, everything within three miles of Nightmare Castle will be Koslin's home ground! "Mary asked impatiently.
Although the Energy Orb was with her, she still had to respect Grimm's opinion on how to use it.
"It's your pet, you decide!" Grimm smiled, indirectly agreeing with Mary's opinion.
Mary happily took out the energy orb from her bosom. Waves of blood-red energy immediately lingered around her body, turning into a red pillar with a groove at the top. The moment Mary put the orb in, the red pillar immediately retracted into the floor.
A moment later, the Nightmare Castle glowed with a blood-red hue. Layers of energy fields flowed out from the castle's core, pushing out the elements and energy that did not belong to it. In the blink of an eye, layers and layers of densely packed energy fields enveloped the Nightmare Castle once more, turning this place into the new life, Koslyn's home field.
Grimm estimated that after being controlled by Mary, Koslin had the strength of a Grade 4 High Rank being. He had not yet reached the level of a forbidden lifeform. Fred, who had been Blood Sacrificed, had also become a Grade 4 Soul bound by Nightmare Castle. Only, his strength had fallen to Grade 4 Low Rank.
"How is it? How does controlling Koslin help you?" Due to the presence of the energy field, even Grimm could not directly and clearly investigate Koslin's detailed information, so he could only ask Mary vaguely.
"It's nothing, just having a Grade 4 Weave!" Mary's smile was like a flower, and she had a proud look on her face. "However, if the battlefield is on Koslin's home ground, I also have the confidence to fight against you super experts!"
Unfortunately, Koslin's Nightmare Castle's mobility was too weak. Hence, Mary could only be a defensive-type Weave!
Unfortunately, Koslin's Nightmare Castle's mobility was too weak. Hence, Mary could only play the role of a defensive-type Weave. Although it was not perfect, Grimm still nodded in satisfaction.
With this, the Crimson Family's foundation had truly stabilized!
Previously, Grimm's appearance had already caused a stun grenade to fall on the scattered towers. The waves caused by this had yet to subside. Aside from the scattered towers, the surrounding areas, both overt and covert, were also pressuring the Crimson Family like an avalanche.
This time, the Crimson Family had to advance with all their might no matter what.
If they couldn't get past this hurdle, the Crimson Family would only be left with the path of disintegration under the ravages of the raging storm. As a Tier 4 Magus, Grimm might be able to avoid this, but the other members of the Crimson Family would find it difficult to establish themselves in the central continent.
Now that Mary had Koslin under her control, her strength had improved by leaps and bounds. In a certain aspect, she could even compete with Weave's Strength.
This was undoubtedly a stabilizing force for the Crimson Family, which was currently in the midst of the storm.
They didn't need to fight, they didn't need to bluff. They only needed to leak a bit of information, and it would scare off those with ill intentions. It would also cause the enemies in the dark to not dare to act rashly, and it would save the Crimson Family countless troubles.
It was precisely because he had seen through this problem so clearly that Grim suddenly broke into a smile.
"Then, as a congratulatory gift for obtaining the Nightmare Castle, let's hold a banquet here! In any case, there are quite a number of family representatives who have come over these days. We can meet them all at once … "
"Hmph, holding a banquet is a lie. I think you just want to scare those emissaries! Alright, let's set the time for tomorrow night. I'll give you a surprise then! "Mary snorted, evidently seeing through Grimm's ploy.
The two looked at each other and smiled, their faces filled with anticipation.
… …
The next day.
After nightfall.
All the family emissaries who were waiting here received the Crimson Family's notice and began to arrive at Kothrin Castle one after another.
After a few days together, everyone had a new understanding of Kothrin Castle.
It was obvious that a blood sacrifice had been carried out in the castle not long ago. As the number and quality of Magi involved was too terrifying, the entire castle was filled with vengeful spirits and the pungent stench of blood.
However, this time, when they arrived in front of the castle on various mounts, they immediately felt a different aura.
The vengeful spirits had been swept away, and even the stench of blood had become much thinner, turning into a faint mist that was similar to blood elemental energy.
The people who welcomed them in front of the castle gates were none other than the Blood Queen's subordinates. The men were scholarly and the women were charming. All of them were dressed extravagantly, their postures elegant and noble. The entire banquet was organized in an orderly and methodical manner.
Apart from the many high-ranked Blood Kindred, the higher-ups of the Crimson Family were also gathered here.
Those who showed themselves were the Red Dragon Witch Meryl, the demonic woman Emelia, the emerald dragon beauty Aretina, the Insect Lich Bliss, the Goblin Great Sage Kabi, the Cloning Brain Sauk, the Goblin Wizard Loke, the Goblin Leader Gonga …
After so many years of training and accumulation, most of these Crimson 'elders' who had followed Grimm for hundreds of years had reached rank 3. As for those who could not keep up with the Crimson Family, they were either gradually eliminated or had passed away due to old age … In short, those people would never appear in such an occasion again!
However, this was not surprising. What truly made the guests feel bewildered were the attendants who were shuttling back and forth in the banquet hall.
None of the emissaries who could attend the Crimson Family's banquet were easy to deal with. They had to be at least a rank 2 Magus.
The large families might only send one Magus in charge as an emissary, and their rank would not be lower than rank 3. Most of the smaller families might only have one or two rank 2 Magi in their entire family. Thus, they could only obediently let their patriarch act as the emissary and rush over.
As a high-ranked Magus, he had naturally seen countless Magus Banquets. However, there was no one like the Crimson Family who used the souls of high-ranked spirits as their attendants.
In the banquet hall, the female attendants who were holding silver trays and shuttling back and forth between the crowd were not humans, nor were they vampires. Instead, they were beautiful, enchanting, and beautiful humanoid women — Nightfiends.
The Dream Demon, also known as the Night Demon, was a strange monster with wings and a tail. Their greatest ability was to absorb the energy of sentient beings through dreams.
Thus, in many books on Magus spells, they were drawn out from monsters and undead and classified as spiritual beings. However, no matter how they were classified, they were obviously not intelligent beings. On the contrary, they were extremely dangerous and frightening beings.
However, the fact that the Crimson Family could tame Nightfiends and make them serve many Magi showed that they had a deep foundation in this area.
These Nightfiends were all frightening rank 2 spirits. If they were placed in a small Magus family, they could easily annihilate their family. However, here, they were just lowly attendants and servants, serving the Magi with all their might.
However, when these Nightfiends shuttled back and forth among the crowd, the regular rank 2 Magi felt their hearts tremble and their genitals become unstable. They could only stealthily cast some defensive spells on themselves and carefully distanced themselves from these Nightmare Demons.
The rank 2 Magi were only lamenting about these insignificant things. However, the rank 3 Magi had a deeper and more direct feeling than them!
The outstanding rank 3 Magi already had the qualifications to conduct research on laws. Although they were still unable to touch and control laws, they could still use some spells to simulate the effects of laws.
Thus, while the rank 2 Magi were making a fuss about the Nightmare Maidens, the rank 3 Magi were quietly sizing up the Keslin Castle in front of them.
Strange, strange, bizarre …
They did not know why, but it felt different from a few days ago. This Keslin Castle in front of them seemed to have undergone some strange changes. The faint aura that leaked out was completely unfamiliar, causing them to be unable to grasp it.
Was it their senses that were wrong, or was there really something strange about this Keslin Castle?
However, just as they were feeling bewildered, the main character of today's banquet, the Blood Queen Mary, appeared in front of them wearing a bright red dress as she stepped on the creaking stairs.
Once she appeared, the expressions on everyone's faces changed from bewilderment to shock. They could no longer hide it.
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