"Leah, don't come over," Rain shouted.
"I knew you would betray the Queen. Just as I expected," Leah, the girl who had captured Avina, said.
At this moment, the Tree of Life that had bound Avina was glowing brightly. The entire tree was translucent.
The veins on the branches and leaves of the Tree of Life were glowing with a blood-red luster.
"Haha, the sacrificial ceremony is about to begin," Leah said excitedly to the Tree of Life.
On the other hand, I stood on the ground full of corpses, blood staining my cheeks. This was our campsite, but there was nothing left except corpses.
What had happened just now was too tragic. I couldn't calm down for a long time.
At this moment, Flants walked over and patted my shoulder.
"I hope this ends soon. Then, we can return to Bauhinia Manor and drink to our heart's content," Flants said, then walked away with heavy steps.
Mayfair was treating the injured mercenaries. This was the first time she had experienced such a tragic battle.
Just a moment ago, a mercenary covered in blood ran over to report that a large group of unknown creatures were attacking the camp.
As the leader of the Night Rose mercenary group, Raycende immediately took up his weapon and led everyone to prepare for battle.
The sudden snowstorm limited our field of vision. Everyone was nervous because we didn't know what we were about to face.
I gripped the sword in my hand tightly. I could feel the ground shaking. The young mercenaries beside me were shivering due to their lack of experience.
Soon, we didn't have time to think. A strong wave of air rushed into our campsite as if there were tens of thousands of wild bulls.
At least a hundred ghouls opened their bloody mouths and charged at us. Blood and flesh splattered everywhere.
I didn't have time to think. I waved the sword in my hand and fought with one of the ghouls.
Flants stood beside Natalia and Mayfair to protect them. Natalia cast Fireball at the ghouls.
However, we aren't a match for these Ghouls. Rayson looked at the mercenaries around him falling into a pool of blood one by one and started to feel disappointed.
Gradually, all of us started to feel exhausted. There weren't many mercenaries left. After all, these were the elites of the Night Rose Mercenary Group.
From the start, Lolita had been providing support to us from the shadows. I was saved by her crossbow.
Watching his comrades fall one after another, Resende's mental defenses began to crumble.
On another snowy night, a huge monster attacked the village where he was born. In order to buy time for him to escape, his father fought the monster to the death. In the end, his father's head was bitten off by the monster, and his brain and blood sprayed onto the snow.
Crying and screaming, his mother stood in front of Resende without a care for her own safety. In the end, she was sent flying by the monster's slap, her blood splattering on the young Resende's face.
At that time, Resend had knelt powerlessly on the ground, just like he was now.
Hansen used his greatsword to cut a ghoul that was trying to get close to Rayson in half. He found that Rayson was just standing there in despair.
"Pull yourself together! Resende, you have to understand what we are going through now. I don't want more of our brothers to die in vain. "Hansen roared.
Resende slowly wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes. He said to himself, "Yes, I am no longer that child who couldn't do anything. Father, mother, I am now a trained mercenary. I have the responsibility to protect my comrades. I have to fight!"
I, who was originally on the verge of collapsing, felt a strong aura. A whirlwind of sword energy sliced off the heads of the three ghouls around me.
Standing in front of me was the handsome Resende. Relying on his superb martial arts, he held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other and charged into the midst of the ghouls.
Seeing that there was still a chance of survival, the few of us used the last of our strength to fight the ghouls to the end.
Finally, despite paying a terrible price, the ghouls were chased out of the camp.
Everyone felt a sense of helplessness. I sat on the ground for a long time, not wanting to speak.
After experiencing this battle, those of us who had survived knew the severity of the situation. We had to report the situation here to our superiors.
On the other side, on Avina's side, Leah excitedly said to the Tree of Life that the sacrificial ceremony was about to begin.
Rayne's back was facing Leah. He didn't say a word. Leah approached Avina step by step until Avina had nowhere to run.
"You can't escape. You are a gift that I have carefully chosen for the Queen. Moreover, the sacrificial ceremony has already begun. "Leah's laughter echoed throughout the cave.
At this moment, the Tree of Life emitted a dazzling light. Avina suddenly felt that her body was no longer under her control. Her blood was invisibly being sucked away by the tree.
"Avina, do you know that this tree has another name? Its other name is the Hell Flower. It requires the nourishment of fresh blood to bloom, "Rayne said slowly as he turned around. At the same time, his expression seemed to have changed into another person.
"I am the guardian of this place, but I can't allow her to sacrifice you to the Queen because you will become my woman sooner or later," Rayne said to the increasingly weak Avina.
"What? You want to betray the Queen? "Leah was a little surprised at first, but then she sneered.
However, what happened next was that Rayne suddenly transformed into a huge vampire with bat wings. He bit Leah's neck.
Blood flowed down Leah's neck. This was something that Leah had never expected. However, it wasn't over yet. Rayne then attacked Leah with all his might like a wild beast. Unable to withstand it, Leah flapped her wings and flew out of the cave.
However, Rayne didn't let Leah go. He quickly pounced on her and knocked her to the ground with his claws. Leah felt panic for the first time. Rayne rode on Leah and attacked her crazily until she became a bloody corpse.
Leah didn't make a sound until she died.
Rayne also returned to his previous form. He hugged Avina and kissed her.
Slowly, Avina regained her color. She woke up, and the Hell Flower's light dimmed.
At this moment, the entire cave shook. The Bloody Queen had awakened …
"Let's go. Maybe we'll be enemies when we meet again." Rayne sent Avina to the entrance of the cave.
Avina turned to leave, but she still gave Rayne a hug. She waved goodbye to Rayne and disappeared into the night.
A few days later, the few of us who were lucky enough to survive found the extremely weak Avina in an abandoned farmhouse. When Avina saw me, we hugged each other tightly. Our faces were already covered in tears …
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