Chapter 391: Blood Pervades

"Ptui!" The sound of a metallic weapon piercing through flesh and bone rang out, and pale golden blood spilled.

Muria looked somewhat astonished at the scene before her, where Remilia, petite in a princess dress and appearing rather soft and cute, held a crimson spear that pierced through the even smaller Indira.

The fierce and grim spearhead emerged from Indira's back, with pale golden blood dripping from the tri-pointed spearhead, creating a stark contrast with Indira's seemingly frail body and adding a cruel beauty to the destruction of something beautiful.

Unfortunately, the wound that could instantly kill a mortal did not bring any expression of pain to Indira's face. She merely furrowed her brow slightly, quickly regained her composure, and then looked at Muria, "She attacked me! I should be able to retaliate, right?"

"Wait..." Such a sudden change momentarily shocked Muria. After hearing Indira's declarative tone, Muria instinctively wanted to stop her, as in his memory, Remilia was just a frail, young loli.

But Muria had barely spoken a word when Indira, impaled by the spear, made her move. Without any unnecessary motion, her small hand formed a fist and she threw a punch at Remilia.

Even though Indira, trying to transform into human form like Muria, couldn't unleash her full strength, she still possessed immense power. She launched a powerful fist, creating a forceful impact.

"Boom!" The air exploded with a thunderous sound, and the visible force of the punch struck Remilia in the abdomen, sending the young princess flying instantly.

The lush flowerbed was plowed into a long furrow by Remilia, with grass and trees breaking along the way before she crashed into a palace, causing a loud sound of breaking boulders and finally dust rising.

"Indira, who allowed you to strike?" Everything happened so fast that Muria couldn't stop it in time. Looking at the palace half-collapsed by Remilia, Muria angrily shouted at Indira.

"She attacked me first," Indira replied sulkily, still impaled by the divine spear Gungnir.

"A spear stab from her is nothing, but can she endure your punch?"

"She can." Indira responded confidently.

"..." Muria fell silent for a moment, then turned to look at the palace partially destroyed by Remilia. There, a gradually strengthening strange life force was emerging, familiar yet unfamiliar.

"Stand properly, I'll deal with you later." Muria glared at Indira, then walked toward where Princess Remilia had crashed.

Obviously, the princess had undergone an unknown transformation, which must have happened during her travels with King Beladion, so Muria was unaware.

The Remilia he first met here did not have such a physique; at that time, she couldn't have survived Indira's punch, and Muria might as well have arranged her funeral along with King Beladion's.

"Boom!" A crimson blood mist spread from where Remilia had fallen, with broken stones flying as Muria watched with a solemn gaze. Remilia, surrounded by the blood mist, rose into the air, and a pair of wings larger than her body unfolded behind her, carrying a sinister allure.

"Vampire?" Muria's face turned ashen instantly. An heir to a human kingdom had turned into a dark race, not under his watch, but after his arrival, a complication arose.

"Swoosh!" Remilia unfolded a pair of large black wings from her back, reached out, and the divine spear Gungnir, still embedded in Indira's body, instantly flew into her hand, then pointed at Muria.

"Are you still planning to attack me?" Seeing the Gungnir pointed at him, especially the spear tip stained with pale golden blood, Muria's expression grew even more severe.

Hearing Muria's question, Remilia, whose blue eyes had turned into stunningly beautiful and crystal-clear red gems, hurriedly shook her head and lowered the divine spear Gungnir.

Seeing this, Muria's expression softened slightly, and then he looked up at the giant guards drawn by the noise, issuing an order, "All of you, stand back. Without my command, no one is allowed near here."

Hearing the familiar voice of Muria, the giants dispersed. Since it was the prince's command, whatever happened inside was none of their business; whatever happened, they would pretend not to see.

"Remilia, come here, tell me, how did you become like this?" Muria tried to make his voice gentle, his troubled expression became kind, and he forced a smile.

"Why did I turn into this?" Remilia looked down at herself in confusion, then inadvertently fluttered her wings, catching her attention. Only then did she realize she had grown a huge pair of wings.

"Are these my wings?" After a moment of panic, Remilia quickly calmed down and even reached out to touch the wings she had never possessed before.

Seeing Remilia's bewildered expression, Muria also felt a great headache. It seemed she was completely unaware of why she had transformed into her current state.

"Did you encounter any strange beings while you were traveling with your father?" Since direct questions were not yielding answers, Muria tried a more indirect approach. "Like, for instance, the figure in a black robe we saw just now, who, apart from us, no one else could see."

"Yes." Remilia thought for a moment and gave a surprisingly prompt reply, "I remember one night on my father's ship, I saw a very beautiful lady, but apart from me, my father, and the other guards couldn't see the lady."

"Another planar merchant, perhaps." Muria's expression darkened as he continued to probe, "What did this lady do to you?"

"Muria, that lady was very nice to me. She gave me red candies that looked like jewels every day. They were beautiful and sweet; the best candy I've ever tasted."

"Alright, I understand." Muria, with a smile, approached Remilia and affectionately touched her light blue shoulder-length hair, "What did the lady who gave you the candies look like? Describe her in detail to me, Muria. If I ever meet this lady, I will make sure to 'thank' her properly."

"Really?" Remilia, naive and too young, obviously was not groomed as an heir to the royal throne.

"Of course."

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