He smacked his lips and hesitated: "How about... sleep for a while longer?"
But seeing the road characteristics he had just acquired, Aiwass got up and planned to give it a try.
——Feed it to Shadow Demon for a taste first, and comment on how it tastes.
But when Aiwass cut off his finger, he suddenly remembered that the power of the path was now out of balance. He had not been able to use the shepherding method in the past half month.
"……does not matter."
As the shadow demon's sweet whisper sounded, the shadow under his feet climbed up along his legs, spread to the fingertips of his right hand, and wrapped it.
It deliberately made a sucking sound and said vaguely: "I don't mind it."
"Can you get strength from flesh and blood without using the shepherding method?" Aiwass couldn't help but ask as he watched the Shadow Demon drink with relish.
"Of course...it's impossible."
Shadow Demon chuckled: "The high-level transcendent of the Path of Love over at Iris, possesses [Flesh Sacrifice] at least 10% of the time. If they can make the Phantom Demon become stronger at will, then that's okay?"
"How does this taste?" Aiwass seriously consulted customers, seeking feedback on new products.
"Compared to the Holy Blood of Pastoral Care, it's just average."
Shadow Demon commented fairly: "But I don't dislike it...it has a bit of a taste. Hmm...it's like drinking cold water from a cup after drinking lemonade. It also has a bit of a taste."
That's still a long way to go.
"Then don't drink it. It's a waste of my blood."
Aiwass waved his hand and slapped the shadow demon that was like mud on his fingertips back to the ground with a squeak.
A beam of fire danced on his fingertips, like a lighter. The flames flashed away, and the small wound disappeared without a trace.
"Hey, why is this..."
Shadow Demon was a little dissatisfied: "In the past half month, it's basically been the Butterfly of Flame that's been drinking, right?"
"--how?"
It turned into a flame butterfly and landed on Aiwass's shoulder. When the silent Flame Butterfly heard that the topic was brought to her, she couldn't help but respond with a childish voice similar to Yulia's: "I'm growing.
.”
After being fed blood for half a month, it is unclear how much the little butterfly's strength has improved. But its intelligence has obviously improved a lot.
At least we can communicate normally now.
At this moment, Aiwass suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
The knock on the door was very soft, as if he was afraid of waking up the sleeping people inside. If Aiwass hadn't already woken up, it would have been impossible to hear the knock on the door.
Because Lily was still in the promotion ceremony and didn't wake up, Aiwass ran to open the door himself.
As a result, Aiwass was surprised to find Isabel in pajamas standing at the door.
Her hair was messy and her eyes were sleepy. She had obviously just woken up and ran over before she even washed her face. She could still vaguely feel the heat of the bed in winter.
She was shivering from the cold at the door, and Aiwass quickly pulled her into the house first.
"...You're in such a hurry, are you okay? Why don't you knock louder?"
As Aiwass spoke, he took off his white fox velvet pajamas and put them on Isabel. The flame butterfly was disturbed and flew directly up, scattering some spark-like phosphorus powder. Then it circled around Aiwass.
It circled twice and finally stopped on his shoulder.
After taking off his shirt, Aiwass revealed his inner body.
It does not match the image of a sickly person who usually wears fluffy white pajamas and sits in a wheelchair - after Aiwass takes off his coat, you can see the clearly visible muscles on the white jade-like body.
Those are not exaggerated muscles, but the chest muscles and abdominal muscles are still visible without inhaling. Even the vague curves of the shoulders and arms can be seen. But even so, his collarbone is still deep and protruding.
——If it were before, Aiwass might still be a little afraid of the cold.
But after his priest career was promoted to the third level, his physique got a pretty good bonus. Even in the late winter of late December and early January, he wouldn't feel too cold even if he was naked.
The power of [Flesh Sacrifice] comes from the realm of blood, and it further strengthens Aiwass's body, making it more perfect.
Isabel looked at this scene with her pajamas on, her cheeks turning slightly red.
...I really want to touch it.
An idea suddenly came to her mind.
——How can you think so, Isabel! This is so... so shameless...
She quickly shook her head vigorously to dispel the reverie in her heart.
Although she knew that Aiwass was a member of the team before, she always subconsciously felt that Aiwass was the type of person who was weak and weak...the kind who wore very thick clothes but could not help but cough in a low voice.
He is a frail noble man. But now that she saw Aiwass's abdominal muscles, the first reaction in her mind was to touch the sunken lines in the gaps between the muscles.
She herself has no such thing as abdominal muscles.
If she didn't have to learn dance, just sitting there drawing and playing the piano every day would be enough to make her grow a belly.
The "all-rounder" profession's increase in the status of a dancer is mainly reflected in the softening and balance of the body. Even if she is already at the third level, she still lacks strength... Of course, it is only the same as the extraordinary ones of the same level.
Compared to his lack of strength, he is definitely much stronger than ordinary people.
At least for now, it was quite easy to do several backflips in succession. She felt that she might be able to rotate her body horizontally while doing backflips... But that move was too dangerous, and she didn't dare practice it without a teacher watching her.
Seeing Isabel looking at her abdomen intently, Aiwass touched it with a strange expression and looked down.
Ah, it has indeed become more obvious...
"...Isabel?"
He couldn't help but remind: "Why are you here?"
"ah!"
Isabel suddenly came back to her senses.
She tightened her clothes on Aiwass's still warm pajamas and whispered: "I'm just... a little worried about your situation.
"I wonder if you have completed your promotion..."
Having said this, she swallowed subconsciously, as if she wanted to use her saliva to dilute the residual smell of blood in her mouth.
Before she fell asleep and lost consciousness... the last image in her mind was that of herself biting Aiwass' wrist and sipping blood like a crazy puppy.
If Daya's baby teeth were not strong and sharp enough, she might have bitten Aiwass's wrist directly.
But even so, she felt a little guilty.
Because she knew how much force she used - just like biting into inedible meat, using all her strength and looking ferocious.
That will definitely hurt.
And if there was too much blood loss, Aiwass might die... Besides, she had no idea what happened next.
She was worried that when she woke up, she would hear the news that Aiwass had failed in promotion. Although the promotion ceremony at this level was not very dangerous, it would also make her feel that she had caused trouble to Aiwass.
However, the real fear in Isabel's heart is that she is actually worried that she will hold back Aiwass in the higher-level promotion ceremony - can she really become Aiwass's qualified teammate? Can she really help him?
Not being protected at risk...
"——What are you thinking about?"
But Aiwass seemed to have heard her voice and sighed helplessly: "I was successfully promoted.
"Not only that, I also rank first in points."
"Amazing!"
Isabel praised.
"It's nothing... By the way, what are the characteristics of the path you chose?"
Aiwass was a little concerned: "You came here so quickly. Did you choose too hastily?"
"Ah, the teacher has already defined the range for me. What's more, I only have one purple characteristic, so I can only choose that one."
Although generally speaking, the characteristics of the path are secrets that no one can reveal casually, no matter how close they are, Isabel still answered obediently: "This is what I chose..."
As she spoke, she spread her right hand.
The light pink light bloomed and turned into a pink rose in her palm.
Then Isabel smiled slightly and put it in Aiwass's hand.
Feeling the real touch of petals in his hands, Aiwass asked uncertainly: "What is this?"
"[Cunning Spell]? [Tough Illusion]?"
"Yes. The illusion of strength."
Isabel was very happy: "This way I can go in the direction of illusion...the teacher is also very good at magic in this direction."
The effect of strong illusion is to increase the difficulty of seeing through the illusion. Although the illusion cannot cause physical damage, even if you break free from the illusion, you will be forced to suffer about one-fifth of the effect.
This path feature has a subsequent enhanced version, which is considered a good route.
"……Any questions?"
Isabel saw Aiwass being silent for a moment and hesitated: "Did I choose the wrong one?"
"No, there isn't."
Aiwass quickly replied: "I was thinking about other things... This path has very strong characteristics. You can choose [Cunning Spell] or [True Illusion] later on to further enhance the effect."
...There is just a problem.
This kind of Isabel is getting further and further away from the "Flower Queen" of the original history. Originally, Isabel's BD was formed in the Theocracy, and she mainly controlled various plants through music, painting, sculpture, poetry and other means.
But now Isabel can still study under the guidance of Master Yanis, and I'm afraid she will inherit her legacy.
As the little butterfly flaps its wings, history begins to change more and more obviously - what Aiwass was thinking just now is, if there are too many changes, will his prophet still be useful? Or, will it be the other way around?
Becoming a drag?
...But compared to the cold-faced and frowning Flower Queen, the happy Isabel now may have a better development.
No, not maybe.
——At least, she is smiling.
That should be the better "possibility" that she likes more. Aiwass thought to himself.
update completed!
My rhinitis is almost gone, and the dungeon is over! I'll take a day off tomorrow to rest, and then go out for a haircut... Maomao hasn't gone out for another two months...
I haven't slept well this week, sleeping less than six hours a day. I feel sleepy during the day, but I feel energetic again at night. At 8 o'clock in the morning, I was woken up by the shit shoveling officer again to code words. Cat wants to have a full sleep tomorrow.
