Chapter 1662 1657: Ritual in Progress
Chapter 1662 1657: Ritual in Progress
The elder on the high platform completed what seemed like a prayer-like sacrificial text, then turned toward the werewolves below."The revival of the Wolf God is imminent, fellow kin, please offer your blood on the high platform!"
"Awooo..." A chorus of howls echoed from all directions.
Next, a strong werewolf approached the high platform.
With a sharp dagger, he sliced open his skin, and blood gushed out.
One after another, werewolves stepped onto the platform to start 'offering blood.'
If viewed from above, you could clearly see something resembling a complex Hexagram Array on the platform.
These blood streams flowed through a groove into the lines of the Hexagram Array.
After a while, the blood began to overflow the entire Hexagram Array.
The frozen Wolf God ice sculpture placed at the center of the Hexagram Array also started to absorb a tinge of crimson.
Yet, even by this point, the ritual had just begun.
Pairs of eyes hidden in the darkness were earnestly watching this scene.
"Bring up the sacrifice." The elder, now transformed into a werewolf, whispered instructions to two strong werewolves beside him.
At this moment, among the three originally trapped in the werewolf base, only Liang Bing was still alive. She appeared mentally exhausted, her face pale, but she wasn't in immediate danger.
...
When the sound of howling echoed within the Castle surrounded by water, Su Chen could hardly contain himself.
He strongly ordered several vampires to take him to the Castle.
Although Sky Crossing allowed him to easily traverse distances of dozens of meters,
it was somewhat challenging for him to effortlessly fly across into this water-surrounded Castle.
But since he had several Bloodline Marquises assisting him, there was no reason to make them just stand idly by.
Four Bloodline Marquises transformed into numerous small bats, carrying Su Chen toward the Castle.
Su Chen himself was not particularly heavy.
But it was important to know that he was wearing a Saint Armor weighing over a thousand pounds.
For a single Bloodline Marquis, flying with Su Chen suspended in the air was challenging.
Although he didn't possess flight ability himself,
this experience of being suspended in mid-air was something most people could never feel.
It was a leap into the air without relying on 'any tools.'
This was also thanks to the instructions of Harlow and Karloki.
Otherwise, how could noble Bloodline Marquises be easily trampled underfoot?
These eight Bloodline Marquises didn't all originate from the Nopheler Family; four were members of subordinate families.
And upon entering the Castle surrounded by water, Su Chen trampled precisely on the four Bloodline Marquises from the Nopheler Family's subordinate families.
No matter the dignity of the Nopheler Family members, they couldn't be trampled by a human.
Among the eyes hidden in the darkness were Su Chen and his companions.
Su Chen and eight Bloodline Marquises were hidden at the tip of one of the Castle towers.
Perfectly concealed in the shadow of the Castle tower, they observed the situation unfolding in the Castle square below.
While the werewolves performed the ritual, Su Chen was astonished, but he didn't appear to intervene.
Particularly when he saw the towering frozen werewolf, Su Chen's pupils contracted suddenly.
Although a werewolf's power wasn't judged solely by size,
even being frozen,
Su Chen still felt a terrifying aura emanating from it.
This aura was far more overwhelming than the twenty-odd coffins he saw in the Nopheler Family's Secret Vault.
This savage, unmatched aura involuntarily made Su Chen's heart contract violently for a moment.
But it quickly calmed, and he even felt an inexplicable battle intent rising within him.
Until he saw Liang Bing being carried out by two werewolves and tied to the high platform, he could no longer contain himself.
"Later, I'll rush down to divert the werewolves' attention, and you help me rescue her..."
Su Chen was about to instruct the vampires further,
only to find that there was another change in the square.
An old man with a head full of silver hair emerged from one side of the high platform.
Upon seeing the silver-haired old man appear, the werewolf elder hosting the ritual showed no signs of aggression.
Instead, he displayed utmost respect.
"Wolf Lord," the werewolf elder greeted the silver-haired old man.
The silver-haired old man nodded slightly in response.
Then he turned his gaze to the frozen Wolf God ice sculpture at the center of the Hexagram Array.
This was his lifelong dream!
But he knew very well how powerful the frozen giant wolf was.
Just extracting a tiny blood sample from him with special instruments while still frozen could create an existence rivaling the Wolf King.
Once such a powerful being awakens, what kind of scene would it be?
The silver-haired elder performed this ritual on a full moon night not to awaken the giant frozen wolf naturally.
He smiled faintly and shifted his gaze to the bound Liang Bing on the wooden rack.
"Hehe, the little girl from Huaxia. Your friends have disappointed me. From the time you arrived until now, nearly a month has passed, yet your companions haven't shown any intention to rescue you."
"Pah, monster!"
With a pale face, Liang Bing spat out in hatred.
Since the day she was taken, she was doomed to encounter many things far different from the past.
She had seen too many 'monsters' here.
A person could transform into a wolf, something almost unbelievable to Liang Bing.
From this, she even thought of the inhumane 'genetic weapon.'
But from her recent observations, it seemed somewhat different.
Because she sensed an intense 'religious devotion.'
This group who could transform into wolves gazed and worshiped the massive giant wolf on the high platform with a devout gaze and faith, calling it the Wolf God.
It had a history of hundreds or even thousands of years.
It definitely wasn't something caused by so-called genetic weapons.
Yet, the actions of the silver-haired elder sent chills down her spine.
After exiting that werewolf base, she was taken to another place by the old man.
While not as vast as the werewolf base, the number of werewolves was equally terrifying.
Just from what Liang Bing saw, there were no less than two hundred.
What terrified Liang Bing the most was when she was taken to that laboratory.
The silver-haired elder injected her with something too.
Although it was unclear what was injected, it was evidently nothing good.
"Hehe, monster? Are you talking about me? No, I am a true human, but as for you, that might not be certain," the silver-haired elder chuckled eerily.
"Wha-what do you mean?!"
Originally pale, Liang Bing felt a chill spread through her heart.
"Hehe, what do I mean? Haha, what do you think I injected you with earlier?"
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