I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

"Viya! Viya!"

"Eh? Eve?"

It was not until Eve patted her shoulder that Ilvia reacted and looked at Eve as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"What happened just now?"

"Someone is calling me..."

As she spoke, Ilvia pointed in the direction she had just walked.

"Viya too..."

Compared with Eve, the calling that Ilvia felt was obviously clearer, and she already had a direction to refer to.

"That side... seems to be the direction of Biluo?"

Her sight seemed to penetrate a blood-colored barrier. Eve recalled that when she was at the foot of the blue sky, Ilvia seemed to have had an inexplicable daze. Could it be that something was calling her there?

"Can Wei Ya also feel that calling now?"

"…Um."

"Can I take Wei Ya to confirm it later?"

"Ah."

Well, since Ilvia has no objection, she can wait and change direction to confirm whether the final goal is Biluo.

At this time, the royal guards had escorted all the people and came to Eve's side to wait for further instructions.

"Your Highness, all members of the Sertat clan have been taken into custody."

"Well, thank you for your hard work. Send people to seal off the ruins and don't touch them. Collect the remains with magic and burn them directly. Don't come into direct contact with them."

"Yes!"

Watching the soldiers leave, Eve then asked about what she had just wanted to ask Ilvia.

"Viya, can you sense anything with demonic power in the ruins?"

Since Eve only shared Ilvia's sensitivity to the demon's power through the contract, she was not as sensitive as she was.

"…Um."

After sensing it briefly, Ilvia pointed in several directions.

"Then please ask Wei Ya to help me find it."

"Ah."

After some searching, Eve, under the guidance of Ilvia, released several tightly sealed large boxes from the ruins.

These boxes were made very sturdily, and the thin wire attack that just cut through the base only left a few deep marks on them, and they were not completely cut open.

However, this did not work. The box was opened directly under the blade condensed by Eve's destructive magic as expected.

"What is this?"

Eve frowned slightly as she looked at the box full of black power crystals. She could feel a faint demonic power from it, but she didn't know what these things were used for.

"Bring a few people over here."

"Yes!"

With a gesture, he signaled the captain of the guard to bring a few people from the clan to identify what these things were. If possible, Eve would destroy these things on the spot after knowing their functions. Anyway, keeping things with the power of the demon would be a disaster.

"Your Highness."

"Ah."

Soon, several people were escorted to Eve by soldiers.

"what are these?"

Without touching the crystals, Eve raised her chin and asked in a somewhat arrogant tone.

"Your Highness, this is a crystal that the clan leader traded with a group of mysterious people. Taking it can temporarily increase your strength."

"Take it directly?"

"Yes... the strength of those who take it will increase significantly."

"Okay, take it back."

After getting the answer she wanted, Eve signaled the soldiers to escort the group back to their original place. She then threw several balls of destructive magic onto the boxes, watching them and the crystals inside turn into nothingness.

Now there is no need to investigate how those private armies became like that. Although the content is very small, it would be strange if nothing went wrong after directly consuming the power of the demon.

Well, everything on my side is completely finished. It’s time to ask others about the situation. Thinking of this, Eve took out the communication crystal again and said.

"This is Eve. I'm done here. Does anyone need my help? Especially Tina?"

Eve knew the strength of her mother and the general, and the only one she was worried about was Istina.

Even though Istina's strength has increased a lot after the trip to Wonderland, she still feels a little worried.

"Ah, my hero, there's nothing wrong with my side."

"That's good. On my end, there's a small problem with Wei Ya. I need to investigate. I'll tell you the details later. See you later."

After saying that, Eve looked in Ilvia's direction and held her little hand.

"Let's go, Weiya, let's go and confirm whether it is Biluo who is calling you."

"Ah."

Finally, after ordering the guards to seal off the scene and disperse the crowd, Eve lifted the magic blockade of the clan's residence and teleported away with Ilvia in a direction closer to the blue sky.

The news of the demise of the Setet clan and other bloodline clans will surely spread quickly. After all, such a large-scale action cannot be concealed at all. However, since Elizabeth has made various preparations in advance, it should not cause too much waves.

After all, these four clans occupy a large piece of the pie, and there are countless people and forces who are envious of them. Now is the time to redistribute the benefits. If anyone wants to make trouble and hinder the distribution of benefits, Elizabeth probably doesn't need to take action. They will tear those guys apart first.

§9 Blue Sky

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Accompanied by the light of teleportation magic, Eve and Ilvia appeared near a city not far from the blue sky. This place was still within the territory of the vampires, but it had changed direction so that the specific location of the person who called Ilvia could be confirmed through the connection.

"How's it going, Viya? Has that calling gotten stronger?"

"Um…"

As she spoke, Ilvia pointed to the peak of the blue sky that was immersed in the clouds in the distance.

"There...it's calling me."

If Eve hadn't been holding her hand, Ilvia might have flown up directly.

"Okay, Wei Ya, calm down for a moment. The top of the azure sky isn't easy to reach due to the battle that took place back then. Let's go back and discuss this carefully, okay?"

"…Um."

Although she was a little hesitant, Ilvia nodded obediently.

He was relieved to see that Ilvia did not insist on going to Eve now. What she said just now that it was not so easy to resist was a more tactful way of putting it.

The truth is that no one has been able to reach the top of the Blue Sky since the Demon God Crusade. To this day, it is still shrouded in a terrifying magic storm, and is considered a recognized forbidden zone for life on this continent.

The Azure Sky is located at the intersection of the vampires, elves, beastmen, and humans, but no race has chosen to include it in their territory. The situation of the human race is relatively special. They do not have a direct border with the Azure Sky. However, the Origin of the Fallen where the vampires and humans confront each other is on the south side of the Azure Sky, so it is barely counted in.

The territories of each tribe are divided around the border of Biluo. Biluo itself and a nearby area are in an unowned state, covering various terrains from forests to snow-capped mountains and permafrost.

Since this was once the place where the demons and the holders of holy weapons fought a deadly battle, perhaps due to the influence of the battle at that time, the entire blue sky can be said to be a very dangerous place. In addition to the magic storm at the top, due to the lack of food, the monsters living here are also more brutal and bloodthirsty.

Once they encounter prey, they will rush forward without regard for their lives, ready to injure their own prey at the cost of a thousand casualties. Even if they are injured, it will only stimulate their bloodthirsty nature, making their attacks more fierce and reckless. It can be said that once they encounter prey, it will be a fight to the death.

And in that area, there are also some random natural disasters, including meteorites, hail, sword rain, and everything in between. The statement "knives raining from the sky" is an absolute statement here. Scholars suspect that these are secondary disasters caused by the magic storm above. Coupled with those bloodthirsty monsters, even the lower layer of the blue sky can be said to be a forbidden zone for ordinary life.

However, even so, the human race will still send slave-hunting teams to the elves through the blue sky, trying to kidnap the elves and sell them as slaves. Although there are heavy casualties every time and they may even be wiped out, they still enjoy doing it. It can be said that they have taken their characteristic of valuing money over life to the extreme.

As for some places in the upper layers of the blue sky, there are not even many monsters. Instead, there are randomly appearing magic storms. The higher you go, the higher the probability of their appearance and the greater the power. At the top, even someone with Elizabeth's level of strength would find it difficult to resist. Ordinary people would be torn to pieces.

Fortunately, this magical storm has not shown any signs of expanding or moving, otherwise it would be a big trouble.

However, because the scholars were worried that actively destroying this magical storm would cause some accidents, they just left it alone, which could be regarded as protecting the battlefield of that year.

Ahem, let’s get back to the present.

After agreeing with Ilvia to go to the blue sky later to explore what was calling her, Eve communicated with Istina and others again through the communication crystal. At this time, the other three had finished the battle and were dealing with the aftermath, which would be over soon, so the four of them discussed exchanging their information after returning to the imperial city.

It seems that other places besides the one he is responsible for are not peaceful either. At least there are shadows of the devil's followers, and they have fought with beings contaminated with the devil's power.

So, later in the inner castle study...

"This is the situation here. A black crystal with demonic power has also appeared."

"So the culprit behind this is the same person..."

After listening to Eve's summary, Edith frowned slightly and said.

After the four of them finished talking about their respective battle situations, although the situations of the opponents they faced who were contaminated with the power of the demon god were different, without exception, the black power crystals destroyed by Eve appeared in the headquarters of each clan.

Except for the clan leader who was Elizabeth's opponent and was killed directly because he was contaminated by the power of the devil, the other three clan leaders were captured alive and are now all being imprisoned in the imperial city.

At this time, everyone had already learned the properties of these black crystals from them and the captured people.

It's hidden, can enhance a person's strength, is addictive, and can also stimulate a desire for destruction. All these characteristics combined can be said to be extremely troublesome.

Due to these characteristics of the crystal itself, it is easy for people with ulterior motives to spread it among the people in the name of a prop that can temporarily enhance strength.

After all, for adventurers, something that can increase strength immediately and temporarily is very tempting, and it is not surprising that it is regarded as a trump card to escape from trouble.

Once you have used this thing for the first time, the second time will usually not be far away. After all, the feeling of becoming stronger is really wonderful and hard to resist.

Although there are some side effects when using this kind of crystal, those reactions are very subtle in the early stages and can easily be ignored as illusions. It is not until the end that you realize it is too late, and by then it may be impossible to quit.

"Anyway, first send people to thoroughly investigate local markets and black markets, especially those with rumors about items that can temporarily make people stronger. Then order some soldiers to disguise themselves as adventurers and gather information. Edith, you go ahead and do it."

"Yes!"

After Edith left, the atmosphere in the study became noticeably more relaxed.

"So, little Eve, what happened to you and Viya?"

"To put it simply, Ilvia felt something calling her from the top of the azure sky, so I wanted to take her to see what was going on. I wanted to ask Mother if she knew any clues."

"Hmm... the top of the azure sky... Mother isn't particularly sure, but there's someone close to Little Eve who might know something."

"Eh? Who is that?"

"That's Melcia."

§10 Departure

"That's Melcia."

Eve seemed a little dazed when she heard her mother say the unexpected name with such ease.

"Um... Mother, although I met Xia not far from Biluo, she probably doesn't know anything about Biluo."

"Mercia certainly doesn't know, but she knows it in her memory. Don't forget that she has all the memories of the Elf God."

Elizabeth answered Eve's question with a smile and continued.

"So when Little Eve goes to Biluo, take her along. She should be able to help. As for the magic storm, with Little Eve's current strength, breaking through it shouldn't be a problem. When do you plan to leave?"

"Hmm...Viya seems quite anxious. If possible, I plan to set off as soon as possible, maybe in three days? By then, the abyss in the blood clan's territory should have been cleared."

Subconsciously tapping her cheek lightly to think for a while, Eve said uncertainly.

Judging from her efficiency, she should be able to finish the matter of the abyss in three days, and then she can concentrate on solving the problem with Ilvia.

"Well, little Eve, just plan your own plans. If you need help, just come to mother."

"Well! Then Tina and I will go back first."