Chapter 214. Transformation (Part1)

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'Looks like Red Skull got the Tesseract.'

Inside the castle, Ryan looked at the points emerging on the system data panel, and a look of realisation appeared on his face.

Although it was just some simple hints of points, Ryan could tell that his previous series of arrangements in Tønsberg should be fruitful.

He just wondered how effective these arrangements really would be.

As his mind wandered, Ryan turned his gaze to the hall before him and watched as the rejuvenated Gail spoke fervently to the guests in the hall. To be honest, Gail's speech wasn't very good, it wasn't too moving, nor very emotional. If it had been in the past, the crowd wouldn't have taken his wildly incoherent words too seriously.

Yet, at the moment, the words that came out of his mouth were particularly convincing given the old Gail's rejuvenated face.

"Is everything you say true?"

In the crowd, the old voice that had sounded before was heard once again. He could be considered the oldest presence in this gathering.

"Of course."

Nodding, old Gail, no Gail as he should now be called, replied with no hesitation.

"So, what's the price?"

The people in the room, including the old man who spoke, had been through a lot to get to where they were in Oslo. Therefore, even though they had longed for a way to restore their youth like Gail, they still had their doubts.

"Everything."

Gail's eyes swept over the crowd in the castle, but the answer he gave caused their expressions to change.

"Everything!?"

The demands Gail made were simply too high for the vast majority of people to accept. After all, they had enjoyed the benefits of their current status and wealth for so long. Asking them to give it all up would be almost as bad as killing them.

"Fine, I can accept that."

However, amidst the clamour, a hoarse voice silenced the noise.

Looking at the sound of the voice, the old man who had spoken before came up, trembling on his walking stick. He looked up at Gail and said, "If I can regain my youth, I'll give you anything and everything."

"A wise choice." Gail gazed at the pale face before him with a faint smile on his face. He then turned his gaze to the others in the hall and spoke, "Anyone else?"

Many faces hesitated as they met Gail's gaze, and someone bargained, "I'm willing to give up my general assets in exchange for a way to regain my youth."

"I'm willing to take out a third."

"Gail, you forget that we're partners. Your newspaper business is partly mine."

"If you don't tell me the method, I'll reveal everything that happened today, and then ..."

Inside the old castle, the pleading and threatening voices continued, but the expression on Gail's face didn't change in the slightest as he continued to sweep his gaze over them in silence.

"I'll do it."

Frowning and hesitating for a long time, Edward gripped the brim of his hat and finally made up his mind and spoke up. As he did so, he stepped up and approached Gail.

Hearing the voice from Edward, Gail turned to look at him, then withdrew his eyes, and asked, "What about the others? What's your decision?"

"..."

Gail's expression was subdued as he faced the silent crowd in front of him.

He was actually aware of their intentions. They wanted nothing more than to see the results. If he was really able to rejuvenate people, as he had said before, it wouldn't be too late for them to change their minds.

However, they clearly forgot that there were many things in this world that, once you missed it, you wouldn't get a second chance.

"Master, the results are in."

Looking at the result in front of him, Gail sidestepped to give up his position while calling out respectfully.

"Master?!"

As Gail called out, Edward and the rest of the crowd in attendance subconsciously furrowed their brows.

As Gail's voice fell...

With a crisp echo of footsteps, a demonically handsome man with blonde hair and white skin in his mid-twenties appeared in front of the crowd.

A narrow, demonic gaze swept over the crowd in the old castle, finally resting on the old Edward and the old man standing in front of him.

Dio Brando stepped up to Gail's side and, looking around at the different faces in the castle, spoke to the two men in front of him with a slight curve on his lips, "You know, hope is called hope because it's always accompanied by the deepest despair."

And with that, Dio Brando opened his mouth to reveal his sharp teeth, "You will have hope, but you will also reap the deepest despair and curse this world."

"Ah?!"

Accompanied by two screams, Dio Brando unleashed his [Vampire Creator] ability as the crowd watched in horror.

"That's...!!"

The process of being transformed into a vampire was quite painful. However, when Edward felt that his body was full of unprecedented power and looked down to see his body restored to its youth, he immediately forgot the severe pain of transformation and fell into shock. He turned his head and looked to one side. He saw the old man beside him, who had also regained his sturdy appearance, looking at himself with the same shocked expression.

Within the castle, the two men who had been transformed into vampires were still confused.

The rest of the crowd, however, had already reacted, with many of them looking a bit regretful.

They saw it with their own eyes. After Dio bit the two men, their appearance began to change. Their old, grey-haired appearance transformed into the sturdy look they had when they were young. Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

"I'm willing to give everything!"

"Me too!"

"Please, just make me young again. I'll give you everything!"

"My property, status, as long as you can make me ..."