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Chapter 361 Order List

"So what? You are not harming your own people, only those who want to harm your people." Runa replied but what she was missing is the fact that I annexed a kingdom for its special energy in the past few years…. Now I am starting to worry about myself. What if I really do turn into a tyrant?

"Anyway, let me look around and help with what I can while I am here. We will work on the alliance bits after your coronation." Runa's eyes were glowing with excitement. And as soon as I nodded my head, she ran off and began inspecting everything.

As for me, I went back up to the surface to see how the wedding preparations were going. The wedding itself was still a week off, but the girls were all about setting everything up. And I was being left out of it all. But as soon as I reached the surface, Annie was waiting for me. "Boss, please follow me to get your measurements done. The tailor who will be making your groom's dress is waiting for you."

"Mmm…." I pursed my lips and followed after Annie. When we entered the room where the tailor was waiting, I was met with a middle aged woman with a big smile on her face.

"Princess Cyrilia. My name is Susan Hemling. I am the tailor that you hired." The woman with red hair and brown eyes wore a green dress that matched her red hair well. She walked over and reached her hand out to me, which I took and shook in kind.

"It is a pleasure. I will be in your care." I replied.

"Then let's please have you come behind the curtain and strip your clothes. For someone as beautiful as you, we will need a nice gown that will match your pure white skin." Susan's eyes glimmered with a bit of excitement which made me worry, and before I knew what was happening, her helpers had dragged me behind the curtain and were stripping me of my clothes.

I had tape measures wrapped around me every which way causing me to blush. And when it was done, I was once again dressed. "There we go. I was thinking of going with this kind of design."

Susan showed me a sketch book with a dress she had personally sketched out just for me, and to be honest, it was quite pretty. It had a gothic yet elegant look to it that would hug my body but not so much that it would make me feel uncomfortable wearing it. Normally I would want to wear a loose fitting dress if I was forced to wear one, but this was my wedding, after all. "It looks very beautiful."

"I am glad you think so. The jewelry will be made of silver to complement your white skin and the black dress. I can already see it! You will make the most beautiful groom ever." Susan smiled brightly as she said this, but I do wonder. If I am the groom, that makes Diablo a bride? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smirk and giggle at such a thought.

After all, Diablo was a man, and a sturdy and tall one at that, with muscles that were the perfect size. But thinking of him wearing a dress that would not suit him at all made me giggle. So as I walked back towards my room, I was getting strange looks from the staff as I laughed to myself with those images in my head.

When I walked into the room, I found Adel and the girls, plus Diablo sitting down on the couch with a piece of paper laid out in front of them. "This is?" I asked as I looked at the names of the four on the paper.

"This is the order list. We have decided that we will split the week up like this. Diablo gets two nights with you while each of us gets one plus one night where we all share you at the same time." Hearing Adel's explanation, I pursed my lips.

Was there really a need to make a list like this!? Why would they even think of something like this!? I decided to ignore them and went to go get changed. As I was changing, Sophie asked: "How did their measurements go?"

"They were fine. The dress that Susan designed looks very beautiful." I answered as I put on a set of armor.

"Faith, are you going someplace?" Diablo asked as he stood up. It seemed he had the intention of going with me. Maybe this girl's chatter was not his cup of tea.

"I will be going to a new dungeon to take a peek, nothing too big. If you all want to come, you can. But I am only going to assess the dungeon to see if it will make for a good training ground for us. After everything is settled down more. I replied.

"I will go with you." Diablo was the first to volunteer. I had expected the other three girls to do the same, but they all passed.

"We will be here working out our new life as your wives. Diablo, if you are going, do not get mad if you get put on a certain day!" Adel seemed adamant about making a rotation list which I did not know how I felt about this.i𝗻𝚗re𝗮𝐝. 𝙘𝑜m

"It's fine. I will agree as long as you are being fair." Diablo replied. He seemed quite in the hurry to escape the girl's talk session.

"Mmmm.. don't worry, I will not slight you in any way." Adel nodded. This much I knew about Adel, she would never do anything scheming to the others.

"Then I leave it to you. Faith, let's go." Diablo hurried me out of the room. When we reached the hallway, Diablo let out a long sigh. "I did not understand half the things that were being said."

Chapter 362 The Strange Dungeon Part 1

"It's fine. As you are my husband only, you do not need to worry about the other girls' missions. I will not let you be treated unfairly." I replied with a chuckle as I stood on my tiptoes and kissed his lips. "Let's head out, we only got a few days, and It will take two days to reach our destination."

Diablo nodded, and the two of us headed out. We were heading toward the northern woods, where a new dungeon had appeared. It was surrounded by a thick fog making it hard to traverse, so I was asked by the Dean to take a look. He was trying to make use of me before I became Empress, and he could no longer make such requests so easily. Although I am sure, he still will.

Which I will not mind since I have a backup king to take my place. If the king thinks he will be able to get away with all his scheming to make me take the crown so he can go on a vacation, he is seriously in for a surprise!

We got to the entrance of the northern forest within a day thanks to Diablo carrying me on his back and running there which was faster than any known method of travel besides teleportation. When we reached the forest edge, I flew up into the sky to locate the area that was covered in fog, and luckily it was not too far into the forest and would only take an hour at most to get to even if we walked at a leisurely pace. But for Diablo, it took us ten minutes. And that was with him running at a medium speed.

So currently, it was already nighttime, and we were standing in front of the thick fog. "What do you think?"

"The dungeon is probably in the center, and the fog is coming from the dungeon itself," Diablo answered.

"That was what I thought too. But I worry. The dungeons seem to be changing the areas around them. If they continue to change the area around them, what happens if monsters start exiting the dungeon?" I frowned just thinking about it. Powerful monsters roaming the lands would not be ideal. While it could help people level up if they already had system stones, not every civilian was cut out to be able to handle a monster, even at the lowest level. And that was just the monsters we already had roaming around naturally.

"In the demon world, our cities and towns are all guarded by high walls as the devil beasts that live there are dangerous. Sometimes we have to fight off waves of monsters known as monster tides, and this alone can kill many soldiers. If these dungeons keep evolving, then it might be a good idea to start thinking about town and city defenses." Diablo's suggestion made a lot of sense. And with the new tech we had we could easily make use of the weapons we create to make mounted turrets that even normal people could use.

"After my coronation, I will begin compiling a list of changes that the kingdom needs to undergo. It will have its name changed from the Gravos Kingdom to the Cyrilia Empire. Our size is too big to be considered a kingdom anymore. I want border defenses beefed up as well as city and town defenses. But this would also require a lot of infrastructures to make possible, such as roads and more airship docks.

"We will also be doing a huge draft for those who wish to join the new military I plan to establish. Our national defense will need to come first. This will also help the people who will be able to gain paychecks. So the poor people who have no other options will have new options because they can even learn trades for after their service if they so choose to leave after a few years." I had many plans rolling around my head, but there was not much I could do about it at this time as I was not queen as of yet.

"I am sure whatever you do will benefit the kingdom as a whole. So I am sure the people will support you in any way. But don't most of the towns and cities already have walls?" Diablo asked.

"They do, but they are not able to hold up against an attack from a power monster. So we will need to find a solution to that. While we can use barriers to reinforce the walls, if someone level 600 shows up, we will not be in a good spot. Even I, who am level 258, is not sure if my barriers will hold up to such a monster. Until I am high enough level to ward off all threats no matter where they come from or what level they are, I will not be able to feel at ease about those I care about being safe." This was my drive to continue to leveling up. People can now live much longer lives if they leveled up and expanded their mana pools, but this was only short term. At most, they could live a few thousand years if they did nothing but expand their mana pool per level. But this was not possible in a short time. Only my and Adel's rewind spell could, in theory, allow someone to live forever, especially now that I can choose what to rewind.

"I am sure you will get there. Until then, I will do whatever I can to assist you." Diablo said as he put his big hand on my head. He really had a habit of petting me.

"MMm… Thanks, Diablo." I replied with a smile. But I do hope in the future, I will be even more powerful than him. I was supposed to be the one protecting everyone, after all!

We moved quietly through the fog, checking every so often our direction by flying up past the fog. Otherwise, with how thick the fog was, we would probably end up getting lost and walking around in circles.𝒾𝐧𝘯𝑟e𝒂𝗱. 𝒸o𝙢

But when we did reach the center of the fog, what we found kinda sent chills down my spine. A massive bee's head with its pinchers wide open revealing a portal of some kind was the entrance to this dungeon…..

Chapter 363 The Strange Dungeon Part 2

"I think I changed my mind. I do not want to go in there…." I know it may sound strange after fighting monsters and dealing with the undead but bees were not my thing. They were small and hard to hit and would sting you! Although bees can not actually harm me but still! In my past life bees were the things I feared most!

"Oh? Does my Faith has something she is actually afraid of?" Diablo asked teasingly. It was rare for him to get a chance to tease me, so I will let it go. But still, I will pinch him because his smile makes me mad.

"Ugh… Let's just go in and check it out. But it worries me, with how this is a portal and not a door…." The dungeons we have gone to so far all had doors and not a portal. As such, it concerned me that maybe there was something off about this dungeon. Why would it have a portal instead of a door? If we enter, will we be able to exit right away?

"You are right…. Let's check it out first by sending in some shadows. They will tell me what is inside." Diablo suggested, which I agreed to. He then summoned four shadows of a higher rank and sent them in. But as soon as they all entered, Diablo's brow furrowed. "I lost contact as soon as they entered…. Let's wait and see if any of them exit back out."

"Okay." We found a spot to sit and waited. And waited….. And waited…. No signs of the shadows whatsoever.

"Okay, scrub it. I am not risking missing my wedding due to some strange dungeon!" I made a firm decision. I then flew up into the air only to find that the fog seemed even more strange as I tried to break through the fog bank to see where I was.

Seeing how I was getting nowhere, I flew back down only to find Diablo gone…. "Diablo?" I called out over our connection, but there was no answer. "Don't tell me…." I started having a bad feeling. While I was in the same location, or at least I think I was in the same location, the fog was getting denser and denser, which made me think of one thing. "The fog is the dungeon…. But if that is the case, where are the monsters?"

This question perplexed me because even with Diablo running, I should have been able to sense monsters. I sighed as I waved my hand, "Diablo!" I called out again to call him to me like I normally would, but I got nothing once again… I frowned and tried a few times before deciding to try something else. "Appraisal!"

[Binding Fog]

[A fog that comes from the Tri Queen Dungeon. All those who enter the fog must clear the dungeon before they can leave it.]

[Binds summons]

[Binds team members]

[Binds teleportation]𝐢𝚗𝚗re𝐚𝚍 𝘤𝘰𝒎

[Binds outside communication]

[Team members and summons will be separated and will have to clear the dungeon themselves before they can be reunited with their team members or masters.]

[Summons can not be summoned or de-summoned While in the Tri Queen Dungeon or its vicinity.]

"Tri queen dungeon, huh?" I frowned as I looked at the swirling portal. "So no matter what, I must complete this dungeon…."

This was not what I was expecting at all. To think that the fog itself was a binding spell. I did not detect it, and now I was trapped inside of it. "I still have about a week. I need to finish this before my wedding…. But how am I going to notify everyone…." I thought for a moment before pulling out a teleport crystal and tried to activate it, but it did not work.

Letting out a long sigh, I could only try to rush through the dungeon. It was just that…. "There has to be a way to at least send a message even if they can not send one back." I thought for a moment before beginning to work on a magic circle in the dirt underfoot. After creating thousands of them in a short time, I finally got a small connection with one of them. I quickly sent a message over to Iena, who should be my receiver, telling her that I was stuck in a dungeon that locked people in until completion. And to not come here at all costs. I also stated that the king should have the northern forest sealed off until I could escape.

Whether or not this reached its intended target, I do hope the person who does get it will relate the message for me. I did, however, memorize the magic circle I made and would try to refine it until I am able to escape this place. Then maybe I can get in contact with everyone.

Biting my lip, I walked up to the portal inside the big bee head's mouth and stepped through it. There I was met with something I would never expect. "Welcome to the Tri Queen Dungeon Game Show! To think we would have so many contestants so soon. You are our next contestant, so please step right up."

In front of me were three big giant bees that looked like hornets standing and talking while wearing pink dresses and crowns on their heads. At such a sight, I was at a total loss of what to make of this situation. The whole place looked like a game show you would see on Earth. Even the bees who were hosting the show were all low level.

[Bee Queen 1]

[Level 15]

[Bee Queen 2]

[Level 15]

[Bee Queen 3]

[Level 15]

Should I just kill them and be over with it? I have no idea what would happen, but if I did, wouldn't that make things faster? I was just about to pull my sword out when two large bangs were heard, and two statues taller than a house appeared with large bulky arms.

[Defender Bee]

[Level 3000]

Chapter 364 The Strange Dungeon Part 3𝑖𝓷𝘯r𝐞𝐚𝗱. 𝙘om

Both were level 3000, which means that if I were to try to fight them, I would be quashed like a bug. I took a breath and lowered my hand from my sword. At that, the defender bees jumped back up into the air, almost causing me to fall over due to the wind it produced. "Good! We have a contestant! Now then…. Please take your place at the podium…."

I turned and looked at the podium, which had two other things standing there one thing that looked like a caterpillar with a hat on its head and another that looked like a beetle with a suit on. I gritted my teeth and took up my position between the two of them.

"Now, let us explain the rules." Queen number 1 began to speak. "First and foremost, if you answer wrong, you will lose a limb. The more answers you get wrong, the more limbs you will lose. If all your limbs are gone, then we will bite off your head. Simple, right? But here is the catch. If you buzz first and get it wrong, you will lose two limbs!"

"Hehe…. But do not worry. If you get the right answer, you will get one limb back. For each limb you have after ten questions, you will be deemed the winner, while all others will have their heads bitten off. Any questions?" Queen number 2 asked.

I, of course, raised my hand. "How is this fair when they all have more limbs than me? The beetle has six limbs, while the caterpillar has twenty limbs. It would have to answer more limbs at the end of the question even if it got all of them wrong as long as it does not answer first."

"Oh, dear…. This contestant does make a valid point. Sisters, what should we do?" Queen number 3 asked. The three queens then huddled together before suddenly nodding to one another and saying: "Since we are all about fairness. The caterpillar will have sixteen limbs cut off, and the beetle will have two limbs cut off. This way, each contestant has four limbs!"

The next second as queen number 2 said this, loud painful cries came from my side as an attack so quick that I couldn't even follow it, sliced the legs off my two competitors. They both, of course, turned their disgusting heads to look at me, radiating killing intent, but I could care less about them. They were just as low level as the queens, so even if they did attack me, they would hurt themselves more than they would hurt me.

"Now then! Since things are settled, we will get on with the show! But not before our paid advertisement. Do you like honey? We like honey! Honey gold honey combs is producing honey for everyone so feed your beebies with the best!" Queen number 1 sang out, causing me to furrow my brow. I mean really? An advertisement? Why?

"Now, on with the show! Contestants, the first question is when did the bee uprising take place? Please state the date and time." Queen number 2 asked. She then looked at the three contestants that did not move an inch and sighed. "Beeeezzzeee! The answer was 2:30 pm in the beeoptuium month on the ten day. Since no one got the question right. Everyone loses a limb!"

"Wait!" I yelled out.

"Now, what is it? For a lower species, you sure are mouthy." Queen number 1 grumbled as she asked.

"You never said anything about losing a limb if we did not answer at all. This is a rule you did not tell us and should not be allowed to be enforced." I answered, causing the three bee queens to be taken aback.

"This is true!" Queen number 3 yelled out. Once more, the three queens entered a huddle before nodding once more. "Since we did not say this rule at the start of the show, this round will be void of punishment. But next time no one buzzes the buzzer, everyone will lose a limb!"

"Then can you make the questions non bee related? I mean, we are not bees, so it would be impossible to answer any bee related questions, would it not?" I asked. I had to. Otherwise, if I answered the question and they cut off my limbs, I would be screwed even though I can tell I can use magic here and can rewind the damage but still.

"This we can not do. After all, this is what the show is about. Our superior bee race against the low level dogs who think they can be equal to us. So your request is denied." Queen number 2 answered. I sighed. I guess I will just use my cheat and rewind my body parts, although I am sure it will hurt like hell.

"Next question. When did the first bee queen come to be? When did she gain sentience?" Queen number 1 asked.

I just stood there since I would rather one limb cut off than two, so I was not going to buzz at all, but surprisingly.

*Bzzz!*

I turned to see that the beetle had buzzed. "It was on the day of change. When the humans were finally beaten back, and Queen Beeabith took the throne to start the first Bee empire!"

"You are…. Right!" Queen number 2 shouted.

"Because you answered correctly, everyone else loses a limb!" Queen number 1 shouted happily but I once again objected.

"Wait!" I yelled out.

"Now what!? Do you have another objection to our way of doing things?" Queen number 2 asked. I think she was starting to get sick of me.

"Yes, well, you never stated that we would lose a limb if someone got the answer correct." Loopholes everywhere. I guess normally, no one would point these things out, but this was something I would not allow since it was never stated.

Once again, the queens went into a huddle and nodded before reluctantly saying: "We did indeed not say that loser would lose limbs for not answering…. This means the punishment will take effect from the next question on…."

Chapter 365 The Biggest Loophole Of All

--AN) Am sick today, so only an extra long chapter.--

I couldn't help but smile as I saw the queens submit once more. I had an inkling from the start that they were not all that bright. But now this confirmed it and also made it obvious that I could make use of this as well.

"Next question!" Queen number 1 yelled out as she held up the card. "Who was the first beezastic dancer in the very first beezee got talent?"

Time ticked by, but no one knew the answer. As the time buzzer went off, the queens smiled as queen number 1 said: "Since no one answered, you will all lose a limb!"

"Wait!" I yelled out once more, causing the queens to frown.

Queen number 2 looked at me and asked: "What is it now!?"

"You just said we all lose a limb, but that is not right. Earlier, you said that if we did not answer, you would be the ones to lose a limb." This time I used dragon speak at a lower frequency to make things more muddled. I did not wish to try to fight the Defender Bee that was way above my current level. Even in my dragon form, I would not be able to beat it.

Luckily the low version of my dragon speak did not get detected as magic use, so I was happy to see the three queens look at each other in confusion and go into a huddle once more. Once they were out, Queen number 2 said: "It is true we did say this, so we will be the ones losing a limb this time…."

As such, what followed was cries of pain by the queens as they cut their own limbs off. Each one had four limbs, and now they each only had three. Green blood flowed from their wounds as they quickly went to heal them. This told me that they did know magic, but it was very low, from what I could tell.

The other two bugs who were next to me both stared at me with complicated expressions. I nodded at them, and they both nodded back at me. This was a mutual understanding. No one will answer any more questions!

"Ahem…." Queen number 1 cleared her throat, but I could tell she was in pain. She held up the card and asked: "The answer was Beetinia! Now on to the next question! When did the Beeunication happen?"

Silence. Time quickly ticked by, and another scream of pain was heard as they all lost a leg to stand on. Now they only had one arm and one leg left. And they did not seem to be too pleased by it. They had stopped even giving the right answers as they moved on to the next question.

"Next question! Who is the richest beeman in the world?" This was probably an easy question, but no one wanted to lose a limb, and since we had a silent pact, not me, nor the caterpillar, nor the beetle spoke up, causing the queens to begin to sweat.

*Bzzzt!*

The time went off, and now the three queen bees all picked up their swords and cut off their final legs. They now only had a single limb left. "Gah…. Now…. Next question…." Queen number 1 was starting to have a hard time breathing as I smiled and waited patiently for the next question. This time though the queen's eyes seemed to flash as she asked: "What is the name of the beetleman that came on to the show today!?"

Silence…. This was not a bee question! She made it up in order to have one of us lose a limb! But sadly for her. As time continued to tick by, the three queens began to sweat, and when the sound of the buzzer went off, the three queen bees slumped in their seats, unable to do anything. But the next second, a defender bee suddenly dropped down and swung its sword, cutting off the last of the queen bee's limbs! The rules of the show were designated by the queens, which meant they had to follow their own rules!

"Ah!! Fine!" Queen number 1 yelled out as she said: "Since you all are so stupid, we will go into a special bonus round. Whoever gets this answer right wins one million queen bee honey! The question is….. What is….. 2+2!?"

I lowered my head and fell into deep thought for a moment before shaking it… "Sorry, I am not a bee, so I don't know such complicated math…."

"Same, I am only a beetle…."

"I am just a caterpillar…."

The two contestants at my side followed behind me, adding flames to the fire. The sound of the buzzer went off, and the three bee queens' eyes became filled with fear as the defender bee dropped down. "Wait! Something is wron….." It was too late. The defender bee swung its sword, and the three queens lost their heads. It then turned to us and waved its hand, sending down three brown pouches. Curious about what it was, I opened it to find bottles of golden honey that had a strange energy coming from them. I quickly stored it away before turning and killing my two comrades in arms and taking their brown pouches as well!

I would not give up good stuff to bugs! As the two died, though, the whole place started to fall apart, and the stage where the queen bees were, disappeared, revealing a door. I walked over and opened the door to see the dungeon core room and a handsome demon standing in front of it. He looked over at me and smiled as he asked: "Done playing yet?"

"Mm…. I got something good. What did you do?" I asked.

"I killed them all and waited here for you after killing the real bee queen," Diablo replied. " But to think that as soon as I lost sight of you, I was unable to get in touch with you. I do not want something like this to happen again…."

I smiled and walked over, and kissed his lips. "Don't worry. I have a magic circle that might be able to break through the binding on the fog. Once I am able to have some free time, I will refine it and make it so that I can create a barrier that will ward off the binding and have a clear path to the dungeon entrance. Although I do believe this dungeon is quite dangerous for lower levels…."

"That is true. While the three queens and the contestants were at low levels, the defenders' levels were very high, and their strength was also very powerful. One hit from them can take over a million health in one shot if your defenses are not high enough." Diablo explained as he held out his hands. "It took over one hundred thousand of my life with a single attack. This just proves how strong they were."

I frowned when I saw his hand and quickly healed it. "Did you really test the damage like that?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at him.

"You came here to see the level of the dungeon, so I was just helping…." Diablo pressed his lips together. I know he was doing it for me but still… with his level, there is no way they could have hurt him. I hugged his waist and pushed my face into his chest, and bit down. "Don't hurt yourself for me. Not like this…."𝐢𝘯𝑛𝑟𝘦𝙖𝘥. ᴄ𝚘m

"I won't do it again…." With his promise, I smiled and nodded my head before walking over to the dungeon core.

"Wait! Before you do that here, take these. They dropped from the defenders and boss." Diablo held out a limit break stone and a few evolution stones to me. "You needed these, right? To grow stronger?"

"Mmm…" I nodded my head. I did indeed need these…

"We still have a few days before the wedding, and in here, I was able to contact Iena. So everyone knows we are safe. Take this time to evolve. It should give you greater strength than you have now." Diablo suggested. I am glad I showed Diablo what evolution stones look like. While they can drop from anything in dungeons, no one could use them besides me, from what I know. Unless there was a skill that allowed for evolution that you could get randomly from skill stones, otherwise, they were just shiny rocks that people might sell or make jewelry out of.

"Then I will be counting on you to protect me," I said as I took the stones and walked over to the front of the dungeon core. I put away the limit break stone and held the evolution stone in my hand. This could only be used in the evolution tab of my system. But as the stones in my hands got near the dungeon core, the two seemed to resonate. I looked at the evolution stones and then at the dungeon core in front of me before putting the evolution stones away and picking up the dungeon core. "It can't be, right?"

[Ding!]

[Special conditions met…]

[Evolution Core detected….]

[Special evolution menu now unlocked…..]

Chapter 366 New Evolution Paths

As I held the dungeon core in my hand, I noticed it was much different from the core I destroyed before. It was much shinier and looked just like an evolution stone but bigger. And now that it opened up a special section in my evolution panel, I had to take a look.

"Let's see…." I mumbled as I opened the menus and found the special evolution tab. It brought up another set of evolutionary trees. "Let's see, there are three paths…." One for the basic line, but it skips over Dragonic Princess and Dragonic Queen and jumps right to Dragonic Empress…. Then there is the right path which only had one choice lit up: Drakani Demigoddess. And then the left path, which also only had one choice, lit up: Ather Demigoddess…. "What is with these horrible names!?"

I frowned as I read the information on the two new choices. A Drakani Demigoddess was a mixed race of many different races that merged together to form a new race. This race needed to drink the blood of others to survive. While it was a mixed race, it was mainly a dragon bloodline with the abilities of other races mixed in. The blood drinking effect was due to a race called the Vampri which blood came in as the second most dominant.

As for Ather Demigoddess , it was also a mixed race with dragons being the most dominant, but it also had the Angelic race as its second most dominant bloodline, which gave them a more holy feel. And as for Dragonic Empress, it was just a much more powerful form of my current state. The thing that stood out the most for me was the Drakani Demigoddess bloodline which allowed me to do as I did now with my dragon form the same as the others, but it also allowed me to gain more power by drinking the blood of others.

In other words, I could gain experience points by drinking blood. The Ather Demigoddess bloodline did not have such an aspect and which was not very good. While I would not mind looking more holy, I decided to put aside the Ather Demigoddess bloodline. I did not want something that would be weaker overall. It really did not add much in the way of benefits. As for the Dragonic Empress bloodline, it was much more powerful than my current position as a regular dragonic. There were no added benefits, which came down to the last one, which was the Drakani Demigoddess bloodline.

But the question is could I drink the blood of others? Could I stand to bite into someone's neck and drink their blood? From the description, I would need to feed on blood to keep myself sated, which meant I would need to take in blood regularly. "Faith, is there anything wrong?"

"Mmmm… this dungeon core is called an Evolution Core. It opens up special evolutionary paths for me. One of which I am unsure if I should take even though it might make me even stronger." I replied as I looked at my menu screen.

"Oh, explain." Diablo sat next to me and put his arm around my shoulder. I then began explaining to him what each choice was. He fell into deep thought for a few minutes before saying. "Well, you can just drink my blood. I have no issues. If you need blood to keep yourself satiated, then I am willing to offer you mine. Especially if it will make you stronger."

I looked at Diablo with uncertain eyes. I mean, what if I go nuts and drink all his blood….I guess Diablo saw the hesitation in my eye because he kissed the top of my head and said: "Just go with the one that will guarantee you more power."𝒊𝒏nr𝐞𝘢𝐝. 𝒄𝒐𝗺

I bit my lip and looked at my menu one more time. "Then…. Please back up just in case something happens."

Diablo nodded and stood up and backway a few feet from me. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before tapping the Drakani Demigoddess bloodline button. Before I knew it, I passed out.

When I woke up again, I blinked my eyes and only saw the world around me as red. "So hungry…." I looked around and saw Diablo standing there, staring at me with a surprised look on his face. But he soon walked over and crouched down next to me and tilted his neck. "Drink."

I couldn't even control my body. I could see the veins pulsating in Diablo's neck, and before I knew it, I had licked my lips and chomped down on that lovely vein, and began drinking his blood. The taste was sweet and tangy. It filled me with a strange feeling that made me make embarrassing sounds as I drank his blood. I could feel his blood flowing into the two new sharp fangs that appeared in the top row of my teeth, and then it flowed throughout my body, strengthening it.

[+10 XP]

My mind was filled with repeated messages as I continued to drink Diablo's blood. Only when Diablo tapped my shoulder did I realize I was drinking too much and quickly released him. His face was pale as he looked at me with a warm smile. I couldn't keep my tears from flowing, knowing I had hurt him. "I'm sorry!" I cried out as I hugged him tightly.

"It's fine. You stopped when I needed you to stop. How do you feel now?" Diablo asked weakly. I had a feeling this would happen. And it did. Now I…. I bit my lip and hugged him tighter as I answered. "I am much better, thank you…." It was a lie. I was still hungry, but I was fine for now. I will need to figure out a way to keep my hunger under control without sucking everyone I know dry.

"That's good. Now use rewind on me and drink some more." Diablo said, causing me to look up at him. He just smiled back and urged me to do what he asked. I lowered my head and nodded. This continued for almost an hour before I was finally completely full.

367 The Effects Of Becoming A Drakani Demigoddess Part 1

I guess Diablo knew I was lying when I said I was fine. But this time, I was truly full. I did not feel bloated or anything or have a puffed out stomach like I would if I was eating normal food, but I just felt full.

With my hunger gone, I used rewind on Diablo once more to bring him back to his peak state. Luckily this also brought back all the blood he lost and allowed him to look normal again. "See, you can just do this from now on. This will allow you to feed on anyone, and then you can just remind them back to before you started feeding."

"Mmm…." I nodded. I still felt bad. I took a deep breath and sat up against the pillar that once had the dungeon core. The portal to the exit was already visible, and we could leave at any time. Luckily only two days passed since I started my evolution.

[Humanoid Form]

[Name]: Faith Cyrilia

[Age] 17

[Level] 258

[Race] Drakani Demigoddess

[HP] 501500/501500

[MP] ∞

[Attack Power] 133950

[Magic Power] 133950

[Status Points] 0

[Strength] 13395

[Vitality] 50150

[Intelligence] 13395

[Mind] ∞

[Agility] 13395

[Skill Points] 171

[Limit Break( 1/3)]

Total Domination

[Skills]

[Appraisal (LVL 10(MAX))] [Military Command (LVL 10(MAX))] [Military Tactics (LVL 10(MAX))] [Business Tycoon (LVL 10(MAX))] [Acting (LVL 1(MAX))] [Enslave Demon (LVL 10)] [Charm(LVL 10(MAX))] [Dimensional Transfer(LVL 10(Max))]

My level did not go up, but my stats all gained five thousand points to them, which made me much stronger in my humanoid form. I had yet to check my dragon form, but I figured it should wait for now since I planned to head back as soon as possible. The only extra skills I got were Dimensional Transfer and Charm. Dimensional Transfer was a spell that let me step into a separate dimension and travel to any place I have been to before. So kind of like a teleport spell that did not need two magic circles for the destination. I just needed a clear image in my mind. I planned to use that after leaving the dungeon. The other spell bothered me a bit.

"Charm…." A spell to make all sexes see you as a target of interest. Meaning I would make people who were within ten feet of me fall in love with me, which made me very annoyed. This was not exactly a spell I was expecting or ever wanted. It was like telling me to go out and make a harem with everyone who cames in within ten feet of me. While I did have some upsides as it will make certain things easier to handle. I felt that it would also bring me a lot of trouble.i𝚗n𝘳𝙚𝑎𝗱. 𝑐𝗼𝒎

What made things worse was that I couldn't even turn it off! Luckily it does not seem to make people go crazy, as Diablo is still acting as normal. But then again, he does love me, so I guess it would not affect him.

I just worry about those who do not and will end up harassing me because of it. This would not make things easy for me. I will need to see if there is some kind of barrier I can use to contain the effects.

"Diablo, if you see any dogs trying to jump me in the street, smack them away, okay?" I whined. Diablo chuckled and nodded his head. "Don't worry. If it is someone you do not wish to be courted by, I will make a show of force as your husband. No need to dirty your pretty hands."

I gave a defeated smile as I took out a mirror to look at myself. And to be honest, I kinda looked dead. While I still looked pretty, I looked more like a goth girl than anything now. Not that I will change how I dress or anything, but I did not change much more than that. Just much paler skin than before and two sharp fangs.

I was happy about that because I did not wish to change too much. It would be hard to get used to seeing a different person in the mirror every time I evolved. With everything now settled here, I held onto Diablo's waist and said: "Dimensional Transfer!" A tear in space formed in front of me, and with a deep breath, I stepped through it, taking Diablo with me.

When arrived in my bedroom, which I felt was the best transfer point, no one was there so I let out a sigh of relief before going to the mirror on the wall to take another quick look at myself to make sure that they could still recognize me.

"Right, Faith, there was one more thing I forgot." Diablo took out another item. It was a book. "This dropped from the final boss."

I took the book and looked it over, causing my eyes to widen as I skimmed through it. "These are answers to the three queens quiz show. I will need to get this to the mercenary guild so they can make copies of it and hand it out to the mercs there. This will be very helpful for those who want to challenge the dungeon. This is a very good find!" This helped some of my concerns about the bee dungeon. This meant when it reset, people would be able to do the dungeon without issue. Well, as long as they remembered everything.

"I figured it might be of use, so I separated it from the other items. I have a bunch of armor as well for you to look at as well." Diablo explained and was about to take it out when I stopped him.

"Save it for now. I just want to relax for now. I am still in a bit of a daze from my earlier blood frenzy." I said as I walked over to my bed and fell face first onto it. Having to drink blood now to survive was not something I had expected, but at the very least, it would help me grow stronger. "I kind of wish I gained more skills though…." I mumbled, only to hear a sound go off in my head.

[Ding!]

[Evolution Process completed…]

[Bloodline merger complete…]

[Adding new Bloodline skills….]

368 The Effects Of Becoming A Drakani Demigoddess Part 2

--AN) Sorry all, still sick, so only an extra long chapter today for this novel. Also, this novel along with Kana will now be released at 6pm EST.--

I was quite confused as to why I was only now suddenly getting a notification for this. But when I thought about it maybe this was because I had yet to feed, and the system needed me to be out of a blood frenzied state. With this thought in mind, I looked at my new skills.

The first on the list was a passive skill called Blood Frenzy, which was one of the things I had expected when I thought of a blood sucking race. It only activated when I did not feed. If I went a long time without drinking blood, I would basically attack anyone and everyone and suck them dry without a care until I was full. Luckily I did not do that to Diablo. I guess fighting against the ancient will has given me some resistance to this passive.

The second skill I got was blood manipulation. This skill allowed me to cut my finger and transform my blood into a weapon. It was very handy because I could make it do many different things. And since it was max out at level 10, I could even control other people's blood. And what made this a frightening skill was that it was an innate skill, just like the others, it did not require a magic circle. Which meant no one would see it coming.

There were three more skills as well. But two were only at level 1. Shadow Meld and Shadow Clone. Shadow Meld allowed me to meld into the shadows. Basically, I could jump inside someone's shadow, and they would never even know I was there. It was a kind of assassination style skill. Not really something I would use, at least I do not think.

As for the other level 1 skill called Shadow Clone, it was a skill that made a copy of myself that I could control. A kind of golem that had ten percent of my power at level 1. The thing about these two skills is that I need to use them in order to level them up to master them. Sadly there was no way to pump skill points into them like I could the other skills since they did not appear in my skill section.

The last one was just a passive called Blood Enhance. It gave me experience per second based on the level of the person I was feeding off of. Which meant those of lower levels would only give me 1xp per second. Diablo gave me +10 experience, which was not bad. I guess Diablo would be getting sucked once a day now. I feel kind of bad, but I need those delicious xp, and sucking Diablo's neck also felt well…. Hehe….

Anyway, what I should be concerned about is this charm and making sure I feed on time. While I am now considered a demigod, I guess there was one thing that stuck out to me that made me frown. "To evolve into a Darkani Goddess, I will need to find 1000 evolution cores. Which means defeating 1000 dungeons. But does every run in a dungeon have an evolution core?" I pursed my lips as I thought about this. I will have to run the stupid bee dungeon a few times with Diablo to check after I set up a binding ward.

"Faith you in?" I heard a voice coming from behind me. I turned to see Sophie standing there.

"Something wrong?" I asked as I closed my menu and flipped over, then got into a sitting position. Sophie shook her head as she walked over to me and climbed onto my bed, and hugged me, resting her head in my lap.

"I was just worried when we got the broken message from you," Sophie replied. "I got the message while we were working things out for the wedding. But it was too broken to make out. We were all worried, but luckily Iena got a message from Diablo."

"Ah…. Sorry…." I reached down and scratched the soft ears. This caused Sophie's tail to wag back and forth. I chuckled as I reached down and played with her tail causing her to giggle. And before I knew it, I was tackled to the bed, with her lips on mine.

An hour later, Sophie and I got redressed and went downstairs to see how things were going. I looked at the other two girls, who both had strange expressions on their faces, and asked: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing!" "Nothing at all, Master…." The two girls responded at the same time.

"They are mad because they lost rock paper scissors," Sophie explained. I chuckled and gave both a kiss on the lips before sitting down between them.

"So, what are you two doing?" I asked.

"We are finalizing the details on something special. Also, our wedding night will be split into two nights. We talked with Diablo, and he agreed to it. Us girls will have you the first night, while you and Diablo will have the second night. Also, Faith, when do you plan to have little Faiths?" Adel asked.

I pursed my lips. I could feel my cheeks heating up and was starting to think it was wrong for me to sit here. But…. I had a way to change the conversation around: "Are you three not going to comment on my new dead look?"

"Hmmm? Faith is always cute no matter what she looks like." Adel replied with a smile.

"Master, I should say that to you…." Grace's voice entered my ears. I turned to see Grace now looked even paler than before, and she had a set of fangs. "Grace!? What happened!?"

"Master, I am bound to you by blood. So if your blood changes, so will mine…." Grace replied. I could see two sharp fangs in Grace's mouth now, which made me furrow my brow.Please visit 𝙞𝚗n𝓇𝘦аd.＆nbsp;𝗰𝘰𝚖

"Grace, have you drank blood?" I asked.

"No…. Master, I actually need you to give me some, or I might faint…." Grace replied as she began to sway back and forth. I quickly ran over to her and pulled my hair back. "Grace, drink now!"

"Faith, what is going on!?" The other girls stood up and came over. At that same time, Grace opened her mouth and bit into my neck, and began drinking my blood. I bit my lip due to the sensation I was getting as I allowed her to drink as much as she wanted. Luckily it seemed Grace did not need as much blood as me, and for some reason, I did not feel as if my blood was taken at all.

Breathing a sigh of relief, I watched as Grace licked her lips and bowed her head to me. "Thank you, Master. But please warn me before you change bloodlines again…."

"Sorry, Grace, I never thought…." I reached up and patted her head.

"Ahem… Faith care to explain?" Adel asked as she and the other girls looked at me in confusion.

"Ah yeah… I evolved again. I am now what is called a Drakani Demigoddess. It is just that…. While it is a dragon race mixed with other races, there is a secondary bloodline mixed in that is also very powerful, which is called the Vampri. It's a race that needs to drink blood to survive. In order words…. I am no longer a dragonic." I explained.

"Then your other bloodline? The ancient will?" Iena asked with a look of hope on her face. But I shook my head and answered: "It's still there. I feel it. It's just not showing its head. If I want to use it as I have before, I still can."

I had also hoped the bloodline change would have fixed my current state, but it might have put me in a different situation. Like… If I were in a blood frenzy, would the ancient will try to take control while I was at my weakest point? If so, I might not be able to regain control. Currently, I am trying to accept it and slowly merge it into my current personality without losing myself, but even this is quite hard.

"I see, so you need to drink blood like Grace just did?" Sophie asked.

I nodded and answered: "Yes, but luckily, after drinking Diablo's blood, I found that rewind can keep anyone I drink blood from feeling weak or sick. Otherwise, I am afraid Diablo might not have made it back. But it also allows me to do many other new things as well. Like I can now open a tear in space to any place I have been before. I can hide in a shadow or an object, or a person. I can even make a clone of myself. And I can also control blood. Yours or mine. But I think the biggest thing is that I get experience for sucking blood. Lastly, there is charm, which is an annoying skill. "

"That sounds a bit bloody…." Adel replied while sticking her tongue out. She then walked over to me and produced her neck to me, and said: "Take a taste and see if I am sweeter tasting than Diablo."

369 Wedding Part 1

I stared at Adel's teasing smile before pulling her over and chomping down on her neck. She let out a small squeal before suddenly hugging me and pushing her face into my shoulder. I only drank a little of her blood, but there was definitely a difference in taste. Diablo's blood had a more bold flavor to it, while Adel's was much softer and mellow.

"No fair, me too!" Sophie yelled out. As she ran over and pushed Adel out of the way, and showed me her neck. I chuckled and bit into hers as well. Sophie's had a sweeter taste and felt more energetic. It was hard to actually give a flavor since it was blood, but it was very good, like eating a snack.

"Master…." Iena walked over with a look of not wanting to be left out. I pulled her over and bit her neck as well. Hers had a more refreshing taste. It was strange, but I felt like I could suck her blood all day and never get sick of it. "Sorry, but I think Iena wins this match."

"What! No fair! Drink more of my blood and see if it is any different!" Adel yelled out. I shook my head and pushed her to sit down. "Let's finish things up."

A few days passed, and I was currently being dressed up by Grace and Annie. Sei and Sally were standing at the side watching. I donned a black gothic yet elegant dress. With short heels, as I hated heels in the first place. With silvery jewelry and a few hair ornaments to go in my hair, along with a black veil to cover the lower half of my face. To be honest, even I looked quite pretty in this dress, even if I did look more dead.

"Faith, you really look beautiful. Makes me want to change sides." Sei teased as she walked over and gave me a hug. "I am glad you have found your life partners."

"Yes, Young Miss, you do look very beautiful. It makes me wonder if I should one day get married as well…." Sally seemed to have finally gotten over what had happened before.

I smiled and said: "Sally, I am sure any man would be very lucky to be with you. To be honest, I do think Steven might be interested in you. He is quite handsome, you know."

Sally blushed, and her ears danced slightly. She was a cute girl, so I do hope one day, she will find happiness. "Hey, are you just going to ignore me!?" Sei, who I did ignore, stomped her feet at my side, causing everyone to laugh.

"No. I just think that whoever marries you will be in for more than they hoped for. Especially with a certain skill that…."

"Okay, enough! Let's go, miss groom. You have three girls and a man to marry!" Sei quickly changed the subject, causing me to laugh. She even glared at me since I knew Freidinia had been bugging her about her skill.

I rode a carriage that was heavily decorated for the event to the center of the lower city. There was a large stage and many colorful decorations set up as well as street vendors and many other things going on. The king himself was already sitting on the stage in the main seat, looking out of the crowd with a wide smile. As my carriage came to a stop, I closed the curtain and readied myself. The door opened to my father standing there with a smile on his face. He still looked as handsome as the day I saw him when I first was reborn into this world.

"Faith, as a father, I have a lot to say about you marrying so many, but I will leave that for another time. I wish you happiness as you progress through life." My father said as he held his hand out to me to help me off the carriage.

I smiled and took his hand, and stepped down before hugging him. "Father, you are about to become an Empress's father soon. You should hold your head up high. "

My father shook his head and patted my back. "I can not be any prouder of you than I am now. You have done so much over the years and have helped so many. It makes me take a look at your brother and ask, where did I go wrong."

I couldn't help but laugh as I took a peek at my brother, who was standing behind my father. "Brother, don't listen to him. You are already amazing enough."𝒊𝒏𝒏𝙧𝗲𝓪𝙙. c𝒐𝙢

"Don't worry. I never took his words to heart. But to think my baby sister is getting married and to four people at that. At least one of them is a man. So I am sure to become an uncle in the future." My brother teased, causing me to blush. While I do plan to have a child in the future. It will not be soon. The tasks at hand need to come first.

"Maybe in the future, after things settle down," I replied with a smile. My brother nodded as I hooked my arm with my father's and walked towards the stage.

My mother was sitting with Freidinia, she was currently balling her eyes out. She kept trying to get up, but Freidinia kept pushing her back down. When we reached her seat. I leaned over and hugged her and whispered: "Mother, your daughter is getting married just like how you wanted."

"Mm…." My mother could only hum an answer as I squeezed her. She reluctantly let me go and pushed me gently away. "Go… Don't let everyone wait to see how beautiful my daughter is."

"Hehe…. I will show them all that my mother and father have the best genes!" I replied while giggling. My mother smiled and laughed with me while nodding her head. It was times likes this that I saw her acting normal again, which made me have hope for the future.

370 Wedding Part 2

"Master, good luck. Make sure you bully Diablo a lot after you are married to him." Freidinia said teasingly.

"Don't worry. I will!" I let out a chuckle as I looked at Rachel, who was sniffing away.

"Good luck! If any of them bullies you, let me know! I will beat them up!" Rachel sucked in a deep breath and said. She was doing her best, from crying too hard. You would think, with how my mother and Rachel were crying, that I was actually about to die. I smiled and nodded at her as I turned and hooked my arm with my father and again and began walking down the aisle towards the stairs leading to the top of the small stage.

When I got to the steps, my father helped me up each one so that I would not trip or fall before finally letting me go and giving me one more hug. "This is as far as I can go. Now go wait for your brides and man bride. I will go sit with the others."

I smiled and hugged him back before watching him walk off. Only when he reached the bottom of the steps did I walk towards the king and smile at him. "Your majesty."

"Should you not start calling me royal father?" The king asked with a prideful smirk.

"Then Royal Father. I do hope you do not mind me wedding so many at once." I did feel kind of bad. After all, Adel was a princess, yet she was sharing her wedding day with three others.

"No. In fact, I think this is only fair. A wedding day, when everyone has the same status as you have given to your wives and your husband, it is only fair that they all have the same wedding. Adel also seemed to enjoy the fact she was sharing it with the other girls as well. But I do wonder, will your husband be okay? He will be basically at the bottom of the food chain in the house." The king asked. For the first time, he was actually acting seriously.Please visit 𝚒𝓷𝚗𝚛𝚎𝙖𝐝. 𝒄૦𝓂

"He's fine. He is someone who is more loyal than you think. In fact, according to the demon realm's rules., we are already husband and wife. We are just making it official in this world." I replied with a smile.

"I see. I am glad to hear it. I do hope you can give a few heirs to the throne. And if one day we find a way for two females to have children together, I hope you will give me a few grandkids as well." The king replied with a smile.

"Don't worry. We are already looking into it. Freidinia has already made it a side project of her own after she heard of the idea." I explained.

"Then that is good. In a few months, we will be holding your coronation ceremony. I do hope you can give me a few months of peace before diving into a dungeon and pushing the role back onto me." The king seemed to be pleading with me when he said this, which made me chuckle.

"Do not worry. I will be implementing quite a few policies which will have to go through all those old foogies in the court." Now that I was thinking about it. I noticed the king, even though he was within ten feet of me, was not affected at all by my charm. I guess he already loved me like his own child a long time ago. When I walked down the aisle, I did notice the people who were closest to me staring at me strangely. I could only ignore them and hope they would not do anything out of line.

"I am sure they will go easy on you. I think most of them are afraid of you anyways. I did hear you plan to change the kingdom to an Empire. Since you plan to do that, you might as well change the entire name to your last name. It would make more sense." The king suddenly said, which made me look at him in surprise.

"I was going to talk to you about that at some point, but I never thought you would suggest it," I said honestly.

"You will be the ruler, it will be you who has the final say from the moment you are placed on the throne. I will follow what you say. You are, after all, the one who has given this kingdom more than I have in all my years of being a king." The king said as he patted my shoulder. "Enough of that. You look beautiful. I am sure your wives and husband will be amazed when they see you. They should be here soon, so prepare yourself. Once you all say your vows, you will no longer be able to escape them for the rest of your life."

"Haha! I know. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I once thought I would never get married. I pushed that thought for so long into my mind, but then when Adel finally confessed to me, I began to think otherwise. Then it was Sophie…. And the accidents with Iena and Diablo. But as the years went by. I came to love each of them dearly and did not wish to let them go. So I will never let them go, and for as long as I live, I will do my best to make their lives just as long. I will protect everything I cherish no matter what. Even the gods can not stop me." I was speaking from my heart. I truly meant every word I just said. I will protect the empire I plan to make and even expand it either by alliance or by force if need be. I will not allow anyone to harm the people I have decided to protect.

While I may seem like a warmonger, but one thing I have noticed while growing up is that not everything can be done easily. I will do what I can to avoid war and hope that whatever kings and queens I speak to later on will be willing to form an alliance that will strengthen this continent and unite it as one as we work towards a better future.