I'm a little bit cute after transforming.

Diana moved her body with difficulty. She was somewhat surprised that even with a level one gravity resistance, it was still so strenuous!

She doesn't plan to use skill points to max out her resistances, after all, she only has a little over three thousand points, so she has to save them!

Diana hadn't suffered such humiliation in a long time, she simply couldn't stand it!

The Dark Realm spread rapidly outwards from Diana's center.

Diana vanished from her spot and instantly reappeared behind Krul, unleashing a sword strike!

A clang—the sound of metal colliding rang out.

Krul didn't even turn her head. A shield made of blood blocked the slash behind her, and then spikes suddenly protruded from the middle of the shield, heading straight for Diana's heart!

Diana teleported to a distance, but as soon as she appeared, several blood-red spears shot accurately at her. Since teleportation within the domain had a one-second delay, she could only use her skill combo to knock the blood-red spears away.

'Could she predict my location?'

Diana was very doubtful, but she decided to give it another try.

Then she disappeared into the darkness. This time she didn't reappear immediately, but no matter where she moved, she could feel an aura locking onto her.

'This is such a hassle!'

Diana appeared in front of Krul and sheathed her sword.

"This should be our first meeting, right? I don't remember ever bothering you!"

Krul raised a finger, and a long, blood-red needle condensed at the tip of his finger.

Diana narrowed her eyes, ready to retaliate at any moment, but the long needle did not shoot at her; instead, it shot swiftly behind her.

On a tree some distance behind Krul, an owl's pupils contracted, but before it could react, it was struck by a long needle and exploded into a cloud of blood mist!

In a room in the distant Demon King's Castle, Mei, who had her eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them, clutching her head and groaning.

"Damn Blood Ancestor! I have to report this to Lady Ariel right away!"

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Krul spoke slowly.

"I love you dearly! Become my kin, and I will grant you eternal life!"

Diana couldn't help but shudder at the thought of herself becoming a vampire and drinking blood every day.

"Your suggestion is good, but I choose to decline!"

Krul was somewhat puzzled.

"Don't you want to have eternal life?"

"What's so great about eternal life! I don't want to experience watching familiar people slowly pass away!"

Krul narrowed his eyes.

"Human emotions only make you weak!"

"Weak? I don't think so! But you, haven't you felt lonely after living so long?"

Krul seemed to have been hit where it hurt; her blood began to boil, and dense drops of blood shot towards Diana like bullets.

Diana vanished instantly, leaving the ground riddled with holes!

Diana got angry too, and started hitting him without warning!

Various magical spears appeared, shooting densely towards Krul, just as they were about to hit him.

Suddenly, Diana's pupils contracted, and all the sounds around her went silent. The flying magic spear seemed to freeze in mid-air, and she felt completely unable to move!

Krul flew to Diana, reached out and stroked her face, his fingers moving from top to bottom until they stopped at her fair neck.

Krul licked his bright red lips, revealing a pair of small fangs.

"I wonder what your blood tastes like!"

Diana's heart pounded. 'System! What's going on?! Send me some skills!'

As expected, the system still did not respond.

Diana was getting anxious; she thought that being sucked would turn her into a vampire! This was terrible!

Two round white pupils suddenly appeared on Diana's smooth forehead, and almost instantly one of the white pupils turned black.

A terrifying black ray pierced through Krul's chest, and the jungle behind her was reduced to nothingness!

Krul looked down in shock at his empty chest, his body gradually becoming ethereal, then looked at Diana's forehead where one eye had lost its luster.

"I see! We'll meet again!"

Krul smiled, and his entire body vanished into nothingness.

Diana breathed a sigh of relief when she realized the stillness around her had disappeared. She dispelled the darkness and found the surroundings in complete disarray!

'That vampire named Krul is probably just an avatar! What would happen if the real Krul came?! Also, that time-stopping skill is just too overpowered!'

Diana felt she was still too weak; anyone could easily subdue her!

They quickly packed their things, got into the carriage, and had to leave this place first!

Once inside the carriage, I heard Elua still counting, 31...32~

Diana was taken aback; they shouldn't have only counted this far!

Pry open Elua's small hands that were covering her eyes.

"Elua, why did you only count this many?"

Elua looked aggrieved.

"It's all Cora's fault, she keeps interrupting me. Ugh, what number was I counting to again?"

Pfft~ Everyone covered their mouths and chuckled~

Diana chuckled and ruffled her hair. 'It seems counting to one hundred is still too difficult for Elua!'

Diana told Emma to drive the carriage and leave first.

Over the next few days, Diana and her entourage traveled almost day and night.

Emma drives during the day and Diana drives at night. Basically, except for mealtimes, they are always on the road!

Under Diana's regeneration spell, both horses were full of energy!

What should have been a two-week journey was completed in less than a week. There were no major dangers along the way, though there were many people who tried to rob people, but Diana arranged for them all to undergo a course of internet addiction treatment.

Villagers from some villages have gradually returned, bringing life back to the villages.

In the afternoon, the carriage arrived at the gates of the capital city, and the commoners who had previously camped outside had all left.

After paying an entrance fee of 10 copper coins per person, the carriage entered the capital.

Cora asked with a puzzled look:

"Anna~ We are students of Austin College, so we don't need to pay the city entrance fee!"

Diana paused, then replied confidently:

"Am I the kind of person who's short of money? Obviously not!"

Jenny muttered:

"That's 60 copper coins! What a waste!"

Diana quickly changed the subject, saying she knew of some really good barbecue restaurants and wanted to take them there.

Elua cheered immediately.

"Okay~"

The carriage moved slowly through the city, stopping every now and then, where a group of young girls would get off and buy various things.

As it was getting dark, everyone suggested finding a hotel to get some rest for the night.

Diana ate a lamb skewer with one hand and scratched her head with the other.

"I feel like I've forgotten something?"

The little white creature, who was eating in Louise's arms, twitched its ears and jumped into Diana's arms, gesturing and stammering as it spoke.

Diana slapped her forehead, suddenly realizing what she had just learned.

"Oh yeah~ I forgot to pick up Xiao Hei!"

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Inside the stables of an inn in the outer city, a tall black horse chewed on dry hay, its eyes lifeless, as if devoid of light.

"I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light!"

This is a true reflection of Xiao Hei's inner thoughts~~~