I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

But regrettably, Lord Angela was still in her slumber and hadn't awakened.

Augustus was in a hurry, but there was nothing he could do.

He had just heard from the maid that someone had come to visit Lord Angela, who had since gotten up, and worried that something might happen, Augustus hurried over.

He clearly heard Angela's voice as he entered, yet he did not see Angela, which caused Augustus, who had only recently become a Vampire, some anxiety.

"Augustus, is there something the matter?"

Angela's voice rang out again in the room, and at the same time, something white moved within the assortment of pastries on the table.

Augustus looked down to see a cute white Little Bat looking at him, its eyes somewhat displeased.

Those who disturbed her enjoyment of delicious food were all very annoying, even if they were her Favored.

"Lord Angela.... You?"

Augustus was somewhat at a loss for words, his eyes told him the white bat before him was none other than the Blood Queen Angela he served, but the image of the noble and cold Queen in his mind made him reluctant to believe this was true.

Augustus had become a Vampire and been converted to the Blood Clan about a month ago.

Unlike naturally born Blood Clan members like Angela, Augustus needed to gradually become accustomed to the powers he possessed; he still couldn't transform into a bat.

That was why he hadn't reacted immediately.

"Augustus, is it not?"

Lis smiled and said, looking at the clearly baffled young man before him.

"The message I had you deliver before seems not to have been conveyed, make sure to do it quickly next time."

"You... you are that person!"

Augustus's mind struggled to keep up, this somewhat familiar voice, was the young man sitting on the couch really the same black-robed person who had saved his life before?

Looking at Lord Angela's form, she seemed to be enjoying pastries brought by this unknown man.

Were they really friends, being so familiar with each other?

"If there's nothing else, Augustus, you may leave."

The Little Bat grew impatient, waving her little paw and saying.

"Yes, Lord Angela!"

Augustus didn't quite know how to react; dazed, he closed the door and left.

Once Augustus had left, Lis looked at Angela and laughed:

"If I'm not mistaken, that Augustus is also of the Blood Clan, and moreover, one that you've converted."

"Yes."

Angela nodded unconcernedly, her gaze returning to the table in front of her.

Lis wasn't surprised she could guess; after all, it was something she was used to.

During their time in McGwire's Death Tomb, Lis knew about the secret of Witch Demon McAulay, yet she never inquired.

In her heart, Lis was a very powerful Mage, who seemed to know everything.

"I remember Marion saying that the number of the Blood Clan is very small, yet I didn't expect it could also be done through direct conversion. Then why not convert more Vampires into the Blood Clan?"

Lis was curious, after all, the existence of such an Extraordinary Race like the Blood Clan was extremely secretive, in his previous life he had never heard of such beings.

Even Uncle Joyce didn't have a clear understanding of the Blood Clan.

"There's no way around it, the restrictions are very strict."

Angela stuck out her pink tongue and licked the cream by her mouth, saying candidly:

"Lord Burns said that, due to the temptation of those Evil Gods, as soon as one directly drinks the blood of other living beings, they will gradually become addicted to it and develop a bloodthirsty urge to constantly seek fresh blood."

"Their souls will also be progressively tainted by the fallen Strength, turning them completely into Dark Creatures."

"Even the ancestor Cain cannot change this process."

"I am able to convert Humans and Vampires who have not yet fed on fresh blood into the Blood Clan, but once they consume fresh blood, they will irreversibly fall into being Vampires."

"Moreover, certain Evil Gods covet the Strength of the Blood Clan and that of Lord Cain, so the Bloodline Ancestor instructed me not to convert others into the Blood Clan casually."

Lis nodded; he had gleaned some ideas from Marion's previous attitude towards Vampires, but he hadn't expected it to be so complex.

The relationship between the Blood Clan and Vampires seemed to be a two-sided coin, much like that of Holy Knights and Fallen Black Knights.

And yet hidden amongst it all was a struggle between the Bloodline Ancestor Cain and certain Evil Gods, seemingly concealing grand secrets!

"Then that Augustus..."

"He was someone I ran into on my way out from Lord Burns's place just now."

"Seeing that he had just become a Vampire and was struggling not to feed on fresh blood, I was just about to try out the power of converting to the Blood Clan, so I helped him out."

"I was going to tell him to be careful, but who knew he would keep following me."

Angela shook her head, not particularly concerned about the matter.

"Alright then."

Lis didn't dwell much on Augustus's situation either, he was more interested in the process of conversion to the Blood Clan.

From the behavior of Augustus, Angela and the way Marion had acted before, it could be seen that the Blood Clan possessed tremendous Strength, especially when facing Vampires, where they had an overwhelming advantage.

You see, among Dark Creatures, Vampires were also a common and formidable presence, their bizarre Blood Magic and tenacious Life Force making them one of the representatives of Dark Creatures.

Perhaps it was for this reason that the Blood Clan attracted the attention of those Evil Gods, who entice and turn them into Vampires?

"Angela, have you ever seen Lord Burns?"

Lis asked Angela, which was one of his reasons for coming here.