Tome of Blood

The crimson light is dazzling.

Astrid stood in the center of the magic storm, her long hair flying.

She felt as if there was endless power in her body, constantly rising.

The pain on her body was gone.

The pain that had forced her soul on fire was gone.

At this moment, Astrid felt stronger than ever!

Feeling the girl's rapidly rising aura, Gunnar's eyes widened in disbelief.

The power of the light blue totem trembled slightly, as if it was afraid of something.

A strong uneasiness gradually spread in the young man's heart.

"Hmph! Pretending to be a ghost!"

He cursed secretly, suppressed the fear in his heart, and then shouted angrily, controlling the power of the light blue totem and rushing towards the girl...

Looking at Gunnar rushing towards her, Astrid gently raised her right hand.

Crimson light spread and condensed in her palm.

The light blue and crimson lights quickly collided together, erupting with a roaring sound, and the dazzling light shone in all directions, causing everyone watching to subconsciously close their eyes.

The magic storm, which was even more turbulent than before, spread, blowing down nearby people one after another. The restless elemental power broke through the strength of the initiate almost instantly, almost reaching the level of Silver Moon.

Marquis Vladimir's expression changed slightly.

He shouted low, pulled out a staff from his arms, and quickly chanted in a low voice. The silver-blue magic shield immediately unfolded, confining all the burst of elemental power to the challenge field.

The magic storm lasted for several seconds.

When the turbulent elemental power gradually subsided, the challenge field had collapsed into a pit about thirty centimeters deep and four to five meters wide.

Astrid and Gunnar stood in the center, still maintaining their fighting stance.

But the next moment, the dagger in Gunnar's hand shattered into pieces with a bang.

There was a sound like something was cracking, and countless cracks appeared in the light covering the young man's body, and then... it was shattered like the dagger in his hand.

"Gunnar, you lose."

Astrid said calmly.

Gunnar opened his mouth:

"What kind of power did you...use?"

The girl glanced at him, her crimson pupils gradually returning to light blue.

"You have the power of your totem, and I... also have the power of faith that belongs to me."

"Is it……"

Gunnar muttered.

He swayed slightly, then his legs weakened and he fell to the ground.

Quiet.

Seeing the reversal of the battle in just a few seconds, the surrounding crowd fell into silence.

The eyes of the teenagers who followed Gunnar widened in disbelief, as if they did not expect that the teenager who had unleashed the power of the totem and could even fight against the senior Star Transcendent would be defeated so quickly.

Beside the fur shop, the boys and girls from the Free Tribe Alliance reacted quickly after being stunned for a few breaths, and burst into enthusiastic cheers:

"Win! Astrid wins!"

"Praise the Savior! Hail!"

Looking at the excited and cheering boys and girls, Marquis Vladimir had a complicated expression.

He took a deep look at Astrid and said in a deep voice:

"I declare...the winner is Astrid of the Free Tribe Alliance."

After hearing Marquis Vladimir's words, the cheers of the boys and girls became even more enthusiastic. On the other hand, the boys who followed Gunnar were as dejected as deflated sheepskin bags.

Gunnar's face turned gloomy.

He gritted his teeth, and then said dejectedly, as if breaking a jar.

"I...lost, I kept my promise...whatever you want from me...it's up to you..."

Astrid glanced at him, her eyes changing slightly.

She shook her head and said:

"Forget it, I'm just saying casually, our Free Tribe Alliance has no tradition of raising slaves."

"You only need to apologize to Grandma Stella and compensate for all losses to the store, and the matter will be over."

After hearing the girl's words, Gunnar couldn't help but raise his head with a look of astonishment:

"Really...really?"

The girl frowned and looked at him and said coldly:

"What? As the heir of the Linhai tribe, do you really want to be my slave?"

Gunnar pursed his lips.

He gave the girl a complicated look, and then stood up with difficulty with the help of other teenagers.

Under the vigilant eyes of the young girls, he came to the old woman, bowed his head and performed an ancient northern courtesy:

"Yes...I'm sorry..."

Then, he motioned to the boy next to him to take out a bag of gems and placed it in front of the bewildered old woman.

The old woman subconsciously looked at Astrid, and the girl nodded:

"Grandma Stella, accept it. This is the compensation from the Linhai tribe. Let's see if it's enough for your losses."

"Enough...enough...enough!"

The old woman spoke a little incoherently.

Astrid nodded, then looked at Gunnar:

"Okay, you can go."

Gunnar's eyes were complicated.

He took a breath and said:

"Astrid, this favor... I'll remember it."

After speaking, he looked at the other teenagers:

"let's go."

After finishing speaking, Gunnar saluted Marquis Vladimir again with the support of the teenagers, and then limped away from here.

"Astrid! Astrid!"

The boys and girls around Astrid burst into cheers again.

After taking a look at the young man who disappeared into the crowd, Marquis Vladimir's eyes fell on the girl again.

Recalling the dazzling crimson light on the girl just now, he hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice:

"Miss Astrid, you..."

"Astrid! You stinky girl! What trouble did you cause in the city again!?"

An angry voice mixed with urgency and worry came, interrupting Marquis Vladimir's inquiry, and then... a tall northern warrior squeezed out of the crowd.

"Father...Father?"

Astrid looked happy when she saw the northern warrior.

Almost instantly, she transformed into a carefree girl and pounced on the northern warriors like a flying swallow.

The northern warrior hugged his daughter, and then looked up and down at the other party's slightly damaged clothes with some blood stains. His expression suddenly changed, and instantly turned into worry:

"You...you had a fight?!"

Astrid's expression suddenly turned guilty.

Her eyes evaded and she said erratically:

"I just had a discussion with... and someone..."

"Nonsense! I just saw the power of the totem here from afar! Did you do it?"

After discovering that his daughter was fine, the northern warrior said angrily.

After hearing what the soldier said, the girl felt even more guilty.

However, she soon became excited again and said excitedly:

"Father! The power of totem!"

Halfway through, she seemed to realize something, and she quickly lowered her voice, trying to suppress her excitement, as if she was afraid of being heard:

"Father! I also used the power of the totem just now! The power of our own totem of the Free Tribe Alliance!"

"My lord is not fabricating, my lord really exists! We just lost our inheritance, we just lost our way!"

"We...were not abandoned by the gods!"

Obviously, the girl didn't realize how dazzling her whole body was when she used the "Totem Power" just now...

"The power of your totem?"

Looking at the excited girl, the northern warrior looked confused.

It wasn't until he heard a slight cough that he noticed the Isaac Cavalry not far away, as well as the Marquis Vladimir in gorgeous uniforms.

Seeing Marquis Vladimir, the girl quickly covered her mouth.

The northern warrior was stunned for a moment, then quickly saluted Marquis Vladimir and said with some embarrassment:

"Marquis... Your Majesty the Marquis..."

"Sorry, Astrid got into trouble again, right? I'm really sorry...I'm late."

Marquis Vladimir smiled slightly and shook his head at the northern warrior:

"No, Lord Balder, your daughter is very powerful. She just defeated Gunnar, the son of the chief of the Linhai tribe, in the honor challenge. She is a true northern warrior."

"Her? She defeated Gunnar?"

The northern warrior looked stunned.

"Yes."

Marquis Vladimir nodded.

After saying that, he looked at the girl who was hiding behind the northern warrior with a wary look on her face, and said gently:

"Astrid, you just did a good job."

"However, regarding the power you just used..."

"Power? What power? I...I don't know, I don't know anything!"

The girl looked at Marquis Vladimir warily, then shook her head, backed away, and then disappeared into the crowd with a swish.

Marquis Vladimir:…

"Astrid!"

Seeing the girl running away in a hurry, the northern warrior shouted quickly.

"I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, my little girl is not well educated and doesn't understand etiquette at all. I will definitely take her to apologize to you in the future..."

He bowed to Marquis Vladimir apologetically, and then hurried after him.

Looking at the father and daughter who disappeared in an instant, Marquis Vladimir's smile was a little stiff.

He looked gloomy and was about to catch up, but was suddenly stopped by a tall figure:

"Haha, Your Majesty the Marquis, it was such a wonderful battle. The boys and girls in the North are indeed born warriors, much better than our children from Castel."

Looking at Sebastian blocking him, Marquis Vladimir hesitated and forced a smile:

"You are ridiculous. They are all a bunch of rude kids, making you laugh."

"Haha, Your Majesty the Marquis is so humble. It's getting late, and the time we've been spending here is getting longer. Shouldn't we move on?"

Sebastian smiled.

Marquis Vladimir looked hesitant.

He glanced at the direction where Astrid disappeared. In desperation, he finally sighed and put on a friendly smile:

"Everything...as you wish."

Sebastian smiled even brighter.

Soon, Castel's motorcade set off again, heading towards the castle.

Sebastian got on his horse.

He glanced in a certain direction and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

It's a good seed.

Talent...not bad, and alert and sharp enough.

No wonder, with just a push, the other party directly received the favor of the True Ancestor.

However, he was still too young and too impulsive.