After all, in the beginning,
Lady Dimitrescu had sought out Mother Miranda only to cure her porphyria; staying alive was Lady Dimitrescu's sole wish.
She wasn't a fanatical follower like Donna or Salvatore, so she would never entertain the foolish idea of sacrificing her life for Mother Miranda.
And finally, the third reason...
Lady Dimitrescu had taken an interest in Javier's abilities. This human was fearless and extremely confident; she felt that Javier must have some other ace up his sleeve.
Perhaps he really could overthrow Mother Miranda's rule.
Following the trend a bit without immediately going all-in didn't seem like a bad thing; she could just commit fully when the time to actually overthrow her came.
Furthermore, the rare blood in Javier's hands was very enticing.
After nearly ten minutes of endurance,
Lady Dimitrescu had reached her limit; now, she only wanted to swallow and taste the exquisite delicacy that was the rare blood in Javier's hand...!
Upon hearing Lady Dimitrescu's words,
Javier also nodded. It was enough to secure the Lady's agreement first.
He could understand Lady Dimitrescu's thoughts—fearing failure at a critical moment and wanting to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
But being a fence-sitter was fine.
Javier only needed to ensure that before his potential failure,
Lady Dimitrescu would not defect on the battlefield. As for Javier himself... he was confident he would not fail.
"A very rational answer..."
"I hope our cooperation goes smoothly. As for this Blood Vial, it is yours as payment... My Lady."
Regarding this,
Javier did not criticize her much.
Instead, he simply corked the Blood Vial in his hand and quickly tossed it toward Lady Dimitrescu.
Facing this irresistible delicacy, Lady Dimitrescu's towering eight-foot frame immediately stood up with a start.
Her massive fingers gripped the tiny glass vial.
Compared to Lady Dimitrescu's giant body, this small Blood Vial was only the size of a thumb, not even enough for the Lady to take a full gulp; perhaps she wouldn't even be able to taste it.
Pop...!
The crisp sound of a wooden cork being pulled out rang out.
That tiny Blood Vial required Lady Dimitrescu to use her fingernails to carefully pry it open.
The moment the cork was removed,
the Lady's throat couldn't help but swallow hard.
Her fingers trembled slightly; the moment she smelled the fragrance of the blood,
she could almost not stop herself from shivering. It was unbelievable... this rare blood was simply more delicious and enticing than any blood she had ever tasted.
"Don't down it all at once..."
"My suggestion is to pour it into red wine and consume it, and just one drop is enough. Don't be too greedy."
"Taking this blood for the first time, though it tastes delicious, is very likely to cause varying degrees of rejection in your bodies. You need to adapt the first time, so a small dose is better. Once you've adapted, you can swallow it in large quantities."
Just as Lady Dimitrescu was about to down it in one go,
Javier spoke up in time to stop her and offer advice. Hearing Javier's suggestion, though the Lady's face showed dissatisfaction,
she still obediently and carefully poured it into her red wine.
Only one drop. The Blood Vial had already been diluted once, and now with a second dilution, the danger was greatly reduced, allowing Lady Dimitrescu to consume it safely.
Gulp, gulp...
There was no so-called elegant tasting;
instead, she downed it in one straightforward go.
The moment the red wine and blood entered her throat, the glass goblet originally held in Dimitrescu's hand suddenly trembled.
Crash...!!!
It immediately fell to the ground and shattered into countless pieces.
Her yellow-black heterochromatic pupils dilated rapidly, and her face was instantly filled with shock.
Veins bulged under her pale skin, and the Lady's body began to tremble uncontrollably, finally collapsing directly onto her knees on the ground...
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"Mother...?!!!"
Seeing Lady Dimitrescu's strangely excited state,
the three Vampire daughters—Bela, Cassandra, and Daniela—all instantly showed worried expressions on their faces.
At the same time, they immediately directed killing intent toward Javier.
Not understanding what was happening, they thought there was something wrong with the blood Javier had given her, that it might contain some lethal poison.
"Don't move—!!!"
But soon,
Lady Dimitrescu, who was kneeling on the ground with her body shivering violently, immediately reached out and spoke in a raspy voice to stop them.
Even though the virus blood had been diluted,
it still caused a significant rejection reaction in Lady Dimitrescu, which was why she had shown such an expression just now.
As mentioned before,
as long as a virus is not injected into the blood vessels or inhaled, it is difficult to cause an infection.
After all, the transmission routes of viruses are very broad.
Some viruses can only be transmitted through blood, while others are transmitted through air, water, animals, etc. Most viruses are primarily blood-borne.
It's just like snake venom;
as long as the stomach lining is not inflamed or damaged, even if it is swallowed into the stomach, it is merely protein and cannot be absorbed or cause infection.
But Vampires like Lady Dimitrescu are different.
They are Vampires; blood is not just a type of food, but also a necessity to maintain their physical power.
Like an engine and diesel,
they are able to absorb the substances within blood.
Therefore, this virus blood was not just as simple as dietary protein; even the viral power contained within it,
they could absorb. And just now... Lady Dimitrescu had absorbed the viral power inside the blood!
However, because it had been diluted countless times,
the concentration was greatly reduced, and since Lady Dimitrescu herself was no ordinary human,
absorbing it was not as painful or difficult as a full viral fusion; she adapted after only a brief moment of pain.
Gurgle, gurgle...
And at this time,
after successfully adapting to the virus blood,
Lady Dimitrescu clearly felt the changes occurring in her body.
The first thing affected was her skin. If her previously pale and bloodless skin had briefly regained a hint of vitality because she bathed in the fine wine of sanguis virginis blood,
at this very moment...
Lady Dimitrescu saw her pale skin suddenly recover a little bit of color—and it wasn't temporary, but permanent!
Yes...
The deathly white skin slightly took on a flesh tone,
and the skin and muscles where only blue veins could be seen before suddenly showed capillaries. This was unbelievable!
One must know...
She was a Vampire!
Having lived for nearly a century,
Lady Dimitrescu knew her own body very well.
Her skin was as pale as a corpse that had been dead for seven days.
Red blood cells were completely gone, and not a single blood vessel remained in her body; only those blue veins were preserved.
And now,
just by swallowing a single mouthful of the virus blood's power,
it caused her dead and shriveled blood vessels to suddenly gain vitality. This was the thing Lady Dimitrescu found most incredible; it was a miracle!
If...
Mother Miranda was the benefactor who gave her a second life, then the Javier before her might be the benefactor who gave her a third life.
This was too miraculous.
She had gone from a patient with porphyria to a Vampire after being injected with "the gift" of e-mold.
And now, after swallowing the virus blood,
could she become a normal human again? And a normal human with extraordinary power and no defects at that?!
This was undoubtedly
enough to make Lady Dimitrescu ecstatic.
It was true that she was satisfied with the power granted by "the gift" of e-mold, but that didn't mean being a Vampire was a good thing.
A massive body, pale and bloodless skin,
and the need to consume the blood of living people to survive.
If possible,
Lady Dimitrescu also wanted to live like a normal person, and now... Javier's blood virus gave her that hope.
Originally, she had wanted to be a fence-sitter and watch to see if Javier could overthrow Mother Miranda.
But now...
Lady Dimitrescu would do anything to desperately overthrow Mother Miranda; this wasn't for Javier, but for herself.
Only with a continuous supply of such a blood virus
could she see the hope of becoming human again. Therefore, Lady Dimitrescu could not stand by and watch Javier fail and die!
"Ah..."
"Incredible, unbelievable, this is simply too miraculous, it's a miracle...!"
"Mr. Javier... no, my Father God Javier, Alcina Dimitrescu is willing to serve you and swears to offer my everything. Please accept my loyalty,"
"Just to obtain the Divine Blood you bestow. That damned bitch Miranda must be the one we overthrow."
"Father... please believe me, your loyal servant Alcina will surely cut off Miranda's head and personally offer it to you—!"
After the rejection reaction subsided,
Lady Dimitrescu slowly stood up from the ground.
Her face wore an indescribable expression of climax, flushed with a moist heat as she spoke.
Her mouth even murmured words like "miracle".
Then, without any hesitation, Lady Dimitrescu's tall frame took two large strides and immediately arrived before Javier.
One might have thought Lady Dimitrescu would attack Javier, but to everyone's astonishment, she quickly dropped to one knee.