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Once the enemies were gone, his hunger would look for the next source.
He had already experienced that when Lily's heartbeat briefly caught his attention earlier.
At more than one hundred percent Bloodlust, he did not trust himself to stop the same thing happening again.
The System displayed another warning.
[Host Bloodlust: 117%.
System control assistance nearing failure.]
Sekhmet looked toward the ground.
Blood everywhere.
He raised one hand.
Every loose drop within dozens of feet suddenly moved.
Elena tensed.
The blood rose from the courtyard.
It came from broken stone, shattered weapons, damaged walls, and the clothes of fallen enemies. Hundreds of crimson streams lifted into the air at once.
Battle maids stopped moving.
Raka looked toward Sekhmet.
Even the lesser vampires became quiet.
The blood gathered above Sekhmet.
A huge crimson sphere slowly formed.
Sekhmet stared at it. His breathing became heavier. He could drink all of it.
