Inside the command room, the light was soft.
William sat in his spacious office chair. After transmitting all the necessary coordinate information to the Leader, he looked up, his gaze falling upon the two silently upright bloodline eggs before him.
The dark red eggshells glowed softly under the lights, their complex Bloodline patterns gently pulsating, like two massive hearts incubating new life.
bloodline eggs.
A gift bestowed by the Leader.
William had already explained the function of the bloodline egg to the two.
"Once transformed by the bloodline egg, you will forever be unable to betray the Leader."
This was not merely a vow of loyalty, but an absolute binding etched into their bloodline and fused into their souls.
Lia and Hawk Eye listened, and without any hesitation, immediately agreed.
Loyalty was what they were meant to offer.
Moreover, this was a gift personally designated by the Leader.
No one could refuse the request of a little loli Leader, especially after witnessing her world-destroying power firsthand.
Time passed, minute by minute.
William sat there quietly, waiting.
He didn't know how long the incubation of the bloodline egg would take.
When he and Fenrir merged, he was unconscious, and everything was complete when he woke up.
But he could wait.
As the chief steward of Apocalypse, he had no shortage of patience.
...
After an unknown amount of time.
One of the bloodline eggs began to change.
The dark red eggshell gradually hardened, and the Bloodline patterns on its surface pulsed slower and slower, like a heart about to complete its mission.
Then—
"Crack."
A crisp cracking sound.
The first crack appeared on the eggshell.
Immediately after, the cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb, covering the entire surface of the eggshell.
A fair, tender small hand emerged from the crack!
Five slender fingers gripped the edge of the eggshell, and with a slight force, broke off a piece of shattered shell.
Then, another hand also reached out.
Both small hands exerted force simultaneously, prying the cracked eggshell apart.
A small head emerged from the cracked eggshell.
Her golden hair was wet, clinging to her cheeks and shoulders, the ends trailing down to her calves, slightly curled and glowing softly under the lights.
Her eyes slowly opened, no longer the previous azure blue, but a pair of blood-red pupils identical to William's.
She was like a newly awakened Bloodline Queen, elegant, noble, with a hint of lazy mystery.
Lia stepped out of the broken eggshell, her tiny feet touching the cold floor.
She looked down at her naked body, then casually picked up the fabric that had been prepared nearby, elegantly wrapping it around herself.
The fabric was smooth white silk, simply wound a few times around her, covering the crucial parts, revealing her rounded shoulders and slender calves.
She raised her head, every detail within her sight was clear, and the immense Spirit power constantly reminded her that she was now terrifyingly strong!
Looking at William, who was sitting not far away, Lia's lips curved into a smile, and her cherry lips parted slightly.
"William..."
As soon as the voice left her mouth, she froze.
That voice... why was it so childish?
Soft and sweet, with a hint of a milky tone, clearly the voice of a seven or eight-year-old girl, not her previous voice of a mature woman in her twenties.
William was also stunned.
He tilted his head, his dark red eyes full of confusion, examining the delicate little girl before him, who was only about 1.4 meters tall, wrapped in white cloth, with golden hair trailing to the ground.
"...Lia?"
His tone held three parts question, seven parts disbelief.
"Uh... it's me."
Lia scratched her head blankly, golden strands slipping through her fingers.
As she scratched, her movements suddenly stiffened.
She abruptly looked down at her chest.
Flat as a board.
The proud curves she once possessed had completely vanished, replaced by a flat expanse, flatter than an airport runway.
Lia's small face instantly crumpled.
She never expected that after being enhanced by the bloodline egg, she would become smaller.
Not only did her height shrink, but her figure did too.
From a mature woman in her twenties, she had transformed into a little loli who looked only about ten years old.
Now, she was stronger, but! She also became smaller!
She raised her small head, her crimson eyes filled with pitifulness, and cautiously looked at William.
She was afraid.
Afraid that William would dislike her young body.
Afraid that the person she had finally mustered the courage to approach would distance himself from her because of her change.
But William's gaze remained calm, showing no emotion.
He just watched her quietly, then slowly spoke.
"Your talent belongs to the Spirit system. Now that your talent has improved and your Spirit power has significantly increased, it's normal for signs of rejuvenation to appear."
He paused, then added.
"Besides..."
His gaze lingered on Lia's face for a moment.
"You look very cute now."
Very cute.
These three words made Lia's heart skip a beat.
William turned, took a mirror from nearby, and placed it in front of Lia.
Lia involuntarily looked into the mirror.
Then, she froze.
In the mirror was a little girl who looked about ten years old.
Golden hair cascaded like a waterfall, the ends slightly curled, trailing down to her calves.
Crimson eyes, like the purest rubies, were set in her delicate small face.
Her skin was fair as jade, exuding a faint, healthy glow.
Cute.
So cute.
She could almost rival the Leader.
One must know, her previous height was 1.65 meters, a standard mature woman's figure.
Now she had directly shrunk to about 1.4 meters, and her apparent age had dropped from her twenties to around ten years old.
This drastic change...
Lia stared at herself in the mirror, unsure whether to cry or laugh.
She had inherited the Leader's most excellent gene—cuteness.
But...
But at this age, how could she get married and have children?!
This was the most important thing!!!!
Lia was frantically tearing her hair out internally, countless Grass Mud Horses stampeding through her mind.
She had secretly loved him for so long, finally mustered the courage to express her feelings, and then God directly gave her rejuvenation!
Separating her and William by a chasm!
She raised her small head, looked at William again, her crimson eyes full of pitifulness.
She stretched out her small hands, opened her arms, and simultaneously spread her five fair, tender fingers towards William, her voice soft and sweet, with a hint of coquetry.
"Kiss, hug, lift me high."
After saying these words, Lia's heart pounded.
She had expressed herself.
In this half-joking, half-serious way, she had shown her feelings.
Would William reject her?
Would he think she was childish?
Would he...
She waited anxiously, a hint of undetectable nervousness flashing in her crimson eyes.
William: "..."
He looked at the little loli coquettishly asking him, momentarily stunned.