Vampire Rise (3)
Immediately after recovering all the powers stolen from Obaipo.
“Ha-.”
Heinz let out a breath of misty steam and slowly squeezed and opened his hand repeatedly.
A sense of heightened sharpness and an indescribable power felt in his whole body made him feel elated.
《The object grows by fulfilling the condition. The special skill “Blood Clan (Holy Blood)” evolves into “Blood Suzerain”.》
《The special skill “Sequence of Blood” absorbs the sub-ability “Super Regeneration” and is further strengthened.》
And it wasn’t just the mood.
As the twelve bloodlines, which had diverged into many, became one again through Heinz’s body, the basis of his existence evolved closer to completion.
‘I haven’t completely crossed the wall of Holy Blood yet.’
It must mean that unifying factions of only one dimension is not enough to become a tentatively named God Blood, a state beyond the peak of vampires, Holy Blood.
He wasn’t sure if there really was such a stage, but he was able to instinctively feel that he had risen to a higher level.
The limit he can reach never ends here, and there are still more steps left.
‘It seems that his ability has become stronger than before.’
As 「Blood Suzerain」 is the completion stage of 「Blood Clan」 series, which was the basic skill of vampires, its ability and efficiency were incomparable to before.
Above all, the already strong regenerative power has become even stronger, and now, if only energy remains, it has become a body that is no different from immortality, surviving even if the whole body is reduced to ashes.
‘At this level… Now I can really follow Hans down to the chin?’
First of all, it seemed that the destructive power that a single entity could show against living beings would be similar.
If the two of them were to face each other, Hans would have the absolute advantage in terms of racial traits, and if it went to a power battle, which could be said to be the Immortal King’s real potential, he wouldn’t even be an opponent, so it wasn’t to the point where he could compete.
‘Well, it’s good to be strong anyway. Because that’s what I wanted. Rather, for now…’
There were still a lot of things to check and a lot of problems to deal with, but the first thing to do right now was decided.
Now, to quickly rectify the Obaipo Clan, which has come into his hands, and to clean up the situation in the Republic.
‘It’s all mine now. I can’t let it get ruined any more.’
Heinz, who closed his eyes gently, spread his will throughout the city.
When the order of the Vampire King Heinz II, the lord of all vampires on the continent in name and reality, was issued, the noise that had resonated loudly in the middle of the day began to subside in an instant, as if it had never happened.
Dramatic peace before further damage was done.
Also it.
It was also the moment when the final arrangement of the oath of reversal, which had been planted in the eastern part of the Ion continent, collapsed.
***
An office located in downtown Seoul.
A beautiful woman with her long hair tied in a ponytail was sitting in front of her computer and talking on her speaker phone as she lowered her mouse wheel.
“···Okay. So you’re saying there’s nothing special about the report, right?”
-Hmm···. Is that so? I searched harder again. Listen to the vice president. However···.
“It’s okay if you speak English. Mr. Andrew.”
-Oh! Thank you I’m learning hard, but Korean isn’t easy. Now I can listen and read to a certain extent, but speaking and writing is the point…
“Compared to the period of learning, it felt very fast. It’s probably because he’s smart and invested a lot of stats into his mind and intelligence. Of course, you will have to continue studying. That’s our road… No, that’s the boss’s name.”
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Heterosys’ second-in-command, Jin So-ran, was talking with her mouth, but she quickly glanced at the report on the monitor with her eyes.
Looking back, I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary.
-Ha, is that so… Oh, come to think of it, I still haven’t seen the boss. You seem like a very busy person?
“Well, yes. Andrew came on the recommendation of an acquaintance of the boss, right? Thanks to you, we are grateful to have been able to work with a talented and sincere person like Andrew.
-Ah, that… Is that so?hahahaha···.
In response to her praise, Andrew Weaver, who was forced to come to Korea and join Heterosys by the Immortal King, an opponent over the phone, let out an awkward laugh.
Because he didn’t work hard because he wanted to.
Of course, lately I’ve been content with my current life.
I had no choice but to work hard within the given time due to some kind of restriction, and it was a day when I did not have much time to spare because I was taught not only Korean but also Japanese and Chinese.
‘Compared to the time I was abused by Olivia in the Immortal Castle, this place is no different from paradise!’
There’s Coke, pizza, TV, and, if you have the time, you can play games.
It was a completely different environment from when they struggled in the midst of madmen and the undead.
‘Living like this isn’t so bad. It doesn’t have the dark magic that drives people crazy, and the payoff comes out generously in its own way.’
The reality that he had no time to spend money in the first place was no longer in his head.
So he was becoming a willing slave with a good mindset, satisfied with the status quo while still working in a black corporate environment.
“Thanks anyway, Mr. Andrew. Then keep looking and if you find any additional problems, please feel free to contact us.”
-Okay, Vice President.
Pop.
The phone was cut off and silence returned to the office.
Jin So-ran, who rubbed her forehead for a moment, buried her body in her chair and let out a deep sigh.
“Whoa—that’s embarrassing. I don’t think there are any major problems.”
In fact, until this morning, she wasn’t in a bad mood.
To be precise, just a few hours ago, until she received a warning from Aria, the head of the moderate faction, who was her boss.
‘There’s no way Aria-nim would say anything useless.’
Jin So-ran, who was once a moderate cadre, could not easily take her words for granted.
No matter what anyone says, she is a great person who has kept the mighty hardliners in check for a long time with only her abilities alone.
‘Probably the ability to predict the future.’
In fact, she thought she had a separate source of information that she was unaware of when she was under her command, but she knew it well now that she was in a position to control a huge organization called the Blood Alliance.
At least the current warning is not information obtained through such connections.
‘If you contact me separately, it must mean that something big is going to happen to me and Heterosys. Or is it somewhere in the Blood Pledge?’
That’s why she hastily sent an urgent request to Andrew.
As much as she knew his information-gathering abilities, she was never the right person for a quick look at something related.
‘I’ll have to buy some for the time being. Just in case, we may need to move offices. Where should I go…’
Soran, who finished her rough thoughts, got up from her seat and opened the door to her office and went out.
“No, that’s why it’s like that here…!”
“Ah, it only takes a moment…”
However, when she crossed the soundproof barrier of the office installed for information security, her keen hearing sensed a commotion from outside the office.
Besides, one of them was a familiar voice to her.
‘What?’
In her doubtful mind, she moved to the entrance of the office and opened the door. In her gaze, the back of the head of a familiar girl who looked like she was only a middle school student entered.
The first time she sees her face with a boy she confronts her.
“Is it me? What’s happen?”
“Ah! Uh… No, Vice President!”
At that, her girl, Lee Na-hee, looked back and greeted her.
A kid who once belonged to the same crew of moderates.
She was a confident girl who, like her, belonged to Heterosys and was learning office assistant work.
“Ah! Hello? Are you in charge here?”
At that time, a boy of the same age who had been arguing with Lee Na-hee at the entrance of her office spoke to her with a bright smile.
“Well, first of all, I’m the highest here.”
“Aha!”
Her boy’s expression brightened even more when she answered absentmindedly.
At that moment, Ina-hee, who frowned at her, intervened between them and raised her voice again.
“Sister! Don’t deal with it! It’s the first time I’ve seen her, she’s strange. From earlier, they reluctantly asked me to let them in, and again…”
“Are you all vampires?”
But she couldn’t help but stop her mouth at the boy’s words cut straight into her.
On the contrary, he is still a boy smiling brightly.
Even in that situation, Jin So-ran, who was still calm, let out a deep sigh while naturally blocking the face of Ina-hee, whose face was stiff because he couldn’t manage his expression.
“Hey, I don’t know where you heard the noise, but this isn’t your place to play around, is it? Won’t you play a prank on your friends?”
She ignored the boy’s words and calmly instructed him in an adult manner.
“Ah! I know what you’re worried about, but don’t worry. I don’t know what to do with it…”
“I’m worried, could you please go to sleep before I call the police? The staff are not able to work because it is noisy because of you.”
“Isn’t that right, I’m a vampire too? So I was glad to know that there are people of my own kind, so I came to visit them. Please accept me as a colleague!”
At those words, Jin So-ran looked at the boy with narrow eyes.
A face that still smiles like the first time.
But he didn’t smell any blood, let alone blood magic.
‘It’s a lie.’
Originally, she was at the top of the 6th level, but after entering Heterosys, she accepted Heinz’s 「Refined Blood」 and now reached the 7th level.
She was true blood in terms of Auterica, and even by the standards of hardliners, she was on the same level as Beta, who had only two.
But isn’t there a way that she can’t recognize the identity of her partner?
There, decisively.
It was a bit big that this boy, Lee Na-hee’s age, looked like he was in middle school.
“Hey, are you my friend? Is your sister holding back a lot right now? Won’t you go when I say good things? Even if you see me like this, am I a scary person when I get angry?”
But she was as patient as she could and gently comforted him.
No matter how much it was disguised as a normal company to the extent that there was no problem, it was very difficult for the police to notice this place, which is a symbol of public power.
Besides, I didn’t want that boy to talk nonsense to the police.
“Oh, you don’t believe me. Because it’s real? Do you see this? Aren’t those fangs sticking out sharp?”
“It’s thin. You can go to the dentist and correct it.”
Jin So-ran responded coldly to the boy who showed his teeth by inserting a finger into his mouth.
“I hate that garlic!”
“At your age, yes. Still, I can’t use it if I’m picky.”
“I won’t go in unless the landlord invites me!”
“Good job. If you enter at will, it is a home invasion.”
As the boy stretched, she tried to prove that she was a vampire, but she just replied nonchalantly with her arms crossed.
“I don’t carelessly cross the flowing river!”
“Yes, it’s dangerous, so be careful from now on.”
“Your body temperature is lower than other people!”
“You must have a cold constitution. Dress warmly.”
“I’m weak against sunlight!”
“UV protection is important. But you need to be exposed to sunlight to get vitamin D.”
A boy who continues to talk nonstop as if he has a problem now, and Jin So-ran, who responds without losing.
Lee Na-hee, who took a step back from the fight between the two proud men, just stared open-mouthed.
“Silver has a negative reaction!”
“Are you allergic to metal?”
“Put a stake through the heart and you will die!”
“So do i. That is for everyone.”
“…”
“…”
Finally, as if the repertoire had run out, the boy stopped talking and looked up at the commotion that stood proudly in front of her.
Then she let out a light sigh and shook her head.
“Oh, this doesn’t work.”
“Are you done? So why don’t you go now?”
In response, Jin So-ran replied bluntly as if she were tired.
But this time, her boy didn’t care and looked at her with her smiling face again and opened her mouth.
“It’s actually a lie.”
“I knew.”
Jin So-ran replied briefly to him, but—.
“I won’t die even if I drive a stake through my heart.”
The boy’s words had a different meaning.
And at the same time, the innocent smile on his face was strangely distorted.
“···What are you?”
A completely different atmosphere than before.
Seeing that person change in an instant, she slowly backed away while protecting Lee Na-hee.
“Oh! Haven’t I introduced myself yet? Excuse me!”
He was speaking brightly, but his appearance was not normal even at first glance.
Aside from the exaggerated expression that seemed to have gone out of his mind somewhere, before he knew it, even his appearance began to distort to the point where he felt repulsive.
“Well, I don’t want to use my real name because it’s been a long time since I threw it away.”
Three pupils in his right eye and four pupils in his left eye differentiated, and they wandered around the eyeballs at will.
The voices, which seemed to have been overlapped with several, echoed strangely, creating noise.
“Just call me Alpha.”
“···Alpha?”
The skin began to crack like a spider’s web.
Then, a thick scent of blood emanated from his body.
Darkly incomprehensible why he hadn’t noticed until now.
“Oh! So···.”
His mouth slit long below his ears, revealing shark-like teeth.
A forked tongue crawled out of it.
“Where is this guy Heinz?”
It happened while Heinz was in the midst of dealing with the situation in Zefia Republic.
