novellhall Chapter 53: 31%! Basic Vampire Species Stage 1!
Chapter 53: 31%! Basic Vampire Species Stage 1!
After taking a shower, Evan dried himself off, put on a clean old cotton nightgown, and crawled into bed on the metal-framed bed in the bedroom.
Evan sighed comfortably and was about to close his eyes when he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, right."
"There's one more bottle of medicine."
The Transformation Potion, the last of the five potions Pris gave me, was supposed to be drunk today when I got home.
Because of the attack, I didn't have time to drink.
He pulled the bottle of brown liquid out of the bedside table drawer, unscrewed the cap, and downed it in one gulp.
[You have consumed a Diluted Conversion Potion. Effects last: 10 hours.]
[Effect: Within the effects of the medicine, slowly gain the extraordinary trait: Basic Vampirism, accumulating to 2%.]
Does this reverse the side effects?
"Reversal".
Ivan stared at the empty little glass bottle.
"Taking this medicine means I'm completely saying goodbye to my past as an ordinary person!"
"This also marks the end of the relationship between you and me, you old geezer, Priss."
"Since you left me with information and potions, I'll spit on you a few more times later."
After drinking the potion, a thought struck him.
The skin on his chest felt slightly warm; his secondary brain had sensed its master's call.
The tiny monster, about the size of a palm, slowly crawled out of his chest.
The black brain tissue paired with the metallic bone spurs looks quite eerie in the dark.
Five slender claws, like fingers, are both agile and sharp.
Ivan guided it with his mind, making it crawl down the edge of the bed and into the narrow wooden crevice under the bed, where it curled up into a ball.
"Someone's coming. Wake me up."
He gave instructions to the secondary brain in his mind.
The small creature tapped the bed board twice with the tip of its bone spikes in response.
Only then did Evan close his eyes in relief.
The temperature inside the blankets was just right.
On the first night of my new life, I can finally have a good night's sleep.
……
After a good night's sleep, Evan opened his eyes and the first thing he did was reach for the pocket watch on the bedside table.
The hands on the silver case pointed to 7:30.
Arrive at the station before nine o'clock; there's plenty of time.
He lifted the old, fuzzy quilt and sat up.
"You chicken~!"
As usual, the springs of the metal bunk bed emitted their familiar screeching sound.
The bedroom was still bathed in the faint blue light seeping through the gaps in the curtains in the early morning, but Ivan didn't even need to activate his Demon Hunter form; his eyes were as clear in the darkness as if a light were on.
Every crack in the wall, every peeling edge of the wallpaper, and even the wrinkles on the collar of the shirt hanging on the clothes rack were clearly visible.
He listened intently to the sound from the next bedroom.
There was no breathing sound.
Ivan put on his coat and went out of the room. He pushed open the door to the second bedroom and saw that the bed was neatly folded, and the corners of the sheets were aligned as if an instructor in a military camp had checked it.
Richard had already left at some point.
Only a folded piece of scrap paper remained on the bedside table. On it, written in bold, unyielding handwriting, was a line:
"I'll take the medicine with me. See you later."
Evan smiled and threw the toilet paper into the stove.
A thought suddenly occurred to him.
The secondary brain slowly crawled out from the narrow crack under the bed.
The little creature looked noticeably more listless today; its once-full brain tissue was somewhat sunken, and the bone spurs on its back had lost the sharp metallic luster they had last night.
It lay on the floor, its five thin claws supporting its body as it moved forward, like a toy with a nearly dead battery.
Even so, it still lightly pushed off the ground, leaped more than a meter high, and landed steadily in Evan's outstretched palm.
The moment it landed in his palm, the little monster began to melt into his hand.
The next second, Evan felt his energy begin to be consumed at an accelerated rate, as if an invisible hand had drawn a strand of it from his blood vessels.
"Goodness," he muttered to himself.
"You need to go back into my body to recharge, right?"
He turned around, grabbed a handful of brown sugar from the cookie box on his desk, and popped it into his mouth.
The coarse particles melt on the tip of the tongue, and the sweetness rushes straight to the throat.
Then he opened the properties panel.
A series of prompts appeared simultaneously.
The side effects of the unfinished Blood-Burning Potion have been reversed.
[Special Trait: Base Vampirism +4%.]
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[The side effects of the dilution and transformation potion have been reversed.]
Your self-awareness has improved, and your mental strength has permanently increased by 0.1.
[You like the sun even more now, Spirit permanently +0.05.]
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[The side effects of excessive vampire blood have been reversed.]
Your self-awareness has greatly improved, and your mental strength has permanently increased by 0.3.
You have become very fond of the sun; your sun affinity has increased by 10%.
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【warn! 】
[Exceptional Trait: Base lifesteal has reached 31%, the first stage effect is about to be activated.]
[Upon activating Stage 1, Constitution is permanently increased by 2, self-healing ability is increased by 1000%, and blood quality is increased by 100%.]
[Warning: This effect is a special property, not a drug, and its side effects cannot be reversed.]
[Upon activation, you will gain the following weaknesses:]
[1. Primary Blood Thirst - You need to drink at least 100 ml of fresh blood daily, otherwise your rationality will decrease by 50%.]
[2. Basic Sun Aversion - Your solar affinity is reduced by 20%. -20% effect: Standing in sunlight will cause a stinging sensation on your skin.]
3. Basic weak silver – Silverware will make you feel nauseous.
Ivan stared at the long string of text on the panel, a thoughtful look slowly rising in his eyes.
"The side effects were about what I expected. Thirst for blood, aversion to yang, and weakness in yin."
"However, since it's labeled as beginner, there should be intermediate and advanced levels later on. At this stage, it doesn't seem too serious."
"The stats are quite generous. Adding two points to constitution instantly increases self-healing ability tenfold."
He tapped the edge of the sink with his finger.
"One hundred milliliters of blood per day."
His eyes darted around.
"I've got it! This isn't unsolvable. Aside from its disgusting drawbacks, it can also accelerate the progress of the copper plague."
"Aversion to sunlight? My solar affinity is currently 24%, so even if you subtract 20%, it's still positive and won't make any difference."
"Weak silver is disgusting, but it doesn't matter."
"If I ever do get burned by silver in the future, I'll just drink some silver-related potions and reverse the side effects."
"It can be seen from the fact that the weakness of the Bloodthirsty Species is that its resistance in a certain aspect has become negative."
"Then I'll just take medicine to bring my negative resistance back to a positive level, and that'll solve the problem, right?"
Having figured this out, Evan didn't hesitate any longer and mentally clicked "agree".
next second.
A violent tremor exploded in the center of his chest.
Countless strange red blood vessels radiated out from the location of his heart.
Like a swarm of startled red insects and snakes, they rapidly spread from his collarbone to his ribs and then to his shoulder blades, reaching every inch of his body.
An indescribable force, imbued with a chilling will, embraced his blood and veins.
He looked down at his bare chest.
Beneath the skin, muscles undulate at a speed visible to the naked eye, each muscle fiber seemingly possessing its own consciousness, re-weaving, connecting, and strengthening.
He could even feel the blood flow accelerating, and at a certain point, he could even detect the subtle vibrations caused by the blood hitting the blood vessel walls at his fingertips.
This state lasted for about ten minutes.
When everything calmed down, Evan let out a long breath.
He hasn't changed at all in appearance.
The first stage of extraordinary abilities does not change the surface of the physical body.
But the internal structure is completely different now.
He tentatively clenched his right fist.
"Click."
It wasn't the sound of joints cracking.
It's the sound of friction produced by the intense friction between fingers and air.
If his blood vessels were once trickling streams, now they are rushing rivers.
Abundant nutrients and oxygen flow through it, always ready to nourish every tissue in the body.
I looked down at the panel.
Basic panel:
[Occupation: Witcher]
[None]
【Characteristics: Base Vampire Species 31%; Copper Plague 0.21%】
[Constitution: 3.436→5.436]
[Spirit: 3.077→3.527]
[Vision: 0]
[Talent: Power of Nine Dragons]
Special Skills Panel:
[Self-healing ability: 136% → 1147%]
Blood quality: 131.5% → 242.5%
[Blood toxicity: 43% → 49%]
Solar affinity: 24% → 4%
Looking at the physique value of 5.4, Evan felt a surge of inexhaustible power.
He tried throwing a punch at the air.
The sound of something cutting through the air exploded directly into the bedroom.
The airflow generated by his arm formed an invisible gust of wind, causing the shirt hanging on the coat rack a meter away to flutter twice.
"That punch could probably easily smash the head of a normal human being."