novelraw Chapter 97 : Terrifying growth
Chapter 97 : Terrifying growth
[Host... where is that girl, Olivia?]
Arthur froze.
"...Crap," he cursed. "I almost forgot about her!"
Empty.
Only the bindings that had been used to restrain her lay on the ground—cut and discarded, as if mocking him.
He scanned the surroundings again.
Jericho’s corpse.
Before he could process that, the system spoke again.
Arthur’s mouth twitched.
[Can you please explain, dear Host?]
"Just know that you are. I don’t need to explain myself."
"It’s also the fault of all these damn vampires. Because of these leeches, my prey escaped."
"What’s with that tone?" Arthur snapped.
"I know that’s sarcasm," Arthur said, "but I’ll take the praise."
"Now," he said, "can you show me what other incredible abilities we unlocked? There’s nothing else to do here anyway."
Notifications began appearing one after another in front of him.
[Bloodline Skills Obtained]
[New Skill Acquired: Vampiric Vision]
[Type: Passive – Sensory]
[New Skill Acquired: Hunger]
[Type: Passive / Active – Progenitor Instinct]
Passively, continuously converts consumed blood into power. All stats increase based on the purity and strength of the blood, with stronger sources granting greater boosts.
At times, an overwhelming hunger may surface, driving the user into a near-instinctual state with reduced control.]
[Rank: SS]
[Description:
In this state, every attack leaves behind lingering blood corruption that weakens enemies and may cause their blood to rebel against them.
[New Skill Acquired: Blood Domain]
[Type: Active – Sovereign Domain]
The user’s regeneration, strength, and skill potency are greatly enhanced. The longer the domain persists, the more it erodes enemy will and sanity. Within Blood Domain, Blood Dominion, Fear, and Hunger gain increased effectiveness.]
[Rank: A]
[Description:
When activated, this fear intensifies into a focused aura, slowing enemy reactions, disrupting focus, and greatly increasing the chance of mistakes, retreat, or surrender.]
"This is all... just from a single pure bloodline," he whispered.
Skills above S-rank were treasures entire guilds would kill for. People spent billions at auctions just to obtain a single S-rank skill.
Staring at a list of them.
Even SSS rank.
If people saw how many he had just gained in one go, the world would go insane.
"I love my bloodline," he said. "It’s the greatest ever."
"Now," he added, his eyes gleaming with curiosity, "show me my status window."
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Race : Vampire–Human Hybrid (NEW)
Rank : C (NEW)
Level : 255
(Note: EXP required to break through to B-Rank.)
[ TALENTS ]
• Imperfect Imitation (F-Rank)
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Agility : 265 → 365
Intelligence : 272 → 372
Vitality : 1000 (NEW)
Luck : 34 → 54
Attribute Points : 0
[ INNATE ABILITIES ]
• Boxing
[ BLOODLINE ]
• Origin King Bloodline (PROGENITOR) [PRIMARY]
[Scroll ▼] View Bloodline Information
[ TRAITS ]
• Blood Absorption
• Bloodline Assimilation
• Blood Control (NEW)
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• Language (S-Rank)
• Blink (B-Rank)
• Echo Step (C-Rank)
• Hunger (SS-Rank) (NEW)
• Blood Domain (SSS-Rank) (NEW)
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Status : Fully Integrated
Condition : Awaiting Host Command
No residual resistance detected.)
Remark:
Let’s see if you can survive using it—
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"I know I said this before," he muttered, "but I’ll say it again—there is nothing more satisfying than seeing your own growth."
[Ohhh, how I wish I had a better Host.]
He sighed deeply.
[Alright, fine. I’ll let it go.]
"Now show me what this Vitality stat is all about. It’s quite high, after all."
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For a moment, there was complete silence.
"...I am definitely unlocking some weird things..."
"’Lasting power in every sense... even in bed’? Who even wrote this system?"
Arthur let out a quiet breath, rubbing the back of his neck as if trying to physically shake off the implication.
Then back at Vitality.
"...But..."
"...just in case."
"...I’ll increase it later."
"I definitely will. Yeah—no regrets."
[I don’t think we should stay here any longer. The Night Sanctuary has collapsed, and the smell of blood here will definitely attract monsters.]
Arthur glanced around.
His senses, sharpened by his new bloodline, picked up distant howls echoing across the barren landscape.
He left the ruined colosseum behind—
Soon, news of its fall would cause a storm.
"Now, how do we get back to our world...?" he wondered aloud. "Or should I try to obtain some more bloodlines?"
[We were lucky in Elizabeth’s case—she wasn’t using her full strength at the start. Do you really want to fight another pureblood right now?]
"On second thought," he said, "let’s get back."
His senses screamed.
He caught an arrow just as it was about to pierce straight through his head, the shaft quivering between his fingers.
’Already...?’ he thought.
His eyes widened.