#243
Vampire Rise (3)
Immediately after recovering all the power stolen from Obaipo.
“ha-.”
Heinz slowly opened and closed his hands, exhaling a puff of steam.
A sense of ecstasy surged through me, sharper than ever before, and an indescribable power felt throughout my body.
《The individual grows by achieving the conditions. The special skill “Blood Clan (Holy Blood)” evolves into “Blood Lord.”》
《The special skill “Blood Ruler” absorbs the lower ability “Super Regeneration” and becomes even stronger.》
And it wasn’t just a feeling.
The twelve blood vessels that had split into many became one again through Heinz’s body, and the foundation of his existence evolved closer to perfection.
‘I haven’t completely overcome the wall of blood yet.’
This means that it is not enough to just unify one level of the sect to become the so-called God’s Blood, a level that surpasses the Holy Blood, the pinnacle of vampires.
He wasn’t sure if there really was such a stage, but somehow, as he got higher level, he could instinctively sense it.
The limits of what he can reach are by no means limited, and there are still steps above him to go.
‘It seems like my abilities have become twice as strong as before.’
“Blood Ruler” was the final stage of the “Blood Clan” series, which was the vampire’s basic skill, so its ability and efficiency were incomparable to those of the past.
Above all, the already strong regenerative power has become even stronger, and now, as long as there is energy left, the body is virtually immortal, able to come back to life even if the entire body is reduced to ashes.
‘At this point… I guess I can say that I’ve really caught up to Hans’ chin?’
First off, the destructive power that could be shown to a living organism as a single entity seemed similar.
If the two were to face off, Hans would have an absolute advantage due to his race compatibility, and if it came to a power struggle where the true strength of the Immortal King was revealed, he would not be able to compete with him, so it was not to the extent that they could even match him.
‘Well, anyway, it’s good to become stronger. That’s what I wanted. But for now···’
There were still many things to check and many issues to deal with, but the first thing to do was decided.
Now, he must quickly take control of the Obaipo Clan, which has fallen into his hands, and bring a clean end to the situation in the Republic.
‘It’s all mine now. I can’t let it get any worse.’
Heinz, with his eyes tightly shut, spread his will throughout the city.
As soon as the order of the true lord of all vampires on the continent, Vampire King Heinz II, was handed down, the commotion that had been raging loudly began to die down in an instant as if nothing had happened.
A dramatic peace came before any further damage could be done.
Also it.
It was also the moment when the last arrangement of the Oath of Reverse Heaven, which had been planted in the eastern part of the Ion Continent, collapsed.
***
An office located in downtown Seoul.
A beautiful woman with long hair tied into a ponytail was sitting in front of a computer, scrolling down the mouse wheel and talking on speakerphone.
“···I see. So you’re saying there’s nothing special besides the report?”
-Hmm… Is that so? I looked for it again, after listening to the vice president. But…
“You can speak English, Mr. Andrew.”
-Oh! Thank you. I’m studying hard, but Korean is not easy. I can listen and read to some extent now, but speaking and writing are really…
“You’ve learned it very quickly considering the time you’ve spent studying. It must be because you’re smart and have invested a lot of your status in mental and intellectual aspects. Of course, you’ll have to continue studying in the future. That’s the order of our Lord… no, the President.”
Heterosis’ second-in-command, Jin So-ran, was talking with her mouth while quickly scanning the report on the monitor with her eyes.
Even after looking at it again, there was nothing particularly unusual.
-Ha, is that so···. Oh, now that I think about it, I haven’t even met the boss yet. I guess he’s very busy?
“Well, that’s right. Mr. Andrew came here on the recommendation of a friend of the CEO, right? Thanks to that, we are able to work with someone as capable and honest as Mr. Andrew, so we are grateful.
-Ah, that… is that so? Ha, hahaha…
Her compliments made the person on the other end of the phone, Andrew Weaver, who had been forced to come to Korea by the Immortal King to join Heterosis, let out an awkward laugh.
It wasn’t that he worked hard because he wanted to.
Of course, I’ve been pretty satisfied with my current life lately.
Due to some constraints, I had no choice but to work hard within the given time, and I didn’t have much free time due to language education in not only Korean but also Japanese and Chinese…
‘Compared to the time I was being tormented by Olivia in the Immortal Realm, this place is like paradise!’
Plus, there’s cola, pizza, TV, and even games if you have time.
It was a completely different environment from when I was struggling in a place where only crazy people and the undead were swarming.
‘Living like this isn’t so bad. There’s no dark magic to drive people crazy, and the pay is pretty good.’
The reality that he didn’t have time to spend money had already disappeared from his mind.
In this way, he was becoming a voluntary slave with a great mindset, satisfied with the current situation while still working in an environment that was no different from a black company.
“Thank you anyway, Mr. Andrew. Please continue to monitor it and let me know if you find any additional abnormalities.”
-Okay, Vice President.
Stop.
The phone call ended and silence fell upon the office once again.
Jin So-ran rubbed her forehead for a moment, then sighed deeply as she sank into her chair.
“Whew— I feel uneasy. For now, it doesn’t seem like there are any major problems.”
In fact, until this morning, her mood wasn’t that bad.
To be precise, it was only a few hours ago, before she received a warning from her boss, Aria, the leader of the moderate faction.
‘There’s no way Aria would say something unnecessary.’
Jin So-ran, who was once a moderate, could never easily accept her words.
No matter what anyone says, she is an amazing person who has been able to keep the powerful hardliners in check for a long time with just her own abilities as a weak moderate.
‘Probably a future-predicting ability.’
In fact, when I was under her command, I thought I had a separate source of information that I didn’t know about, but now that I was in a position to control the huge organization called the Blood Alliance, I knew it well.
At least the current warning is not information obtained through such connections.
‘If you’re contacting me separately, it must mean something big is going on with Nana Heterosis. Or maybe it’s somewhere in the blood alliance?’
That was why she had urgently made a request to Andrew.
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As I was well aware of his information gathering abilities, there was no one better suited to quickly look into something related.
‘I guess I’ll have to think about it for the time being. I might need to move the office just in case. Where would be a good place to move it to…’
Jin So-ran, who had roughly finished thinking like that, got up from her seat, opened the door to her office, and went outside.
“No, so here you can do whatever you want···!”
“Hey, it’ll only take a moment···.”
But as she passed the soundproof barrier installed in the office for information security, her keen hearing detected a commotion coming from outside the office.
Besides, one of the voices was familiar to her.
‘what?’
She walked to the office entrance with a puzzled mind, opened the door, and the back of the head of a familiar girl who looked like she was only a middle school student came into view.
With a boy whose face she had never seen before who confronted her.
“Hey, Nahee? What’s going on?”
“Ah! Uh… no, Vice President!”
The girl, Inahee, looked back and greeted her.
A child who once belonged to the same moderate crew.
She was now a bold girl who was learning to work as an office assistant at Heterosis.
“Oh! Hello? Are you the person in charge here?”
At that moment, a boy of the same age who had been arguing with Inahee at the entrance to the office spoke to her with a bright smile.
“Well, I’m the tallest here.”
“aha!”
The boy’s expression brightened even more when she answered absentmindedly.
At that moment, Inahee, who had been frowning, stepped in between them and raised her voice again.
“Sister! Don’t mess with her! I’ve just met her, and she’s acting strange. She’s been insisting on being let in since a while ago, and then…”
“Are you all vampires?”
But she couldn’t help but shut her mouth at the boy’s direct words.
On the other hand, the boy who is still smiling brightly.
Even in that situation, Jin So-ran, who still had a calm expression, naturally blocked Ina-hee’s path, whose face was stiff because she had not been able to control her expression, and let out a deep sigh.
“Hey, I don’t know where you heard it from, but this isn’t a place for you to play. Don’t you play pranks on your friends?”
She ignored the boy’s words and calmly consoled him in an adult manner.
“Ah! I understand what you’re worried about, but don’t worry. It’s not like you’re going to do anything about it···.”
“I’m worried, and I’m going to call the police. Can you please leave now? You’re making a lot of noise and the employees can’t do their jobs.”
“No, that’s not it. I’m a vampire too, right? That’s why I came here to see you, glad to know that you have people of the same species. Please accept me as your comrade!”
At those words, Jin So-ran looked at the boy with narrowed eyes.
A face that still smiles like the first time.
But I couldn’t sense any blood magic or even the smell of blood from him.
‘That’s a lie.’
Originally, she was a level 6 upper-level player, but after entering Heterosis, she accepted Heinz’s “Purified Blood” and has now reached level 7.
In terms of Outerica, it was a true bloodline, and even by the standards of the hardliners, it was on the same level as Beta, of which there were only two.
But how could she not recognize the other person’s identity?
And crucially, there it is.
It was a bit surprising that this boy, who was the same age as Inahee Lee, seemed to be in the second year of middle school.
“Ha, friend? Isn’t your sister holding back a lot right now? Won’t you go when I say something nice? Even if you say this, I’m a scary person when I’m angry?”
But she tried her best to be patient and gently soothe him.
Even though they were disguising themselves as a normal company that wouldn’t cause any problems, it was still quite uncomfortable for this place to be noticed by the police, a symbol of public power.
Besides, I didn’t want the boy to end up saying useless things to the police.
“Oh, you don’t believe me. I told you it’s true. Look at this. Those fangs are sticking out sharply.”
“You have overbites. You can just go to the dentist and get them fixed.”
Jin So-ran answered coldly to the boy who put his finger in his mouth and showed his teeth.
“I hate garlic!”
“That’s true at your age. But it’s no use being a picky eater.”
“I won’t come in unless the landlord invites me!”
“Well done. If you go in without permission, it’s trespassing.”
The boy kept trying to prove to her that he was a vampire, but she just crossed her arms and responded indifferently.
“Even the flowing river does not cross over recklessly!”
“Yeah, it’s dangerous, so be careful in the future.”
“Your body temperature is lower than other people’s!”
“You seem to have a cold constitution. Dress warmly.”
“I’m sensitive to sunlight!”
“UV protection is important, but you still need to be exposed to sunlight to get vitamin D.”
The boy who now seems to have a temper and keeps talking nonstop, and Jin So-ran who responds without giving in.
In the midst of the fight between the two proud people, Inahee Lee took a step back and just watched with her mouth open.
“I have an aversion to silver!”
“Are you allergic to metal?”
“If you put a stake in my heart, I’ll die!”
“Me too. Everyone is like that.”
“······.”
“······.”
The boy, who had finally stopped talking as if his repertoire had run out, quietly looked up at Jin So-ran, who was standing proudly in front of him.
And then he let out a light sigh and shook his head.
“Oh, this isn’t working.”
“Are you done? Then shouldn’t you go now?”
Jin So-ran responded in a dull, tired tone to that reaction.
But this time too, the boy paid no attention and opened his mouth again, looking at her with a smiling face.
“Actually, that’s a lie.”
“I knew it.”
Jin So-ran responded briefly to him—.
“Even if you drive a stake through my heart, I won’t die.”
The boy’s words had a slightly different meaning.
And at the same time, that face that had been smiling innocently became strangely distorted.
“···You, what are you?”
A clearly different atmosphere than before.
She slowly stepped back while protecting Inahee, seeing the sight of her as if the person had changed in an instant.
“Oh! I haven’t introduced myself yet! How rude!”
Although he was speaking brightly, it was obvious at first glance that he was not normal.
Not only did he have an exaggerated, almost crazy look, but his appearance had also become distorted to the point of being repulsive.
“Well, I abandoned my real name so long ago that I don’t even want to use it.”
The right eye had three pupils, and the left eye had four pupils, and they moved their eyes around as they pleased.
The noise was created by a strange, overlapping sound of voices.
“Just call me Alpha.”
“···Alpha?”
Skin that started to crack like spider webs.
Then a thick scent of blood emanated from his body.
So intense that I can’t understand why I didn’t notice it until now.
“Oh, right! So···.”
His mouth is torn open all the way to his ears, revealing shark-like teeth.
Inside it, a forked tongue slowly emerged.
“Where is that guy named Heinz?”
This happened while Heinz was busy dealing with the Zephyr Republic situation.
