Draconic Vampire : Curse of the Blood

Chapter 119: Harvest

Chapter 119: Harvest

Taking an offensive stance, Keith waited for the ghoul viscount to reach his range of attack. The ghoul saw that Keith stopped and an evil smile appeared on its face. Swinging his sharp wings towards Keith, the viscount ghoul wanted to cut him into a thousand pieces.

But Keith’s power in front of the ghoul was not the same as in the previous short battle. Right now, Keith’s body was oozing out aura due to the rapid conversion of blood-qi from blood essence. Sucking the entirety of the ghoul baron gave Keith enough power to overpower the viscount ghoul.

Boom! Crash! 

Now to the ghoul viscount’s surprise, it was hit in the abdomen with Keith’s powerful kick that was so explosive, it sent the ghoul flying. Keith jumped just before the wings approached and flew horizontally to deliver a powerful hit with two legs. 

Getting back into position Keith madly poured blood-qi into his warrior frame that was being converted. The warrior frame strengthened further and Keith’s aura turned fiercer.

The viscount ghoul got out of the rubble and lunged at Keith. As they clashed, a big shockwave erupted and aura fluctuations could be felt throughout the chamber. 

Keith was overwhelming the viscount ghoul and kept on hitting his head and chest. The wings tried to slice him from behind but Keith was fast enough to dodge them in time. This made the ghoul irritated and lose its temper.

So far, the ghoul was attacking Keith with a calm mind but as soon as Keith dominated it, the attack pattern changed and became arbitrary. This was good for Keith as he could tire the ghoul quickly and then kill him with repeated attacks.

The entire sacrificial chamber was trembling because of the two powerhouses frantically smashing each other. The ghoul’s attack was being dodged and Keith’s attacks were connected at the right place multiple times.

Despite the struggle, the viscount ghoul couldn’t take back his dominance over Keith and fell into Keith’s trap. Soon the effects of exhaustion were showing on the ghoul’s face as its attacks started to get slower.

[Time to end your life…] 

The system noticed the viscount ghoul’s fatigue that allowed Keith to hit more vital parts of the ghoul’s body. Keith increased his speed as opposed to the gradually slower attacks of the viscount ghoul.

Bam! Bam!

Keith hit the ghoul’s abdomen and then on its head successively that left the ghoul in a trance as it flew up in the air after the series of fierce attacks had ended. Not able to maintain its balance, the ghoul rolled on the floor as its wing wrapped around it.

“Now, shut up and die..”

Keith roared as he landed on top of the ghoul’s head firmly cracking the bones. He jumped with all his might and strengthened his leg muscles and heels. The resulting impact was so devastating that the head was buried inside the rock-hard stone floor as blood started to ooze out.

Huff!

“Finally this monster is dead.”

Bwwaaah!

The viscount ghoul shook its body rapidly as the head was healing at an unimaginable rate.

“God! Just die! Your regeneration is no joke, but it can’t keep up with this.”

Seeing the desperate ghoul trying to defend with its wings, Keith grabbed the two wings and stretched them outwards. The ghoul growled loudly in hatred as the wings ripped apart.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Several explosive kicks to the head sealed its fate as the crack that already formed on its head expanded and the head exploded inside the small crater, filling it up with black blood.

“Finally!” Keith plopped on the floor looking upwards.

The activation of all blood-qi techniques was tiring for him. Even after absorbing the blood-qi from the ghoul baron, to sustain such power inside his body this long was not without consequences. 

His muscles were breaking apart and regenerating constantly and if it continued any longer, the muscle would be ripped apart due to constant stress. Fortunately, he was not an ordinary vampire and his physique was way more resilient than regular vampires, that was why he could absorb and contain so much blood-qi way above his level.

[That reminds me of the dragon. It turns out Keith’s other gene was that of a dragon. No wonder the vampire gene was suppressed. Dragons are godly beings that transcend the life and death cycle. They are not mortal beings and their presence can disrupt the life energy of the continent. 

[Then how could a dragon come here, let alone mate with a vampire. There is only one explanation. The vampire went outside to that place. Ahhh! I still lack enough life energy to get back my divinity. 

[ No worries! As long as I absorb enough life energy, I will regain my former self. It is shameful that I’m bound to the kid, but this is my reality now. For me to live, I have to keep him alive. We are bound to each other after all.

[If he doesn’t get out of there sooner, I will have to force myself inside, but for that, I have to get back my divinity. And that will take a long time.]

Getting back on his feet, Keith glanced at the corpse of the viscount ghoul which was half-submerged in its own blood. The rich life energy contained within the blood was so tempting that the system couldn’t wait any longer.

The system extended its tendrils that dipped inside the black blood and started absorbing the corrupted blood-qi. It was the highest amount of blood-qi that Keith absorbed in a single session.

No ghoul approached him after seeing their leader get annihilated by Keith. They were much weaker compared to the ghoul barons let alone the viscount ghoul. To their primitive minds, Keith’s fear was etched thoroughly and became instinctual.

Several hours passed and Keith didn’t even finish absorbing half of the corrupted blood-qi. The blood of the viscount ghoul was so potent that the absorption rate had to be slowed down in order for Keith to safely convert the blood-qi. Giving more pressure to the blood core will result in a blood-qi eruption.

As the system was very careful with the absorption, there were no problems whatsoever. Keith’s warrior frame reached the peak of the final stage of viscount. Just as the warrior frame was getting ready to evolve, the system withdrew the tendrils and sat down cross-legged and focused on consolidating the blood-qi, so that the warrior frame leveled up without any problem and there was no implementation fault.

With each passing moment, the warrior frame shifted and changed, accommodating the surplus blood-qi within the body. This time the harvest was amazing and leveled up the warrior frame in one go.

***

Even right now, the viscount level ghoul was studying Kieth’s moves and bidding it’s time to launch an attack after Keith defeated the ghoul baron. This was very evident from the killing intent it was emanating. The viscount ghoul did suppress the killing intent however, the system was very sensitive. It picked up the intent as soon as Keith snapped the second ghoul baron’s neck.

Just like the system predicted, the last remaining ghoul baron tried to retreat after seeing Keith rip apart the other ghoul baron’s neck. The low-level ghouls also moved further to keep a safe distance from Keith. 

But Keith didn’t want to let the ghoul baron go as it could sneak attack when he would be fighting the viscount level ghoul. He wanted to eliminate the ghoul before engaging with the viscount ghoul.

Keith was at his peak power and used all of his blood-qi to strengthen himself. The warrior frame and the blood core were running at their maximum capacity. Also, the absorbed blood essence was getting converted to blood-qi slowly and it was giving Keith’s body a significant boost.

All of this combined, Keith was stronger than ever. He pounced on the escaping ghoul baron and pinned him on the ground. Holding both of the wings, he smashed the ghoul left and right like a ragdoll. The overwhelming strength that Keith was showing, the ghoul baron couldn’t resist. 

Swinging the ghoul’s body and hitting it on the nearby stones, Keith glanced at the viscount ghoul that was starting to move forward. The aura was calm but very malevolent. The corrupted blood-qi was many times stronger than that of the ghoul barons.

[ Come on now! Don’t keep me waiting. This state is draining the blood-qi very quickly, I need to finish the viscount baron quickly. Keith’s body can’t sustain this state for much longer.]

The viscount level ghoul released its aura and opened up its wings. The low-level ghouls moved further away in fear. It was a tremendous pressure similar to a count stage vampire. The ghoul’s blood core was at the middle stage viscount but the blood-qi was significantly higher. 

The system flared up Keith’s aura and jumped at the ghoul. It didn’t want to waste his energy by waiting around. As he closed the gap, the viscount level ghoul also moved his claws, ready to attack Keith.

Wham! 

Slash! Slash!