Vampire Overlord System in the Apocalypse

Chapter 171 - The Power Of Guidance!

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Noah continued with the detailed inspection of his newly awakened Skills, as he was someone that liked to prepare and know his abilities and capabilities in detail, checking these new awakened versions of previously existing Skills was not bothersome but enlightening, as he could discover more of his potential and what he could do now.

Moving on, the [Mist Form: 100 (C)] Skill awakened into the [Elusive Mist: 1 (A)] Skill, which seemed to be an enhanced version of Mist Form.

He was not only able to turn himself into the mist for some time which could help him reduce damage taken and even trespass through very small crevices and other things, but it also removed any sealing that could be exerted over his physical body while also making him immune to any kind of sealing or restraining powers over his physical body as long as this form was maintained.

Alongside this, his speed of movement would increase by around 30%, but he wouldn't be able to heal himself while being made of mist. Additionally, he was unable to use physical attacks, but he could still use magic and Blood Mist.

This power had come in handy a few times and Noah recognized that it was quite good, he was able to sneak into facilities with ease by using it, such as when he used it to enter the Military School and infiltrate right inside of Fernand's room.

The [Blood Core Creation: 100 (C)] Skill awakened into the [Blood Core Soul Creation: 1 (B)] Skill. This Skill seemed to be related to what Noah had thought before, about giving souls to the robots, and what he had done before falling unconscious by giving souls to the three robots, Sakura, Sugar, and Noire.

Through this Skill he might be able to grant souls through the use of Mana and not his very soul though, although the souls would be incredibly small, the possibility of being able to create a small blood core jewel with a soul inside might be beneficial, as such item could be cataloged as high-quality magic material that could be used for the creation of high-tech equipment, although for now, he planned to give souls to every Robot.

The [Crimson Flash: 100 (C)] Skill awakened into the [Crimson Wind Impulse: 1 (B)] Skill, which gave Noah not only a flash of crimson energy to fly faster or move faster for a few seconds but even let him generate crimson winds around him to impulse himself to move faster both on the ground and on midair. Additionally, if he used it and practiced it enough, he could even use it against foes.

And last but not least, the [Crimson Aegis: 100 (C)] Skill awakened into the [Blood Demon Aegis: 1 (A)] Skill, a direct improvement and enhancement to the Crimson Aegis Skill.

Through Blood Demon Aegis Noah was able to expand and manipulate the barriers of crimson blood he was able to generate even better now, which he had used in a variety of ways, such as using them to reinforce his manor before it turned into Scarlet, to generate barriers to defend himself against powerful monsters or foes, or as sound-proof barriers as well, the number of possibilities that this Skill had been very large, and now that it had awakened into an A-Rank Skill, the endurance of such barrier became even greater.

Noah sighed, resting on the bed, and seeing his Attribute Panel.

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[Noah Luna Noctem]

[Class(es): Warlock (I)]

[Patron(s): Bloodshot Eye]

[Bloodline: Vampire (Evolved)]

[Blood Core Rank: Level III: Noble-Born Vampire Viscount] 

[Vitality: 1010]

[Mind: 1010]

[Force: 1010]

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"Hm… four digits now. Two hundred more Attribute Values and I can become A-Rank in strength. If no Dungeons emerge soon, I will be forced to move away from here and find another place that could still have B-Rank Dungeons," thought Noah, deciding to finally jump out of bed.

He began to stretch his body while bathing himself in the warm sunlight. Any fervent fan of Vampires would be utterly shocked to see how he didn't even care about the sunlight, to the point of enjoying its warmness like a cold-blooded reptile would do.

After a few minutes of lazily glancing at the window, Noah noticed that Iris finally woke up, she quickly stretched her entire body and groaned as if she wanted to sleep more, which made Noah naturally curve his lips.

"Hmmm… Oh? Ah… Noah!" she said, quickly realizing that Noah was glancing at her in silence, a bit startled over his gleaming crimson eyes sharply glaring at her, but happy that he seemed to be fine.

Iris quickly jumped out of bed and darted towards Noah, hugging him tightly and kissing him.

"I am glad you are okay…" she said.

"Of course I am okay. Who do you think I am?" asked Noah rather pridefully, although Iris noticed that he was very happy that she was concerned about him.

"Fufu, I knew you would answer like that…" said Iris while kissing Noah again and without letting him go from her embrace.

"I had a weird dream…" she continued, as Noah glanced at her with a bit of concern now.

"I know. As I slept, I think I saw you having such a nightmare. Iris, has this happened before?" asked Noah.

"Ah… So it was really you who showed up… Yeah, it has happened sometimes… But since I began to sleep at your side that these Nightmares had stopped, but they came back last night I guess…" she sighed.

Noah gently held Iris's hands, making her flush.

"Iris. I will always stay with you. I am glad that I managed to help you somehow… It is an ability I acquired, which should already appear in your own Attribute Panel. However, aside from that…" said Noah, moving his face near hers as both of their eyes looked at each other intensively.

"I am here for whatever you need. Feel free to talk to me whenever you have any doubts or anything that you want to get out of your mind. We are partners now, we must open ourselves to each other eventually," said Noah.

"Ah… an ability? And Noah… you… You have really changed a bit, haven't you?" said Iris while smiling warmly.

"No… I have not changed at all… I have always been like this!" said Noah while averting his gaze with a hint of embarrassment on his tone of voice.

Iris caressed his silky white hair as she kissed him again.

"I am not saying that I don't like it. In fact… It makes me so happy…" she said, rubbing her face over Noah's chest.

"Is that… so?" asked Noah.

"Of course…! I… I will do as you say… I will try to speak things up whenever such things might… cloud my mind," said Iris rather shyly, she was also trying to open up to him as she noticed how hard it was for Noah to do this.

"Then… that's good," said Noah, petting Iris.

"And ability… Eh? This… [Self-Strengthening: Guidance]?" asked Iris.

"That must be it… After eating those bastards of yesterday, my power underwent some kind of evolution… Well, you as well should have evolved your abilities, as I shared such power with you and everyone else who seemed weakened," said Noah.

"You are right… I do feel quite stronger now and my Stats… EH?! I have 800 in all?!" asked Iris in surprise, much like Noah, she received a generous boost to her Attribute Values, which also came accompanied by bonus Skill Points.

"Oh, that's good. It is better than I expected. So our difference in power is not so big. I always feel more relieved when those at my side are strong too," said Noah.

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