The other two Vampires snorted coldly but didn’t say anything.
Karnoth smiled as he looked at Gwyn. “To entrust you with the Dense Blood Nucleus, the elders of the assembly really… Ah, dear Cousin.”
Gwyn continued placidly, “As long as you are willing to give up on going over to the Dark Side, I am willing to give you this Dense Blood Nucleus…”
“Give up?”
Hearing this, Karnoth abruptly started laughing his head off. “You want me to give up?”
His body suddenly expanded. Even if his body didn’t increase in size, his muscles became more outlined and clear!
A frightening scarlet radiance flickered in his eyes.
A windrose imprint appeared between his eyebrows, making him look like a demon.
“The Dark Side’s [Bloodthirst]?”
Gwyn’s voice faltered for the first time. “I didn’t expect that you would convert in such a short time!”
“Of course, when it comes to chasing for power, I am a lot like you.” Karnoth coldly watched Gwyn. “But I don’t have as many resources as you.”
“Since we were children, everyone said I wasn’t your equal. My talent wasn’t equal to yours, my efforts weren’t equal to yours. I tried every single way to try to surpass you and eventually failed.”
“Later on I clearly understood: in the Bright Side, I would forever be inferior to you.”
“You degenerate Vampires should be eliminated just like those worthless humans! Only with ceaseless hunting can we become stronger!”
As he said all this, a frightening aura was emitted from his body!
Surprisingly, his power seemed equally matched with Gwyn’s.
And the other two Vampires also completely released their power, and that windrose imprint flickered between their eyebrows.
This was a sign of Bloodthirst, a power unique to the Dark Side.
‘Gwyn is in a lot of trouble this time!’
Marvin’s heart sank.
…
In the Blood Race, the battle between the Bright Side and Dark Side was very fierce. The level of hostility was a lot higher than the hostility they would feel toward other races.
The Bright Side always believed that the Vampires should be lofty and mighty, and shouldn’t become monsters fond of slaughter. They should be civilized and raise their strength through fair methods.
It was totally different for the Dark Side, a group made up of extremists.
They had developed many abilities specific to the Dark Side and Bloodthirst was one of them.
A Vampire activating Bloodthirst would become extremely excited for blood.
In that state, their strength would increase about three to four times.
Originally, these three Dark Side Vampires definitely weren’t Gwyn’s match, but the situation changed after they used Bloodthirst.
Naturally, that secret technique wasn’t without flaws.
As one would expect, Vampires under Bloodthirst would be very bloodthirsty. They would lose themselves to the pleasure of slaughter and blood-sucking and would gradually become more irrational.
More specifically, there would be a willpower test every 20 minutes and if they failed the test, they would lose some intelligence, turning into pure monsters!
This was one of the reasons the Bright Side criticized the Dark Side: They believed Vampires shouldn’t become the same as those bloodthirsty Demons from the Abyss.
As an intelligent lifeform, they shouldn’t become mindless monsters.
But there were always those who would do anything for power.
Karnoth was clearly one of them.
He didn’t hesitate to run over to the Dark Side and activate their Bloodthirst in order to win against Gwyn who always pressured him.
He wanted to prove to those from the Bright Side, especially those elders, that he wasn’t inferior to the gifted Gwyn!
…
The battle started without a warning.
Karnoth was clearly overly excited after using Bloodthirst and without saying anything, he suddenly leapt!
“Woosh!”
A scarlet blur flashed in front of Marvin, knocking into Gwyn’s body.
And the other two Vampires also attacked Gwyn from the sides!
Marvin held his breath, his hands holding the two pistols!
[Satan] in his left, [Astaroth] in his right, with silver bullets already loaded in.
Chapter 277: Dense Blood Nucleus
Chapter 277: Dense Blood Nucleus
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Since Marvin went through the trouble to follow them here, he was definitely determined to get that Dense Blood Nucleus!
But it wouldn’t be easy to get that treasure from Gwyn’s hands.
In an instant, Marvin made a decision.
…
Facing Karnoth’s powerful attack, Gwyn displayed his outstanding physical abilities. He dodged by simply leaning back, his body almost parallel to the ground.
But before he could counterattack, the other two Vampires had already approached from the sides!
Their speed was about the same as Gwyn’s, making the three on one a bit troublesome.
Gwyn didn’t panic in the face of death. He immediately found an opening and chose to use his own Sprint skill rather than Low Flight to escape in that direction!
At that time, he left behind a phantom image.
The two Vampires pursued relentlessly.
But suddenly, a strange distortion appeared next to the female Vampire!
“This is…”
The female Vampire hesitated.
Marvin was already next to her!
Night Boundary!
His incredibly high Stealth could directly elude the Vampire’s Perception, and the sudden use of Night Boundary left no chance for her to react.
Marvin coldly smiled as the ice-cold gun was already pressed against her temple.
Just as she thought of resisting, an acute pain burst on her lower back!
Marvin had swept her legs, smashing her body against the ground.
But [Satan] never left her temple.
Under her terrified gaze, a gunshot echoed!
The frightening fire followed by the powerful silver bullet exploded half of the Vampire’s head.
Despite her being a Vampire with Bloodthirst active, she was still unable to resist the shot at such close range!
The sudden attack left the three Vampires, including Gwyn, stupefied!
They had never met such a weird Sha clansman before.
He appeared like a Thief and was using the highest kind of gun and silver bullets!
This person was simply a Vampire’s nemesis.
Marvin had also noticed this point.
A Night Walker’s powerful assault and firepower suited being a Dual Wielding Ranger, but could also be effective when paired with the Battle Gunner class, as long as the bullet had enough penetrating power.
This might be one of the reasons Constantine chose Night Walker as his advanced class.
Night Walker skills used with the Battle Gunner’s weapons would really bring out frightening effects.
…
“Who are you?”
Karnoth glared at him angrily.
He didn’t recognize him, as Marvin was still disguised as Robin.
Gwyn’s gaze also focused on Marvin’s body, trying to see through him.
But Karnoth’s words didn’t stop Marvin’s movements!
He didn’t say a word and just disappeared on the spot!
Shadow Step!
“Careful! Norlan!” Karnoth loudly yelled.
But it was already too late. Marvin already arrived behind the other Dark Side Vampire. That Vampire reacted quickly, immediately rising up from the ground, trying to fly away.
Unfortunately, Marvin was too familiar with Vampires’ weak points!
He relied on his 48 points in [Sleight of Hands] to quickly change w
eapons as he used Shadow Step!
Two daggers in hand.
Burst!
He rose up at an incredible speed and in a blink, was on that Vampire’s back.
He kicked the Vampire’s waist. This was their biggest weak spot. The Vampire suddenly stopped mid-flight.
Then, it was showtime.
His legs hooked around the Dark Side Vampire’s waist as the two daggers crossed paths in the air, beheading the Vampire!
Vampires weren’t Evil Spirits; they would die when their heads were removed.
“Pshh.”
The Vampire’s head fell on the ground.
Karnoth stared at the scene in a daze. His imprint became a lot dimmer.
Because fear already replaced the Bloodthirst, occupying his thoughts.
“Who the hell are you?!” Karnoth kept checking his surroundings.
After Marvin killed the two Dark Side Vampires, he used Stealth once again.
But what made Karnoth feel like he was falling apart was that Marvin had entered Stealth right in front of him, disappearing before his eyes!
Such a terrifying Stealth ability… Could it be a Legend?!
Thinking of this, he shook from fear!
At that moment, an ice-cold gun barrel was pressed in the middle of Karnoth’s back.
Just as he was about to move, Marvin’s voice echoed, “I know you can fly very fast.”
“But it would never be as fast as a bullet, right?”
Karnoth bitterly asked, “Is your distinguished self a great Legend?”
“Could you be the rumored Demon Hunter Constantine?”
Marvin was dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected that Karnoth would mistake him for Constantine due to him vanishing and using Sha weapons.
But Constantine and Marvin were indeed both Night Walkers.
“Talk less nonsense.” Even though Marvin was pointing his shotgun at Karnoth’s back, he was still focused on Gwyn.
The latter suddenly greeted, “Mister Marvin, long time no see.”
“Marvin?” Karnoth immediately froze in place.
Marvin smiled. ‘That Gwyn is more than meets the eye.’
His Disguise was so powerful, but he still saw through it.
“Who is Marvin? I am Robin.” But he still wouldn’t admit it.
Gwyn shrugged, hesitating for a bit before lowering his cloak, revealing a fair face.
Marvin took a glance and froze!
Fortunately, Karnoth didn’t flee right then. That guy was too worried about his life.
Marvin froze because Gwyn’s face was really too beautiful!
That gentle figure and pretty eyes were completely different from what a man should have!
“You are a woman?” He couldn’t help but ask.
Gwyn calmly said, “A man.”
Marvin remained silent.
A man so beautiful… No wonder he was wearing a cloak all day long.
Gwyn looked at him with a sincere expression. “Mister Marvin, or Robin, this doesn’t matter.”
“You killing those two Dark Side Vampires proves that you have enough strength to kill Karnoth, but you didn’t.”
“Let me guess, you want to exchange him for the [Dense Blood Nucleus] in my hands, am I right?”
Marvin smiled. “I like talking with intelligent people. Indeed, I can give hand over your younger cousin’s life in exchange for the Dense Blood Nucleus.”
Gwyn expressionlessly shook his head, disappointment in his eyes. “He already did the conversion ritual, thoroughly becoming part of the Dark Side.”
“I have no reason to trade a Dense Blood Nucleus for someone from the Dark Side.”
Karnoth’s expression suddenly became unsightly.
Marvin smiled cryptically. “Who said the ritual was irreversible?”
“Give me the Dense Blood Nucleus and I’ll tell you the method.”
Gwyn frowned.
This frown was extremely cute on such a beautiful face.
Even if he didn’t have any charm enchantment, Marvin still felt stunned!
Unfortunately… He was a fucking man!
Marvin inwardly cursed.
Gwyn hesitated for a moment and ultimately threw a pink crystal over.
“Tell me your method,” he coldly said. “Otherwise…”
Receiving the Dense Blood Nucleus, Marvin kicked Karnoth flying and said, “Take him to Radiant Castle and you’ll get the things you want.”
Gwyn frowned, but seeing Karnoth stumbling to escape, he could only chase after him.
Marvin put away his weapons and looked at the two Vampires’ chase before ultimately heading back.
Karnoth was definitely not Gwyn’s opponent on his own. He could feel a formidable power on Gwyn’s body. That power was apparently sealed and thus hadn’t come out.
But if he used it, he might be equal to a Legend!
Marvin didn’t deceive him. Radiant Castle really had Vampires focusing their research on a reverse conversion from the Dark Side to the Bright Side. But the information network of the Deathly Silent Hills’ Vampires wasn’t effective enough to know about it.
…
After getting on the road back, Marvin quickly found a place to sort out his own state.
He had retrieved Eriksson’s Brooch, the main objective. But he also got two more pleasant surprises.
After checking, he confirmed that the Dense Blood Nucleus was real. Gwyn could be considered one of the rare honest Vampires, which might also be due to confidence in his own strength.
And the other pleasant surprise was that Marvin’s [Night Kill] specialty had leveled up!
Chapter 278: Blood Swallowing
Chapter 278: Blood Swallowing
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Night Kill was one of the rare upgradeable specialties.
A Night Walker’s fighting ability during the night would fiercely increase as this specialty leveled up.
But leveling this specialty would take a long time. Last time it happened was when Marvin took over the Southie. So much time passed in a blink and since then Marvin had killed countless creatures during the night. Ultimately, killing those two Dark Side Vampires leveled up the specialty.
After it leveled up, its description changed as follows:
[Night Kill (Hidden Specialty - Activated)]
Type: Passive/Upgradeable
Level: 2
Effect: During the night, Attack Power +6%, Attack Speed +6%, Movement Speed +6%, Burst Power +6%, Reaction Speed +6%.
…
This was a simple and rough passive!
But anyone who played the game knew that the most powerful specialties or skills were these kinds of passive skills. It could raise the strength of all kinds of attributes, let him become even sharper, improve his perception, and make his movements nimbler.
These kinds of invisible benefits could play a big role in battle.
For example, in the fight with those of the Dark Side, although his Night Boundary had such an overpowered effect, if his body wasn’t good enough, he simply wouldn’t be able to follow up with those difficult aerial maneuvers.
Even if an ordinary Sha clansman could use Night Boundary, he wouldn’t be able to aim his gun at the Vampire’s head before being kicked away!
That was the difference!
The body was the foundation, and the six main attributes decided the body’s quality. Apart from those, there were the passive skills and specialties.
Attributes, specialties, skills and spells, and fighting techniques.
These four groups of things made up one’s fighting strength.
Excelling in one area didn’t necessarily mean being powerful. Only with comprehensive strength in those fields would one become a powerhouse.
For example, many Half-Legend’s attributes were similar to those of Legends.
But because the latter were strengthened with Legend specialties, in most cases, Half-Legends weren’t their
match!
…
Marvin was very pleased with the Night Kill specialty.
As an upgradeable specialty, who knew what frightening effects it could display in the future after reaching Legend realm.
Just that specialty was enough to satisfy him. Moreover, the Night Walker organization had given him so many nice surprises and favors.
Regardless if it was the old blacksmith guiding him with great care, or Constantine and O’Brien fervently supporting him, or even the blessings and inheritance of the Night Monarch, he had gained a lot more power than other classes.
This world wasn’t based around fighting alone.
Fighting the world alone was stupid and futile.
Using the players’ words: Strength in numbers!
A lone person fighting a group was very domineering, but in Marvin’s eyes, a group of Legends beating up a god was also very refreshing!
Who would be narrow-minded enough to want to duel nowadays?
…
After checking the specialty, Marvin’s eyes focused on that Dense Blood Nucleus.
After intense scrutiny, he confirmed that there was no malicious curse or poison on that Dense Blood Nucleus. Gwyn was certainly a strange Vampire. Him being so strangely magnanimous made Marvin hesitate a bit.
From the veins on the nucleus, it could be seen that this Dense Blood Nucleus had recently been condensed.
Anyone could understand or gain something from it.
There were many ways to use it. And the simplest one was simply to swallow it.
Even if the effects of swallowing were a bit inferior, Marvin couldn’t wait for an Alchemist to refine it into a more perfect treasure.
He stopped wasting time and directly swallowed the soft Dense Blood Nucleus.
Three minutes later, his body felt a bit cool!
A cold aura spread like strands of hair, continuously battering against his body!
Marvin let out a comfortable groan!
The pleasure of taking a Dense Blood Nucleus was said to be almost the same as the pleasure bloodthirsty Vampires had when they enjoyed their prey.
No wonder many Dark Side Vampires were addicted and unable to stop themselves.
Thankfully Marvin’s willpower could be considered quite high. After three minutes, the Dense Blood Nucleus was completely absorbed.
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