1545 Vampiric Awakening

I looked into the army of humans from high above the ground, probably around 30 meters. Thanks to our special Skill combination, Aquamarine transformed into a giant 35-meter-tall tiger made out of black and purple ice emanating a deathly miasmic essence. His very presence froze anything around him, and as he ran incredibly quickly while swinging his claws, he continued spreading out the powerful and deadly ice of his existence. The miasma was like a deadly and decaying substance, consuming the corpses of the soldiers, and bringing them back to Silva as a twisted meatball of rotting flesh, good enough for the little goober to make into MP anyways.

As we massacred things, I checked my own Status, finding I've been earning tons of EXP. Not only from my own kills but also from the kills of Sol. As long as I kept it up for long, more bonus EXP would be accumulated. There was a "Bonus EXP" system in the Soul Book that made it so it accumulated EXP the more you killed. If you don't continue killing in the next 60 seconds, the bonus is quickly granted to you. This is why I must keep a consistent killing and accumulation of EXP. The good thing is that I also earn EXP from the kills of Sol and the other elves, they're all part of my "party" in a way, so it counts.

As I could see, I had accumulated a lot of EXP, enough to probably get two levels including the bonus EXP granted based in how much EXP I accumulate. But I need four more levels, so more massacre it is. The elves were hanging just fine too, I could see Sol amazing leadership taking into place. He also required less EXP than me as he wasn't cursed by the Root, so he was already over Level 30 by all the soldiers he had eliminated with the Elves. While he led the Elves I as more of a solo fighter, with my own little squad massacring everyone within the human's army interior.

But that also made me an incredibly easy to find target to these "big shots", the princes and princesses of the Human Empire, all children of the Emperor. I am honestly surprised he hasn't come here angrily after I killed one of his sons. This only means he's the "shitty" type of parent that probably conceived kids to make his army stronger. Seeing how they can use special vampire-made ancient relics hat allow for the inheritance of random skills to children, it is obvious he had many to get the best ones out of the Skill Inheritance Gacha. These skills they're using are all cheat skills the ancient heroes they once summoned in the past held after all.

But there was a strange little thing I found about that one blondie prince. Why was he so vampire-like? Like seriously, he had candlewax-colored skin, red eyes, and pale blonde hair. He looked like a walking corpse by how thin and weak looking he was as well. What's up with this guy anyways? Ah, I can't ask him anymore if he's fucking dead thought. So there's no point in asking to myself.

More importantly, how's that Emperor doing?

I looked into the distance while Aquamarine massacred and Silva are her fill to get more and more Mana for us, in there, I found the Emperor suddenly and flashily conjuring some weird blood magic thing.

Wait, blood magic?!

Why?! Isn't he just a normal guy?

Don't tell me this bastard is actually like… an actual vampire?

How, didn't they go extinct?

Was overusing those vampire-made artifacts… making them vampiric then?

Does that actually also implies they got vampiric abilities?!

Through the amazing hearing sense I had, I was able to hear his voice.

"Vampiric Awakening."

FLASH!

Suddenly, the strange Blood Energy he was gathering within the palm of his hands transformed into a mass of blood that spread out into countless lines of bloody essence, reaching the targets, his children.

"Go on, my children, massacre, devour, satiate your thirst. Today, we feast."

With those terrifying words, I suddenly felt dozens of stares directed at me. I looked around and found, spread through the army. Various special soldiers emanating incredible quantities of red aura. This is genuine Blood Energy, the same that Vampires can use back in Genesis! Are the Vampires of this world the same then? I guess Vampires are everywhere. The Original Record of Humanity definitely had them when it fragmented into many realities…

FLAAAASH!

Suddenly, the closest of them flew towards us at fast speed, showcasing power and speed that it probably didn't had before. Their father had used a special Skill that somehow allowed him to awaken their Vampiric powers!

"I've finally found you, bug!"

Suddenly, a beautiful black-haired lady emerged. Looking around her mid-twenties, she was wearing full red armor, with a long red cape. Her eyes shone bright red and her long black hair was quite frightening. Her unhealthy candlewax-colored skin was truly that of a Vampire as well. However, what was weird is the enormous pair of bat-like wings stuck to her back, flapping rapidly around. While her aura gave out the deadly presence of a vampiric woman… despite being "human".

Huh, humans are getting pretty shady in this world.

"Are you sure you're not a Vampire, honey?" I asked her.

"Vampire?! How dare you call a Human such as myself a demon-like race from old!" She said.

Yep, she has no idea.

The soldiers happily clamored for her, however.

"Ah! It is Lady Mary!"

"One of the oldest princesses is here!"

"Please slay the bug!"

"She has amazing power…! M-Maybe she is our last hope…"

Typical NPC dialogue.

"With gusto, soldiers!" Laughed Mary, as enormous blood blades emerged around her, pointing them directly at me and Aquamarine.

"Is that it? That's just blood magic." I said.