"In short, your situation is very bad. Your body needs a constant intake of fresh blood to maintain its current state; otherwise... you should be aware of your current condition, right?"
This situation is somewhat similar to the zombies in her world, the only difference being that Eric's soul remains conscious, which is Yu Ling's final deduction.
"Does Klein mean I'm still a dead man?" Eric looked down, his voice calm, accepting his question well.
"That's right. Only the blood in your chest is alive. If it weren't for your heart being modified and constantly repairing itself, you would already be a cold corpse."
Eric thanked her, closed his eyes, and sorted out the information Klein had just given him, remembering its general meaning. He didn't continue the topic, knowing that Yu Ling was right, because Rubis had said something similar.
Perhaps she really has a chance to give herself hope?
In any case, since I'm not dead yet, I should live well, even if it's just barely surviving, it's better than being depressed all the time.
"Alright, now you can choose to eat or rest. Make your decision once you've regained your strength. Do you need some of my blood?"
Yu Ling's suggestion was to let him rest or continue consuming large amounts of fresh blood, and she was well aware that Eric's current weakened state was definitely due to not choosing the second option.
"No need." He did not agree, and then said to Yu Ling, "You may use any room in this castle. I am not feeling well and will go back to the basement to rest first."
\"Um.\"
Eric walked to the top of the stairs, turned around and looked at Yu Ling, who was floating in place watching him go. He smiled and nodded, then went to the basement to find the coffin.
He felt something was off about his body. After being bitten, he not only remembered the scent emanating from Yu Ling, but also felt a sense of familiarity... like... his father?
No! How could a little girl resemble her father!
Eric's mind was in turmoil, but he quickly banished those thoughts.
Regardless of who Yu Ling is, his situation couldn't be any worse; he would simply linger on, isolated from the world, sleeping soundly in the castle.
Back in the coffin, Eric tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, all he could see in his mind was the adorable image of Yu Ling.
Is she... really an ordinary vampire? But why does she look so familiar? And when she drinks blood, the aura she exudes is very strong, intensely pressuring his breath and soul, making him feel powerless to resist.
But she's clearly just a child!
Eric grew increasingly agitated, so he sat up, took a dagger from the bottom drawer of the coffin, smiled, and plunged it into the muscle beneath his chest skin. With a gentle slit, the skin broke, blood gushed out, and flowed down the wound into the groove at the bottom of the coffin.
He stared motionlessly at the bloodstains in the groove, his eyes flickering, his face pale. Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, Eric couldn't even lift his eyelids, but what did it matter?
Finally, his eyes gradually turned red, and the corners of his mouth revealed the fangs of an artificial vampire. He closed his eyes in the purification array that shimmered at the bottom of the coffin.
This was Rubis's backup plan: when he could no longer suppress his desire to harm humans, he could use blood to stimulate the magic circle and fall into a deep sleep...
If Yu Ling were any other type of mission taker, she would simply give Rubis, Eric, and even the problematic Alvin a "friend zone" card.
One solved their basic needs, one escorted them along the way, and one took them in—they were definitely NPCs in the story.
But Yu Ling is a survivor, and she knows how difficult the survival missions are, especially her experiences in the previous mission worlds, which have made her think deeply about what she has seen and heard.
Stepping on the soft carpet, Yu Ling went up the spiral staircase. Due to the politeness that was ingrained in the original owner's bones, she did not rudely wander around. Instead, she walked through the long corridor and came to a room at the very back of the second floor.
The room seemed to have been unoccupied for a long time; the paintings on the walls were cracked, and the ornate candlesticks with their relief carvings were covered in cobwebs. The three white candles on them, now only half-burnt, were also ashen. When the dim sunlight pierced through the thick curtains, the room could barely be seen.
With her palm outstretched and fingers bent, Yu Ling coldly shouted, "Blood Flame... Burn!" A ring of sparks flashed and swept forward, burning away all the dirt, dust, and mold in the room.
Time passed quietly as Yu Ling immersed herself in cultivation and storing her blood, while Eric slept.
By exploiting a bug, Yu Ling used her own blood to cultivate demonic techniques and then used the energy converted from her cultivation to nourish herself. In just fifteen days, she barely managed to recreate the original owner's appearance, instead of her current short and stocky form.
However, due to the overly domineering and dangerous nature of the demonic techniques, Yu Ling chose to settle down and stabilize for a few days before continuing to cultivate the demonic arts.
Of course, all that effort was worthwhile. With Yu Ling's current strength, she could easily kill any ordinary blood hunter or a low-level priest. Even for the male protagonist, Wilt, defeating Yu Ling again would not be an easy task.
With these abilities, should she play it safe or be reckless? Yu Ling wanted it all. Suppressing a laugh, she bought the system a bat body and used the Blood Refining Secret Technique to give it an on-site modification, amplifying its abilities in all aspects. Now she was about to send the system out to gather intelligence on the human world.
【Host, you really know how to save money.】The system couldn't escape being treated as a laborer again.
"You know that much!" Yu Ling sneered twice, then said to the system, "Don't look at me like that. You don't need to do anything this time. Just focus on gathering information."
【Alright, host~】
Yu Ling sat cross-legged, meditating and adjusting her state of mind. At the same time, she was thinking. She didn't know until the original owner's body was repaired that her soul and the vampire's body were not particularly compatible. She probably couldn't inherit the original owner's immortality.
...Can't farm survival points, bad review!
Meanwhile, in a forest outside the town, a bat system flew high and encountered a group of vampires chasing a muscular hunter. The hunter had thick limbs and weighed at least 200 pounds, but was stared at by pairs of scarlet eyes and was so frightened that he ran away in a panic.
The bats flew over to get a closer look.
The hunter and the vampires engaged in a fierce battle. During the fight, the leaves rustled, and the hunter, outnumbered, was drained of all his blood by the painless vampires, leaving him with only an empty shell.
The vampires scattered, as if nothing had happened.
However, the bat system could clearly sense that there seemed to be a hint of rationality, aversion, and fear in their eyes.
What exactly happened?
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