Adolf woke up covered with a layer of fresh snow on him, before every time he had to sleep he sought refuge but lately he just sleeps anywhere without caring if it's safe or not.
When he managed to fully wake up Adolf was received with a series of messages from the system.
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] has forcibly modified the quest "Knight Slayer"]
[Difficulty, reward and penalty increase accordingly]
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[Knight Killer]
-Mission Rank: S+
-Objectives: Kill 5 burnt knights of >< (4/5)
-Conditions: The user can only use his body to kill the burned knights. Active skills, items, and magic are prohibited.
-Failure Conditions: Use active skills, weapons, magic or receive help from a third party.
-Time limit: 1 hour.
-Rewards: Unknown.
-Sanction: Unknown.
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Adolf read everything without surprise as he expected something like this to happen sooner or later.
'In the end the [Ruler of the Underworld] must have been upset to see that he hadn't moved forward with his mission for a long time.'
Many times Adolf came up with the thought of completing the mission but every time that happened he kept putting it off.
"Well, let's get this over with."
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Adolf walked without any concern in the direction of a burned knight, this burned knight was carrying a twin sword, when he saw Adolf coming in his direction he charged straight at him without the slightest delay.
The burnt knight's attack was fast, precise and behind him contained a great force, Adolf saw the attack but instead of dodging he made the twin sword plunge into his chest, after that he gently laid his hands on the knight Burned.
"Release".
With those words a slight purple light came out of his hands and the burned knight trembled for a few moments before falling heavily to the ground, Adolf then pulled out the twin sword stuck in his body as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
[The "Knight Killer" quest has been completed]
[Congratulations, you are the first of the summons to complete an "S" or higher class quest]
[You have obtained rewards apart from the quest reward]
Adolf read the messages with a degree of boredom.
"I'm finally done..."
That's right, the [Ruler of the Underworld] quest was finally over, now all that remained was to claim the rewards from him.
[You have obtained a "Blood Gem"]
[Obtained the "Resurrect Corpse" grimoire]
[You have obtained the bloody bite ring]
[You have obtained a universal redemption coupon]
When Adolf finished receiving the rewards, he couldn't deny that they were more than he originally thought, but then he remembered that the rewards increased twice, once because of [Ruler of the Underworld]'s intervention by increasing the difficulty and the other time was thanks to the system, since Adolf was the first summon to complete a quest of S class or higher his reward increased accordingly.
Curiously Adolf began to evaluate the rewards from him.
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[Blood Gem]
-Type: Consumable.
-Quality: Unknown.
[Description]: A gem that contains a powerful and pure bloodline, consume it to be able to change bloodlines.
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[Resurrect Corpse]
-Type: Grimoire.
-Quality: Uncooked (unique).
[Description]: A book containing unique corpse resurrection magic, a lost magic from an unknown era.
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[Bloody Bite]
-Type: Ring
-Quality: Rare (High).
-Effects: High probability of stealing health from the enemy, the amount of health stolen is completely random.
-Durability: 50/50.
[Description]: A mysterious ring that contains the strange power to steal health from other living beings to heal its wearer, how this ring was created is completely a mystery.
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[Universal Redemption Coupon]
-Type: Consumable.
-Quality: Unique.
[Description]: Coupon redeemable in the [Shop] of the system, it can be used to redeem an item or skill from the [Shop] regardless of its price or rarity.
*Article linked to the user.
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Adolf looked at the rewards truly surprised, just one of these items was enough to satisfy him but four... it was just too much, he never thought that both the [Ruler of the Underworld] and the system were so generous, but while admiring his rewards a series of messages appeared before his eyes.
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] is happy with your performance and asks if the rewards are to your liking]
[The Gods praise the ingenious use of your abilities]
[The Gods are curious about your actions]
[The Gods ask when you will go further into the city]
Cuando terminó de leer todo, Adolf sintió que nuevamente los Dioses lo empujaban a entrar a la ciudad, el mismo Adolf también está considerando hacerlo seeing that since the outer ring he was currently in was starting to bore him, he thought that perhaps the middle ring of the city would be more exciting.
The other issue was that Adolf didn't like the Gods to have knowledge of his abilities, but thanks to the time limit in the mission he had to show a letter that he had saved.
With the second option of [Thorns of Hatred] Adolf could save a certain amount of the damage received to return it later with greater power, but it is also never specified if the accumulated and saved damage had to be returned to the one who did it, so Adolf he thought about building up a lot of damage before the fight with the burnt knight and then unleashing it on him to finish it off quickly.
Luckily his idea worked out splendidly and everything went according to plan.
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Adolf went back to an old hideout of his to use the rewards from him, the first thing he did was use the [Resurrect Corpse] grimoire.
[You have used a grimoire, the magic contained within it is learned]
When that happened, the grimoire shone with a black light that made Adolf close his eyes. When he opened it again, the grimoire had disappeared, but a message from the system made him sigh in relief.
[Congratulations, the unique magic [Resurrect Corpse] has been learned]
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[Resurrect Corpse - Unique (Rank 3 - Tier 1)]: A magic from an unknown age capable of resurrecting corpses in the form of Undead.
*Resurrected corpses retain 100% of their abilities from when they were alive.
*The more powerful the corpse attempting to be resurrected, the greater the chances of success.
*The more powerful the corpse that tries to be resurrected, the greater the chances that the soul of the corpse will respond to the user's call, if this happens the Undead will be exactly the same as when it was alive, although if that happens there are also chances that the Undead will not follow the user's orders.
-Cost: Varies.
-Cooling: 10 minutes.
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"..."
Adolf had a dumbfounded look in his eyes as he saw the information on the [Resurrect Corpse] skill, it was simply too good to be true, it took Adolf several minutes to snap out of his stupefaction, after taking a few deep breaths and exhalations he managed to calm down. .
Then he took the [Blood Gem] between his fingers, it was pure white with a dark crimson center, it was beautiful but constantly gave off a strong smell of blood, while Adolf was thinking about how to use it, a message arrived to answer his questions. the.
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] tells you to eat the blood gem]
"..."
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] says that when you eat the blood gem it will dissolve inside your body so that your body can later assimilate it, human, be happy, I personally create that blood gem and it contains my pure lineage]
"...What is the lineage it contains?"
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] says that it's a surprise and if you want to find out eat it, he also adds that the lineage that contains the blood gem is the most compatible and beneficial for the user, so there should be no fear or mistrust]
While Adolf was hesitating whether to do what the [Ruler of the Underworld] said or not, but at that moment he received a message that made him make up his mind.
[The [Light of Eternal Glory] says that it is not advisable to consume the blood gem]
Whenever the [Light of Eternal Glory] recommended him to do something it was always something that would cause Adolf to lose benefits, for example it told him to stop trying to complete the quest given by the [Ruler of the Underworld] or he will stop consuming goblin meat, those were the most pronounced examples but there were many more.
With that thought in mind Adolf consumed the blood gem, I waited while he prepared himself for the worst, but time passed and nothing happened.
'Did the [Ruler of the Underworld] lie to me?
As Adolf thought that he might have gone wrong a wave of pain assaulted his body, he felt like his blood was boiling as his heart began to beat faster and faster.
[The user has consumed a [Blood Gem] and the lineage is being forcibly changed]
The pain that Adolf felt was brutal, all the veins in his body stood out at the same time that they throbbed vigorously, they seemed like they were going to explode at any moment, without Adolf knowing it, his body began to change the more his body assimilated the new lineage.
How long ago was the last time Adolf felt this much pain? He didn't know it, but he knew it had been a long time ago.
He suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu with the situation he was currently in, as if his mind was responding to the call of his memory from some time ago, from when he had just arrived in this new world.
'Oh... i remember, it was when I got the [Weapon Lord] skill, it was at that time that I felt a similar pain~'.
Sure, the pain Adolf was feeling right now was similar to what he felt when he got the [Arm Lord] skill but on a higher scale, for the current Adolf he could be hurt in every possible way and still he wouldn't even blink an eye. such pain, but the pain he was feeling was totally different, it seemed to completely avoid Adolf's pain tolerance.
In these moments he was no longer a being who was not afraid of death, he was like a maiden who had never been hurt before.
After suffering for several minutes in which Adolf felt unimaginable pain, he felt something different, that the pain that overwhelmed him was slowly receding, after a couple more minutes the pain completely disappeared.
[You have perfectly merged with the lineage contained in the [Blood Gem, your lineage has changed]
[Congratulations, you have obtained the bloodline of Vampires and become a pureblood Vampire]
[Your race changes from human to vampire (pureblood), racial abilities have been obtained]
Adolf read everything in disbelief, since he never thought that he would not only get a new lineage but also a new race, to confirm that the system had not made a mistake he checked his statistics, but what he saw there told him what he had to know.
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[Name: Adolf De'Ath]
Race: Vampire - Thoroughbred.
Title: Heretic - Sliver.
Class: Nether Mage [Tier 8]
Strength: 68 / Speed 73 / Stamina 81 / Health 90 / Mana 104 / Regeneration 84
Active Skills: [Cloak of Shadows] [Intermediate Blindness] [Call of Death] [Spear of Darkness] [Nether Manipulation] [Call of the Abyss] [Sacrifice] [Jester's Mischief] [Devil's Whispers] [Resurrect Corpse] [Blood Scream] [Vampiric Touch] [Blood Control]
Passive Skills: [Chaos Bugs] [Arm Lord] [Sharp Instincts] [Blood Sweat] [Thorns of Hatred] [Sinner's Heart] [Parallel Thinking] [Nether Demonic Body] [Mana Devourer] [Authority Baron Rank] [Night Vision] [Contempt] [Weakness to Order] [Semi-Perfect Regeneration]
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Adolf observed that without counting the [Resurrect Corpse] skill, he had gained eight skills, four active and four passive, reading the descriptions of the skills he could only say that their usefulness was immense since in itself they did not grant great power but rather they covered his greatest weakness, versatility.
Although Adolf had abilities with high destructive power, versatility has never been his forte, rather his abilities had very little versatility in combat or unexpected situations, since to get the most out of them, certain conditions had to be met that were difficult to meet. in the middle of a fight, but now with the abilities newly obtained thanks to his new race that weakness was largely covered.
The only skill that Adolf did not like was [Weakness to Order] and as his name indicates, it makes Adolf more vulnerable to order-type elements, these would be light, water, earth and their derivatives.
'But... Why did the [Ruler of the Underworld] give me something so valuable, I think I've made my opinion about the Gods clear on more than one occasion, but even so he/she doesn't seem to care and quite the contrary, seems to be amused'.
'Honestly no matter how much I think about it there's a reason he gave me the blood gem, it was like I was marking his territory.'
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] is pleased to see you consume the blood gem]
[The [Ruler of the Underworld says that he hopes your gift was to your liking]
Adolf could only sigh tiredly while reading the messages from the [Ruler of the Underworld], he already had a debt with him, now all that was left was for the interest to accumulate and then he would come to collect what belongs to him, it could not be today or tomorrow and neither in many years but definitely the [Ruler of the Underworld] will come for what belongs to him.
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Come on, after this comes the good stuff :P