MAEPG: Episode 35
Episode 35 Vampire of Earth (2)
‘Oh, this is getting interesting.’
A betrayal, I didn’t expect that.
I wondered if he was also under Gamma’s mind control, but I didn’t sense anything like that.
“…Ugh, Min-young! Why… why did you?!”
Jin So-ran was rolling on the floor, her spine shattered.
She could recover with the vampire’s regenerative ability if she had enough time, but it was impossible right now.
Meanwhile, Gamma’s subordinates rushed at her with long skewers.
“Ugh, [Get away from me!]”
Boom—!
A shockwave erupted with her shout.
The vampires who were rushing at her were thrown back.
But her resistance didn’t last long.
“Ugh— Y-you guys…”
Her entire body was pierced with skewers, her wounds frozen, and pitch-black chains sealed her ability.
No matter how strong she was, it was impossible to fight against everyone here after being ambushed.
“Sigh, that’s why you’re a brat.”
Gamma sneered and stepped in front of her.
Min-young, who had ambushed her first, just watched with his arms crossed, and her other companion closed his eyes and turned away.
She looked at her companions with trembling eyes, then glared at Gamma who was approaching her.
“Peace? Sure. But you need power to protect it.”
He looked down at her, who was subdued and collapsed, and spoke as if lecturing her.
“We’re strong. Much stronger than those lowly humans who are everywhere. But we have to hide and live in fear of those disgusting hypocrites.”
“You’re completely crazy. Are you denying your past as a human? Now that you’re a vampire?”
“Well… I was human once.”
Gamma smiled wickedly.
He didn’t seem to care what she said.
“But we were chosen. We survived countless battles and ordeals to get to where we are now. Isn’t that right, everyone?”
He shouted as if giving a speech and looked around.
His companions, as well as those who came with Jin So-ran, nodded in agreement.
“Why should we be treated like this? Until when? We can’t even stand tall and make a name for ourselves. A life where we just hide and survive, does that have any meaning?”
“Bullshit! Things are like this because the hardliners keep causing trouble! If we had compromised and talked from the beginning, we could have coexisted!”
“Well, that’s just your opinion. Maybe it could have been like that.”
Gamma was surprisingly calm despite her protest.
“Then what do those who have been with the moderates think?”
Jin So-ran turned her head to her former companions, following his gaze.
The one who was still closing his eyes and ignoring the situation, and Min-young, who was watching her with his arms crossed.
Min-young, who was quietly meeting her gaze, opened his mouth.
“We’ve tried our best to follow the moderates’ policy, but nothing has changed. So I started to have doubts. How long do we have to live like this? Forever? We risked our lives and came back from that hell.”
“We can’t change the past. This is the best we can do now.”
Her other companion, who had been silent, also spoke quietly.
Jin So-ran closed her eyes tightly and lowered her head at their reactions.
Gamma, who had been enjoying her reaction for a while, stepped forward again.
“We’re predators in the first place. So why should we bow down? Well, the biggest problem is that we’re outnumbered. Numbers are the measure of influence.”
Jin So-ran, who had lowered her head, and Gamma, who was engrossed in his own speech.
I watched this farce and calmly organized the information.
Their motives for their crimes were also valuable information.
“We need power to overcome that. Power that is more overwhelming than now!”
But this wasn’t another world.
In other worlds, we received bonuses for growth and became stronger quickly, but we had to give that up when we returned to Earth.
“We can’t accumulate Karma anymore, and we can’t become stronger as quickly as before! We have no choice but to steadily suck blood and build up our power like the vampires in our original worlds. But they’re restricting even that? Ha! Blood packs?”
The act of directly sucking blood had a ritualistic meaning.
It wasn’t just about drinking blood to increase power, it was closer to a ritual where you accumulated karma and gained power by stealing the victim’s life force.
Blood packs, which didn’t contain any thoughts, could satisfy hunger, but they didn’t increase power.
‘So it’s like a diet?’
Vampires could survive on blood packs alone.
But it was closer to barely surviving, and even that would gradually decrease their power if they continued to consume them.
“So we searched for a way to become stronger quickly, and we finally found it.”
Anyone with a bit of sense would have already guessed what he was going to say.
Jin So-ran was no exception.
“You… you bastard, don’t tell me? You touched the taboo?”
Where did all the vampires who had been kidnapped go?
Cannibalism.
The fastest and most certain way for a vampire to become stronger.
But the side effects were as severe as the effect.
It was the same in Auterica, but its notoriety on Earth was on a different level.
“There’s a reason why it’s a taboo! Are you planning to repeat the tragedy of that time?!”
In the early days of the returnee phenomenon.
There was a lot of chaos around the world, and among them were many incidents caused by vampires.
Cannibalism was taboo in every dimension, but there were some vampires who overcame it, became stronger, and returned to Earth.
They were already a bit crazy, and they continued to attack other vampires to become stronger after returning to Earth, and as a result…
“Are you planning to create Mad Blood Devils again?!”
When you received the blood of a vampire from another dimension, the different bloodsucking factors combined and evolved.
Recessive factors were eliminated, and only dominant factors manifested, making them overwhelmingly stronger.
‘The problem is that it causes extreme mental contamination.’
It was a natural consequence, considering it induced evolution at the genetic level…
As a result, Mad Blood Devils, who were driven mad by blood, ran rampant, and the danger of vampires was raised worldwide.
In fact, the incident at that time had a significant impact on the current persecution of vampires.
“The higher-ups won’t let you get away with this! No matter what connections you have, you’ll be completely wiped out!”
After that, cannibalism became taboo on Earth, and Mad Blood Devils became targets of extermination even among vampires.
To think he was taking such a risk…
“Hear me out. It’s true that we used cannibalism.”
Gamma then chuckled and made a confident expression.
“But through countless research and cooperation, we’ve found a way to safely become stronger by removing most of the thoughts contained in the blood. The effect is reduced, but it’s worth the risk.”
An achievement made by gathering knowledge from various dimensions, including blood magic, dark magic, shamanism, curses, and alchemy.
They received a lot of external help in the process, but as long as this was possible, nothing else mattered.
‘…That bastard, I wondered why he was babbling like an exposition bot. He was playing another trick!’
Stepping back and looking at the situation, I could see at a glance the group being influenced by his words and actions.
The weaker ones were more blindly loyal to him, and even the stronger ones were somewhat affected, as the faint guilt remaining in those who betrayed Jin So-ran disappeared.
“That should answer all your questions, right? And don’t worry too much about the rest. I don’t want to fight with fellow Blood Alliance members.”
Gamma approached her and grabbed her hair, as if to finish it.
“These two have agreed to cooperate, so don’t worry about your alibi. We’ll make it look like you were killed by Guardians on your way back.”
“Keep your promise. We followed you here, risking exposure, because you said she would come here.”
“Of course. Thanks to you, I have such a wonderful material, so I’ll prioritize you when distributing the potion.”
He answered readily and looked down at Jin So-ran, who was in a miserable state.
She was a woman who had clashed with him over differences in values since they were in Nocturnia.
He felt a strange mix of relief and regret, thinking that this was the end.
“Well, I’ll send you off comfortably since it’s your last journey. Just sleep for a while, and it’ll be over soon.”
“You…!”
She tried to shout something, but soon lost consciousness and collapsed from the blood magic power Gamma poured into her.
He stood up and ordered her to be moved to the inner room.
“Sorry for the long wait due to unforeseen circumstances. Well, you know the situation, right? Sorry about that.”
Gamma turned his head towards me, grinning.
He was finally looking at me.
“No, it was quite entertaining. Don’t worry about it.”
As I nonchalantly answered, taking off the mask I was wearing, his face hardened for a moment.
And he gestured to his subordinate next to him.
“…Level 5. His regeneration is a bit strong, but not to the point of being a special characteristic.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
Gamma regained his composure and walked towards me.
It seemed like his subordinate next to him had the ability to measure levels…
It seemed that Purebloods in Auterica were roughly Level 5-6.
“Are you bluffing? I don’t know how you broke free from my control, but do you think you can escape this situation alone, just a Level 5?”
He was right.
I didn’t know the exact levels, but there were four Pureblood-level vampires here, and the rest were at least Fledglings.
If I was going to escape, it would have been better to move when Jin So-ran was still resisting.
‘But I don’t need to do that anymore.’
I had no intention of doing that in the first place.
I got some good information this time, so I had to try it out myself.
“Let’s see… nine? You said it’s that effective? I’m looking forward to seeing how strong I’ll become after consuming nine people’s worth.”
“…What nonsense are you talking about?”
Gamma frowned, still unsettled by my calm demeanor.
“Didn’t you just explain it to me excitedly? That the Mad Blood Devil incident happened because of that. I even learned such a secret story, today seems to be a very informative day.”
“…You’re just crazy…”
He gestured to his subordinates, as if he didn’t want to talk to me anymore.
They slowly approached me at Gamma’s signal.
But their steps didn’t last long.
Swoosh—
A sudden chill spread.
The air became heavy.
Those gathered there unconsciously held their breath, and a momentary silence fell over the place.
Those who came to their senses late looked around cautiously, but…
Darkness had already enveloped the entire interior of the building.
[Your concealment ability was pretty good, but your security is lacking.]
Hans slowly emerged from the darkness.
I had received some help from Heinz, who was inside, to figure out the barrier, but it didn’t matter now.
“…Hahoe Mask? How did you get here?!”
Gamma shouted in shock.
He was most confident in his concealment ability, but the barrier he had painstakingly set up had been detected.
As he looked around in a panic, his eyes fell on Heinz, who had been unusually calm from the beginning.
“You, you…! You brought him here…!”
He didn’t know what method he used, but that guy must have done something.
Otherwise, his attitude couldn’t be explained.
There was someone else who was just as flustered as Gamma, who was grinding his teeth in certainty…
“L-Lord Gamma…!”
It was the ability user who had told me Heinz’s level.
Gamma glanced at him, as Hahoe Mask didn’t show any signs of moving immediately.
“I, I’ve never seen this level of energy before, so I’m not sure…!”
“What are you babbling about! Speak up!”
He closed his eyes tightly and shouted at Gamma’s yell.
“Level 8…! At least Level 8!”
The place froze once again.
‘Oh, this is getting interesting.’
A betrayal, I didn’t expect that.
I wondered if he was also under Gamma’s mind control, but I didn’t sense anything like that.
“…Ugh, Min-young! Why… why did you?!”
Jin So-ran was rolling on the floor, her spine shattered.
She could recover with the vampire’s regenerative ability if she had enough time, but it was impossible right now.
Meanwhile, Gamma’s subordinates rushed at her with long skewers.
“Ugh, [Get away from me!]”
Boom—!
A shockwave erupted with her shout.
The vampires who were rushing at her were thrown back.
But her resistance didn’t last long.
“Ugh— Y-you guys…”
Her entire body was pierced with skewers, her wounds frozen, and pitch-black chains sealed her ability.
No matter how strong she was, it was impossible to fight against everyone here after being ambushed.
“Sigh, that’s why you’re a brat.”
Gamma sneered and stepped in front of her.
Min-young, who had ambushed her first, just watched with his arms crossed, and her other companion closed his eyes and turned away.
She looked at her companions with trembling eyes, then glared at Gamma who was approaching her.
“Peace? Sure. But you need power to protect it.”
He looked down at her, who was subdued and collapsed, and spoke as if lecturing her.
“We’re strong. Much stronger than those lowly humans who are everywhere. But we have to hide and live in fear of those disgusting hypocrites.”
“You’re completely crazy. Are you denying your past as a human? Now that you’re a vampire?”
“Well… I was human once.”
Gamma smiled wickedly.
He didn’t seem to care what she said.
“But we were chosen. We survived countless battles and ordeals to get to where we are now. Isn’t that right, everyone?”
He shouted as if giving a speech and looked around.
His companions, as well as those who came with Jin So-ran, nodded in agreement.
“Why should we be treated like this? Until when? We can’t even stand tall and make a name for ourselves. A life where we just hide and survive, does that have any meaning?”
“Bullshit! Things are like this because the hardliners keep causing trouble! If we had compromised and talked from the beginning, we could have coexisted!”
“Well, that’s just your opinion. Maybe it could have been like that.”
Gamma was surprisingly calm despite her protest.
“Then what do those who have been with the moderates think?”
Jin So-ran turned her head to her former companions, following his gaze.
The one who was still closing his eyes and ignoring the situation, and Min-young, who was watching her with his arms crossed.
Min-young, who was quietly meeting her gaze, opened his mouth.
“We’ve tried our best to follow the moderates’ policy, but nothing has changed. So I started to have doubts. How long do we have to live like this? Forever? We risked our lives and came back from that hell.”
“We can’t change the past. This is the best we can do now.”
Her other companion, who had been silent, also spoke quietly.
Jin So-ran closed her eyes tightly and lowered her head at their reactions.
Gamma, who had been enjoying her reaction for a while, stepped forward again.
“We’re predators in the first place. So why should we bow down? Well, the biggest problem is that we’re outnumbered. Numbers are the measure of influence.”
Jin So-ran, who had lowered her head, and Gamma, who was engrossed in his own speech.
I watched this farce and calmly organized the information.
Their motives for their crimes were also valuable information.
“We need power to overcome that. Power that is more overwhelming than now!”
But this wasn’t another world.
In other worlds, we received bonuses for growth and became stronger quickly, but we had to give that up when we returned to Earth.
“We can’t accumulate Karma anymore, and we can’t become stronger as quickly as before! We have no choice but to steadily suck blood and build up our power like the vampires in our original worlds. But they’re restricting even that? Ha! Blood packs?”
The act of directly sucking blood had a ritualistic meaning.
It wasn’t just about drinking blood to increase power, it was closer to a ritual where you accumulated karma and gained power by stealing the victim’s life force.
Blood packs, which didn’t contain any thoughts, could satisfy hunger, but they didn’t increase power.
‘So it’s like a diet?’
Vampires could survive on blood packs alone.
But it was closer to barely surviving, and even that would gradually decrease their power if they continued to consume them.
“So we searched for a way to become stronger quickly, and we finally found it.”
Anyone with a bit of sense would have already guessed what he was going to say.
Jin So-ran was no exception.
“You… you bastard, don’t tell me? You touched the taboo?”
Where did all the vampires who had been kidnapped go?
Cannibalism.
The fastest and most certain way for a vampire to become stronger.
But the side effects were as severe as the effect.
It was the same in Auterica, but its notoriety on Earth was on a different level.
“There’s a reason why it’s a taboo! Are you planning to repeat the tragedy of that time?!”
In the early days of the returnee phenomenon.
There was a lot of chaos around the world, and among them were many incidents caused by vampires.
Cannibalism was taboo in every dimension, but there were some vampires who overcame it, became stronger, and returned to Earth.
They were already a bit crazy, and they continued to attack other vampires to become stronger after returning to Earth, and as a result…
“Are you planning to create Mad Blood Devils again?!”
When you received the blood of a vampire from another dimension, the different bloodsucking factors combined and evolved.
Recessive factors were eliminated, and only dominant factors manifested, making them overwhelmingly stronger.
‘The problem is that it causes extreme mental contamination.’
It was a natural consequence, considering it induced evolution at the genetic level…
As a result, Mad Blood Devils, who were driven mad by blood, ran rampant, and the danger of vampires was raised worldwide.
In fact, the incident at that time had a significant impact on the current persecution of vampires.
“The higher-ups won’t let you get away with this! No matter what connections you have, you’ll be completely wiped out!”
After that, cannibalism became taboo on Earth, and Mad Blood Devils became targets of extermination even among vampires.
To think he was taking such a risk…
“Hear me out. It’s true that we used cannibalism.”
Gamma then chuckled and made a confident expression.
“But through countless research and cooperation, we’ve found a way to safely become stronger by removing most of the thoughts contained in the blood. The effect is reduced, but it’s worth the risk.”
An achievement made by gathering knowledge from various dimensions, including blood magic, dark magic, shamanism, curses, and alchemy.
They received a lot of external help in the process, but as long as this was possible, nothing else mattered.
‘…That bastard, I wondered why he was babbling like an exposition bot. He was playing another trick!’
Stepping back and looking at the situation, I could see at a glance the group being influenced by his words and actions.
The weaker ones were more blindly loyal to him, and even the stronger ones were somewhat affected, as the faint guilt remaining in those who betrayed Jin So-ran disappeared.
“That should answer all your questions, right? And don’t worry too much about the rest. I don’t want to fight with fellow Blood Alliance members.”
Gamma approached her and grabbed her hair, as if to finish it.
“These two have agreed to cooperate, so don’t worry about your alibi. We’ll make it look like you were killed by Guardians on your way back.”
“Keep your promise. We followed you here, risking exposure, because you said she would come here.”
“Of course. Thanks to you, I have such a wonderful material, so I’ll prioritize you when distributing the potion.”
He answered readily and looked down at Jin So-ran, who was in a miserable state.
She was a woman who had clashed with him over differences in values since they were in Nocturnia.
He felt a strange mix of relief and regret, thinking that this was the end.
“Well, I’ll send you off comfortably since it’s your last journey. Just sleep for a while, and it’ll be over soon.”
“You…!”
She tried to shout something, but soon lost consciousness and collapsed from the blood magic power Gamma poured into her.
He stood up and ordered her to be moved to the inner room.
“Sorry for the long wait due to unforeseen circumstances. Well, you know the situation, right? Sorry about that.”
Gamma turned his head towards me, grinning.
He was finally looking at me.
“No, it was quite entertaining. Don’t worry about it.”
As I nonchalantly answered, taking off the mask I was wearing, his face hardened for a moment.
And he gestured to his subordinate next to him.
“…Level 5. His regeneration is a bit strong, but not to the point of being a special characteristic.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
Gamma regained his composure and walked towards me.
It seemed like his subordinate next to him had the ability to measure levels…
It seemed that Purebloods in Auterica were roughly Level 5-6.
“Are you bluffing? I don’t know how you broke free from my control, but do you think you can escape this situation alone, just a Level 5?”
He was right.
I didn’t know the exact levels, but there were four Pureblood-level vampires here, and the rest were at least Fledglings.
If I was going to escape, it would have been better to move when Jin So-ran was still resisting.
‘But I don’t need to do that anymore.’
I had no intention of doing that in the first place.
I got some good information this time, so I had to try it out myself.
“Let’s see… nine? You said it’s that effective? I’m looking forward to seeing how strong I’ll become after consuming nine people’s worth.”
“…What nonsense are you talking about?”
Gamma frowned, still unsettled by my calm demeanor.
“Didn’t you just explain it to me excitedly? That the Mad Blood Devil incident happened because of that. I even learned such a secret story, today seems to be a very informative day.”
“…You’re just crazy…”
He gestured to his subordinates, as if he didn’t want to talk to me anymore.
They slowly approached me at Gamma’s signal.
But their steps didn’t last long.
Swoosh—
A sudden chill spread.
The air became heavy.
Those gathered there unconsciously held their breath, and a momentary silence fell over the place.
Those who came to their senses late looked around cautiously, but…
Darkness had already enveloped the entire interior of the building.
[Your concealment ability was pretty good, but your security is lacking.]
Hans slowly emerged from the darkness.
I had received some help from Heinz, who was inside, to figure out the barrier, but it didn’t matter now.
“…Hahoe Mask? How did you get here?!”
Gamma shouted in shock.
He was most confident in his concealment ability, but the barrier he had painstakingly set up had been detected.
As he looked around in a panic, his eyes fell on Heinz, who had been unusually calm from the beginning.
“You, you…! You brought him here…!”
He didn’t know what method he used, but that guy must have done something.
Otherwise, his attitude couldn’t be explained.
There was someone else who was just as flustered as Gamma, who was grinding his teeth in certainty…
“L-Lord Gamma…!”
It was the ability user who had told me Heinz’s level.
Gamma glanced at him, as Hahoe Mask didn’t show any signs of moving immediately.
“I, I’ve never seen this level of energy before, so I’m not sure…!”
“What are you babbling about! Speak up!”
He closed his eyes tightly and shouted at Gamma’s yell.
“Level 8…! At least Level 8!”
The place froze once again.
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