Just Became a Vampire, I Clinged to Life by Grinding Health

Chapter 9: Warning! System Cannot Parse!

Viridian's footsteps abruptly froze three meters away from the woman.

His heart, as if gripped by an invisible hand, seemed to halt even the flow of blood.

Something's wrong!

This woman exudes an eerie and unsettling aura from head to toe!

Just moments ago, she was like a rag doll, subjected to Griboy'sbeat up recklessly, on the brink of death, yet now she can unleash such terrifying power, even... enjoying her "food"?

What's most fatal thing is, Veridian's enhanced superhuman hearing, clearly capturing a fact that made his hair stand on end—

Her heartbeat, at the moment she lunged at Griboy, completely vanished.

Not a stagnation of death.

But rather a self-shutdown of physiological functions under the extreme excitement!

[Warning! Detected unknown high concentration of vampire aura!]

[Attempting to parse target... Parse failed!]

【Target Bloodline Purity:？？？】

【Threat Level: Extremely Dangerous!!!】

On the dark blue panel, a series of crimson question marks and exclamation points flashed wildly, as if the system itself were screaming!

This was the first time Veridian had encountered something that even the system couldn't parse since obtaining his golden finger!

The hunter's crossbow in his hand silently drew the string in a mere ten-thousandth of a second, the cold steel arrowhead firmly locking onto the figure crouching beside the corpses.

"Vampire?"

Veridian's voice was low, tinged with a tension he himself hadn't noticed.

That "woman"—or rather, girl—slowly lifted her head.

She licked the bloodstain at the corner of her mouth, her movements elegant as if savoring the finest caviar.

Under the grimy lighting, a face revealed that was far too youthful, not more than sixteen or seventeen, with features exquisite as if they were the most perfect creation of God.

But those eyes……

Those crimson eyes burned with an ancientness and indifference completely unmatched by her age, as if they had precipitated centuries of time.

"Vampire?" The girl tilted her head, repeating the word in a hollow, innocent tone, as if savoring its pronunciation, "Hmm, if you mean a creature that has to live by 'drinking soup,' then... I guess I am."

Her gaze fell upon Veridian.

Finally, it settled on his pair of equally crimson eyes.

"Huh?"

A surprised smile blossomed on the girl's face, like a child who had discovered a new toy.

"Your eyes are the same color as mine!"

"We're the same kind!"

She dropped the "post-meal dessert" at her feet, which had already begun to wither, and skipped towards Veridian, her skirt fluttering, without the slightest hint of caution.

Viridian's brain alarm went off, his body's instinct made him retreat frantically!

What the hell!

A monster that can bring down the system, running towards you—this is a horror movie scene!

"Stop!"

Veridian snarled and raised his crossbow, his last line of defense.

The girl stopped in her tracks, her face revealing the innocent confusion and grievance of a child.

"Why? Among the same kind, shouldn't we huddle together for warmth? It's so cold here."

Her voice trembled slightly, and anyone who heard it would feel sympathy.

But Veridian only felt a chill creeping up from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head!

He sneered and forced himself to calm down: "Fellow? The way you handled that 'mushroom' just now wasn't anything like any 'fellow' I know."

"Oh! You mean this!"

The girl clapped her hands in realization, then, right in front of Veridian, she opened her cherry-like mouth.

Veridian's pupils constricted to the size of needles in an instant!

It wasn't the bloodline's signature two sharp fangs!

But a whole row! From left to right, densely packed, like the interlocking, menacingly white-shining saw teeth of a shark!

Each tooth was like a meticulously polished, most razor-sharp miniature blade!

【Warning! Unknown subspecies of the Bloodline detected! Possesses the 'Rip' attribute! Extremely dangerous!】

【Suggestion: The host should leave this place immediately, right now, without hesitation!】

The system had never used three words expressing urgency in a row before.

Veridian's muscles tightened to their absolute limit, adrenaline flooding his system.

But he did not escape.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather, he couldn't!

Because in that very moment when he locked eyes with that row of terrifying fangs, his interface exploded!

【Ding! You are facing the pressure of the 'Ancient Bloodline', passive skill [Willpower] proficiency +25!】

【Ding!You forcefully suppressed your instinct to flee, passive skill [Courage] proficiency +30!】

【Ding!You are analyzing the unknown formidable enemy, active skill [Tactical Analysis] has been unlocked, proficiency +50!】

【Ding!Your [Holy Light Resistance] proficiency increased by +10 due to exposure to high-purity dark energy!】

Proficiency!

The skill points rolling across the screen in a frenzy!

The fear in Veridian's eyes was replaced by an even more intense, more frenzied greed in just a split second!

Run?

What are you kidding!

What kind of monster is this! This is clearly a walking, infinitely producing, top-tier skill gift bag!

"What is your name?"

Veridian took a deep breath, and his voice returned to calm.

"Name?" The girl tilted her head, as if trying to remember, "It's been a long, long time since someone called my name. They call me 'the thing in the feeding pool.' But I remember, a long time ago, Mom called me, Lilith."

“Have you been locked up here all along?” he changed the subject and began extracting information.

“Yes!” Lilith nodded matter-of-factly, “That bearded old man called Ugu, he throws in some bad guys from time to time for me to snack on. But he’s so stingy, the ones he’s sent recently are all scrawny—hardly enough to fill a toothpick.”

She pointed to the mountain of white bones piled in the corner, her tone full of complaints.

Veridian’s gaze swept over the bone mountain, his throat slightly dry.

This shit, there are at least a hundred!

"So," Lilith's eyes suddenly lit up as she took another step closer, a scent mixed of sweetness and blood filling the air, "you're also one of the new 'delivery men' Uncle Blackbone has found?"

"You smell nice."

"If...," Verdian's eyes flashed with calculation as he decided to dangle a bait, "I mean if, I can 'convince' Blackbone to give you 'food' that's higher quality, more delicious?"

Lilith's eyes instantly shone like two rubies.

"Really?!"

"Of course," Veridian revealed a smile he thought was the most "sincere," "but, I need your cooperation."

"No problem!" Lilith jumped in place with excitement, "As long as there's good food, I'll do anything you say!"

Success!

A surge of ecstatic coursed through Verdian's heart.

An ancient vampire, centuries old, a master of mobility, an ultimate weapon capable of tearing through enemies with ease……

From this day forward, he would be the sharpest……

His thoughts had not yet fully formed.

The figure of Lilith, without warning, appeared before him as if by teleportation.

The distance between them was less than ten centimeters.

Veridian could even see her long eyelashes, and his own face, distorted with shock, reflected in her pupils!

He wanted to step back, but found his body firmly locked by an invisible aura, unable to move!

Lilith tilted her toes slightly, bringing her small nose close to his neck and taking a deep breath.

A look of unprecedented, extreme intoxication appeared on her face.

"Good cooperation, new 'delivery boy' Mr."

Her voice, like a whisper, echoed in his ear, yet it sent Veridian into an icy abyss.

“However, before we cooperate…”

Lilith slowly lifted her head, her crimson tongue gently licking her row of sinister fangs, her eyes filled with innocent yet undeniable desire and greed.

“Your blood smells a thousand times sweeter than all of them combined.”

“Could… I just have a small taste first?”