My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness

Episode 243 Vampire Rise (3)

Immediately after absorbing all the power he had stolen from Obaifo,

“Ha…”

Heinz slowly clenched and unclenched his hands, exhaling a misty breath.

He felt a surge of exhilaration, his senses heightened and his body brimming with an indescribable power.

《The individual meets the conditions and grows. The special skill “Blood Clan (Sacred Blood)” has evolved into “Blood Ancestor”.》

《The special skill “Blood Ancestor” has absorbed the sub-skill “Super Regeneration” and has been further enhanced.》

And it wasn’t just his imagination.

The twelve bloodlines, once divided, had been reunited through Heinz’s body, his very being evolving towards completion.

It meant that unifying a single dimension’s bloodlines wasn’t enough to reach the level beyond Sacred Blood, the pinnacle of vampires… the hypothetical Divine Blood.

He wasn’t sure if such a level truly existed, but he instinctively knew that his limits were far from reached.

‘My abilities are also much stronger than before.’

“Blood Ancestor”, the final stage of the “Blood Clan” series, which was the vampires’ basic skill, was incomparably more powerful and efficient than its predecessors.

His regenerative ability, already exceptional, was now even stronger. He was practically immortal, able to regenerate from ashes as long as he had enough energy.

‘At this rate… I’m almost on par with Hans.’

In terms of pure destructive power against a single living target, they seemed to be similar.

Of course, Hans would still have the absolute advantage in a one-on-one fight due to their racial traits, and he wouldn’t stand a chance against the Immortal King’s true power, his army of undead… but still.

‘Well, it’s always good to be stronger. That’s what I wanted. But for now…’

There were still many things to check and resolve, but his top priority was clear.

To quickly take control of the Obaifo Clan, now under his command, and clean up the mess in the Republic.

‘It’s all mine now. I can’t let it be destroyed any further.’

Heinz closed his eyes and spread his will throughout the city.

And as the command of Heinz the Second, the undisputed King of Vampires— the Blood Monarch, was issued… the chaos that had been raging through the city quickly subsided.

A dramatic peace, before the situation escalated any further.

And that was also…

…the moment when Oath of Heaven’s Defiance’s last remaining foothold in the eastern Ion Continent crumbled.

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In an office in Seoul,

A beautiful woman with long hair tied in a ponytail was sitting at her computer, scrolling through a document and talking on speakerphone.

“…I see. So, there’s nothing unusual besides what’s in the report?”

-Um… That’s correct. I looked around again, as you instructed, Vice President. But…

“You can speak in English, Andrew.”

-Oh! Thank you. I’m trying my best, but Korean is quite difficult. I can understand and read it now, but speaking and writing is still…

“You’re learning very quickly, considering how short it’s been. It must be because you’re intelligent and invested a lot of points in your mental stats. Of course, you’ll still have to continue studying. It’s our Lord… I mean, the President’s order.”

Jin So-ran, the second-in-command of Heterosis, was quickly skimming through the report on her monitor while talking on the phone.

As expected, there was nothing unusual.

-Sigh, is that so… Ah, come to think of it, I still haven’t met the President. He must be very busy.

“Well, yes. You came here through a recommendation from one of his acquaintances, right? We’re grateful to have a competent and diligent employee like you.”

-Ah, i-is that so? Ha, hahaha…

Andrew Weber, who had been forcibly brought to Korea by the Immortal King and joined Heterosis, chuckled awkwardly.

He wasn’t working diligently because he wanted to.

Of course, he was relatively satisfied with his current life.

He didn’t have much free time because he had to work hard within the given timeframe and was also learning languages like Japanese and Chinese, in addition to Korean…

‘But compared to being overworked by Olivia in the Immortal Fortress, this is paradise!’

He had cola, pizza, TV, and even games if he had the time.

It was a completely different environment from the chaotic mess of lunatics and undead.

‘This isn’t so bad. No annoying dark magic, and the pay is good.’

He had already forgotten that he didn’t even have time to spend his money.

He was becoming a model voluntary slave, satisfied with his current situation despite the black company environment.

“Anyway, thank you for your hard work, Andrew. Please contact me immediately if you find anything unusual.”

-Understood, Vice President.

Click.

Silence returned to the office as the call ended.

Jin So-ran massaged her forehead and sighed deeply.

“Whew— This is unsettling. It doesn’t seem like there are any major problems, but…”

She hadn’t felt uneasy until this morning.

More precisely, until a few hours ago, when she received a call from Aria, the leader of the moderate faction and her former superior, and received a warning.

‘Aria wouldn’t say something like that without a reason.’

Jin So-ran, who had once been an executive of the moderate faction, couldn’t just dismiss her words.

Aria was an extraordinary person who had single-handedly kept the powerful hardliners in check for a long time with just her own abilities.

‘She probably has some kind of precognitive ability.’

She had initially thought Aria had a separate information network she wasn’t aware of, but now that she was in a position to influence the entire Blood Alliance, she knew better.

At least this warning wasn’t based on such connections.

‘For her to contact me personally… something big must be about to happen. To me, to Heterosis… or maybe to the Blood Alliance?’

That’s why she had urgently contacted Andrew.

He was the most suitable person to quickly investigate, as she was well aware of his information gathering abilities.

‘I should be careful for a while. I might even have to move my office. Where should I go…’

Having reached a decision, Jin So-ran stood up, opened the door, and stepped out of her office.

“Hey, you can’t just barge in here…!”

“Ah, it’ll just take a moment…”

But as she left her soundproof office, designed for information security, she heard a commotion outside.

And one of the voices was familiar.

‘What’s going on?’

She walked towards the entrance, a puzzled expression on her face, and opened the door…

And saw a familiar girl, who looked about middle school age, arguing with an unfamiliar boy.

“Na-hee? What’s going on?”

“Ah! V-Vice President!”

The girl, Lee Na-hee, turned around and greeted her.

She was once a member of the same crew in the moderate faction.

Now, she was a spirited young girl learning office work at Heterosis.

“Ah! Hello! Are you the person in charge here?”

The boy, who seemed to be about Na-hee’s age, smiled brightly and spoke to her.

“Well, I’m the highest-ranking person here.”

“Aha!”

The boy’s smile widened as she answered instinctively.

Na-hee frowned and intervened, raising her voice.

“Don’t talk to him! He’s a stranger, and he’s weird. He’s been trying to barge in, and…”

“You’re all vampires, right?”

But she couldn’t help but stop as the boy cut her off.

He was still smiling brightly.

Jin So-ran, maintaining her composure, sighed deeply and stepped in front of Na-hee, whose face had hardened.

“I don’t know what you’ve heard, but this isn’t a place for you to play around. Why don’t you go play with your friends?”

She calmly tried to reason with the boy, ignoring his words.

“Ah! I know you’re worried, but don’t be. I’m not trying to…”

“I’m not worried. I’m just asking you to leave before I call the police. You’re disrupting our work.”

“No, I’m also a vampire! I came here because I heard there were other vampires here. Please accept me as a comrade!”

Jin So-ran stared at the boy with narrowed eyes.

He was still smiling, but she couldn’t sense any blood magic or the scent of blood from him.

‘He’s lying.’

She was originally a high-level Rank 6, but after joining Heterosis and receiving Heinz’s “Refined Blood Essence”, she had reached Rank 7.

She was a True Blood in Auterica terms, on par with Beta, one of the two strongest vampires in the hardliners’ heyday.

There was no way she wouldn’t be able to sense his true nature.

And more importantly…

He looked about twelve years old, the same age as Na-hee.

“Sigh, kid? I’m being very patient right now. Why don’t you just leave? I’m not someone you want to mess with when I’m angry.”

But she tried her best to be patient and gentle.

Even though they were disguised as a normal company, she didn’t want to attract the attention of the police.

And she didn’t want the boy to say anything unnecessary to them.

“Ah, you don’t believe me. I’m telling the truth! Look! My fangs are sharp!”

“They’re just crooked teeth. You can get braces.”

Jin So-ran calmly replied to the boy, who was showing her his teeth.

“I hate garlic!”

“That’s normal at your age. But you shouldn’t be picky.”

“I don’t enter a house without the owner’s invitation!”

“Good. That’s trespassing.”

The boy kept trying to prove that he was a vampire, but she just shrugged and responded nonchalantly.

“I don’t cross flowing rivers!”

“Yes, it’s dangerous, so be careful.”

“My body temperature is lower than others!”

“You must have a cold constitution. Dress warmly.”

“I’m weak to sunlight!”

“UV protection is important. But you need sunlight to get vitamin D.”

The boy, now seemingly determined, continued to list his ‘vampire traits’, and Jin So-ran countered each one.

Na-hee, who had stepped back, just stared at them with her mouth agape.

“I’m allergic to silver!”

“Metal allergy?”

“I die if a stake is driven through my heart!”

“Me too. Everyone does.”

“······.”

“······.”

The boy finally stopped talking, seemingly having run out of ideas, and stared at Jin So-ran.

And then he sighed lightly and shook his head.

“Ah, it’s not working.”

“Are you done? Then why don’t you leave?”

Jin So-ran responded curtly, seemingly exhausted.

But the boy just smiled and spoke again.

“Actually, I was lying.”

“I know.”

Jin So-ran replied briefly—.

“I don’t die even if a stake is driven through my heart.”

But the boy’s words had a different meaning.

And at the same time, his innocent smile twisted grotesquely.

“…Who are you?”

The atmosphere had changed completely.

As if he had become a different person, she instinctively retreated, shielding Na-hee.

“Ah! I haven’t introduced myself yet? How rude of me!”

He spoke cheerfully, but his appearance was far from normal.

His exaggerated demeanor was unsettling, and his appearance was starting to distort.

“Well, I abandoned my real name a long time ago, so I don’t even want to use it.”

Three pupils appeared in his right eye, and four in his left, moving independently.

His voice, now layered and distorted, created a strange noise.

“Just call me… Alpha.”

“…Alpha?”

His skin started to crack like a spiderweb.

A thick scent of blood emanated from his body.

It was so strong that she couldn’t understand how she hadn’t noticed it until now.

“Oh, right! So…”

His mouth stretched to his ears, revealing shark-like teeth.

And a forked tongue slithered out from within.

“Where’s Heinz?”

It happened while Heinz was busy dealing with the situation in the Zepia Republic.

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