My Vampire System novel Chapter 130

Chapter 130 Fighting the Dalki

Further in the desert, Quinn was plodding away in the loose sand, walking back towards the water well. Beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead, they landed in the sand and dried up faster than he could take a single step. Luckily he hadn’t gone too far away from the well.

The problem was that he felt very weak, and he started to feel weaker by the minute, this made him move slower and slower.

’Perhaps bearing the sun’s heat was not such a good idea’ He thought.

Even though his stats were better than those of a normal person, he actually felt weaker than a normal person would. The only reason he could think of to explain this, was that the sun seemed to be stronger on this planet than it was on earth and on the Red Portal Planet where it was night for half the year.

His MC points had now nearly fully recovered, and he couldn’t wait to finally cast his shadow cloak. However, just before he could activate the skill, Quinn received a worrying message from the system.

[Long exposure to the sun has been confirmed]

[Your body has been weakened further]

[All stats will now be reduced by 80 percent]

"What is this!" Quinn shouted. "80%?!"

At that moment, Quinn had fallen on his knees as his whole body gradually started to feel weaker. Moreover, he started to feel a slight tingle on his skin. It felt as if the surface was burning, and now his skin was incredibly itchy nearly all over.

"What is happening to me? System! Help! Please explain!" Quinn shouted to himself.

"You’re a vampire now." The system replied. "Don’t you remember reading all those vampire fantasy books? Of course, if you stay outside and expose yourself to the sun for too long, there will be bad effects."

"What happens if I stay in the sun for too long?" Quinn groaned with a worried look on his face.

"Well, your stats would continue to decrease further and further, until eventually, POOF!" The system said casually, as if this didn’t bother the system at all, like it was of no consequence to it.

"Well, I can’t take this any longer, I don’t want to find out what POOF! means."

[Skill activated shadow cloak]

The shadow at the bottom of his feet began to slowly surround him, travelling from the soles of his feet all the way to the top of his head. Eventually, he was like a blur of shadow under the radiance of the sun. He became like a human figure made out of shadows.

While this skill is activated, it’s hard for other people to spot him, and it worked best within the darkness or among the shadows. In the desert however it made him stick out like a sore thumb.

Quinn felt his energy slowly returning back to normal, and now he could use his body like how he could do it normally.

[Stats have returned to normal]

His MC points hadn’t fully recovered, Quinn wasn’t bothered bout this, he was returning to the safety of his group, Erin and Vorden could protect him until his MC points fully recovered. In the meantime, there was no need for him to use his abilities in battle. So, for now, he didn’t worry about it too much and try to catch up to the others as quickly as possible.

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"A Dalki, are you sure?" Vorden asked.

However, before the others could even answer him, they suddenly saw a black figure flying in the sky. It was coming in their direction, landing right in the centre of the well at an incredible speed. It crashed into the large metal machinery, causing it to break apart.

Dust and sand kicked up everywhere, blocking the Dalki’s landing place from view. When the specks of dust and dirt that arose started to settle, the Dalki standing right in the middle of the wreckage, could be seen.

"What is this junk." The Dalki said as he lifted a piece of metal that had broken off. "This is not a shelter."

Then, the Daiki looked up at the people who had led him to this place. He could see four students standing in front of him.

"You should tell me where the shelter is, now." The Dalki said, pointing to the piece of scrap metal besides Layla.

"M-mm-mee me?" She stammered. "I-it-i-it’s over th-there" She pointed, but she couldn’t help but stutter her words as she was shivering in fear of the creature.

"Thank you, but I’m afraid no one can know that I was here." He then straightened the piece of metal in his hands with his claws. Then, using his fingertips, he sliced the top half of it to create a makeshift spear.

"I must not fail my mission." He said as he chucked the spear towards the students.

Vorden immediately arrived in front of the group and conjured an ice barrier.

"No! That won’t be enough!" Erin said while still lying on the ground. She then lifted her hand and helped Vorden cast another wall behind it, making it as thick as possible, using the last bits of her power.