SSS Awakening: Rebirth of the Strongest Vampire God novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30 - Blood Initiate

Damon's eyes lit up the moment he saw the small round stone that appeared in his hand. Evolution Stone.

The miraculous item that can evolve one's race!

This was what he had come for. Not the gold, not the skill book, not the fame, though all of that would serve him well. The Evolution Stone was what made this quest line worth everything.

In his last life, it had taken months before players even confirmed its existence. And by the time word got out, it was already hoarded by guilds and pay-to-win whales.

But now? Now, it was his.

Damon's fingers closed around the warm, humming stone. He could already feel his blood responding to it, thrumming with anticipation.

Bloodreign's voice oozed delight in his mind. "Ooooo. Good stuff. Go ahead and eat it."

Damon nodded. "This should stabilize my bloodline and hopefully also take care of my real-world issues." Though he was confident, he did not know for sure. He had already obtained the item, so now he could only try to see what happened next.

Without any hesitation, he opened his mouth and consumed the evolution stone.

The moment the stone hit his tongue, it melted like liquid fire. He could feel the fire getting evenly distributed in all parts of his body, slightly higher in his heart. At first, it felt warm and comfortable, but the very next second, it turned.

Damon's body seized.

It wasn't pain, not exactly. It was too much. Too much heat. Too much energy. Too much power, all trying to cram itself into his veins at once.

His heart thundered like a war drum, every pulse sending red-hot lightning through his limbs. His vision blurred, and then shattered into kaleidoscopic fragments of blood and blinding light.

[Ding! Evolution Stone Consumed]

[Race Evolution in Progress...]

Damon was already used to this pain. He gritted his teeth and bore through the pain as he awaited the completion of the evolution process.

In Earth Online, there were many grades of Evolution stones, and the one that dropped from the world boss should be a very high-grade. This single stone should definitely bump him up from a bloodling to a blood initiate to a blood acolyte. This should be enough to stabilize his body and his bloodline, at least partially.

...At least, that was what Damon thought.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have become a Blood Initiate.]

[Hidden Achievement Unlocked for completing the first race evolution: New Quest: One Drop Closer to the Abyss]

[+25 to all base stats. New racial skill unlocked.]

Damon collapsed to one knee, panting heavily. The fire inside him was gone, replaced by a thrumming silence. The evolution process was officially done.

His skin shimmered faintly with a cool, metallic sheen, veins pulsing with crimson light before settling. His nails were darker. His fangs longer. His heartbeat sounded different, deeper.

[Ding! New Racial Skill Unlocked — Blood Lance]

Blood Lance: Condense your blood into a high-pressure spear of crimson force and hurl it at your enemy. Deals 250% magic damage and applies a stacking Bleed effect for 5 seconds. If cast while under 50% HP, the skill transforms into Crimson Overload, doubling its piercing range and applying Fear to enemies within a 5-meter radius.

It was a good skill, but Damon couldn't care less about it right now. Why was he still a blood initiate? He should have become a blood acolyte by now! _{freёwebnovel.com}

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" He cursed as he hurriedly opened his status screen.