Chapter 283:

Words : 1767 Updated : Oct 11th, 2025

Countess Sharon of Seicob needs to use the midnight blessing to extend her life. This sounds quite absurd at first, but considering that becoming a vampire to escape death is not uncommon in this continent, it’s not hard to understand why she and her followers would make such a decision. For example, a certain Blood Vulture Grand Duchess by Murphy’s side once sold “the Embrace” to earn money for alcohol when she was down on her luck. Of course, in Tris’s situation at that time, even the Embrace couldn’t give others true midnight power. It only transformed them into vampires so they would no longer be tormented by illness and death. The most typical examples are the “Plague Rat King” Zweig who died at Murphy’s hands earlier, and Murphy himself who exists here.@@@@ Those were Embraces given under the guise of “accidents”, without formal vampire status or recognition by the secret blood clans. If other vampires are midnight nobility, then Murphy and Zweig in that situation were at most “midnight undocumented residents”. However, the complex situation of Countess Sharon here clearly cannot be solved by simply replacing the blood of the Damned. Just the lingering spirit plague in her body requires vampires to use very special methods for “purification”. “You need to ‘cleanse’ all the blood in Countess Sharon’s body. This is not something that can be finished quickly,” Tris warned Murphy in the spirit energy chamber: “I’ll teach you the specific method, but it will consume some of your fresh blood. And given her current weak state where she could die at any moment, to help her regain health quickly, you’ll probably need to give Sharon at least half your blood and a small portion of blood essence, just like when you Embraced Maxim. But it hasn’t even been a month since Maxim’s Embrace. Performing such a deep Embrace again will put you in a dangerous weakened state, so why don’t I do it instead?” “The gnoll warlord has already been killed, removing the biggest threat to Transia. Plus with the allegiance of the winged cavalry and Countess of Seicob’s domain, I can mobilize much more power now. In this situation, I no longer need to personally involve myself in conflicts,” Murphy waved his hand and said: “But you are a pillar of the Blood Vulture Clan. Taking a step back, if I encounter danger, I still have you to help me. But if you enter a weakened state, the potential ripples could be hard to predict. Moreover, the political significance of this Embrace is immense. Let me do it. After all, I have plenty of experience with deep Embraces.” “Alright, as you wish,” Tris no longer insisted. She stepped back to stand with Femis, preparing to observe this “rescue” as witnesses. Knight Valand and his wife were on the other side of the room. Although they had already made up their minds, the two burly mountain chieftains still gripped each other’s hands tightly as the Embrace was about to begin. They were clearly anxious as well. Before starting the Embrace, Murphy first cast a detection spell on the little Sharon lying before him. He wanted to see the true condition of this poor little countess. ℟AꞐȮʙĘŠ The biological information feedback popped up a label above the sleeping little countess’s head: Name: 【Countess of Seicob】 Sandra Sharon Seicomere Rank: Level 10 – Professional – Standard Profession: Level 10 Mechanic Apprentice / Level 10 Steam Repairman Apprentice / Engineering Craftsman – Steam Machinery Specialization Bloodline: Mountain Folk Barbarian Mixed Blood 【Strength Increase, Agility Increase, Frost Resistance, Physical Defense Increase】 Status: Plague-ridden – Body Decay – Limb Deficiency – Mountain Forest Protection 【Avalon’s Blessing】- Progressive Death Evaluation: No Threat – Neutral – Urgently Needs Support “Wait!” Murphy blinked. He placed his hand on the forehead of the sleeping Sharon and turned to the two mountain cavalry, saying: “Your mountain forest protection is related to Avalon of Nature? You also believe in the nature god?” “Huh?” Knight Valand was stunned for a moment, then this bear-like man stubbornly shook his head and said: “No, the mountain folk have no faith! We only believe that the ancestral forests will protect us. Of course, the other part of our bloodline, the barbarians of Ice Bay, have their faith. Those fierce descendants worship Vam, the bringer of destruction to all things, but their temples refuse entry to mixed-bloods like us. We have no faith!” He emphasized it once again, but then under the surprised gazes of Miriam and Femis, Tris spoke up: “Don’t listen to them. These mountain folk don’t know the source of their own faith. When I infiltrated the Neilman tribe 200 years ago, I had already confirmed the connection between the earliest mountain folk and the elves. And the mountain forest protection they always talk about is indeed a variant of the nature god faith. Sigh, Avalon’s gaze has never truly left humanity. These mountain folk are all shallow believers of the nature god, you just don’t know it yourselves. But the Avalon Church knows, which is why the old church always fought against the mountain folk in the forests of Saxony and tried to destroy them. In the eyes of those fanatics of the old church, these barbarians who had accepted Avalon’s blessing but refused to acknowledge the power of the nature god were all hateful heretics. So thank Avalon. Little Sharon has been able to hold on until now thanks to His protection. “Please do not experiment with Countess Sharon’s life!” “Tch, I was just saying,” Tris snorted, while in front of her, Murphy’s purification of the blood had reached its final stage. He had expended about one-fifth of his fresh blood to arduously drive out the decaying power in little Sharon’s blood, then added converted blood of the Damned at a 1:3 ratio. Finally, under everyone’s gaze, Murphy reinjected this viscous blood back into Sharon’s body. A familiar note popped up before his eyes: 【Please choose an inheritance template for your descendant ‘Sandra Sharon Seicomere’. Currently available Character Templates: Standard/Rare/Elite.】 “Choose Elite Template inheritance,” Murphy said in his mind. The next instant, half of the fresh blood in his body surged into Sharon’s thin and deficient body like floodgates opening. As Murphy’s cheeks grew increasingly pale, Sharon’s broken body before him visibly regained health at a rapid pace. The horrific marks on her body quickly receded under the blessing of midnight power, and those scabbed wounds also healed. Most remarkably, as Murphy continuously injected blood, Sharon’s missing left arm and left leg began to regrow. This scene looked quite fantastical and unscientific. But considering that this life had sacrificed her human life, personality, will, and freedom under the sun to the night in exchange for this power of midnight rebirth. It’s really hard to say whether the two sides of the scale can balance out, or who has paid more. “Ugh...” The familiar weakness made Murphy’s body sway a bit. Feeling his body very heavy, he was about to fall to the ground but was promptly supported by Tris and Femis. Flashing red notes popped up before his eyes. Because he had performed two Elite Template inheritances in a short time, Murphy entered the 【Anemic Weakness】 state, and this time the duration of this weakened state was a full 15 days! This price could not be considered light. He was supported back to the chair. Panting, he took out a small vial of source blood and handed it to Tris. The latter held it in her hand, and under the expectant gazes of Knight Valand and Lady Sunny, placed it beside the head of Countess Sharon, who was blinking her eyes and about to wake from a long nightmare. Murphy was panting at this moment. He closed his eyes and sipped the fresh blood Tris had prepared earlier to recover from the uncomfortable state that felt like “hypoglycemia”. Little Sharon’s “Embrace tax” also arrived as expected at this time. 【Embrace completed! Sandra Sharon Seicomere Lessenbra has fed back a portion of power to you during this process, specifically manifested as: Agility +1, Intellect +1, Charisma +1. New talent 【Mountain Forest Protection】 acquired. Greatly increased perception when entering mountain forests inhabited by mountain folk, temporarily removes charisma penalty when interacting with individuals with mountain folk bloodline.】 “This new talent is not bad,” Murphy inwardly exclaimed, but then shook his head. This new talent would probably disappear along with little Sharon drinking the source blood and severing the blood pact with him, right? After all, this power feedback from the descendant can only be transmitted through the blood pact. He opened his eyes. Watching the dazed little Sharon in front of him, with the help of Knight Valand kneeling on the ground, slowly sipping the amber-glowing source blood. He could feel a slight pain in his heart. That was the elder’s sorrow when a descendant leaves. But he didn’t have much opinion on this matter with Sharon. How to put it? This child’s experiences were too tragic. This time, let’s just consider it doing a good deed under the gaze of the Night Mother, to offset the sense of guilt for using little players to seek personal benefits. Thinking thus, he leaned back in the chair in a more comfortable posture. But a few minutes later, Murphy opened his eyes again with a strange expression. He looked at little Sharon in front of him, who had changed into new clothes and was looking at him gratefully. His blood pact with this girl had been severed, which could be confirmed from the fact that his blood pact connection count had recovered to 【2/3】. But the new talent and “Embrace tax” that little Sharon had fed back to him hadn’t disappeared... In other words, once this thing takes effect, is it permanent? In other words, if Murphy had enough source blood in hand, could he continuously obtain new talents and collect Embrace taxes through this “Embrace-sever” method? Damn! It feels like he discovered a terrible bug in this admin system, and more importantly, Murphy really has enough source blood in hand! 3 attribute points plus a new talent each time, if this could really be carried out, the Count of Kadman would only need to repeat this 100 times... Hmm, dare not think further. This is a bit too crazy, but since he’s discovered this malicious bug that exists in the real world, it should be used when needed, right?

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