Chapter 18: The Joy of Touching Corpses

Fang Cheng’s face and body still emitted wisps of white smoke, but most of his wounds were visibly healing.

He gripped Yagawa Ryouka’s ankle and roared, “Get back here!”

Yagawa Ryouka shrieked in rage as Fang Cheng yanked her into the living room, slamming her against the floor.

She violently twisted her body, snapping the leg he held into a mangled mess.

Ignoring the injury, she hopped upright on one leg and lunged at Fang Cheng with clawed hands, snarling like a feral beast.

Her ruptured veins refused to heal, leaving her barely recognizable in human form—a deranged monster driven by primal fury.

Razor-sharp nails sliced through Fang Cheng’s flesh, spraying blood as fresh wounds multiplied.

Fang Cheng endured the agony, face grim, hammering fists against Yagawa Ryouka’s heart and skull.

Technique abandoned, their brawl became a contest of raw stamina and regeneration—who could deal more harm fastest.

Kanzaki Rin stared fixedly at the duel, fists clenched.

Though desperate to intervene, the savage melee left no opening. After wavering, she abandoned plans to scorch both fighters and instead scanned the room.

The pair careened across the living room, painting walls and floor with gore like a butcher’s shop.

Yagawa Ryouka had devolved into a mindless beast, attacking through instinct alone.

Fang Cheng felt chunks of flesh being torn away, desperately guarding his heart and head—any mortal wound would cost another life.

“Catch!”

Kanzaki Rin’s shout made Fang Cheng turn. He snatched the silver dagger she threw.

Yagawa Ryouka’s jaws split wide beneath her ears, fanged maw snapping for his skull.

Trapped by her limbs, Fang Cheng shoved his hand into the gaping mouth.

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Teeth crunched through bone—his fingers splintered like kindling.

“Fuck!” He screamed, driving the dagger into her heart with his remaining hand.

Yagawa Ryouka froze mid-bite as silver pierced her heart. The blade blazed red-hot in Fang Cheng’s grip, forcing him to drop it.

She collapsed backward, thudding lifelessly to the floor.

Gasping, Fang Cheng staggered back and beckoned Kanzaki Rin.

“What?” she asked warily.

He gestured at the corpse. “Double-tap.”

Kanzaki Rin eyed Yagawa Ryouka’s still form. “Pointless. She’s gone.”

Fang Cheng’s body suddenly went limp, and he nearly collapsed.

Kanzaki Rin hurriedly reached out to steady him.

Fang Cheng muttered, “What’s this? Forced labor?”

Kanzaki Rin shoved him to the floor, then dashed to the kitchen to scrub her hands under running water.

“Hahaha!”

Fang Cheng laughed from his spot on the floor.

His laughter soon faded as his face turned ashen, weakness spreading through his limbs.

His severed arm and wounds were healing rapidly, but the faster they mended, the weaker he became.

Staggering upright, he lurched into the kitchen.

“What are you doing?”

Kanzaki Rin demanded, still rinsing her hands.

Fang Cheng gestured weakly at the ingredients scattered across the floor. “Cook… cook something. Now.”

Kanzaki Rin hesitated, noting how he slumped against the wall.

Without comment, she gathered usable vegetables and meat, tossing them into a pot for makeshift hotpot stew.

Fang Cheng ignored the steaming heat, shoveling food into his mouth the moment it was done.

The haphazard meal tasted bland, but he couldn’t afford to be choosy – starvation clawed at his gut.

Kanzaki Rin observed his ravenous eating with narrowed eyes.

She’d always wondered why he never craved blood.

Apparently regular food could sate his vampiric hunger.

Did that even qualify him as a vampire anymore?

Her gaze turned incredulous, as if watching a tea addict reject water. The contradiction baffled her.

Shaking her head, she abandoned the puzzle and approached Yagawa Ryouka’s corpse.

After licking the pot clean, Fang Cheng rubbed his stomach and sighed.

Though still peckish, the gnawing void in his belly had quieted.

*Clang!*

Kanzaki Rin flung something bloody before him, nearly making him retch.

Few could keep their meal down when presented with a dripping heart.

She’d extracted it from Yagawa Ryouka’s chest cavity.

“What’s… this about?” Fang Cheng croaked.

Kanzaki Rin wiped scarlet stains from her hands, frowning at his disgust. “Aren’t vampires supposed to eat these?”

The Disaster Countermeasures Department’s internal documents clearly stated vampires consumed rivals’ hearts to grow stronger.

Yagawa Ryouka had come for Fang Cheng’s heart. Now the hunter’s organ belonged to the victor.

Kanzaki Rin saw no reason to interfere – his increased power benefited her plans.

“You nuts? Why would I eat that?”

Fang Cheng pinched the heart between two fingers, ready to discard it.

Contact sparked sudden heat in his fingertips. Words flickered across his vision:

[Energy absorption in progress…]

[Advanced Smell +1]

[Life (1/3 fragments) +1]

[Crazed Blood (1/5 fragments) +1]

[Burning Blood (1/5 fragments) +1]