Chapter 39: I Warn You Not to Go Too Far
Chapter 39: I Warn You Not to Go Too Far
Fang Cheng demanded that Kanzaki Rin take him to a barbecue joint or a hot pot restaurant.
Hunger struck like a tidal wave moments after his revival, leaving him shaky and desperate to replenish his stamina.
Kanzaki Rin refused, citing the need to handle the aftermath. Though her reasoning was sound, hidden motives lingered—this operation had drained her funds, especially with compensating for the damaged rapid condensation device. Money didn’t come easily, and she wouldn’t let Fang Cheng splurge recklessly.
“I’m too hungry to walk…” Fang Cheng slumped on the ground. “You promised to cover post-battle nutrition. That’s our deal. Don’t backtrack now.”
Crossing her arms, Kanzaki Rin countered, “I rejected your lavish demands, not the nutrition itself.”
Fang Cheng lifted his head weakly. “Then how? Let’s be clear—SEX isn’t nutritional—”
A kick silenced him. Kanzaki Rin strode toward the car shredded by Heishi Youto. The trunk remained mostly intact. She retrieved a sealed bag and dumped out small packaged squares.
“What’s this?” Fang Cheng groaned.
“Military ration bars and energy sticks. Prepared them for you behind the scenes.” Pride tinged her voice. She’d chosen cheap yet filling options over pricey grilled meat.
“No conscience! I nearly died and you feed me trash?”
Kneeling, she ripped open a wrapper. “Eat. Then we leave.”
“I want barbecue! Hot pot!”
“I’ll feed you.”
“Like I’m some pig? I don’t need—mmph!”
…
Fang Cheng eventually devoured every crumb. Surprisingly, the energy sticks tasted decent. Though small, they vanquished his hunger. No excuses remained to mooch off her.
With stamina restored, they separated. Kanzaki Rin stayed to manage the mess—dismembered bikers and Heishi Youto’s captive women required the Disaster Countermeasures Department’s intervention. Fang Cheng’s presence risked exposing his identity, so he left.
The wrecked car forced him to ride a dead gang member’s motorcycle. Taking from corpses felt wrong, but he had little choice.
The only regret was not being able to take more vehicles.
After changing into clothes brought by Kanzaki Rin, Fang Cheng rode his motorcycle home.
Upon entering the city, his high speed drew attention from police patrol drones multiple times. Luckily, he possessed the Countermeasures Department ID provided by Kanzaki Rin, allowing him to pass freely without being detained for underage driving.
By the time he reached home, it was already past 4 AM.
After showering, Fang Cheng didn’t immediately sleep. Instead, he began testing his two newly acquired abilities.
The first was short-distance dash—this drastically boosted his sprinting speed over short distances and could be used repeatedly. Its sole drawback was the rapid stamina consumption, preventing prolonged use.
The second ability was Steel Blood, the very power Heishi Youto had used to nearly defeat him.
True to its name, Steel Blood hardened one’s blood into steel-like solid matter.
Fang Cheng retrieved a fruit knife from the kitchen and nicked his fingertip. Crimson blood dripped out.
Activating Steel Blood, he watched the blood droplet on his finger swiftly solidify into red crystals identical to Heishi Youto’s.
“So hard!”
Testing with the fruit knife, Fang Cheng confirmed the crystal’s steel-like hardness. Scraping and sawing with the blade left no marks.
The crystal naturally formed a teardrop shape. Fang Cheng liquefied it again, straining to reshape it into a pointed spike like Heishi Youto’s.
After strenuous effort and copious sweating, he finally succeeded.
[Steel Blood (Training) +1]
The notification startled Fang Cheng. Could absorbed abilities improve through training too?
Then why hadn’t his Advanced Smell…? Oh—he’d never practiced it after acquisition.
Testing short-distance dash repeatedly soon triggered another Training +1 alert.
This revelation thrilled him. If these abilities could be enhanced as quickly as Combat skills, his fighting power might skyrocket.
However, multiple attempts dashed his hopes for rapid growth. While managing short-distance dash was feasible, Steel Blood training proved brutally difficult.
Clearly, reaching Heishi Youto’s proficiency required prolonged practice.
Fang Cheng had previously wondered why Heishi Youto didn’t create crystal armor for defense—such protection would’ve made him nearly invincible.
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Now wielding Steel Blood himself, Fang Cheng understood—it wasn’t by choice but limitation.
Crafting defensive armor demanded exquisite control and intense focus. Having recently become a vampire, Heishi Youto could only form crude spikes.
Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin had fortunately eliminated Heishi Youto at this stage.
Given more time to grow stronger, confronting him wouldn’t be about victory anymore—survival would become the priority.
Regardless, Steel Blood possessed extraordinary potential. For Fang Cheng, this was a jackpot-level acquisition.
His previous envy toward Kanzaki Rin’s superpower vanished—now he could obtain even superior abilities.
After further experimentation, Fang Cheng commenced daily exercises.
Training until 8 AM, he finally earned his 1 Stamina point. Overcome with fatigue, he collapsed into bed and fell into deep slumber.
Fang Cheng slept for a full day and night, only being awakened by the relentless doorbell ringing the next morning.
He yawned his way to the door and found Kanzaki Rin standing outside clutching a bag of duck blood.
She wore minimal makeup with simple clothes, yet still looked stunningly beautiful and youthful. No wonder her admirers could form a line stretching from Edogawa to Shinjuku.
When Kanzaki Rin saw Fang Cheng open the door, her greeting froze on her lips.
Her gaze shifted abruptly, as if confronting an exhibitionist pervert.
“What’re you staring at?”
Fang Cheng scratched himself casually. “Never seen a guy before?”
“Was that intentional?”
“Don’t flatter yourself. I wouldn’t show you even if you begged.”
Kanzaki Rin suddenly raised her hand.
Fang Cheng recoiled. “I’m giving you a warning – don’t push it!”
She snorted softly, shoved him aside, and marched through the doorway like she owned the place.
After washing up, Fang Cheng returned to find Kanzaki Rin had pinned up her long hair, prepped the duck blood, and started soaking the fridge-stored vermicelli.
Both could cook decently – Fang Cheng specialized in hometown dishes while Kanzaki Rin mastered Japanese cuisine, each thinking they had the upper hand.
Clearly she intended to demonstrate her skills with Japanese-style duck blood vermicelli soup today.
Fang Cheng lounged on the sofa trimming toenails instead of helping. “How’d yesterday go?”
“Day before yesterday,” she corrected without turning from her onion chopping. “Sleep scramble your brain?”
Checking his phone, Fang Cheng realized he’d indeed slept through an entire timeline. He rubbed his face irritably – another free Stamina opportunity wasted.
“How about the day before yesterday then?”
“Went smoothly.”
“When’s our next round?”
Fang Cheng was getting hooked. Killing vampires for abilities and number of lives beat gaming any day.
Plus delayed action meant stronger vampires. He now agreed with Kanzaki Rin’s stance – they needed to crush threats early.
Kanzaki Rin’s knife hesitated. After a long pause she murmured, “We’re pausing. If things go well…we might never need to act again.”