I, a Radiant Paladin, Was Embraced by a Vampire Queen! - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Berserk Magic, Blood Desire

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Bang!

Following the pounce made by the werewolf, there was the sound of an object shattering and falling to the ground.

“I too don’t feel like playing this anymore.”

“I’m pretty tired now.”

The werewolf leader stood up straight and lazily spoke while looking ahead.

“Let’s fight in another manner.”

Immediately afterward, the werewolf leader raised his sharp, cold claws and pressed them against his chest.

The sharp claws of his left hand rested on his right arm.

While the sharp claws of his right hand rested on his left arm.

With a ripping sound….

Two intersecting sharp and cold claws each cut five deep bloody scars on the left and right arms.

“Ah!”

The werewolf leader however didn’t look like he was in pain. Instead, he looked like he was enjoying himself.

“Now then…. let’s start a new chase game.”

Just as he finished speaking…

The blood that flowed down his arm began to gradually vaporize.

The bright red blood gradually turned into a vapor, completely wrapping around his body.

“Berserk Magic, Blood Desire.”

The Werewolf leader shouted excitedly in its hoarse and deep voice.

This was the unique magic of the werewolves.

Effect: Strengthen one’s thirst for blood and greatly increase one’s bodily functions.

Explanation: The Blood Desire skill can actually be activated directly. There is no need for one to cut themselves open and bleed.

However, some werewolves discovered that their bodily functions would increase exponentially when they activated the Blood Desire after their bodies were mutilated.

This was due to the fact that mutilating one’s body and causing oneself to lose blood would strengthen their need to obtain blood to replenish their energy.

Therefore, the bodily functions of a body that was mutilated were much stronger than those without.

The degree of strength depended on how much blood was lost.

The greater the loss, the greater the increase in abilities.

However, this method had a fatal flaw.

If the blood was not replenished before it was completely drained, one would die from excessive blood loss.

That was why ordinary werewolves wouldn’t cut their own bodies to activate Blood Desire.

“Puchi~~”

With the werewolf leader at the center…

Waves of red steam visible to the naked eye erupted from his body.

The red vapor scattered all the dust in a three-meter radius around the werewolf leader.

A moment later.

The werewolf leader was standing alone on spotless ground within a three-meter radius. Clenching his fists tightly, he leaned his upper body back and laughed at the sky, his entire body emitting red steam.

“Ah!”

“I can feel it!!”

“This powerful force…”

“This wonderful power will serve me.”

“Hahahahaha!!”

The werewolf leader clenched his fists and mustered all his strength to feel his strengthened body.

This was also the first time the Werewolf leader had used the method of cutting his body to activate the Berserk Magic: Blood Desire.

This powerful energy gushed out from his body in an endless stream.

Suddenly, the werewolf leader straightened his body and disappeared with a ‘shua’ sound.

Harlen, who was in the dust on the opposite side of the werewolf leader, only managed to sense that something was approaching him at a rapid speed.

He could only bend his waist suddenly to dodge.

Just before Harlen could bend over fully….

Five cold lights flashed past Harlen.

Bang!

Then, from behind Harlen came a sound that was louder and more destructive than before.

Harlen was about to straighten his back, but he sensed that creature rebound back towards him at a terrifying speed.

When Harlen sensed this, he instead bent his body down completely.

With both hands on the ground, he suddenly exerted strength with both feet, positioning his entire body upside down on the ground.

Soon after, Harlen slammed his hands hard against the ground, and his entire body left the ground as he did a backflip.

The moment he flipped himself over…

Five streaks of cold light shot out towards the black hat on Harlen’s head.

But this time, Harlen didn’t manage to avoid it completely.

The five streaks of cold light sliced off the black hat on Harlen’s head.

Along the way, a few strands of Harlen’s hair were also sliced off.

Fortunately, the black hat was transformed from the memory cloak that Queen Bella had given him.

Harlen, who flipped two rounds backwards, landed steadily on the ground. Taking off his black hat, he saw that the black hat was repairing the damaged surface at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After about three seconds, a complete black hat reappeared in Harlen’s hand.

Harlen put his hat back on and patted his chest. He muttered to himself.

“Phew, that was close!”

“My brain almost underwent a relocation.”

Then, Harlen stood up and stared straight ahead.

After a while, the Werewolf leader’s hoarse and deep voice sounded.

“Seems like I underestimated you.”

“Boy.”

The Werewolf leader saw that Harlen had dodged the sudden stabs from his enhanced body several times.

He started to treat Harlen seriously and stopped calling him little monkey.

“How unexpected!”

“You can even dodge my sudden attack after strengthening your body!”

“Kid! You’re really interesting!”

“You’ve successfully piqued my interest in killing my prey again.

The werewolf leader spoke as he walked towards Harlen.

The dust around them was blown away by the red steam coming from the werewolf leader.

Gradually, the werewolf leader arrived three meters away from Harlen.

The red hot air blew away the dust around the werewolf leader, causing him and Harlen to finally meet face to face. Their eyes met.

“Kid! We finally met once more!”

The werewolf leader grinned.

At the same time, he was drooling with a mouth full of foul-smelling saliva.

Those red eyes stared fixedly at the comparatively short Harlen.

His sharp, cold claws clenched and loosened at times, as though he was restraining himself from pouncing immediately

“This time.”

“Don’t even think about escaping from me again.”

“I’ll keep a close eye on you.”

Harlen looked at the werewolf leader who was three meters in front of him, sizing him up.

The werewolf leader had first transformed from a human into a werewolf, but now, the same person standing there was emitting red steam.

Only three minutes had passed since the first transformation happened, but these three minutes had caused such a huge change in this werewolf leader.

Was it necessary?

He had transformed and even added a buff to himself!

Just to eat me?

Am I that delicious?

I don’t want your special treatment.

At that moment, Harlen felt very frustrated..