Fis, Save Me!

"Whether vampires or Fang Vampires deliberately created by others, they're all stepping stones on my path forward. So why won't you accept your fate like a good little creature?" Wei Xiuming's Magnetic Field Rotation flooded his entire body. A casual wave of his hand scattered the raging tornado, and he strode toward the Fang Vampire.

In Wei Xiuming's plans, the power of the KIVA System he'd given Blade was more than enough to defeat every Fang Vampire injected with Amazon Cells. Once this battle had tested it in the field, he could move on to other matters.

But Pearl's appearance had thrown his plans into disarray. The combination of a vampire's constitution and magic had produced an uncontrollable mutation, far beyond his expectations. It stirred a trace of anger in Wei Xiuming.

Pearl had never been fearless in the face of death. After acquiring Amazon Cells, he'd grown overconfident for a while, but the moment he saw the spectacle Wei Xiuming had created, he'd recognized his place and prostrated himself, begging the utterly terrifying Wei Xiuming for mercy.

"Please spare me. I'm Fis's records administrator. I know a lot of his secrets."

"I know his bank accounts and passwords, and some of his stock options, too. If you let me go, I'll hand them all over to you. Half of New York belongs to the vampires. Fis owns only a small portion of it, but even that—between the real estate, finance, and high-tech industries—amounts to an empire. This building is one of his properties. I've also handled the records listing the politicians and lawmakers who've had financial dealings with Fis."

After thinking it over, Pearl realized that a powerhouse like Wei Xiuming could make money quickly, whether through legitimate or underhanded means. Money wouldn't sway him, so Pearl offered a different bargaining chip: "The Book of the Blood God, the vampires' supreme scripture. I've already translated the whole thing. I can write it out and give it to you. It records the method of becoming a god, as well as infinite Life Force and eternal life. As a powerful man, you must need that. The Book of the Blood God also contains knowledge of magic that might be useful to you. The magic in it is what let me, a vampire, become what I am now."

Pearl had deliberately concealed two things: that Amazon Cells and the magic recorded in the Book of the Blood God could only be used by vampires. He had his reasons. If Wei Xiuming was tempted by the offer and spared him, Fis still wouldn't forgive him for revealing so many secrets. And if Wei Xiuming tried to learn vampire magic in a human body, the backlash would leave him dead or gravely wounded. Then Pearl could do whatever he wanted with him.

Magic was sinister stuff. Even without deliberately studying it, simply reading through it could grant someone some of its power. Pearl himself had gained a portion of that power while organizing the Book of the Blood God.

Magic was like a pack of jackals on a wasteland: you didn't go looking for it; it hunted you.

Seeing that the Fang Vampire was still trying to deceive him with half-truths on the brink of death, Wei Xiuming laughed instead of getting angry. "If you'd obediently died at the hands of the knight I created, you could've counted yourself lucky. I'd even planned to finish you off quickly and end your low, filthy life. But you deceived me. So what awaits you now is hell—no, something worse than falling into hell."

The Fang Vampire Pearl's heart tightened. He knew there was no escaping today, so he let out a roar to steel himself and charged at Wei Xiuming. Fear of death brought out the Fang Vampire's potential. Every step left deep marks in the floor, shattering the marble tiles beneath his feet.

Such a headlong attack would be hard to stop for anyone weaker than him, but Wei Xiuming wasn't one of them. A single Whale Slaying Hegemon Fist halted his charge, and the residual force shattered the Fang Vampire's skull.

But Wei Xiuming had promised Pearl pain more cruel than hell, and he meant to keep his word. He held back instead of killing him. Even with his skull completely shattered, the Fang Vampire Pearl's brain remained unharmed. The slight jolt had merely left him dazed and confused.

A knee strike caught Pearl beneath the jaw, sending him reeling backward. Since he'd been on all fours, the blow actually brought him upright. Then Wei Xiuming held his right hand upright like a blade and struck with Magnetic Field Sky Blade, severing Pearl's left arm at the shoulder. He used Magnetic Field Rotation to seal the wound, stopping the bleeding and preventing the arm from regenerating.

The vampire's natural constitution, the terrifying healing ability of Amazon Cells, and his use of some vampire magic—all of it meant that in moments, every one of the Fang Vampire Pearl's injuries had healed, except for the left arm Wei Xiuming had cut off.

"Huh?" Coming to, the Fang Vampire Pearl realized that his left side felt much lighter. He instinctively reached with his thick right hand for where his left hand should have been, but grasped only air. He felt down from his left shoulder and found not even a trace of a wound, as though the left arm that had been with him for centuries had been nothing but an illusion.

Even though his powerful ability to heal himself had already closed the wound and the pain had faded, Pearl still let out a piercing scream, then frantically attacked Wei Xiuming with his one remaining arm.

"Magnetic Field Sky Lock!" After dodging the chaotic attacks, Wei Xiuming struck the top of Pearl's head with his palm. Using Magnetic Field Rotation, he resonated with the Amazon Cells he had created and sealed away the various powers they had given Pearl.

Considering this wasn't the true Magnetic Field Rotation of the Sea Tiger World, being able to do this much was already impressive.

Without the support of Amazon Cells, Pearl immediately returned to his original human form. His solid body reverted to heavy fat, and the muscles around his legs couldn't bear the strain, leaving him slumped on the ground. The transformation had consumed some of his water and fat, and his belly sagged, covering his vital parts.

"If you're going to kill me, then do it. Stop wasting time!" Knowing nothing good awaited him, Pearl showed a rare streak of defiance. Death would be a better ending for him.

As Fis's intelligence keeper, he had a lot of secrets in his head, and Wei Xiuming had clearly spared him for that reason. Pearl himself had revealed them to Wei Xiuming. He regretted saying so much just to save his life. Now, he didn't even have the strength to kill himself.

"Heh!" Wei Xiuming sneered and stepped on Pearl's severed left arm, still in its Fang Vampire form. Magnetic Field Rotation surged from his foot and completely pulverized the arm, destroying every cell. It disintegrated into light and left not even a speck of dust behind.

"Now you can beg for mercy."

Pearl's expression changed at his words. He threw his head back and wailed, "Fis, save me!"

At that moment, the only one who could help Pearl was Daikan Fiss, the man he served. But all the communications equipment here had either been destroyed during his transformation or wrecked by the magnetic force in Wei Xiuming's second sweep. There was no way for his plea to reach Daikan Fiss.