No one would dislike the power of "immortality."
Miss Moonlit was not a bandit either. Since she had taken her Sacred Gear, she would compensate her.
That meant turning her into one of her own familiars and sharing life with her. This life-sharing had a hierarchy: Miss Moonlit was the primary one, while the familiar was secondary. In short, as long as Miss Moonlit did not die, the other party would not die either.
Conversely, if Miss Moonlit died... even infected familiars who had not died would perish alongside her.
Compared to Miss Moonlit during the Moonlit Embrace era, familiars infected by the current Moonlit Oath: For Love with Heart Miss Moonlit no longer feared sunlight or craved blood.
Combined with the immortality and resurrection powers of the Sacred Gear "Holy Grail," as long as Miss Moonlit herself did not die, the infected could truly be immortal and ageless.
It had to be said that Bishop Otto was truly formidable. Not only had he created A-310 Theresa, but his counterpart from another timeline had also created such a terrifying vampire as A-872 Theresa!
Bishop Otto believed that Vishnu's cells were too powerful and harmful to a clone's body. To maintain the clone's physical balance, other elements had to be added. So, Bishop Otto boldly attempted to inject the energy of the Key of Corruption into the clone's body, thereby creating Moonlit Embrace.
Thus, Miss Moonlit's essence as a vampire was actually the power of the Key of Corruption.
"...Sure enough, I still can't give up on those Sacred Gears that are so close at hand!"
She stared fixedly at the ancient castle in the distance. Leaving just like this was truly hard to accept, especially with that "Holy Grail," the vessel that had held Jesus's blood.
She wondered whether there was any residue left. If she drank Jesus's blood, what changes would happen to her?
"Since I can't let it go, I'll take the risk and give it a try."
Having made up her mind, she intended to seize those two Sacred Gears.
Compared to the other Sacred Gears, setting aside Brother Cheng's, these were already extremely easy to obtain. She only had to face vampires, not Archangels, Demon Kings, God Kings...
But before infiltrating the castle, she first had to increase her combat strength. She had originally planned to save up one hundred Supply Cards before pulling, but now she could only use them early.
"Ten Precision Supply Cards, ten Expansion Supply Cards... and a little over 1,300 Crystals. I hope a miracle happens!"
Looking at her assets in the warehouse, the girl sighed.
This was far too little. It was not even enough to guarantee the Expansion Supply.
She could only gamble on her luck. Even if she could only raise her Valkyrie rank to S1, it would still be a huge improvement. Of course, it would be even better if she graduated her Stigmata set in a ten-pull.
She opened the Supply interface. Since this world was Moonlit Oath: For Love with Heart, aside from the Dorm Supply, the other pools were all in Moonlit Oath's rate-up banner.
She did not have to worry about failing to pull her...
"Brother Dawei, cut me some slack! Last time I visited your company, I didn't even bring a knife..."
Unfortunately, there was no chat interface, so she could not habitually type, "Screw Brother Dawei for a miracle!"
"Let's start with a ten-pull from the Expansion Supply! It'd be great if I got it in one go..."
Though she only had ten Supply Cards, the girl was still full of anticipation. She even firmly believed that even if she only had a single pull, she could get what she wanted.
Then she tapped the ten-pull. Watching the familiar huge box drop down before her, the girl rubbed her hands together, her crimson eyes full of anticipation.
She opened it...
Phase Shifter, Advanced Skill Material, Learning Chip, blue Stigmata, Gold Coins...
Her expression grew uglier and uglier.
Until finally, a Valkyrie's figure appeared before her, and the girl's face instantly lit up with joy.
System Notification: Congratulations, you have obtained the A-rank Valkyrie "Night Squire · Fu Hua."
"..."
Pfft.
She wanted to cough up blood...
"That's it? Just one Night Squire?!"
She could not accept this!
Even if Moonlit Oath did not come, it should have given her a few more A-rank Valkyries! How could her luck possibly be this bad?
It made no sense.
After remaining silent for quite a while, the girl had no choice but to accept reality.
"There are Gold Coins and Learning Chips. I can directly improve my strength, so it's not a loss!"
She forced herself to say a few comforting words. Although she had not pulled what she wanted, Learning Chips could directly grant Valkyrie EXP and raise her level!
There were also Gold Coins and Skill Materials, which could likewise increase her strength. That at least fulfilled her current goal of becoming stronger.
She continued with a ten-pull using Precision Supply Cards...
A burst of item-drop light flashed. The girl directly skipped past the guaranteed materials and looked at the pity item. There was only one pity item again, and it was not the exclusive Stigmata she wanted, but a purple weapon.
The purple dual-pistol weapon, Chapter of the Past.
Eden's signature weapon. It was everywhere.
But it was indeed a good weapon.
Chapter 19: Blue Flame Falcon 0019
"Ai-chan, can I use this thing?"
Moonlit Oath's weapon type was a cross, while this was a pair of dual pistols. Naturally, it could not be used in the game, but she did not know whether that applied in reality.
Of course you can! This isn't a game. It's right in front of you—just pick it up and fire! Why do you even have to ask? Boss, you're seriously hopelessly dumb.
Ai-chan promptly appeared before the girl and mercilessly mocked her.
Lovebrains really were all silly.
Even the Captain of Moonlit Oath had become an idiot after turning into a lovebrain.
"..."
Being called hopelessly dumb by Ai-chan annoyed the girl, but she could not be bothered to argue.
She took the dual pistols out of the warehouse, and the incomparably gorgeous weapons appeared in her hands. Holding Chapter of the Past, the girl's eyes shone with delight.
What boy would not dream of owning a real gun?
Even if she was a girl now...
Chapter of the Past Level: 5★ Attributes: Increased ATK and CRIT Skill 1: Intoxicating Symphony Releases a sonic shockwave, dealing extremely high Lightning elemental damage. Skill 2: Brilliant Anthem Aura-type. Increases allies' total damage.
After playing with the dual pistols for a while out of curiosity, the girl put them down. What she disliked slightly was that the weapon was too delicate and not imposing enough!
It was obviously a girl's weapon...
Although Miss Moonlit was now a girl, she still preferred guns that looked cooler and more violent. In any case, as a vampire, Miss Moonlit possessed astonishing strength.
She could even lift a heavily armored tank...
She looked again at her remaining Crystals. Should she gamble once more?
There were not enough for a ten-pull, only enough for four pulls.
That would depend entirely on luck. There would not even be the ten-pull pity guarantee.
After thinking for a few seconds, she still converted them all into Precision Supply Cards. Her top priority was improving her strength. Even if she only got a few purple Learning Chips, raising her level would still be good.
With that thought in mind, the girl performed single pulls one after another.
The first three pulls indeed produced no miracles, but on the final pull, it seemed that something good had dropped.
System Notification: Congratulations, you have obtained the cannon "Blue Flame Falcon 0019."
"Blue Flame Falcon 0019... It's not a Stigmata, and it's a cannon weapon."
The girl was slightly stunned.
Getting a good drop was nice, but such a huge cannon...
It seemed she could still use it.
With her current strength as Moonlit Oath, carrying this cannon and firing it would be no problem at all.
Blue Flame Falcon 0019, an Ice-element cannon weapon.
Skill: Azure Light Roar Charged Barrage.
She retrieved Blue Flame Falcon 0019 from the system warehouse as well, and an enormous cannon suddenly appeared before the girl out of thin air.
The girl hurriedly caught it and nearly lost her footing.
Holding such a cool cannon, she could not resist hoisting it onto her shoulder and aiming it at the vampire castle. If she fired a shot like this...
How many vampires would die?
Suddenly, pulling such a weapon did not seem so bad?
It could count as one of her trump cards.
After putting away the cannon, the girl looked at the other items in the system warehouse. She ignored the materials she did not need for now, but she could use the Gold Coins, Learning Chips, and Advanced Skill Materials first.
System Notification: Valkyrie level increased to Level 17.
"Too bad it was too little..."
After using up the Experience Chips, her level reached 17. She felt her strength rise considerably in an instant. The feeling was wonderful, giving her the illusion that she was invincible.
She even felt that it would be fine to charge openly into the castle, but that was merely an illusion caused by her dramatic increase in strength.
Suppressing her restless heart, she continued upgrading her skills.
Once everything was done, the girl looked at her other gains.
Although she had not pulled any purple Stigmata, she had obtained two four-star Stigmata.
Báthory Erzsébet (T) and Báthory Erzsébet (M), belonging to the Vampire Countess set.
They could be considered from the same lineage...
Compared to Hana, the Erzsébet Stigmata were undoubtedly much better. They greatly increased movement speed, damage, and defense. In particular, movement speed increased directly by percentage, so naturally she put them on first.
Only now did all of her pre-battle improvements come to an end.
The night was as dark as ink. Bright moonlight filtered through thin clouds, illuminating the gloomy, ancient vampire castle in intermittent flashes.
Amid the silence of the deep night, the castle appeared even stranger and more mysterious.
At that moment, a bat silently approached the edge of the castle. When it landed on nearby steps, a large number of bats suddenly began fluttering about inside the castle.
This startled Miss Moonlit, who had transformed into a tiny bat. She thought she had been exposed right away, but she quickly realized... these bats had not noticed her "kind."
Perhaps they had noticed her, but simply did not care.
"Thank goodness..."
The little bat sighed in relief.
She had not expected the castle to be guarded not only heavily, but also by so many bats overhead acting as surveillance. If she had infiltrated in human form, she would definitely have been discovered immediately!
Fortunately, she was also a vampire. Though they were different kinds, her aura was unquestionably that of a vampire, so the bats instinctively regarded her as one of their own.
She looked up at the sky again. Come to think of it, the town had been shrouded in smog throughout the day, yet it had returned to normal at night.
Presumably, the smog above the town during the day had been deliberately created by the vampires to avoid sunlight. At night, it no longer mattered.
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