In the end, Fang Cheng still took out Kiba Taishi's heart. There was no need to go into the details of the process; it was just like washing pig intestines.
Steel Blood was an extremely useful skill. The Blood Blade it conjured was razor-sharp and tough as nails, saving Fang Cheng a great deal of effort.
But after taking out the heart, he tossed the Blood Blade into the sewer with a look of disgust. It was filthy now and couldn't be used again.
Next came the happiest part: looting the corpse. Fang Cheng touched the heart, anticipation filling him.
A familiar warm current flowed through his fingers and into his body. Several lines of prompts appeared in his field of vision.
[Absorbing energy...] [Life +1] [Tide of Blood +1] [Blood of Madness (Fragment 1/5) +2]
His haul was a little less than what he'd gotten from killing Kuroishi Yuto, but it was still substantial: an extra life, a new ability, and two Ability Fragments.
He now had four lives, finally back to the number of revivals he'd had when he first crossed over.
The only slight disappointment was that he hadn't obtained the ability to transfer hearts. The same thing had happened last time when he looted Kuroishi Yuto's corpse.
It seemed there was no guarantee he'd get every one of an enemy's abilities—not even a single fragment.
As Fang Cheng pondered this, two more lines of prompts appeared in his field of vision.
[Merging Blood of Madness (Fragment 5/5)...] [Blood of Madness +1]
Blood of Madness had already had three fragments. Now he'd finally gathered all five and combined them into an ability.
But he didn't have a very good impression of the ability. The three Vampires he'd encountered had all looked monstrous and