A fateful encounter (s)

 «STATUS»

Name: Ben Franklin

Race: Vampire

Evolution: Evo 4 Level: 2

Exp: 8/20 HP: 100/100

MP: 000/000 B.E.: 000/100

Strength: 22

Agility: 26

Stamina: 24

Free stats: 1

«Active Skills»

1. Blood Bullet: 5 HP/Use

2. Inspect: (Can be partially used) Scan objects in sight. 

3. Influence: Can be used to influence the target. (*200% effect on the opposite gender.)

«Passive Skills»

1. Blood Vision: Sensory Vision

2. Immortality: immune to aging, diseases, and curses. [A/N: He can still be killed ]

3. Mutatic Regeneration: Regenerate your body upon consumption of blood energy [B.E.]

4. All-Tongue: Can talk and understand any existing language.

......…..

With an almost expressionless face, Ben looked at his reflection in the water. He had black hair, crimson-red eyes, and smooth skin, which gave him the overall appearance of a teenager. He didn't know how to describe this feeling.

It was as if he were walking half-naked in a crowded place. Despite his appearance being better than his previous self, if he had a choice, he would still prefer the 30-year-old body over this one.

"I guess it will take me a while to adapt," Ben said loudly, intentionally trying to listen to his voice from time to time. He washed his face in the river water below and clung to the bruises on his body.

"System, tell me more about the B.E. thing in my stats," Ben asked, hesitant to drink water. Surprisingly, the water was quite bitter but still accessible.

Host, B.E. stands for blood essence; this is a form of blood energy that you can store in your body by consuming blood. You can use this energy to heal your HP or use any blood skills. Each HP is equal to one BE.

Ben pondered, trying to absorb the system's information. "So, you are saying, this is like an extra 100 HP I can store by consuming blood. Right?"

[Yes, host. ]

"Simple enough," Ben said, looking back at the silver-haired girl sleeping next to a tree. His gaze sharpened, and instinctively, his blood vision skill activated on its own, turning his vision into a more vivid crimson color.

This time, Ben couldn't just see the red energy around him; he could also see the flow of this red energy in his living body to a certain extent. This was a benefit of being a passive skill; he only needed to think of the skill or feel like using it to use it.

Host, the dominating presence of girls is long gone. Currently, I can assure you that she is no more powerful than a normal human.

'Are you saying it's safe to wake him up? I am honestly planning to leave her here and run away or something." Ben thought with a serious face as he put on the tattered clothes and black robe he obtained from the ritual ground.

These pretty much sum up everything he could find in that place that wasn't burned by the purple flames. As much as I hated it, it was far better than running naked in the middle of a forest.

[It would be a problematic host; according to the slave contract, if a slave were to stay more than 500 meters away from the host, the result would be the slave's death. ]

[Which, in this case, can trigger Astaroth as well. ]

" T_T "

"Why do I have to be present at the wrong place at the wrong time?" Ben almost pitied himself; with each passing day, he was becoming a magnet for attracting trouble. "At least tell me what else is there in the slave contract."

[This, along with the information I gave you earlier, pretty much sums up all the rules of the slave contract host. ]

'So, you are saying, if I were to leave her here and run away, Astroath will kill me for killing her vessel.' Ben responded in his mind, imagining himself butt naked and running away from the purple flowers. 'If that happens, shouldn't your master also descend on earth and protect me?'

[ I doubt the possibilities. ]

Ben, feeling a sense of doom, had no option but to pick up a stick and walk near the girl to poke her up from a safe distance. He felt like a foreign terrorist who had been teleported in the middle of a war.

"Well, at least this is the best chance of survival," Ben thought before he splashed the water in his hands on the silver-haired girl, who was sleeping on the ground.

The girl, in reaction, made some movement on her face as if she were about to wake up.

Ben, on the other hand, instantly took a step back and summoned his 'Beetle's Chitin Dagger' on one hand while 'Ancient Spear' on the other hand, was ready to take action if necessary.

In the previous turn of events, Ben had three soul weapons left.

The dagger he obtained from killing black beetles, the spear from the undead, and lastly, the Inferno Stringer from fireflies.

The girl with silver hair slowly opened her eyes, still exhausted and lying on the ground. She looked at Ben with a curious gaze without muttering a word. As her vision cleared, the curious gaze on her face instantly turned into a frown.

"You woke up!?" Ben asked, surprised at the same time. Still on his guard.

"Tsk~" The girl frowned, instantly taking a stance. She pointed the palm of her hand in Ben's direction to cast a spell.

"Put both your hands on the ground!" Ben instantly commanded, and before she could launch any attack, the crest mark on her chest began blinking rapidly as she fell to her knees, her hands on the ground.

[Told you, it works! ]

"Who are you~cough-let go~horr cough!" She tried to resist the slave command but began to cough up blood horrifically. Ben, too, was feeling worried but didn't react.

"See, I am not your enemy, so if you promise not to try anything funny, I will remove the slave command from you," Ben stated in a cold tone, loud enough so she could hear clearly.

The girl, in response, looked at Ben, her eyes red as she continued to cough uncontrollably. Unable to say anything, she just nodded her head in agreement.

"Release!" Ben commanded, and the crimson tattoo on her chest stopped blinking as she fell back on the ground, trying to catch her breath.

Ben let his guard down; the beetle chittin dagger in his hands disappeared into white light particles, while the bone spear remained.

"Believe it or not, I am more confused than you are, yet I will summarize things for your understanding." Ben said, looking at the girl who had stopped coughing and was now listening to Ben attentively, "As things are right now, the relation between me and you is that of a master and a slave, respectively."

"So, there are three things you won't want to do if you value your life enough. Don't run away more than 500 meters; don't try to attack me; or don't commit suicide, or you will die." In brief, it was clear to him that the silver-haired girl was cooperative, or at least would not pose any danger to him.

With that stated, Ben left her there, giving her some personal space to think more clearly. After all, she was still a teenage girl, and God knows how many traumatic experiences she had.

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