Chapter 2: The Vampires of the Manor
"Knock Knock ~ Knock Knock ~"
In the darkness, Lawson could clearly feel his heartbeat, and he stood motionless in the doorway, staring at the dimly lit entrance with unblinking eyes, like a wooden man.
'Monster! Dangerous! Monster! Dangerous! Two words kept spinning in his head.
In the world of "Pursuit", monsters are called monsters because they have the physical ability to crush ordinary creatures, whether it is strength or five senses, they far surpass humans, and even some monsters have inexplicable, magic-like special skills.
For ordinary people, all monsters are very, very dangerous, and ordinary people face different kinds of monsters, and the only difference is estimated to be the way to die.
The entrance to the corridor on the second floor is pitch black, like a thick cloud of ink that cannot be dissolved, and there are subtle noises from time to time, constantly reminding Rosen that there are very likely to be two creatures there, one is a poor man who is dying, and the other is a high-level vampire boss who is committing violence.
'Suppose I'm really in the world of Hunting now, suppose I'm really a rich boy now, and there's a humane vampire on the manor, what should I do?!' ’
Now, how to cross? Why cross? Questions like these don't make sense anymore. For Rosen, what he has to do now is how to save his life.
Behind me is Rosen...... No, it's my alchemy room. Alchemy Room....... Alchemy Room...... I've been learning alchemy for half a year, but I have a lot of relevant knowledge in my head, it's all some basic operation experience, and it seems that I'm just a beginner in alchemy...... Wait, alchemy talent...... I'm afraid that's the only strength I can rely on right now! ’
In the introduction of the game, alchemy is a branch of magic, alchemists focus on material changes, as long as they focus on their minds, they can feel the existence of alchemy talent, I don't know if the real world is the same...... I'll give it a try. ’
Rosen took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and tried to collect the distracting thoughts in his heart, and after five or six seconds, he really felt the effect of the alchemy talent 'Elemental Friend'.
He clearly felt that there were two distinct components in the air around his body, one was very lively and full of vigorous vitality, which took up about one-fifth of the air, and the other was much more calm, and seemed to ignore him, which took up almost the remaining four-fifths.
'The former should be oxygen, the latter is nitrogen, tsk~ It's as if you can see them with your own eyes, it's amazing. Lawson was a little fascinated, unlike the pure power in the game, alchemy in the real world is a very wonderful experience.
The magical alchemy talent made him forget about his current situation, calm his mind, and concentrate more on perceiving the air around him.
Vaguely, he felt that there were still some very subtle elements in the air, some were lazy and seemed unwilling to move, some seemed to be malicious towards him, and some seemed to be omnipresent and all-encompassing.
"It's inert gases, carbon dioxide, water vapor, the feeling is quite vague, it's easy to miss, maybe it's too low, maybe it's not strong enough, but they're really there, just waiting for me to find out...... Oh my god, it's so wonderful. ”
For a moment, Rosen was completely immersed in his newfound supernatural abilities.
Soon, he realized the power of 'elemental manipulation' again.
He found that when he used his elemental senses to focus his attention on a particular substance, such as oxygen, he was able to move them with his mind, albeit in a very small way, but he was able to do so.
When he pushed the oxygen towards his nose with all his might, a very faint air flow appeared around his face, and he took a sharp breath, and his mind suddenly became clear, which was clearly the effect of the high concentration of oxygen.
'I wonder how far my power can go?' ’
As soon as he thought of it, Lawson tried his best to control the oxygen in the distance, but as the distance got farther and farther, the control gradually weakened, until it was 2 meters away, and the elemental control finally reached the limit.
"It's wonderful, it's amazing."
This feeling, as if he had an invisible hand of thought stretched out of his head, was very interesting.
Rosen couldn't help but think, "My elemental perception is better than that of an electron microscope, and elemental manipulation is a thinking hand that can manipulate molecules and atoms." If these two abilities can be continuously enhanced, then wouldn't I be able to directly control elemental combat? Isn't this elemental magic? ”
"Wait, I seem to be thinking too much, the world of "Hunting" seems to be a low-magic world, I've been playing for so long, I've seen a lot of magicians, but most of the magicians are basically scholars, they do know some magic, but the power is really average."
He had seen a fire magician in the game, who was said to be a fire magic master once in a hundred years, but the fire magic he released was about as powerful as a high-explosive grenade, and it took five or six seconds to brew to release one, which was far less effective and real than fighting with a sword.
This discovery made Rosen a little regretful, but this regret was nothing at all, and he soon became excited again.
'What a fool I am!' I'm a top student of material physics, and with such awesome superpowers, I still want to directly manipulate the elements to release magic? It's so barbaric, too rude, that only the ignorant do it! I'm an alchemist! There are balance restrictions in the game, so you don't mess around, but now it's a real world with no taboos, and I'm going to make gunpowder and guns...... No, no, no, if you want to do it, you can do it with electromagnetic guns, no, no! These are too narrow, and there are countless technological fruits in the industrial world of the earth, and I can pick them at will. How can my mind be so limited? I can build an engine and a Apocalypse Tank....... Tanks can't do it, maybe just over the Frost Giants. But I can build planes to launch missiles beyond the visual range at an altitude of 10,000 meters, what kind of monster can be my opponent...... Wait, monsters! ’
Rosen's mind instantly returned to reality from the boundless fantasy world.
No matter how much knowledge he has in his head, it is also the knowledge of the earth, and it is likely that it will not be applicable in the world of "Pursuit", and it still takes a lot of practice to truly transform it into power.
Practice requires money and time, and the monster is right in front of him, he is still a powerless rich young master, and his life is still in danger!
'On the second floor is the living room, surrounded by three bedrooms, one where I slept, one where Rosen's parents lived, and one where the guest room ...... The voice seemed to be coming from Rosen's parents' room. ’
'A game is a game, reality is reality. There may really be a vampire on the second floor, but it could also be other monsters, and the various monsters have different powers, and they can't be targeted without investigation. First of all, I had to determine what monster was coming...... I'm going to the second floor to take a look. ’
Although he was still very frightened in his heart, Rosen's strong nerves once again came into play, and he was not knocked down by fear, and gently took a puff of mixed air full of the smell of blood and the musty smell peculiar to wooden buildings, and he tiptoed towards the corridor on the second floor.
As he took a step, the wooden staircase creaked, and the sound was harsh in the silence of the night.
'Damn wooden staircase! Rosen's heart skipped a beat.
He stood motionless, his ears pricked up, listening carefully to the movements around him, and after a while, there was no abnormal situation around him, and the subtle movements on the second floor continued to be transmitted.
"It's too loud, you have to step on a solid place."
When he lifted his foot again, Lawson tried to let his foot fall on the tenon of the wooden plank of the staircase, slowing down as much as possible.
This time it was much better, although the sound was still some, but it was not very abrupt, and Rosen exhaled slowly: "I hope this monster belongs to the category of ears that are not bright, otherwise I will be finished." ’
He continued to walk up.
There are 12 steps of wooden stairs up the corner, in order to reduce the movement, Lawson slowed down as much as possible, 12 steps, he walked for more than 3 minutes to reach the top, to the second floor, Lawson looked at the floor, and sighed in his heart: "It's still a wooden floor, is this going to kill me?" ’
After thinking about it, Lawson tore off the fur from his shoulder, put it on the wooden board as a cushion, and walked one step at a time, slowly moving towards the place where the strange noise came.
After walking for a while, he stopped again.
No, the sound came from Lawson's parents' room, and the monster must have been there, so he opened the door and saw that it was looking for death. But that bedroom has a balcony. I can climb through the window of my room. ’
With that in mind, Lawson shifted toward his room.
Finally moved to the door, opened the door, the door pivot turned, and there was a 'squeak~' sound, Lawson's teeth hurt when he listened, and he immediately turned his head to look at the door next to him, for fear of luring out the monster in Lawson's parents' room.
After waiting for more than a minute, there was still no unusual movement, and the monster's ears seemed to be really bad.
Lawson breathed a sigh of relief and slowly moved into his room.
The window in the room was open, and there was a bright moon hanging in the night sky outside the window, and the moonlight shone in through the window, illuminating the room very brightly.
Climbing up the window, standing on the windowsill, and looking at the wooden balcony less than 1 meter away, Lawson stepped lightly.
This is only the second floor, the balcony is not high, less than 3 meters from the ground, the ground is still soft grass, and it will not be broken if you really jump, so Lawson is not panicked at all.
Lightly onto the balcony, and moved 3 meters on the wooden floor with his hands and feet, Rosen slowly got up, his head slightly peeking out of the window, and looked into the room through the expensive crystal glass.
A face with bursting eyes and a blue face suddenly broke into Rosen's eyes!
"it!"
Rosen's frightened head tilted back, and he almost jumped off the balcony out of control.
He immediately retracted his head, leaned his back against the wall, his whole body shaking uncontrollably, and it took two minutes for him to accumulate enough courage again.
Although it was a little scary, this face seemed a little familiar...... By the way, it's Lawson. Laplace's father's face, still motionless, was supposed to be a corpse. ’
The corpse has a terrifying face, but it is a dead thing after all, as long as it is not a monster, then it is easy to say anything.
Rosen took a light breath, turned his head again, and quietly looked into the window.
This time he was mentally prepared, he was not frightened, and looked much more carefully than just now. He saw that Rosen's father's body was twisted against the window, his face pressed against the glass, distorted, and his eyes were so hard that the corners of his eyes cracked.
He was still wearing pajamas, with two bottomless bloody holes on his neck, his exposed skin was all blue and white, and his cheeks and eye sockets were a little obviously sunken, as if the fluid in his body had been absorbed.
There were a pair of blood holes in his neck, about 4 centimeters apart, and the blood all over his body disappeared greatly, and he was extremely frightened before he died, which was clearly the appearance of being sucked by a vampire. ’
The slightest fluke in Rosen's mind was almost gone.