Novel Wait
Chapter 39 One of the Seat of Demon- The Vampire
"Welcome to Mercenary City, the second-largest city in Cerulean," Brad announced.
Draco was surprised by the sight of different races, with people entering and exiting the city.
It was an impressive city, surrounded by large walls emitting an ancient aura.
"Aren't you guys afraid of Volkoid attacks?" Draco voiced his thoughts.
The girls giggled at Draco's limited knowledge, and even the guys chuckled.
"The walls are enchanted with runes, so only a powerful Volkoid capable of destroying the entire wall at once could pose a threat. Besides, the runes have a self-healing function," Brad explained with a chuckle.
"What are runes?" Draco asked, feeling the need to understand this concept.
"Runes are crafted by Rune Masters, a special professional class. They communicate with Originat to create formation runes or talisman runes," Brad explained as they entered the city.
"Never offend a Rune Master; they hold significant influence, and a whole city might hunt you down just to claim your head."
As expected, Draco and his mask drew the attention of pedestrians.
"Who's that with Brad and his mercenary group?"
"He sends chills down my spine."
"I feel like he looks like a demon, ready to slaughter everyone here."
"His aura is so creepy and eerie."
Everyone murmured among themselves, discussing Draco and making the Shadow Mercenary group feel helpless.
But this was still better than being chased by ladies and becoming the number one enemy of men.
"Your mercenary group seems quite popular," Draco chuckled.
"A bit," Brad chuckled as well.
**We aren't as famous as you, who just entered the city and already caused a stir,** the group felt like saying to Draco's face.
"Ahem! I'm sure Mr. Draco must be tired from the journey. Let's head to an inn," Brad suggested, leading Draco to an inn called **"We Love You" Inn.**
"What an absurd name," Draco muttered as he entered.
"Welcome to 'We Love You' Inn," greeted the receptionist, who turned out to be a young lady.
"I'd like one royal suite room and two of the best rooms," Brad requested.
"That will be 500,000 Origin Coins," the receptionist responded.
The amount struck Brad like an alarm. He only had 600,000 Origin Coins left in his pocket.
He tried to mask his shock, but his mercenary members knew their leader was a bit poor.
"Then we'll take it," Brad said, paying the amount with a bleeding heart.
Just to please Draco, he had spent nearly 90% of his savings.
**"It's worth it,"** Brad thought. Gaining favor from a powerful person like Draco was worth the expense, at least in his mind.
They headed to the designated room and handed Draco the key, which bore the number "33." Excusing themselves, the group left.
Draco was aware that paying for such a room must have pained Brad due to its cost. He wasn't oblivious; he knew that the so-called Origin Coin was the currency used here.
This favor had been noted in his mind.
The suite was luxurious, with a large bed, golden lighting, and an elegant design. The space inside seemed larger than it appeared from the outside.
Taking off his coat and clothes, Draco revealed a well-toned and polished body, with skin as delicate as a baby's. His "spear" was still at rest, not yet ready for battle.
He entered the bathroom, which was well-stocked with dozens of towels, likely for single use.
Even though he had bathed in the forest earlier, it couldn't compare to the luxury of an indoor bath.
He soaked himself in the water as he checked his status:
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**Host Name:** Draco Xandros
**Race:** Human [25%], Dragon [25%], Phoenix [25%], Demon [25%]
**Level:** 25
**EXP:** 3,050,000/ 5,000,000
**Class:** Plunderer, Dragonborn, Demon Lord, Phoenixborn
**Talent:** Plunder, ????? Dragon Power, ????? Phoenix Power
**Skill:** Plunder, Dragon Power, Phoenix Power, Appraisal,
**Physique:** None
**Affinity (Energy/Element):** Fire, Earth, Water, Wood, Wind, Sword, Archer, Spear, Lightning, Draconic, Demonic, Phoenix, Dark...
**HP:** 20,000/20,000
**MP:** 20,000/20,000
**STR:** 880
**AGI:** 860
**INT:** 820
**DEX:** 840
**STA:** 880
**DEF:** 980
**Luck:** 98
**SP:** 0
**PP:** 20 million
**Inventory:** Bronze Sword, Weapon of Plunder, Hand Gear...
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[**Skills**]
**Passive Skills:**
*Mark of Divinity (Phoenix):* x5 effect on all stats, skills, and points.
Increases the destructive power of any phoenix skill by 150%.
*Mark of Divinity (Dragon):* x5 effect on all stats, skills, and points.
Increases the destructive power of any dragon skill by 150%.
*Mark of Divinity (Demon):* x5 effect on all stats, skills, and points.
Increases the destructive power of any demonic skill by 150%.
*Mark of Divinity (??????):* x5 effect on all stats, skills, and points.
**Main Abilities:**
*Plunder:* Able to loot, absorb, and snatch talents, attributes, physiques, abilities, skills, and more.
*Note:* Success depends on the Host's strength, soul, and the target's strength.
*Dragon Power:* Grants control over Dragon Energy and access to its innate skills and abilities.
*Phoenix Power:* Grants control over Phoenix Energy and access to its innate skills and abilities.
**Active Skills:**
*Reverse Scale (Lvl 3):* Activates in moments of danger, temporarily increasing the Host's overall stats by 15% for 2 minutes (20x effect).
*Side Effect:* Host loses 1/4 of strength afterward.
*Phoenix Nirvana (Lvl 3):* Heals body and soul injuries, including serious ones. Can reattach body parts. Consumes 20MP per second. [0/500,000]
*Plunder Hand (Lvl 3):* Can snatch eight random objects from any system space. Cooldown: 24 hours. [0/500,000]
*Dragon Scale (Lvl 3):* Hardens certain parts of the body, forming spirit-like scales. Increases defense by 10% (20x effect). [0/500,000]
*Phoenix Transformation (Lvl 3):* Enables Half- Phoenix form, allowing the harnessing of Phoenix Energy. Increase in overall stats by 10%. [0/1,000,000]
Consumes 3 MP per second.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
*Note:* *Phoenix Flame* can only be used when this skill is activated. Reduction of lower-ranked Volkoid strength can only be activated with this skill.
*Draconic Transformation (Lvl 3):* Enables Half- Draconic form, allowing the harnessing of Draconic Energy. Increase in overall stats by 10%. [0/1,000,000]
Consumes 3 MP per second.
*Note:* *Draconic Flame* can only be used when this skill is activated. Reduction of lower-ranked Volkoid strength can only be activated with this skill.
*Demonic Transformation (Lvl 3):* Enables Half- Demonic form, allowing the harnessing of Demonic Energy. Increase in overall stats by 10% [0/1,000,000]
Consumes 3 MP per second.
*Note:* *Demonic Flame* can only be used when this skill is activated. Reduction of lower-ranked demon strength can only be activated with this skill.
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**[Missions]**
**Unique Mission (Quest):**
**[Mission 1:** Retrieve your extracted talent and exterminate those who dare use it for their own purposes. A demon, dragon, and phoenix are beings that can't be blasphemed. Show them who's the boss.]**
*Time Limit:* 1 year
*Reward:* Recovery of Memory, Mask of Concealment
*Penalty:* Burn under the Hell of Fire as a mortal
**[Mission 2:** Find the Ten Seats of Demon, awaken them, and assign their system to them (0/10).]**
*Time Limit:* 3 years
*Reward:* Gain abilities of the Seat of Demon each time you awaken them.
*Penalty:* Loss of manhood
**[Mission 3:** Let your name echo across Cerulean and make it instill fear in everyone who hears it (2%).]**
*Time Limit:* 3 years
*Reward:* Unknown (depends on star and rate of completion)
*Penalty:* Unknown (depends on rate of completion)
**Normal Mission:**
- Eliminate 1000 Bronze Rank Volkoid [1000/1000]
*Rewards:* 10,000 PP
- Eliminate 1000 Silver Rank Volkoid [1000/1000]
*Rewards:* 100,000 PP
- Eliminate 1000 Gold Rank Volkoid [800/1000]
*Rewards:* 500,000 PP
- Eliminate 500 Platinum Rank Volkoid [200/500]
*Rewards:* 1,000,000 PP
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Draco had reached Level 25. He could have advanced further, but the Volkoids viewed him as a disaster, always fleeing from him. This left him sulking most of the time.
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A few minutes passed.
"Mr. Draco, it's time to eat dinner," Brad said, knocking on Draco's door. His mercenary members stood beside him, dressed in fresh clothes.
Especially the ladies—they wore their outfits as if they were attending a life-changing event.
But there was no response.
"Mr. Draco, sorry for the intrusion, but we're coming in now," Brad announced. After knocking several times without an answer, he had no choice but to open the door.
They stepped inside to find an empty room, but floating words greeted them:
*"Just went to deal with something. Be back in a while."*
Their fear and impression of Draco deepened. Only a powerful figure could leave words floating in mid-air like this.
Suddenly, the words burst like bubbles, as if their mission had been completed.
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Meanwhile:
"Are you sure about this?" Draco's figure was moving at an extreme speed across the rooftops, appearing to teleport short distances.
Of course, he was fully dressed—no sane person would walk naked through the streets.
"Yes. I never thought you'd be lucky enough to encounter one of the Seats of Demons this quickly," Xylara replied, perched comfortably on his shoulder.
As they moved together, Draco noticed the surroundings gradually turning into a rundown, trashy area. The buildings were rough, and life here seemed harsh.
Draco recognized this atmosphere well—it was all too familiar.
The Slums.
"We're almost there," Xylara said.
Draco kept moving until a commotion caught his attention.
"Stop that little thief for me!" someone shouted.
Draco felt speechless. This was exactly what had happened to him when he stole bread before meeting Bubble.
He turned his gaze toward the source of the commotion and saw a silver-haired, silver-eyed young man, around fifteen years old, running with all his strength.
Alas, his pursuers were closing the gap.
"That's him—the Blood Demon, also known as the Vampire," Xylara muttered. "But something about him seems strange, like something is missing."
Draco watched the scene unfold. If the boy could escape on his own, there was no need to interfere. But if he couldn't...