Chapter 48: Chapter Forty‑Seven: Rejection Reaction and Cutting Open the Belly to Take the Spoon

In the dim room, Su Qing lay face up on the bed, looking at the light screen before them.

Linked equipment: Alexander·Kovennas

Download task: ***(&&)7% (&&&), perfect source blood 0.1% (downloading)

Completed task; Ancestor Werewolf Source Blood

Installation record: English (proficient) …….

Looking at the progress of the new task in the task column, Su Qing suddenly felt somewhat fortunate, glad there was no time limit.

The previous two downloads of the source blood of the two werewolf ancestors started at one percent; now Alexander's perfect source blood starts at 0.1%, truly absurd—his mom opening the door for absurdity, absurdity to the max.

But considering the quality of the perfect source blood, it also feels very reasonable.

Just, this time…

Su Qing sighed, then looked again at the completed task column.

After successfully downloading the Ancestor Werewolf bloodline, he did not choose to install it immediately; in fact, it wasn't entirely because he was rushing to find Alexander, but mainly because he considered the Ancestor Vampire bloodline within his body.

Werewolf bloodline and vampire bloodline mutually repel each other, as proven by experiments conducted by the movie werewolf scientist.

The Wolf Clan searches everywhere for Alexander's descendant bloodline precisely to use his blood as a mediating agent, so that the two bloodlines merge to produce a hybrid that combines the strengths of the blood werewolf and wolf clans.

Anyway, that's getting off track.

Actually, what Su Qing mainly wants to talk about is the rejection reaction.

Back when he was in the manor, after installing the Ancestor Vampire source blood, his whole body began to tear and repair, and then suddenly strangely returned to normal.

Regarding this phenomenon, Su Qing always thought it was just a normal occurrence during fusion, but when he had free time and thought about it carefully, he suddenly felt something was off.

Afterwards, recalling waking up after installing the bloodline, he saw the information on his body: the Ancestor Vampire source blood had been devoured and merged by his primal bloodline by ten percent………

Based on these clues, he boldly drew a conclusion: the installed bloodline would produce a rejection reaction with his own body.

Therefore, the tearing and repair during bloodline installation is actually his body rejecting the newly installed bloodline.

But later, his primal bloodline devoured and merged a portion of the Ancestor Vampire source blood, which stopped the body's rejection.

Thinking about it, after all, it's foreign bloodline, just like in medicine where transplanting kidneys, lungs, or organs causes the body to produce a rejection reaction.

Moreover, this is an extra bloodline that does not belong to him.

"If he were to install the werewolf source blood, his body would become a gu vessel, with primal bloodline, vampire source blood, and werewolf source blood—there would surely be an all-out brawl right then." Thinking back to his ordeal when installing the vampire source blood, Su Qing shuddered, feeling it would be better to wait until his primal bloodline completely devoured and merged the vampire source blood before merging the werewolf source blood.

Thinking this through, Su Qing stopped pondering and decided to get a meal first.

Just now, after some haggling, both sides stepped back; he reduced the blood from four hundred milliliters to three hundred fifty, while Alexander agreed not to limit time, as long as he stayed here, Su Qing's blood food would continue to be supplied.

"Someone, bring blood." Feeling extreme weakness inside, he hurriedly shouted toward the door.

His words carried out; not long after, two sturdy men walked in carrying an oak bucket.

"This is a bucket of fresh blood; you can call for us whenever you finish."

"Alright, you may leave; I'll call you when I'm done."

"Okay, sir, go ahead and attend to your business."

"Go on, go on!"

The door closed again; the already famished Su Qing hurried to the wooden bucket and began greedily sucking the blood.

"Gulug… gulug…"

The eerie sound transmitted outside; the two men outside the door stiffened, only returning to normal after a while.

They were merely peripheral members of the organization, usually only able to do odd jobs; this was the first time they had seen a vampire.

After a brief excitement, only chills remained in their hearts.

………………

The energy consumed in this download, Su Qing deemed the most terrifying; staying at the manor, he spent each day either drinking blood or waiting for blood to be delivered.

Such days continued into the second year, namely January 1912.

On January eighteenth of that winter, it happened to be a heavy snowfall.

The sky filled with flying fluff like goose feathers, covering everything, turning all within sight into silvery white, pure and cold.

"Finally, the download is complete."

In the pitch-black room, Su Qing lay powerless on the bed, holding a vessel, cheeks sunken, eyes staring straight at the light before him, tears actually welling up in his eyes.

Damn it, it's finally over.

Since making a deal with Alexander on August twenty‑eight last year, he began downloading the perfect source blood, and now more than four months have passed.

Compared to his earlier estimate of three months, this exceeds it by one third.

During this period, the Heavenly Foundation within his body constantly frantically absorbed energy; he could only replenish it by drinking blood, with intake and output never ceasing.

That feeling of being drained is truly tormenting.

He threw away the vessel in his hand, Su Qing flipped over, got up from the bed, rushed to the washroom to take a proper shower, and changed clothes.

Next, he impatiently went to find Alexander.

"Thump thump…"

A voice came from inside the house saying, "Come in."

Su Qing pushed the door open and entered; he saw Alexander still looking as he did when they first met, though his hair and beard were all white, his spirit was vigorous.

"I'm leaving." Su Qing stated his purpose.

"Oh, not staying any longer!" Alexander said politely, but his eyes showed delight; this blood‑thirsty monster was finally leaving.

God only knows how he got through these four‑plus months.

The young vampire before him, looking about twenty‑something, was practically a bottomless pit, consuming twenty kilograms of his blood each day.

At first, his family's great enterprise could still keep up the supply, but as time went on, even he began to feel strained.

Sometimes he regretted it so much he wanted to slap himself, why had he said there was no time limit?

However, it's alright; finally we're leaving.

Alexander breathed a sigh of relief, and without waiting for Su Qing to speak, he took out a bottle from the drawer and placed it on the table.

This is 350 milliliters of my blood.

Hearing this, Su Qing stepped forward to take it, but Alexander blocked him with one hand and said, "Another key!"

"Wait, I'll give this to you." Su Qing withdrew his hand, glanced at the desk in front of him, and asked, "Do you have a dagger? I'd like to borrow it."

Although Alexander was a bit puzzled, he still shouted toward the doorway, "Someone come here!"

Soon, a guard holding a gun pushed the door open and entered.

"Give him the dagger." Alexander pointed at Su Qing and said.

The guard said nothing, drew a dagger from his waist, and handed it to Su Qing.

It's very sharp.

Su Qing took the knife, tested the blade— a light swipe across his finger produced a cut— and nodded in approval.

Then, gripping the dagger with both hands in a reverse hold, he stabbed himself in the abdomen.

Pfft—

The blade sank halfway in instantly, and a large amount of blood poured out along the wound.

"You…" the guard beside him stared at the scene, his eyelids twitching, while Alexander remained quite calm.

After stabbing the dagger into his belly, Su Qing did not stop moving; instead, he gripped the hilt and forcibly cut open his abdomen, then, with a composed expression, he inserted his hand and fumbled around for a while.

Plop—

With the sound of a bubble bursting, his hand was pulled out.

Next, he unfolded his blood‑soaked fist, and there, in his palm, was another small copper‑disc key.

He weighed it in his hand, then Su Qing placed the copper disc on the table.

"Here, the key for you, the blood for me."