[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-witch-hunter-system":3,"chapter-the-witch-hunter-system-the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-271":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Witch Hunter System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1517640,1970,"Chapter 271 A Drop of Blood","the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-271",271,"\u003Cp>With his hand firmly clutched on the Rank 4 Black Sword, Vaan used his other hand to claw at the wyrm with his sharpened nails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka-cha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wyrm’s hard scales ripped off under the extreme sharpness of Vaan’s claws, which even surprised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t expect his sharpened nails to possess such a high level of sharpness, even for a partial transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an even better weapon than his Rank 4 Black Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodline of a Rank 6 being or higher could not be underestimated, not at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka-cha! Ka-cha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaan cracked and ripped the wyrm’s hard scales off one by one, exposing its softer and more vulnerable flesh underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, damage done to the wyrm’s tail end would be minimal. If he wanted to inflict fatal damage, Vaan had to aim for the wyrm’s upper body or head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after he stored away his Rank 4 Black Sword, Vaan clawed his way up on the wyrm’s back while being hit by earthen fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, the damage was insignificant thanks to his Earth Spirit Body and high earth affinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, he reached the wyrm’s upper body. He immediately started ripping off its hard scales and exposing its vulnerable flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magma Wyrm roared painfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shrugged its body furiously in an attempt to shake Vaan off its body but to no avail. He stuck to its body like a splinter that wouldn’t come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he cleared a patch of hard scales, he didn’t hesitate to dig into the wyrm’s flesh with his claws and make his way inside its upper body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lava on the wyrm’s body continuously burned Vaan, but his Peak-rank Regeneration, which his Lycan Transformation further enhanced, instantly healed all his wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From time to time, he also received the 26% natural regeneration buff of his Earth Spirit Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching-hot blood gushed out of the wyrm’s open wound and also burned him, but like all other burns, they were instantly healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The constant damage and regeneration tempered his flesh and increased their defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba-dump! Ba-dump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, Vaan ignored the improvements and went straight for the wyrm’s heart, which wasn’t hard to locate due to its powerful beating rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Your rampage ends here,’ Vaan’s gaze glinted with sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, he quickly tore up with wyrm’s heart with his claws, causing large volumes of blood to gush out and soak his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire figure temporarily disappeared inside the sea of blood that poured out of the wyrm’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the string of system notifications, Vaan was surprised by one particular section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A drop of the Fire Dragon God’s blood essence? No wonder the Magma Wyrm was so powerful…” Vaan thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more importantly, where did the Magma Wyrm obtain the drop of Fire Dragon God’s blood essence in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘An inheritance?’ Vaan wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, he quickly considered his options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt that the drop of the Fire Dragon God’s blood essence was a priceless treasure. But whether it was useful to him was a different matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Unless I acquire more blood from Balmodon the Undying, it will be difficult to further awaken the Immortal Lycan Bloodline. Although other options exist, they aren’t exactly easier either,’ Vaan mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I can’t exactly keep following down the same path as the Balmodon the Undying to become an Immortal Lycan either. It has its cons.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, there was a chance that Balmodon the Undying could track him in Gehenna due to him sharing the Great Devil’s bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, there was also a higher chance that he could be suppressed by the Balmodon the Undying, even if he somehow managed to reach the same level of power as the Great Devil one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Balmodon the Undying was the primogenitor of the Immortal Lycan Bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, dragons were a superior race of beasts that could date back to ancient times. Given their great strength and wisdom, plenty of benefits could be gained from assimilating their bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, it was the bloodline of the Fire Dragon God, no less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was definitely a good thing if he could fuse the bloodline of the Fire Dragon God and the Immortal Lycan and create a new bloodline that was free from the restrictions of both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he would be embarking on a new path, he was confident in his ability, knowledge, and the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, a single drop of the Fire Dragon God’s blood essence wasn’t enough for him to give up the pure Immortal Lycan Bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, Vaan refrained from making a hasty decision and kept the drop of the Fire Dragon God’s blood essence stored inside his Heaven-Swallowing Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If there’s indeed an inheritance ground of the Fire Dragon God hidden in the Thousand Fog Mountains, offering more of its blood essence, then I will assimilate its bloodline,’ Vaan decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system continued to spam him with notifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after the Magma Wyrm had its heart destroyed, its movements eventually stopped, life faded from its eyes, and its temperature gradually dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the lava was cooled to the point that it could no longer hurt him; it only kept his body hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his clothes had been reduced to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, he was butt naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step, step, step…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Vaan climbed out of the wyrm’s body, Astoria finally caught up to him with Topaz, only to realize the threat had been eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Raphna, you… are you all right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Astoria asked, she covered Topaz’s eyes with one hand but not hers with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at his bare body from top to bottom twice.\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-06-06T05:27:57.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","0c658c170f7ad8c9b104ec8fc2638de6dbea3e6a795655dbdc9700cfe7cb1ee0","the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-272","the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-270",1230,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-witch-hunter-system-cover.jpg"]