Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

"Fortunately, the time of death wasn’t too long; it can still barely be used."

As the little girl spoke, the half-shattered corpse seemed to come alive, exhibiting slight movements.

However, Zhang Beixing quickly discerned the truth; it wasn’t the body moving but rather the blood inside influencing it.

Soon, above the pile of broken flesh, drop by drop, bright red blood coalesced, quickly forming a palm-sized red blood sphere.

As the little girl beckoned, the blood sphere, as if alive, obediently flew in front of her and stopped.

"Give this to that poor child to take; it could at least preserve his life."

Surprised, Zhang Beixing looked at the blood sphere in front of the little girl.

"This is too little."

"Can such a small thing really save his life?"

Hearing Zhang Beixing’s words, the little girl gave him a disdainful look.

"Of course not with just this," she said, squeezing a drop of blood from her own fingertip. For unknown reasons, even in the darkness, Zhang Beixing felt this drop of blood in the girl’s hand was exceptionally crimson. With this drop of blood merging into the blood sphere, it seemed to grow even richer.

Although Zhang Beixing didn’t know what this drop of blood was, even an idiot could guess that it was the key to saving Jimmy, and undoubtedly possessed some miraculous effect.

"Why only a drop? Look, he’s almost roasted."

"Can’t you give him a bit more?"

Seeing Zhang Beixing pushing his luck, the little girl finally lost her patience.

"My blood isn’t something this little guy with an impure bloodline can handle."

"Besides, even if I wanted to give him more, I would need enough blood essence to mix, and there’s only this much extractable here."

"Unless you want to offer some of your own?"

Hearing that the little girl was suggesting drawing blood from him, Zhang Beixing immediately dismissed the idea of earning more for Jimmy, quickly waving his hands.

"No need, no need. Young people, experiencing more isn’t a bad thing."

"Besides, he doesn’t seem too severely injured."

Pointing at Jimmy, whose body was scorched and mixed with melted rubber-like substance.

"Uh-huh, not heavy at all."

Zhang Beixing reaffirmed, ignoring the little girl’s helpless expression, and awkwardly changed the topic.

"Did you just say you’re over two hundred years old?"

Zhang Beixing asked skeptically, his gaze wandering over the little girl.

It’s not quite Zhang Beixing’s fault for being bold; the little girl indeed didn’t have any spot worth his lingering gaze.

Understanding Zhang’s gaze, the little girl didn’t indulge him, with a flash of crimson light passing through her azure eyes.

Zhang Beixing was startled, instinctively stepping back.

The ground where Zhang Beixing had just stood was left with a not too big nor too small pit.

At this moment, Zhang Beixing was somewhat astonished, not due to the shallow pit, for such might hitting him, even if unguarded,

would hardly cause a fatal wound, though it would definitely hurt for a while.

What truly startled Zhang Beixing was that, despite the little girl not seeming to move at all,

the shallow pit on the ground was definitely her doing, coinciding with the red flash in her eyes.

In Zhang Beixing’s perception, it instantly visualized something akin to hellfire.

But the little girl’s flame was entirely different from Jimmy’s.

Jimmy’s flame was red and brutal, whereas the little girl’s, though smaller,

contained that profound dark red mixed with golden flames, far beyond Jimmy’s comparison.

Though the feeling was fleeting, Zhang Beixing was sure he didn’t misinterpret it slightest bit.

Moreover, without that instant shift in aura, he might not have dodged that strike.

Standing on the spot, the little girl teasingly looked at him, saying,

"Quite the reaction; this time I’ll let it slide, but next time, don’t count on it being so simple."

As she spoke, the little girl tossed the blood sphere, which immediately flew to Jimmy,

as if with automatic guidance, instantly darting into his half-open mouth.

With the infusion of the blood sphere, Jimmy’s previously weak breathing suddenly halted.

This scene worried Zhang Beixing somewhat.

Could this have killed him?

However, Zhang Beixing soon saw faint red light spreading from the charred body of Jimmy,

slowly traversing through his body’s meridians, the red light flickering intermittently.

But Jimmy’s aura gradually steadied, and only then did Zhang Beixing truly confirm that Jimmy’s condition was indeed improving.

"Seems you’re quite capable; otherwise, I’d have knocked your head askew."

Zhang Beixing muttered quietly, though he wasn’t bluffing.

Earlier when the little girl’s aura flashed.

He could ascertain her strength was much higher than he’d previously estimated, though she wasn’t at the Transcendent level yet.

If they were truly to fight, who would survive was uncertain.

It seemed the girl hadn’t quite caught his swift muttering.

She asked confused.

"What did you say?"

Though the little girl’s strength wasn’t above his, it wasn’t wise to provoke her too much either.

Zhang Beixing responded earnestly.

"Oh, I said, looking like this, how can you be over two hundred years old."

"At most, you seem sixteen."

Hearing Zhang Beixing’s words, the little girl nodded slowly.

"If you translate the lifespan of a vampire to human terms,

then indeed I’m not quite twenty yet."

This statement startled Zhang Beixing.

He had considered the possibility that vampires might be very long-lived,

but according to what the little girl said,

two hundred years still amounting to less than twenty years,

implied her family might have many centuries-old individuals.

And the strength of these people immediately made Zhang Beixing somewhat concerned.

However, the girl’s subsequent words alleviated his fears.

"It’s likely because of our damned, prolonged lifespan,

so our birth rate is extremely low.

Even though the race exists till now, there are merely twenty or thirty of us."

Hearing this, Zhang Beixing gestured for a pause.

"Wait, wait, you’re saying your kind is so widely legendary in Europe,

but in reality, you only have twenty or thirty vampires?"

Hearing Zhang Beixing’s doubt,

the little girl seemed to have anticipated it.

"I know what you mean; ordinarily, over centuries, there should be many of us.

But you must understand how challenging it is for purebred vampires to be born.

Most now are those forcibly converted and comply through blood-sucking.

Otherwise, why would I bother coming to save this kid? Even if his bloodline isn’t pure enough, he’s naturally born, which is very rare for us."

Zhang Beixing nodded, realizing those vampires often mentioned in fairy tales were likely the servants the little girl was talking about.

He never expected Jimmy to have some noble bloodline connection.

While Zhang Beixing regarded Jimmy,

he suddenly noticed that Jimmy’s once-charred body had turned fair again.

Those limbs distorted by experiments showed signs of recovery.

The frequency of the red glow flickering beneath his skin increased.

Jimmy, eyes tightly shut, showed no signs of waking.

But Zhang Beixing’s intuition couldn’t deceive; he fully ascertained that Jimmy was like a cocooned silkworm waiting to break out.

Inside, tremendous energy was accumulating.

As for what would happen next, Zhang Beixing couldn’t determine.