As he spoke, his body rapidly expanded. With a 'rip-rip' sound, his body tore through his black tuxedo, transforming into a massive monster over 3 meters tall, with bloodshot eyes, sharp teeth, claws, and thick, coarse black hair covering his chest, hips, and other vital areas.
This was the vampire's monster form, exactly the same as in the game!
In monster form, a vampire's combat abilities are comprehensively enhanced; their strength, speed, defense, and even their healing abilities increase several times over.
"Little girl, I'll show you true power!"
"Whoosh~" With a piercing whistle, Viken's body transformed into a streak of black light, rushing straight towards the female hunter.
Viken's speed was simply too fast; Rosen's eyes couldn't keep up at all. He only heard the wind, but saw nothing. The female hunter seemed to see something, but clearly couldn't keep up with Viken's speed either.
Compared to Viken, she was like a toddler just learning to walk, her movements slow and clumsy. She could only stand still, instinctively swinging her sword forward.
"Clang~~" Sparks flew!
The female hunter's blade struck Viken's arm heavily, but it felt like hitting an iron rod; it didn't even break the skin.
Rosen, watching from the second-floor window, felt his heart skip a beat: "Look at that girl's sword, it must weigh at least 30 pounds. With the Hunter's physical attributes, a full-force head-on strike would create an instantaneous pressure on the blade that's no less than that of a pistol bullet, yet it couldn't even penetrate Viken's defenses in the real world. Is she even stronger than in the game?!"
In the game, when he slashed Viken with his sword, even when Viken transformed into a monster, he wouldn't dare to take his attacks head-on with his arms. And with the strength Viken was currently displaying, ordinary guns posed no threat to him.
But soon, Rosen realized he was mistaken.
"It's not that Viken is stronger than in the game; it's just that this hunter's sword is incredibly poor. It's basically an ordinary silver sword; no wonder it can't penetrate defenses."
Pure silver is too soft; forging weapons from pure silver is impractical. To make a silver sword practical, the blade must have a steel core, and the edge can't be coated with pure silver. It must be a special high-hardness silver alloy, and a special forging process must be used. Annealing, tempering, and quenching must be done perfectly to avoid affecting the sword's sharpness.
In the game, Rosen's swords were crafted using metal formulas purchased from dwarven master swordsmiths for tens of thousands of ranes. He then spent considerable effort improving the formulas and forging techniques before successfully forging them. The resulting silver swords were incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through hair and slicing iron like butter. Viken certainly wouldn't dare to take a direct hit, but this female hunter's silver sword was worth at most 50 ranes.
Looking at her leather armor, it was just ordinary wolf skin, with barely any iron plates to protect vital areas, and there was even a large patch on her shoulder.
'Sigh, this is clearly a newbie just starting out. No wonder he was so bold as to challenge a high-ranking vampire. Now he hasn't even saved the person, and he's lost his own life too.' Rosen's feelings were complicated; he was a little moved, a little bitter. As for hope? There was none left.
Downstairs.
The female hunter blocked the first attack, but didn't have time to swing her sword a second time. Viken's claws pierced through her abdomen, and then Viken lifted her up and threw her away forcefully.
'Boom! Crack! Bang!'
The female hunter crashed into the wooden building like a cannonball, smashing through the walls and falling into the building, never to emerge again.
Even if she didn't die from that attack, she was severely injured.
'Phew~' Rosen let out a soft breath, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. His heart was ice-cold.
"It's one thing for the Hunter to be no match for Viken, but the datura poison should have taken effect by now, right? Why is Viken still so strong? Is it different from the game?"
"I hope that girl survives this time. If she dies saving me, I'll have regrets even if I die."
The unexpected female hunter's death remains unknown, but the sea urchin extract Rosen had just drunk began to take effect.
He could clearly feel a hot, astringent current flowing through his body. This current fused with the datura poison remaining in his system, the hot and cold swirling together. Then, both the burning and icy sensations vanished, replaced by a very bland, languid, harmless presence.
'The datura poison has been completely neutralized,' Rosen realized.
As the remaining datura poison rapidly disappeared, the subtle symptoms of poisoning in Rosen vanished completely, and his mind cleared entirely.
However, due to significant blood loss, Rosen remained extremely weak. His limbs were limp, and he was freezing cold. He leaned against the window, shivering in the autumn wind.
The female hunter's fate was unknown, he was weak and powerless, and there was a cruel vampire downstairs. It seemed all he could do now was wait for death.
Outside the window, Viken stood motionless in the yard, seemingly lost in thought.
"What's wrong with this guy?" Rosen wondered.
Viken remained in his monstrous form, standing by the flowerbed in the yard, his thick arms hanging at his sides, his nails constantly scraping together, making a piercing 'sizzling' sound. His bloodshot eyes, faintly glowing red, were fixed on the wooden building's doorway, occasionally licking his exposed bloodsucking fangs. His face twitched, as if he were laughing, yet also crying.
Rosen's heart skipped a beat: 'This isn't right. Could it be the datura poison acting up?'
Just then, Viken suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha~ Insects, all insects. The Hunter is nothing but a biting insect; I could crush you into a pulp with a single stomp!"
"Blood~ Delicious blood~~ Sweet, mellow, and fresh, like moonlit wine."
"You lowly two-legged beasts, hurry up and wash your necks and stick them out~ Hahaha~"