Chapter 20: Update [chapter 20]
Back on the island, Alucard could be seen staring at a floating screen. He was waiting patiently for the extraction system to finish updating to the 2.0 version, which had just become available
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[ Congratulations to the host for upgrading to extraction system 2.0. The following functions are now available: ]
[Sacrifice: the host can sacrifice any unwanted abilities and turn them into essence. The essence received will vary depending on the abilities/skills sacrificed.]
[Grading system update: abilities will now be graded from F, E, D, C, B, A, S, S+, SS, SS+, SSS, SSS+, EX.]
[Upgrading: the host can use essence to upgrade more desired capabilities to make them stronger.]
As he read the strings of text, Alucard smiled brightly. "Talk about timing," he thought. Despite his statues panel being organized into three categories, he still felt it was overcrowded. He pulled up his own statues panel and went through every ability he had. It took about an hour to decide which ones he wanted to upgrade and which ones he wanted to sacrifice, depending on their usefulness and lethality, while also considering what he might need in the future. After much consideration, Alucard's statues panel looked like his.
[ NAME: ALUCARD ]
[ ENERGY: 60,000/60,000 ]
[ Essence: 40 ]
[ EXTRACTED:
[ healing: 10B] [ paralysing poison: 1,000,000 ] [ cyanide poison: 50M] [ mustard poison: 10,000 ] [ money: 734B ]
[ heavenly brain: the heavenly is an amalgamation of many metal skills such as, solar radiation absorption( A: 0/500), wish granting (F: 0/5,000), invisibility (D: 0/150), telaportaion(B: 0/450) , telekinesis (B: 0/450) , telepathy (B: 0/450), Dimensional-travel (B: 0/450), time-travel (A: 0/500)( active/passive:off)]
[ heavenly body: the heavenly is an amalgamation of many physical skills such as true-duplication (F: 0/1,000), superhuman-condition (A: 0/500), self-repair (B: 0/450), regenerativeevolutionn (S: 0/4,000) ( active/passive:off)]
[ elemental shard: elemental shard is a collection of different types of elemental skills such as illusion casting (D: 0/150), weather manipulation(C: 0/400), pyrokinesis (B: 0/450) , electric manipulation(A: 0/500), wind manipulation (C: 0/400), thermokinesis (C: 0/400), energy-transference (A: 0/500), ( active/passive:off)]]
Alucard clicked on the skill named "True-Duplication", causing another floating screen to appear that detailed what the fully upgraded version could do. "True duplication," he pondered, impressed with the skill's capabilities.
The screen displayed the following information:
[Name: True-Duplication]
[Grade: F]
[Required-Essence-For-Upgrade: 0/1,000]
[Description: True Duplication is the final version of the Duplication Ability, the pinnacle of duplication. It allows the user to create a perfect duplicate of themselves. The duplicate possesses a full artificial soul and is a separate entity with their own personality and goals that align with the user's. The duplicates are incapable of betraying or harming the host. The duplicate can only contain two abilities intimately, but they can gain more abilities (excluding True Duplication) (0/1). Each rank increase will increase the capacity.]
Although he had read the description many times, Alucard was still surprised by the result of crazily upgrading the duplication ability that capped at S-rank. He had spent a thousand essence on the skill and told himself, "Maybe it wasn't a good idea to spend so much essence on a cloning skill." Nonetheless, he smiled and flicked his wrist, causing the ground to shake. He pricked his finger, letting a drop of his blood hit the ground, and then watched as a white goo seeped from the ground, forming a cocoon.
The cocoon quivered with energy, cracks began to form on its surface, and it shimmered with an otherworldly luminescence, casting a soft, golden glow in the dimly lit chamber. The air crackled with anticipation as the man within strained against the confining walls of the cocoon.
With a sudden burst of raw power, the man broke free from his entrapment. His body emerged with almost ethereal grace as if he had been reborn from the very essence of magic itself. Standing over 6 feet tall, he exuded an aura of otherworldly majesty.
His skin was pale, as though touched by the moon's gentle light, and it seemed to glow with an inner radiance, giving him an otherworldly appearance. His hair was pure white, cascading around his shoulders like a silken waterfall, seeming to have a life of its own and holding a hidden power.
The man's features were chiselled and refined, bearing an otherworldly beauty that was both mesmerizing and awe-inspiring. His eyes, the colour of molten gold, shone with an intensity that seemed to pierce through the very soul. They glowed with a feral brilliance, hinting at untold depths of power and wisdom.
As he stepped out of the cocoon, the texture of the magical casing was unlike anything seen before. It was a symphony of colors and patterns, swirling and shifting in a hypnotic dance. It felt smooth as silk to the touch, yet radiated warmth and vitality. It seemed to pulse with the very essence of life, as though it was a living entity itself.
"Not bad, not bad at all," Alucard said as he observed his newest and first true clone, although the clone looked nothing like him. "Do you know who I am?" Alucard asked, curious. "Of course," the clone replied in a raspy voice. "I am your clone, Alucard." Alucard then tossed the clone a black tight shirt, grey trousers, and a long coat, all chosen randomly. "Alright, since it took quite a lot to be able to make you, I need you to pay me back the essence by going around the world, extraction," Alucard said.
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what is with me and releasing chapter earlier than planned, must those stones, so keep them coming.
S/N: it's finally here, the very long-awaited update, if you are tired of the overcrowded interface, worry no longer.
also. from this point on, Alucard is going to rest for a while. no, it's not a filler chapter, he will take the role of a head of an organisation, you know, like the big boss,
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