The notifications continued to appear.

[ Congratulations! You have reached level 50. ]  
[ The system grants you higher power. ]  
[ 5 bonus stats have been awarded. ]  
[ All healing class skills have leveled up by one stage. ]  
[ The system wants you to become even stronger. ]  
[ The Trait system has been activated. ]  
[ The system has begun observing you. ]

These were all the notifications.

But they were exactly the same as the ones Suho had seen before.

‘If things go quickly, the trait should be granted within 10 minutes, or at the latest, once this Gate is finished.’

The granting of traits depended entirely on the system’s judgment.

However, once the system started observing, Suho knew he could act according to a set pattern and gain the trait he wanted, regardless of the system's evaluation.

So, from now on, this was the golden time.

Having eliminated the *Hundred-Year Bat*, Suho finally approached the head of the *Cursed Prince*, who was still screaming alone in the corner of the corridor.

- Kyaaahhh!!

The body of the *Cursed Prince* was frozen in place by the *Shadow Seal*, while his head screamed wildly, like a beast who had lost its mind.

Could this really be called a prince?

It didn’t matter.

What mattered was that this creature was a vampire, regardless of whether it looked like a *Dullahan* or a beast.

Suho lifted its head.

- Let go! Let go of me, you filthy, lowly thing!!

The head, alone, screeched angrily, just like when *Dura-Han* was yanked from the roots.

It screamed in agony as soon as it was ripped away.

Instead of responding, Suho brought the *Cursed Prince’s* head to his arm.

At that moment, the *Cursed Prince* bit Suho’s arm with all his strength.

Crunch!

It hurt.

Had Suho’s health stat not been at the Red level, his arm might have been torn off from the pain.

But Suho’s health stat was at Red, and he easily endured the bite.

At that moment, the following notifications appeared.

[ You have been bitten by a Royal Vampire. ]  
[ The *Cursed Prince* uses *Blood Drain*. ]  
[ The *Cursed Prince* uses *Bloodline Transformation*. ]  
[ *Bloodline Transformation* in progress... 1%. ]

System notifications flashed before Suho’s eyes.

The *Blood Grandmaster*’s transformation was starting to occur.

Simultaneously, a headache and dizziness began to set in for Suho.

As soon as the dizziness hit, Suho threw the *Cursed Prince’s* head off his arm and into the corner.

‘Just like *Blood Grandmaster* said.’

When the transformation begins, there would be not only a headache and dizziness but an overwhelming thirst for blood.

Sure enough, just as those thoughts ended, Suho’s mouth felt as dry as if he had walked through a desert for three hours with no water.

‘I didn’t expect to experience what a vampire feels like.’

It was certainly a fresh experience.

But even if it was fresh, he didn’t want to continue feeling this way.

Experience was best left as an experience.

At that moment, the *Cursed Prince*, seeing Suho stagger, let out a crazed laugh.

- Hahaha! You idiot! You don’t even know your place and you’re bringing this disaster upon yourself!

What could he possibly know?

Suho ignored the *Cursed Prince* laughing maniacally and sat down on the floor.

The dizziness was too much to stand.

After about 49% of the transformation was complete, Suho pulled out the *Purification Elixir* he had prepared from his inventory.

While the *Purification Potion* was specialized in clearing regular debuffs, the *Purification Elixir* was focused on special debuffs—such as zombie or vampire transformations and other undead or demon-related status effects.

‘I brought 20 bottles just in case.’

*Blood Grandmaster* had told him that 5 bottles of high-quality *Purification Elixir* would be enough to cleanse the transformation completely, but Suho had prepared 20 bottles just to be safe.

Finally, when the *Bloodline Transformation* reached 50%, Suho opened a bottle of the *Purification Elixir*.

According to *Blood Grandmaster*, the condition for obtaining vampire traits was when the transformation exceeded 50%.

But then, it happened.

[ *Bloodline Transformation* has exceeded 50%. ]  
[ Part of your blood has started to become contaminated. ]  
[ The second power of *Dragon’s Blood* has been unlocked. ]  
[ ① Level 50 has been reached. ]  
[ ② Physical and mental life-threatening danger. ]  
[ The second power of *Dragon’s Blood* is unlocked. ]  
[ *Dragon Armor* has been activated. ]  
[ You have learned *Dragon's Might* (S) from *Dragon Armor*. ]  
[ You have learned *Dragon Skin* (S) from *Dragon Armor*. ]

System notifications flooded in.

These were things Suho had not anticipated at all.

‘The second power gets unlocked here?’

Suho recalled the two conditions for unlocking the second power of *Dragon’s Blood*.

1. Reaching level 50.  
2. Physical and mental life-threatening danger.

The second condition had originally been hidden, but Suho had learned about it from the *Dragon’s Horse*.

So, after reaching level 50, Suho had already prepared for the second power’s unlock with a specific gate. 

But then, suddenly, the second condition unlocked.

He thought he understood why.

‘I see. The *Bloodline Transformation* itself is life-threatening, so the system recognized it as a danger to my life.’

With this, Suho couldn’t help but smile.

Now, not only did he no longer need the *Purification Elixir*, but the result was far better than he had expected.

As proof:

[ *Dragon’s Blood* is activated. ]  
[ Due to *Dragon’s Might* from *Dragon Armor*, *Bloodline Transformation* has stopped progressing. ]  
[ *Dragon’s Might* is purging the contaminated blood. ]  
[ *Dragon’s Might* is absorbing the contaminated blood. ]

Just as expected, *Dragon’s Might*, which was built into the *Dragon Armor*, had automatically activated to purify the contaminated blood caused by the *Bloodline Transformation*.

Suho checked the details of *Dragon’s Might*.

[ *Dragon’s Might* ]  
- Grade: S  
# A choice and innate power only available to those born with Dragon's blood.  
# It bestows nobility and superiority to one’s bloodline.  
# While the effect of *Dragon’s Might* is active, the player is immune to any infection or contamination effects and automatically absorbs and purifies the source of the contamination, receiving purification, healing, and learning effects.

Just as the *Dragon's Horse* had said.

Suho focused on the final part of *Dragon’s Might*'s effect.

[ …absorbs the source of contamination, purifying and healing, providing learning effects. ]

This meant that the impure vampire blood flowing through his body would be purified, and he would automatically learn the powers granted by the vampire's contaminated blood.

‘This is why dragons are the strongest beings.’

There are few creatures stronger than a pure-blooded dragon.

They rule as protectors of the world, possessing the greatest power, magic, mental fortitude, physical strength, and long lifespans. They are biologically close to perfection and rarely fall ill.

Was that all?

‘With their innate bloodline superiority, they can quickly learn and counter any attacks from their enemies.’

That was the power of *Dragon’s Blood*'s *Dragon’s Might*.

At that moment:

[ The contaminated blood has been completely purified by *Dragon’s Might*. ]  
[ The contaminated blood has been completely absorbed by *Dragon’s Might*. ]  
[ You have successfully learned the unknown power from the absorbed blood. ]  
[ You have learned *Vampirism* (F-). ]  
[ You have learned *Blood Drain* (A). ]  
[ You have learned *Blood Prison* (A). ]  
[ You have learned *Blood Weapon* (A). ]

The *Dragon’s Might* had successfully purified and absorbed the contaminated blood.

As a result, Suho gained four skills.

Well, actually, three.

[ *Vampirism* ]  
- Grade: F-  
# Evidence of having almost become a vampire.  
# This skill is sealed.

*Vampirism*.

Had it not been for *Dragon’s Might*, Suho would have gained *Vampire Blood* as a skill.

However, due to *Dragon’s Might*, it had been sealed, and its grade was reduced to F-, indicating it had been downgraded and sealed.

It was disappointing, but there was nothing to be done about it.

‘*Dragon’s Might* has its own powerful purifying ability, so the process and end result are perfect, but the *Purification Elixir* just stops the transformation.’

It was too perfect, so unnecessary skills were eradicated.

Probably, skills like *Blood Soldier*, *Blood Scream*, and *Bloodline Transformation* had been erased during the process.

‘Tch, I guess I’ll have to give up on this trait.’

It was disappointing.

Suho had really wanted to acquire *Vampire Blood* here.

That was the key to getting that trait.

‘Well, who would think to have both *Dragon’s Blood* and *Vampire Blood* at the same time?’

Suho put aside his disappointment and

 checked the details of the acquired skills.

[ *Blood Drain* ]  
- Grade: A  
# A technique that extracts only pure blood.  
# The extracted blood is stored in *Blood Prison*.

[ *Blood Prison* ]  
- Grade: A  
# A mysterious blood storage used only by vampires.  
# It stores excess blood and automatically supplies it as needed.

[ *Blood Weapon* ]  
- Grade: A  
# A rare skill only usable by noble vampires.  
# Allows the creation of weapons from one's blood combined with imagination.  
# If blood runs out, *Blood Weapon* is forcibly deactivated.

*Blood Drain*, *Blood Prison*, and *Blood Weapon*.

These were all familiar skills.

But it wasn’t entirely without its gains.

Especially *Blood Weapon*, which was a rare skill only available to high-tier vampires.

‘Thanks to that, I won’t have to worry about weapons for a while.’

After reviewing the skills, Suho closed the inventory.

Then, he turned his attention back to the *Cursed Prince*, who was still screaming in the corner.

However, something seemed off about the *Cursed Prince's* condition.

- How can you still be fine after biting me…?

The *Cursed Prince* was now terrified.

Indeed, from his perspective, it made sense.

The *Bloodline Transformation* skill of a royal vampire was supposed to work without fail.

But he was up against the wrong opponent.

Even a royal vampire was nothing before the bloodline of a great dragon.

- Is it because I’m cursed...? I’m useless after all...

Finally, the *Cursed Prince* started to lament and self-blame for his inability to win.

It was then.

[ The *Cursed Prince* begins to lament his fate, shedding blood tears. ]  
[ The *Cursed Prince*'s power increases dramatically. ]

- I’ll kill them all...! I’ll take revenge on the world that made me like this...! I’ll burn everything and trample anyone better than me into the ground...!

The *Cursed Prince* began to rampage, signaling the start of Phase 2.