Becoming A Vampire Makes Me Too Overpowered

【004】Abnormal Insect

Besides fearing silver, the Devourer also fears it.

While silver isn't fatal, it inhibits the Devourer's self-healing abilities.

Generally, if a Devourer has enough food, most injuries will heal quickly unless the heart is severely damaged. However, if the wound is inflicted by silver, it will be particularly difficult to heal.

Many dormant Devourers in the clan were actually severely injured by silver attacks.

After school, Yu Xian returned home.

Yu Xian immediately rummaged through the cabinet and found the silver ring he had previously used to test the goods.

It's said that even if a Devourer only comes into contact with silver, their skin will feel a burning sensation, and prolonged exposure can lead to skin ulceration. However, Yu Xian felt nothing of the sort when holding the silver ring.

"Is this considered a minor talent?"

"I guess even a major talent of a typical Devourer wouldn't be this outrageous."

Yu Xian crumpled the silver ring, confirming that his newly acquired talent, 'Silver's Edge,' had made him immune to silver's restraining effect on Devourers.

However, the primary function of the Silver Ring isn't immunity to the Silver Ring's restraining effect on the Ghost-Absorbing Demon, but rather allowing Yu Xian to absorb Silver and convert all of it into Silver Ring.

Once all of it is converted into Silver, his attributes will be further enhanced, and he can also use the Silver Ring to attack enemies with long whips or thin threads.

Immunity to Silver's damage is merely a secondary, incidental benefit.

Clearly, this talent isn't just a lucky break, it's an exceptionally good one.

Yu Xian then opened his mouth, and the Ghost-Absorbing Demon's fangs slowly grew out. He placed a clump of silver rings on the fangs and instinctively inhaled, feeling as if he were inhaling a clump of jelly.

After the Silver Ring entered, it quickly fused with him.

"Amazing."

Yu Xian could clearly feel the Silver Ring born after the fusion.

Compared to his original, cooled state, the Silver Ring was slightly warmer, feeling like a warm current flowing through him.

This wasn't difficult; in fact, it was quite comfortable.

Yu Xian adjusted to the situation and became even more interested in silver.

However, it was difficult to purchase large quantities of silver now; his remaining money couldn't buy much.

This was mainly because the clan had been continuously buying silver, driving its price higher than gold.

Moreover, the clan's silver purchases were always one-way; no one knew where the clan hid its silver.

It's worth mentioning that the clan had a rule: anyone who contributed more than ten tons of silver to the clan could directly obtain the qualification to become a Ghost Absorber without any testing.

Although becoming a Ghost Absorber through this channel wouldn't grant entry into the clan's core power, the prospect of immortality was enough to attract wealthy people who feared death.

The clan's wealth was largely due to a group of rich people who joined the clan through this route.

Yu Xian racked his brains all night, still without a clue how to obtain more silver.

He considered going to the black market, but that black market was too ruthless; they even dared to attack the clan's little princess, Nora. He dared not have any dealings with them now.

Although silver was important, safety was even more important.

He would rather slowly save money and collect silver artifacts from the common people than go back to that shady shop.

...

Early morning.

Yu Xian was sunbathing on the terrace as usual.

But today, for some reason, a foul odor kept wafting into his nose, like a dead rat in a garbage dump, making him feel nauseous.

"Strange, why does this foul smell keep coming?"

Getting up from the recliner, Yu Xian sniffed around. Suddenly, the foul smell reappeared, but disappeared the next second.

Wait!

Yu Xian realized.

It seemed he only smelled the foul odor the instant the warm flow of silver passed through his nose.

In other words, the silver's flow through his nasal passages enhanced his sense of smell, which was why he could smell an odor he couldn't normally detect?

Then he intentionally controlled the flow of silver to his nose, and sure enough, the foul smell reappeared.

He followed the stench, then looked down at the area below; the stench was coming from downstairs.

This neighborhood was mostly inhabited by middle-class or higher families. Downstairs lived a family of three: the husband seemed to be a lawyer, the wife owned a clothing store, and their son was in fourth grade.

"Could the whole family have died in their house?"

Yu Xian muttered to himself, trying to suppress the stench.

But he'd only seen this family leave yesterday; even if they were dead, the stench shouldn't have been so strong so quickly.

Never mind.

Yu Xian didn't like meddling in other people's business, so he quickly gave up thinking about it. Besides, it was almost time to go to school.

He slung his backpack over his shoulder and went downstairs. He happened to see the couple's son leaving for school. His heart skipped a beat, and he focused the little bit of silver energy he had on his nose. Instantly, a strong, pungent stench emanated from the other person.

It stank.

Yu Xian quickly moved the wisp of silver energy from his nose to his right eye.

The stench disappeared. But then, through his enhanced right eye, he saw what appeared to be countless red worms writhing and intertwining beneath the other person's skin.

"Hiss, this is terrible..."

Yu Xian felt his asthenia was about to flare up.

Just then, the other person looked over, and as they said, "Good morning, brother upstairs," Yu Xian's pupils flashed a deep silver light, and he saw what appeared to be countless worms like hands.

"Good morning," Yu Xian forced a smile.

Then he quickly went downstairs and hurried towards the school.

On the way, Yu Xian frowned, occasionally catching a stench from passersby.

A year ago, a nationally sensational news story occurred in Rongcheng: the "Rongcheng Tragedy."

Rongcheng was a middle school in Rongcheng. All the teachers and students unknowingly had their brains emptied by a strange parasite. If it weren't for a student who had secretly eaten the fruit transferring to Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School and discovering that the entire school was a living dead, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

A year ago, because of the Rongcheng tragedy, Yincheng organized a city-wide screening. It was during that screening that he was diagnosed with ALS.

Afterwards, due to ALS, he lived in a daze for a whole month, so he didn't know if the screening had revealed anything.

Unexpectedly, the parasite from Rongcheng had silently infiltrated Yincheng.

This is a huge problem.

"Should I report it?"

Yu Xian hesitated, thinking.

If he reported it, the authorities would definitely have enough power to eradicate this parasite.

The problem is that while eradicating the parasite, they would definitely conduct a second city-wide screening, and if he accepted, his status as a wild ghost would be exposed!

"Salted fish? Salted fish, what are you thinking about? So mysterious."

At this moment, Zhang Shou's voice interrupted Yu Xian's thoughts. Yu Xian looked at Zhang Shou and, seeing that Zhang Shou wasn't infected by the parasite, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Nothing, just didn't sleep well," Yu Xian said calmly.

Zhang Shou yawned and asked, "You didn't stay up all night reading that forum too, did you?"

"What forum?" Yu Xian asked, puzzled.

Seeing Yu Xian's genuine confusion, Zhang Shou explained, "That forum, it's just called 'That Forum.' You can check it out when you have time, especially the 'Fruit' section. Someone there records the patterns of the Fruit's appearances and predicts its next possible location. If the predicted location is in our Silver City, I'll definitely go and fight for it."

Not everyone likes to be subservient.

Whether it's the Jia Clan or other forces, it's practically impossible to surpass the Progenitor.

Therefore, some ambitious people set their sights on the elusive Fruit, which is why forums like 'That Forum' exist, specifically to cater to these individuals.

However, Yu Xian wasn't interested in such forums; he was more worried about the parasite problem.