Cursed Bloodline: Awakened a Hidden Class in a Game World
Chapter 26: Daywalker

Chapter 26: Daywalker

Zane and Lucy looked at him. They saw his hand under the sun, and nothing was happening. They both froze for a moment before Zane rushed over to him and grabbed his hand, looking at it, but there was no damage at all.

"How... how is that possible?" Zane muttered. He immediately pulled off his ring and pushed his hand under the sun.

Burn.

Immediately, it felt like fire on paper. The place where the sunlight touched burned; the pain was crazy. Zane gritted his teeth and pulled his hand back immediately. He looked at the burn, which was already healing up, and then he looked at Grey.

"This is what is supposed to happen," he said, showing the burn to Grey. Then, a few seconds later, the burn healed up completely.

Lucy walked close; she grabbed Grey’s hand. "How did it feel when you put your hand under?" she asked.

"Uhm, I just felt irritated by the sun, but nothing more. It didn’t hurt or have any other effect," Grey replied.

"I see," Lucy muttered.

"Do you know something, Lucy?" Zane asked.

"Yes. It seems I was wrong when I said Grey is a normal vampire. It seems he is, in fact, a very rare and unique type of vampire," Lucy said.

Hearing that, Zane became eager to know what it was. He looked at Lucy, waiting for her to spill, and he wasn’t alone, as Grey also watched with eager eyes, trying to find out what exactly he was.

"Grey is a Daywalker. A special breed of vampires capable of defying the greatest enemy of vampires—the sun.

Their bodies work like the ring, absorbing the energy of the night, and during the day, it creates a thin layer of protection around them, same as the ring.

I believe Daywalkers were the blueprint for the rings to be created. Daywalkers possess more talent than a normal vampire as well," she said.

"A Daywalker, huh?" Zane muttered. He immediately opened the system. If Grey was his vampire, he would be able to see his details—unlike Lucy, whose own was blocked.

[Stats Screen]

Name: [Grey]

Race: Vampire (Daywalker)

Level: 2

Strength: 20

Speed: 30

Agility: 30

Defense: 25

Intelligence: 50

Charm: 50

’He is a Daywalker. I didn’t check before, so I didn’t know. And now that I have, he also leveled up after the last fight—that’s pretty good.’

Zane looked up from the screen. "Lucy, how rare would you say a Daywalker is?" he asked.

"Out of a thousand vampires, you might find one Daywalker," she responded.

"Whoa, one in a thousand? That’s very rare," Zane said. He looked at Grey like some sort of treasure. Then he recalled one vital thing he was yet to ask about.

"Lucy, what are the bad sides of being a Daywalker? I’m sure something as good as walking under the sun must have its drawbacks," he asked.

"Daywalkers have an immense hunger. The use of their ability to daywalk eats all their energy, so they can easily go into a bloodlust state if they don’t find blood fast," she explained.

"I see. It’s not as bad as I thought it would be," Zane said. Now that they knew Grey could walk under the sun, it was time to leave this city.

He walked to the door, glanced at the family that was there, then looked at Lucy. "Let’s make sure they can’t recall our interaction," he said. She nodded and walked to them, her eyes flashing red.

"You never saw any of us, understood?" she spoke. They nodded in response. She followed Zane out after that, leaving the family unharmed.

But as soon as they left, the man on the ground opened his eyes. He had been awake for a while now and had heard everything they spoke about, but he tried his best to keep still and quiet the moment he heard the word vampire.

He knew them as the mythical creatures said to be cursed by the gods. But right from childhood, he believed it was nothing but a story used to scare kids and tell interesting lores.

But now, he knew that these creatures were a reality. He got on his feet and rushed to his family. They were fine, but they had no recollection of what had happened.

"When did I get down here?" his wife asked. She looked around and then walked back up like nothing had happened. His children also returned to their rooms to get some shut-eye.

’They erased the memories of my family. What sort of power is that? I have to tell the count about this,’ the man thought. He rushed out of his home and ran toward the count’s manor.

[...]

Zane made his way through the streets of Yue City, headed for the gates, but there was no way he could have peace when the players had received an event to kill him.

He felt eyes pinned on him from different locations—people watching and trying to find the right moment to attack.

He understood their caution, as the game gave no event that was easy to pass. And for those that had played the game before, this was the first time such an event had come to be. There was never an event that required them to kill someone like Zane.

So this was new for everyone, but the rewards were so nice that they couldn’t pass it by.

Zane waited for the first attack patiently. He knew someone would attack and break the current state. After minutes of following him without end, someone finally attacked.

There was a shine in the sky. Zane looked up and saw ten shining flying swords in the air, all targeted at them.

’Someone has gotten this sort of skill? In just a few days? Their bloodline is definitely top-grade,’ Zane thought.

The person fired all the swords at once. They tore through the air. Zane, Lucy, and Grey watched it come, and then at the last moment, they moved, completely evading them.