Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 237

“Ugh…”

“Stay still.”

I gripped Helena’s arm tightly and bit down gently, keeping in mind that she’s my precious friend, so I couldn’t really chomp down hard.

Helena flailed her arms in confusion, but after a few seconds, she quieted down.

Seeing her breathing steadily calm down confirmed that she realized my actions were for the raid strategy.

It might have looked a bit embarrassing, but my approach certainly wasn’t wrong.

As proof, the mutation messages in front of me vanished in an instant.

My previously blurred vision started clearing up, and the sharp fangs became dull.

“Whoa…”

After shaking off the effects of the mutation, I turned my head to survey the surroundings.

The party members who, like me, had been affected by the Vampire Clan seemed to have succeeded in feeding, as their crimson gazes reverted to their original colors.

However, something about their stares felt strange.

Was everyone looking at me with weird expressions?

No matter how cute or cool I am, this kind of distraction is not okay.

I placed my hands on my hips and shouted.

“Everyone, focus on the raid!”

The raid wasn’t over yet.

A new pattern appeared that we’d never seen before, but hadn’t we executed it smoothly without any issues?

The massive dragon Bahamut still stood tall before us, gazing down at us with its majestic form.

I quickly grabbed the sword I had laid down and charged at it.

“Hyah!”

I didn’t know what was going on, but the party members who had been dazed suddenly snapped to attention and started launching their attacks as I began fighting.

The blood that had risen up to my thighs surged like a wave, soaking my entire body.

“Hyah!”

[Roar!]

As I shouted, the Hellfire Dragon Bahamut roared back fiercely and unleashed a massive tail attack.

Slash-!

As the colossal tail slammed down, a great wave of blood surged.

I raised my shield to brace against the impact, but I couldn’t stop myself from staggering.

It was then that another message popped up in front of me.

[You have been infected by the blood of the Vampire Clan!]

[You are beginning to mutate into the Vampire Clan.]

I got infected again.

I turned and charged towards Helena.

Nom.

*

“Great job, everyone!”

I waved enthusiastically at the party members.

In the end, we couldn’t defeat the second Named Monster, the Hellfire Dragon Bahamut.

But it was okay. I had figured out how to crack that new pattern.

If we tried again tomorrow, I was sure we could beat it.

Leaving the dispersing party members behind, I approached those who remained.

It was a chance for those with time to exchange feedback.

The remaining members were Chloe, Iyap, Hwarang, Helena, Snow Mage, Dogrik, and Priscilla.

I smiled weakly upon confirming the people still there.

I had hoped more would stay… but it seemed that was wishful thinking.

“So, how did everyone feel about today?”

That was my first question as I approached the remaining group.

The one who reacted to my question was Snow Mage.

“Me! I have a question!”

She raised her hand high, her eyes sparkling like a child wanting to present something.

Nice attitude.

I really liked how Snow Mage carried herself.

“Go ahead.”

“Why did the Blood Demon King bite Helena?”

I tilted my head at that question.

Of course, I had bitten Helena’s hand to use my vampire skill.

I crossed my arms and spoke.

“It was obviously to use my vampire skill.”

The other party members probably did the same.

Hadn’t we cleared that pattern without taking significant damage?

“Guild Leader…”

“Yes?”

“You can use the vampire skill without direct contact…”

It was Iyap who spoke up.

He timidly looked at me and Helena, whispering his words.

I stared blankly at his statement.

What? You don’t need direct contact?

So, you mean I didn’t have to bite Helena’s arm?

I ran my tongue over my fangs.

I could still feel the sensation and taste lingering from Helena’s arm.

But, what does it matter now?

I just need to do it right from now on.

“Got it. Thanks for the info. Anything else?”

“One bite takes away 40% of health.”

I nodded at Iyap’s words.

If one bite took away 40% of health, it means I couldn’t share blood with more than one person.

We’d need to distribute the bites appropriately.

“Still, everyone managed to handle it well. It was the first pattern.”

“It wasn’t a difficult pattern. With proper distribution, I think we can get through it without major issues.”

We exchanged various bits of information regarding the raid.

However, Helena didn’t speak even once.

With her flushed face downcast, she merely glanced at me sheepishly.

It seemed she was upset about having her arm bitten.

I cautiously approached Helena and gently brushed the spot where I had bitten her.

“Did it bother you? I’m sorry.”

I said that, looking down.

It was definitely an action that could easily upset someone.

Suddenly lunging forward to bite her arm and leaving a damp mark with my fangs.

If it had been me, I would’ve been startled and might have swung my sword in panic.

Thank goodness Helena was a kind-hearted angel.

“I- I didn’t mind…”

“You were okay?”

Helena nodded cautiously at my questioning.

She really is understanding.

I awkwardly smiled and rubbed her arm.

The feedback session lasted for 30 minutes.

It wasn’t until 11:30 PM that the remaining members started to disperse.

“Well then… I’ll get going. See you tomorrow.”

“Take care~”

Iyap was the first to stand up.

He got up, stretched, and made some weird noise like, “Ughhh…”

As the remaining ones also started leaving for feedback, soon, only Helena and I were left.

At that moment, Helena opened her mouth carefully.

“Um, Yeo…”

“Yes?”

“I was fine, so…”

“What’s fine?”

“The, the biting… of my arm.”

“Oh… I won’t do it again.”

“No, no! It’s alright, so you can still do it…”

I tilted my head at Helena’s words.

Iyap had said that the vampire skill could be used without direct contact.

If that’s true, then there was no need to bite Helena’s arm.

“You don’t need to do that.”

“I’m fine with it. You can bite me as much as you like.”

Helena said this as she extended her arm toward me.

Meanwhile, she nervously looked around as if hoping I would bite her arm again.

What in the world is going on with her?

I placed my hands on my hips and looked down at Helena.

After silently glaring at her for a few minutes while she gazed up at me, her face flushed, and she turned away.

It seemed she finally realized how embarrassing her request was.

Asking a friend to bite her arm is definitely not a normal request.

Seems the shock from earlier is still hanging around.

I looked at Helena with concern.

“I think it’s best to take a break for today.”

“Huh? No…”

“It’s alright. Just go and rest. Iyap will handle the sheet cleanup.”

“Okay…”

Stand up, Helena looked at me with a longing gaze before using her Return Stone.

Left alone, I also returned to Solaris Capital City, starting to wrap up my day.

I registered the Transcendence Stones I had farmed in the Auction House, crafted the potions and buff potions I used today, and refilled my stock.

As I passed the time, it was already midnight.

The date had changed, which meant the cooldown for the alchemical items I could only create once a day was up.

I hurried to the alchemy station to craft the items.

This wrapped up my day.

I had lived diligently today.

With a proud smile, I logged out of the game.

*

3 AM.

When ordinary people are fast asleep.

In the Deron gallery, a post appeared.

The author was Yudong, using the nickname “ㅇㅇ.”

Deron Online Gallery

[Today’s Special of the Blood Demon King.gif] [62]

[A GIF of Yeo biting Helena’s arm]

Gasp…

[Comments]

[Is this real?]


– [For real, it’s real.]


– [This dude hasn’t been caught yet lololololol]

[No more pants collection?]


– [Blood Demon King is so cute lololololol]


– [Wow… I want to be bitten too.]


– [Any new underarm pics?]


– [Isn’t this his job on the line?]


– [Doesn’t seem to care much.]


– [Blood Demon King is a real champ;;;]


– [Isn’t he enjoying it too?]


– [LOLlolol]

[Look at his face when biting lol >.< I agree lolol.]

- [So cute lolololol]

- [Hee... Blood Demon King... bite me too...]

- [No... don't.]

- [Wow lol if only he could bite me with those tiny teeth, it would hurt a bit lol I want to say something rude but hold off lol.]

- [?]

- [What’s his in-game name? I bet he has tons of unposted screenshots he can’t sell.]

- [Would you reveal your name? You’d get kicked out right away.]

- [Looking at him not posting screenshots, it seems he didn’t leave any clues about his identity lol.]

- [What map is this? Why does it look like a bloodbath?]

- [Looks like a raid dungeon.]

- [Was there a pattern like that in this raid where he bit like that?]

- [Seriously... you dropped VRS to do this nonsense?]

- [I didn’t drop it; I came back.]

- [Is it true that this child rejected a pro offer?]

- [I don’t know, freaking bch.]


– [Ngl.]

[Crazy M-Lolita… she became a vampire…]


– [Gasp… the true Blood Master lol.]


– [Here, poor vampire… can’t resist lol.]


– [Get lost, VRS nerds lol. How dare you covet the Blood Demon King lololol.]


– [For real lol this girl would probably kill herself if Deron goes down.]


– [Deron is life, she was online for 20 hours today.]


– [Didn’t even use the restroom? What a crazy girl.]


– [I heard from a friend that she farmed in the dungeon for 10 hours and then went to the raid.]


– [Mindset of “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”]