Ian made sure he wasn't being followed. A few minutes later, he appeared in front of a river under the night. The sound of owls and the roaring of beasts could be heard from time to time.
At this moment, the cold breeze of the night caressed Ian's skin making him shudder. 'What the fuck? I'm a damned vampire. My body temperature is supposed to be naturally lower. So why do I still feel cold?'
He felt his pulse with his fingers. Naturally, he doesn't have one. His heart doesn't even beat nor his blood flows throughout his body. Vampires do not need oxygen to live at all. Although unscientific, in a world where supernatural power and dark races exist, Ian doesn't find it unreasonable. Not to mention, he was a transmigrator and the possessor of a cheat-like existence.
'Hmmm... Wait a minute. What do I look like?' He walked inched closer to the calm surface of the lake and saw a young man with pale complexion and red pupils. Ian touched his face gently. 'Do every vampire have red pupils?'
On the reflection in the lake, his shoulder, which had been severely injured, had already healed completely. The regeneration factor of vampires is first-rate among myriads of races!
Ian took a deep breath, scanning his surroundings one more time. Then he began to think. 'In my situation, should I modify a body part or develop a new one?'
First of all, according to his memories. The reason they were deployed was to locate the werewolves and had gone deep into the Blood Realm border. Their mission is to locate those invaders and kill them.
So, a battle is inevitable in his situation. Now, he had an offensive means. The bone claws provided him with a lethal weapon that provided him the means to slash the tough bodies of 8-foot werewolves and also could act as a hidden weapon that could catch most of his enemies off guard.
Although he wasn't as proficient as Wolverine at wielding his bone claws yet. He has better agility and the same healing factor as him!
It could be said, with accumulation of experience and a lot of training. He could quickly reach Wolverine's battle prowess.
Now, although he has a strong healing factor. It doesn't make him invincible. He could still be killed if his brain is pierced or if his body is severed in half.
What he needs is defense!
Unfortunately, the exoskeleton that he previously visualized requires 2,000+. He only had 1,600 with him now.
'Well, no hurries. For now, It's more practical for me to strengthen my body.'
Just like that, Ian visualizes his upper body as having a well-developed chest. Increase the muscle mass of his front delts, side delts, and rear delts. Then, Ian slightly increased the length of his arm for optimal range like that of Ferreira. Increase the mass of his forearm muscles yet remain lean. This made his grip surpass most rock climbers and arm wrestlers on Earth by a huge margin.
As a vampire, with such a forearm, he could even arm wrestle with a bear with ease!
Next, Ian designed his legs and calves suitable for explosive jumps and sprints. Lastly, he made his back to have demon back similar to an anime character and made his lats wide.
After he was done, Ian heard the system's notification.
[200 biomass is required. Would you like to proceed?]
'Huh? Only required 200 biomass?' Ian was surprised. With all the modifications and exaggerated muscle, he added, he thought it would be at least 500+ biomass.
A white light flashed in the river. A terrifying force of energy flowed throughout Ian's body. His biceps grew bigger, adding a few inches. The long heads of the tricep bulged, shaped like a dragon, the striations made them look particularly defined. In just a few moments, Ian transformed completely into the image that he had visualized in his mind.
His traps, lats, and mid back added so much muscle that it formed a grinning demon figure.
With the transformation done, Ian felt he could punch a hole through the sky. However, he knew that it was only an illusion brought about by the rapid increase in his strength that literally tripled.
He was confident that he could beat the previous Ian four times!
'Just increasing my muscle mass and designing my body that is optimal for combat has brought such huge improvement.'
Ian customized his body in such a way that he doesn't look like a mass monster. But rather, a lean, explosive figure with a tiny waist, wide clavicle, V-shaped body, and 3-D shoulders.
Skeletal Claws (retractable)
Ian caressed his chin. 'I still had quite a lot. Well, it's not enough to make a practical body part... What should I do now?' at this moment, he recalled the body of werewolves standing at eight feet tall. A light bulb lit up on his head.
What made the lesser werewolves naturally superior in terms of strength against lesser vampires? It was their tall burly figure!
To some extent, weight and size is equal to power! Ian rubbed his palms excitedly. 'What's more, my height is only 5'9. This isn't clearly enough.'
'System, how much biomass do I need to add a meter to my height?'
[You need 400 biomass for every meter. Every time you add a meter, your bone density and muscle mass adjust accordingly to fill up your frame. This indirectly increases the strength and toughness of your body. Your weight would also drastically increase]
'As expected! Size increases strength!' Ian's eyes lit up. 'System, can you make it so that even though my size increases? Would my body still be optimal for fighting and speed?'
[That's not a problem. With such a request, it would cost 500 biomass every meter instead. But your body would always be designed for combat and agility. This makes your body remain agile even with an increase in size.]
Ian couldn't help but feel joy. Having a huge body would also mean less mobility due to increased weight, etc... But now, it seems he doesn't need to worry about the system's automatic adjustment that only costs an additional 100 biomass with every meter.
With that, Ian's body size grew along with his weight. His muscle mass and bone density followed. In the end, Ian now stood at 3.75 meters in height or 12.30 feet!
In terms of height, he now surpassed the eight-foot-tall werewolves!
'With this, I can deal with those werewolves and even look down at them. The role of David and Goliath had been reversed.' Ian couldn't help but sigh.
His system was really incredible!
Increased Bone Density.
Skeletal Claws (retractable), Body Size (+2 meters) Increased Muscle Mass.