Demonic Pornstar System novel Chapter 236

Chapter 236: Upgrading Adaptive Reflexes!

He spent all his Upgrade Points to receive the SSS-tier Omni Cock to successfully subjugate Bastet, but since then, he got two more for the fangirl quest’s successful completion.

It was time to invest. And there was only one skill that came to Kaiden’s mind.

[Adaptive Reflexes] (B-tier)

A combat passive that allowed his body to react faster the longer it was in combat, making it easier to dodge, parry, or counter. It wasn’t the flashiest spell, but in a solo duel like this, it was a difference-maker.

He selected it and mentally confirmed the upgrade.

[Upgrade Point Consumed...]

In his mind’s eye, the familiar gacha-style animation bloomed, normally slow, colorful, triumphant.

But not this time.

This time, it was sped up as if even the system sensed how dire his situation had become.

Bright signs spun rapidly.

A golden wheel clicked into place.

[DING!]

[Adaptive Reflexes] has been upgraded to S-tier!

[Instinct Overdrive] unlocked!

A quiet, fierce grin spread across Kaiden’s face.

He could feel it: the spell now didn’t just let his body react faster; it let his entire form shift in microbursts of movement to align with deadly precision. Every dodge would require less thought. Every parry, more instinctual.

His body would move with violence.

But he wasn’t done yet.

He still had one more point.

"Let’s make it a miracle..." he whispered to himself.

He selected the skill again.

[Second Upgrade Point spend.]

The ceremony began. Colors spun. Trumpets blared. Confetti rained.

Then...

Black.

The entire mental theater went dark.

As if a war had just been lost.

Somber strings played.

An error tone buzzed.

Kaiden blinked, heart dropping.

[Instinct Overdrive] has suffered regression. Downgraded to A-tier.

[Combat Drift] unlocked!

"... What?" he muttered aloud as a cold sweat broke over his skin.

It was the first time this had ever happened.

No warning. No buffer. The system just... punished him. He’d gambled and lost.

’Not now!’ Kaiden cursed inwardly. Any other point in time could’ve been more appropriate than this! Why did it have to fail him now?

His body still felt more responsive than before, but the sting of the downgrade shattered his focus for a critical second, and that’s when the vampire moved.

The noble’s robes fluttered as he glided forward in a blur. His claws dragged mana across the floor, leaving ribbons of blood-hued mist in his wake. His eyes were aflame with seething rage and hunger.

"[Bloodforged Gauntlets]..." he whispered.

A gruesome glow overtook his arms.

Thick veins of corrupted mana moved up his limbs. His claws cracked and thickened, lengthening into large, bone-like talons coated in blood. Flesh hardened unnaturally, each knuckle now reinforced with hexed bone and necrotic might.

Kaiden barely had time to brace himself.

The first punch shattered the air.

It didn’t hit Kaiden’s flesh. It hit the armor protecting his body.

And thank god it did.

His ribs still screamed beneath the enchanted plates of the Dawnguard set, but without it? That first blow alone might’ve stopped his heart.

*BOOM!*

Another hit, this time to the shoulder. His body was flung sideways like a ragdoll before his boots carved messy tracks into the marble.

"Guh!" Kaiden gasped as his breath was stolen from his lungs.

The vampire noble advanced.

*WHAM!*

"You think you’re the only one who can cast magic and also fight in melee, Dawnguard mongrel?"

A third impact crushed into Kaiden’s gut, and he doubled over, only for another to slam into his side.

His bones creaked. His armor glowed as protective enchantments flickered under stress.

The Reactive Barrier in his gear finally kicked in as a blinding light burst from the shoulder plate as a desperate counter.

But it wasn’t enough.

The noble just hissed and slammed him again, knocking Kaiden to his knees.

’That fucking unlucky upgrade roll! Why is it RNG anyhow?! Damned Heavenly Demon thinks he’s a jester or what?!’ Kaiden cursed inwardly, spitting blood.

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