ACT 1 Pet Dog

[TL Notes:I made a small edit to the previous chapter. The skill slots for Racards blood-sucking skill increased to 2, not by two.

Also for those who dont know what chaebol is when it is mentioned in this chapter. It is like a family lead huge corporations commonly found in South Korea. If you want more information then you can look it up in google.]

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Shortly after Karakul met his end.

According to the rules of a vampires duel, Racard inherited all of Karakuls possessions. It meant the Karakuls territory, castle and the Bloody subordinates all belonged to Racard. The Bloody swiftly changed their attitude after the duel finished.

Oh, the shining charisma, it is wonderful!

As expected, the people who make their own fortunes are different.

It will be a great honour to serve such a fine Lord.

I thought it would be like from the beginning.

Ill offer my whole body to our Lord.

The Bloody prostrated themselves on the ground and shook their tail.They didnt seem like subordinates who had served Karakul for 100 years. Well, the Bloody and Karakuls relationship wasnt one of loyalty but was more like a forced blood contract.

Earl.. Earl Racard.

Racard looked like it still hadnt sunk in.But after a moment, his face brightened as the Bloody continued praising him.

Earl, yes I am now an Earl. Hahaha, this castle is also mine! Everything is mine! Hahaha. Eh? Whats that nasty stuff? Why is it in my room?

Racard looked around the room and frowned as he saw a black lump. Then one of the Bloody twisted its hand and replied.

Yes, that is Karakul who was the previous Lord.

Karakul had been a powerful vampire who controlled portions of the Dark Earth. However, the triple combo of the cross, garlic smell and illumination had turned him into unrecognizable ashes.Racard farted at the Bloodys answer and muttered.

Bah, what are you guys doing? This is my room. Quickly remove the mess. Clean up the room.

Yes, I understand. Ill remove this messy thing.

The competent Bloody was also a professional maid so the room was quickly cleaned up.The broken household goods were removed while the various blood spots were neatly polished. Then the strong vampire Karakul was separated into non-flammable trash and dragged out.It was a world where losing was truly disastrous.

Huhuhu, Im an Earl..should I talk like an Earl?

Racard sat down in the chair used by Karakul and laughed. Then he spoke to Ark and the Wolrang.

Ah, did you see? Did you see? Im now an Earl. But theres no need for you to be tense. Im not an authoritarian vampire. In addition, Im thankful to the Wolrang who helped me. So you can live comfortably. Hahaha!

However Ark didnt feel like laughing.

Damn, this is bad.

Ark sighed with a mixed expression.Of course, Racards evolution was an inspiring event for Ark. 170 total stats were added when Racard evolved. It was like he gained 17 levels at once. However, the important thing for summons wasnt the level but the ranking. Recently he learned that the ranking that appeared in a summonss information window wasnt simply a classification.

The combat ability of monsters wasnt just determined by their level or stats. A users skill was affected by the ranking of the skill. This was also applied to the monster rating system. A monsters skills, agility and ability to cope with different situations would depend on the ranking. Thats why a level 80 user could fight against a level 100 monster without difficulty.However, it wouldnt be that easy for the user if they were dealing with a level 100 intermediate monster. If the monster was in the advanced ranking then its power would increase by approximately 20 levels and a party might be required to hunt it. It was one of the reasons why Ark used Racards satellite surveillance mode in battles. Most of the monsters Ark was currently dealing with were intermediate ranked. Because Razak also involved, he now had two intermediate ranked summons.

But he wasnt entirely happy about Racard evolving to an intermediate rank. If Ark attacked an intermediate ranked monster, the damage wouldnt be applied or not all of it will be applied. On the other hand, there was a possibility of receiving additional damage if he was in a critical condition.The rankings of the monsters would also increase in the higher level regions. It would be impossible to exert his full power no matter how much he raised his stats through food. In the end, the evolution of his pets was necessary if he wanted to use them in higher level regions. It was the reason Ark chose evolution even though he could raise their stats through food.

Anyway, Racard has an intermediate ranking now. There will be no penalties applied if we face an intermediate monster.

It meant that he could use Racard more aggressively in fights.

There is also an additional skill slot in Blood-sucking.

Until now, there had only been one skill slot for Blood-sucking so it was very inconvenient. If he wanted to preserve the skill saved in the slot then he couldnt use Blood-sucking. Now that there were two slots, he could divide it into one slot to use and one to save. It also had a 10% probability of blocking a random skill.Ark had experienced the effect of blocking skills through Karakul so he was aware of its power. Although it blocked a random skill so luck was needed, it could be used to properly neutralize the enemy.

Blood Lane is also a wide area curse magic!

The evolution was undoubtedly successful.

Okay. Karakul is defeated and my pet evolved into Racard..everything is good. But.

Ark released a sigh and looked at Racard absent-mindedly. No, he looked at Racard who was now wearing a red tuxedo. The reason Ark was dissatisfied was because of the tuxedo.

Blood Red Tuxedo (Rare)

Armour type: Special Costume

Durability: 23/60

Defense: 30

Weight: 15

User restriction: Vampires only

A vampires tuxedo dyed in his favourite colour, blood red. It appears to be clothes that Karakul who possessed great power preferred and is a luxury clothing using the finest fabrics. There arent many vampires who wears such luxury tuxedos in Dark Earth. The dignity of the vampire will increase just by wearing this.

<Option: Stamina +5, Wisdom +10>

<Special options: Dignity of a vampire increases by 30%. A vampires dignity has an influence on the effect and success rate of vampire exclusive skills. The effect of and success rate of Blood-sucking and Blood Lane will increase by 15%>