Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

Lu Zhixing chuckled twice but didn't respond to the question.

Ye Qinglan stepped forward: "Young Master, shall we continue leveling up?"

Lu Zhixing glanced at the skill bar.

The little zombie is fast asleep (drooling)

There was no sign of him waking up.

The main damage dealers are all AFK, so who's going to level up now? Are we supposed to let him go up and fight by himself?

"Forget it, Sister Ye, let's stop practicing for now. I just woke up, and my head is still a bit buzzing. I can't quite process what I'm doing. I need to rest for a bit and clear my head."

Ye Qinglan nodded: "Alright, I'll do as you say, young master."

Stone rubbed his hands together and couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, you're already level 10, so can't you learn your second basic skill? I heard from the Commander yesterday that you want to choose a vampire as your second summon?"

Lu Zhixing was reminded of this.

Yes, Shen Jing gave him a skill book on summoning vampires yesterday, and he casually put it in his pocket.

He touched his pocket; the skill book was still there, emitting a faint red glow.

He took it out of his pocket and weighed it in his hand. "Yes, saving my life is the most important thing."

He opened the skill book, and a notification popped up on the system panel.

[Skill Book: Vampire Summoning (Beginner)]

[Learning Requirements: Necromancer, Level 10]

[Skill Description: Summons a vampire to fight for you. The vampire possesses the "Blood Shield" skill, which creates a necromantic shield to block physical and magical damage.]

[Should I study?]

Stone immediately spoke up: "Young Master has finally chosen the right skill! More importantly, Ah Hu is the only S-rank elemental affinity mage in our special forces team, and he has blood element affinity at that!"

When it comes to understanding defensive skills, in Dachang City, if he's second, few would dare claim to be first.

Ah Hu waved his hands repeatedly, his expression humble, but the confidence in his eyes was impossible to hide.

"Don't brag, Stone! How could I dare call myself S-class in front of Young Master... Young Master is a micro-management master. I just have a little bit of experience."

Lu Zhixing chuckled and patted the skill book: "Alright, Brother Tiger, stop being modest."

Since you're the expert, I'll need your guidance after I learn it.

Ah Hu was flattered and straightened his back a bit: "I dare not accept such praise! Young Master, please feel free to try it. I will answer any questions you may have!"

Lu Zhixing's mind raced: "Use it."

The skill book in his hand transformed into specks of red light, drifting away like fireflies and entering his brow.

You have learned the basic skill: Vampire Summoning (Lv.1)

Blood Shield: The vampire creates a necromantic shield to block physical and magical damage. The shield's strength is proportional to the vampire's level.

Lu Zhixing wasn't too concerned about the skill's effects; he was more concerned about something else.

Will this new summon be able to talk?

He tentatively called out in his mind, "Hey, are you there? Anyone home? Feed me? Hello?"

On the skill bar, the vampire icon remained silent, without any movement.

Lu Zhixing called out a few more times. Still, there was no response.

No way? Could it be that only the little zombie is special? Or... is this new summon mute?

Seeing that Lu Zhixing was still in a daze after learning the skill, Ah Hu couldn't help but ask, "Young Master? How was it? How did it feel?"

Lu Zhixing snapped out of his daze and scratched his head: "Uh... I don't seem to feel anything."

Ah Hu, speaking from experience, patiently explained: "The most difficult thing for a blood mage is communicating with the blood element."

Defensive skills are generally more deliberate and less flashy than offensive skills. It's normal that you don't feel their impact yet since you're new to them.

Lu Zhixing nodded: "I see. I've learned something, Brother Tiger."

Ah Hu felt a sense of accomplishment, chuckled, and was filled with pride.

He pointed to the open space in front of Lu Zhixing and said in a loud voice, "Young Master, why don't you try summoning it here? I'll take a look for you."

Lu Zhixing nodded: "Okay, let's give it a try."

He stood up, raised his right hand, and with a thought, "Summon."

A blood-red magic circle unfolded on the open ground in front of him.

A small bulge appeared in the center of the magic circle, and a hand reached out from it.

That hand was small, a size smaller than others of the same age, with skin as white as porcelain, almost transparent, revealing fine bluish veins underneath.

Her fingers were long and slender, and her nails were neatly trimmed.

Then the other hand came out as well.

With two small hands gripping the edge of the magic circle, she pushed hard and a tiny figure flipped out of the magic circle.

She was a little girl who looked to be only a little over fifteen years old.

Her long, silvery-white hair reached her waist, with slightly curled ends.

Her eyes were blood red, her features were delicate and petite, her chin was pointed, her lips were thin and red, and the corners of her mouth naturally had a slight downward curve.

She was wearing a tattered black dress with a jagged hem, and she was barefoot on the ground.

She stood there, her height only reaching Lu Zhixing's waist.

It's so small, it looks like it could fall apart in the wind.

The moment those blood-red eyes emerged from the magic circle, they began to survey their surroundings.

The tent, the large bed, the aromatherapy diffuser, the maid, Ye Qinglan, Ah Hu, and the stone were all examined. Finally, the gaze fell on Lu Zhixing, who looked him up and down twice.

Ah Hu and Ye Qinglan exchanged a glance.

Necromancers have no affinity with summoned creatures, so it's already quite difficult to succeed on the first summoning attempt.

As for strength, don't expect much.

How thick a shield can you expect from this skinny, malnourished little vampire?

But since this is the young master's first successful use of a summoning skill, he should still be encouraged.

Stone took two steps forward responsibly, turned to Lu Zhixing and said, "Well... young master, as this is the first time you've released something, being able to summon someone already puts you to a level that exceeds 90% of newcomers."

Ah Hu cleared his throat and began to provide guidance.

As he gestured, he used his mental power to guide the blood elements in the air to converge around the vampire:

"Come on, young master, follow my rhythm, take a deep breath... feel that sense of weight... defensive skills can't be rushed, you have to build them like a house, brick by brick..."

Lu Zhixing nodded and closed his eyes as Ah Hu had instructed.

But instead of trying to feel any sense of weight, he began a new round of probing in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Little Blood? Can you hear me?"

no respond.

"Little Blood, Little Blood, can you put up a shield?"

He was silent for a moment. Then a voice rang in his mind.

It's a cool, languid, nasal voice, typical of a young girl.

[Little Vampire: "You lowly nobody, you're my master?"]

Lu Zhixing was taken aback.

Who summons a creature and immediately calls the other creature a weakling?

At least the little zombie started cursing after the fight, but this new guy started cursing before he even started working.

The little vampire stood in front of him, arms crossed, chin held high, blood-red eyes half-closed, looking down at him.

Although her head only reached his waist, she managed to create an effect of looking down on him with her gaze.

Her lips were turned down, and her little feet were lightly tapping the ground.

[Little Vampire: "I just woke up, and I'm hungry and tired. I don't have the energy to create a shield."]

"Um... what should we do then?"

The little vampire gave him a look as if he were an idiot, then turned his head away.

She revealed her fair and slender neck and gently touched the area below her collarbone with her finger.

[Little Vampire: "This lady wants to drink blood."]

When she said the word "blood," her blood-red eyes lit up for a moment.

Before Lu Zhixing could answer, the little zombie icon in the skill bar suddenly started flashing wildly.

[Little Zombie: What's all the noise about! Can't a person get some sleep this early in the morning?!]

The summoning circle exploded at Lu Zhixing's feet, and a bluish-gray figure sprang out from it.

As soon as the little zombie appeared, it put its hands on its hips, its big and small eyes wide open.

The moment it saw the little vampire, its hands, which had been on its hips, were now crossed over its chest, and its chin was raised even higher than the little vampire's.

The little zombie spoke first: "You're the new guy?"

The little vampire glanced at it, its blood-red eyes scanning from the top of the little zombie's head to its feet, then back again, repeating this motion three times.

Then she turned her head to the side, her long, silvery-white hair obscuring half of her face.

[Little Vampire: "So ugly."]

The little zombie exploded instantly.

Its entire body leaped up from the ground, its feet at least twenty centimeters off the ground, and the ground trembled slightly when it landed.

[Little Zombie: What did you say?! Who did you call ugly?! This is my domineering aura! Domineering aura and ugly are not the same thing... No, I'm not ugly!]

The little vampire ignored it.

She turned around, her back to the little zombie, and casually adjusted her cuffs with an elegant movement.

Lu Zhixing took a deep breath.

"Didn't they say it was about sucking blood? There are a lot of monster corpses over there, the blood should be fresh, otherwise—"

"No." The little vampire interrupted him.