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

"Report! Captain Ye! A swarm of Stormhawks has been detected in the Thundercloud! Their numbers are enormous, covering the sky! They've reached within five kilometers!"

Stone looked up at the distant horizon, where a dark cloud was rapidly approaching.

Thousands upon thousands of thundercloud storm eagles gathered together.

"They've finally arrived..." Ah Hu's expression changed from relaxed to serious.

"This is the last wave of monsters. According to the pattern, the world boss should respawn after this wave of birds."

Ye Qinglan turned to look at Lu Zhixing, who was drinking watermelon juice inside the blood wall: "Young Master, the last wave of thundercloud storm eagles is about to arrive."

The monsters in this wave are generally level 35 or higher, the level difference is too large, the experience points are severely reduced, and at your current level, it will be extremely difficult to break through their defenses and finish them off.

"Don't bother with this wave of monsters. Just rest and let us handle it."

Lu Zhixing looked up at the distant, cloud-covered sky, then looked down and opened the panel, where the level was displayed as Lv.15.

The afternoon's frenzied harvesting caused my experience bar to rise rapidly, climbing from level 10 all the way to level 15.

I leveled up five times in a row, which means I got to enjoy all the benefits of the monster tide.

He readily nodded: "Okay, I'll do as Sister Ye says. By the way, Sister Ye, are there any lakes nearby?"

Ye Qinglan paused for a moment, then looked down at the electronic map and checked: "There is indeed a lake a kilometer away. Why is Young Master asking about this?"

"It's nothing, just asking." Lu Zhixing sat up in bed, handed the watermelon juice to the maid, and patted the wrinkles on his clothes.

"I'm going for a stroll, you guys keep fighting."

Ye Qinglan frowned slightly; the young master always had his reasons for doing things.

Lu Zhixing led the little zombie and the little vampire toward the lake.

The lake is small, hidden in a low-lying area deep in the canyon, surrounded by withered reeds and unidentified weeds.

Lu Zhixing stood by the water's edge, looking at the bottomless lake, and frowned.

He can't swim.

"Little Zombie, is the treasure you were talking about inside?"

The little zombie squatted by the water's edge, staring at the surface.

[Little Zombie: It can't be wrong, the divination result is shown below. It can't be wrong.]

Lu Zhixing was silent for a moment. "I can't swim."

[Little Zombie: ...]

[Little Zombie: You're so useless.]

"You can?"

[Little Zombie: I am a zombie. Zombies don't need to swim. Zombies can walk underwater.]

After the little zombie finished speaking, it jumped forward and plunged into the water with a "plop".

Lu Zhixing stood by the water, watching the ripples spreading outwards, his face expressionless.

The little vampire sat on a rock by the water.

She glanced down at the lake, then looked up at Lu Zhixing, a barely perceptible smile flashing in her blood-red eyes.

She raised her left hand, revealing a dark red bracelet on her wrist, its surface engraved with intricate runes.

Her slender fingers gently pressed on the bracelet—

A bottle of medicine appeared in her hand.

A transparent glass bottle contains a pale blue liquid that flows slowly within it.

Lu Zhixing's pupils suddenly contracted.

A spatial item?

In this world, spatial items are extremely rare.

Those who can make storage items are extremely rare.

Space rings and bracelets on the market are generally extremely expensive, and the price is directly proportional to the size of the storage space.

A space bracelet that can hold one cubic meter of items costs enough for an average person to buy an apartment in a first-tier city.

Judging from the runes and luster on the little vampire's bracelet, it could hold at least ten cubic meters.

Where did she get this?

"Can I take a look at your bracelet?"

The little vampire quickly hid the bracelet behind his back, gripped it tightly with both hands, and took a step back.

[Little Vampire: I can't show you this!]

Lu Zhixing was taken aback for a moment: "I didn't say I wanted it, I was just asking."

[Little Vampire: That's still not allowed. I said you can't look, and that means you can't look.]

Why?

The little vampire turned her head, her long silver-white hair covering half of her face, and the tips of her ears were tinged with a faint pink.

[Little Vampire: Because... the things inside this bracelet can only be seen by the person I cherish most.]

She paused, her voice softening slightly.

[Little Vampire: No one else has seen this yet.]

Lu Zhixing looked at the back of her head and her reddened ear tips, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

He didn't ask any further questions, nor did he reach out to ask for it.

It's good that summoned creatures have some private space.

The baby zombies pull things out of their crotches, and the baby vampires have spatial bracelets—this makes perfect sense.

"Fine. I won't watch it then."

The little vampire turned his head back from the side, glancing at him with his blood-red eyes, as if to confirm whether he had really given up.

After confirming that he didn't intend to press the matter further, her expression relaxed somewhat. She took the bracelet out from behind her back and put it back on.

Then she handed the bottle of light blue medicine to Lu Zhixing.

[Little Vampire: Drink it.]

Lu Zhixing took the medicine and looked at it: "What is this?"

[Little Vampire: Underwater Breathing Potion. Drinking it will let you breathe underwater. I happen to have a bottle, so here you go.]

Lu Zhixing uncorked the bottle and tilted his head back to drink it down.

A message popped up on the system panel.

[Status: Underwater breathing (Duration: 60 minutes)]

The next second, a surge of heat welled up from inside his body.

Lu Zhixing's face flushed instantly, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his breathing became rapid.

He abruptly turned to look at the little vampire: "This...you—what did you put in the potion? Why do I feel so hot all over?"

The little vampire tilted her head and looked at him, blinking her eyes innocently.

There was a small, suppressed curve at the corner of her mouth.

She was trying not to laugh.

[Little Vampire: Every medicine has its side effects. Don't worry about it.]

Another message popped up on the panel.

[Status: Sexually aroused (Duration: 60 minutes)]

Lu Zhixing took a deep breath, then another.

"You did it on purpose."

[Little Vampire: I have no idea what you're talking about.]

"You did it on purpose."

The little vampire tilted her head, looking innocent. "I just added a little... something to the potion."

I'm worried you might fall asleep underwater. It's so cold there; it would be dangerous if you fell asleep. I'm doing this for your safety.

Lu Zhixing's lips twitched. Something to boost energy? This is supposed to be a boost?

This is clearly—

The little vampire stretched out his index finger and pointed to the lake.

[Little Vampire: The water's cold, just soak in it for a bit. Hurry up, don't keep the little zombie waiting.]

Lu Zhixing took a deep breath and walked to the water's edge.

The heat finally subsided, and I felt much more comfortable.

The arousal debuff is still there, but at least it's not as unpleasant anymore.

[Little Vampire: How was it? Pretty good, right?]

Lu Zhixing did not answer. He took a deep breath and submerged in the water.

He swam underwater for a while.

The speed is too slow. By the time we reach the bottom of the lake and find the treasure, the monster tide will probably be over.

He stopped and said to the little vampire beside him, "This is too slow. Is there a faster way? For example, could you get us a submarine? One made of blood element, to carry us down to the bottom."

The little vampire floated in the water, tilting her head to look at him and blinking.

A submarine? Build one? Using blood element?

[Little Vampire: How come I didn't think of that...?]

A message popped up on the system panel.

[System Notification: The summoned creature "Little Vampire" is performing its own deductions...]

[Skill simulation in progress...]

[Congratulations! Your summoned creature "Little Vampire" has independently deduced and evolved an advanced skill—"Blood Escape" (Tier 1)!]

A dense, blood-red light curtain spread out from her body, enveloping both Lu Zhixing and the little zombie.

The next second, the blood-red orb of light shot towards the bottom of the lake.

---

On the wall of blood, the last Thundercloud Storm Eagle was beheaded by Ye Qinglan with a single strike.

The headless eagle carcass fell from the sky, crashing to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Under the dark purple sky, the flock of eagles had been mostly wiped out, with only a few still circling in the air, but they no longer posed a threat.

Ye Qinglan flicked the blood off the knife and sheathed it.

Her gaze swept across the battlefield, and just as she was about to speak, Ah Hu, who was standing beside her, suddenly jolted.

Ah Hu lowered his head and stared at the wall of blood beneath his feet.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and his body froze.

An unusually heavy wave emanated from the depths of the earth, penetrating the soil, the wall of blood, and his body.

He was all too familiar with this kind of fluctuation.

It wasn't the light, leaping movement of the wind, but the heavy, viscous feeling of blood.

Ye Qinglan noticed Ah Hu's unusual behavior and frowned slightly: "What's wrong? Is it a bloodline BOSS?"

Ah Hu nodded firmly, his voice deep: "Yes. This pure blood element fluctuation... there's no mistake. This time, the world boss is blood-attribute."

He paused, then added.

"Moreover, it's not an ordinary bloodline; it's a mutant, a dual blood and water bloodline. Water can generate blood, and blood can nourish water. This combination is more troublesome than a pure bloodline."

Ye Qinglan nodded, her expression unchanged.

It's just a minor boss. With the young master by her side, she and Ah Hu can easily reduce the boss to a sliver of health, leaving the young master to finish it off.

She had confidence in the young master's micro-management, confidence in Ah Hu's bloodline control, and even more confidence in her own sword. This time, she was determined to defeat the BOSS.

"Okay, it's settled then." Ye Qinglan turned and called out towards the blood wall.

"Young Master, the BOSS has spawned—"

Her words caught in her throat.

The large bed inside the blood-stained wall was empty.

The silk quilt was folded neatly, the latex pillow was placed at the head of the bed, and the maid sat on the edge of the bed.

Ye Qinglan's expression changed drastically.

"Where did the young master go?!"

The maid snapped out of her daze and shuddered. "Young...Young Master said we should take a stroll over the lake..."

Ye Qinglan turned and ran.

Ye Qinglan covered the one-kilometer distance in less than two minutes.

Ah Hu followed behind, both of their combat suits soaked with sweat.

The sight by the lake made them both stop in their tracks.

There was no one in sight.

But a thin, dark red curtain of light was slowly dissipating by the water.

Those are traces of residual blood elements.

Ah Hu rushed to the water's edge, squatted down, and reached out to touch the blood-red light curtain.

His expression changed the moment his finger touched the edge of the light screen.

"Captain Ye..." Ah Hu's voice trembled.

"This is a low-level bloodline skill, Blood Escape. And judging from the concentration of mana, it was cast by the young master."

Ah Hu's hands were trembling slightly.

He looked up at Ye Qinglan, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.

Within a single day, he first mastered the Wailing Wall, and then followed up with the Blood Escape.

Two beginner-level skills were acquired on the same day, within a few hours of each other.

Even for an ordinary summoner with top-tier elemental affinity, it would take at least several months or even half a year to master a basic skill.

From the time the young master received the vampire summon until now, it's only been a few hours at most.

Not only that.

The young master had already dived underwater before him.

This means that the young master's elemental perception range is far beyond that of an S-rank bloodline mage like himself.

An even crazier idea flashed through Ah Hu's mind.

Before he could react, the young master had already sensed the spawning of the blood-type BOSS and, incidentally, mastered the Blood Escape technique, diving alone into the underground.

The most crucial question is—why didn't he invite them to come along?

Could it be that the young master even thinks this wild boss is too weak, and that he can solo it by himself?

Ah Hu was so shocked by his own analysis that his scalp tingled.

That's insane, that's too confident. Is this the pride of a top genius?

Knowing full well that the BOSS is a dual-type blood and water element, making it more difficult to deal with than a normal blood element, he still chose to infiltrate alone.

It wasn't recklessness, but rather confidence in one's absolute strength.

Ye Qinglan snapped back to reality, interrupting Ah Hu's thoughts: "Quick, take me with you! Young Master's health is paramount; he can't afford any mishaps!"

Ah Hu snapped out of his daze and quickly nodded, "Ah, right, right! Captain Ye, hold on tight to me!"

Ye Qinglan reached out and grabbed Ah Hu's shoulder.

Ah Hu took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and then suddenly pulled them apart to the sides.

Blood elements exploded in his palm, and a dark red light curtain enveloped both of them simultaneously.

"Buzz—"

The dark red orb contracted, compressed, and then shot violently towards the bottom of the lake.