SSS Awakening: Rebirth of the Strongest Vampire God novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397: Attempting to Tame Abyssal Hound...

A moment later, ten hounds lay in front of him, sprawled on the ground, all twitching and tossing around in torturous pain. Damon crouched low and patted one beast. "I know you guys are all battle hungry. Don’t worry. I will give you plenty of opportunities for it. All you have to do is say yes, and the pain will stop."

The ten abyssal hounds writhed in pain. Black ichor bubbled from their jaws, their claws scraping grooves into the broken cobblestones as the poison did its work. Every breath they took sounded like a death rattle.

"Alright. Let’s check what the success rate is now. You guys better not disappoint me."

Damon activated the skill again.

[Ding! Attempting to Tame Abyssal Hound...]

[Warning! Abyssal creatures cannot be tamed by ordinary means.]

[Calculating... Affinity Detected.]

[Success Rate: 1%.]

"Hmmm? Again, only 1%? Do I need to increase the dose of the poison?" Damon pondered quietly. He looked at the hounds again, and they instantly started to shiver.

Immediately, another set of notifications appeared. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

[Ding! You have successfully tamed Abyssal Hound 1]

[Ding! You have successfully tamed Abyssal Hound 2]

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[Ding! Do you wish to name your tamed beasts?]

Damon decided to ignore the naming for now as he had limited time in this area. On top of that, he still needed to find where Aiden was hiding. There was no way that bastard did not personally check out this spot. He had to be here.

"Let’s go. All of you run around and find me shiny things that are lying on the grounds. Also, if you sense poisonous air somewhere, come find me immediately."

While he wouldn’t be able to move around in the abyssal zone without making noise, these hounds can easily do his job.

The hounds pricked their ears and scattered at his command, shadows blending into the broken streets as they darted off in every direction. Their sleek forms moved with uncanny silence, paws barely disturbing the dust as they slipped between ruined arches, cracked walls, and piles of ichor-drenched rubble.

Where Damon would have drawn the attention of every lurking abyssal spawn, even in his Stealth mode, the hounds slithered unnoticed, sniffing out traces of poison and anything valuable in every direction.

Damon spotted another pack of Abyssal Fangs in the distance and attempted to tame them using the same method, but this time the system notification announced his insufficient soul strength. It looked like ten level 90ish beasts were his limit at the moment.

He was mulling over this when he remembered there was one more skill he had been excited about. Wyrm’s fire breath!

He immediately recalled the moment the wyrm’s throat had detonated from within. That overwhelming torrent of black fire, corrupted and violent, had nearly melted him alive, but now that skill belonged to him. His lips curled into a thin smile. It was time to find out just how powerful the skill was.

He focused and activated the skill. A doubt crept into his mind if he would be able to use the skill at all, considering he did not have the draconic bloodline, but the next second, he was proved wrong.

A furnace roared open inside his chest. His veins lit up as if molten lava coursed through them, searing heat pressing against his throat. Damon tilted his head back slightly, bracing himself as the power gathered.

For a heartbeat, he felt like he was the wyrm, his lungs no longer human, his breath no longer mere air, but an abyssal inferno waiting to erupt. Then he exhaled.

A beam of golden red flame surged forth, scorching the ruined stones and blasting through the far end of the plaza. His primordial mana core finally felt the drain, but the result was equally proportionate.

The sheer force of it rattled the shattered buildings, leaving molten cracks gouged deep into the ground. The air itself warped, shimmering under the heat as ash spiraled into the sky. A few abyssal spawn in the path, nowhere to be seen.

When the torrent finally ended, Damon staggered half a step, his throat raw and his chest heaving. He finally knew what sort of an attack worked best in this hellhole!

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