Speaking of equipment compatibility, Han Dong was no slouch either.
Although Earl often cursed and grumbled inside his body, whenever it came time to fight, he still gave it his all and even threw himself into it... His current life was far more interesting than his days at Scarlet Manor.
The reason lay in Han Dong's flesh, which was more exquisite and perfect than any body Earl had ever seen... Even as proud as he was, Earl had to admit that Han Dong's physical body surpassed his own. The blood flowing through Han Dong's veins was even more extraordinary.
"Master of the Blood Oath. Roghorien's Netherblood Skull (Damaged)"
This piece of equipment gave Earl enhancements that, as an Otherfiend, he had never been able to experience or even imagine.
Whenever the ugly skull fused into the Blood Hound's body, Earl heard whispers from a god in another world.
At times, Earl's consciousness even crossed dimensions, briefly standing deep within an ancient castle piled high with flesh and blood, receiving a pilgrimage ceremony from the Blood Oath Taker.
There had even been several occasions when Earl's consciousness had touched the Gate of Truth in this manner.
The skull's embedding, the siphoning of netherblood.
The Blood Hound's level rose across the board. Its size, flesh density, fear effect, direct damage, and more were all enhanced.
Breaking through the obstruction, it swallowed Ed whole.
Its high-density tentacle teeth bit directly into Ed's body, delivering an irresistible, irrecoverable death bite... His body was immediately torn to pieces.
At the critical moment, he pulled the trigger.
Bang... Another bullet was fired from the Silver Handgun, though it was essentially a segment of code.
The muzzle was aimed neither at the Blood Hound tearing into Ed nor at Han Dong standing ten meters away... Instead, it