First Batch of Vassals

Lilith stopped walking, not because she saw the dogs and found their fluffy appearance adorable enough to catch her attention.

Rather, she suddenly realized that it seemed time to begin certain experiments.

For vampires, a wave of the hand could command countless bats, while countless beastly shadows within the darkness could become their power.

Once Vassal Beasts emerged, they could destroy heaven and earth!

Of course, that level was still far too distant for Lilith, and the Vassal Beasts she remembered could not exist without magic power.

As for magic power, to be honest, Lilith had not sensed anything like it within her body.

Did she have to cultivate it herself?

Besides Vassal Beasts, there were also Blood Descendants.

Lilith had no intention of creating Blood Descendants. She felt that having only one vampire in this world—herself—was enough.

Besides, there was no one worthy of being turned into a vampire.

However, using her own blood to transform Vassals, rather than performing a so-called First Embrace, seemed worth trying to Lilith.

After all, she had a dragon roaming free outside!

If that dragon revived, it would be able to fly, run, and dive into the sea. It would make an exceptionally fine mount.

And as a Super Dangerous Species, its combat power was not to be underestimated. She would not let such an excellent mount slip away.

Using her own blood to control Tyrant was undoubtedly a good method for her as a vampire.

But she had never tried it before. Then, upon seeing these dogs in their cages, Lilith suddenly felt the urge to buy them.

In the end, Lilith bought all five dogs.

Lilith walked down the street, leading the five dogs behind her.

Even though pedestrians were gradually thinning out in the evening, the sight of such a petite figure leading five large dogs naturally drew plenty of glances.

Moreover, the five large dogs obediently allowed her to lead them, showing no intention of breaking free from their leashes.

No one thought much of it, merely assuming that she had trained the dogs well.

In truth, after Lilith bought them, the dogs had been anything but obedient and had all scrambled to escape.

It was as though what stood before them was not a petite maiden, but some terrifying beast.

Then Lilith leaked the slightest trace of killing intent, and the dogs immediately tucked their tails and crouched before her, too frightened to move.

After Lilith led the dogs home, the servants in her residence found it rather strange.

But as servants, they had no right to question their master's decisions.

Besides, they were only a few dogs. What noble household did not keep pets?

They had heard that General Esdeath even kept a Flying Dragon that was a Special Class Dangerous Species at her home.

After leading the five dogs into the room, Lilith closed the door and forbade anyone from approaching.

The servants naturally did not dare defy Lilith's strange order. They did not even dare to speculate.

Although Lilith was a very kind master, they had heard far too much about the cruelty of nobles. That was precisely why they treasured the chance to serve Lilith so deeply. They did not dare make the slightest mistake, fearing they would be driven out.

Inside the room, the five large dogs sat on the floor.

Even after Lilith tossed the leashes aside, the dogs did not dare run around. They remained completely still.

Lilith poured a bowl of water, then scratched open her fingertip with her nail. After a drop of crimson blood flowed out, her fingertip healed instantly, leaving no sign that it had ever been wounded.

With Lilith's regenerative abilities, unless she deliberately controlled it, even a drop of blood would not have the chance to flow out before the wound healed.

After the blood dripped into the water, Lilith controlled it and dispersed it throughout the bowl.

Lilith raised a hand, controlling the faintly red blood-water. Five droplets of blood flew from the bowl and shot into the bodies of the five large dogs.

"Whimper, whimper..."

Only after the blood droplets entered their bodies did the five large dogs belatedly let out cries of pain.

But before they could cry more than a few times, all of them fainted.

Looking at the dogs collapsed on the ground, Lilith could sense that their insides were being altered by her blood!

The tiny amount of blood in each droplet entered their bodies, traveled through their blood vessels into their hearts, and with every beat of the dogs' hearts, their original blood was altered once by Lilith's blood.

Once Lilith's blood had been completely washed away by the dogs' blood, the transformation of their blood ended.

But for these dogs, the true transformation had only just begun.

Through their blood, although their appearances had not changed at first, the very level of their lives had changed.

They were evolving!

Their fur became glossier, and their bodies grew larger.

Once the changes ended, the five dogs woke up as well.

After they stood up, Lilith realized that they were each as tall as a person, with bodies nearly three meters long. Forget dogs—people would believe they were horses.

"Woof, woof~~"

The awakened dogs wagged their tails and barked happily.

With their tongues hanging out, each of them seemed incredibly delighted before Lilith.

But they did not dare approach Lilith—or rather, they did not dare approach her without her command.

And Lilith could sense a "line" connecting her to them.

Through that "line," Lilith could clearly sense the dogs' emotions and condition. She could even read their minds through it!

Lilith could also use that "line" to sense their locations, then control whether they lived or died!

Yet these dogs seemingly could not use that "line" to sense Lilith's emotions.

They could sense Lilith's location, but Lilith could sever that connection unilaterally, leaving them unable to sense anything.

It was utterly domineering!

"Is a vampire's control over her Vassals absolute...?"

Lilith had suspected as much, but she had not expected her control over her Vassals to be far greater than she had imagined!

After the dogs grew larger, the room became somewhat crowded.

One dog had even knocked over a table and chairs while growing.

At that moment, the dog looked utterly helpless. It even set the table and chairs back up, trying to pretend nothing had happened.

Lilith did not care about the table and chairs. She stepped forward and stroked the dogs that had become her Vassals.

Only then did Lilith discover that beneath their lush fur lay powerful muscles.

It was not hard to imagine that these dogs possessed tremendous strength.

Their teeth and claws had also become longer and sharper.

As for further changes, they could not be seen from the outside.

Lilith decided to take them outside the city to test their combat abilities.