SSS Awakening: Rebirth of the Strongest Vampire God - Chapter 620

Chapter 620: Dagger of the Shadow Sovereign
The kitten hopped into his hands and immediately flopped on her back, demanding belly rubs.

Damon indulged her. “Yes yes, my fluffy queen. Papa loves you. Papa will give you the best life. Papa will- owww- okay, not the claws, little demon.”

Damon was a little surprised that the tiny claws actually hurt. His skin was after all extremely tough and a little furball like this shouldn’t be able to do anything. Even high-tier monsters couldn’t pierce his defenses so casually.

The kitten purred louder, rubbing her face into his palm in apology.

“It’s okay. It’s okay. Papa will power up soon and then you can scratch me up to your heart’s content.” Damon chuckled and rubbed her belly some more before he decided to get back to work again. But suddenly a parchment appeared in his hands.

“Hmmm?”

Meow. The kitten proudly poked the parchment with her claw.

“Did you bring this for me?” Damon picked up the parchment and almost instantly his eyes widened in shock. The parchment had that unmistakeable orange golden glow to it. It was a legendary grade item!

“Fuck! Baby, where did you get this from?” He quickly opened it up to take a look. It was actually a blueprint!

A blueprint for a legendary grade dagger!

Damon’s eyebrows shot up so fast they nearly left his skull. A legendary-grade dagger blueprint? He stared at the parchment. He stared at the kitten.

The kitten puffed up proudly. “Meow.”

“…Baby,” Damon said slowly, “did you just loot a legendary item?”

The kitten nodded casually.

“You looted a legendary item. A legendary blueprint. From where? Who dropped this? What did you kill behind my back? Was there a boss? A hidden treasure? A-”

The kitten tapped the parchment again with her claw. As if saying Papa, stop asking dumb questions and just accept the gift.

Damon inhaled deeply. “Okay. Okay. Papa understands. You’re amazing. That’s the answer. Got it.” He let out a sigh and examined the blueprint first.

[Dagger of the Shadow Sovereign: Legendary Grade]

Requires:

Shadow-infused Mythril (Purity > 99%)

Abyssal Core Fragment x1

Shadow-infused Embersteel (Purity > 99%)

Craftsman Tier: Master or higher

Attributes:

Attack Power: 2,800 – 3,500 (scales with wielder’s shadow affinity)

Attack Speed: +60%

Critical Chance: +50%

Critical Damage: +150%

Shadow Penetration: Ignores 40% of all types of defenses

Durability: Infinite (regenerates by absorbing ambient darkness)

Effect (upon completion):

Grants the wielder greater authority over shadow element.

Can devour lesser shadow weapons to grow.

Sovereign’s Grasp: Unlocked after devouring 10 shadow weapons. The dagger roots the target’s shadow in place, freezing them for 2 seconds. If used from stealth, the freeze becomes a 4 second silence instead. Cooldown: 25 seconds.

Umbra Reversal: Any shadow-type projectile or spell within 10 meters is absorbed by the dagger and launched back at double power. Absorbing too much energy causes the dagger to temporarily overcharge, increasing attack power by +200% for 8 seconds. Cooldown: 45 seconds.

The dagger was simply amazing, true to its legendary classification. “This… this is a damn masterpiece,” Damon breathed, unable to stop the slow grin stretching across his face. If he could collect everything it demanded and he absolutely would, the weapon would become one of his main trump cards.

“Now that I think about it, I already have some stuff. Abyssal Core fragment and embersteel. I only need the mythril. It should be somewhere in this world.”

The kitten rubbed her head against his chin, purring. Damon nuzzled the little thing and then proceeded to explore the mountains some more. Maybe all the beasts were guarding this legendary blueprint? Perhaps there was something more?

The problem was that the world was simply huge. If he tamed some of the shadow beasts, it would be easier for him to look around. The Third mentioned that there were all sorts of treasures casually tossed around in this world.

He had picked up his Dimensional Seed in exactly one such encounter. So there was definitely payout here if he looked around and explored the world thoroughly, he just needed to be smart about it.

That bloody damn witch killed all of his abyss hounds. So he currently had no pets except for the kitten and she was a little different from a tamed beast.

Damon did not have to search for long before he came across a pack of shadow wolves. He sensed them before he saw them, sleek, predatory shapes gliding through the darkness. Their eyes shimmered like cold amethyst shards, their bodies half-substantial, half-shadow, each step silent yet filled with murderous intent.

A moment later, they materialized fully atop a jagged ridge, twenty or so of them, all watching him, ready to strike.

The kitten on his shoulder lifted her head and hissed, a tiny, adorable hiss that somehow carried enough weight to make the wolves flinch.

Damon smirked. My baby’s got presence. “Alright,” He murmured. “Let’s try this.” He activated [Tame Beast]. He was fully prepared to fail because everytime he had used this skill he had only failed in the first attempt. He also knew that [Tame Beast] was notorious for failing if he did not use the power of friendship and what not.

But this time, on attempt number 1, an unexpected notification flashed in front of him.

[Ding! Level 135 Shadow Wolf (Elite) has submitted to you. Shadow Wolf (Elite) is now your tamed beast. Do you wish to name your pet?]

[Ding! Level 195 Shadow Wolf (Alpha) has submitted to you. Shadow Wolf (Alpha) is now your tamed beast. Do you wish to name your pet?]

[Ding! Level 150 Shadow Wolf (Elite) has submitted to you. Shadow Wolf (Elite) is now your tamed beast. Do you wish to name your pet?]

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“…huh?” Damon froze. He looked at the wolves and every single one of them had their heads lowered. Even the alpha, an enormous, jagged-furred monster pressed its shadowy snout to the ground in submission.

“What the hell is this…? Maybe because my shadow affinity is now almost A rank level?”

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