‘It's cool.’ Yeon-woo stroked his neck with his hand. The Vampiric Lord was serious. She had met Jeong-woo on a brief whim, but Yeon-woo was meeting her after wrecking her plans. She must have attached herself to the manager of the cave, Tarneck, to bide her time and wait for an opportunity. Understanding both their predicaments, Yeon-woo thought, ‘I must speak well.’ Otherwise, his life would be in danger.

He would be crazy to turn a monster who rivaled the Martial King into an enemy. Furthermore, the Central Bureau and its people were probably frantically searching for him at this moment. “I need a path towards the heart of the cave.”

“Why?”

“Laplace is there.”

For a brief moment, the Vampiric Lord’s eyes gleamed. “You need an entrance ticket for the Tutorial. Are you trying to find Akasha’s Snake?”

Even though he had not yet mentioned Akasha’s Snake, she understood his objective right away. However, it wasn’t really a surprise since the Vampiric Lord had died in the Tutorial. She likely knew about the various hidden pieces there, including Akasha’s Snake.

“Akasha’s Snake… It’s like a dog dutifully waiting for its master to come back even without knowing if its master is alive or not. Do you have some connection to its master?” the Vampiric Lord asked as she curled and twisted her lips even more. She continued, “Then…”

While she was speaking, Yeon-woo could not help but think that her serrated teeth, which appeared as she talked, looked ferocious.

“Are you the Black King’s successor this time?”

Yeon-woo straightened his back instinctively...