Draconic Pets Evolution System

Chapter 15 A Question of Survival

'Vampires?'

All that Ryuk knew about vampires was that they sucked the blood of humans and were intensely evil.

That's all he had ever heard, and of course, everything came from him sneaking information from the other core hunters.

When he had asked about them from his uncle, all he had gotten was an uncaring shrug—something his uncle did for questions he didn't find worthy enough of an answer.

But to Ryuk, right now, his blood unconsciously flowed faster.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't curious about seeing other races that existed on Endearth.

"So, hey kid?"

The call suddenly disrupted Ryuk's train of thought, and he turned to the front, where the side face of the green-haired man could be seen through the small square-shaped glass that Ryuk could barely see through.

"Hmm?"

"So tell me, what is your relationship with Jacky Jack?" the man suddenly asked, curiosity shining in his sunken green eyes and Ryuk simply replied.

"He's a core trader, and I'm a hunter," he replied.

"You? A hunter? Hahahaha!" Enok laughed aloud from Ryuk's reply, and even the muscular man turned to look at him through the mirror at the top of the truck's decking.

"So you're a hunter. Yeah, right? So what do you hunt?" Enok pressed.

"Cores," he replied.

"Cores? I thought they were called mutant beasts?" Enok asked with a raised eyebrow, and Ryuk shrugged.

"What's the difference?"

"I guess you have a point."

"So tell me, what is the highest power level of a beast you've ever hunted?" Enok asked curiously.

"F-grade," Ryuk replied confidently, and Enok burst into loud laughter, wheezing behind the steering wheel.

"I know Old Jack very well, and never once has he asked for a favor or made a deal with us."

"He's usually very disdainful.

"Today, he was different—almost like he lowered his pride, something impossible for someone like Old Jack to do.

"And that reason is I can guess is solely because of you.

"He values you enough to put down his pride just to make sure of your safety."

"I'm guessing whoever you are or whatever your relationship with him is, he probably wants you to survive—or there'll be nothing remaining after your death."

"If you go out with that baseless confidence of yours, you'll be dying sooner than you think," Vandal concluded before he turned his gaze away from Ryuk and looked at the side glass, staring at the endless desert.

"You know Vandal is right, kid," Enok said, his voice softening the intense pressure that Vandal's speech brought.

"But you don't need to piss your pants. You'll survive, so long as you follow the Rule of Survival."

"Do you know what the Rule of Survival states, kiddo?" Enok said with a nauseating smile that spread to his ears as Ryuk turned to look at him, his heart skipping a beat from the man's sinister expression.

"Hm?"

"The Rule of Survival is really simple, kiddo."

"In this forsaken world called EndEarth, only two groups of people survive: the strong and the weak flatterers.

"The really strong people own Endearth, coming from families with deep history and greater knowledge of Apex Energy, or powerful racial bloodlines."

"They're free to act as they like, and pride is rightfully entitled to their name."

"As for the weak, only those with a good tongue survive—those who know well how let down their pride and dignity and kowtow to the strong, flattering them even as they pee on their heads," Enok said with a sarcastic expression that made Ryuk raise an eyebrow.

It was the first time he was hearing such a twisted rule.

"And you know what you should worry about now?" Enok said, drawing Ryuk's attention once more.

"Just what category do you belong to?"