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nTo reach Somur Canyon, Ian had to go through Somur Forest.

nSomur Forest had lower-level monsters compared to Somur Canyon, however, Ian still had to be

ncareful.

nThere was a savage beast type of monster that lived there called Corcuns.

nThe Corcuns’ levels were a little less than 40, not much higher than an Asiatic Black Bears’, however,

nthey moved in packs, therefore, they were thought to be much more dangerous than Asiatic Black

nBears.

nThe Corcuns looked like jaguars with a red-brown fur.

n‘It would be cool to capture a Corcun. After all, Ly is not that cool…’

nIan glanced at Ly who was following from behind. It was showing great potential and improvement,

nhowever, his appearance was still shabby. It looked like a Wolf, a monster from a low-level hunting

nground.

nHowever, then, Ly suddenly stopped.

nIan felt a little guilty.

n‘Can, can he read my thoughts?”

nIan felt sorry and started to stroke Ly.

n“Hey, Ly, you know that I like you very much, right?”

nIan was afraid that the Friendship, that he had worked so hard to raise, would fall.

nHowever, Ly stood still.

nIan started to wonder what was wrong with Ly. Then a faint light started to gather around Ly.

n“What, what the-?”

nIan was surprised and opened Ly’s statistics window. Soon, he found out what was going on.

nEvolving.

n‘Evolution possible’ had changed into ‘Evolving’ and it was blinking in red.

n‘Finally! Finally, he is evolving!’

nIan had opened Ly’s statics window dozens of times and that ‘Evolution possible’ always drew his

nattention. He had been waiting for that, hence, he was excited.

n‘But why is Ly evolving so suddenly? What was the qualification for evolving?’

nIan studied Ly’s statistics window carefully and soon he found out the answer.

n‘Potential! Potential is at 100 now!’

nIan never wasted time, even when he was traveling, he had been using the Intermediate Training Skill

nregularly. Therefore, Ly’s potential quickly reached 100 and the wolf was evolving now.

nIan felt like dancing happily.

n‘His appearance would certainly change, right? I hope he gets bigger… So that I would be able to ride

nhim around…’

nIan grinned widely while Ly continued to evolve.

nThe light around Ly got brighter and blazed, it shrouded Ly’s entire body. Slowly, Ly’s appearance

nstarted to change.

n‘Oh…'

nIan stared at Ly in a daze.

nGrowl-!

nLy stopped growing only when he was twice as bigger than before.

nA little while later, the light started to slowly fade away and a pleasant system message rang.

nDing-!

n– Wolf Ly has evolved into Blood-Red Maned Wolf.

nBlood-Red Maned Wolf. Even its name suited Ian’s taste, he then let out an exclamation.

n“Kee…”

nThat wasn’t the end.

n– Your pet evolved successfully. Proficiency of Intermediate Training skill goes up.

n– Intermediate Training skill is at Lv. 2 now. (45.7% to the next level).

n– You succeeded in evolving your pet for the first time. Your Fame increased by 1,000. Your Taming

nTechnique and Leadership are increased by 30 each.

n– You summoned the Blood-Red Maned Wolf for the first time. Your Fame increases by 1,500.

nSystem messages came up one after another!

nThey were all good, however, the thing that pleased Ian the most was the fact that Ly had evolved into

na unique monster that has never been seen before.

n“Hahahahahah!” Ian laughed like a madman.

nLustrous, thick red mane and a size as big as a tiger.

nIan was deeply moved and hugged Ly tightly.

n“Ly, I love you.”

nLy also felt good to see Ian rejoice. It licked his cheek and rubbed his body at him.

nIan then calmed down and opened Ly’s statistics window.

nLy

nLevel: 20

nType: wild beast

nRank: Rare

nCharacter: brave

nEvolution possible

nAttack Force: 235

nDefense Force: 97

nSpeed: 215

nIntelligence: 135

nHealth: 790

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nUnique Ability

n– Absorbs 15% of the damage it inflicts on the enemy as its Health. Absorbs 50% of damage when

nmaking fatal damage.

n– Set enemy on Bleeding mode when making fatal damage. When the enemy is on Bleeding mode, a

nfixed damage of 20% of its Attack Force per second is inflicted to the enemy for 10 seconds.

nA ferocious wolf with a mysterious red mane. It has a very hostile behavior.

nLy’s statistics window was full of surprises. Ly’s Attack Force and Speed were higher than a fully-

ngeared Ian, additionally, he had gotten unique abilities like absorbing Health and Bleeding mode.

nIts Defense Force and Health were relatively low, however, they could be supplemented by his high

nAttack Force and absorbing Health ability.

n‘His rank has changed from Regular to Rare as well…’

nLy’s rank had gone up, therefore, it required more Leadership now. However, with stats that great, this

nwasn’t a problem. Ian’s Leadership had increased by 30 as it was the first evolution reward, hence,

nhis Leadership would not be insufficient.

nAdditionally, if a high-level monster with some skill were to be considered Regular items, then Ly

nwould have been considered as a Unique rank item.

nAnd….

n‘He can still evolve!’

nLy could get even stronger.

n‘One more evolution means he will reach Unique rank!’

nJust to think about it was thrilling!

nLy’s stats were great enough to beat a Rare rank field monster when it was at Regular rank, therefore,

nif it evolved to become a Unique rank, it might be as strong as a Hero rank field monster.

n‘Summoner is truly a great class!’

nTo be specific more specific, the Taming Master, Ian’s hidden class, was a great class, not the

nSummoner.

nOf course, Ian’s great abilities had enabled him to find Ly among countless Wolves… however, if it

nhad not been for Intermediate Training, a unique skill of the Taming Master, Ly’s evolution would still

nbe far away.

nAnyway, Ian’s steps were light as he headed toward Somur Canyon.

nIan chided himself for wanting Corcun’s appearance as he watched them roaming around in packs.

n‘I don’t need Corcuns. My Ly is the best, most certainly’

nIan approached Ly.

n“Ly, can you carry me?”

nGrowl-.

nAt this, Ly sat down, as if telling him to climb up.

nIan grinned widely as he climbed up to Ly’s back.

n“Ooh, Ly, run!”

nIan was excited and yelled ‘run’, however, he soon regretted it immediately. Ly sprung forth and he

nwas thrown to the ground because of its speed.

nLy licked Ian’s arm while he lay on the ground as if it was sorry.

n“Uh… do I need a saddle? But it would not look as cool.”

nIan climbed up to Ly’s back again. Ian wasn’t going to give up because he fell once. He already felt

ntoo narcissistic about his own look on Ly.

n“Move, Ly. Slowly.”

nLy started to walk carefully while Ian got used to riding Ly.

n“Good, good.”

nLy slowly raised its speed with Ian on its back. Thanks to that, Ian arrived at Somur Canyon faster

nthan he had expected.

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