Chapter 1019: Not a Pet, But a Human
Beneath the ruined eaves.
Qiao Sang scrambled out of her sleeping bag with a whoosh. She looked up at the Secret Realm Cracks that perated nearly the entire sky and the Ghost-type pets crawling out of them. Her pupils constricted, and her face filled with shock and bewildernt.
"Are there always this many Secret Realm Cracks in this place?"
Mikayla frowned and said:
"Absolutely impossible. If the internal situation of the Lost Town were like this, no one would ever co here despite the news of the Spirit-Passing Cat. Moreover, as far as I know, many Beast Tars who ca to explore in the past were able to leave safely. This must be a low-probability event."
Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, a pet that had crawled out of a crack looked at her, letting out a terrifying "jie jie jie" laugh, its eyes glowing with purple light.
Suddenly, a bizarre scene occurred. She found that the pet staring at her had abruptly turned into a massive, glittering golden trophy. Its appearance and size were identical to the Interstellar Cup championship trophy she had seen on television.
Illusion. It makes the target see it as the thing they desire most in their heart, using that to control the target's actions... Qiao Sang’s mind was exceptionally clear, and she saw through it instantly.
She activated her Beast Codex, and the Interstellar Cup before her eyes reverted back to that Ghost-type pet.
The Ghost-type pet, only fifty centiters tall, saw that her eyes remained clear. It took a step back, displaying a wary expression.
"Xun xun!"
At that mont, a Ghost Ring King with a body size of thirty ters appeared out of thin air and let out a roar.
The surrounding ruins trembled amidst the roar.
An invisible pressure descended. The sheer weight of that pressure made the Ghost-type pets present retreat repeatedly, their bodies stiffening, not daring to move an inch.
Imdiately afterward, the majority of the wild Ghost-type pets fled in all directions.
Only about a dozen larger Ghost-type pets remained, looking at the giant Ghost Ring King with ill intent.
"Xun xun!"
Little Treasure clasped his paws together, and the Ghost Ring King’s size shot up instantly, exploding to about sixty ters.
The dozen Ghost-type pets' pupils shrank. They exchanged glances and then vanished into invisibility.
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure breathed a sigh of relief and wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead.
The giant Ghost Ring King synchronized the sweat-wiping motion.
"Wuwu!"
Baowuwu looked at Little Treasure with an expression of worship.
"Xun xun!"
Feeling the gaze, Little Treasure imdiately dropped his paws and held his head high.
"I think we still need to leave here as soon as possible." Qiao Sang looked at the Secret Realm Cracks still appearing in the distant sky and said uneasily: "How about we leave right now?"
Mikayla said slowly: "On the contrary, I think this is an excellent training opportunity."
Qiao Sang: ???
Mikayla continued: "Besides, with so many wild Ghost-type pets appearing, many good things are bound to be brought out."
Good things... Qiao Sang imdiately began weighing the pros and cons.
With Baowuwu by her side, any good things could definitely be found quickly. Looking at the situation just now, although there were many Ghost-type pets coming out, their levels weren't particularly high. At most, the sheer numbers were terrifying. Even if she encountered sothing she couldn't handle, there was still Teacher Mikayla...
As she was thinking, Mikayla added:
"Most Ghost-type pets increase their energy by absorbing negative energy. Now that so many Secret Realm Cracks have appeared, the people in this town will surely produce a constant stream of negative energy. This is a great opportunity for Ghost Ring King to improve his strength."
Qiao Sang said solemnly: "I’ll listen to Teacher! Little Treasure!"
"Xun xun!" Little Treasure let out a cry full of spirit.
"We’re going to train!" Qiao Sang said.
"Xun xun!" Little Treasure’s heart was full of passion.
Get stronger, get stronger,mhe wanted to get stronger!
Qiao Sang and Little Treasure exchanged a look, then turned in unison to Yabao’s side and began to wake him up.
"Yabao, wake up!"
"Xun xun! Xun xun!"
Gangbao: ...
"Yap yap..."
Yabao slowly woke up. When he saw the scene in the distant sky, he beca instantly alert, assuming a combat-ready stance.
After the events of Secret Realm No. 53 and losing to Lubao, Yabao is much easier to wake up... Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.
It had to be said that Yabao’s alertness brought a sufficient sense of security.
"Lu Di!"
Suddenly, Lubao, who had been awake since the first Secret Realm Crack appeared, stared ahead and let out a serious cry.
Qiao Sang looked in that direction, a large wave of thick black mist was surging toward them.
"Gang Zhan."
Gangbao took the initiative to et it. Her body slowly grew larger, and she flapped her wings forcefully, instantly whipping up a violent gale.
Sand and stones flew, and the surrounding ruined houses instantly collapsed, shattering into pieces as stones and broken timber were swept into the sky.
The thick black mist was blown away by the gale.
A pet about seven ters tall, mostly purple and looking like an alarm clock, was blown backward as the mist dissipated, landing heavily on the ground.
Slow-Slow Clock, a King-level Ghost-type pet. It has the Slow trait, everything in the world appears like it's in slow motion in its eyes... Qiao Sang recognized the pet lying on the ground. Having a premonition, her expression instantly turned solemn.
At the sa ti, the remaining thin mist ahead surged. A pet about ten ters tall, with a purple upper body, light purple lower body, black eyes, and a black strear underneath currently binding a person, floated out. It looked like a balloon.
World-Floating Ball, a King-level Ghost-type pet. It is said that it can float to another world, and if it carries humans or pets, it can transport them to that world as well... Qiao Sang looked at the pet, data related to it surfacing in her mind.
Yabao showed a wary expression, his body slowly growing larger.
"Help, help ..." The woman bound by the black strear said weakly.
The World-Floating Ball looked down, and a surge of translucent energy rose from the woman, as if sothing was being sucked away.
Almost the instant the translucent energy was drained, the woman's face aged at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's essence." Mikayla said.
She made no move, clearly not intending to intervene.
Qiao Sang issued a command: "Explosive Fla Bullet."
Yabao imdiately opened his mouth, and a beam of red-and-gold light erupted toward the World-Floating Ball.
The World-Floating Ball did not dodge. It also opened its mouth and fired a thick black wave.
Bang!
The red-and-gold light completely overpowered the black wave, suppressing it directly and impacting the World-Floating Ball's body.
"Float!"
The World-Floating Ball let out a scream and was sent flying backward, crashing into and collapsing a semi-collapsed dilapidated house in the distance.
The woman fell downward as the World-Floating Ball flew back.
Right then, Qiao Sang spoke: "Don't let the Slow-Slow Clock get away."
"Xun xun..."
Little Treasure paused for a second, then reacted, teleporting to the Slow-Slow Clock's shadow.
The dark shadow instantly connected with the shadow of the Slow-Slow Clock, which was currently spitting black mist at Baowuwu.
"Man man..."
The Slow-Slow Clock froze and looked down at the ground.
"Wuwu!"
Baowuwu seed to realize sothing and floated to Qiao Sang's side with a face full of fear.
On the other side, the woman landed steadily on the ground, showing no sign of her previous weakness.
The World-Floating Ball, covered in wounds, floated back to her side and spat translucent energy toward her.
The energy enveloped her and was completely absorbed into her body, the woman's face instantly restored its youth at a visible speed.
At the sa ti, a giant ice spike as large as a small hill appeared out of thin air and smashed heavily onto the Slow-Slow Clock.
"Man man!"
The Slow-Slow Clock let out a shrill scream.
The woman’s expression turned ugly. She asked: "When did you find out?"
Qiao Sang said calmly: "When entering this town, the Slow-Slow Clock and World-Floating Ball were already following you. Later, you kept following . I saw you didn't make a move, so I ignored you."
"Furthermore, that black mist just now should be the Slow-Slow Clock's skill. I rember the books saying the Slow-Slow Clock has the 'Inhale' trait; it can spit out black mist, and targets enveloped by it will be sucked into its body."
"You probably wanted to take Baowuwu away."
"You just didn't expect the black mist to be blown away so quickly, so you implented Plan B,mhaving the World-Floating Ball pretend to be a wild pet to draw our attention, allowing the Slow-Slow Clock to take Baowuwu in the chaos."
What a student one doesn't have to worry about... Mikayla smiled with satisfaction nearby.
Completely correct... The woman's expression was filled with gravity and wariness.
She had thought she needed to deal with the foreigner, but she hadn't expected the one she truly needed to watch out for was soone else. Previously, she hadn't even noticed the other's presence...
Since she had been found out, a fight was unavoidable!
The woman shouted: "Suck!"
"Man man!"
The Slow-Slow Clock lying on the ground opened its mouth, and black gas erged.
Almost at the sa ti, Yabao opened his mouth. The red-and-gold light was several tis faster than the black gas, shooting out and hitting the Slow-Slow Clock directly.
"Man man!"
The Slow-Slow Clock scread and flew backward.
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure stood in place, unmoving, but the 2D mode Shadow Control transford into 3D mode, entangling the Slow-Slow Clock and pulling it back.
Yabao opened his mouth again, fierce flas sweeping through his sharp teeth.
A giant Blazing Divine Lion head condensed from flas appeared simultaneously, synchronizing the movent and biting down hard on the Slow-Slow Clock.
"Misfortune Never Cos Singly!" The woman shouted.
"Float!"
The World-Floating Ball turned into a purple light and charged forward.
Right then, the surrounding temperature plumted.
An thick layer of ice crust instantly condensed over the World-Floating Ball, freezing it in place.
Bang!
At the sa ti, the giant Blazing Divine Lion head biting the Slow-Slow Clock erupted with terrifying flas and a shockwave.
"Man man!!!"
The Slow-Slow Clock let out a miserable cry, its eyes rolled back, and it fainted completely.
The woman’s face turned deathly pale, realizing the opponent before her was far more troubleso than she had imagined.
She opened her mouth and finally spoke: "I only wanted Baowuwu to help find the Spirit-Passing Cat. Na your price; I will agree to whatever it is."
"Wuwu..."
Baowuwu silently moved a bit further away from Qiao Sang.
Qiao Sang said indifferently: "No matter what you give, I will not agree."
"Wuwu..."
Upon hearing this, Baowuwu showed a touched expression and silently moved closer to Qiao Sang again.
"I have less than three months left to live. Without the Spirit-Passing Cat, I will die!" The woman's face was as pale as paper, her tone pleading.
Faint black mist enveloped her, surging upward.
Seeing this, Mikayla’s brow furrowed slightly as if she had thought of sothing.
"Xun xun~" Little Treasure seed to sll a pleasant scent, his eyes lit up, and he began to inhale deeply.
Qiao Sang looked at the Secret Realm Crack appearing not far behind her, sighed, and said: "You should first think about how to get out of this town safely. If you can't get out, you might not even have three months."
The woman froze, and then, realizing sothing, she turned her head.
The cold air on Lubao dissipated.
The ice crust on the World-Floating Ball lted away.
"Let's go." Qiao Sang said, looking at Little Treasure.
"Xun xun~"
Little Treasure’s eyes glowed blue.
The next second, he vanished from the spot with Qiao Sang, Mikayla, Yabao, and the others.
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In the town, the black mist grew thicker. Beast Tars were either fleeing in panic, crying out, or fighting bravely... the scene was in utter chaos.
At the sa ti.
High in the sky.
Little Treasure was controlling a thirty-ter-tall Shadow, attacking wild pets one by one.
Although the power of the Shadow of Darkness was similar to the original body, its attack area was large, allowing it to strike many wild pets simultaneously.
Qiao Sang sat on Yabao’s back, holding the pet egg.
Lubao stood behind her Tar, constantly spitting out icy air at the wild pets appearing from behind.
"Did you discover anything just now?" Mikayla, floating beside Qiao Sang, asked.
Just now? Qiao Sang thought back and remarked: "Professional Beast Tars are indeed much stronger. That person's King-level pet just now felt weaker than the ones I encountered during the competition."
Mikayla: ...
"Look closely at these people and the Ghost Mist." Mikayla guided.
Qiao Sang looked seriously at the people below and the thickening Ghost Mist, then looked up in shock, analyzing: "So energy in this Ghost Mist seems to be surging toward the sa place. Is an extrely high-level Ghost-type pet absorbing this energy?"
Generally speaking, Ghost-type pets have a range for absorbing energy. But now, so much energy was surging toward one direction simultaneously, yet the figure of that Ghost-type pet was nowhere to be seen. Clearly, that pet was far from simple.
"Exactly." Mikayla said in a heavy tone:
"Not only that, I checked before we ca. Once you enter the Lost Town, the exit becos hidden and vanishes. To leave, one would need a pet that can see through illusions, or a pet powerful enough to be completely unaffected by the Ghost Mist and able to leave at any ti. Or, one needs a Guiding Thread on their person, with a Guiding Gillet outside the mist to pull them directly out."
"The Guiding Thread is actually the fur of a Guiding Gillet. As long as psychic power is attached to it, the pet can sense it and pull them out. Many people pay a heavy price to obtain one before coming here."
"Look at the people here. Many have a Guiding Thread tied to their hands. Almost all of them have tried attaching their psychic power, yet not a single human or pet has gone out."
Qiao Sang froze and looked down. Sure enough, she saw most people had a white wool thread tied to their hands, and many were crying and shouting at the thread.
The Guiding Threads had failed?
Thinking about it now, it seems that Tar with the Slow-Slow Clock from earlier also had one on her hand. No wonder she dared to move against with so many Secret Realm Cracks around... Qiao Sang then thought of sothing. Her heartbeat inevitably quickened, and she asked cautiously: "Teacher, can you still get out?"
Mikayla glanced at her: "Of course."
Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief and then asked in confusion: "Why would the Guiding Threads fail?"
"Either sothing went wrong with the Guiding Gillet that owns the threads, or sothing went wrong with this town." Mikayla said solemnly.
With so many people, it’s impossible that all the Guiding Threads were plucked from the sa Guiding Gillet. The one with the problem... is this town... Qiao Sang frowned and speculated: "Could it be that so Ghost-type pet doesn't want us to leave?"
"Only Psychic-type pets can achieve spatial lockdown." Mikayla looked toward the direction where the Ghost Mist was surging and said word by word: "It's not a pet, it's soone who doesn't want us to leave."
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