"The attack isn’t limited to one place; those guys are really willing to spend big."
Feng Yuan patted the Dark Ancient Book in his hand, and after a moment of silence, the shadowy figure of Agunas said,
"How many areas were attacked in total?"
"Most regions in all areas have been attacked. It seems the enemy intends to destabilize us from within."
"If we could capture all of them, the situation at Odinis’s end could probably be resolved quickly."
Seeing golden mist starting to emanate from the Dark Ancient Book in Feng Yuan’s hands, Agunas’s expression changed as he shouted,
"No! We can’t let you do this!"
"This is a good opportunity."
"No! Qi Chen, stop him! Don’t let him touch the recording!"
Hearing Agunas’s shout, Qi Chen was somewhat puzzled, but still tried to snatch the Dark Ancient Book from Feng Yuan’s hands according to Agunas’s words, however, with Feng Yuan’s strength clear for all to see, Qi Chen simply couldn’t get close.
Seeing Najia take advantage of the moment Feng Yuan dodged Qi Chen to grab the Dark Ancient Book, Agunas breathed a sigh of relief. After taking the Dark Ancient Book, Najia tossed it far away from Feng Yuan as if it had burned him. Seeing this, Feng Yuan sighed and approached Najia, saying,
"You knew it had a defense mechanism, why did you try to grab it... Come on, let me see if the injury is serious."
At this moment, Yang Hongzhi pushed Feng Yuan aside, anxiously examining Najia’s hands. Noticing that Najia’s hands were severely injured, he shot an angry look at Feng Yuan. Sensing Feng Yuan’s intent to approach the Dark Ancient Book, the shadowy figure of Agunas spoke up,
"Doing so would sadden it."
Pausing for a moment, Feng Yuan picked up the Dark Ancient Book and said in a low voice,
"But such a good opportunity..."
Qi Chen, pressing his hand on Feng Yuan’s shoulder said somewhat angrily,
"Please don’t do anything dangerous, okay?"
Noticing Feng Yuan’s silence, Qi Chen looked towards the shadowy figure of Agunas and asked,
"What exactly does he want to do?"
"Not sure, but it looks a bit like a divine being descending to the world."
Everyone looked puzzled at the shadowy figure of Agunas who, after a silence, spoke up,
"It’s not easy to explain the specifics to you, but you should know it’s a move akin to a sacrifice."
Agunas continued, addressing Feng Yuan solemnly,
"You have done enough for us, don’t do this, and It also doesn’t want you to."
"Even if they escape back, some will be left behind by the Divine Beasts guarding the regions. Leave the rest to us, okay?"
Looking into Agunas’s earnest eyes, Feng Yuan sighed and replied,
Seeing the Dark Ancient Book revert to its simple form in Feng Yuan’s hands, Agunas and Najia let out a sigh of relief. Yang Hongzhi, while applying medicine to Najia’s wounds, wanted to scold Feng Yuan, but remembering what Feng Yuan had been about to do, he sighed and held back.
"Let’s go see if we can take care of these intruders, shall we?"
After staring at Feng Yuan for a long while, Qi Chen and Qi Xiaoshuang said sternly,
"Don’t do anything that will harm you again!"
"Even if you don’t care about yourself, you should think about Xiao Ji, shouldn’t you?!"
Being lectured by Qi Chen and Qi Xiaoshuang together, Feng Yuan repeatedly begged for mercy, and only after promising several times not to do such things again did the two temporarily let him off.
"Are you all going out?"
The waiter said anxiously to the group, and after glancing at the somewhat weary Cat-Type Spirit Beast, Feng Yuan replied,
"Even with professional training, they can’t maintain the Barrier for too long, can they?"
"Moreover, there might be survivors outside. The sooner we deal with those people, the higher their chances of survival, right?"
As the waiter was unsure how to counter the argument, a woman dressed like a competent manager came over and said to Feng Yuan,
"Then we’ll rely on you, but please, be sure to keep safe."
Feng Yuan smiled and waved his hand at the other party saying
"Why do I feel like they’re a bit off?"
On the way, Qi Xiaoshuang said with some doubt, and Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Xiaoshuang and said with a smile,
"Because they are retired from the security guard, that’s why they seem a bit off to you."
"Retired, after all, most Cat-Type Spirit Beasts are of the auxiliary type, and ordinary people wouldn’t keep those Cat-Type Spirit Beasts."
Hearing Feng Yuan’s explanation, Yang Hongzhi nodded, and everyone understood that although theoretically, a complete Beast Taming team should have all types of Spirit Beasts, responsible for defense, attack, and support, theory is just theory. The upper limit of Beast Taming contracts meant that apart from a few individuals, most ordinary people who could only open the second or third contract slots in their lifetime didn’t have the ability to form a complete team.
Aside from special professions like the security guards, few people would choose an auxiliary type Spirit Beast as their own Beast Tamer because it was more practical to go with one offensive and one defensive beast, at least for gathering materials in the wild more safely.
"No wonder those Cat-Type Spirit Beasts were so laissez-faire, so that’s the reason..."
"As for those who resigned... they must have been urgently conscripted..."
As Feng Yuan said this, he looked at Qi Chen and Qi Xiaoshuang, and Yang Hongzhi sighed saying,
"Many teachers from our school were also conscripted."
"No way? Even the teachers are being conscripted? Is the situation that bad?"
Looking at Qi Xiaoshuang, Feng Yuan said speechlessly,
"Isn’t it normal for our school’s teachers to be conscripted? Any teacher from the Beast Taming Academy could easily be the strength of a security guard captain."
Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Feng Yuan doubtfully, hands on her hips, as Feng Yuan said proudly,
"After the college entrance exam, it’ll be our school~"
"Have you decided which Beast Taming Academy to attend?"
"I’ve decided long ago, Maomu Academy is just right."
At the side, Xiao Ji looked at the cheerful conversation among the people ahead and whispered,
"This is a very dangerous affair, yet why does it feel like we’re just out on a picnic...?"
Qi Xiaoshuang seemed to hear Xiao Ji’s whisper, turned her head, and smiled saying,
"Because he makes people feel safe. If it weren’t for his habit of doing those kinds of things, there really wouldn’t be any need to worry about safety when with him."
Xiao Ji glanced at Feng Yuan’s petite silhouette ahead and pouted saying,
"So you like younger boys who are smaller than you."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Cough cough, Xiao Shuang, is what Xiao Ji saying true?"
"Mu Yuanzheng! What do you mean by that! Are you doubting me?"
Seeing Qi Xiaoshuang’s aggrieved look, the boy called Mu Yuanzheng suddenly panicked, constantly comforting Qi Xiaoshuang. Feng Yuan, on the other hand, was fanning the flames, while Qi Chen, speechless, pulled on Feng Yuan’s collar saying,
"Enough already, can’t you see Xiao Shuang is getting angry?"
Feng Yuan looked at Qi Chen doubtfully and said,
"So you’re okay with him calling you big uncle?"
"Can’t you see? He’s obviously Xiao Shuang’s boyfriend."
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Qi Chen’s eyes flashed dangerously, and Feng Yuan, grinning, backed away a few steps to lean on Big Cat. After a while, once Qi Chen finished lecturing Qi Xiaoshuang and Mu Yuanzheng, he said to Feng Yuan,
"Strange, I can’t seem to find the Subspace entrance in this Infinite Ghost Realm."
After walking for quite some time, Feng Yuan looked around with some confusion, occasionally throwing out wisps of pale blue flames to scorch the dark world, and Yang Hongzhi took out his phone to check the time, suggesting,
"How about we find a place to rest for a bit, and have dinner?"
"No need, it seems we’ll have to think of something."
Feng Yuan said as he opened the Dark Ancient Book, murmuring incantations, and a stream of dead auras continuously emerged from the book, spreading to the surroundings. As those auras spread, the darkness gradually receded, revealing a sinister and frightening land.