Moyu’s sudden appearance naturally caught the attention of the few members of the advance team.
"Qian, you’re actually a Beast Master?" The captain of the advance team was quite surprised. After all, Sun Gaota only mentioned that Qian Qi was an important talent that needed protection, but never said she was a Beast Master!
"Guess you could say that." Since Moyu was already out, Qian Qi had no plans to hide the fact that she could control beasts.
"So what level of Magic Beast is it?" Shao Xian asked curiously.
"Not a high level, it’s just a small mascot." Qian Qi found a rock to sit on and said modestly, "It doesn’t have much combat power."
The few members of the advance team looked at each other and couldn’t help but agree.
After all, Moyu looked so small, it really didn’t seem like the type of Magic Beast meant for combat. They figured Qian Qi was just keeping it as a pet for fun.
But soon, the team realized their ignorance.
Moyu flew around the area but couldn’t find any shiny things, so it felt very unsatisfied. Seeing that Qian Qi wasn’t paying attention, it immediately disappeared from sight with a "whoosh."
When it returned, it had a half-spliced deer horn in its mouth, shining bright like a diamond, nearly blinding Qian Qi with its reflected light.
"Contractor—! I found a super-super-super-super shiny thing!"
Moyu left a black streak in the air and placed the diamond deer horn next to her, then excitedly said, "I want it, I want it, I want all of it!"
"You want it?" Qian Qi brashly placed her arm on her knee and gave a roguish smile, ready to fulfill her Magic Beast’s little wish, "Then this contractor will..."
Before finishing her sentence, a deafening sound of footsteps came from afar, and Qian Qi, puzzled, raised the binoculars to see several tall and mighty deer horn Magic Beasts with buff muscles charging crazily towards them amidst the flying sand. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NoveI-Fire.ɴet
The leader among them had a diamond deer horn on its head that was densely branched like tree twigs and resplendent under the evening light, but it was clearly missing a segment.
System: [The instance BOSS Ice Crystal Deer Beast you are rushing towards has arrived; unfortunately, it is a social Magic Beast. How do you plan to handle this, Your Excellency?]
Qian Qi turned rigidly, not daring to breathe out, "Ya Ya... how did you manage to get the boss’s horn?"
Moyu blinked its innocent, gem-red eyes: "I just cursed it to baldness."
No way, you can use the baldness curse ?
Facing the Ice Crystal Deer Beast herd whose eyes were red and faces fierce, swearing to kill the horn thief, Qian Qi immediately stuffed the deer horn back into Moyu’s mouth.
Afterward, she earnestly educated, "Ya Ya, you are already a mature C-level Demon Beast. You should strive for the things you want yourself, instead of reaching out to your master. Do you understand?"
Moyu tilted its head: "Caw?"
"Go for it! I believe you can handle them!" Qian Qi waved her little fists, cheering, "You’re the best! Your master believes in you!"
Seeing Qian Qi commanding the mascot to face the dozens of C-level Ice Crystal Deer Beasts, the advance team members thought she was just playing around, but had no choice but to stand up vigilantly, form their formation, and prepare to battle these C-level Ice Crystal Deer Beasts.
But given their strength, trying to deal with this herd of Ice Crystal Deer Beasts was clearly unrealistic.
In the past, they only had to retreat and hide. They didn’t need to engage in battles with Magic Beasts since exploring instances was their main purpose. But now, because of Qian Qi, they had no choice but to fight these Magic Beasts.
Though they felt a bit awkward inside, Minister Sun ordered them to protect her, so even if they were tired, they had to grit their teeth and prepare for battle.
"Commander Su." The captain of the advance team couldn’t help but turn to Su Ang, "Our Elemental Power is running low, you see..."
Su Ang stood in place, casting a glance from Moyu to the tired-looking team members, then calmly said, "Then you guys should rest."
The captain instantly felt relieved; after all, Su Ang was a Double S-level Awakener. With him around, they really didn’t need to act, neither did he want his teammates to get injured or even die in battle.
"You’re not going?" Hearing their conversation, Qian Qi turned around instantly, her big eyes blinking, with a mischievous gaze slowly drifting across them.
"We better conserve our strength, so we don’t become a burden later." Afraid Qian Qi might badmouth them after leaving the instance, the captain immediately explained, "It’s absolutely not laziness."
"Then your blade..." Qian Qi didn’t care if they protected her or not, pointed to the C-class Long Blade in his hand, and rubbed her little hands, "Can I borrow it?"
"What do you want a blade for?" The captain was puzzled, considering her small arms, could she even wield a C-class Long Blade?
"I don’t feel safe," Qian Qi looked at him imploringly, "I wouldn’t be scared unless I had two long blades and two short daggers."
The captain of the advance team: ...
Previously, with those waves of Magic Beasts, you didn’t seem scared at all!
Rubbing his temples while looking at Qian Qi’s pitiful look, the captain reluctantly handed over his Long Blade and short dagger to her, then instructed Shao Xian to give her his blade.
Upon receiving the Long Blade, Qian Qi immediately changed her tune, quickly opened her backpack and equipped the C-level Defense Armor, then packed her bag securely. Holding up two big machetes with her arms, she shouted and dashed toward the Ice Crystal Deer Beasts.
"Ya Ya, charge! Make them all sprain their ankles! Witness the horror of a highway pileup!"
"Caw—heel sprain! Heel sprain!"
A person and a raven excitedly rushed towards the Ice Crystal Deer Beasts; the captain of the advance team widened his mouth, turned rigidly to look at Su Ang who had no intention of stopping, and stammered, "Commander, you’re really letting her go?"
You should hurry and pull her back! Isn’t this sending her to her death?
Su Ang glanced at him lightly and succinctly said, "No problem."
The captain clutched his head, his entire face almost transforming into a scream face.
If Qian Qi dies, how would he explain to Sun Gaota, could he say it was because Su Ang let Qian Qi mess around?
Would Sun Gaota believe it?
The captain was on the verge of madness, but he couldn’t catch up to Qian Qi on his own, so he could only watch her get closer and closer to the charging herd of Ice Crystal Deer Beasts...
Then the captain just watched, wide-eyed, as the once aggressive Ice Crystal Deer Beast herd suddenly seemed to trip over their own feet like clumsy fools, with one even falling down.
Following that, as if the dense crowd had caused a severe stampede accident, those charging Ice Crystal Deer Beasts all fell to the ground, falling extremely miserably.
Not only that, but due to their long and dense diamond deer horns, they got tangled up with each other, unable to disentangle themselves, while some, owing to their high speed, directly crashed into the bellies of other fallen Ice Crystal Deer Beasts, poking several big holes and spilling blood everywhere.
The scene was chaotic, but the person and the raven excitedly swept through like mischievous monkeys, chanting "heel sprain hooray" as they sharpened their blades and rushed toward the beast swarm.
The advance team could only watch in shock: ...
Wait, when you say heel sprain, they actually do sprain their ankles?!