Chapter 984: 797: Sorry (Two in One)_2

Chapter 984: Chapter 797: Sorry (Two in One)_2

Not far away lay a stretch of ruins, while the area nearby was overgrown with wild grass.

The world was eerily silent. Though it was the same place as before, without the songs and dances of the pet beasts, an indescribable sense of dread filled the air.

“We’re out,” Qiao Sang said, looking at the familiar surroundings in front of her.

Ogefu kept walking forward and suddenly asked, “Do you want to contract Adinixi?”

Why bring this up so suddenly… Qiao Sang recalled his earlier words and mimicked the tone as she replied, “I don’t exactly have any spare Contract Pages.”

“True. Someone as gifted as you wouldn’t risk damaging your brain domain just to dissolve a contract,” Ogefu stopped, then turned toward her to speak.

Half of his face was hidden in shadow, the other half illuminated by moonlight, making him seem rather eerie.

“Would your teacher want to contract it, then?” Ogefu inquired further.

Qiao Sang frowned, puzzled. “Why are you asking this all of a sudden?”

“I was just thinking,” Ogefu said casually. “If we all wanted to contract Adinixi, then who would it belong to?”

Qiao Sang furrowed her brows slightly. “Isn’t that a bit premature? We don’t even know where Adinixi is yet.”

Ogefu quietly observed the expression of the black-haired girl in front of him. Seeing no sign of deceit, he suddenly turned to look at the small treasure-seeking beast beside them. “If something entered the Ghost Ring King’s halo, would it notice?”

“Xun Xun…”

The little treasure-seeker stiffened even further upon hearing that.

Buddy, your topic changes are a bit too fast, don’t you think? Qiao Sang complained inwardly, but then something came to her mind, causing her heartbeat to quicken involuntarily.

First, he had inexplicably asked if they wanted to contract Adinixi. Then, he brought up the treasure-seeker’s halo…

Why was he asking these two questions all of a sudden?

Could it be that he saw something enter the little treasure-seeker’s halo?

And that “something”… could it be Adinixi?

As this thought surfaced, Qiao Sang instinctively glanced toward the little treasure-seeker’s direction.

The little treasure-seeker blinked its eyes.

Qiao Sang: “!!!”

What the hell! Something really went into the treasure-seeker’s halo!

She knew the little treasure-seeker too well!

Even though it hadn’t spoken, she could read its expression and deduce its thoughts.

In that moment, Qiao Sang’s mind raced at lightning speed.

Something had gotten into the treasure-seeker’s halo. Normally, the little treasure-seeker would have pulled it out immediately and tossed it aside in disgust.

But this time, it didn’t react at all.

Coupling that with Ogefu’s earlier question and the treasure-seeker’s expression, she concluded with over 90% certainty that Adinixi had entered the halo!

Ogefu observed Qiao Sang’s expression and broke into a smile.

“Looks like you’ve figured it out now. Adinixi has entered the Ghost Ring King’s halo.”

Stay calm. The Famiu Moth is still nearby. He’s just a B-rank Beast Tamer and shouldn’t be a threat. Judging from his behavior, he must have witnessed Adinixi slipping into the treasure-seeker’s halo but chose not to disclose it immediately. Instead, he used the Light Chimu’s Spatial Movement to take us far away from that A-rank Beast Tamer named Luxiumaer and your teacher Billet… He definitely has ulterior motives. Could he intend to contract Adinixi for himself? Qiao Sang quickly analyzed his intentions and instinctively began considering why Adinixi had entered the treasure-seeker’s halo.

During the earlier skirmish, Adinixi disappeared only after Billet’s Niudikaka joined the fight.

At that time, the Famiu Moth was nearby. As an Emperor-Level pet beast, it should’ve sensed the presence of any unfamiliar beast energy in its vicinity immediately.

Yet, it didn’t react at all.

Now that she thought about it, while the Gukai Emperor was indeed powerful as an Emperor-Level pet beast, Billet and Luxiumaer together had already summoned four Emperor-Level pet beasts into the fray.

When fighting against Adinixi, Billet never suggested she leave. But when the Gukai Emperor appeared—whose power might not even match Adinixi—Billet told her to go.

That’s not logical.

But if Billet knew that Adinixi was with her, then it all made sense.

Billet didn’t want Adinixi to fall into their hands…

As for why Adinixi would enter the little treasure-seeker’s halo… Qiao Sang mused on this while feigning a “What are you even talking about?” expression.

“Adinixi entered the Ghost Ring King’s halo? Are you joking? My Ghost Ring King’s Receive Trait is only C-level—it can’t accept living creatures.”

“Xun Xun!”

With its Beast Tamer backing it up, the little treasure-seeker’s acting reached Oscar-worthy levels—it enthusiastically nodded in agreement, as if to say, “Exactly!”

Ogefu continued speaking as if to himself:

“Did you know? I have a Smelluga. It’s given me an exceptional sense of smell. I can distinguish the scent of pet beasts within a hundred-meter radius. When Adinixi appeared next to you, I actually caught its scent.”