Chapter 849: The Place of Disappearance

There were actually so many wild pet beasts here

… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but curse in her heart, though her expression remained calm.

She understood that she was now the backbone of the team. If she showed even the slightest sign of panic, everyone else’s mentality would be shaken.

But when she saw a fallen leaf on Yabao’s back suddenly spread wings and transform into a moth-type pet beast flying away, her eyelids couldn’t help but twitch.

Too careless, she hadn’t even noticed these pet beasts just now…

Was it solved that easily?

Yuan Jiewen looked at the Tightvine Tree Monster lying collapsed and unconscious on the ground, then glanced up at the slender figure in the sky. For the first time, a strong sense of security rose in his heart.

This expert might look a little young, but she was calm, powerful, like no wild pet beast was worth her concern.

If it were another team venturing into this secret realm, encountering a Tightvine Tree Monster would definitely mean at least one person injured as the price.

Injured…

Injured…

Yuan Jiewen suddenly thought of something. He glanced at Qiao Sang’s backpack, hesitation flashing in his eyes. After struggling for a few seconds, he finally decided not to fake a stumble to receive healing.

Forget it, he hadn’t actually been hurt too badly when he was bound earlier. That pet beast, whatever it was called, had already healed so many targets with Healing Light, its energy must have been greatly drained.

They had only just entered the danger zone. There would be plenty of times ahead when treatment would be needed, better not to waste energy now.

“Are you alright?” Qiao Sang asked Yuan Jiewen.

He shook his head.

“I’m fine.”

Then he added sincerely, “It’s all thanks to you acting in time.”

“The first to act was the Shellblade Behemoth.” Qiao Sang corrected.

“Shellblade!”

The Shellblade Behemoth crossed its claws over its chest, giving an expression that said, this is what I should do.

“…” Yuan Jiewen.

When you tried to save me earlier, you nearly made me get strangled faster by the Tightvine Tree Monster…

Still, with Qiao Sang and the Shellblade Behemoth standing in front, he tactfully kept that thought to himself.

“Boss, how did you recognize it was a Vinebind Tree Monster just now?” Yuan Jiewen asked.

When standing still, a Tightvine Tree Monster’s camouflage already resembled an ordinary tree.

And in Secret Realm No. 88, their bodies were massive, so big you couldn’t even see the whole figure at once. Hidden in the dense forest, they were almost impossible to notice.

Many who entered this secret realm had already been ambushed by them.

“My pet beast told me.” Qiao Sang answered.

Just now, the information that the giant tree was actually a beast had been transmitted to her telepathically by Gangbao flying overhead.

The tree’s appearance, combined with the guide she had read earlier, had immediately made her think of the Tightvine Tree Monster.

Her pet beast said it?

Yuan Jiewen suddenly remembered something. He lifted his head, looking at Yabao with a realization, and a bit of shame.

So earlier, when he thought this beast had suddenly lost control and wanted to attack him, it had actually discovered the Tightvine Tree Monster’s presence and was helping him.

While they were talking, Yabao descended to the ground.

Qiao Sang leapt off his back.

Before Lin Shi could move, Yabao turned his head, his eyes glowing blue as he used telekinesis to gently lift her down from his back.

“Thank you>

” Lin Shi said to Yabao.

Uh… he just didn’t want you staying on his back too long.

Qiao Sang’s expression was serious as she said, “Let’s move. This place is dangerous, we shouldn’t linger.”

“Wait.” Lin Shi walked over to the unconscious Tightvine Tree Monster and plucked a few dark green leaves from it.

She said: “Leaves of this color from the Tightvine Tree Monster, when added to growth potions, can accelerate a pet beast’s size growth.”

Mikayla hadn’t forgotten her role of coming here to collect materials.

“You’re an apothecary?” Yuan Jiewen asked curiously.

“No.” Mikayla shook her head.

“I’m a breeder.”

Compared to potions, she was more skilled in breeding.

No wonder she needed protection… but even when faced with danger earlier, he hadn’t seen her Silent Croaker Frog do anything. Just how had she managed to breed it?

Yuan Jiewen secretly cast a glance at the Ning Ming Frog.

The Silent Croaker Frog sat with eyes lowered, pretending not to notice anything.

Once Lin Shi finished collecting materials, the three of them pressed onward into the depths of the secret realm.

Along the way, the trees grew taller and taller.

Soon, towering giants loomed so high they were almost beyond imagination.

After the earlier encounter, Qiao Sang became even more vigilant in observing their surroundings.

She realized the fallen leaves were beasts, the dead twigs underfoot were beasts, the droplets falling from the canopy were pet beast saliva, and even the fine dust lifted by the breeze was actually pet beast dung, meant to mask the scent of outsiders.

When Qiao Sang realized this, her scalp went numb.

“These darker brown ‘sands’ blowing onto your face, don’t block them.” Yuan Jiewen said.

“Though it’s the dung of Sand Ants, it can hide our scent. The more we have on us, the safer we’ll be going in.”

Qiao Sang’s face went pale. She clamped her lips tightly shut, slowed her breathing, afraid of accidentally inhaling the

sand

.

Lin Shi advanced without flinching, even collecting a few samples along the way.

“Yap…”

Yabao looked left and right, trying to spot where the Sand Ants were.

“Xun~”

Little Treasure agreed with Yuan Jiewen. He floated deliberately into a spot thick with the darker sand, scooped some up, and rubbed it over himself.

Then he suddenly thought of something. Holding a handful in his claws, he floated to his Beast master, presenting it like a treasure.

The corner of Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched. She politely declined: “You can keep it for yourself.”

“Xun…”

Little Treasure glanced up and noticed Gangbao.

In the next moment, he shifted instantly to Gangbao’s side, offering the darker sand.

“Gang Slice.”

Gangbao glanced at the sand, nodded in approval.

“Xun~”

Little Treasure quickly smeared the sand over Gangbao’s feathers.

She was his only little brother now, he had to protect her well.

After Yabao dealt with a snake-type pet beast that suddenly attacked, Qiao Sang walked out of the forest.

The view before them suddenly opened wide.

A crystal-clear green pool, surrounded by short fruit trees, their branches heavy with ripe fruits.

From time to time, a water-type beast leapt up from the pool.

But instead of relaxing at the pleasant sight, Yuan Jiewen’s expression grew grave.

“This is the place where Liu Bo disappeared.”

So it was here…

Qiao Sang’s gaze swept the area, finally landing on the fruit trees by the pool. She asked: “Why haven’t any of the fruits here been picked?”

When Beast masters entered a secret realm, their goals were always one of a few things, missions, training, finding beasts unavailable outside, or collecting materials.

These fruits were Water Leap Fruits. When eaten by water-type beasts, they refreshed the spirit. On the market, each one sold for 1,000 alliance coins.

Yet so many Water Leap Fruits remained untouched. That was very unusual.