"Old Zhou, Junior Brother Mu, what are you doing?"
Zhong Yi watched the three of them gang up on a poor little kitty. His pupils contracted, and he was utterly shaken.
"Isn't it obvious? Catching Spirit Beasts!"
Zhou Yue answered with perfect confidence as Zhou Qiaoling and Mu Yawen shouted beside him.
"Bro, there's another one here... a Peckipeck! Don't run!!"
"Senior Brother Zhou, come help! I've got its chicken feet!!"
The three worked together, punching and kicking. The sight left Zhong Yi feeling positively suffocated.
Esteemed True Disciples of the Spirit Cloud Sect, ganging up on such an adorable creature...
This time, the three had learned their lesson. They held back from killing it and kept a careful eye on the Peckipeck's health.
Only after beating its health down to almost nothing did they surround the Peckipeck and start thinking about how to capture it.
Mu Yawen rolled up her sleeves, revealing her sturdy arms. "Follow me, and I'll help you grow big and strong!"
The Peckipeck remained unmoved. In fact, it looked somewhat terrified.
"You're no good at this. My turn!"
Zhou Yue shoved Mu Yawen aside, stepped up, and punched the Peckipeck, knocking its health down to its last sliver. Then he pointed at it and roared ferociously:
"Do you submit!?"
The Peckipeck answered him with a headbutt that used every ounce of its strength.
"Get out of the way, Bro! Who tames Spirit Beasts like that? Watch me!"
Zhou Qiaoling took some wild berries she had picked somewhere out of her Backpack, set them on the ground, and beckoned to the Peckipeck.
"Come here, sweetie. Come to big sister. I'll give you something yummy... damn it!! Why did you eat and run!!!"
The three were furious and frustrated, utterly at a loss over what to