The Dragon Clan Searches for the Little Green Snake / The Little Snake Clings to Shirou at the Yuihama Center

The Yakuza Boss outside the door snorted and said, "Damn it! Surround them!"

"Yes!!" This time, the men who came with them no longer tried to hide their identities. They all carried high-powered automatic machine guns and jumped out of the vehicles in an orderly fashion, running towards the factory and quickly surrounding it.

They are the armed forces that Yakuza Boss truly rely on; the security detail is only used to guard goods, while these are the experts in killing and shooting.

"Open the door! I want to see who dares to block my path to wealth!" The Yakuza Boss used a sharp bone cutter to slice open a cigar, put it in his mouth, and said fiercely.

"Yes!"

The door was kicked open, and the device Shirou had set up was instantly activated. The entire warehouse was filled with white smoke, which billowed outwards, making the surrounding black-clad armed troops completely invisible.

"Cough cough cough!!"

"Uh... Oh no! There's something wrong with this cigarette..."

This is a hypnotic fumes extracted by Shirou. It's not very harmful to wild animals, but it's a highly effective sleeping pill for humans. Once you inhale this gas, it's too late to cover it up.

"What's going on?! Hey! Don't lie down!" the Yakuza Boss said angrily, covering his nose.

One after another, the black-clad armed soldiers were no longer able to obey orders, their hands could no longer hold their guns, and as soon as they let go, they fell to the ground.

"Little Qing, wrap yourself around my waist. Little Jade, you come up too." Shirou picked up the Little Qing, let it wrap around his body, and prepared to escape.

"So this is what skin-to-skin contact is like, although it's a little different from what I imagined. It was supposed to be something I did a hundred years later when I had cultivated into human form. But since you put it that way, I'll listen to you." The Little Qing seemed quite shy, its slender body slowly coiling around Shirou.

"Okay, Master meow, and I already said no~!" The Calico Cat jumped onto Shirou's back and then complained to the Little Qing who had started to have wild fantasies.

"Then let's go!" Shirou had no time to go any further. He threw a grappling hook, smashed through the window, and jumped out.

"Meow!" The Calico Cat let out a meow as loud as Mount Tai.

"You bastard! You tricked all of the old man's people!" The boss glared fiercely at the man in red.

Ignoring the middle-aged man left behind, Shirou jumped out of the factory and ran outside. He scaled the wall and landed right on...

He got back onto the motorcycle he'd arrived in, removed the camouflage, started the mountain bike, and sped off.

However, the moment Shirou flew out of the factory, their eyes met for a fleeting instant.

Shirou merely glanced at him, not taking him seriously.

But the middle-aged man was stunned, for he saw a pair of calm, expressionless eyes. The owner of those eyes seemed to place him on a completely equal footing with everyone else—a mere mortal, the most ordinary person, like someone standing on the street.

Perhaps even the most brilliant geniuses and the most powerful people in the world wouldn't be noticed by these eyes. All beings are equal, which means that everyone is mediocre.

The middle-aged man stood still, staring at the disappearing figure. Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable! Even if he wasn't the best in the world, he was still extraordinary! He was one percent of the elite among seven billion people, the master who ruled over the rest of the mediocre masses.

In ancient times, he would have been a local Hegemon-King; in modern times, he has carved out his own niche in the Dark Side of the world.

"Damn it!!!"

But the man ignored him, which was even more insulting than being looked down upon by a beggar on the street. This guy had to pay the price!

"You bastard, you bastard!!! I'll never forgive you!"

In his rage and fury, the middle-aged man's vision blurred due to the smoke, and he collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 608 The Dragon Clan Searching for the Little Qing

"Shirou, will you really protect me?" Ao-no-Sa asked with utmost seriousness.

"Yes, of course, I swear." Shirou agreed without the slightest hesitation; it was his responsibility.

"So..."

The green snake coiled around Shirou's waist and touched Shirou head with its head, as if making a vow. A bright light flashed in the night sky, leading Shirou into a mysterious space.

In the dimly lit space, Shirou saw a blue-haired girl. She was looking at Shirou nervously and anxiously with her bright blue-gold eyes, which were like those of a blue snake.

Shirou chuckled softly and extended his hand to the little girl.

The little girl with long blue hair seemed to be touched by Shirou's gentleness and placed her small hand in Shirou's palm.

Thus, the contract was established.

At this moment, the blue python emitted a faint glow, and the black horns on its head grew longer, making it look even more like a dragon.

"Master, this seems to be ancient vow of the Dragon Clan, meow," said Xiaoyu Calico Cat, with a hint of understanding.

"Dragons?" Shirou looked at the blue serpent's horn with a puzzled expression, feeling that the creatures in this world were constantly evolving and had undergone changes beyond his expectations.

"Shirou, this is more comfortable, hee hee." The blue snake suddenly shrank in size, wrapped itself around Shirou's neck, pressed close to the young man's face, and squinted its eyes.

'I can't tell at all...' Shirou said, 'Well then, shall we go back first?'

After that, Shirou called the police, rode his motorcycle, and hid in the darkness of the mountains. Like a swift horse, he leaped down the mountain and returned to the underground highway.

Shirou was now wearing a helmet and mask. After the blue snake shrank, it hid in the pocket of Shirou's coat, curiously observing the colorful human world through the gap.

The Calico Cat urged her not to peek out and frighten the people outside, but since they were back in the city, they were safe. Shirou had the relevant license and was qualified to keep large snakes. However, if people outside saw a snake with horns on its head, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

Even if it's not some evil organization or poaching, just some curious tourists will still make a mess of the Pet Center.

That's why he designed a huge greenhouse ecological park when he built the Pet Center, so that these unique creatures could have a quiet place to live.

However, what Shirou didn't know was that, besides him, another being descended from the sky onto the monsters.

It was a quiet, late night. All the men in black in the factory on the mountain had collapsed unconscious on the ground. The sky was covered with dark clouds, but the moon appeared exceptionally large, so the clouds couldn't obscure it. In the golden full moon, a phantom Black Shadow Black Shadow appeared, moving among the clouds and shifting with the wind. To an observer, it would appear as if only the wind was blowing the clouds, but in reality, it was the movement of the Black Shadow within the clouds that created the wind.

Inside the factory, the animals followed their instincts, prostrating themselves on the ground and worshipping the beings that had risen from the sky.

This is a dragon, a giant dragon from the East Sea, with a body ten meters long, black and blue scales, its four claws moving freely through the clouds. Its mouth is like a crocodile's, with two long whiskers like a catfish, antlers standing upright on its head, and a mane like a lion's. Its huge eyes gleam with a majestic and mysterious light against the night sky.

Thanks to the wish Yuihama, Sabre's dog, the world power of the white god grants the wish for the first time not for humans, but for a pet, in contrast to the chaotic and lustful human race.

Animals' wishes were much purer, thus triggering a greater change: 'May all pets in this world find happiness.' Because of this wish, the world was transformed into a world suitable for mythical beasts to inhabit. The Divine Beast that had left this planet before the primordial era and entered a mysterious space to live sensed all of this and wanted to return to their homeland to start anew.

"Hmm... becoming a dragon's child?" the dragon said, circling above the factory.

"Did humans take her away?" The dragon stretched out its claws, lifting the middle-aged man lying on the ground as if a person were pinching an insect. Although it couldn't tell clearly, it could sense the aura emanating from him. The one with the strongest aura was naturally the leader of this group.

The dragon pondered for a moment before preparing to leave.

"Woo woo..." The wild beasts imprisoned inside the factory let out mournful cries, pleading with God to release them, or at least let them die on familiar ground.

"Is that so? Although non-scaled creatures are not under my jurisdiction, dragons have indeed once considered becoming the rulers of the world. Since you have submitted to me, so be it. Then I will send you back to your original abodes!" The dragon looked compassionately at the beasts crawling in the cages, and after a moment of contemplation, agreed.

The dragon released a dazzling light, enveloping the animals in the cage, then broke through the cage that bound them, transforming into a shooting star and returning to its original location at the speed of light.

The lions returned to the East African savanna, the tigers returned to the dense forests of the Lesser Khingan Range, and the deer returned to the Tibetan Plateau. These wild beasts, seeing the familiar sights and smells, all roared with joy. They ran, searching for their companions, wanting to share the miracles they had witnessed.

The giant dragon, clutching the Yakuza Boss, ascended into the sky and disappeared into the clouds.

After that, quite some time passed before a group of police cars arrived, sealed off the factory, and took the gangsters who had fainted on the ground into custody.

"What's going on?" The people who entered the factory were stunned and exclaimed in surprise.

All the wild animals inside had vanished, and the iron cage had been broken open in a strange way, as if it had been forcibly smashed from the inside, allowing the animals to fly out.

"Inspector! We've found someone lying here with deep wounds from being attacked by a wild animal. They need to be taken for treatment," the accompanying officer reported.

The superintendent, his face ashen, roared, "Is this the time to save these bastards?! Wake these idiots up! Find out what happened here! Call the police!!! Emergency search! Get an animal expert here! Someone, come quick!"

"Damn it! How on earth did they break such a big cage and such thick iron bars? What if the beast inside runs into someone's house nearby? How are we going to handle that?!" The inspector said, slamming his fist on the cage bars.

At the police headquarters, I received a phone call, and things got chaotic.

"What? The poaching gang released the wild animals they captured? Go after them!"

"What? No footprints found? Someone was scratched? The poachers are all unconscious?"

That night, helicopters and rescue vehicles drove to the mountains, and all the personnel on duty stayed up all night.

Chapter 609 The little snake clinging to Shirou in Yuihama

Shirou brought the Little Qing to the greenhouse so she could get to know the other mythical beasts. Possessing high intelligence and similar powers, they all recognized each other as kindred spirits to a certain extent. There was also enough food, so there was no need to worry about food chains or predatory instincts.

Since it was already late, Shirou simply went to sleep in the medical room. He got up early the next morning and was responsible for feeding the pets there.

"Then I'll go to work now, and I'll come back here when I'm done." Shirou arranged the food for the small animals one by one.

"Shirou, may I stay by your side? I won't bother you," the blue snake asked, flicking its tongue as it crawled to Shirou's side.

"No, I'm sorry, Little Qing. You can stay here and play with everyone. I'll be back as soon as possible," Shirou said to the snake that was being overly clingy. If it were an ordinary animal, it wouldn't be so bad, but a python with horns on its head was enough to frighten many people.

"But... but..." the Little Qing said reluctantly.

"Don't be so delicate! Meow, I'll stay and keep you company, okay?" said Calico Cat, as she jumped off Shirou's shoulder.

"Ah, then I'll leave it to you, Tama. Everyone, Little Qing just arrived here and isn't used to the new environment, so please take care of her a little," Shirou said.

"Yes, yes!" the little animal replied while eating breakfast.

"Ah, leave it to Meow, Master." Xiaoyu agreed with a smile, hoping to improve her impression of her master.

With the children's assurances, Shirou was finally relieved and went off to work.

"If you want to play frisbee, throw it and then pick it up, it's a lot of fun!" Four little wolfhounds said to the snake girl, carrying a frisbee in their mouths.

"Yeah, meow! The frisbee flies here and there, it's so exciting and fun to find it, woof!" Little Calico Cat chimed in.

"No, thank you." Green Snake shook her head and asked, "By the way, do any of you seniors know where there's a passage to go outside to play frisbee?"

"No, it's quite spacious here," the four little wolfhounds said, exchanging glances.

"Is that so..." Green Snake replied listlessly.

"Little Qing, would you like to sing with us? We just formed a band, you can join us too." Several larks flew over and asked the snake girl in sweet voices.

"Yes, meow! Meow sings very well too! 'Wine pool and meat forest, meow meow meow,' Master, Master~ I love Xiaoyu the most, woof~!" Calico Cat, said with a smile.

"No, no need, please stop singing, thank you." The Green Snake leaned back and looked at the glass cover on the greenhouse roof, asking, "Seniors, can you fly out from up there?"

"No, the ceiling is sealed off," the larks replied, puzzled.

"Do you want to swim? Snakes can swim too, right?" A small, purplish-black Little Qing pointed to its self-satisfied little pond and invited.

"No, thank you, I come from the mountains and don't swim much." The green snake looked around the pool and then asked, "Um... senior, does this pool lead to the outside?"

"No, the ground is made of tiles," the Little Qing said.

"Um... seniors? Isn't there any other way to get outside?" Green Snake asked, looking around the greenhouse with a puzzled expression.

"Hmph! Yes, there is one." The pure blue bird Bibi, peeking out proudly. Then she flew up and opened a cylindrical door on a wall more than three meters high. Inside was an exhaust pipe on the first-floor ceiling. "But you can't squeeze in. It's a secret passage only our small size can navigate."

"How about I turn you into a little duck? That way you can go out," the pink-headed bird suggested, since being with a fire-breathing snake was a little scary.

"It's alright, I can shrink." The green snake said, changing its shape until it became a small snake only as thick as a thumb.

"What do you want to do after you shrink?" the Calico Cat Xiaoyu asked in surprise.

"I just want to spend more time with Shirou," Ao-Snake said shyly.

"What a scary child!!! He seems so shy, but what he does is surprisingly bold," the surrounding magical beasts remarked.

Without hesitation, the little snake climbed the tree, slipped through the branches to reach the wall, and then slipped into a small hole. She whispered, "Then I'll go out for a bit."

"Meow! Wait, meow!?" Little Calico Cat exclaimed in surprise. Normally free to roam outside, she had come into the greenhouse today to take care of her junior, the Green Snake. Now the little snake was scurrying through a hole, while she was locked inside. Had she been tricked?

"Meow~!! Meow back here!" The Calico Cat Xiaoyu rushed to the wall and scratched at it anxiously with her paws.

For example, when helping Yuihama with her treatment.

"Shirou ~!"

For example, at the training center, when training the small animals...

"Shirou ~!"

For example, in the food preparation room, when preparing food for the small animals...

"Shirou ~!"

For example, when going to the toilet...

"Um... Little Qing, could you please stop following me like this?" Shirou couldn't take it anymore and turned to look at the ceiling.

"Shirou... I kept my promise. I didn't interfere with Shirou work, I wasn't discovered by those humans, and I didn't scare anyone," the Little Qing said to Shirou, looking like she wanted praise.

Indeed, Green Snake was like a lurking assassin, her Presence Concealment to an incredible degree. However, her intense and burning gaze was equally powerful to the person in question.

Shirou reluctantly reached out and used Magecraft to open the cover of the air duct in the ceiling. As a result, Little Qing was hung upside down from the ceiling. Shirou reached out and caught the little snake. At this time, she was much smaller. The black horns on the snake's head were as crystal clear as agate, shining brightly in the light.

"Yes, yes, you did nothing wrong, but even so, there's no need for you to keep following me around, is there? I made a promise to meet you in the greenhouse after I'm done with my work," Shirou said helplessly.

"Because... because she wants to stay behind Shirou, like a virtuous wife, or like Dancer of Izu, always just one step behind her husband. Of course... the Dancer of Izu had a terrible ending; her identity was so strange that all she had to do was burn it." Blue Snake muttered softly.

"Where did you hear these stories from?" Shirou noticed that she was becoming more and more like a certain Servant, and he found it quite troublesome. Helpless, he stepped forward and picked up the blue snake.