Zhang Lingxue watched as everyone defeated the Berserk Blood Rats but failed to dig out their Blood Cores in time, and she immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Blood Cores were the energy cores within Berserk Blood Rats, containing exceedingly violent energy that ordinary pet beasts could not absorb.
Only the Thousand Changes Silkworm was an exception. If they could figure out how it absorbed the energy within Blood Cores, they could turn waste into treasure.
"Ye Bai, stay here. I'll have Little Purple remain behind to protect you."
Little Purple was Zhang Lingxue's strongest pet beast. With it here, Ye Bai's safety would be assured.
The Goddess of Light Butterfly carried Zhang Lingxue away to find President Wang.
"Come out, Sunflower King."
Ye Bai took out a Beast Card and released the Sunflower King.
"Help me dig out all the Blood Cores scattered across the ground."
The Pet Beast Guild members considered Blood Cores to be of little use, so after killing Berserk Blood Rats, they could not be bothered to dig out their Blood Cores.
If this continued unchecked, over time, the energy contained in the Blood Cores would be absorbed by other Berserk Blood Rats, undoubtedly giving rise to even more powerful Third Order Strange Beasts.
The Sunflower King was naturally the nemesis of Burrowing rats, but now that the Burrowing rats had evolved into Berserk Blood Rats, Ye Bai was somewhat uncertain.
The Sunflower King dropped from Ye Bai's hand to the ground, driving its thick roots firmly deep into the earth.
Then its body rapidly swelled, growing to twice its original size.
It was like a bean sprout turning into a plump broccoli floret.
The Berserk Blood Rats attacking wildly suddenly felt a sharp, long thorn drive deep into their bellies, before the thorn spread through their bodies.
Before the Berserk Blood Rats could sound a warning, they died on the spot.
The Blood Cores in their bodies were dug out directly, while every drop of their flesh and blood essence was devoured clean by the Sunflower King.
By the time the other Berserk Blood Rats noticed, all that remained were cicada-wing-thin skins and heaps of white bones.
The Sunflower King was incredibly fast. Its roots burst from the ground, and in less than a second, dug Blood Cores from the bodies of the dead Berserk Blood Rats.
Before long, the ground where the Sunflower King stood split open, and many Blood Cores, like finest rubies, emerged from beneath the earth. What surprised Ye Bai was that among them was one Blood Core the size of a fist, red as pigeon's blood.
"Damn it, have the Berserk Blood Rats already evolved into a Third Order form?"
This was not good news.
He was now desperately awaiting midnight, when he could check the Information System to see whether he could find any useful intelligence.
After that shipload of smuggled goods, all the Burrowing rats had advanced into second-order Berserk Blood Rats.
And the Strange Beasts they bred at this point would also only be second-order Berserk Blood Rats.
The Jiaying City Pet Beast Guild had held this place for so long, yet the number of Berserk Blood Rats had not decreased at all. This showed just how terrifying their breeding ability was.
What people feared most about a Beast Tide was not the Strange Beasts themselves, but their reproductive power.
During a Beast Tide, their breeding speed increased severalfold.
And with abundant flesh and blood to nourish them, a young Berserk Blood Rat needed only eight hours to grow from birth to adulthood.
After twelve hours, it would gain the ability to reproduce.
"Teacher Zhang, you're here."
President Wang naturally knew Zhang Lingxue.
"The Burrowing rats in all other parts of Jiaying City have already been completely eliminated."
"Now, only this place remains."
"As long as we can bring it under control, the Beast Tide will naturally end."
"I just didn't expect these Berserk Blood Rats to be so troublesome."
President Wang rubbed at her throbbing temple.
"They fear no death, and their Sharp Claws carry deadly poison. Many Pet Beast Masters from our Pet Beast Guild have been injured by the poison, and their combat strength has plummeted."
"Even after using antidote potions, their conditions haven't improved."
"And the Berserk Blood Rats can use the skill Berserk. Their bodies double in size, and their attack power increases severalfold."
"Once a Berserk Blood Rat dies, its flesh becomes food for its companions."
President Wang had a splitting headache.
"I saw that after the Pet Beast Guild members killed Berserk Blood Rats, they did not take their Blood Cores either."
"If this goes on, I'm worried that high-order Strange Beasts will be spawned."
Zhang Lingxue laid out the issue.
"We have no choice. Our manpower is stretched thin, and if we want to obtain the Blood Cores, we would inevitably put Pet Beast Masters in danger."
"I've already requested support from the Pet Beast Guild in the Provincial Capital."
"As long as we hold out for four hours and wait for the Provincial Guild's reinforcements, we'll be able to breathe a sigh of relief."
"For now, all I can do is guard the Cold Storage Warehouse and prevent Berserk Blood Rats from burrowing inside."
"Teacher Zhang, I remember that your Goddess of Light Butterfly is highly skilled at detoxification. Could you help those Pet Beast Masters poisoned by the Berserk Blood Rats?"
"After being poisoned, they developed high fevers, and their heads felt as though tens of thousands of needles were stabbing into them."
"The antidote potions haven't worked either."
"I'm afraid that if they aren't treated in time, they may suffer lasting aftereffects."
Zhang Lingxue let out a long sigh. "All right. Where are the patients? I'll have the Goddess of Light Butterfly treat them quickly."
With Little Purple protecting Ye Bai, there should not be any problems for the time being.
The most important thing now was to increase the Pet Beast Guild's combat strength, and treating the poisoned Pet Beast Masters had become the critical issue.
Humans and Berserk Blood Rats had both fought until their eyes turned red.
The ground was coated in a thick layer of blood, while the air was heavy with the pungent stench of blood.
The Sunflower King, meanwhile, was as delighted as a mouse that had snuck into a granary.
With a casual strike, its steel-like roots pierced through a Berserk Blood Rat's skull and dug out the blood-red Crystal Core within.
And because it had absorbed too much flesh and blood essence, the originally golden Sunflower King now resembled Lycoris Radiata from hell, gleaming with a dazzling red light.
Another golden flower had also grown from one side of its body. Ye Bai knew that this was how the Sunflower King reproduced.
Before long, the golden flower grew roots and stems, then fell to the ground.
It opened its large eyes and looked around at the surrounding scene with a curious expression.
This was a newly born second-order Sunflower.
Under the Sunflower King's control, it launched into a fierce clash with the Berserk Blood Rats.
Provincial Guild.
President Zhang Yafeng received an urgent message from Jiaying City.
A Beast Tide had broken out in Jiaying City. The situation was now somewhat unstable, and emergency reinforcements were needed.
Zhang Yafeng looked at the map on the screen and let out a long sigh.
In just a few short days, four or five cities in Yan East Province had experienced small-scale Beast Tides.
All the manpower at his disposal had already been sent out, while he himself had to remain stationed in the Provincial Capital and could not leave lightly.
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