Leaving

"Aww, so cute!"

Yun Yu's eyes sparkled with hearts as she clasped her fists, staring at the adorable, dazed creature before her and squealing uncontrollably.

She eagerly clasped her hands together and gently approached Moss, who was nonchalantly grooming its fur.

"Little one, come let big sister hug you!"

With that, Yun Yu extended her "magic claws" and lunged at Moss, wanting to tease the cute and clever little beast.

However, just as Yun Yu's hand was about to touch Moss's body, Moss lightly leaped away, proudly refusing to be touched.

"Huh? Little one, why are you like this!"

Yun Yu pouted a little, looking a bit sad, but she didn't try to touch Moss again.

Spirit Beasts, after all, were still monsters. Just because they didn't attack didn't mean they could be manhandled!

If pushed too far, Spirit Beasts were no different from ordinary monsters.

Moss glanced at Yun Yu and gently wagged its tail, a hint of wariness flashing in its eyes.

She had a feeling this person was a bit off. If she fell into their hands, the consequences would likely be severe!

Thinking of this, Moss couldn't help but shiver a few times!

To be honest, Moss really disliked being touched, even in its past life!

Especially its head, neck, and back, which always gave Moss a sense of crisis, a desire to escape!

Of course, if Moss initiated it, such a phenomenon wouldn't occur.

She glanced at the campfire a few meters away, where the captains were sitting together, discussing something.

However, Moss wasn't really interested in what they were saying. She had already finished what she needed to do here.

She had saved Sun Lei, who was on the verge of death, and avenged Luo Wei and Huo Lian, who had shown her kindness in the past.

Next, Moss intended to continue searching for a way out of this place!

Having made up her mind, Moss prepared to say goodbye to Sun Lei.

She looked around, found Sun Lei resting with the group, and then got up and walked towards him.

"Ah... my little darling..."

Yun Yu extended her hand, murmuring regretfully in a low voice.

"Alright, Yun Yu! Stop worrying about that little guy and come over here!"

Lei Yuanyun held up a piece of roasted bread, tilted his head, and called out to Yun Yu.

Li Mengzhang also turned his head and said:

"Yes, let's discuss our next combat plan!"

"Okay~..."

Yun Yu dejectedly withdrew her arm and sat down next to Lei Yuanyun.

"Want some?"

Lei Yuanyun took out some bread from his pack, handed it to Yun Yu, and said.

Yun Yu nodded, took the roasted bread, and took a small bite. She turned her head to look into the distance, where Wu Ming was leading his team towards them.

From afar, Wu Ming's voice reached them!

"Captain Li, those goblins have retreated for now. When do we advance?"

Wu Ming said with a smile as he casually found a spot by the campfire and sat down. He tossed the bag in his hand towards Li Mengzhang.

Li Mengzhang nudged the bag with his sword hilt, looked at the blood-stained magic cores inside, and nodded, saying casually:

"In 30 minutes, we'll continue advancing!"

"Is that so... Ah, I want some too..."

Wu Ming took the roasted bread Yun Yu handed him, eating it and saying indistinctly:

"It seems those five ogres really gave you guys a lot of trouble."

"Yeah, we almost couldn't defeat them. If it weren't for Sun Lei, we wouldn't have been able to kill these ogres so easily."

Li Mengzhang nodded, his eyes involuntarily drifting towards Sun Lei.

Wu Ming noticed the direction of Li Mengzhang's gaze and followed his eyes to Sun Lei.

He raised an eyebrow and said with sudden realization:

"Sun Lei... then my previous feeling was indeed correct."

That's right. If Wu Ming hadn't seen Sun Lei's performance charging into the goblin horde alone!

He would never have let Sun Lei go. If Sun Lei's strength was too weak, letting him go would have just been a burden to Li Mengzhang and the others.

Wu Ming watched Sun Lei squatting and talking to Moss, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"That Spirit Beast must be the reason Sun Lei has that kind of strength. It looks quite unusual."

"Hmm, yes, very strange!"

Yun Yu said with a smile, her slightly narrowed eyes sparkling with curiosity and inquiry!

She propped her chin on her hand, her gaze fixed on Moss, who was squatting in front of Sun Lei, and softly said:

"It has high spirituality and special abilities. It doesn't seem like an ordinary spirit beast, but more like those异种!"

"Other race?"

Li Mengzhang nodded and shook his head. He had noticed Moss since the beginning of the battle, as she had been staring at them the whole time.

The emotions in her eyes and her subtly human-like movements were indeed not like those of a monster.

"But to call it a different species might be a bit much?"

Li Mengzhang recalled a young alien he had encountered before. That young man was nearly eighty percent similar to a human, unlike Moss's appearance!

"I'm not talking about appearance, but abilities. That's what's worth researching!"

Yun Yu's eyes sparkled as she looked at Li Mengzhang, speaking in an urgent tone:

"Have you ever seen a spirit beast that can boost a Silver Rank Awakened One to Gold-grade combat power?"

"Besides that, it also possesses the ability to heal mortal wounds and control fire!"

"I learned all this from Sun Lei. And it's just a Bronze Rank spirit beast, it's incredible!"

Wang Xin sat alone, looking at Yun Yu, who was in a state of fascination, and chuckled sinisterly:

"Hehehe... It's like those naturally extraordinary 异种族, possessing multiple abilities."

"Yes, yes, it's a shame my little darling won't let me touch her..."

Yun Yu licked her lips, gazing at Moss with burning desire and regret.

"Are you leaving?"

Sun Lei half-crouched on the ground, looking at Moss with a hint of reluctance.

"Mo!" (My business here is done, there's no need for me to stay!)

Moss shook her head and let out a soft call to Sun Lei.

"I see..."

Sun Lei nodded, a look of disappointment appearing on his face:

"Little Mo, will we be able to meet again?"

"Mo!" (If fate allows, we will meet again!)

Moss let out a soft call, nodded at Sun Lei, then turned and ran without any hesitation!

"Little Mo..."

Sun Lei murmured blankly, watching Moss gradually disappear into the distance.

"Ah, my little darling is leaving!"

Yun Yu watched Moss depart and immediately stood up, looking at her with regret.

"Isn't this normal?"

Lei Yuanyun glanced at the departing Moss and said nonchalantly:

"Spirit beasts are monsters after all. Unless they are spirit beasts tamed by a Beast Tamer, they can't stay by humans' side forever."

Yun Yu stomped her foot and sighed:

"Alas, what a shame. If only I could research and observe it."

"Alright, we are on a mission now! Let's continue moving forward. We're not far from the Realm Gate."

Li Mengzhang looked at his pocket watch, stood up, and said:

"I hope the Realm Gate hasn't solidified yet, otherwise we might have to wait here until the Seal Master arrives!"

"Okay, I'll go gather the team!"

Wu Ming nodded and stood up to rally the surrounding teams.

Lei Yuanyun stood up, twisted his neck, hoisted his hammer, and said to everyone with a smile:

"Hahaha—Don't worry, we still have plenty of time! It's still early morning, and there are six hours left in the day!"

"Six hours, is that not enough for us to destroy the Realm Gate?"

Wang Xin sneered, implying something:

"Heh, let's hope so... Being brainless at certain times can actually be a good thing."

"What did you say..."

"Who answered..."

Moss ran out of the light's glow and stopped. She turned her head, hearing the sounds of an argument from the team in the distance.

She watched silently for a moment, then melted back into the darkness, disappearing.