Eight-Tube Coral

"Heh, this is my stop. I can't be bothered arguing with you." The Square-faced Man turned to get off the bus after saying that.

The young man standing to his right carried a plastic bag in his hand.

The Square-faced Man shoved the young man aside and hurried toward the rear door.

Qiao Sang noticed that his hand had only touched the young man's shoulder, without making contact anywhere else, yet the plastic bag rustled.

"Fire Fang Dog, use Spark on his waist," Qiao Sang ordered directly.

Fire Fang Dog was already tense, ready to spring into action at any moment.

It had found this human annoying for a while. If its Beast Master had not held it down with her hand, it would have unleashed every trick it knew on him long ago.

Now that it had received an order, it gathered the energy within its body and fired it out with all its strength.

The spark, usually only the size of a baby's fist, was now as large as an adult's palm.

"Tube!!!"

A shrill scream rang through the entire bus.

Everyone on the bus jumped in fright. The passengers who had just stepped through the front door were so startled that they backed onto the platform.

"Driver, close the door!" Qiao Sang shouted at the driver.

The driver saw what was happening inside through the rearview mirror and froze for a long moment.

A white hydra-like creature over two meters long, with eight tentacles, had appeared out of nowhere inside the bus. As it appeared, a huge pile of items fell from its eight tentacles with a series of clatters.

"Driver, close the door!" Seeing that the driver had not moved, Qiao Sang had no choice but to remind him again.

"Oh, oh." The driver finally snapped out of it and fumbled to press the door control.

Once the driver had shut the door, Qiao Sang turned her attention back to the scene before her.

What was this thing?

Although she had crammed hard over the past while, an academic underachiever was still an academic underachiever. Qiao Sang could not recognize the Extraordinary Creature in front of her.

Qiao Sang turned to the female student and asked, "What is this?"

"My phone!"

"And mine!"

"My Rustle Fruit!"

"The necklace I bought for my girlfriend is in there too!"

"My height-increasing insoles!!!"

One after another, the people on the bus excitedly claimed their belongings.

The Square-faced Man watched everything before him with a grim expression.

Everything had happened too suddenly. His Eight-Tube Coral had been injured, preventing him from getting off the bus immediately. Now the doors were shut, and all the stolen goods had fallen out.

It was all that girl's fault!

The Square-faced Man glared venomously at the girl with the Fire Fang Dog.

If it had not been for that Fire Fang Dog and that girl, how could he have failed this time?!

It was too late now. Everyone on the bus was watching him. If he wanted to run, he would have to damage the bus, and someone on board would definitely get hurt.

He knew the difference between theft and assaulting civilians. The former would at most mean a fine and one or two months in detention, while the latter could mean a sentence ranging from several years to several decades.

All he could do now was stay put and wait for the Police Station to come arrest him.

When Qiao Sang saw the Square-faced Man's expression turn dejected, she saw that he had recalled his still-unnamed Extraordinary Creature and appeared ready to surrender.

"Everyone, hold him down! Don't let him get away!" Qiao Sang shouted.

She swung a fist at him. The Square-faced Man instinctively took two steps back, and everyone assumed he was trying to escape. They swarmed forward and pinned him to the ground.

Someone was the first to say, "You still dare hit people?!"

Everyone immediately grew furious. He had stolen things, been caught, and still dared to act so arrogantly?

In an instant, fists and feet came raining down on him.

"I didn't!" the Square-faced Man roared.

Unfortunately, no one listened to him. Before long, his voice was drowned out by the sounds of fists and kicks.

Qiao Sang contributed eighteen kicks before she got tired and went to sit to one side.

After an unknown amount of time, the crowd dispersed.

The man lay on the ground like a dead pig, bruised and swollen. There were claw marks on his face from who knew where, and his square face had turned into a steamed-bun face. His original appearance was no longer recognizable.

Fire Fang Dog squeezed out from the crowd and blinked its wet eyes twice at Qiao Sang.

The girl and the beast exchanged a knowing look, then both smiled.

Someone had called the police, and the police car arrived quickly.

The three officers who came were unable to confirm the man's identity after repeatedly examining his unrecognizable face. Fortunately, he still wore a Beast Master badge on his chest.

The police scanned the badge and confirmed the man's identity.

"Who discovered that he was stealing?" one of the officers asked.

"It was her!" The female student grabbed Qiao Sang's hand and raised it as she spoke.

The surrounding passengers nodded in agreement as well.

The officer who had asked the question came over to Qiao Sang and said gently, "We need you to come to the Police Station with us to make a statement."

Qiao Sang said awkwardly, "My mom is still waiting for me to go home for dinner."

The officer smiled. "It won't take long. This is a good deed—you acted bravely for a just cause. Give your mom a call and tell her. She won't blame you."

Qiao Sang shook her head and refused. "Everyone on this bus is a witness. Ask them instead. I really need to go home first."

The officer continued, "This man is called Chen Jianhui. He's a repeat offender, and we've had a reward out for his capture for some time. Since you discovered him this time, you'll need to go collect the 50,000 Alliance Coin reward."

Qiao Sang froze. There was such a good thing?

She immediately turned serious. "Making a statement is my duty. When are we leaving?"

The officer: "..."

Just as Qiao Sang was getting into the police car, the female student stopped her. "My name is Bai Yunmiao. Can I add you as a friend?"

"Of course." Qiao Sang smiled and took out her phone to add her.

By the time Qiao Sang got home, it was already 20:48.

Fortunately, she had called midway and asked the police to explain where she was to her mother, so when she returned, she was met only with her mother's gentle concern.

"You must be tired coming home so late. Hurry over and eat. I just reheated everything in the pot."

Qiao Sang had long been starving. The five Lamb Skewers she had eaten several hours ago had not filled her up at all. As soon as she reached the table, she buried her head in her food.

"Fire Fang Dog must be hungry too. Here, I specially made you a nutritious dinner." Her mother brought a plate of specially made Energy Meal over to Fire Fang Dog with a smile.

The food in Qiao Sang's mouth suddenly did not seem so tasty anymore. She stopped eating and looked over worriedly.

Fire Fang Dog did not notice Qiao Sang's gaze. It barked at the Energy Meal, then happily began eating.

Qiao Sang let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, what she had been worried about did not happen...

After she finished eating, she saw that Fire Fang Dog had already finished its Energy Meal and was waiting beside her, wagging its tail.

Qiao Sang was a little surprised.

Was Fire Fang Dog's appetite bigger than usual?

Qiao Sang did not think too deeply about it. She carried Fire Fang Dog into her room, turned on her computer, and began looking up the unnamed Extraordinary Creature from the bus.

Since she did not know its name, she could only search based on its appearance.

Did anyone know what an Extraordinary Creature with eight white tentacles that could turn invisible was?

There were millions upon millions of Extraordinary Creatures in the world, and quite a few shared the same physical traits.

Qiao Sang spent more than ten minutes narrowing down the results before she found the answer she was looking for.

Eight-Tube Coral