I'll Leave You Here

Clumps of blazing fire fell from the sky.

The moment the fiery rain descended, the entire sky seemed to ignite red.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Deafening explosions rang out without end. The dense Flame Rain was dazzlingly beautiful, yet brimmed with a terrifying aura of destruction.

Tongues of fire danced through the air, nearly swallowing every Scaled Armor Moth whole.

Amid the flickering flames and chaotic shadows, Ya Bao stood proudly in the fire with Qiao Sang on his back.

Though flames filled the entire sky, none fell within the area centered around Ya Bao.

The exaggerated commotion caused Na Da Peng to slowly regain consciousness.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a scene that looked as though the world itself was being destroyed.

Na Da Peng closed his eyes and fainted again.

On the ground, the rock-like pet beasts rolled about in a panic, trying to avoid the Flame Rain.

Beneath the Water Pool, a pair of sharp eyes slowly opened.

High in the sky, the Scaled Armor Moths scattered in terror, fleeing in every direction.

But the fiery rain was simply too dense, instantly wiping out nearly all of them.

Still, the Scaled Armor Moths' numbers were no joke. Even beneath such dense fiery rain, a small portion managed to fly into the safe area above Ya Bao.

They beat their wings downward forcefully, continuously scattering Scaled Powder.

Gang Bao, who had remained quiet and largely motionless until then, immediately flapped his wings upward. More than a dozen Air Blades instantly broke through the Scaled Powder and shot toward the Scaled Armor Moths above.

The Scaled Armor Moths hurriedly moved to evade.

Luobao, who had already turned her head, opened her mouth and sprayed out a stream of visible frost.

The frost spread, rapidly freezing the Scaled Armor Moths that were dodging the Air Blades above Ya Bao one by one.

Though the Scaled Armor Moths were gone, the Scaled Powder they had unleashed earlier was still drifting down.

Qiao Sang instinctively wanted to cover her head with her clothes, but she suddenly realized she seemed to have already been hit by it before, so she stopped.

I've already been hit anyway. With Luobao here, it probably doesn't matter if it gets worse... With that thought in mind, Qiao Sang saw the beast tamer named Na Da Peng peacefully close his eyes and move to a spot about five centimeters above her head, blocking the falling Scaled Powder.

Qiao Sang froze for a moment, then realized something and looked at Little Treasure.

"Xun Xun!"

Feeling his beast tamer's gaze, Little Treasure gave her a steadfast look with his blue-glowing eyes, as if saying, Don't worry, I've got this.

I didn't expect Little Treasure to be so thoughtful... Qiao Sang was deeply moved.

But the next second, she suddenly remembered something.

Wait, you're using Psychic Power to control Na Da Peng, so what about Luobao...? Qiao Sang's heart skipped a beat as she hurriedly looked at Luobao.

Luobao had not fallen. She was still hovering in the air.

Qiao Sang was momentarily baffled. What's going on?

"Ya!"

At that moment, Ya Bao barked.

Qiao Sang instantly understood. Ya Bao had taken over from Little Treasure and was using Psychic Power to keep Luobao in the air.

I didn't even give any commands, yet your coordination is already this seamless... Qiao Sang thought with satisfaction.

Once the fiery rain ended, only a scattered few Scaled Armor Moths remained in the sky.

"Lin Lin!"

The Scaled Armor Moths glared furiously at Ya Bao, seemingly not frightened off by the Spark Rain at all.

As Qiao Sang looked at them, she inexplicably recalled something a teacher had said in class before:

"Some pet beast species are exceptionally united. As long as their companions are harmed, even if their opponent is a hundred times stronger than they are, they will attack without fear. These pet beasts generally have somewhat lower intelligence and find it much harder to learn difficult skills, so you should think carefully before contracting one."

My thoughts wandered too far... Qiao Sang pulled herself back and was about to have Luobao launch the final attack.

Just then, the surface of the Water Pool suddenly began to shake violently.

"Lin Lin!"

As if startled by something, the Scaled Armor Moths all turned and flew away.

"Gang Gang!"

Gang Bao also realized something was wrong. With a grave expression, he called out for them to leave quickly.

Qiao Sang looked at Gang Bao and was startled.

Gang Bao's face was horribly swollen, making him look like a pig-headed monster.

Qiao Sang immediately recalled the scene where they had been surrounded by the Scaled Armor Moth swarm. Gang Bao had been in there too...

My face can't look like Gang Bao's now, can it...

And Ya Bao...

"Gang Gang!"

Gang Bao could not stand seeing his beast tamer spacing out at such a critical moment.

He raised a wing, about to smack her on the head as another reminder, when Qiao Sang said in time:

"I know."

Even though it was her first time carrying out a mission on Superstar Planet, she knew what she needed to know.

In a situation like this, there was definitely some big boss beneath the Water Pool.

"Gang Gang?"

Seeing the Water Pool shaking more and more violently, Gang Bao grew anxious. Then why were they still not leaving?

"Little Treasure, can you do it?" Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure.

"Xun Xun!"

Little Treasure understood what his beast tamer was asking. He nodded with a serious expression.

"Let's go!" As she spoke, Qiao Sang waved her hand and recalled Ya Bao, Luobao, and Gang Bao into the Pet Beast Codex at the same time.

Little Treasure's eyes glowed blue.

The next second, Qiao Sang and Little Treasure, who had been about to fall from the air, vanished instantly.

What Qu Zhuo saw as he hurried over on the back of a Peeping Wave Hawk was Qiao Sang disappearing.

At that very moment, the violently trembling Water Pool slowly revealed an enormous head. It had a massive triangular sky-blue crest on its forehead, a protruding lower jaw, and a thick ring of blue beard.

Qu Zhuo looked over and met the eyes of the Source Water Fang that had just emerged from the Water Pool.

At that moment, a single word drifted back and forth through Qu Zhuo's mind.

Fuck.

Qiao Sang opened her eyes and found herself in a dense thicket.

A spider-like pet beast with three eyes slowly crawled past in front of her.

"Xun Xun!"

Little Treasure quickly floated in front of his beast tamer, spreading his arms in a protective stance.

The eye in the middle of the spider-like pet beast's forehead glanced at Little Treasure. Then it withdrew its gaze and continued crawling forward at an unhurried pace.

Little Treasure: "..."

At that moment, Qiao Sang smiled.

"I didn't expect you to be able to move so many people at once now."

"Xun Xun~"

Little Treasure instantly forgot his earlier feelings. He proudly puffed out his chest, indicating that it was no big deal.

In the past, whenever Little Treasure used Space Movement, he had only transferred a single target. When they encountered the Scaled Armor Moths earlier, the situation had been urgent, and she had not thought much before issuing the command. Who would have thought that Little Treasure would really transfer both the mission requester and her daughter at the same time? This time, he had simultaneously moved her, Na Da Peng and his pet beast, as well as the Mula Monster.

Huh? The Mula Monster?

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang quickly looked to the side.

Soon, she spotted the Mula Monster about two meters away, still looking shaken.

Then Qiao Sang thought of something. She formed a Hand Seal with both hands and summoned Ya Bao, Luobao, and Gang Bao in succession.

"Ya!"

Seeing that the danger had passed, Ya Bao wagged his tail and barked happily.

Qiao Sang's mouth twitched as she looked at Ya Bao.

The situation had been urgent before, and she had remained on Ya Bao's back the entire time, so only now did she see him from the front.

Ya Bao's head was swollen and covered in red bumps. Though he did not look as bad as Gang Bao, none of his former handsome appearance remained.

For some reason, Qiao Sang felt a little impressed by Luobao.

She could actually remain so expressionless while facing Ya Bao and Gang Bao in their current states...

If Qiao Sang could see what she looked like, she would know that she was actually the most severely affected of them all...

"Healing Light," Qiao Sang said.

"Bing Ke."

Luobao called out. The gem on her forehead lit up with blue light that shone over Qiao Sang.

Once the blue light faded, Qiao Sang's redness and swelling had subsided. Her face was clean and fair again, restored to its original appearance.

"Xun Xun!"

Seeing this, Little Treasure immediately floated excitedly around his beast tamer in a circle.

After Luobao healed Ya Bao and Gang Bao, she was about to use Healing Light on Na Da Peng when Qiao Sang spoke up.

"Forget that one."

"Bing Ke."

Luobao immediately withdrew the blue light.

Now, if I send the Mula Monster somewhere farther away, the mission will be complete. This place seems pretty far from the mission requester's home already. Qiao Sang looked thoughtfully at the Mula Monster and asked:

"I'll leave you here. Is that okay?"