Strike Directly at the Beast Tamer

Ya Bao still remembered what her beast tamer meant by that gesture.

It raised its head, and a Scarlet Energy Ball containing terrifying power instantly formed deep in its throat before shooting upward.

Th-this was Spark Rain? The woman's heart seemed to stop for a moment as uncontrollable anxiety and panic surged within her.

They had misjudged the beast tamer with the orange-yellow star array. They had thought sending a beast tamer capable of countering Space Movement to intercept her would be enough, but they had never expected all four of her pet beasts to be with her, allowing them to fight in midair.

And those four pet beasts did not seem ordinary either. They had practically suppressed them the moment they made their move.

Now she had even unleashed such a large-scale attack skill...

Without hesitation, the woman decisively abandoned her previous plan and shouted from the bottom of her heart:

"Run!"

"Roar!"

Roar Eater Swallow cried out, flapped its wings hard, and swiftly retreated.

"Candice! Get back here!" Dick was both shocked and furious, unable to believe that she had simply abandoned him and fled.

"I'll get someone to save you!" Candice's voice grew more distant.

The corner of Dick's eye twitched repeatedly, and veins bulged on his forehead.

He had not originally been responsible for this area. He had only come because the other party had a pet beast that knew Space Movement, and he happened to be able to counter it. Yet before he had even summoned his ace pet beast, he had been bound, and now he had been abandoned by his so-called teammate.

If word of this got back, where would he put his pride in the future?

"Candice..." Dick stared furiously at the fleeing woman, swearing that he would make her pay once they got back.

At that moment, the Scarlet Energy Ball reached its Highest Point.

With a bang, a rain of fire came crashing down.

Dick was not bound facing upward, so he could not see the incoming rain of fire. Still, the rising temperature around him and the sound of the fire rain falling from above made him sense the danger.

Just as he was about to call out to Yue La Mu, Qiao Sang's calm voice rang out:

"Don't worry. I won't let her get away."

Dick raised his head and looked toward the girl in the distance.

That movement also allowed him to see the Skyfall of fire rain.

Flames that seemed to blanket the entire sky formed a backdrop around the girl.

At that moment, the girl riding atop her pet beast seemed to have had both her hair and eyes dyed red, yet her expression remained composed, completely unconcerned.

Then he saw Candice and Roar Eater Swallow swiftly dragged back by a Black Shadow.

Candice screamed:

"Ah..."

Her voice was quickly swallowed by the explosions of flames striking her.

The flames hit Roar Eater Swallow. It had no ability to resist at all and promptly fainted, falling downward.

"Little Treasure, bring them over," Qiao Sang said.

She had no intention of killing them.

"Xun Xun~"

Little Treasure cried out, maintaining the pose for Darkness Shadow Control. Its eyes glowed blue as it looked at Candice and her pet beast.

The next second, the two of them appeared on Ya Bao's back.

One more... After glancing at the unconscious woman and Roar Eater Swallow, Qiao Sang turned toward the man in the distance, who was being protected by Yue La Mu.

The Barrier Yue La Mu had deployed had changed from a single surface into six, protecting itself and its beast tamer from every angle.

Inside the Barrier, the Black Shadow remained tightly bound around the man.

She wondered whether Barrier was ineffective against Darkness Shadow Control, or whether it was because Darkness Shadow Control had already bound him, making Barrier useless even after it was deployed... Months of study habits made Qiao Sang unable to stop herself from considering it, but she quickly refocused and analyzed the current situation.

The Pet Beast Identifier said Yue La Mu could exert its greatest power only at night. It was daytime now, and as a Psychic Type pet beast, its defense relied entirely on its own energy. Ya Bao's Spark Rain was already at the Profound Meaning level. It probably would not be able to hold out much longer...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The falling fire rain struck the Barrier, balls of flame exploding as the Barrier cracked apart.

Yet whenever the Barrier was about to collapse, blue light would glow from Yue La Mu's body, and the nearly shattered Barrier would rapidly condense again, returning to its original intact state.

Flames fell, and the Barrier mended itself over and over.

After roughly a dozen seconds, the Barrier finally shattered completely and vanished.

"Block it for me!" Dick roared.

He did not even need to say it. The moment the Barrier shattered, Yue La Mu Teleported, tightly hugging its beast tamer and using its body to block the still-falling rain of fire.

Once Teleport reached a sufficiently high level of proficiency, it could take targets it touched along with it. But Dick's hands and feet were bound by the Black Shadow, one end of which was firmly connected to that Ghost Type pet beast he did not recognize.

Under such circumstances, one wrong Teleport could tear his body apart. He did not dare take that gamble.

Veins bulged across Dick's face as he tried to break free from the restraints around his hands.

He even used his mouth, but no matter how hard he pulled, the Black Shadow showed no sign of tearing.

What should he do? What was he supposed to do next... Dick's mind raced at high speed.

That Ghost Type pet beast had clearly used Space Movement. Why had its Darkness Shadow Control not disappeared?

It was using two High-Level Skills at the same time?

That was utterly absurd!

What the hell was he supposed to do?

He could feel Yue La Mu was about to give out.

If he did not break out of this situation, he would end up just like that hateful Candice...

But he had no way to summon a second pet beast now.

All four of the other party's pet beasts were by her side, while his only pet beast was still taking the damage... Dick suddenly thought of something. He looked toward the girl in the distance, and his gaze turned cold.

There was one more way...

Dick did not speak. Instead, he raised his two bound hands and rubbed Yue La Mu twice.

This was a secret signal between him and Yue La Mu.

His line of work was not something respectable, so he always needed a few means of preserving his life.

Giving commands every time he faced an enemy would let them prepare in advance. Only a surprise attack could solve problems fastest.

The signal of two rubs did not merely mean attack. It meant attacking the beast tamer directly.

The beast tamer was the key to everything.

While Yue La Mu had not collapsed yet, he would have it attack the girl. If it succeeded, then she was simply unlucky. If it failed, the four pet beasts around her would shift their attention.

As long as that nameless Ghost Type pet beast stopped controlling him with Darkness Shadow Control, he could fall downward, recall Yue La Mu, or summon his ace pet beast...

"Yue La..."

Balls of flame exploded across Yue La Mu's body. Enduring the intense pain, it sensed its beast tamer's movement. It struggled to raise its head and looked toward the human in the distance, its eyes immediately glowing blue.

A blue blade shaped like a sickle appeared out of thin air directly above Qiao Sang's head.