Turns Out It Was Bao Bao
A gentle breeze rustled through the trees in the quiet forest, stirring up the fallen Falling Leaf.
The Bao Bao, its entire body covered in a lustrous sheen, strolled leisurely through the Magic Beast Forest with a languid and carefree gait.
This woodland is the middle layer of the Magic Beast Forest, and the Magic Beast that inhabit it are between level 100 and 200.
These Magic Beast are incredibly powerful and ferocious; for ordinary players, every step they take here is fraught with danger.
However, with the presence of the high-level Magic Beast Bao Bao, the immense pressure emanating from it made the Magic Beast hiding in the dense forest dare not show themselves.
Xiao Fan sat steadily on the Bao Bao's thick back, his posture relaxed and composed.
They had just left the temporary gathering place not long ago.
Xiao Fan lowered his eyes and stared at the semi-transparent game interface floating in front of him. The page was currently displaying the game Leaderboard.
"The Cannon and Shen Long should be dead."
Xiao Fan suddenly spoke, his tone calm, with a hint of certainty in his voice.
Both Cannon and Shen Long are players on the server's Leaderboard.
But when he refreshed the server's Combat Power Leaderboard just now, he was shocked to find that those two familiar IDs had completely disappeared from the list.
According to the game rules, there are only two possible reasons for the Leaderboard to change.
Either a player falls from grace and is removed from the list, or another powerful player's strength increases dramatically, taking their place and squeezing out the original spot on the list.
However, Xiao Fan knew in his heart that it was impossible for anyone to forcefully replace the two top players in just half a day, after all, the current server was no longer a single server.
After the four servers joined forces, the Leaderboard have rarely changed, with only the last two Leaderboard occasionally switching places.
Therefore, the second possibility is extremely unlikely and can be almost ignored.
Upon hearing this, the Bao Bao beneath him, which was slowly moving forward, twitched its lively ears and its fluffy, long tail immediately began to wag happily. Its eyes were full of smugness and confidence, and its clear, crisp vocalizations carried a hint of cunning and arrogance.
"Master, be more confident. Remove the word 'should'. They should be dead by now. There won't be any surprises!"
Xiao Fan raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes, and asked softly, "How can you be so sure?"
Upon hearing the question, Bao Bao immediately stopped, gracefully turned its head, narrowed its amber eyes slightly, and curled a mysterious and cunning smile at the corner of its mouth, looking confident and composed.
"This morning, my owner told me to leave the gathering place first, and because I was bored, I secretly ran out for a stroll."
It held its head high and spoke slowly and deliberately, its tone full of eager anticipation, its expression both proud and lively.
"I specifically sought out a high-level Magic Beast with an extremely ferocious temperament and a strong sense of territory to 'talk to,' and with just a few words, I coaxed it to the location of that path in the settlement."
"As soon as those two annoying humans leave the settlement a short distance, the Magic Beast can smell that irritating potion odor on them."
As it spoke, Bao Bao subconsciously raised its head high, its neck stretched out, its tail held straight up, gently sweeping the air, its face full of smugness as if seeking praise.
It was already overjoyed, secretly pleased with its brilliant plan.
Not only did he get his revenge for the old grudge caused by that drug, but he also vented his anger.
It also quietly eliminated Shen Long and Cannon, two major threats to its master, and incidentally got rid of the Magic Beast Claw that it hated most in the Magic Beast Transition Zone.
A single stroke achieves three goals, each step precise and accurate.
Bao Bao secretly praised himself in his heart, becoming more and more proud.
It is truly the most insidious... no, the most intelligent, the most cunning, and the most powerful Magic Beast in the entire Magic Beast Transition Zone!
Other Magic Beast are either simple-minded idiots who only know how to fight recklessly, or psychologically unhealthy creatures like the Seven-Colored Deer who only know how to be pitiful rats in the gutter.
Compared to them, I am absolutely intellectually superior!
Xiao Fan:...
Seeing Bao Bao's smug look, Xiao Fan's lips twitched slightly.
He said that after Bao Bao came back, he had been secretly holding back his laughter, and would occasionally lower his head with a smug look on his face.
He thought it was because he and the Bao Bao had formed a contract, their bond had deepened, and he was happy, which was why he had been in such a good mood.
It turns out that she secretly did such a clean and efficient thing behind his back.
Don't tell me, you really shouldn't tell me...
This Bao Bao is such a... thoughtful Magic Beast.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fan raised his hand and gently stroked the Bao Bao's smooth, glossy fur, sincerely praising it.
"Our Bao Bao is truly amazing; no wonder it's the strongest, most intelligent, and most clever magical Magic Beast in the Magic Beast Transition Zone."
"Haha, it's not as amazing as Master said!"
Receiving Xiao Fan's straightforward and doting praise, Bao Bao was overjoyed. It proudly shook its head, its steps becoming lighter and more graceful, stirring up a gentle breeze, its whole body exuding a spirited and excited demeanor.
With the long-standing hidden danger in his heart completely eliminated, Xiao Fan's tense nerves finally relaxed completely, the accumulated gloom was swept away, and he felt extremely relaxed.
He had been secretly worried all morning. The Magic Beast in the Magic Beast Transition Zone were scattered, and the scent of the potion on Shen Long and Cannon had a limited range, so it might not be enough to attract enough high-level Magic Beast to kill them.
He had made preparations for the aftermath, but he never expected that Bao Bao would be so insightful and take the initiative to precisely lure out the ferocious Magic Beast, thus completely eliminating the two formidable enemies.
In fact, with his current strength and cultivation, he was already at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation with Shen Long and Cannon, and the two of them no longer posed a significant threat to him.
But what he feared most was never a direct confrontation, but rather that these two were narrow-minded and ruthless, and would retaliate in secret, targeting his family and friends.
Now that the two major hidden dangers have been completely eliminated and the crisis lurking in the shadows has vanished, he can finally feel a little more at ease.