Calamity, Pandora's Box

Two Magic Beasts in cheetah form pounced with lightning speed.

Their claws reached for the little box Yue Yang held in his hand. Yet dozens of meters behind them, a Magic Beast covered in slick, oily-green skin and resembling a chameleon snapped out its tongue.

That blood-red tongue stretched at lightning speed.

The instant the two foremost cheetah Magic Beasts fought over the box, the long, sticky tongue struck it and latched onto the target.

It recoiled ten times faster than it had shot out.

Without waiting for any companion to react, the chameleon Magic Beast crushed the box in its mouth with one bite, then chewed it smugly. It could even speak with its mouth full. "Hehehe, this young lady was still a bit faster. I've already claimed the first kill on the newcomer. You lot can fight over the second and third kills!"

The dozens of Magic Beasts around them wore varying expressions—some furious, some disgusted, some cold, some disdainful.

The two cheetahs that had charged fastest flew into a rage. "Bi Yi, you long-tongued shrew!"

The female chameleon Magic Beast gulped down the fragments of the box, then used her slender claws to pick at her teeth. From between her densely packed teeth, she picked out a tiny shard, spat it out, and finally clicked her tongue in lingering dissatisfaction. "This brat's newborn beast was far too weak. I barely felt any energy going down. Even after absorbing it all, I only gained a little potential, so you two don't need to be so jealous! At worst, this young lady will reluctantly play with you for a few days. If you're willing to cooperate, we can head over to those trees and have a heart-to-heart right now. One against two is no problem at all!"

"Get lost!