Re-summoning

"Is that so? What kind of aura? I'm naturally gifted and have strong senses. Why didn't I feel anything? Captain, could you have sensed it wrong?"

The vice-captain was somewhat doubtful. He was naturally gifted and had often detected danger in advance, warning others about it.

This had allowed the vice-captain to handle many matters and become a formidable figure in the Enforcement Team. Despite having no background whatsoever, he had risen to become vice-captain.

In fact, if his strength improved a little more and his pet reached the Black Iron rank, he might even become captain.

Someone as perceptive as him had detected nothing just now, so he could not help but be suspicious.

"Hm? Are you sure you didn't sense anything? Your summoned beast didn't sense it either?" the captain asked sternly.

"No, I found nothing," the vice-captain replied seriously.

"Strange. That shouldn't be possible. Could my Lightning Snake have sensed it wrong?" The captain was no longer certain either, suspecting that his pet had made a mistake.

However, he quickly thought of a solution: ask the colleagues who had come along. Everyone had entered the villa courtyard, so perhaps someone else had noticed something.

With that thought in mind, the captain hurried back to headquarters and immediately asked everyone about it.

The information he received was the same as the vice-captain's. No one had noticed anything, and neither had their pets.

This made the captain increasingly suspicious and left him doubting himself.

"Perhaps my pet sensed it wrong."

The captain muttered to comfort himself. In the end, he temporarily treated the matter as a misunderstanding and planned to investigate it again when he had time.

Elsewhere.

Inside Song Xiaomei's villa.

The three girls sat in the living room, discussing what had just happened. They mainly talked about Wang Hao, the alchemist, and the puppet.

"They caught that alchemist so quickly. The Enforcement Team really works fast!" Qin Yue said admiringly.

"Actually, the Enforcement Team had suspected him for a long time. Similar incidents had happened before—gifted students were attacked and then disappeared.

"Those gifted students were highly valued, so the Enforcement Team had been investigating in secret," Blackie explained, sharing what she knew.

"Gifted students? You mean the ones who were attacked were all gifted students?" Song Xiaomei caught the key point and hurriedly asked.

"Yes, most of them were geniuses. Like you and Qin Yue, as well as Feng Zuo and Feng You—you're all top students at your respective schools," Blackie said honestly.

"Why attack gifted students? Out of jealousy? Or is this person a spy from another country, trying to cripple our talented youths?" Song Xiaomei pressed on.

"Well..."

Blackie suddenly hesitated, unsure whether she should reveal the rest.

What came next was still too shocking for Song Xiaomei and Qin Yue, and it might not even be true.

"What is it? Is it inconvenient to say?" Song Xiaomei frowned.

"How about this? Give me some time to verify it again. Once I'm certain, I'll tell you what's going on."

Blackie decided to confirm it once more. She left in a hurry to investigate.

That answer left Qin Yue and Song Xiaomei utterly confused, unable to make heads or tails of it.

"Could it be that some alchemist was jealous of talented people's aptitude and harmed them because of it?" Song Xiaomei thought aloud.

"Probably not. If they were targeting geniuses, why attack me? I'm not a genius at all," Qin Yue said softly.

"You're not a genius? You're already amazing, okay? No one in the entire school is stronger than you now," Song Xiaomei said enviously.

"R-Really?" Qin Yue asked blankly, her large eyes blinking as she remained completely unaware of it.

"Of course. Don't forget, I used to be the strongest person in our school. Since you surpassed me, doesn't that mean you surpassed the whole school?"

"Eh? That does seem right!" Qin Yue said adorably.

"You're so silly. It's over—you'll never get married at this rate." Song Xiaomei poked Qin Yue's smooth forehead, and the two soon started fooling around.

In the corner.

Big Black Bear, wrapped in bandages, lay on the floor and grinned foolishly as it licked roast chicken from its bowl. It had been injured before, with more than ten wounds on its body, painful enough to make it bare its teeth.

Now that it had roast chicken, it felt that the whole world was wonderful. It felt so happy.

Time passed slowly in this atmosphere, and soon it was the next day.

In the early morning, the sun shone brightly, while birds sang amid fragrant flowers.

Qin Yue woke from Song Xiaomei's embrace. Looking at Song Xiaomei, who was sleeping in a complete mess, Qin Yue shook her head, got up, and went to wash up.

She mainly missed her summoned beast. They had agreed that she would summon it again after three days, and now exactly three days had passed.

So she got up early, quickly washed up, and sat in the living room.

"Time to summon him again."

As Qin Yue spoke, spiritual power rippled through the air. Light emerged from her fair little hand, and she suddenly slammed it toward the floor.

Whoosh!

A white six-pointed magic array surged forth, instantly forming across the entire living room. It was much larger than before.

As the array appeared, an illusory sense of distortion rippled from it.

Bang!

A muffled sound suddenly rang out like distant thunder, echoing through the entire villa.

Inside the bedroom.

Song Xiaomei, who had been sleeping without a shred of grace, was startled awake by the sound. Without even bothering to straighten her sleepwear, she immediately sat up.

"What happened? Was someone attacking us again?"

Song Xiaomei was alarmed. She hurriedly grabbed Reaper's Scythe from the corner and rushed out barefoot.

When she reached the living room and saw the scene before her, she suddenly stopped.

Qin Yue was sitting safely on the sofa, staring blankly into space.

Meanwhile, a snow-white kitten stood on the living room floor, covered in fluffy fur and utterly adorable.

But that was not the main point. The main point was that the living room floor had split apart, covered in twisted cracks like earthworms.

There were countless such cracks, spreading from the center of the living room all the way to its corners. They frightened Song Xiaomei as well.

"W-What happened? Did an enemy come?" Song Xiaomei hurriedly asked, vigilantly scanning her surroundings.

"N-No, Li Xuan did it by accident. Sorry, Xiaomei," Qin Yue quickly apologized.

"Li Xuan did it by accident?"

Song Xiaomei was baffled. The shattered floor clearly looked like the result of a heavy blow.

But the kitten was so small. How could it possibly cause something like this? It was truly strange.

"How did the kitten do that? It's so small. Did it use some unknown ability?" Song Xiaomei recalled the destructive force of the exploding fireball.

"No, it's... how should I put this?"

Qin Yue tilted her little head, preparing to explain. But then she suddenly looked at the kitten and fell silent.

The girl and the cat stared at each other like that, as though communicating through their eyes.

"Are you communicating telepathically?"

Thinking of their abilities, Song Xiaomei could not help asking curiously. She was simply too curious about what had happened just now.

My eyes hurt. Only one update today.