Xiaojiu called out, "Gungun," and the little creature promptly rolled to his feet. Its fur hid its paws completely when it moved, and its tiny wings were no use at all. When it ran, it looked exactly as if it were rolling.
"He likes it." When it came to names, what mattered was that the one wearing it liked it.
Ye Chuqi huffed. "You just don't like the name I picked." She had named him, too!
Xiaojiu laughed. "Then go on, call me."
"Xiaojiu, Xiaojiu, Xiaojiu, Xiaojiu, Xiaojiu..." Hmph!
Every time Ye Chuqi called, Xiaojiu answered, "Mm." He played along until she was done, then said with a smile, "See? I answered."
It was rare to see Ye Chuqi act so childishly. Her companions were reminded that she was only fifteen herself, and the camp was filled with laughter.
That year's Beast Tide seemed to be arriving later than usual. Two or three days had passed since the first wave was expected, and the adventurers at the Adventurers' Camp were growing restless. At last, the rogues scouting ahead sent word that the first wave was about to arrive.
But something about it felt different from previous years.
Ye Chuqi did not know what a large-scale Beast Tide was supposed to look like, but when the first wave appeared, she found it less impressive than the Ironclad Rhinoceros herd's charge. Perhaps that was because the rhinoceroses had swept forward in a neat, magnificent formation like a black tide, with Demon Beasts bringing up the rear. The pressure they had exerted was on another level.
This Beast Tide felt a little halfhearted.
Xiaojiu stood beside Ye Chuqi. "They're all Small Magic Beasts. They're not much of a threat. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let us set up the first line of defense