While the human and Contract Beast in the shop wondered where Starlight and Can Can had gone, deep beneath the ground somewhere in the Demonwood Domain, Can Can, who had adjusted its body to several dozen meters in length, carried Starlight back toward Demonwood City.
An earthen-yellow halo rippled around the two Contract Beasts. Whenever soil and solid rock met that halo, they parted to either side as though instantly melted, opening an underground passage for them.
Three-star skill, full moon level: Roaming Earth, Transforming into a Pond!
Standing on Can Can's back, Starlight looked a little apprehensive.
"Neigh~" (The shop should be closed by now, right? Will Xu Ran and Purple Cloud be angry when they find out we're gone?)
Hearing Starlight's words and recalling all the times their big sister had beaten it up, Can Can couldn't help shrinking its head back.
But when it thought of what they had discovered on this secret outing, Can Can felt a little more confident.
"Cha!" (Once we tell Xu Ran what we found, he'll definitely praise us!)
Starlight nodded slightly at that, its expression easing considerably.
Indeed, they hadn't left Demonwood City without telling anyone just to have fun.
"Neigh~" (Whatever happens, I came along to keep an eye on you!)
Still uneasy, Starlight added that reminder.
"Cha~" (I know, I know!)
Can Can shook its head, abruptly picking up speed as it swam through the earth.
Then its expression froze slightly.
Deep in the earth ahead, it actually sensed fluctuations of earth element energy.
Moreover, those fluctuations weren't coming from something inanimate like extraordinary resources, but from Supernatural Creatures.
And those fluctuations seemed to be approaching them.
This was...
Before it could work it out, the two sides had already spotted each other.
It was a group of Earth