A piercing whistle echoed across the Gobi.
Before the cliff, the three giant beasts locked in savage combat stopped at the same time and looked up curiously.
"Roar!"
The Manticore suddenly forced the Shadow Fiend and Bone Dragon back with a swipe of its paw, bared its teeth threateningly at the two beasts, then ignored them and leaped into the air, flying toward the cave with a somewhat anxious expression.
The Bone Dragon and Shadow Fiend were in a bloodthirsty frenzy. Seeing their opponent trying to flee the battle, how could they let it leave so easily? They immediately moved to stop it.
Just then, however, Mu You's game character appeared at the cave entrance and gestured to the Bone Dragon and Shadow Fiend.
The Shadow Fiend dove straight into the character's shadow. After a moment's hesitation, the Bone Dragon also chose to obey his command. It abandoned the pursuit, shrank a size, and followed him into the cave.
The three giant beasts vanished into the cave one after another, leaving the watching soldiers outside dumbfounded. What had happened inside? Why had the fighting suddenly stopped?
The cave entrance was now unguarded, open before everyone for the first time. The soldiers exchanged glances, hesitating over whether to send someone inside to investigate.
Fortunately, shortly after the beasts disappeared, a message from Evans arrived in time. It contained only a brief order: stand by!
"So the Manticore is a pet raised by the Lamp Genie?"
Mu You stared in surprise at the prompt in the text: [The Minstrel stroked the orange cat in his arms.]
After appearing, the Minstrel had explained his identity to the two of them. The three had temporarily ceased hostilities and gone out to stop their respective pets and subordinates.
What surprised Mu You was that