After discovering that Lin Yingxue was missing, Chen An had an ominous feeling.
Dou Buxiang paced around restlessly.
If Chen An was cruel and left her in the lurch, letting her fend for herself, there would be no more entanglements between them. After all, she had merely bought something from him, and the relationship between the two ended there and then.
However, Chen An chose to go to the entrance of the auction to look for her. The man who was guarding the door was still there, and he told Chen An that he had indeed seen Lin Yingxue. She had left after asking her questions.
Chen An asked for her directions after she left. "Sure enough."
If he did not come looking for her, she might meet with disasters today.
From the direction that the man showed him, there was only one possible place that she might have gone—Fierce Beasts Forest!
In this world, the most dangerous deed was to go to Fierce Beasts Forest. That was the place with the richest spirit aura, where many fierce beasts were concentrated. Even for very powerful people, if they dared to enter the forest, they must be prepared not to leave the forest alive.
The people who entered Fierce Beasts Forest were often those who had come to a dead-end and dared to exchange their lives for money.
They were all in groups. They would enter the forest as a group, hunt down the fierce beasts, obtain the spirit cores, and sell them at the auction for money.
Lin Yingxue obviously could not wait anymore, so she had ventured into Fierce Beasts Forest alone.
"She is too stupid." To think that he had the impression yesterday that Lin Yingxue was an extraordinary and smart person.
This was what Chen An had on his mind. He could not help but speed up, and Dou Buxiang quickly caught up as well.
Just like what he said, right at that moment, Lin Yingxue was full of regrets for her stupidity.
She leaned behind a giant tree and stuck out her head to check for danger. She scanned the surroundings and turned around after confirming there was no movement.
Her heart thumped rapidly, and her breathing was heavy. Her lower legs began to feel sore.
These were signs of extreme exhaustion.
She had encountered a fierce beast that looked like a snake just earlier. It was extremely fast, twisting its body, and it suddenly slashed past in front of her.
She did not have time to be afraid. She chased after it without thinking. All she had in mind was the faster the fierce beasts were, the probability of them having an agile attribute spirit core must be higher, and this was what Wu Wu needed.
She had to land her hands on it.
It was this thought that had made her attack the fierce beast regardless of danger.
She launched consistent strong attacks on the fierce beast. However, to the fierce beast, the attacks were of no threat. They were as soft as dropping feathers and could not hurt the fierce beast at all.
She backed away in shock, and she instantly understood that she had underestimated the fierce beast.
It was too late to escape.
When a fierce beast was angered, it would not easily let go of its prey.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have come to this eerie place. Why didn't I…" Not only did she regret her reckless actions, but she also could not bear to part with him. "Chen An…"
She mumbled and muttered to herself. It was as soft as a whisper. No one would be able to hear it in this dense Fierce Beasts Forest.
"Are you calling for me?"
Lin Yingxue instantly became vigilant, thinking that the fierce beast was following her in desperation.
"Are you being sane to run around alone? And you even dare to hit someone?" Chen An grabbed onto Dou Buxiang to prevent Lin Yingxue from being attacked.
"You…" After having a clear look at Chen An, Lin Yingxue's eyes widened unbelievably. There was a hint of surprise in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared. "How dare you come in? You are not even a Beast Tamer. You will die a quicker death than I will here!"
Chen An thought to himself, criticizing the person who had made him come all the way here to "court death".
Ss—
There was a sharp and subtle voice.
"Be careful, it's a fierce beast!" One could sense Lin Yingxue's fear from her trembling voice.
What should they do now? Chen An quickly called the system.
The system was launched. There were not many things that could be used inside. There was only the index of Light Cone Fox, a few ordinary skills books, three low-grade spirit cores, and one medium-grade spirit core.
The fierce beast was very vengeful. Running away would only consume one's energy, and one would eventually die out of exhaustion. It would be better to confront it head-on. If one lost, one would then die.
When death was near, there was no time to have too many considerations. It was better to use everything he had within the system!
The giant snake that came winding out of the dense forest had dark green scales and two rows of sharp spikes.
[The Taming System has been launched. Identifying…]
Stone Mythical Snake!
Its movements were extremely fast, and the spikes on its body were highly poisonous. No matter whether it was a beast or a human, once entangled by the snake, it would be very difficult to escape.
"Dou Buxiang, jump!" Chen An had never once fought together with his beast.
It was just that when the system had finished identifying the Stone Mythical Snake, he suddenly thought of a way. Perhaps he could confront it and try not to be entangled by the snake. If so, he might have a chance at winning.
Without any thought, he gave his commands to Dou Buxiang. Thankfully, Dou Buxiang did not let him down and acted upon receiving his commands.
The Stone Mythical Snake was so fast that one could not see it clearly. In the blink of an eye, the Stone Mythical Snake, which was in front of them, had come close and was barely half a foot away.
"Dou Buxiang, use Light Cone." In the index, this skill originally belonged to the Light Cone Fox. It was a good offensive skill, but it took a long time to accumulate energy.
Chen An originally planned to knock the Stone Mythical Snake down before it got close. Unexpectedly, he had underestimated its speed. And judging from the current distance, it would be too late to finish prepping it.
Lin Yingxue was next to him. She summoned Wu Wu in a panic, trying her best to save Chen An.
At that moment, a scorching white light flickered, piercing the Stone Mythical Snake's eyes.
Its eyes shut to form a vertical line, and the snake twisted its body in pain, falling onto the ground and bending into a circular arc.
The golden lines flowed. Lin Yingxue dealt the snake with a mighty blow just at the right time.
The Stone Mythical Snake stuck out its tongue, wanting to retaliate.
However, it was too late. Dou Buxiang that was in the air descended heavily onto the snake. Coupled with Lin Yingxue's attack, they dealt a fatal blow to the snake. The Stone Mythical Snake did not even manage to retract its tongue.
[The Taming System has been launched. Congratulations to the host. New index obtained: Stone Mythical Snake.]
Chen An breathed a sigh of relief. He was surprised at the reward. It turned out that fierce beasts were also included in the beasts index. If he wanted to have a complete collection, he might have to go to Fierce Beasts Forest often.
The Stone Mythical Snake was defeated. In the center of its head, right in the middle of the diamond-like shape, a dark green thing flickered.
This was its spirit core. People usually used the spirit cores obtained from fierce beasts for their beasts. Fierce beasts could not be tamed, nor could they fight together with Beast Tamers like beasts. They were synonymous with danger and wealth.
[The Spirit Core System has been launched. Verification is completed.]
[High-grade spirit core, Agility +125, Water Attribute Attack +30]
The grade and attribute were quite good. If they sold it at the auction, there would be many bidders, and it would become a priceless treasure in an instant.
It was a pity it was incompatible with Wu Wu…
Lin Yingxue had risked her life for a spirit core. However, now that the fierce beast had been defeated, the spirit core was not suitable. It would be even more dangerous to embed an incompatible spirit core.
While staring at the look in her expectant eyes, Chen An was thinking about how to tell Lin Yingxue when he heard a strange cry from Dou Buxiang.