"Who's there!"
Teacher Yan shouted fiercely in the direction the arrow came from, and a pale blue light ball smashed in that direction. After an explosion, a person wrapped in a black robe rushed out of the dust.
"G Organization!"
Seeing the clothing on that person, Teacher Yan roared through clenched teeth with rage. Qi Chen picked up Ah Mu and ran to Teacher Yan's side, while Feng Yuan, flicking his sickle disdainfully, said to the person,
"So, it was you rats hiding your heads and showing your tails that almost stopped me from coming out, huh?"
"An unknown subject? Those guys really can't watch you properly. Come back with me obediently."
"Scram!"
Hearing the low, indistinct voice, which could not be identified as male or female, speak to him, Feng Yuan, dissatisfied, waved his sickle, preparing to rush forward, when Xiao Ji glared at the opponent, ready to attack.
"Come back!"
Seeing Feng Yuan about to rush forward, Teacher Yan rebuked, and Xiao Ji let out a cry, ready to act at any moment.
"Tch!"
Seeing Xiao Ji intending to rush forward, Feng Yuan, somewhat displeased, grabbed Xiao Ji and retreated towards Teacher Yan.
"So you want to protect him? Do you think just you alone can stop me?"
Teacher Yan glared angrily at the man, quickly summoning his other two Beast Tamers. A huge black rock Xuan Turtle appeared and stomped on the ground with its left leg, creating a pale brown shield that protected the three of them. Meanwhile, a Myriad Sound Parrot sang a melodious song as it flew in front of the three and landed.
"Looking at this? Little Dream, Rose Hell!"
Black thorny vines shot up from the ground and quickly spread around the three. Teacher Yan thought for a moment, made up his mind, and said to the two,
"You both rush out with Big Black!"
"And what about you?"
Qi Chen asked worriedly. Teacher Yan did not reply but commanded the contemplative boy to attack the person in the black robe. Feng Yuan seemed to understand Teacher Yan's intention, and he picked up Xiao Ji, stuffed it into Qi Chen's arms with Ah Mu, and said,
"I will deal with this guy; you take good care of Xiao Ji for me."
Xiao Ji had a bad feeling and struggled desperately in Qi Chen's arms, but not knowing how to escape, it felt somewhat hopeless and let out a desolate cry.
"What are you doing?"
Qi Chen, sensing something wrong, shouted urgently. Feng Yuan smiled and shook his head, lifting his sickle and charging at the man in the black robe.
"What are you doing! Come back!"
Teacher Yan, who was commanding the contemplative boy and barely holding on, shouted furiously upon noticing Feng Yuan's actions. Feng Yuan ignored Teacher Yan's shout and muttered something under his breath as he charged at the opponent.
"Overestimating your abilities."
Seeing Feng Yuan charging with his sickle, the person in the black robe said disdainfully, summoning a holy white flower bud and preparing to issue a command. Feng Yuan threw his sickle into the air, where it rapidly grew larger, and waves of Black Mist emitted from Feng Yuan's body, merging with the sickle in the sky.
"Death Judgment!"
Teacher Yan murmured in surprise as a dark light flashed, and the sickle in the sky savagely smashed into the ground, instantly filling the entire forest with gloomy, dark qi.
After the black qi dissipated, Teacher Yan slowly approached Feng Yuan, who lay on the ground.
Xiao Ji, seizing the opportunity when Qi Chen was startled and loosened his grip, dashed out towards Feng Yuan. Reaching Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji cried out desperately, trying to wake him, but no matter if it used the method it did to wake Feng Yuan before or pecked vigorously at his hand, there was no response from Feng Yuan.
"He's not dead yet."
With heavy steps, Teacher Yan came over, checked on Feng Yuan lying on the ground, and said with some relief. Xiao Ji looked at Teacher Yan with pleading eyes.
"Let's take him back first; we can't treat him here."
Seeing Xiao Ji's hopeful gaze, Teacher Yan, uncharacteristically gentle, told Xiao Ji, then coldly picked up Feng Yuan and placed him on the black rock Xuan Turtle, Big Black.
On the way back, seeing Teacher Yan's cold, silent demeanor, Qi Chen hesitated to speak but eventually mustered the courage to ask Teacher Yan,
"Teacher Yan, he... will he be okay..."
"I don't know!"
Seeing Teacher Yan looking very angry, Qi Chen hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"What... what exactly did he do?"
"He used Death Judgment!"
Teacher Yan, angrily turning around, addressed Qi Chen,
"Even a Death-type Spirit Beast would not easily use that ultimate move! How could he dare!"
"There won't be any side effects, will there..."
Realizing that Qi Chen had taken a few steps back, Teacher Yan came to his senses, turned around with a cold, dissatisfied laugh, and said,
"Who knows? Maybe he won't have any side effects at all?"
Sitting on the back of the Black Rock Xuan Turtle, Xiao Ji sadly looked at Feng Yuan, who was unconscious and unresponsive. It tried to transfer its own power to Feng Yuan, to no avail.
"To unleash a powerful move from the Death Series just because of a member of the G Organization! And he didn't even manage to capture the opponent!"
Teacher Yan ranted loudly in dissatisfaction. Qi Chen, following behind with mixed feelings, didn't know what to say. After venting, Teacher Yan sighed, calming down slightly, and muttered to himself,
"Death Judgment, even if it's used by those Death-type Spirit Beasts, it would consume their own life force. How could he be so reckless!"
"I hope it doesn't cause him too much damage..."
Although Teacher Yan's voice was soft, Xiao Ji still heard what he said, and looked at Feng Yuan with sorrow, gently rubbing its little head against Feng Yuan's cheek.
The two made their way back to Maomu City in silence. Since releasing large Spirit Beasts within the city was not allowed, Teacher Yan called for a taxi,
"Xiao Ji, don't worry, he will get better."
Qi Chen, holding Xiao Ji, softly comforted the grieving creature. After arriving at the hospital and settling Feng Yuan in, Teacher Yan was just about to say something when a blonde beauty pushed open the door to the ward and entered. She looked at Feng Yuan on the bed, then turned to the two of them with a puzzled expression and asked,
"What happened to him? How did he end up like this after just a few days?"
Teacher Yan remained silent, walking to the window to gaze outside. Qi Chen hesitated for a moment before saying,
"Teacher Orlina, this is what happened..."
After listening to Qi Chen's simple account of the events that had unfolded in the forest, Orlina's expression darkened. She approached the hospital bed and examined Feng Yuan's condition in detail. Moments later, Orlina furrowed her brows as if she had discovered something inconceivable, and summoned a floral Spirit Beast with colorful blossoms and hands also resembling colorful flower buds, saying,
"Xiao Cai, use Life Probe."
The Spirit Beast known as Xiao Cai brought its hands together, and a pale white star cluster sprayed out from the colorful flower buds, drifting toward Feng Yuan on the bed. After a while, Xiao Cai appeared puzzled as it looked at Orlina, seemingly confused.
Orlina, through shared vision, knew the results of the Life Probe skill and looked at Feng Yuan, who was lying there, surprised, pinching her chin as if pondering something.
After hesitating for a while, Qi Chen approached Orlina to inquire,
"Teacher Orlina, have you found any issues?"
Orlina's train of thought was interrupted by Qi Chen's question. She glanced at Feng Yuan, then looked back at Qi Chen and thought for a moment before saying,
"Sort of, I didn't expect him to be somewhat special."
"What do you mean?"
"I reckon he'll wake up in a bit."
"Impossible!"
Teacher Yan turned around, incredulously looking at Feng Yuan on the bed and then at Orlina. Orlina chuckled and said,
"Although it's quite unbelievable, it seems that Death Judgment has not caused him any significant side effects. No, maybe there are no side effects at all."
"Are you saying he's alright?"
"Yes, from the current situation, it indeed seems so."
Hearing Orlina's words eased the pressure in Qi Chen's heart. An excited Xiao Ji hopped onto the bed, looking at the unconscious Feng Yuan.
"What is that?"
Orlina, surprised, pointed outside. Both of them looked towards the window, perplexed, and exclaimed,
"What has happened!"
Qi Chen said, astonished.