Chapter 159: Doppelgänger

Qiao Sang was led into the observation room, while Ya Bao, blindfolded, was taken into a secret room leading to Lost Town.

Before leaving home, Qiao Sang had already told Ya Bao about bringing it to the secret room to play.

Knowing that it might break through and become stronger, Ya Bao naturally had no objection and was eager to try.

The observation room was somewhat similar to a movie theater.

However, the space wasn’t as large, and the lights weren’t off.

Instead of a custom special white screen, a virtual screen was used, broadcasting Ya Bao’s movements in real-time.

A few people were scattered inside, all Yu Beast Masters playing as NPC Pets in the secret room.

Some Yu Beast Masters who were worried about their Pets would accompany them backstage in the secret room, but most still chose to watch from outside.

As soon as Qiao Sang walked in, a girl in the back row stood up and waved, “Qiao Sang! Over here! Over here!”

After just selecting the Lost Town secret room, she had contacted Fang Sisi on her phone, and sure enough, she was here.

Qiao Sang came and sat in the seat next to Fang Sisi.

“Oh, you only told me after you arrived. Were you planning to surprise me?” Fang Sisi asked with a smile.

“Not at all, it was purely on a whim,” Qiao Sang said honestly.

If Lost Town hadn’t been a single-Pet secret room, she might not have thought of the Cotton Section Worm choosing this one.

Fang Sisi didn’t mind. She looked at Ya Bao on the large virtual screen and sighed, “If only I had known that the Fire Fang Dog had an evolved form that could grow so handsome, let alone burning my hair, I would have contracted one no matter what. What do you think about contracting a Fire Fang Dog if I get a second page in my yu beast codex later?”

After the news that Fire Fang Dog could evolve into Yan Ling Dog came out, the most concerned were naturally Yu Beast Masters who owned Fire Fang Dogs, as well as their friends and family.

Fang Sisi contacted Qiao Sang immediately after seeing this news and was among the first to know that Qiao Sang’s Fire Fang Dog was the first to evolve into a Yan Ling Dog.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment: “You should still think about it carefully. It doesn’t burn hair, it burns money.”

Fang Sisi: “…”

Ya Bao on the screen had just had its blindfold removed.

The surroundings were dim, but faint red light barely illuminated the area, preventing complete darkness.

However, a chilling wind blew, and the shadows of objects swayed under the eerie light, making the atmosphere somewhat gloomy.

As a Fire-type Pet, Ya Bao had an inherent warm constitution, so it didn’t feel cold.

Looking at the only passage in front of it, Ya Bao’s large ears twitched, and it walked straight ahead without hesitation.

Suddenly, something rolled over, making a loud noise in the quiet space.

Ya Bao didn’t bother to look down and continued to walk forward.

The Staff in the monitoring room froze and commanded into the walkie-talkie, “Bite its leg.”

“This is a Clone Demon Puppet. Most of the Pets who come to play in this secret room are scared out of their wits by it. My Cotton Section Worm usually won’t even exercise when I tell it to, but as soon as it comes to this secret room and encounters it, it immediately performs a 100-meter sprint,” Fang Sisi said, looking at Ya Bao on the screen and laughing, “But Yan Ling Dog is a Fire-type Pet after all, and it has a bad temper. Do you think it will just burn the Clone Demon Puppet?”

“It’s possible,” Qiao Sang replied.

Secret rooms for Pets are not the same as those for humans; Pets can use various skills to deal with obstacles and NPCs.

Based on the Pet’s level, the secret room will also set different difficulty levels for the challenges.

This shop is not large in scale, but it still has difficulty levels set to accommodate intermediate Pets, as most Yu Beast Masters can cultivate intermediate Pets if they put in the effort.

If Ya Bao was to overcome its fear, it certainly couldn’t be scared into running around; it had to face it head-on.

In the secret room, under the dim light, a hairy head with fangs, listening to the voice from the walkie-talkie, opened its eyes and mouth, pouncing fiercely towards the red and white figure not far ahead.

However, just as it was about to bite, the red and white figure’s right hind leg suddenly kicked backward, accurately hitting its face and directly sending it flying several meters away.

“Mo Mo!”

Accompanied by a scream, the head rolled several times, stars appearing in its eyes, losing a false tooth, and a clump of poor-quality hair stuck to its head also fell off.

The Staff in the monitoring room froze for a moment, then came to their senses and urgently said into the walkie-talkie, “Number 2, prepare! Number 2, prepare! The player is coming now.”

Observation room.

Fang Sisi’s eyes widened as she looked at the scene on the screen, saying in disbelief, “Holy cow, are all Fire-type Pets this brave?! And how did it kick so accurately? Does it have an omniscient view?”

Qiao Sang was also a bit stunned; this wasn’t quite what she had imagined…

…

Ya Bao walked forward with a conflicted expression, its footsteps especially clear in the dimness, and there were also… voices.

“Number 2, prepare! Number 2, prepare! The player is coming now.”

“Received, received.”

“I heard the Pet playing this time is the legendary Yan Ling Dog. What do you think if I go ask its Yu Beast Master for a photo after it’s done playing?”

“Good idea, let’s go together later.”

“Is the Clone Demon Puppet okay? It still needs to be on stage later.”

“It’s fine, its body and limbs have already been prepared over there.”

“Gui Gui!”

“Ghost Orb, don’t rush. After this secret room is done, I’ll take you out to eat.”

“…”

Dense sounds continuously entered Ya Bao’s ears, making it very conflicted.

Where was the promised terrifying silence?

That Clone Demon Puppet earlier too, before it acted, someone spoke to give a heads-up, talking so loudly. How was it supposed to be scared and break through to become stronger now?

Ya Bao was conflicted for a while, then remembered its Yu Beast Master’s words, and immediately thought of ghost movies it had seen before, its expression becoming firm again.

Its Yu Beast Master said there were many Ghost-type extraordinary creatures here, and it couldn’t be careless!

“Ya!”

Ya Bao cheered itself on and continued to walk forward.

At the end of the passage, the scene changed dramatically.

What met its eyes was a street in a small town shrouded in purple mist. The surrounding houses were dilapidated, and coupled with the occasional mournful cries of crows, it appeared very eerie and terrifying.

The door of the passage behind it slowly closed automatically.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, a nearby house was violently crashed open, and a blood-soaked woman ran out in a panic.

When she saw Ya Bao, her eyes lit up, and she ran over frantically. Just as she was about to reach it, she seemed to trip and fell to the ground.

“Save me, save… me, please! Take me away! I don’t want to die! Please!”

The woman’s voice was tearful and pleading, as if she regarded Ya Bao as her only salvation.

She didn’t get up, but only extended a blood-stained hand towards Ya Bao.

“Ya…”

Ya Bao looked at the human in front of it, slightly lost in thought. Although it had heard voices earlier, she acted as if it were real…

The next second, black viscous liquid suddenly appeared on the ground where the woman was, tightly enveloping her from bottom to top.

“Save…”

Before the woman could finish her words, the black liquid carried her, seeping into the ground and disappearing from sight.

Ya Bao stood rooted to the spot, feeling a bit troubled.

The acting was great, the scene was terrifying, and it would have been even better without these voices.

“Awesome, Number 2! Your acting is getting more and more convincing.”

“If you also repeated these lines and actions a dozen times every day, you could too… By the way, did Black Mud not brush its teeth today? I feel like it has bad breath.”

“Black Mud! Black Mud!”

PS: Thanks to the old boss Wutong Qiuse for the reward!