Chapter 202: Step on the shadow

Under the solemn oath of its Yu Beast Master, Shui Di Chong once again set off for Room 1705.

As it neared the courtyard, it cautiously poked its head out from behind the corner of the wall.

Sure enough, the dozens of giant creatures that had appeared in the morning were nowhere to be seen.

“Titi~”

Shui Di Chong relaxed and looked at the pond nearby.

At the same time, Xiao Xunbao took off its virtual helmet, its expression gloomy.

It had been forced offline again…

“Xun…”

Xiao Xunbao pouted, then turned to glance at Qiao Sang and Ya Bao, who were sound asleep.

There was nothing to play with, and no one to play with it; it was so boring…

It seemed it could only find a few ants to practice Hypnosis on.

Xiao Xunbao was a doer; thinking of this, it leisurely floated through the door and out.

When it floated into the courtyard, it happened to see an insect-type Pet crawling towards the pond.

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up, and its spirits immediately lifted.

This was the first time it had seen a Pet that wasn’t asleep at home late at night.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao vanished on the spot.

The next second, it appeared in front of this unfamiliar insect-type Pet, grinning and showing a friendly smile.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Shui Di Chong heard the sound and felt the shadow covering its head, its expression terrified, its eyes suddenly widened, and cold sweat uncontrollably broke out all over its body.

After a moment, it mustered its courage and raised its head.

“Titi!!!”

Shui Di Chong looked at the Ghost-type Pet in front of it, which was showing its fangs, and shivered all over, letting out a high-decibel wail before closing its eyes and completely fainting.

“Xun?”

Xiao Xunbao tilted its head in confusion.

Before it could figure out why the other party had suddenly fainted, it saw a faint white light appear on the insect-type Pet in front of it.

Xiao Xunbao was very familiar with this kind of light.

It was the same light that appeared when its Yu Beast Master recalled Ya Bao into the yu beast codex.

Almost instinctively, Xiao Xunbao extended a short digit, connecting the shadow on its digit to Shui Di Chong’s shadow.

The white light disappeared.

Shui Di Chong remained in place.

Outside Room 1705, the chubby security guard squatting under the palm tree remained frozen in place, maintaining the summoning gesture, his scalp tingling, and every hair on his body standing on end.

Holy cow!

What’s going on?!

Why can’t I summon it back?!

…

Qiao Sang woke up because she couldn’t breathe properly.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Xunbao’s large face right in front of her.

Her sleepiness was instantly sent a thousand miles away.

“Why are you pinching my nose?” Qiao Sang sat up, rubbed her eyes, and said somewhat dejectedly.

She felt that if she was startled like this a few more times, she would eventually suffer a nervous breakdown.

“Xun!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao held the still-unconscious insect-type Pet with both claws and presented it to its Yu Beast Master for her to see.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then leaned closer to see that it was a Pet she had never seen before.

“Are you saying someone sent it to our house?” Qiao Sang frowned slightly and asked.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao nodded vigorously.

Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something, abruptly got up from the bed, put on her shoes, turned on the light, and went to her desk to rummage through her bag, all in one smooth motion.

When she saw that all her various cards and the small amount of cash were still in her wallet, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, they were all still there…

If the cards were lost, replacing them would be a minor issue, but if someone used the photo on her information card to find an Illusory Water Baby to transform and impersonate her to verify facial recognition on other cards during the period of loss, it would be very troublesome.

Although current card verification is more rigorous and includes iris recognition, there are so many strange and wonderful characteristics and skills of Pets that who knows what methods others might use to steal them.

“Where did you see it?” Qiao Sang asked, returning to bed.

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao pointed in the direction of the door.

The courtyard?

Qiao Sang was startled. Was there anything valuable in the courtyard?

Or had the other party just entered and been caught by Xiao Xunbao before they could act?

Qiao Sang felt a slight sense of crisis. Most Yu Beast Masters held themselves with dignity, and Yu Beast Masters who engaged in such sneaky behavior, sneaking into other people’s homes, were definitely not good people.

Nowadays, it’s not bad people who are bad, but bad people who are also Yu Beast Masters with unclear backgrounds that are truly frightening.

Qiao Sang pondered for a while, then opened her phone, took a photo of the unconscious insect-type Pet, and searched for it online.

Soon, she learned about this Pet’s information.

Shui Di Chong, a Low Level Water-type Pet from the Ancient Mist region, with an evolution limit only up to High Level. It was inconspicuous among many Pets, but many people in business were still willing to contract it.

The reason was simply that it could help with drinking alcohol.

Rather than saying it helps with drinking, to be precise, its respiratory pores can draw alcohol from the human body into its own body through contact with human skin.

In social situations, for people with low alcohol tolerance or alcohol allergies, it could be called a godsend.

Qiao Sang was not very interested in this ability; her gaze lingered on the words “Ancient Mist region” for a while.

To be honest, encountering someone from the Ancient Mist region in the community could be a coincidence, but having a Pet from the Ancient Mist region sneak into her home in the middle of the night was definitely not a simple coincidence.

This was clearly aimed at Water Luyana… Qiao Sang immediately made a judgment.

It’s important to know that it’s rare for Pets not belonging to a particular region to appear in that region. The probability of encountering a Pet from another region on the street is comparable to encountering a first love on the street—it’s something you can go online and chat about.

“Can your Dark Shadow Control last any longer?” Qiao Sang asked Xiao Xunbao.

“Xun… Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the shadow connecting it to Shui Di Chong, first tilted its head, then nodded, indicating that it was not a problem.

Besides controlling the opponent with shadows, Dark Shadow Control also possesses the same ability as the Shadow Tag characteristic.

The Shadow Tag characteristic is one of the most dreaded characteristics among all characteristics; it can make non-Ghost-type Pets that do not possess the Shadow Tag characteristic unable to escape.

It is also the bane of Instant Teleportation.

Shui Di Chong, being controlled by Dark Shadow Control, which has the same ability as Shadow Tag but is even more powerful, naturally could not be recalled.

She hadn’t expected Xiao Xunbao to be able to continuously use a High Level skill like Dark Shadow Control for such a long time.

Qiao Sang thought, it seems that even with High Level skills, some can be used for extended periods by reducing energy output, at most with slightly weaker effects, but some skills cannot.

Like Ya Bao’s Mars Rain, even though Ya Bao is now a Mid Level Pet, it cannot use it consecutively more than a few times with its internal energy.

Should I call the police…? Qiao Sang looked at the unconscious Shui Di Chong and thought of this question again.

A Yu Beast Master’s Pet running into someone else’s house in the middle of the night was already enough reason to call the police.

If she called the police, with Shui Di Chong in hand, they could follow the clues and find its Yu Beast Master.

But if the other party revealed the existence of Water Luyana, the patrol team would definitely take Water Luyana away.