Chapter 855: The place where I disappeared

“There are so many wild Pets here…” Qiao Sang internally exclaimed, but her expression remained calm.

She understood that she was now the backbone of the team, and if she showed panic, it would affect everyone else’s mindset.

However, when she saw a fallen leaf on Ya Bao’s back suddenly unfurl its wings and transform into a moth-like Pet, flying away, her eyelids couldn’t help but twitch.

She had been too careless; she hadn’t even noticed these Pets just now…

“Is that… it?” Yuan Jiewen looked at the Tight Vine Treant, which had fallen to the ground, unconscious, and then at the slender figure high in the sky. A strong sense of security suddenly rose within him.

Although this big shot looked rather youthful, she was calm and powerful, as if no wild Pet could escape her notice.

If it were any other team entering the Secret Realm, encountering a Tight Vine Treant would typically result in at least one person getting injured as a cost.

Someone injured…

Injured…

Yuan Jiewen immediately remembered something and glanced at Qiao Sang’s backpack. He hesitated slightly, struggling internally for a few seconds, but ultimately did not pretend to stumble.

“Forget it. The entanglement just now didn’t injure him too severely. That Pet, whose name he didn’t know, helped so many targets with Healing Light, so it must have consumed a lot of energy.”

They had just entered the dangerous zone, and there would be plenty of times for Healing later. It was better not to consume energy easily now.

“Are you alright?” Qiao Sang asked Yuan Jiewen.

Yuan Jiewen shook his head, “I’m fine.”

Saying that, he spoke from the bottom of his heart, “It’s all thanks to your timely intervention, big shot.”

“The first one to act was Bei Renhao,” Qiao Sang said.

“Bei Ren!”

Bei Renhao crossed his claws over his chest, displaying an expression that said, “This is what I should do.”

Yuan Jiewen: “…”

“The way you saved me earlier almost made me get strangled to death by the Tight Vine Treant faster.”

With the big shot and the other person in front, he gave Bei Renhao enough face and didn’t say that out loud.

“Big shot, how did you recognize that as a Tight Vine Treant just now?” Yuan Jiewen asked.

When a Tight Vine Treant stood still, it was already very much like a tree in its camouflage. The Tight Vine Treants in the 88th Secret Realm were even larger, making it difficult to see their full form and recognize them when hidden in dense forests.

Many people who entered the 88th Secret Realm had been ambushed by Tight Vine Treants.

“My Pet told me,” Qiao Sang replied.

The news that the giant tree was a Pet was transmitted to her by Steel Treasure through telepathy while he was flying in the air.

The image of the giant tree, combined with the strategy guide she had previously checked, made her think of the Tight Vine Treant immediately.

“A Pet told her?” Yuan Jiewen immediately remembered something. He lifted his head, looked at Ya Bao, and showed an expression of sudden realization mixed with shame.

He had mistakenly thought earlier that this Pet had suddenly gone out of control and wanted to attack him, but he hadn’t expected it to have discovered the existence of the Tight Vine Treant and helped him solve it.

As they talked, Ya Bao landed on the ground.

Qiao Sang jumped off Ya Bao.

Before Lin Shi could make a move, Ya Bao turned its head, its eyes glowing blue, and used its Psychic power to control her to get off of it.

“Thank you,” Lin Shi said to Ya Bao, expressing her gratitude.

“Uh, it just doesn’t want you to stay on it for too long…” Qiao Sang said with a serious expression, “Let’s go. It’s dangerous here, not good to stay too long.”

“Wait,” Lin Shi said, walking over to the unconscious Tight Vine Treant and plucking a few dark green leaves from its body. She explained,

“These leaves of this color from the Tight Vine Treant, when added to growth potions, can accelerate the physical growth of Pets.”

Mi Jiala didn’t forget her persona as someone who came to collect materials.

“Are you a pharmacist?” Yuan Jiewen asked curiously.

“No,” Mi Jiala shook her head, “I am a Trainer.”

Compared to the field of medicine, she was more familiar with training.

“No wonder she needs protection, but Ning Ming Frog didn’t make a move when they encountered danger earlier, I wonder how she trains…” Yuan Jiewen silently glanced at Ning Ming Frog.

Ning Ming Frog kept its eyes down, focusing on its own thoughts.

After Lin Shi finished collecting the materials, the three continued deeper into the Secret Realm.

Along the way, the surrounding trees grew taller and taller.

Eventually, the height of the towering trees reached unimaginable levels.

With the previous experience, Qiao Sang observed her surroundings with even greater vigilance.

She discovered that fallen leaves were Pets, the dead branches she accidentally stepped on were Pets, the water droplets dripping from the leaves were Pet saliva, and even the fine sand blown by the wind was the feces of a certain Pet, whose purpose was to eliminate the unpleasant smell on outsiders.

When Qiao Sang learned this news, she was stunned.

“When these brownish-dark ‘sands’ blow onto your face, don’t block them,” Yuan Jiewen said. “Although these are Sand Colony Ant feces, they have the effect of masking scent. The more feces on us, the safer we will be when we go in.”

Qiao Sang’s face was slightly pale, her mouth tightly shut, and her breathing slowed down a bit, fearing that she might accidentally inhale these ‘sands’.

Lin Shi continued forward with an unruffled expression, collecting some materials along the way.

“Ya Ya…”

Ya Bao looked left and right, searching for where the Sand Colony Ants were.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao heard this and agreed deeply, specially floating to a place with more brownish-dark ‘sands’, picking up a handful and rubbing it on himself.

Then he remembered something, cupped a handful with his claws, floated in front of his Yu Beast Master, and offered it forward as if presenting a treasure.

Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched, and she politely declined, “You can just use it yourself.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked up and noticed Steel Treasure.

The next second, he teleported next to Steel Treasure and offered the brownish-dark ‘sands’ to him.

“Steel Slash.”

Steel Treasure glanced at the ‘sands’ and nodded, indicating it was acceptable.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao quickly rubbed the ‘sands’ onto Steel Treasure’s body.

He only had this one subordinate now, so he had to protect him well.

After Ya Bao dealt with a snake-like Pet that suddenly rushed out, Qiao Sang stepped out of the forest.

The view before her suddenly opened up.

A clear, emerald-green pond, with small fruit trees growing nearby, their branches laden with heavy fruits.

Occasionally, a Water-type Pet would leap out of the pond.

The beautiful scene before them did not relax Yuan Jiewen’s mood. He said with a solemn expression,

“This is where Liu Bo went missing.”

“This is it…” Qiao Sang scanned the area, her gaze falling on the fruit trees by the pond, and she asked,

“Why haven’t the fruits here been picked?”

Yu Beast Masters enter Secret Realms for only a few purposes: either for missions, for training, or to find Pets not available in Pet bases, or to collect materials, etc.

The fruits before them were water leap fruit, which could invigorate Water-type Pets when consumed. They typically sold for 1000 alliance coins each on the market.

So many water leap fruit lying there unpicked was very abnormal.