Chapter 883: Electric Tail Bug and Ivy Rock Giant (two in one)

Stepping into thin air, the familiar sensation of falling came again.

This time, Qiao Sang was mentally prepared and did not show a flustered expression.

The 16th Secret Realm’s passage leads to an aerial location. To land safely, Flying-type Pets or Superpower System Pets need to be prepared in advance. This information was included in the materials purchased yesterday.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue, controlling her Yu Beast Master in mid-air.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao’s body slowly grew larger.

Qiao Sang was controlled to sit on Ya Bao’s back.

The task is to collect 500 grams of Armor Piercing’s tears. I still have to do the task first… Qiao Sang had already made arrangements in her mind before coming here.

Although she didn’t want to waste the Qingfeng Compass, having it didn’t guarantee 100% success in finding Qing Qing Ni. Naturally, the task was more important. She would do what needed to be done first, and then think about other things with the remaining time.

Armor Piercing, a Ground-type High-level Pet, is attracted by fragrance and likes to eat various sweet and greasy things… Qiao Sang’s mind recalled the information she had found, then she thought of something and looked at Xiao Xunbao, asking:

“I remember buying a lot of sweet syrup last time. Do you still have any?”

sweet syrup, a specialty of Super Dormant Star, is a favorite of all Pets who like sweets. Anything that crosses interstellar space can have its price multiplied several times, so she bought several boxes when stocking up.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out, indicating it would check first.

Then, it took off its circular ring, enlarged it, and poked its head in to check.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

After about a minute, Xiao Xunbao poked its head out, called out, and indicated there was still a lot left.

It seems Xiao Xunbao didn’t squander it all… Qiao Sang felt relieved and said, “Take out the sweet syrup. You and Steel Treasure each hold some and sprinkle it every so often to attract the Armor Piercing.”

“Steel Sword?”

Steel Treasure called out from the side, asking what Armor Piercing looked like.

Qiao Sang pulled out her phone and opened the photo she had saved earlier: “It looks like this.”

Xiao Xunbao and Steel Treasure crowded over.

Lu Bao poked its head out of the backpack, jumped onto its Yu Beast Master’s head, and looked down at the photo on the phone.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded, indicating it understood. Then, it pulled out two cans of sweet syrup from the circular ring and handed one to Steel Treasure.

“Ice Emperor.”

At this moment, Lu Bao called out, indicating it also wanted a can.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao quickly handed the sweet syrup in its hand to Lu Bao, called out sweetly, and then took out another can from the circular ring for itself.

Steel Treasure silently glanced at its older brother.

It inexplicably heard a fawning tone in that call just now.

For the next period, Xiao Xunbao, Lu Bao, and Steel Treasure held sweet syrup and sprinkled it in different directions.

The sprinkled areas attracted many wild Pets.

In the high sky, occasional Flying-type Pets passed by, but after glancing at Ya Bao and Steel Treasure, they did not launch an attack.

It seems the information on the forum about Flying-type Pets receiving special treatment is true… Qiao Sang remained vigilant, observing the surrounding situation.

Then, she remembered something:

She would be in this Secret Realm for a month. Should she catch a Lightning-type Pet that can charge phones to avoid the situation in the last Secret Realm where she didn’t know the exact time?

If she forgot the exact time and this Secret Realm closed while she was still inside, it wouldn’t be good… Qiao Sang picked up her phone, checked the battery, and saw it was still at 91%.

She remembered that in the middle-altitude areas, Pets that could charge phones included Xiao Dian Zhu, Dianwei worm…

As thoughts flickered, her peripheral vision caught sight of a Bug-type Pet among those eating sweet syrup below. It was mostly yellow with two lightning-shaped antennae on its head—it was indeed a Dianwei worm.

“Catch that Dianwei worm,” Qiao Sang immediately said.

Xiao Xunbao paused, placed the sweet syrup on Ya Bao’s back, took off its circular ring, and pulled out a Pet Identifier from inside.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang was silent for a moment: “It’s the one with antennae like lightning on its head.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao put down the Pet Identifier it hadn’t had time to open, its eyes glowing blue as it looked at the Dianwei worm happily eating sweet syrup.

Soon, the Dianwei worm was controlled and flew towards Qiao Sang’s location.

The small Pets gathered, eating sweet syrup, were startled by this scene and began to flee in panic.

“Dianwei!”

The Dianwei worm struggled frantically, continuously discharging electricity, with yellow electric arcs crackling and jumping around its body.

However, it was ineffective. The Dianwei worm was controlled and brought before Qiao Sang.

“Dianwei!”

The Dianwei worm looked at the unfamiliar human, filled with anger and hostility, its eyes showing an indomitable spirit.

The yellow electric arcs around its body became even more aggressive.

Seeing the yellow electric arcs about to gather into a ball and shoot out, Qiao Sang picked up the sweet syrup Xiao Xunbao had just placed on Ya Bao’s back and said:

“From now on, as long as you stay with me and help charge my phone, I can provide you with this to eat every day.”

“Dianwei…”

The Dianwei worm looked at the sweet syrup and froze for a moment.

Then, it swallowed, and all the yellow electric arcs around its body dissipated.

“Dianwei~”

A minute later, the Dianwei worm happily ate sweet syrup on Ya Bao’s back.

The Dianwei worm for charging the phone was acquired, but the Armor Piercing hadn’t been found yet. Is the gathering place for High-level Pets deeper inside, or is the amount of sweet syrup too little to attract large Armor Piercing… Qiao Sang observed the wild Pets continuously gathering to eat sweet syrup below, recalling that mostly small and medium-sized Pets had gathered earlier, and couldn’t help but analyze.

Sprinkling sweet syrup like this indefinitely isn’t a solution. Should I go look for where Armor Piercing likes to live…

However, the information only said Armor Piercing likes to stay underground, but didn’t specify what kind of underground. How should I look for it…

“Dianwei.”

As thoughts flickered, the Dianwei worm beside her called out.

Qiao Sang looked at it, finding it looking at her. After confirming the Dianwei worm was addressing her, she said:

“Help me translate.”

At the same time, Ya Bao bared its fangs at a group of bird-type Pets in the distance that seemed to be slowly circling them.

The bird-type Pets froze, flapped their wings, and quickly flew away.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao, while sprinkling sweet syrup downwards, floated to its Yu Beast Master’s side and called out, indicating that this guy said it didn’t know how to charge a phone, but it could learn.

I almost forgot that wild Dianwei worms in Secret Realms haven’t seen phones, so they naturally aren’t like those outside that are taught how to charge… Qiao Sang took out her phone, brought it close to the Dianwei worm, and began teaching:

“Just use your antennae and aim for this charging port.”

“Dianwei.”

The Dianwei worm obediently followed.

“Then release a small amount of Electric-type energy,” Qiao Sang continued.

“Dianwei.”

The Dianwei worm controlled the release of lightning power.

Yellow electric arcs transmitted into the phone, and the battery percentage on the screen instantly jumped from 91% to 94%.

“Well done.” Qiao Sang subconsciously patted the Dianwei worm’s head.

“Dianwei~”

The Dianwei worm’s body jolted from the touch, and its antennae suddenly erupted with several times stronger lightning power than before.

With a “bang,” the phone exploded.

For a moment, the surroundings fell into an eerie silence.

After about two or three seconds, the Dianwei worm reacted, turned around, hugged the unfinished sweet syrup, and leaped, preparing to jump from high in the sky.

Qiao Sang was quick-witted and grabbed its tail.

“Dianwei~”

The Dianwei worm’s body stiffened, it turned its head, and called out ingratiatingly.

Qiao Sang said expressionlessly, “You’re not just going to leave like that, are you?”

“Dianwei.”

“Dianwei.”

The Dianwei worm quickly shook its head, indicating it was just going to change positions and look at the scenery below.

“Xiao Xunbao.”

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao translated at the appropriate moment.

Qiao Sang took a deep breath, steadying her emotions.

To be honest, this matter couldn’t be entirely blamed on the Dianwei worm. As a wild Pet, especially a wild Pet in a Secret Realm that hasn’t had much contact with humans, it’s normal for its energy control to become unstable after suddenly being patted on the head.

Qiao Sang deeply regretted her impulsive pat.

If she hadn’t patted it, this wouldn’t have happened.

“Dianwei…”

The Dianwei worm looked at Xiao Xunbao, Lu Bao, Steel Treasure, and Ya Bao, its eyes darting around, considering the possibility of escaping from these guys.

Finally, it looked at Qiao Sang.

It knew its fate was likely in her hands.

Qiao Sang composed herself for a long time before finally speaking: “Do you know where the Armor Piercing is?”

She paused, then added, “It’s that guy you saw on the phone screen when you were charging it. As long as you tell me where it is, or help me find it, this sweet syrup will still be yours.”

As Qiao Sang spoke, she took back the sweet syrup the Dianwei worm was holding.

“Dianwei?”

The Dianwei worm showed a hesitant expression instead of relief, calling out to ask what she wanted to do with the Armor Piercing once found.

“I need its tears,” Qiao Sang replied, with Xiao Xunbao translating.

“Dianwei?”

The Dianwei worm was still a little hesitant.

Just that?

“Just that,” Qiao Sang said.

“Dianwei.” The Dianwei worm stared at the human in front of it for two seconds, then called out, indicating it knew where the Armor Piercing was, but it had one condition.

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao translated.

Holy cow, you really do know… Qiao Sang instantly forgot about the phone, her heart filled with joy.

To be honest, she had originally only thought of having an extra helper to find the Armor Piercing, hoping it would be faster, but she never expected it actually knew where the Armor Piercing was!

This was simply a pleasant surprise!

“What condition?” Qiao Sang immediately asked.

“Dianwei.” The Dianwei worm called out with a serious expression.

“Xiao Xunbao~” Xiao Xunbao pointed at the sweet syrup to translate.

This guy says it wants two more cans of this.

“I’ll give you three cans then,” Qiao Sang said magnanimously.

“Dianwei!”

The Dianwei worm perked up and began to point the way.

Qiao Sang followed the direction it indicated and headed deeper.

The 16th Secret Realm is roughly divided into two parts: the north is like spring all year round, and the south is covered in ice and snow.

The poster who provided this information speculated that it might be related to the Gu Yi Bird and Ice Snow Bird living in the two respective directions.

Qiao Sang recalled the content of the post, becoming even more cautious.

She remembered the post also said that the further one went inside, the stronger the wild Pets became, and most of them had very bad tempers.

Because the Secret Realm opens once every 30 years, most of the wild Pets outside are young and haven’t seen humans before. Most of them will only be curious about humans if they see them. If powerful Pets are summoned outside, they won’t attack casually.

However, the wild Pets inside are older, stronger, many even over 30 years old, and have seen humans before, so they are much more ferocious.

“Dianwei.”

After about forty minutes, the Dianwei worm looked down and called out, indicating they had arrived.

Ya Bao stopped in mid-air.

Qiao Sang followed its gaze and saw a steep cliff below.

The cliff was almost entirely covered by lush green plants.

The surrounding ancient trees towered, blocking out the sun.

Everything was enveloped in green, making it impossible to find a foothold on yellow earth for a moment.

A small number of wild Pets were active, and occasionally a few looked up, saw Qiao Sang and Ya Bao in the high sky, and then quickly shifted their gaze, seemingly uninterested in outsiders.

The atmosphere here is a bit strange… Qiao Sang didn’t go down immediately but looked at Xiao Xunbao and said:

“Pour a bottle of sweet syrup down.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took off its circular ring, pulled out a can of sweet syrup from inside, opened it, and poured it all down.

The sweet syrup landed on the cliff, and the lush green plants seemed to writhe. The sweet syrup immediately permeated and disappeared without a trace.

“Ya Ya…”

Ya Bao realized something was wrong and immediately became alert.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, then said, “Xiao Xunbao, use the Pet Identifier to identify this cliff.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao took out the Pet Identifier and aimed it at the cliff.

Soon, a voice in the same tone as Xiao Xunbao’s rang out:

“Oh, Master, you haven’t used me in a long time~ Let me see, Vine Rock Giant, a Grass-type and Ground-type dual-attribute King-level Pet. Its body is much larger than ordinary King-level Pets. It usually disguises itself as various rock mountains to hide its tracks. The crystals on its body can absorb sunlight and convert it into astonishing attack energy to shoot out, but it cannot shoot at night or on rainy days. It’s not night and it’s not raining now, so we can’t beat it, we can’t beat it. I think it’s better not to provoke it~”

As soon as the voice fell, the cliff suddenly opened a pair of cold yellow eyes.

Immediately after, the majestic cliff began to move, undergoing a change in form.

With a rumbling sound, small rocks tumbled chaotically, and the two sides of the cliff suddenly split open, extending a pair of claws over ten meters long.

The surrounding wild Pets retreated to the side, found an unaffected spot to stop, looked over, and all showed expressions of watching a show or amusement.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

As the cliff changed, Xiao Xunbao’s mouth slowly widened.

So it’s a Pet, and a very big one…

Qiao Sang sat on Ya Bao’s back, looking down at the Vine Rock Giant below, and asked calmly:

“Are you sure the Armor Piercing is down there?”

“Dianwei!”

The Dianwei worm nodded very affirmatively.

Almost at the instant the Dianwei worm nodded, hundreds of rock spikes, about two meters long, appeared vertically in thin air high above, piercing downwards like giant spears.