New pet: Rime

A green ring, not only did it provide an all-attribute +5 bonus, but it also came with a bug-level skill!

As expected of a divine artifact, even a damaged version created a clear gap between it and ordinary equipment.

He glanced at his titan heart necklace; its upgrade was still a long way off.

Although it only required killing monsters, not being able to find any was truly frustrating!

Transforming into Travel Form, he charged out, nearly stumbling.

Yang Jian was excited.

Wow, I love this speed!

Running into the wilderness, he realized there were an incredible number of undead monsters here.

Even more than beasts.

He didn't know if there was some secret to this land or if it was the after-effect of their past battles against the Abyss!

Yang Jian activated his Heavenly Eye, fighting monsters while observing various beasts, looking for any adorable little creatures worth nurturing.

To be honest, the Little Wild Wolf was almost useless now, with no chance to appear.

And the Little Boar and Little Sea Turtle also lacked the value to be nurtured... Bronze-level quality was actually not bad, but it couldn't keep up with Yang Jian's efficiency in fighting above his level.

Furthermore, they couldn't even contribute a bit in high-level BOSS battles!

Therefore, replacing his pets was already a pressing matter!

Nightshade Town was not near the sea; to the west was the river that separated it from Zhenhai City, and to the east was a towering mountain.

There was a small path through the mountains that led to Chi Shan Town.

Yang Jian didn't plan to go far, as he still had a quest to turn in!

After turning in the quest, he would need to take a flight to Iron Mine Territory to get that drunkard drunk.

So, he found a flat area at the foot of the mountain, where beasts roamed in packs!

After an hour of fighting wild monsters, Yang Jian leveled up to 12 in a flash of golden light!

His level increased, but his desire to catch a new pet remained unfulfilled.

These wild monsters were probably mass-produced by the system; none of them looked usable!

After clearing this area of wild monsters, just as he was about to return and clear the respawned ones, Yang Jian vaguely heard movement in the distance.

He immediately transformed into Travel Form.

A leopard's hearing was much stronger than a human's.

This time, he heard it very clearly.

Distinct sounds of fighting came from the distance!

It was 2:30 AM game time; the Nightshade Town watchmen were all guarding the town and no longer venturing out!

Wild monsters were rarely affected by the rules to attack each other... So who was fighting whom?

In leopard form, Yang Jian stealthily approached.

He found a safe spot to observe the battlefield.

【Name: Shadow Wolf Mo Song】

【Description: Son of Mo Xuan, the Howling Moon Wolf King of Tianyao Continent. Due to his mother being corrupted by shadow power during pregnancy, Mo Song's right front paw mutated, gaining shadow power. The Wolf King, in despair, had no choice but to banish his youngest son!】

【Remark: Possessing both the power of the Howling Moon royal family and the shadows, Mo Song's potential is limitless!】

Yang Jian was delighted. "As expected, I am the Chosen One. Isn't this like someone bringing me a pillow when I'm sleepy?"

Then he looked again, and it was incredible, what dared to kill his dog?

【Wanderer, Butcher Pudge, LV20】

【Undead, Stitched Abomination, Silver-level】

【Health: 7.17 million / 10 million】

【Skills: Meat Hook, Cleave, Rot, Poison Aura, Serrated Tear】

Yang Jian: "...It's over, my dog just met me and is about to die?"

【Shadow Wolf Mo Song, LV20 (Young Adult Stage)】

【Beast, Demon Race, Bronze-level (Young Adult Stage)】

【Health: 43,000 / 500,000】

【Skills: Innate Royalty, Shadow Strike, Bite, Stealth, Shadow Corruption, Lifesteal...】

A Bronze-level beast was able to solo nearly three million HP from a Silver-level BOSS!

No, this dog is mine!

Mo Song clearly knew his situation was bad and wanted to escape.

But as soon as he ran out of the thirty-yard range, Butcher Pudge used his Meat Hook skill to pull him back!

And then the fight continued!

After watching for about two minutes, Mo Song's health had already dropped below ten thousand!

This Shadow Wolf was clearly not a traditional wild monster.

Ordinary wild monsters would not attack each other, especially not two BOSSes.

Combined with the fact that Mo Song had fled from another continent, it was likely his ancestors were players... Hey, a wolf with player status, this game was getting more and more interesting!

But just like those recruited humanoid NPCs, this wolf was probably a wolf-form NPC?

Yang Jian could see clear despair in its eyes!

He couldn't wait any longer!

Yang Jian leaped out from behind the tree, casting Misdirection on the Little Sea Turtle, who was still behind him.

Then he unleashed a full set of skills directly on Butcher Pudge's face.

Because the Shadow Wolf wasn't his ally, Yang Jian didn't dare to use area-of-effect skills!

He was afraid of accidentally killing his future subordinate.

This sudden turn of events startled both sides.

Butcher Pudge reacted the fastest, throwing out a Meat Hook that narrowly missed Yang Jian's body.

It hooked the still-stunned Little Sea Turtle behind him... The rusty, clanking chain was reeled back into Pudge's hand, and then the Little Sea Turtle, who was four or five body lengths behind Yang Jian, landed in front of the Butcher... The Butcher's right-hand cleaver struck, and the Little Sea Turtle instantly lost half its health!

【Heal Pet】

Yang Jian couldn't just watch the Little Sea Turtle die so easily!

He quickly healed it, pulling back as much health as possible!

The Little Sea Turtle reluctantly taunted the Butcher; the Stitched Abomination in front of him grew even angrier.

Today was truly bizarre; what kind of cats and dogs dared to provoke him now?

No, what kind of wolves and turtles dared to provoke him now?

Taking advantage of this opening, the Little Boar also charged over, attracting the Butcher's attention!

"You're about to die; this thing could take your life at any moment! Do you want to try to escape?"

Mo Song remained silent; he couldn't speak. Although he had a name, an unformed demon race member was still just a wolf!

But his eyes dimmed for a moment, and he swiped his claws even more diligently. Today, even if he died, he would take someone down with him... "There's another way: be my companion. I have healing spells and can put you into a pet space..."

Yang Jian knew this wolf could probably understand him.

He continued to attack the Silver-level BOSS in front of him without pause, while also trying to persuade Mo Song.

Mo Song almost laughed in anger.

You, a level 12 hunter, want to catch me as a pet?

Are you not fully awake, or have you not carefully studied your skills?

As he was thinking, he felt a Tame Beast skill land on his head... Mo Song was shocked. This kid... After all, he was of the demon race and possessed the Innate Royalty skill!

As long as he was unwilling, no one could capture him.

But looking at Butcher Pudge, who was currently attacking the turtle, and then thinking about his own health, which was less than ten thousand!

He didn't have the blessing of a game system; if he died, he was truly dead... Coming to a new continent to seek opportunities, the best outcome was to integrate into the system here!

Thinking this, for a moment, Mo Song had no intention of breaking free from the channeling skill.

Finally, the taunt duration of the Little Sea Turtle and Little Boar expired.

Butcher Pudge's aggro returned to Mo Song... After all, this fellow was a wolf who had taken three million of his health!

When he turned back, he first delivered a blow to Mo Song's head!

Health: 5784 / 500,000.

One strike cleaved a thousand health from Mo Song; this was a normal attack without skills!

Yang Jian's heart tightened.

He immediately controlled the fast-legged Little Boar to run out of the battlefield.

Sure enough, as soon as it ran out of the thirty-meter range, Butcher Pudge, who had just cleaved Mo Song again, turned and directly threw out a Meat Hook, hooking the Little Boar, who had only a sliver of health left, back!

The moment it was hooked back, it was already dead.

But the Butcher still gave it another cleave... Wow, that's brutal!

Yang Jian and Mo Song both stared, a little wide-eyed.

Fortunately, with that delay, the twelve-second cast time was completed.

Mo Song's entire body flashed with golden light, returning to level one with full health and mana!

And then, he gloriously disappeared!

Ordinary hunters could only have one pet out at a time!

Yang Jian was special; after all, he had learned the Second Pet skill, allowing him to have two!

But with the Little Boar and Little Sea Turtle already out, the newly recruited Shadow Wolf Mo Song was directly sent into the pet space!

As for where this place was? Well, he'd just have to wait until Mo Song could speak in the future to introduce him to it!

Butcher Pudge, who had hooked the Little Boar to death and then proceeded to desecrate its corpse, turned back to look for the Shadow Wolf.

He found it was gone... It was actually gone?

One had to know, this cunning wolf had tried to stealth away before!

But it couldn't escape the lock of his Meat Hook... Unable to understand, Butcher Pudge instantly shifted his aggro to Yang Jian.

At this point, the Little Sea Turtle was only one more hit away from death.

Yang Jian immediately activated kiting mode... He had figured it out; this guy was huge and clumsy.

Although he wielded the Meat Hook with incredible skill, it seemed he couldn't use this skill if the distance wasn't too far!

Yang Jian maintained a distance of about ten meters from the BOSS, kiting him!

After circling for over half an hour, he finally reduced the BOSS's health to below three million.

Perhaps this health threshold triggered a new BOSS mechanic.

The Butcher flung his left-hand Meat Hook directly at Yang Jian.

Yang Jian gathered all his strength and performed a clumsy roll to the side.

However, this Meat Hook actually had a tracking function, curving around and heading straight for Yang Jian.

Splat!

-528.

Fortunately, Yang Jian's defense was strong enough, and the damage wasn't as high as expected.

But then being quickly dragged towards the BOSS by the Meat Hook, that feeling was not so pleasant.

Transform, Travel Form!

A Druid's transformation inherently came with a crowd control removal effect!

The druid king ring's transformation also had the same effect.

A yellow leopard broke free from the Meat Hook, quickly ran two steps to dodge Pudge's cleaver.

With a leap, he transformed into human form in mid-air, then turned and fired another Arcane Shot... and cast a Frost Trap at his feet.

Yang Jian quickly summoned his helper.

【Shadow Ghost Wolf Mo Song (Blue), Pet of Tian Mu Zhenjun】

【Beast, Demon Race, LV1】

【Health: 50,000 / 50,000】

【Talents: Innate Royalty: Immune to all level and rank suppression effects, able to deal full damage, increased suppression against lower-level, lower-rank enemies! ; Shadow Corruption: Attacks inherently carry Shadow Power, Shadow Power deals true damage! ; Lifesteal: Attacks restore 20% of damage dealt as health...】

【Class: Assassination】

Good heavens!

No wonder he could solo a Silver-level BOSS; he truly had the confidence, you couldn't deny it!

The Innate Royalty skill, translated, meant: My rules are the only rules!

Shadow Corruption and Lifesteal were simply a combo for playing dirty... Mo Song emerged from the pet space and immediately saw Pudge in front of him!

As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred!

Without even needing Yang Jian's command, Mo Song let out a howl and charged forward.

This time, although my level is lower, I brought a subordinate.

Come on, a snipe in the mid-lane, whoever chickens out is a dog!

Since Mo Song was not affected by level suppression and had incredibly high health,

Yang Jian simply used himself as bait, firmly holding aggro, and continued to kite Pudge.

This time, with Mo Song furiously attacking from behind, Pudge's health dropped even faster!

'This... impossible, I haven't completed... master's command...'"

As a golden light flashed, Mo Song instantly leveled up four times... Now, I need to thoroughly research this class: what the heck is Assassination!