35: Chapter 35 Thorough Investigation of Hakimi and KD
"Stop him!"
The Triangle-eyed Youth barked sharply.
The Nightfall Bat instantly released its Dark Night skill; the dim sky grew heavy, covering the heavens like a pitch-black curtain.
The Shadow-Weave Beast's furry appendages twitched, and fine Shadow Threads twisted accordingly. The surrounding phantoms seemed to come alive, turning into large nets that lunged toward Yue Yun.
The middle-aged man and the woman wanted to join the fight, but Xu Tianli and Li Moyun were watching their every move.
If they made any reckless move, they would be struck down and killed. They could only stay where they were, racking their brains for a way to escape.
Yue Yun shifted his body to dodge the Phantom Web.
Looking at the Nightfall Bat diving from the sky, a playful smile touched the corners of his mouth as he triggered the mechanism on the long spear in his hand.
Buzz!
The spearhead instantly erupted with a blinding flash.
The focused Triangle-eyed Youth's vision was suddenly filled with brilliant white light, causing him to lose his sight entirely.
"Ah, my eyes!"
He couldn't help but cover his eyes in pain and wail.
Although bats rely on sound waves rather than vision, a sudden flash of intense light can cause sensory overload and "stiffness." This was also true for the Nightfall Bat, a bat-type Pet Beast.
It fell into a state of imbalance due to the intense light, causing its dive to be interrupted.
The bright light flashed and vanished, and the night returned to its calm state.
Only then did everyone regain their senses.
Xu Tianli rubbed his stinging eyes, his mouth twitching unconsciously. "That really was eye-opening!"
After a pause, he patted Xu Qingfang's shoulder.
"This is all knowledge; learn from it."
Xu Qingfang couldn't help but be stunned.
It was as if he was getting to know his old man for the first time. After looking him over repeatedly, he nodded slightly and began to study seriously.
Yue Yun seized the opportunity, surging his full-body strength. He swung the long spear with his sturdy, bent arms, executing a move: Splitting Mount Hua.
Whoosh—!
The long spear let out a whistling sound as it cut through the night sky.
The thick spear shaft, which was hard yet flexible, swung onto the Nightfall Bat. Its fragile body wasn't knocked to the ground; instead, it raised a membrane wing to steadily block Yue Yun's attack.
The Nightfall Bat opened its mouth and let out a raspy, unpleasant screech.
Yue Yun froze in place as if he had been struck heavily.
The unpleasant Noise stimulated his nerves. His breathing became heavy and rapid, and a feeling of chest tightness and shortness of breath blocked his chest, causing his strength to drain away rapidly.
Skill: Noise!
Fortunately, Yue Yun was not entangled by the Nightfall Bat for long.
As the Nightfall Bat recovered from its brief imbalance, it immediately prepared to release its Ghost Face skill to restrain Yue Yun. However, Yue Yun closed his eyes and thrust his spear with a flick of his wrist to force it back.
As the Nightfall Bat retreated into the air, Yue Yun's state of chest tightness and shortness of breath gradually recovered, allowing him to regain the initiative.
He slowly looked toward the Triangle-eyed Youth.
The Triangle-eyed Youth forced open a slit in his stinging eyes.
"You're just relying on a bit of uniqueness and luckily used some underhanded tricks. You're still far from being able to defeat a Three-Star Beast Tamer!"
He endured the stinging pain and controlled the Shadow-Weave Beast to attack.
The Shadow-Weave Beast also recovered its state. Its furry appendages continued to twitch, turning the fine Shadow Threads into weapons that converged from all directions toward the center, attempting to strangle Yue Yun.
Yue Yun took a step back and kicked up a brick to test the threads.
The brick was shredded by the Shadow Threads in mid-air. The cut surfaces were smooth and flat, showing no resistance, as easy as cutting tofu.
"Holy crap, that's so fierce?"
Yue Yun exclaimed in surprise.
He retreated repeatedly to open up some distance, constantly kicking up bricks and throwing them at the Shadow-Weave Beast. Whenever a brick passed the blockade, the Shadow-Weave Beast would generate more Shadow Threads to protect itself.
Before long, the Shadow-Weave Beast was surrounded by Shadow Threads on all sides.
The Shadow Threads were layered and stacked, forming a massive cocoon that protected it tightly. Yue Yun could find no opportunity for a close-range attack and could only be lashed and hunted by the Shadow Threads.
Li Moyun warned, "The Shadow Threads will explode!"
The expressions of both Yue Yun and the Triangle-eyed Youth changed simultaneously.
The Triangle-eyed Youth let out a regretful click of his tongue and controlled the Shadow-Weave Beast to detonate the Shadow Threads. The threads gathered around it exploded violently, turning into a net of sharp bayonets that pressed down from all directions.
Almost at the same time.
Yue Yun put away Miao Sang and rushed toward the Shadow-Weave Beast. His speed was as fast as an arrow leaving a bow, terrifyingly quick, and as fearless as a charging chariot.
The Shadow Threads fell onto him, shredding his clothes. When they hit his skin, there was only a slight resistance before they passed through his body, making it look as if he had been sliced apart.
Xu Tianli's eyes suddenly widened.
As a Four-Star Beast Tamer, he was quite knowledgeable, but he had never seen such a courageous young man, nor had he seen such a fierce fighting style.
Have Beast Tamers become so brave these days?
Upon getting close, Yue Yun leapt up boldly. With a flick of his wrist, he swung his long spear to knock down the Shadow Threads, creating the clanging sound of metal clashing. He thrust the spear forward, producing the sound of it cutting through the air.
Swish!
The Shadow-Weave Beast hurriedly produced new Shadow Threads to wrap around its appendages, raising them to block Yue Yun's downward-thrusting spear.
The sound of the Nightfall Bat's wings flapping echoed under the cover of night.
The darkness seemed to come alive as it heard the summons.
The Shadow-Weave Beast's wolf head looked up, its dark eyes reflecting Yue Yun's eyes. A strange halo emerged in its pupils, releasing a power of imbalance.
"Heh."
Yue Yun let out a short, light laugh.
The grey-white Pet Beast contract flashed, and Miao Sang reappeared on top of his head. It arched its back, activated its Dragon-back Form, and bared its teeth with an unfriendly hiss.
"Hiss—!"
The Hajimi's hiss had no deterrent power, but it successfully interrupted the skills of the Nightfall Bat and the Shadow-Weave Beast.
The Triangle-eyed Youth on the second floor was affected by the skill. He fell into a state of intimidation, and a desire to retreat sprouted in his heart, causing his control over the two Pet Beasts to become sluggish.
"War Cry?"
The expressions of Xu Tianli and the others became strange.
War Cry was a quite useful and powerful skill. To think it would appear on an Earth Spirit Cat was truly a waste of a precious resource.
Wu Di even recalled that precious dragon blood potion.
Extravagant, too extravagant!
Yue Yun didn't care about everyone's surprise.
He seized the opportunity while the Triangle-eyed Youth was unable to resist. He forcefully knocked aside the Shadow-Weave Beast's appendages and threw the long spear from his hand through the gap.
Rumble!
The spear created a sonic boom as it left his hand, rubbing against the night wind to produce a rumbling thunder that echoed in the ink-like night.
An infinite sense of crisis surged in his heart.
The Triangle-eyed Youth gritted his teeth to resist the intimidation effect. He struggled to lift his body, which felt as if it had taken root, and dodged to the side.
The spear brushed past his ear, the terrifying wind pressure slapping his cheek.
The Triangle-eyed Youth's shoulder was pierced by the sharp point. The sound of tearing cloth was heard, and bright red blood traced an arc in the air.
"I... I dodged it!"
The Triangle-eyed Youth's heart shook violently.
The joy of surviving the disaster broke through the killing intent that still loomed over his heart, almost making him shout out in delight.
However, in the next second, his pupils dilated again.
He saw Yue Yun toss Miao Sang up to the second floor.
"I choose you, Hajimi Bomb!"
The plump body streaked across the night sky, landing with an uncharacteristically light and steady grace. It then activated its Dragon-back Form toward the Triangle-eyed Youth.
An Earth Spirit Cat?
The Triangle-eyed Youth suppressed the unease rising in his heart.
Although it was a Pet Beast that possessed extraordinary power, with his physical fitness as a Three-Star Beast Tamer, dealing with an Earth Spirit Cat would be a piece of cake.
He could even take this opportunity to counter Yue Yun!
Thinking of this, he instead moved to meet Miao Sang.
A thick, earthy-yellow light rose up, swirling incessantly around Miao Sang, signaling the successful activation of a skill.
The Triangle-eyed Youth was instantly stunned.
A strong vibration came from under his feet. The floor of the second story shattered inch by inch, and from within, Rock Spikes condensed from earth elements arched up. They were sharp and well-defined, and at the moment they erupted, they pierced through the Triangle-eyed Youth from bottom to top.