Chapter 43: Emergency Situation

Ye Bai nodded; he agreed with Zhang Lingxue's point of view.

It would be a pity if this fellow, the Thousand-Change Silkworm, evolved into a Huidu E.

After all, this fellow still has two other evolutionary paths, the Ten-Thousand-Change Silkworm and the Sun God Butterfly, which possess extremely high research value.

"The Thousand-Change Silkworm is an excellent research subject; if it can evolve into a brand-new Pet Beast, it will be a brilliant stroke for your resume."

The Thousand-Change Silkworm stuck out its large tongue, curled up a Blood Core, and began to eat it with a crunching sound.

This Blood Core has a highly nourishing effect on the Thousand-Change Silkworm, and the Thousand-Change Silkworm's body is currently emitting a jade-like glow.

At this moment, the Thousand-Change Silkworm looks a bit like a small nightlight.

Just then, a drone descended from the sky and landed behind Zhang Lingxue.

"Teacher Zhang, according to our detection, the Blood-Violent Rats here have been cleared out."

"There are also no traces of Burrowing Rats in the surrounding area."

"Please proceed to the Lengdong Cangku immediately; an abnormal situation has occurred there."

"A large number of Burrowing Rats have evolved after devouring a massive amount of flesh and blood on the cargo ship, and they have initially formed a Tier 2 Beast Tide."

"Emergency support is now required."

"To prevent the Blood-Violent Rats from breaking through the defensive line and entering the Lengdong Cangku."

"Once the Lengku falls, the tragedy from ten years ago is very likely to repeat itself."

The voice coming from the drone made Zhang Lingxue narrow her eyes.

"I understand; I will head to the Lengku immediately."

Zhang Lingxue nodded.

A single Tier 2 Exotic Beast is something she can handle with ease, but a large group of Tier 2 Exotic Beasts forming a Beast Tide is not so easy for her to clear.

Every time she kills a Tier 2 Exotic Beast, its companions swarm up and turn the flesh and blood of their companion into a part of themselves.

This makes it very easy to give birth to even higher-tier Exotic Beasts.

"Teacher, I want to go with you."

Ye Bai expressed his request at this time.

"Don't be ridiculous; do you know how dangerous it will be at the Lengku?"

"There are countless Tier 2 Blood-Violent Rats, like a tide."

"They will all fly at you recklessly."

"Having lost their sanity, they will tear apart every living creature."

"This is why when a Beast Tide occurs, Exotic Beasts can advance rapidly; this is because they exchange their sanity and potential for it."

"It is very likely that after they advance rapidly, they will never be able to break through to Tier 3 in their entire lives, but the sheer number of them is overwhelming."

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change; if a high-tier Exotic Beast is birthed, the entire Jiaying City could face a catastrophic disaster.

A Beast Tide is actually a place where risk and opportunity coexist.

As long as one can defeat the Beast Tide, one can obtain huge gains—the crystal cores inside a massive number of Exotic Beasts.

"I know, but this is also an opportunity for my strength to improve."

"Teacher, I don't want to be a flower in a greenhouse. Don't worry, once I encounter danger, I will leave on my own."

Ye Bai looked at Zhang Lingxue with a stubborn expression; the sun had now gradually fallen below the horizon, and the light dimmed instantly.

The streetlights gradually lit up.

The Thousand-Change Silkworm, emitting a faint glow, attracted countless tiny gnats.

It stuck out its tongue and used it like a flyswatter, slapping away with a *pa-pa* sound.

Zhang Lingxue was defeated by Ye Bai's stubborn gaze: "Fine, I'll take you with me."

"But remember what you said; once you encounter danger, evacuate immediately."

Zhang Lingxue then whistled, and Xiao Zi flew down from the sky.

"Remember what you said; I can take you, but if you encounter danger, you must avoid it immediately."

Ye Bai then used a Beast Card to store Dahui and the Sun Flower King inside.

He climbed onto the back of the Huidu E, while Zhang Lingxue sat on the back of the Guangming Nüshen Die.

The two Pet Beasts flapped their wings and flew into the sky.

A gentle breeze blew; Ye Bai looked down from a high vantage point at the shimmering lights—this was the glow of ten thousand households.

On the other side, on the perimeter of the Lengdong Cangku, a defensive line had already been built with sandbags.

The Pet Beast Masters of the Pet Beast Guild had all summoned their own Pet Beasts.

Countless Blood-Violent Rats surged in like a tide, crashing against the line in wave after wave.

The situation was extremely critical; quite a few Blood-Violent Rats had already broken through the defensive line, only to be knocked flying back out.

Wang Jinyin stood with his arms crossed, and his Steel-Armored Rhinoceros was standing not far from him.

His eyes were tightly closed, and he was concentrating intently; as the anchor of this Beast Tide, he would only take action when things reached the most dangerous moment.

At this time, his secretary arrived at a spot not far from Wang Jinyin.

"Chairman, the Burrowing Rats in other parts of Jiaying City have all been cleared."

"I have already notified the Pet Beast Masters to gather toward the perimeter of the Lengdong Cangku."

"When the time comes, we will coordinate from the inside and outside, and we should be able to extinguish this wave of the Beast Tide in its infancy."

"As for the Secret Realm rift, our people have increased the intensity of the defense and have set up a Barrier within the Secret Realm area."

"As long as a single Burrowing Rat escapes, it will be sensed by our Pet Beast Masters."

Wang Jinyin opened his eyes, a flash of sharpness crossing them: "Well done; as long as we can hold out through this wave of the Beast Tide, Jiaying City will be safe."

"Have Barriers been set up inside the Lengdong Cangku?"

"I certainly don't want us to be locked in a fierce battle here while the Blood-Burst Rats sneak past us by digging tunnels to enter the Lengdong Cangku."

The secretary nodded: "Chairman, everything is proceeding according to your instructions."

"We have already had a Pet Beast Master who possesses the 'Point Earth to Steel' talent turn the entire floor of the Lengdong Cangku into thick steel plates."

"A Barrier has already been set up inside the Lengdong Cangku; even if the Blood-Burst Rats break through the steel plates, they will collide with the Barrier immediately."

"At the same time, we have increased the monitoring range of the Lengdong Cangku's thermal sensing system, covering every corner of the Lengdong Cangku."

"Once a Blood-Burst Rat enters the Lengdong Cangku, the thermal sensing system will be triggered."

"The Pet Beast Masters responsible for patrolling the Lengdong Cangku will immediately freeze the Blood-Burst Rats into ice statues that are dead beyond any doubt."

After hearing the secretary's arrangements, Wang Jinyin was quite satisfied.

"Good."

"If the Blood-Burst Rats want to enter the Lengdong Cangku, they must step over our corpses."

Wang Jinyin said decisively.

At the Jiaying City Pet Beast Association, countless black smoke condensed into the shape of a person in a black robe.

After searching for a while, he finally found the location of the sealed inner vault of the Pet Beast Association.

"Hahaha, Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade, I am coming for you."

The person in the black robe laughed loudly.

The Pet Beast Masters guarding the inner vault had already been defeated by the person in the black robe, and at the same time, their shadows spread out into countless dense black threads.

These black threads controlled the bodies of the Pet Beast Masters, preparing to open the inner vault.

"You have finally shown your true colors."

"People from the Gospel Society."

"Seeing that your Pet Beast can manipulate shadows, you must be the most mysterious Shadow of the Gospel Society."

"It was you who opened the Secret Realm rift."

A figure emerged from behind, and a Hellfire emitting Black Flame all over its body appeared by his side.

Begging for votes.

(End of this chapter)