Chapter 45: A Bad Premonition

Seeing that everyone was not promptly digging out the Blood Cores from the Blood-Violent Rats after defeating them, Zhang Lingxue felt a bad premonition.

The Blood Core is the energy center of a Blood-Violent Rat, containing extremely berserk energy that most Pet Beasts cannot absorb.

Only the Thousand-Change Silkworm is an exception; if one could figure out how the Thousand-Change Silkworm absorbs the energy of the Blood Core, waste could be turned into treasure.

"Ye Bai, you stay here; I will have Xiao Zi stay behind to protect you."

Xiao Zi is the most powerful Pet Beast in Zhang Lingxue's possession; having it here is enough to protect Ye Bai's safety.

The Guangming Nüshen Die then takes Zhang Lingxue to find President Wang.

"Come out, Sunflower King."

Ye Bai took out a Beast Card and released the Sunflower King.

"Help me dig out all the Blood Cores scattered on the ground."

The people from the Pet Beast Guild felt that the Blood Cores had little use, so they were too lazy to dig them out in the intervals between killing the Blood-Violent Rats.

If this phenomenon is not stopped, in the long run, the energy contained in the Blood Cores will be absorbed by other Blood-Violent Rats, which will certainly give birth to even more powerful Tier 3 Exotic Beasts.

The Sunflower King is naturally the nemesis of the Burrowing Rat, but after the Burrowing Rat evolved into the Blood-Violent Rat, Ye Bai was a bit uncertain.

The Sunflower King fell from Ye Bai's hand to the ground, and it used its thick roots to firmly penetrate deep into the ground.

Then its body began to expand rapidly, forming twice its original size.

It felt like a bean sprout turning into a chubby head of broccoli.

The Blood-Violent Rats that were attacking wantonly suddenly felt a sharp, long thorn pierce deep into their abdomens, and the thorn then spread out inside their bodies.

Before the Blood-Violent Rat could even sound an alarm, it died instantly.

The Blood Core inside its body was directly dug out, and the essence of its flesh and blood was also swallowed clean by the Sunflower King.

By the time the other Blood-Violent Rats discovered it, only a skin as thin as a cicada's wing and piles of white bones remained.

The Sunflower King's speed was extremely fast; its roots emerged from the ground, and in less than a second, it dug the Blood Core out from the dead Blood-Violent Rat's body.

After a while, the ground where the Sunflower King was located cracked open, and many Blood Cores, looking like fine rubies, emerged from the ground; what surprised Ye Bai was that among them was one the size of a fist, as red as pigeon blood.

"Oh no, could it be that the Blood-Violent Rats have already evolved into a Tier 3 form?"

This is not good news.

He is now looking forward to the arrival of 12:00 AM, so he can see if he can find useful information from the Information System.

After that ship of smuggled goods, all the Burrowing Rats advanced into Tier 2 Blood-Violent Rats.

And the Exotic Beasts they breed at this moment will only be Tier 2 Blood-Violent Rats.

The people from the Jiaying City Pet Beast Guild have held their ground here for so long, yet the number of Blood-Violent Rats has not decreased, which shows the terrifying reproductive ability of the Blood-Violent Rats.

In fact, what is most frightening about a Beast Tide is not the Exotic Beasts themselves, but their reproductive power.

During the process of a Beast Tide, their reproduction speed increases several-fold.

Moreover, with the nourishment of a large amount of flesh and blood, a young Blood-Violent Rat only needs eight hours from birth to adulthood.

Twelve hours later, it possesses the ability to reproduce.

"Teacher Zhang, you've come."

President Wang naturally knows Zhang Lingxue.

"The Burrowing Rats in other parts of Jiaying City have all been wiped out."

"Now only this place remains."

"As long as it can be controlled, the Beast Tide will naturally end."

"It's just that I didn't expect these Blood-Violent Rats to be so troublesome."

President Wang rubbed his throbbing brow.

"They are fearless in the face of death, and their Lijua are Highly Toxic; many Pet Beast Masters in our Pet Beast Guild have been injured by the toxin, and their combat effectiveness has dropped significantly."

"Even after using antidote potions, the situation has not improved."

"Furthermore, Blood-Violent Rats can use the Berserk skill; their bodies will grow twice as large, and their attack power will increase exponentially."

"Once a Blood-Violent Rat dies, its flesh and blood will become food for its companions."

President Wang had a terrible headache at this moment.

"I noticed that the people from the Pet Beast Guild didn't take away the Blood Cores after killing the Blood-Violent Rats."

"If this continues, I am worried that it will give birth to high-tier Exotic Beasts."

Zhang Lingxue threw the problem out.

"There's no way around it; our manpower is stretched thin, and if we want to obtain the Blood Cores, we would inevitably put the Pet Beast Masters in danger."

"I have already requested support from the provincial capital's Pet Beast Guild."

"As long as we can hold on for four hours and wait for the support from the provincial capital guild, we can breathe a sigh of relief."

"I can only guard the Lengdong Cangku now to prevent any Blood-Violent Rats from burrowing in."

"Teacher Zhang, I remember that your Guangming Nüshen Die is very good at detoxification; I wonder if you could help those Pet Beast Masters who have been poisoned by the Blood-Violent Rats."

"After they were poisoned, they all developed high fevers, and their heads felt as if they were being pricked by ten thousand needles."

"Taking antidote potions was useless."

"I'm afraid that if they are not treated in time, they might suffer from sequelae."

Zhang Lingxue sighed deeply: "Alright, where are the patients? I will have the Guangming Nüshen Die treat them quickly."

With Xiao Zi protecting Ye Bai there, there shouldn't be any problems for the time being.

The most important thing now is to increase the combat effectiveness of the Pet Beast Guild; treating the poisoned Pet Beast Masters has become a key issue.

Humans and Blood-Violent Rats have already fought until their eyes are red.

The ground was coated with a thick layer of bloodstains, and a rich, bloody smell wafted through the air.

The Sunflower King, like a mouse that had sneaked into a granary, was happy and content.

With a casual strike, its steel-like roots pierced the head of the Blood-Burst Rat, extracting a blood-red crystal core from within.

Moreover, because it had absorbed so much flesh and blood essence, the originally golden Sunflower King now shone with a dazzling red, like a Manshazuhua from Hell.

Another golden flower had also grown on one side of its body; Ye Bai knew this was the way the Sunflower King propagated.

Not long after, the golden flower grew roots and then fell to the ground.

It opened its large eyes and looked at the surrounding scene with a curious expression.

This was a newborn Tier 2 Sunflower.

Under the manipulation of the Sunflower King, it launched a fierce conflict against the Blood-Burst Rats.

Provincial Capital Guild.

Guild Master Zhang Yafeng received an urgent message sent from Jiaying City.

A Beast Tide had broken out in Jiaying City, the situation was currently somewhat unstable, and emergency support was needed.

Zhang Yafeng looked at the map on the screen and let out a long sigh.

Within a few short days, small-scale Beast Tides had broken out in four or five cities across Yandong Province.

The manpower at his disposal had already been dispatched, and he himself had to remain in the provincial capital to hold the fort and could not easily leave this place.

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(End of this chapter)