Chapter 644

On the ground, over a hundred Starglow-tier companion beasts now remained only in two layers.

These two layers of Starglow-tier companion beasts, even if they had escaped death, dared not move an inch.

Being killed was not terrifying.

What was terrifying was that they had not even seen how their enemy had struck.

"Thud-thud-thud…"

One by one, Starglow-tier flying companion beasts crashed to the ground, carrying their beastmasters with them.

Each Starglow-tier beastmaster leapt off their companion beast.

They were all unharmed!

Those who were hurt were the companion beasts they had released.

Those companion beasts lay sprawled on the ground, their bodies convulsing violently in agony!

Su Yang had told them he had no intention of killing them!

"Colonel, what's going on?"

"My companion beast says its body is in excruciating pain!"

"…"

Even the four King-tier beastmasters did not know the cause.

If it were poison, they could not have failed to smell it!

Moreover, such a potent poison, if dispersed into the air, could not possibly affect such a vast number of companion beasts!

After all, potent poison would be diluted by the air!

To speak of toxicity apart from dosage is sheer bullying.

But soon, they would no longer need to wonder what had happened.

Only to see pink plant vines emerging from the seven orifices of those Star-Rank pet beasts.

"What is this?"

One beastmaster reached out to pull out the pink vines.

Though the pink vines looked tender, their resilience was extraordinary.

The moment the beastmaster tugged, his companion beast convulsed violently and soon lost all life.

Almost simultaneously, all the fallen Starglow-tier companion beasts lost their life.

Their bodies withered at a visible rate.

The pink vines rapidly darkened to deep red and grew out from the corpses of the companion beasts.

All the beastmasters were stunned!

Many beastmasters who had lost their beloved companion beasts felt their hearts shatter.

Xiao Ye saw the Hellblood Vine cuttings crawling over his Broken Wind Sword Falcon's corpse and nearly burst into tears.

Seeing this strange sight, Colonel Qin whirled around, his furious eyes locked on the disfigured man atop the Storm Eagle: "Are you Su Yang of the Northwest Military?"

"Oh? You know me!" Su Yang said, surprised. "I didn't realize I was this famous!"

Su Yang truly hadn't expected this Colonel Qin to know his full name.

He had always thought he was only known in the northwest.

"Of course I know!"

Colonel Qin gritted his teeth.

More precisely, Colonel Qin had heard of Su Yang's reputation.

He knew Su Yang had a peculiar plant-type companion beast!

But he never imagined the disfigured man before him was Su Yang!

After all, according to what he knew, Su Yang was still a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old boy…

Their conversation reached the ears of other beastmasters farther away.

One beastmaster with decent knowledge exclaimed:

"What! He's really Su Yang?"

"Which Su Yang?"

The name Su Yang was actually very common.

"Which other Su Yang? The Northwest Military's first genius beastmaster, Su Yang!"

"Isn't he still underage? Isn't he a Gold-tier beastmaster? When did he become a Starglow-level expert?"

"That's ancient history. The last time I heard of him, he'd just advanced to Platinum-tier! Now he's already a Starglow-tier beastmaster, and single-handedly crippled the Shengjing Xicheng City Guard… it feels like a dream!"

"This combat power already rivals veteran King-tier experts!"

"…"

Colonel Qin knew they probably couldn't take him down today.

Su Yang hadn't lost a single companion beast.

Yet they had already lost more than half of theirs!

He didn't understand how, in such a short time, this genius beastmaster famed across the northwest had grown so impossibly strong.

But he knew their feud was now sealed.

And it wasn't just that!

Even if they could capture Su Yang, they would still be held accountable by the General Headquarters!

Because the losses were too great!

Besides, they couldn't even capture Su Yang!

Today was destined to be a brutal case of both sides suffering.

Whether it was Su Yang or their Xicheng City Guard, neither side stood to gain.

Both had to bear the responsibility they deserved!

Thinking of the cause of the incident, veins on Colonel Qin's forehead were about to burst.

He roared furiously, "Su Yang, is it worth it, all for a deputy officer?"

Worth it?

Of course it was worth it!

Su Yang believed it was worth it.

It was worth it!

But he would not answer it that way.

Only a fool would directly answer Colonel Qin's question.

Even so, it would make Liu Mengyun cry her eyes out in emotion.

Su Yang sneered and countered, "Then Colonel Qin, let me ask you — to vent the anger of a few youngsters who got a light slap on the wrist for running their mouths, you throw away your pet beast and stake the lives and fortunes of your subordinates… do you think that's worth it?"

The one who should bear responsibility is not Liu Mengyun!

The one who should reflect is not just Su Yang himself!

Nearly every beast-tamer present looked at Colonel Qin.

Including the Star Glory–level experts belonging to the Xicheng District City Guard.

Many of them had only been following orders and had no idea how the whole thing started!

They had actually fought this fight in a complete daze!

Dazed, they had charged in.

Dazed, they had been beaten half to death!

"Is this face of mine that ugly?" Su Yang pointed at his own face and asked. "Should this face of mine never have left the house? My deputy officer was already showing plenty of mercy. If it had been me, I would have ripped out her tongue on the spot and made her swallow it back down!"

Because the Earth Rage Bear had left his body, the fire poison long suppressed within Su Yang began to flare up violently once more.

A patch of muscle on his face melted, running down like liquid.

Everyone watching felt their hearts clutch with dread!

Yet Su Yang still gritted his teeth, enduring the searing pain, and pointed at those Star Glory–level beast-tamers of the Jingcheng City Guard, saying in a hoarse voice, "You should be grateful! Grateful that I held back!"