Chapter 1024: Out
Chapter 1024: Out (Combined)
Bang!
A loud explosion echoed as the mystic wraith, shielding the young man, crashed heavily to the ground.
Dust and debris flew everywhere, and numerous rocks scattered.
The Beastmasters and their familiars, who were engaged in battle, quickly retreated to avoid the impact.
When the dust settled, the crowd looked into the pit where two shadows lay. Many were almost in tears, their faces filled with the joy of surviving a harrowing ordeal.
"We won! We won!"
"Are we really still alive?"
"There's still the wild beast companion! Let's focus on taking it down first!"
The malefactor had fallen, but the wild beast companion remained. Before they could even think of finishing off the young man, they were forced to continue battling the wild ghost familiars.
Despite the number of wild ghost familiars not decreasing, the fall of the culprit ignited hope in everyone's hearts, and the negative energy in the ghost fog noticeably thinned.
The chaos caused by the wild beast companion, combined with the mystic wraith's massive size, completely obscured the young man beneath it. No one noticed him pulling out a potion and pouring it into the mystic wraith's mouth.
Qingbao appeared beside her Beastmaster, her face still showing anger.
Before Qiao Sang could ask how Qingbao had managed to leave the Beastmaster Codex on her own, he noticed the mystic wraith below seemed to stir.
This ghost familiar's defenses were clearly stronger than those of its peers; it would take a finishing blow to finish it off.
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Steel Treasure flapped its wings with great force. Hundreds of purple feathers, glowing with a purple light, shot downward like purple blades.
Just as the purple blades were a few dozen meters from the mystic wraith, it suddenly turned its head.
A black hole appeared in front of it, and the hundreds of purple blades were sucked into it, disappearing without a trace.
The crowd's faces turned pale with shock.
They scattered in all directions, even braving the attacks of the wild ghost familiars to get away from the mystic wraith.
The negative energy in the ghost fog surged.
"Wuwu..."
The mystic wraith slowly rose into the air.
The young man stood up from the ground, looked up at the girl in the sky, and his face turned grim. Raising his hands to form a seal, he tried to summon Luminos and Aqua Thorn, but to no avail. With a determined tone, he said:
"Just absorb."
The mystic wraith turned to look at the young man.
The young man spoke in a deep voice:
"Don't hesitate. If we wait for the other person to return, we might not have another chance."
The mystic wraith glanced at the young man, then at the humans still fighting the wild ghost familiars. It could clearly see the faint life force in each of them and, without hesitation, its eyes glowed purple.
The negative energy in the surrounding ghost fog rose sharply, surging into its body like a fierce flood.
Not only that, but a faint energy also rose from each person, converging on the mystic wraith.
The crowd's faces visibly aged, and their bodies weakened.
A red and golden beam of light shot down from the sky.
A black hole appeared in front of the mystic wraith, and the beam was absorbed into it, vanishing without a trace.
Is it absorbing vital essence? Qiao Sang, standing in the sky, clearly saw the energy from each person rising and flowing into the mystic wraith.
Her heart sank, and she said:
"Attack from different directions again."
Fangy opened its mouth, and a red and golden energy began to condense inside.
Treasure Seeker teleported behind the mystic wraith and extended its claws.
Steel Treasure transformed into a purple light and positioned itself a few dozen meters away, spreading its wings.
Lulu emitted a frost breath.
Qingbao transformed into a wind, and a gale immediately swept toward the mystic wraith.
"Shift the hate!" the young man called out.
"Wuwu!"
The mystic wraith let out a loud cry, and a strange energy surged from its body, spreading rapidly in all directions.
Wherever it went, everyone and their familiars froze for a moment, then their eyes filled with anger as they looked up at the shadows in the sky.
The humans, having had their vital essence drained, were already too weak, but the wild beast companions reacted first, shifting their targets to the attacks coming from the sky.
However, they were immediately bombarded by the various attacks and fell screaming to the ground.
Despite the large number of wild ghost familiars, many were knocked down, but the majority managed to dodge the attacks and quickly floated toward the shadows in the sky.
Hate Transfer, a Dark-type Advanced Skill, can redirect the target's hatred within a certain range to another target... Qiao Sang made a quick decision and said:
"Sing!"
Without a word, Lulu opened her mouth and began to sing: "Bing bing~ bing bing~ bing~ bing bing bing~ bing~"
Invisible sound waves rippled out.
All the Ghost Familiars that had charged forward stopped, looking at each other in confusion, unsure why they were attacking.
At the same time, the anger on everyone's faces gradually dissipated, and they all began to look peaceful.
"What's happening to me?"
"I feel so weak..."
"I want to sleep..."
"Me too..."
"I see my great-grandmother..."
The negative energy in the ghost mist suddenly decreased, and the color became much lighter.
Healing Waves... The young man's face turned grim.
Suddenly, a Gale surged, sweeping him into the air.
The Mystic Wraith's expression changed drastically, and it stopped absorbing energy.
"Bring him over", Qiao Sang said.
"Xunxun!" The Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed with blue light.
In the next second, the young man appeared beside Fangy.
At the same time, a black hole appeared in the spot where the young man had been in the air.
"Wuwu!"
The Mystic Wraith emerged from the black hole, looking up at the sky with an angry expression.
"Leave me alone! Keep absorbing!" The young man seemed unafraid, shouting loudly from below.
The Mystic Wraith's energy absorption paused for a moment.
Bao Wu Wu, who had been trembling and clinging to Qiao Sang's clothes, floated over to the young man, emitting a purple glow, and gently collided with the back of his head, looking serene.
The young man, who had been glaring fiercely, turned his head.
When he saw Bao Wu Wu, he froze, his anger dissipating, and his eyes showed a hint of confusion.
"Wuwu..."
Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Bao Wu Wu retreated to Qiao Sang's side, still looking serene.
At this distance... Qiao Sang glanced down at the Mystic Wraith and tugged on Lulu's tail.
Lulu immediately understood, looking down and emitting a visible chill aura.
The temperature around them dropped sharply.
The young man realized something and his face turned pale as he shouted:
"Run!"
But it was too late. The Mystic Wraith, still looking up, was encased in a thick layer of ice.
Fangy opened its mouth and accurately shot a red and gold beam downward.
"Wuwu!"
With a loud bang, the Mystic Wraith screamed as it was struck to the ground.
Flames and heat waves surged, causing an explosion.
Finisher... Before Qiao Sang could finish saying the word, a light sword over ten meters long condensed above the center of the flames and heat waves.
Holy Sword! The young man's face turned white, and he raised his hand to recall the Mystic Wraith into the Beastmaster Codex.
But just as he lifted his hand, the Treasure Seeker's eyes flickered with blue light, and the young man's movements froze, as if controlled by some unseen force, unable to move.
"Bang!!!"
The light sword struck the Mystic Wraith heavily.
The ground beneath it exploded.
"Wuwu!!!"
The Mystic Wraith let out a pitiful cry, its vision blurring. In its final moments, it looked up at its Beastmaster, and scenes from its past flashed before its eyes like a slideshow.
The last image it saw was its Beastmaster, with a beard, walking up to it and saying in a hoarse voice:
"I found a way. If you absorb enough energy and successfully evolve, you can survive."
"Wuwu, you must evolve and live!"
I'm sorry, I've let you down... The Mystic Wraith slowly closed its eyes.
...
"Ahh! Ahh!" The young man's pupils contracted sharply, as if he had been stimulated, and he screamed in pain.
"You used the Soul Ferry Cat's message to deceive everyone here, causing chaos so your Mystic Wraith could absorb their negative energy and vital essence, and you were even trying to absorb death aura. Your crimes are unforgivable. Once we get out of here, I will turn you over to the police station", Qiao Sang said, looking at him.
The young man looked over, his eyes bloodshot, his face green with anger, and his brow furrowed with fury. He shouted:
"What have I done wrong! They were all going to die anyway! Isn't it better to leave them with some final value! It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, my Mystic Wraith would have absorbed all the energy! It could have evolved! It could have survived! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"
As he spoke, he broke free from the control and rapidly began to seal.
"Xunxun..."
The Treasure Seeker was taken aback, then its eyes glowed more intensely with blue light, but the young man still broke free from the control, his veins bulging as he continued to seal.
With Teacher Mikara around, those two Royal Beasts wouldn’t be summoned, and the other familiars had already fallen. Even if they were sealed, it wouldn’t matter... Qiao Sang's expression remained calm, but an inappropriate thought flashed through his mind:
So, all this was to make the mystic wraith evolve. It seems the mystic wraith’s white beard isn’t due to being a Variant, but simply because of its age...
As the youth sealed the familiar, he sensed something and his expression darkened. He stopped sealing and waved his hand, then turned without hesitation and flew toward where the mystic wraith had fallen.
Damn, he can fly?! Qiao Sang’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Without a Psychic Pet to help, he can actually fly on his own?!
“Xunxun?!”
Treasure Seeker’s eyes also widened in disbelief.
Suddenly, the air trembled, and one by one, more Mystic Rifts appeared.
Migala appeared out of nowhere and said, “We need to leave. The space here is very unstable and could be taken over by wild beast companions from the Hidden Realm at any moment.”
Qiao Sang suppressed his urge to ask questions and was about to nod when he noticed the people below, who had returned to a state of panic and despair. He asked, “Can they leave now?”
Migala nodded slightly, “Luminos has fallen, so the Spatial Lockdown it cast is no longer in effect.”
Hearing this, Qiao Sang gathered his energy and shouted, “Use the Tether Line! You can leave now!”
The crowd’s expressions changed, filled with a wild joy at the prospect of survival.
“Great! Great!”
“We can leave!”
“Wah... I’ll never look for a Soul Ferry Cat again once I get out.”
The people recalled their familiars, channeled their Mental Power into the Tether Line, and one by one disappeared from the spot.
Soon, the number of people below had drastically decreased.
The wind howled, and a layer of dark clouds covered the sky, as if a black veil had been drawn over it. The world was shrouded in darkness, exacerbated by the ghostly mist.
Many people still hadn’t left.
Could it be that so many don’t have a Tether Line? Qiao Sang’s heart sank, and he was about to raise his voice to ask when he heard a shout from below:
“Senior, do you have a Tether Line? If not, you can take mine!”
“Yeah, big shot, you don’t seem to have a Tether Line. I don’t have many days left anyway, so you can take it!”
“Big shot, can you leave?”
Qiao Sang was taken aback, a flash of emotion crossing his eyes. He shouted, “I can leave, you all should go quickly!”
Hearing this, the remaining people channeled their Mental Power into the Tether Line and disappeared one by one.
Despite this, some people were still left behind.
They didn’t have a Tether Line.
The remaining faces were filled with despair and frustration.
Most of them had come here knowing they didn’t have much time left, and not everyone could afford or had the means to get a Tether Line. They hadn’t expected to return alive, but they had hoped to find a Soul Ferry Cat before they died.
But everything was a lie...
A wave of despair spread, and they even lost the will to fight.
Ghost familiars poured out of the Mystic Rifts.
“Still don’t want to leave?” Migala asked.
“Teacher, is there a way to get everyone out of here?” Qiao Sang asked.
“There is,” Migala said. “But the space here is very unstable. If we want to get so many people out at once, we’ll have to open the space wide. This could cause the space here to collapse completely. The best outcome is that the ghost familiars will stay here, but the worst is that this place could become a forbidden zone, with ghost familiars continuously emerging and threatening the outside world.”
Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment, then said, “Lulu, Healing Waves.”
Lulu began to sing, “Ice, ice, ice, ice, ice...”
Invisible sound waves rippled out.
The wild ghost familiars stopped attacking, and the despair and frustration on the people’s faces turned into calm.
Migala looked over.
“We should go,” Qiao Sang said gravely.
Letting them spend their final moments in peace was the last thing she could do for them.
Migala turned and nodded to the air beside him.
Pengamei appeared.
“Jia jia.”
Suddenly, a familiar with two hands, two feet, and three eyes, the middle one red, appeared and called out calmly, asking if you wanted to leave and offering to help.
Qiao Sang was taken aback, not understanding what it said, but recognizing the familiar.
Mask Puppet, a Ghost-type Intermediate Beast, whose middle eye can see through illusions. (End of Chapter)
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