Chapter 1201: Remove Curse in Progress
Chapter 1201: Remove Curse in Progress
"Where are you now?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Second floor, 186 Xin Island Street—the location listed in the mission details..." The voice on the speaker sounded weak.
"Got it. I'll come over immediately." Qiao Sang hung up.
Navigation engaged. Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed with a Blue Light.
Moments later, shadows flickered as the group vanished.
186 Xin Island Street.
Qiao Sang and Fangy materialized midair.
Pedestrians and familiars nearby turned their heads in surprise.
"Qingqing..." Qingbao’s face fell as he called out. His clone, now uncontrollable, dissipated into thin air.
"Normal. First-time long-distance control always ends like this", Qiao Sang reassured. "Plus, Treasure Seeker just performed a Spatial Shift. Our arrival point jumped further than expected. It’ll stabilize with practice."
"Ya Ya." Fangy nodded in agreement.
Back in the day, it struggled with long-distance clone control too.
"Qingqing." Qingbao perked up now.
To him, Fangy ranked among the strongest in the Queue. If Fangy couldn’t control clones long-distance before, his own failure wasn’t a flaw in talent.
"You can keep summoning clones to roam freely while the original stays with us", Qiao Sang added. "Like now—your original joins the mission, while clones wander off at leisure."
Wasn’t that basically training? Steel Treasure glanced sideways at their Beastmaster.
Qiao Sang maintained her poker face, ignoring Steel Treasure’s unspoken remark.
"Qingqing!" Qingbao’s eyes lit up. Two clones shimmered into existence.
Wandering sounded way easier than training clones.
Under Qingbao’s command, the twin Qingyun Nai Nais floated toward the street corner.
"Xunxun~" Treasure Seeker nudged its Beastmaster, watching the retreating clones. It realized its Substitute struggled with long-distance movement too. Time for more training in that department.
Ears perked, it awaited instructions.
Qiao Sang instantly read its thoughts.
"Then from now on, leave your Substitute behind to train whenever you go out. If the distance feels insufficient, have it train farther away."
Treasure Seeker: "!!!"
That was definitely Not the answer it wanted!
Meanwhile, Qingbao focused on controlling his clones—rarely missing a chance to tease others.
Without lingering, Qiao Sang ascended the stairs with Xialala and Fangy.
Knock knock!
The door swung open, revealing... no one.
Qiao Sang paused at the empty doorway.
Suddenly, a hand shot up from below:
"Help... save me..."
She looked down. A man with bloodshot eyes lay sprawled on the floor, his voice frail.
Startled, she stepped back instinctively.
"Fangy!"
"Ya Ya!" Fangy barked, then eagerly spewed a golden Holy Flame at the man.
The man’s pupils contracted, but he lacked the strength to dodge.
The flame engulfed him.
Warm... so warm... he thought, fading into unconsciousness.
When the golden blaze dissipated, Qiao Sang saw him sleeping peacefully, a gentle smile on his lips.
"Xunxun!" Treasure Seeker’s eyes sparkled with excitement. The curse was lifted!
Back when they first arrived at Flame Sky Star, removing this type of curse had forced it into a grueling battle with the Curse Herald. Now, one Holy Flame from Big Brother Yabao resolved everything.
"Ya Ya?" Fangy tilted its head, puzzled. The curse was gone?
"You can’t sense it?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Ya Ya", Fangy shook its head.
"This man’s curse made him sleepless. Now he’s asleep—that proves the curse is broken", Qiao Sang explained.
Understanding dawned on Fangy’s face.
Qiao Sang paused, then advised, "Normally, you should sense the curse’s strength within others. Control your Holy Flame to purify it, monitoring its weakening until it vanishes completely."
Though she lacked detailed Holy Flame data, its junior-grade purification effect suggested the same process.
"Next mission, when you use Holy Flame, detect the target’s curse strength", she continued.
"Ya Ya!" Fangy nodded.
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Two minutes later, beneath a bridge by the river.
A disheveled man sobbed outside his sleeping bag:
"Six days ago, a Ghost-type Companion Beast cursed me! That same morning, I nearly got run over by a speeding familiar. At noon, thieves ransacked my home. After filing a report at the Police Station, my company fired me in the afternoon!"
"Day two, I tried skateboarding to relax. I crashed into a railing, swelling half my face, losing a tooth, getting mouth ulcers, and limping!"
"Day three, scammers swindled all my savings!"
"Day four, my familiar got dragged into a battle on the way home. It’s still hospitalized at the Beastmaster Center!"
"Day five..."
His voice cracked as he recounted his misfortunes.
This was clearly Cursed Luck, Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure realized simultaneously, glancing at Treasure Seeker.
Treasure Seeker blinked innocently.
After his tragic tale, the man pleaded, "Great Master! Save me!"
Despite her youthful appearance, the Beastmaster Center’s report confirmed she was a B-Class Beastmaster—a true powerhouse.
"Understood." Qiao Sang nodded to Fangy.
"Ya Ya!" Fangy spewed another golden flame.
The man saw the fire attack and tried fleeing, but his legs refused to obey.
"Ahh!"
The golden blaze struck. He screamed, then—abrupt silence.
Wait... shouldn’t that hurt?
(End of Chapter)
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