Chapter 666
Chapter 666
Soon, it seemed to catch a scent and drifted in a certain direction.
Qiao Sang followed Treasure Seeker through the bustling crowd to a waiting area where the public benches were filled with people.
Almost everyone looked exhausted.
Even when an unfamiliar Ghost-type Companion Beast appeared nearby, they barely glanced at it before returning to their own worlds.
“Xunxun.”
Treasure Seeker opened its eyes, its expression serious, and picked up the Emotion Energy Collector its Beastmaster had given it earlier.
Then, it took a light sniff, and an invisible energy began to rise from the heads of everyone present, converging toward Treasure Seeker.
Just as the energy was about to be sucked into its nose, Treasure Seeker channeled its own energy, causing the invisible energy to change direction and enter the bottle.
Qiao Sang watched closely. After the energy was absorbed, the people on the public benches looked dazed for a moment, then seemed to remember something. Some checked the time, while others started chatting with their companions.
So, this is the reaction when negative energy is absorbed... she thought. Seeing that Treasure Seeker was already drifting off in a certain direction, she quickly followed.
Meanwhile.
Augustus Competition Hall.
The audience watching the live stream couldn't help but comment on what they saw.
"This isn't right. Absorbing the emotional energy of so many people at once could easily result in absorbing positive energy by mistake."
"They're in a hospital, so it's definitely negative emotions."
"Not necessarily. My wife was giving birth, and I was there, and I felt pretty good."
"I once went to the hospital with a friend who had hemorrhoids, and I was quite happy."
"I kind of want to call her number."
"Don't. It's just a guess that she might absorb the wrong energy. I've never seen a Ghost-type Companion Beast like this before, and I want to keep watching."
Qiao Sang was completely unaware that Treasure Seeker's act of absorbing a group's emotional energy had sparked a discussion among the viewers. She was now standing three meters away from a hospital ward, where the door was open and several people were gathered at the entrance.
The commotion inside was loud enough to be heard clearly even with normal hearing.
"Smack!"
The sound of a desk being slammed was followed by a man's angry roar: "Why are you slamming the desk? How does having more people help with my follow-up? I waited for two hours! You didn't even ask me a single question! You didn't look at the X-rays, just prescribed medication! What's wrong with my mom? Did you even say?"
Then came a more elderly voice:
"I am the doctor! Are you questioning my professionalism?"
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker looked excited and was about to drift over to absorb the energy when Qiao Sang called out:
"Wait."
“Xunxun?”
Treasure Seeker turned and looked puzzled.
"This time, use Invisibility", Qiao Sang said.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker let out a call and then vanished.
Half a minute later, the man's voice suddenly softened:
"Doctor, I just want to know what's wrong with my mom."
The elderly voice also softened:
"Your mom was exposed to a Poisonous Scorpion. Its breath is toxic, and it has irritated her respiratory system..."
“Xunxun~”
As they listened, Treasure Seeker floated over, shaking the bottle in its hand.
"Let's continue", Qiao Sang said.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker called out and then started sniffing left and right.
Every corner of the hospital is filled with people harboring negative emotions, including the obstetrics and gynecology department.
Qiao Sang stood at the door, listening to a conversation between a pregnant woman and her family inside.
"I said I want a painless delivery!"
"Don't worry, I already told the doctor you want the epidural", the family member reassured her.
"Phew! I saw the form. Your 'painless' means giving me a labor injection, which still leaves me in labor for hours. I want a Birth Healer Xixi to directly separate my baby from me painlessly!" the pregnant woman's voice was filled with anger.
Birth Healer Xixi... Qiao Sang, standing at the door, subconsciously recalled the information about this familiar.
This species of familiar is quite popular among women in the Supernest, and almost every obstetrics and gynecology department in the Upper Ten and Middle Ten Districts has one. It is said that during childbirth, as long as the Birth Healer Xixi's belly touches the pregnant woman's stomach, the baby will transfer from the woman's womb to the Xixi's womb and then be delivered through its mouth.
The entire process is painless and causes no harm to the pregnant woman.
However, many family members disagree with using a Birth Healer Xixi, arguing that the baby should not pass through the familiar's body during delivery.
Treasure Seeker invisibly floated in.
A minute later, it floated out.
There are quite a lot of negative emotions here; it takes so long to absorb them... Qiao Sang thought to herself.
For the next hour, Treasure Seeker hardly took a break. Each time it absorbed someone's negative energy, it immediately found another person to absorb from.
At this rate, making it into the top three shouldn't be too difficult... Qiao Sang leaned against the wall, watching as Treasure Seeker absorbed another batch of negative energy into the bottle, while pondering.
At that moment, a heart-wrenching cry echoed from downstairs.
Qiao Sang followed the sound to the end of the corridor and looked out the window.
Below, a well-dressed middle-aged man was hugging his head and sobbing, as if he had encountered something unbearable.
A lady standing nearby, also looking down, noticed Qiao Sang's attention and gossiped:
"This person is truly unfortunate. His twin children were scared by a wild familiar that suddenly appeared at home, and they both fell from the building, losing their lives."
No wonder he's crying so hard... Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker, having finished absorbing the energy, floated over.
The lady, noticing the ghost-type companion beast approaching, instantly fell silent and took a few steps back to create some distance.
Qiao Sang continued to watch the sobbing middle-aged man.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker called out, indicating it was done and ready for the next target.
"There's one right there", Qiao Sang gestured toward the middle-aged man below.
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker looked in the direction Qiao Sang pointed and tilted its head, puzzled.
This human doesn't have any negative emotional energy?
Qiao Sang: "???"
He's crying his heart out, and you're telling me he has no negative emotional energy?
"Maybe you should get closer and sense it again?" Qiao Sang suggested.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker nodded obediently and invisibly floated down.
Soon, Treasure Seeker floated back.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker extended its claws, bringing the two Short Toes together and making a tiny gesture, indicating that this human only had a little bit of fear, a negative emotional energy.
Qiao Sang: “???”
...
At the same time.
Augustus Competition Hall.
The live stream had already cut to a split screen, and more viewers noticed the footage of Qiao Sang.
“This Ghost-type Companion Beast is no good, it can't even sense negative energy.”
“It definitely can sense negative energy. It was absorbing energy for an hour straight without stopping.”
“Then why can’t it sense it now?”
“Maybe it’s stunned from sensing for too long.”
“Poor guy, he just lost both his kids.”
“What about the mother? Why isn’t she here?”
“I know this guy. He’s the Ceo of a listed company. He’s divorced from his wife, and the kids were with him. Life is unpredictable. I never thought something like this would happen.”
“What was the Ghost-type Companion Beast just saying?”
“It said the man only has a little bit of fear, a negative emotion.” A viewer with a Ghost-type Companion Beast explained.
The audience stands fell silent for a moment.
A few seconds later, a voice broke the silence:
“Under normal circumstances, wouldn’t losing two kids cause more than just fear?”
“...Probably.” The person next to him said uncertainly.
“It might cause fear, but it wouldn’t be the only emotion,” another viewer said. “There’s something wrong with this man.”
“Maybe the Ghost-type Companion Beast sensed it wrong?”
“We should wait for contestant Number 113 to return and check if her Ghost-type Companion Beast’s absorption of energy was accurate.”
...
Federbit General Hospital.
Crying like that, with only a little bit of fear? Is that even possible? Is it normal? Qiao Sang thought for a moment and dialed the emergency number, recounting the situation with the middle-aged man to the dispatcher.
“You’re saying you think something’s wrong because your Ghost-type Companion Beast only sensed fear?” the dispatcher confirmed.
Qiao Sang nodded, “In this situation, having only that emotion isn’t normal.”
“Maybe it’s a problem with your familiar,” the dispatcher said, sounding a bit impatient. “Someone just lost their twins, and you’re suspecting them. Miss, allow me to remind you, don’t call the police based on mere speculation.”
With that, the dispatcher hung up.
Qiao Sang calmly put away her mobile phone.
This was just a guess, and there wasn’t much else she could do besides call the police.
“Let’s continue,” Qiao Sang said.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker nodded and skillfully moved its nose.
Suddenly, a masked medical staff member approached and said:
“We don’t allow the absorption of emotional energy in the hospital. Please put your familiar away.”
Qiao Sang stared at the person’s exposed eyes and smiled, “Number 98?”
The medical staff member paused, then smiled sheepishly:
“Didn’t expect you to recognize me.”
As she spoke, she removed her mask, revealing the black-haired woman who had been overly familiar in the backstage area.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
