Chapter 854: Ancient Familiar
Chapter 854: Ancient Familiar
The gas drifted from a tricky angle, right into the blind spots of Yuan Jiewen and Bladeclaw.
The Treasure Seeker, which was already invisible, immediately noticed it. It maintained its invisibility and teleported beside its Beastmaster, extending its tongue to give a heavy lick on Qiao Sang's cheek.
Damn... Qiao Sang shuddered, her already alert mind becoming even more alert.
She pretended nothing had happened and continued lying down.
The Treasure Seeker wouldn't lick her for no reason; it seemed the wild beast companion in the pond had released the Water Sleep Gas... Qiao Sang thought to herself as she held her breath.
There were many ways to counter the Water Sleep Gas, and not breathing was one of them.
The pale blue gas gradually spread.
Yuan Jiewen had been maintaining a state of high alert.
A sudden wave of drowsiness hit him, and he immediately realized something was wrong.
Boss, the target has appeared! Yuan Jiewen instinctively tensed up, looking in the direction where Qiao Sang was lying, but then he seemed to remember something. He put on a sleepy look and said in a voice two octaves higher than usual:
"Ah, what's going on? I suddenly feel so sleepy..."
Then, with a loud "thud", he fell heavily to the ground.
"Shell Blade..."
Bladeclaw's eyelids involuntarily closed. When it saw its Beastmaster fall, its mind briefly cleared.
It picked up the shell in its claws and began to condense energy.
The shell instantly glowed with a white light, transforming into blades.
Bladeclaw, holding the transformed artifact, prepared to stab its Beastmaster's buttocks.
However, at that moment, an even stronger wave of Water Sleep Gas wafted over.
"Shell Blade..."
Bladeclaw's claws loosened, and the white light around the blades dissipated, turning back into an ordinary shell that fell to the ground.
With another "thud", Bladeclaw collapsed.
Ah! Bladeclaw, you unreliable thing, what about your promise to keep me safe... Yuan Jiewen felt his familiar's status and his heart sank. He held his breath, digging his nails into his palm to try to stay awake.
As time passed, the veins on his forehead bulged, and his face turned red.
Finally, Yuan Jiewen couldn't resist any longer. His mouth opened slightly, and he took a small breath.
That one breath was all it took for a powerful wave of drowsiness to hit him.
Boss, it's all up to you now... Yuan Jiewen's last thought flashed through his mind before he fell into a deep sleep.
About half a minute later, a one-meter-tall frog familiar, with a deep blue body, yellow eyes, wide and flat teeth, and red venom sacs on its cheeks, leaped out of the pond and came to Yuan Jiewen's side. It grabbed one of his feet and started dragging him toward the pond.
The shadow in the pond shook its head.
The frog familiar changed direction and prepared to head into the forest.
Suddenly, it found itself unable to move, as if something had fixed its body in place.
The frog familiar looked down and saw that a black shadow had somehow connected with its own.
"Qu qu?"
The frog familiar looked puzzled.
The next second, a head of a familiar it had never seen before appeared out of nowhere, looking directly at it.
"Qu qu..."
The frog familiar saw a pair of purple eyes and then involuntarily fell asleep.
Channel Frog, a Water-Type and Toxic-Type Intermediate Familiar... It was this familiar that had dragged Liu Bo into the forest. The shadow in the pond didn't need to worry; as long as it captured this Channel Frog, it would know Liu Bo's whereabouts... Qiao Sang opened her eyes, stood up, and said:
"Let's go!"
Originally, she had planned to wait for the Channel Frog to drag Yuan Jiewen into the forest, have the Treasure Seeker follow, and then go to where it took him.
There are a few drawbacks to this approach.
First, the Channel Frog might not lead Yuan Jiewen to the same spot where Liu Bo was initially.
Second, the distance to the Artifacts is unknown. If they are too far away, the connection between the Treasure Seeker and the Artifacts could be lost, which would be awkward.
Third, if only the Treasure Seeker follows, something could happen to Yuan Jiewen along the way. After all, the Treasure Seeker isn't always reliable.
Therefore, the best plan is to wait for the Channel Frog to appear and then immediately grab it and leave the Pond.
As these thoughts raced through his mind, the Treasure Seeker's eyes began to glow blue.
Spatial Shift, a high-level skill that requires coordinates, can instantly transport you within a familiar area. However, in an unfamiliar area, it first needs to sense a safe location before locking onto it.
The Treasure Seeker, remembering its Beastmaster's warning to be cautious, did not immediately teleport without a clear destination.
In the brief second it took to sense its surroundings, six wild currents of water suddenly emerged from the Pond, twisting like mad serpents and lashing out viciously at the Treasure Seeker's position.
"Lulu!" Qiao Sang called out.
"Ice Ai."
Lulu jumped out of the backpack and opened its mouth.
A bone-chilling cold swiftly spread, freezing the six streams of water into ice pillars just as they were about to strike the Treasure Seeker.
The ice pillars then shattered into fragments, scattering around the Treasure Seeker.
At this moment, the blue light in the Treasure Seeker's eyes faded.
It wasn't because of the surrounding attacks but because the Channel Frog beneath its feet had vanished.
Qiao Sang looked toward the Pond.
There, the Shadow that had been hiding in the water had emerged.
Its body was enormous, with a hard blue shell, segmented in appearance. The sides of its shell rose upward, and its claws were razor-sharp. Many legs extended from its sides, and most of its body remained submerged in the water.
The Channel Frog that had been at the Treasure Seeker's feet was now entangled in a stream of water, held by one of the familiar's legs.
This was a familiar that had never been discussed on the 88Forum of the Hidden Realm... Qiao Sang's expression grew serious.
Beside him, Lin Shi's voice filled with wonder:
"Hydroknight, a Bug-type and Water-type dual-attribute King-level familiar, an Ancient Familiar. I never thought there would be one in this Hidden Realm..."
Qiao Sang: "???"
An Ancient Familiar?!
Qiao Sang stared in shock at the massive figure in the Pond.
Ancient Familiars, typically existing in ancient times, had almost vanished.
Now, various academies have a specialized field dedicated to finding traces of Ancient Familiars or their fossils to revive them.
Therefore, some Ancient Familiars are also known as fossil familiars.
Who would have thought that an Ancient Familiar would be in this Hidden Realm's Pond? If the researchers who study Ancient Familiars found out, they would probably go completely mad...
In a daze, a beautiful ripple appeared beneath Qiao Sang's feet, spreading slowly like water ripples.
Migala sensed something and looked down.
Her eyes flickered when she saw the water ripple, but she didn't say anything.
"Steel Slash!"
Suddenly, a white light flashed.
Before Qiao Sang could react, he and the client found themselves on Steel Treasure's back.
At this point, Steel Treasure had already returned to its normal size.
"Steel Slash."
Steel Treasure called out sternly.
Qiao Sang looked down and saw that a deep, bottomless vortex had appeared in the ground where he had been standing, as if it connected to the underwater world below.
If Steel Treasure hadn't moved him to its back just now, he would have likely sunk to the bottom of the water...
(End of Chapter)
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