Chapter 862: Are You Excited Now?
Chapter 862: Are You Excited Now?
Even these wild beast companions, none of whom have a constitution that doesn’t require sleep, are all wide awake, as if they have been under the influence of Healing Light. They haven’t slept at all… Qiao Sang scanned the surrounding wild beast companions, picked up the Familiar Identifier, set it to silent mode, and began scanning the familiars she didn’t recognize.
Time is precious; every bit of knowledge she can gain is valuable…
"Water Node?"
Suddenly, the Hydroknight, which had been quietly waiting on the side, called out in a low, deep voice.
Hey, who are you? Your voice wasn’t like that before… Qiao Sang looked at the Hydroknight and found it staring at her.
After a few seconds of mutual staring, Qiao Sang spoke:
"Treasure Seeker, translate."
"Xunxun…"
Treasure Seeker withdrew its envious gaze from Lulu and floated over to Qiao Sang, starting the translation.
It’s asking why you haven’t gone to sleep yet.
Oh, actually caring about me… Qiao Sang was a bit surprised and replied, "I’m not sleepy."
With so many wild beast companions around, she couldn’t fall asleep.
"Water Node?"
The Hydroknight called out again.
Is it because you’re worried about us?
You know it… Thanks to Treasure Seeker’s translation, Qiao Sang understood the meaning and couldn’t help but mutter to herself, but she replied sincerely:
"If I was worried, I would have left when you were all Frozen instead of staying to Purify the Wastewater."
The Hydroknight looked at the human in front of it but remained silent.
Then, it called out in the direction of the wild beast companions:
"Water Node."
In the next second, several yellow snake familiars quickly climbed up the tree from inside.
After about ten minutes, they dropped vertically, holding something in their mouths.
Upon hitting the ground, the yellow snake familiars, as if feeling no pain, darted over to Qiao Sang, tilting their heads and revealing the blue fruits in their mouths.
Qiao Sang was taken aback and asked uncertainly:
"Is this for me?"
Hydrofruit, despite its name, is a rare fruit that even humans can eat. Its effect is to boost metabolism, making it popular among overweight individuals and the elderly. At one point, it was even sold for the same price as Fangflare.
"Water Node."
The Hydroknight nodded.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker’s eyes lit up at the sight and floated over to the Hydroknight.
What about it? What about it?
The Hydroknight ignored it.
"Thank you." Qiao Sang took the five Hydrofruits with a complex expression.
She didn’t consume them but placed them in Treasure Seeker’s Ring.
Time passed.
The pile of fruits, resembling a small mountain, gradually diminished and disappeared.
The wild beast companions didn’t waste any time and brought over another batch of fruits.
Fangy could only train Sensitivity and other skills.
Although the wild beast companions no longer restricted their movements, Fangy stayed because Qiao Sang was here.
The mobile phone had long run out of power, so Qiao Sang judged whether it was day or night by Fangy’s sleep pattern.
The small mountain of fruits gradually disappeared, and the wild beast companions quickly replenished them.
After Lulu struggled to swallow another fruit, Qiao Sang finally couldn’t hold back and said:
"Stop eating, you should rest."
"Ice Ai…"
Lulu shook her head firmly and took another bite of the fruit.
When delicious things are consumed in excessive quantities, enjoyment turns into suffering…
"Xunxun…"
Seeing Lulu’s eating, Treasure Seeker gradually lost interest in the fruits.
Qiao Sang recalled Lulu’s determined gaze, opened her mouth to speak, but ultimately said nothing.
The gray river water, after being Purified repeatedly, turned light gray, then pale gray, and finally deep blue, eventually becoming a dark blue.
The foul smell in the air completely disappeared.
When the last bit of dirt in the river water vanished, all the wild beast companions called out excitedly, their eyes brimming with tears.
Water-type Companion Beasts without black spots excitedly jumped into the river water, swimming joyfully.
Water-type Companion Beasts with black spots stood on the shore, watching their fellow water companions swim with envy, but chose not to enter the water.
“Ice Ai!”
At that moment, a dazzling Blue Light illuminated the Water-type Companion Beast with black spots, as well as the human who had been found earlier, now barely recognizable and also covered in black spots.
It wasn't that Qiao Sang hadn't wanted to heal these people earlier, but Lulu and all the Wild Beast Companions had been focused on the Purify process, and she hadn't wanted to interrupt them.
Additionally, casting a wide-area Healing Light consumed a lot of energy. Healing Lulu would mean she would have to endure the pain of eating more fruit.
Rather than let Lulu suffer, Qiao Sang had chosen to delay the Healing.
Soon, the Blue Light dissipated.
The black spots on the Wild Beast Companions vanished.
They looked surprised, turning to gaze at Lulu, who had cast the Healing Light.
“Ice Ai…”
Lulu gave a weak smile.
At that moment, Lulu seemed to radiate a holy light in the eyes of these Water-type Companion Beasts.
They surrounded Lulu, each one excitedly calling out and gently pushing her into the deep blue River Water.
“Ice Ai…”
Lulu, weak but happy, swished her tail in the River Water.
“Water Node…”
Hydroknight, in the River Water, lost all his usual dignity, tears streaming down his face.
Qiao Sang watched the scene before her, feeling a sense of relief and joy.
Suddenly, a terrified voice broke the silence:
“Ah! Run! Run away! There are so many wild beast companions!”
Qiao Sang didn't need to turn around to know it was one of the people who had just regained their senses.
Another voice followed: “Ah! I remember now! I was captured by wild beast companions, and they forced me to…”
The voice choked, as if unable to continue.
“Everyone, don't be afraid! We've been rescued!”
Qiao Sang turned her head and saw that the person speaking was the only one among the group who had remained conscious.
Six people had been captured and subjected to water transformation by wild beast companions. They had just regained their senses and were now feeling terrified, confused, and disoriented, their attention fixed on the group of wild beast companions and the people around them, unaware of Qiao Sang's presence a hundred meters away.
“Big Brother, that's great! Can we leave now?” Yuan Jiewen, who had been in a daze and had lost track of time, was roused by the commotion. Seeing what was happening, he excitedly asked Qiao Sang.
Migala, who had been pretending to sleep, feigned waking up, staring at the now pristine River Water with a peculiar expression.
Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, a warm ray of sunlight suddenly pierced the usually dim sky, landing on the deep blue River Water.
At the same time, the voices of the people who had regained their senses reached her ears:
“I want to go back! I want to go home! I'll never enter the Hollow Region's Hidden Realm again!”
“Let's be quiet while the wild beast companions aren't paying attention…”
“Where are we? The last place I remember isn't here.”
“If I'm not mistaken, this is the Guardian River…”
“Who saved us? Who rescued us?”
Hollow Plains, Hidden Realm, Guardian River… Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something, her pupils contracting sharply.
After confirming that Adinix could predict the specific location, she hadn't used a dedicated Memory Reader Familiar to verify it, only asking Fangy and the others about the locations and scenes they had dreamed about during Evolution.
Lulu's description had been:
A clear, clean river, sunlight, a group of familiar creatures and humans she didn't recognize, and a sudden drop in temperature…
Qiao Sang looked at the deep blue River Water, the warm ray of sunlight illuminating it, the wild beast companions playing excitedly, and the few people who had been restored to their human form by the Healing Light…
At that moment, she could hear her own rapid heartbeat.
“Big Brother, can we leave now?” Yuan Jiewen, seeing that Qiao Sang wasn't responding, couldn't help but ask again.
Qiao Sang didn't answer. Instead, she took a deep breath, looked at Lulu, and shouted loudly:
“Lulu, are you excited now!”
The few people who had been talking fell silent, finally noticing the others a hundred meters away.
Lulu, hearing her Beastmaster's voice, looked over.
Her eyes curved into a smile, and she called out happily:
“Ice Ai!”
At the same time, she swished her tails. (End of Chapter)
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