113: Chapter 113 What kind of older brother would let his younger sister take risks?

In the room.

Li Yu was sleeping sprawled out like a starfish. The Spirit Probing Armor was curled up into a ball, sleeping by his waist, with one little claw still hooked onto his clothes.

In the corner of the ceiling, faint moonlight spilled in, making the scales of the Golden Scale Bubble Fish glint and shimmer. It was staring with its bulging fish eyes, fixed intently on the white wall.

It didn't know how long it had been watching—perhaps half an hour, perhaps an hour, or perhaps even longer—but to the Bubble Fish, it had only been staring for three minutes.

One was bored, two were fast asleep.

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

Thump!

A dull thud sounded from the ceiling, startling the one human and two beasts awake.

The Golden Scale Bubble Fish changed from horizontal to vertical, its fish eyes staring solemnly at the ceiling—'Was that you talking just now?'

Li Yu was jolted awake, struggling to open his eyes as he looked at the Spirit Diagram Armor, which was equally drowsy and rubbing its eyes.

"What's wrong?" Li Yu asked.

"Wuwu..." The Spirit Diagram Armor shook its head, indicating it didn't know.

"Bubble, what's wrong?" Li Yu looked up at the ceiling again.

The Golden Scale Bubble Fish looked down at him, its clear eyes filled with question marks, as if asking—'Why are you calling me?'

"Forget it, asking you is a waste of time." Li Yu muttered, turned on his side, covered himself with the quilt, and prepared to go back to sleep.

The Spirit Diagram Armor hugged its tiny pillow and shuffled over, licked Li Yu's hand twice, then curled up on his chest, getting ready to sleep.

"Ah—"

A shrill woman's scream shattered the silence.

Li Yu woke up with a jolt, and the Spirit Diagram Armor was also startled awake; they both looked at the ceiling in unison.

Nothing could be seen on the ceiling, but a series of heavy footsteps could be heard: thump, thump, thump...

Something heavy was walking around.

A beast?

"Crunch, crunch..."

The sound of bones and flesh being chewed drifted down faintly, accompanied by low-frequency wails.

A scene flashed through Li Yu's mind, and he was instantly chilled to the bone.

"Did you hear that?" he asked.

"Wu!" The Spirit Diagram Armor nodded and, without a word, tapped Li Yu's arm. A layer of Glazed Treasure Armor covered his body, clinging tightly to his pajamas.

"Apply one to my sister too, quickly."

After Li Yu finished speaking, the Spirit Diagram Armor nodded obediently. Instead of using the door, it pushed open the window, jumped onto the balcony, and then scurried toward Li Meng's room like a large rat.

Li Yu rolled out of bed, immediately grabbed his phone from the bedside table, and dialed Chen Qing's number.

Beep... beep... beep...

No answer.

His brow furrowed slightly, and he dialed the Security Bureau's number, only to be told the line was busy. His brow furrowed even deeper.

He felt a flash of surprise.

Just how many people had to be calling to jam the Security Bureau's lines?

Li Yu looked out the window at the adjacent building. He couldn't see anything unusual, but he could hear rustling noises coming from upstairs and all around.

A trace of unease quietly amplified in his heart.

He went to the window, poked his head out, and looked past the iron bars toward Chen Qing's room to the side.

The curtains were drawn, and the room was pitch black; he couldn't see anything.

Just as Li Yu was about to call out, a shadow suddenly loomed over him from above. He didn't have time to think and retreated violently into the room.

Just as he moved away, a claw covered in fur with hook-like nails smashed into the iron bars.

Bang!

The heavy force smashed the iron bars, bending and warping them until they were hanging precariously. The glass window was shattered, emitting a crisp sound.

Without the window to block it, the moonlight fell upon Li Yu's shocked and uncertain face, plating it in silver-white.

"Thump-thump, thump-thump..."

Li Yu's heart raced as he stared at the twisted bars.

That was close.

If he had been even a fraction of a second slower, that claw would have come down, and his head would definitely have been smashed to pieces just like the glass.

The sound of brains being smashed probably wouldn't have sounded as nice as the glass.

"Bubble! Come here!"

Li Yu shouted, shifted his feet, moved around the window, and looked at Chen Qing's room from the side.

The lights were still off, and there was no movement in the room.

With such a huge commotion, it was impossible for Chen Qing not to have noticed, given her strength.

Could something have happened to her?

Li Yu thought of the organization Chen Qing had mentioned; if they discovered she had defected, they might have sent someone to kill her.

But he immediately dismissed this speculation.

Given Chen Qing's strength, it was impossible for her to be taken out silently, and the noise of a fight in the city would easily attract official attention.

Since that wasn't it.

Then there was only one other possibility...

She wasn't there.

Regardless of which one it was, it was bad news for Li Yu.

The Golden Scale Bubble Fish heard his call, swam over, and looked at him with confusion.

Although it was an unreliable Bubble Fish, it was still a beast. The appearance of the Golden Scale Bubble Fish eased the unease in Li Yu's heart slightly.

After his heartbeat calmed down a bit, Li Yu opened the bedroom door and looked outside.

The living room was pitch black, the windows were tightly closed, the outer bars were intact, and the front door was not broken. The clothes on the chair were neatly folded just as Li Meng had left them before going to sleep.

Li Yu let out a sigh of relief.

Regardless, there was nothing unusual in the house.

"Brother?"

A very faint call came from the other side of the living room from Li Meng.

"It's me," Li Yu replied, turning on the living room lights and scanning the area with a sharp gaze. "The living room is fine."

Li Meng's bedroom door opened. She had changed into the combat uniform issued by the school, covered in a set of Glazed Treasure Armor, holding two small knives in her hands, with a vigilant Northward Sable looking around on her shoulder.

Her equipment was more professional than Li Yu's.

It made sense, after all; one was in the Breeding major, and the other was in the Beast Taming major. Even if nothing had happened yet, she was practically half a Beast Tamer.

"What happened just now? I heard..."

"I heard it too. In any case, be careful. If there really are monster beasts, these bars of ours won't be able to stop them."

"What about Big Sister Chen Qing?"

"She probably isn't here. I checked; the room is very dark, the lights aren't on, and she didn't answer the phone."

"Then what do we do now?"

Li Meng's brow was tightly furrowed, and her eyes, like the Northward Sable's, were scanning around, alert to any threats that might appear from any direction.

Although she was frightened, she remained calm. After all, she was someone who had participated in special training for Beast Tamers and had experienced a beast tide attack.

To some extent, her psychological resilience toward monster beasts was stronger than Li Yu's, who hadn't fought since transmigrating.

Li Yu frowned, looking toward the front door.

Although it was highly probable that Chen Qing wasn't there, it was still just a guess. Until it was confirmed, anything was possible.

Li Yu went to the door and listened carefully to the movement outside. After listening for a while, everything outside was quiet, so he said: "I'll go check. You stay in the room and don't make any noise."

"Brother, let me go. I'm a Beast Tamer," Li Meng said.

Li Yu shook his head, took a short knife from Li Meng's hand, and signaled the Spirit Diagram Armor to add another layer of Glazed Treasure Armor to him.

Having done that, he grabbed the Bubble Fish by its tail and walked toward the door.

His sister was a Beast Tamer, true, but she was a trainee Beast Tamer, and the Northward Sable's strength wasn't much greater than a human's.

And the guy that had attacked the window just now, based on its claws, was about three meters tall. Facing such a big guy, the Northward Sable's usefulness would be limited.

Although he didn't understand the Bubble Fish's strength, it had at least comprehended the black light from the divine light. What if it actually had some power?

And most importantly...

How could a big brother let his little sister take risks?

Li Yu arrived at the door and looked out through the peephole.

The corridor was pitch black, the sensor light wasn't on, and it was as quiet as any ordinary night.

That's good.

It's safe outside the door.

Li Yu let out a sigh of relief, but he also knew it wasn't time to relax yet. He gripped the doorknob and turned the lock with his other hand.

Click!

The lock opened. Li Yu looked through the peephole. The corridor lights came on, and half of a sturdy, furry body, stained with blood, was lying quietly at the door.

Suddenly, the body stood up, taller than a person, and a scarlet eye met Li Yu's gaze.

Cruel, excited, savage.

With just that one look, Li Yu felt his whole body go cold, as if his blood had frozen solid.

It's it!

The one from upstairs!

It's right outside the door!