44: Chapter 44 City Defense Team Attacked? A Bizarre Mutated Beast?!

Looking at the shimmering seven-colored immortal feather in his hand, Jiang Yun was filled with emotion.

Although he didn't know how Little Cloud Sparrow's parents had obtained such an Amethyst Rank treasure, considering Little Cloud Sparrow's astonishing ancient Bloodline and its parents' intelligence that far exceeded ordinary Vicious Beasts, they must have had their own opportunities.

Perhaps.

They had long since sensed their child's extraordinary nature, and thus silently prepared the first cornerstone on its path of evolution.

"Thank you for your trust."

Jiang Yun solemnly thanked Little Cloud Sparrow's parents once again.

He looked down at the ignorant Little Cloud Sparrow by his feet, which was already connected to his heart, and made a promise.

"Don't worry, I will find the other Materials to help Little Cloud Sparrow complete its first evolution. I will never fail your trust."

The Wind Thunder Cloud Sparrow's first evolution requires two types of Materials.

The first is the seven-colored immortal feather, which has now been obtained.

The second is the thunderclap soul crystal.

A strange crystal born in the core of extreme thunderstorms that has absorbed the essence of lightning, containing pure thunder soul power.

Both Materials are indispensable.

The former leads the transformation of wind and form, while the latter is crucial for stimulating the potential within the Wind Thunder Cloud Sparrow species' body.

The road ahead was long, but Jiang Yun was full of confidence.

As long as he kept a close eye out, he would eventually find clues... Little Cloud Sparrow's parents seemed to understand Jiang Yun's promise, letting out several long and gratified cries. Finally, they took one last deep look at their child before flapping their wings and soaring high, disappearing over the dense forest.

They chose to leave proactively, perhaps unwilling to face the sadness of separation.

"Chirp..."

Little Cloud Sparrow gazed in the direction where its parents had disappeared, letting out a low, longing cry.

Jiang Yun stepped forward, gently stroking its smooth downy feathers, and comforted it softly: "Don't be sad. I'll bring you back to see them often. You don't have a name yet; from now on, you'll be called Little Cloud Sparrow."

"Chirp!"

Little Cloud Sparrow seemed to like the name very much, affectionately rubbing against Jiang Yun's finger, which significantly lessened the sadness of parting.

With a thought from Jiang Yun,

he recalled both Little Cloud Sparrow and the Fire Dragon Fish into the Beast Taming Space.

"You two, get along well."

He specifically left a reminder with his thoughts, especially to the haughty Fire Dragon Fish: "Little Fire, you are the Senior. You aren't allowed to bully the newcomer, Little Cloud Sparrow."

Inside the Beast Taming Space.

The Fire Dragon Fish lazily flicked its tail and snorted. Its golden vertical pupils glanced at the little guy who was timidly and curiously sizing it up. Its eyes revealed a hint of disdain, as if to say 'how could this king lower its status', before it sank into the lake to Cultivate on its own.

Seeing the two beasts coexisting peacefully for the time being,

Jiang Yun smiled, and his consciousness exited the space.

He was also ready to return.

The purpose of this trip had been more than accomplished.

The combat testing of the Fire Dragon Fish was complete, and he had even formed a contract with a new partner of infinite potential, making it a very fruitful harvest.

"It's time to return to the city, process the loot, and purchase wind and thunder attribute Cultivation resources for Little Cloud Sparrow."

"If I'd known my second beast would be thunder attribute, I shouldn't have sold all those Thunder Spirit Stones last time..."

Jiang Yun gave a bitter smile.

While heading toward the city, he secretly calculated.

"But it doesn't matter. Now that I have over ten million federal currency, buying resources for Little Cloud Sparrow isn't a problem. I'll just have to buy more, since I don't know how big this little fellow's appetite is yet."

"It'll be bad if it's another big eater..."

Jiang Yun said with anticipation.

Just as he was traveling through the edge of the forest in a pleasant mood,

the sound of intense energy explosions and the roars of Vicious Beasts suddenly came from not far ahead.

"A battle? These battle fluctuations seem to be from Bronze Rank Vicious Beasts..."

Jiang Yun raised an eyebrow, concealed his presence, and quietly approached.

If two Bronze Rank Vicious Beasts were fighting,

he might be able to profit from their conflict and pick up the scraps directly.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun became somewhat impatient.

He wondered if there would be some treasure waiting for him again.

However, when he pushed aside the bushes and saw the situation in the clearing,

Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment.

It wasn't Vicious Beasts fighting each other, but four humans besieging a massive rhino-like Vicious Beast.

The uniforms those four were wearing appeared to be from the C City City Defense Team.

"This is? People from the City Defense Team?"

"Aren't they supposed to be patrolling the edge of the urban area? Why would they appear at the edge of the Misty Forest core area?"

Jiang Yun was somewhat confused.

The C City City Defense Team.

They were the personnel responsible for guarding the city's perimeter, preventing Vicious Beasts from entering the city and protecting the safety of the people within.

Right now,

the battle situation was clearly not optimistic.

Among the four, a short-haired woman who appeared to be the captain was commanding a Bronze Third Tier [Windshadow Leopard] as the main attacker, while the other three members' Bronze First Tier beasts assisted from the sides.

But their attacks had very little effect on that dark purple rhinoceros.

The rhinoceros seemed frenzied, its eyes blood-red and vacant. It didn't dodge or avoid the attacks falling on it, as if it were a walking corpse that knew no pain.

It just relied on its brute strength and the strange keratin covering its body to crash around, fighting with a completely suicidal style.

One of the members' Shield-Shell Turtle was already injured, with cracks even appearing on its shell.

This made Jiang Yun sense a hint of something eerie.

"Something's not right... This Vicious Beast doesn't dodge or avoid; why is it like a zombie? Does it not know pain?"

Jiang Yun instinctively sensed an abnormality.

This Vicious Beast seemed different from others.

It wasn't a lack of intelligence.

It seemed like a loss of autonomous consciousness.

Jiang Yun immediately activated his talent.

【Manifestation of All Things Entries】.

As the talent was used on the Vicious Beast,

the data entries information quickly manifested.

[species]: Purple Wood Rhinoceros (wood attribute)

[Realm]: Bronze Fifth Tier (Mutated State)

[Status]: Deceased

[Characteristics]: No sense of pain, no fear, extreme desire for destruction, defense significantly increased

[Tip]: Detected high concentration of Berserk Potion residue and weak Mental Control Rune fluctuations; determined to be a man-made mutant.

"Deceased?! Man-made mutation?!"

Seeing this information,

Jiang Yun was deeply shocked.

"No wonder this Vicious Beast looks like a walking corpse; it's actually already dead?"

"But why can it still attack after death?!"

Jiang Yun was somewhat puzzled.

His gaze, however, caught the tip in the data entry information.

"A man-made mutant? Could someone be controlling this behind the scenes?"

Jiang Yun felt suspicious.

Just then, the battle situation changed abruptly.

That dead mutated rhinoceros endured a Rending Claw from the Windshadow Leopard, and the twisted horn on its head suddenly erupted with a blinding purple-black light.

It slammed violently toward the woman!

"Captain, watch out!"

The team members cried out in alarm.

The Windshadow Leopard was knocked aside by the powerful impact. The woman couldn't dodge in time and was clipped by the edge of the purple-black energy; she groaned and flew backward, her face instantly turning pale.

In front of a walking corpse that had reached the Bronze Fifth Tier and didn't even know pain,

that Bronze Third Tier beast of hers was clearly not enough.

The mutated rhinoceros let out a silent roar and raised its front hooves, about to trample down on the fallen woman!

If this stomp landed, the consequences would be unthinkable!

The other three members' eyes were nearly bursting, but they couldn't rescue her in time!

Just as the tragedy was about to happen,

Jiang Yun's gaze turned sharp, and he no longer hid.

A low shout exploded in the clearing like a thunderclap.

"Little Fire! Come out!"