46: Chapter 46 Beastmaster?! Cult?! Corpse Taming Sect?!

The air was still permeated with the smell of gunpowder and scorched flesh.

The woman and several City Defense Team members stared at the massive, charred remains of the Purple Wood Rhinoceros on the ground.

They then looked at Jiang Yun, who appeared calm and composed, as if he had only done something insignificant.

It took a long time for them to recover from their extreme shock.

"Thank... thank you so much!"

The woman took a deep breath and stepped forward first, her tone filled with lingering fear and immense gratitude.

"If you hadn't stepped in, our squad probably would have been wiped out today. I am Lin Wei, Captain of the Third Squad of the C City Vicious Beast City Defense Team."

"My name is Wang Gang."

"Li Wei."

"Zhang He."

The team members behind her also stepped forward, expressing their gratitude with lingering fear.

At the same time, they gave their names.

Their eyes moved back and forth between Jiang Yun and the extraordinarily majestic Fire Dragon Fish beside him.

They were filled with wonder and disbelief.

"It was just a small matter. No need to be so polite."

Jiang Yun smiled slightly, his tone peaceful, without a hint of arrogance.

"Classmate? Are you from C City?"

Lin Wei asked curiously.

Given Jiang Yun's age and talent.

She had never heard of a Bronze Rank Genius like this appearing in C City.

Jiang Yun nodded and introduced himself, "I'm also a local of C City, a student in the Rookie Class of Qingquan No. 1 Middle School, Jiang Yun."

"Qingquan No. 1 Middle School? Rookie Class?!"

As soon as he said this.

All the team members, including Lin Wei, once again showed expressions of astonishment.

They looked at each other.

Seeing the same incredulity in each other's eyes.

Since when did Qingquan No. 1 Middle School have such a Prodigy?!get

And he's in the Rookie Class?

Based on the strength the boy just displayed, although that violent Fire Dragon Fish's aura was only at the Bronze First Tier, its terrifying combat power—capable of insta-killing a Purple Wood Rhinoceros—was definitely at the level of the Bronze Fifth Tier.

A student from a middle school Rookie Class... this beast not only has a Bronze First Tier Realm, but also possesses Bronze Fifth Tier combat power?

This was simply unheard of... this kind of combat power, let alone the Rookie Class.

Even in the Advanced Class, or even among all the middle schools in C City, he would be the absolute number one!

Lin Wei suddenly thought of the upcoming City-Level Academy Quota Competition.

With this student's strength, he would surely cause a massive stir in the arena... "You're actually a student of Qingquan No. 1 Middle School..."

Lin Wei's tone was somewhat complex, with a hint of unbelievable joy: "Speaking of which, I'm actually your Senior. I also graduated from Qingquan No. 1 Middle School, though I didn't manage to become a Core Student back then. But... with your strength, why are you still in the Rookie Class? With this kind of power, you'd definitely be the top student even in the Advanced Class!"

"I just haven't had the time to take the assessment yet."

Jiang Yun explained casually and didn't say much more.

Lin Wei nodded understandingly and didn't press further.

Everyone has their own secrets, especially geniuses.

At this moment.

A team member finished inspecting the remains of the Purple Wood Rhinoceros and frowned, "Captain Lin, the state of this Vicious Beast's corpse... is very wrong. The flesh is withered, as if its life force was sucked dry by something. Also, I can't find the beast core."

Hearing this, Lin Wei's expression instantly became solemn. She examined it carefully for a moment and said in a heavy voice, "Symptoms like this... I'm afraid they're related to those damn Evil Cults. Collect some tissue samples to take back for reporting and investigation."

"If it really is the work of an Evil Cult, we'll have to be on guard during this period."

Hearing the words "Evil Cult."

The team member's expression also stiffened, and he even showed anger.

He even spat out a curse out of nowhere.

"Damn Evil Cult!"

From his words.

It seemed he harbored deep hatred for this Evil Cult.

"Evil Cult?"

Jiang Yun caught this keyword, his brow furrowing slightly.

He immediately thought of the information he saw through Entry Manifestation.

The beast core was invaded and controlled by abnormal Mental Energy.

Could the person controlling this Vicious Beast be the Evil Cult they were talking about?

He couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Captain Lin, what kind of organization is the Evil Cult you mentioned?"

Lin Wei took a deep breath, a look of obvious disgust and wariness appearing on her face, and explained, "You haven't left school yet, so your understanding of the world outside C City isn't complete. Outside C City, there are not only many powerful Beast Tamer Academies governed by the Beast Tamer Alliance, but also many Beast Tamer sects."

"The Evil Cult I just mentioned is an extremely wicked organization that believes 'everything can be controlled, even bones can be weapons,' called the Yuhai Cult. Their members are known as Beast Controllers, but their methods are worlds apart from us orthodox Beast Tamers!"

At this point.

Lin Wei paused.

Her tone became cold and urgent:

"We Beast Tamers form bonds with our beasts and grow together. But they use extremely cruel mental secret techniques to forcibly invade and pollute the Divine Sense of Vicious Beasts, even their beast cores, destroying their consciousness and turning them into Puppet-like walking corpses that only know how to kill, feel no pain, and do not fear death! They... they don't even spare corpses, and can continue to control skeletons for battle!"

"Their philosophy has long since deviated from humanity, using any means necessary for power. They even secretly hunt Beast Tamers with high-Aptitude beasts just to steal their beasts and turn them into cold Puppets! The state of this Purple Wood Rhinoceros perfectly matches the characteristics of being controlled by them."

"Raging, mindless, and unafraid of death, until destroyed by a powerful force, or the beast core self-destructs from being unable to bear the load!"

"Therefore, this organization is boycotted by the Beast Tamer Alliance and labeled an Evil Cult."

After hearing this, Jiang Yun's eyes turned completely cold.

Forcible control, destroying consciousness, even using corpses, hunting their own kind to steal beasts... every single action of the Yuhai Cult precisely crossed the line of humanity; it was pure evil.

He secretly etched this name into his heart; if he encountered them in the future, he would have to be extremely vigilant.

"Our mission this time was based on reports from other Beast Tamers training here, saying an abnormal Purple Wood Rhinoceros was frequently attacking humans, so we came to eliminate it."

Lin Wei continued, her face full of worry, "Now it seems the situation is more serious than imagined. It's very likely that people from the Yuhai Cult have already infiltrated the Misty Forest."

She paused, her eyes scanning the deep woods around them warily, and whispered, "We must report this to the higher-ups immediately and request that experts be sent for a thorough investigation! Perhaps every move we made just now was being watched from the shadows."

This speculation made everyone's spine feel a bit chilly.

"This is no place to linger."

Lin Wei looked at Jiang Yun and invited him, "Student Jiang Yun, it's not safe for you to go back alone. Why don't we return to the city together?"

Jiang Yun agreed.

He recalled the Fire Dragon Fish and quickly left the Misty Forest with Lin Wei's squad.

Back in the familiar urban area of C City.

It was already evening.

After saying goodbye to Lin Wei and the others.

Jiang Yun didn't go straight home but instead turned toward the Beast Taming Mall in the city center.

This trip to the Misty Forest, despite the frequent accidents, had yielded massive rewards.

In his storage ring, once he sold the hunted Vicious Beast remains, beast cores, and that unexpectedly obtained Amethyst Rank earth attribute bone, another huge sum of federal currency would surely be in his pocket.

"With money, I can buy some high-quality thunder attribute spirit stones for Little Cloud Sparrow..."

"In the short term, I won't have to worry about resources for my two beasts anymore."

Jiang Yun planned for the future, his steps becoming a bit lighter.