250: Chapter 250 The Identity of the Stargazer

Xing Yaoyan did not hesitate too much; under the guidance of the Huan Wuxing, she flew rapidly in the direction of the aura.

According to the information previously given to her by the Star Cult Leader, these Star Gazers were a group of special humans born with the ability to communicate with Star Beasts and perfectly adapt to Star Souls, making them the humans most suited to the Star Cult's doctrine.

In the past, because of this trait, they were once considered traitors to humanity and a naturally lowly species.

Most Star Gazers had been driven by humans to the Land of Destruction to eke out an existence, and they had basically disappeared after one Star Calamity after another.

Moreover, it was said that a horrific massacre targeting Star Gazers had occurred over a decade ago.

That was when a certain exploration team, while exploring the Land of Destruction, discovered a Star Gazer tribe that had luckily survived. For the sake of the immense value of the Star Gazers, they actually bypassed the authorities' approval and abducted the entire tribe to sell them on the black market...

Xing Yaoyan's thought at this moment was very simple: she wanted to recruit this Star Gazer in advance.

Because every priest of the Star Cult had a certain number of subordinates, and these people were generally recruited and developed by the priests themselves.

The Star Cult Leader's task for her was to subdue the Star Gazer using the Breath of the Abyss, but it didn't specify what to use to subdue them or whose command they should be subdued under.

Wasn't this the perfect opportunity to develop her own forces...

As she approached, the other party quickly sensed her aura and began to flee rapidly into the distance.

However, Xing Yaoyan's speed was faster.

Soon, she saw a black figure leaping and maneuvering between buildings, finally disappearing behind an eave.

"Hmph... trying to escape?"

The White-haired girl gave a cold, disdainful snort. She activated both "Hidden Edge" and "Star Swallowing Art" simultaneously, and her entire aura instantly vanished.

The next moment, a streak of golden light carrying an aura of spiritual power pursued along the route the black figure had taken to escape.

Fortunately, it was nighttime, and with the cover of bright neon lights, this did not attract anyone's attention. And those Espers who sensed the aura of spiritual power would only think it was some Esper rushing on their way, and would not suspect anything else.

It was unknown how much time had passed...

The golden streak of light flashed across a hidden alley, then the golden light seemed to sway left and right in dilemma, finally choosing one side and continuing to streak rapidly into the distance.

Just then, a trash can in the alley moved, and a black figure slowly poked its head out.

"Phew~ that was close... I almost got discovered... Thanks, 'Little Guy'. Without you helping me hide my aura, I really would have been done for here..."

The figure smiled and thanked a black ball in his arms.

The next moment, two large yellow eyes suddenly opened on the black ball. However, there was not a trace of black aura from the Breath of the Abyss in its eyes; they were watery and very cute.

"You're saying this golden fellow captured many of your companions a while ago, so you don't want me to get caught by her too? Don't worry, I still have trump cards I haven't used yet. Besides, looking at it, she doesn't seem very smart either..."

"Who are you calling not smart?"

"Of course that golden... Hm?!"

Seeing the black ball in his arms suddenly trembling in fear, the black figure seemed to realize something was wrong and kicked off the ground, wanting to run away.

But this caused his foot to slip; he instantly fell backward, did a somersault, and crashed hard back into the trash can.

The black ball in his arms was also sent high into the air by his movement, and was finally caught steadily by a beautiful, jade-like hand.

"Star Gazer... caught you."

Xing Yaoyan revealed a triumphant smile, and the conspicuous golden light on her body slowly dissipated.

She knew that the other party's aura was locked inside the trash can, and he absolutely could not escape. If he didn't come out now, it was just because he hadn't figured out how to face her yet.

"Heave, ho..."

Feeling an itchy sensation on her palm, Xing Yaoyan looked down at her hand in confusion and saw that the black ball was struggling to bump against her finger, its watery, large eyes filled with a "ferocious" air, but in her eyes, it seemed uniquely cute.

"Little Guy, what's your name?"

Perhaps because of her gender, Xing Yaoyan truly loved such fluffy, cute creatures now.

"It must have been you who helped him hide his aura just now. You're quite impressive; you almost fooled me..."

Honestly, if it weren't for the warning from the Huan Wuxing just now, she really would have been slipped past by this fellow.

With such a hiding technique that even she couldn't detect, it was no wonder it could survive the Kyoto Star Beast Purge Plan.

"Heave... ho..."

However, although the mechanism was quite impressive, it was still too weak in terms of attack power. She could sense that this little guy had the strength of the Three-Mark Level, but she felt its attack couldn't even break the defense of a Second-Order Esper.

Sure enough, after bumping only a few times, it was panting and went limp on her palm, emitting intermittent, delicate cries.

"What? You want to trade your life for that guy's? Wait, aren't you a Star Beast? You still want to protect a human?"

"Don't! I'll go with you, just let it go!"

The trash can opened, and the black figure crawled out of it, looking somewhat disheveled, and pleaded.

Xing Yaoyan's eyes brightened slightly; no wonder she felt this guy's voice sounded a bit familiar just now, it turned out to be an old acquaintance...

Under the dim light of the alley, Yun Lan held one hand against his chest, with spiritual power suppressed to the extreme condensing in his hand. In his other hand, a delicate die was floating, emitting Spiritual Pressure.

"Aren't you all after the thing I have... If you don't let 'Little Guy' go, I will commit suicide, and you won't get anything!"

Watching this usually unserious guy show a side of being ready to face death, Xing Yaoyan couldn't help but applaud in her heart.

Because she was using Hidden Edge to hide her appearance and aura, and because she had deliberately changed her voice, Yun Lan did not yet know her true identity.

However, the powerful aura she deliberately exuded still intimidated him. He also knew he definitely couldn't beat her, which was why he used his own life as a threat.

Xing Yaoyan slowly revealed an ill-intentioned smile.

If Yun Lan was a Star Gazer, then perhaps her identity as a Star Beast had long been discovered by him. Also, back at Qian Mo High School, she had seen with her own eyes this guy taking out instruments, wanting to study her...

As someone who held grudges, she definitely had to play with him for a while...

Xing Yaoyan then looked at the black furry ball in her hand with a smile.

"So your name is 'Little Guy', huh? You're really cute..."