Chapter 186 The Slowly Growing Void Index

"If we really need to fight, there's no need to be afraid."

Chen Yu said quite confidently.

Zhang Wanyue was a bit confused: "Uh, we really don't need to be afraid?"

She glanced at the Water Bubble beside her. Its round, chubby body was slumped flat like a pancake, its two little black dot eyes squinted into slits, and it was blowing bubbles with a "gurgling" sound.

"..."

"I've basically understood the situation of today's duels."

Zhang Wanyue continued: "Officer Pei's Lava Guardian Lizard went up against the S-rank No. 1 seed from the Third Island and overturned the opponent in three moves by taking advantage of its speed."

"And the Second seed from the Third Island happened to be an A-rank vegetation type, which was countered by the Lava Guardian Lizard."

"However, their No. 3 seed was an A-rank water type, and the Lava Guardian Lizard was defeated after a few moves. Then, Captain Zhou Ting's Annual Ring Beetle, being a vegetation type, insta-killed that A-rank water type..."

Chen Yu listened quietly. "Hmm, the counter-relationships are quite clear."

Zhang Wanyue nodded: "At least from the situation on the first day, that's the case. But it's also possible that it's because the pets participating in the first day of duels were almost exclusively S and A ranks."

Just then... the door of the treehouse was slammed open!

Wang Mengmeng had crushed leaves hanging in her hair, panting so hard she couldn't speak clearly: "Brother Yu, something terrible has happened!"

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Li Mengyao rushed in right behind her, bracing herself against the doorframe: "Outside, it's chaos outside!"

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Chen Yu was a bit helpless: "How did it turn into such a mess?"

Deng Yuxin and Yang Kexin squeezed in one after another, both looking grim.

"On the sea... something has come up from the sea!"

"Yes, seaweed, kelp, and those vine-like things..."

Zhang Wanyue was also confused: "Isn't it normal for the waves to wash these plants up?"

"They aren't ordinary plants,"

Li Mengyao added, her voice tight, "They are like they're alive—no, no, they are alive! They're crawling onto the shore, drilling into the camp, and their target seems to be everyone's pets!"

"Boom—!"

A muffled sound came from not far away. It should be from the right side, which is the direction of the military zone!

Immediately following were the second and third sounds!

Chen Yu pushed aside the people blocking the doorway, stepped out of the treehouse, and chaotic sounds rang out everywhere!

The dim light of dusk was oppressive, as if separated by a thick cloth; it was hard to hear where it was coming from!

The closest thing to their treehouse...

Were five or six arm-thick pieces of seaweed, with a ring of suckers split open at the front, crawling towards the treehouse!

The Water Bubble was so scared it let out a "Goo" sound!

"Chen Yu! It's these monster plants, they're everywhere outside!"

"There are relatively few here, I don't know why!"

The women warned him.

Chen Yu threw the Water Bubble back into the treehouse!

With his other hand, he pulled out a machete stuck near the wood pile and stepped out!

"What kind of things..."

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

"Slash!"

The blade flashed repeatedly. Five slashes, and all five pieces of seaweed were severed. Dark green juice splattered everywhere. The severed limbs were still twisting, and Chen Yu stepped on them, grinding them into the mud!

Ahead, another large patch of seaweed was attacking!

Chen Yu was almost fighting single-handedly, one slash...

The women finally breathed a sigh of relief...

The light of dusk was still sinking.

Chen Yu crouched down, touched the seaweed, and a flash of information appeared.

[Seaweed Remains]

"Sure enough, this thing should be a lower-level plant of the rule seaweed... Or rather, before it becomes rule seaweed, it is in this current state... similar to a sea monster?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and looked into the treehouse, where it was pitch black inside.

"Water Bubble, come out to eat. Remember to use your skill to eat."

Hearing Chen Yu's words,

The Water Bubble poked its head out of the treehouse, stared at the remains on the ground for two seconds, and went, "Gurgle?"

It hesitated for a moment, then pounced, spread itself out like a thin pancake to wrap around the remains, and then began to swallow them one by one. Inside its translucent body, the dark green color slowly faded and disappeared!

Shen Qingci and the others had just returned and saw the Water Bubble bouncing around in the pile of remains, eating happily!

"Ah?"

"It... it eats this stuff?!"

The Water Bubble bounced back into Chen Yu's palm, its halo seeming a circle brighter than before!

Chen Yu nodded: "It seems so."

"Gurgle-gurgle~"

The Water Bubble deformed with excitement and jumped back onto the ground!

Zhang Wanyue stroked her chin: "Chen Yu, if these monster plants can be used to upgrade pets, then..."

"Hmm, this is what I was saying, Water Bubble is not a useless D-rank."

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Chen Yu smiled confidently: "Water Bubble, now show them your Void Stomach Pouch!"

Everyone's gaze fell on the little blue-and-white thing!

The Water Bubble froze for a second, then understood the meaning. It began to exert effort, its whole body tensed up, trembling slightly, and its two little black dot eyes stared roundly!!!

Gurgle... Gurgle... Gurgle... Gurgle...

Muffled grunts, as if it were holding back a huge amount of energy!

But one second passed.

But two seconds passed.

But three seconds passed.

Nothing happened. It was still the size of a ball. If you had to say, its little black dot eyes were a bit bigger.

Chen Yu: "..."

Wang Mengmeng couldn't help but chuckle, "Pfft," and quickly covered her mouth.

Liu Manqing comforted him in a low voice: "Xiao Yu, D-rank is fine. We have an S-rank on our island, which should be enough to deal with pets from other islands..."

Chen Yu was a bit helpless and checked its information, which had changed:

[Pet: Water Bubble (Void Body State Revealed)]

[Rating: D]

[Level: lv1]

[Comprehensive Quality Attribute: 52 (12)]

[Growth Skill: Void Stomach Pouch — Consumes a huge amount of building materials to increase stomach capacity. When fighting, it can actively reveal its Void Body. The larger the body, the stronger the comprehensive quality! Current Void Index: 12!]

Yes, the comprehensive quality attribute had gone from the original 40, adding the Void Index, to 52!

It's just that...

The Water Bubble had eaten so much rule seaweed, and it had only increased the index by 2 points!

No wonder this guy didn't have much change! It was embarrassing!

Just at this moment,

"Move aside, move aside! Hurry and move aside!"

"Run over there! That way!"

"The military zone and the Research Team are all over there!"

A group of people rushed out of the forest from the south.

Running at the very front was a young man covered in mud, his face full of terror, scrambling towards the treehouse, holding a giant ice shrimp in his arms. Seven or eight people followed behind him.

A large patch of dark green seaweed was surging out of the forest, opening and closing, making a dense "puff-puff" sound that made one's scalp tingle.

Pei Yuanheng arrived from the east with the people from the military zone, the Lava Guardian Lizard lying on his shoulder. "Everyone, gather over here! Protect your own Vehicle's pets! The target of those monster plants is the pets!"

Several people from the military zone were injured. Cheng Minglang's sleeve was torn off, and his forearm was covered in bloodstains!

It looked like they had just gone through a fierce battle!

"Don't let the pets leave your sight! Once a pet is killed, don't even think about completing this mission!"

More and more people gathered around Chen Yu's treehouse. The reason was simple: this was the core point of the island!

Soon, the Tianyang convoy also approached!