36: Chapter 36 The Enemy Comes from the Capital
The corpse was suspended in mid-air by Rock Spikes extending from the second-floor platform, warm blood spraying and splattering like a fountain.
Having lost their Beast Tamer, the Nightfall Bat and Shadow-Weave Beast suffered heavy damage; their minds instantly fractured, shattering their intelligence and plunging them into a frenzy driven by raw instinct and counterattacks.
The Triangle-eyed Youth's death had been too swift.
Everyone, including Li Moyun, was caught off guard.
In the end, it was the two Four-Star Beast Tamers, Li Moyun and Xu Tianli, who reacted first, their gazes meeting across the distance.
Whoosh!
Massive Animated Roots instantly rose up, forming a cage to bind the woman, trapping her firmly within.
The Mountain Giant Ape also raised a palm, reaching into the building with terrifying speed that belied its size, effortlessly gripping the middle-aged man in its palm like a toy.
"Stop!"
Wu Di exclaimed as if waking from a dream.
Pet Beasts that have lost the control of their Beast Tamer are driven entirely by instinct; if not handled carefully, they could cause harm to the innocent bystanders nearby.
There were already two out-of-control Pet Beasts, the Nightfall Bat and the Shadow-Weave Beast; if more were to follow, it might lead to an unfavorable situation.
However, Li Moyun and Xu Tianli were Four-Star Beast Tamers.
The Animated Roots rose again, like vines coiling around the Nightmare Python's body, dancing and twisting with it, before finally binding and lifting it into mid-air to restrain it.
The War-Drum Baboon sensed the threat posed by the Mountain Giant Ape.
Instead of panicking, it performed a primitive war dance filled with provocation, letting out strange cries to attract the Mountain Giant Ape's attention and anger, allowing its own Beast Tamer a moment to catch his breath.
The middle-aged man's face turned purple from being squeezed, and he could only transmit a message to the War-Drum Baboon via their Pet Beast contract to flee the scene.
The Mountain Giant Ape, however, didn't even glance at it.
It raised its massive foot and stomped the War-Drum Baboon into the ground; the power the opponent had mustered instantly fizzled out, and it went silent.
Seeing this, Wu Di breathed a sigh of relief.
He withdrew his gaze from the middle-aged man and the woman, turning his attention to Yue Yun, who was attempting to suppress the out-of-control Pet Beasts.
Yue Yun rotated the spear in his hand, spinning it into a blur.
The spear tip parried the shadow threads and thrust straight out, but it was bitten by the Shadow-Weave Beast's wolf-like head, which refused to let go.
The Nightfall Bat frantically attacked him with its sharp claws, eventually, after relentless pursuit and assault, pinning Yue Yun to the ground for a killing blow.
Yue Yun gripped the Nightfall Bat's sharp claws, resisting with all his might.
Only when he saw the Shadow-Weave Beast charging at him with the spear in its mouth did he exclaim: "I can't hold it back, help me out!"
The moment his voice fell.
Thick roots streaked across the night sky, wrapping up the Shadow-Weave Beast and the Nightfall Bat, restraining and tightening around them in mid-air.
Yue Yun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Facing the pincer attack of two Three-Star Pet Beasts, even though he only suffered minor grazes, his health points had dropped to an unprecedented quarter.
This was the most his health points had ever dropped!
Yue Yun climbed up from the ground, but before he could even catch his breath, he received a heavy blow to the head, making him wince in pain.
Thud!
Li Moyun gave him another flick to the forehead and scolded: "How long have you been a Beast Tamer, and you still don't know your own limits? You dared to fight a Three-Star Beast Tamer; I think your sister is right, you just have a death wish!"
Yue Yun smiled sheepishly, not daring to retort.
Regardless of the reason, Li Moyun's dedicated cultivation of Yue Shu and his extra care for Yue Yun were genuine.
It was only natural for him to show some concern.
"Old Yue, are you okay?"
The Xu father and son walked over, with Xu Qingfang speaking first.
"I'm fine." Yue Yun smiled. "Hello, Uncle Xu. Thank you so much for the trouble today; I appreciate your help!"
Yue Yun bowed to Xu Tianli as he spoke.
Xu Tianli smiled and waved his hand.
Only then did he clearly see the youth before him, wearing clothes that had been reduced to rags, his dusty face appearing disheveled, yet his demeanor already showed the air of a powerhouse.
Especially those ink-black eyes, which were filled with a brilliant galaxy.
He said: "Don't be so formal. Little Yue, you and Qingfang are good friends, so feel free to come over and visit the house when you have time!"
"Okay, I definitely will."
Yue Yun smiled and readily agreed.
The four of them began to chat, the atmosphere harmonious.
Wu Di leaned in with a bitter face: "I say, let's deal with those three bandits first; at least let me take them back to the Administration Bureau!"
We won't mention the Triangle-eyed Youth's death.
According to the Beast Taming Law, the procedure for killing the opponent was justified and legal, but the state of the corpse pierced by the Rock Spike skill was too gruesome, and collecting the body afterwards would be quite troublesome.
His two Pet Beasts naturally had to be detained at the Administration Bureau as well.
The other two accomplices also had to be detained, interrogated to find out why they attacked Yue Yun, and prosecuted for their criminal acts through legal channels.
Upon hearing this, Yue Yun's expression darkened slightly, and he reminded him: "Brother Wu, my phone number has been blacklisted by the Administration Bureau, and they seem to know about this!"
He raised a hand and pointed at the three bandits.
Wu Di's expression changed abruptly upon hearing this, as if he had realized something.
Xu Tianli frowned slightly: "Hmm, the Administration Bureau hasn't arrived yet, which is enough to show there's something fishy going on here!"
The Mountain Giant Ape is massive, and the aura of a Four-Star Pet Beast is so terrifying; logically, the Administration Bureau should have come to investigate long ago.
As an Elite Beast Tamer, he naturally held some status.
It would be fine if the Administration Bureau came to check, but the fact that they hadn't shown up at all was clearly against procedure; it was as if they were deliberately ignoring the matter to achieve some goal.
Wu Di nodded helplessly in agreement.
He didn't hide anything, telling everyone about Secretary Yang with a tone of contempt and anger; it was clear he had already become suspicious of Secretary Yang.
"So that's it!" Li Moyun chuckled.
He also revealed the matter regarding the official surnamed Yan.
After the four parties put their heads together, they suddenly realized the truth.
"Old Yue, you've been targeted by the Imperial Capital!"
Xu Qingfang couldn't help but click his tongue: "Could it really be that idiot Chen Hu? Hiring killers for a spot in the Kings Secret Realm—he's really betting his future to risk his life against you!"
Mentioning Chen Hu again, this time Wu Di was slightly shaken.
Could it really be Chen Hu?
Even for the Kings Secret Realm, that would be too stupid!
Li Moyun also frowned: "You probably don't know, but Chen Hu's grandfather, Chen Huaijin, is a key figure in the Ministry of Education, and his father, Chen Tianrui, is also in the Ministry of Education. Their background is terrifyingly powerful.
He wouldn't go so far as to make a move for a spot in the Kings Secret Realm, but he really is petty and holds grudges. You'd better be careful."
After speaking, everyone fell silent once more.
Yue Yun held his forehead and smiled bitterly, unable to fathom it.
The only person who could be connected to the Imperial Capital and hate him was Chen Hu; those academic cliques shouldn't have entered the fray so quickly.
He suggested: "Should we let those two down and ask them?"
Li Moyun and Xu Tianli nodded slightly.
The thick Animated Roots coiled around the woman and brought her before everyone, and the Mountain Giant Ape also opened its palm, exposing the middle-aged man, who was nearly unconscious.
The woman was still conscious.
She glared fiercely at Yue Yun; if not for the Animated Roots wrapped around her waist, she might have been fighting him with her life right now.
Yue Yun ignored her fierce attitude.
"Speak, who exactly sent you?"
The woman sneered and did not answer.
Xu Tianli and Li Moyun suddenly widened their eyes, sensing a terrifying killing intent from far away, and instantly shielded Xu Qingfang, Yue Yun, and Wu Di behind them.
Swish!
A sound of something piercing through the air rushed over, and the woman's upper body exploded with a bang, her remains scattered and splattered everywhere.
Immediately following was a blast of air.
The middle-aged man's body was also blasted into smithereens!