43: Uninvited guests on the high-speed train

Bai Ye's gaze swept over them inadvertently.

They were two men, both dressed in black and wearing black hats.

One had a sturdy build and wore sunglasses, while the other had long black hair. The two were gesturing constantly, seemingly discussing something.

He always felt that these two people looked a bit familiar.

It was as if he had seen these two on television before, and they were always being tracked by a little boy wearing glasses.

Until the automatic door closed, blocking the two figures who looked like they had just walked out of a certain distillery.

The carriage was very spacious, with only the two of them in the business class seats.

Bai Ye placed his backpack on the seat next to him and took out the two little kittens, Xiao Hei and Phantom Snow.

Looking at the two kittens sitting on his lap, Bai Ye fell into deep thought.

If he were to become a Second-Tier Beast Tamer, which Phantom Cat should he form a contract with first?

He stroked Xiao Hei's head, causing her to raise her head in confusion and lick the tip of Bai Ye's finger.

He had become partners with Xiao Hei first, so he would definitely prioritize forming a contract with her. As for Phantom Snow, she would just have to be wronged and wait a little longer.

The high-speed rail started slowly, and the scenery outside the window retreated rapidly.

Bai Ye leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

"Now that I am famous, there are quite a few people eyeing me. If others knew that I still had a Phantom Cat with Lord-level Aptitude, someone might not be able to resist making a move."

It wasn't that he was afraid of trouble; with his current strength, combined with his endless array of methods, self-preservation was likely not a problem.

He could even use this to trick others, but he hated trouble.

"Bai Ye, what are you thinking about?" Lin Anan leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"I'm thinking about 100 million," Bai Ye said casually.

"Pfft, you're thinking about that? I don't believe it."

"If you are willing to endorse my family's company, maybe my dad can give you a satisfactory salary."

Lin Anan was amused by him.

Bai Ye said righteously:

"I'm thinking that if they offered 20 billion, I might let them study me. My own research value is definitely higher than Xiao Lan's."

Lin Anan: "..."

20 billion, this guy really dared to think big.

Just as the two were joking around.

The body of the high-speed rail suddenly vibrated violently without warning.

A piercing alarm sounded throughout the carriage.

"Emergency notice, emergency notice, the train has encountered an unknown attack. Please stay in your seats and do not move around!"

The lights in the carriage instantly turned into a glaring red.

"What's going on?" Lin Anan's expression changed as she clutched her backpack to her chest, ready to summon the Wanyan Horse at any moment.

The aisle on the high-speed rail was too narrow. If she released the Wanyan Horse now, the flames on its body might set the entire high-speed rail on fire.

Bai Ye stood up abruptly and looked towards the connection of the carriages. With a "boom," the automatic door was forcibly broken open by a great force.

Two pitch-black figures walked in slowly.

It was exactly the two men he had seen earlier.

The sturdy man wearing sunglasses had a ferocious smile on his face, and beside him were three insect-type Demonic Beasts of various forms.

A huge black beetle with a shell as hard as diamond, and a mantis with wings as thin as a cicada's and forelimbs like two huge scythes.

There was also a bloated worm that kept dripping corrosive acid from its mouth.

The long-haired young man stood behind the sturdy man, watching Bai Ye and the other with a sneer.

Beside him were also two insect-type Demonic Beasts coiled up.

Demonic Beasts that looked like a giant cicada and a spider.

"Hand over that egg you obtained, and maybe we can let you leave a little easier, kid."

The sturdy man's voice exploded in the carriage, his greedy gaze fixed firmly on the backpack beside Bai Ye.

What they liked most were insect-type Demonic Beasts, especially insects with great potential.

"It's you?"

Bai Ye narrowed his eyes.

He remembered; these two men were the "passerby kings" who sat in the audience at the finals, discussing the evolution of the Green Leaf Bug into an Emerald Dragon.

No wonder they were so familiar with the Green Leaf Bug; it turned out they had planned this long ago.

He didn't expect them to follow him all the way here, and what's more...

They were all actually insect-type Demonic Beasts? This reminded him of his encounter in Xuxia Forest.

Could it be the same group of people?

"Kid, you have good eyes."

The sturdy man with sunglasses grinned, revealing a mouthful of stark white teeth.

"You were able to defeat a Transcendent Limit Ironclad Steel Dragon, but can you really compete against an Elite Rank beast pet? Not to mention that we have the numerical advantage."

"Be sensible and behave yourself."

The five insect-type Demonic Beasts beside him simultaneously let out threatening hisses, and naked Killing Intent filled the entire carriage.

To be honest, he actually didn't want to make this known to the entire high-speed rail.

Perhaps there hadn't been any train hijackers for a long time, so the security personnel on the train hadn't even released their beast pets before they were knocked unconscious by their sleeping powder.

But this didn't mean it was safe.

The real security force was actually at the front of the high-speed rail, which was a Mechanical System high-speed rail hero.

They only had two minutes to take the beast pet egg; otherwise, once the high-speed rail hero stopped the speeding train, they would be done for.

[Name]: Vajra Death-Soldier Beetle

[attribute]: Insect / Ground

[Rank]: Elite Beginner

[Name]: Scythe-Winged Mantis

[attribute]: Insect

[Rank]: Transcendent Limit

[Name]: Corrosive Acid Worm

[attribute]: Insect

[Rank]: Transcendent Limit

[Name]: Sonic Blast Cicada

[attribute]: Insect

[Rank]: Transcendent Limit

[Name]: Venom-Spitting Spider

[attribute]: Insect

[Rank]: Transcendent High

One Third-Tier Beast Tamer, one Second-Tier Beast Tamer.

One Elite Rank, three Transcendent Limit, one Transcendent High.

Not a small feat.

For a mere Green Leaf Bug egg, they actually had a Third-Tier Beast Tamer show up.

Bai Ye didn't know that their Insect Nest Organization was being hunted by the Special Affairs Bureau, and now it was difficult for them to even find a decent beast pet.

They had no choice but to take the risk.

"You have quite a lot of nerve, daring to make a move on the high-speed rail?"

Bai Ye looked at them coldly, while continuously tapping on the carriage body.

He noticed that the speed of the high-speed rail had already started to slow down.

One must know that every high-speed rail hero was an evolved form of a Train Hero, and even a Fourth-Tier Beast Tamer wouldn't be able to defeat one.

Making a move here was no different from seeking death.

"Stop talking nonsense, do it!"

The sturdy man with sunglasses obviously didn't have much patience, or rather, he didn't have much time to begin with.

With a wave of his hand, the Transcendent Limit Scythe-Winged Mantis flapped its wings and instantly turned into an afterimage, pouncing towards Bai Ye.

The speed was so fast that it even left behind trails of afterimages.

"Bai Ye, be careful."

Lin Anan exclaimed, instinctively wanting to summon her Wanyan Horse.

"Don't move, protect the egg and the cats."

Bai Ye threw the two little Phantom Cats into Lin Anan's hands and took the initiative to meet the attack, not even summoning the Ghost Orchid.

Lin Anan paused.

The sturdy man with sunglasses and the long-haired young man both revealed cruel smiles.