“Sister Su Su, why do I feel like that Great Spirit Snake was glowing just now!”
“It… it must have been your imagination!”
After applying ointment to the Great Spirit Snake and feeding it a Shuxi Bento and some Snake Spirit Juice, Su Qi had learned from the Attributes Panel that the big guy was about to undergo a metamorphosis.
Afterward, seeing that there were no other Beasts nearby to cause danger, Su Qi simply used the excuse of searching for Su Xixi to lead the three young women away from the Purple Spirit Tree.
As for why he led them away?
The reason was quite simple.
The three of them were veteran Adventurers.
If they discovered that the big guy had the potential to promote to a Calamity Class Beast, Su Qi was worried they might just raise their blades and finish it off.
After all, the name ‘Calamity Class’ sounded quite powerful and somewhat evil.
Moreover, he had no way to explain why he was helping the big guy evolve.
With that little interlude over, they moved back toward the New Passage.
Su Qi couldn’t help but look at An Xiaoling, who had just spoken to him, and asked out of curiosity.
“Hey, Little Ling, what does a Calamity Class Beast actually look like? Is it very strong?”
Hearing Su Qi’s sudden and seemingly random question, An Xiaoling first repeated it in confusion.
“A Calamity Class Beast? Sister Su Su, why are you asking about that? Are you scared? Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”
She then familiarly walked up to Su Qi’s side, intimately reaching out to wrap her arm around Su Qi’s Slender Waist, even giving it a playful pinch without leaving a trace.
Feeling An Xiaoling’s greasy, perverted uncle-like behavior, a streak of black lines appeared on Su Qi’s beautiful, pale face.
Through their recent interactions, Su Qi had discovered that this black-hearted little Loli, An Xiaoling, really enjoyed secretly making these little moves in front of others.
It was truly a twisted sense of humor.
After silently slapping away An Xiaoling’s sinful little hand, An Xiaoling didn’t get angry.
After a moment of thought, she began to answer the previous question.
“A Calamity Class Beast? It’s a rather special existence. It possesses certain unique traits and independent skills, and its combat power is much more formidable than that of the same species. To describe it specifically, the Skeleton Boss that appeared in the New Passage a few days ago was a Disaster Class. A Calamity Class is an existence just a little bit weaker than that Boss.”
Weaker than the Skeleton Boss?
Hearing this answer, Su Qi couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It looked like the big guy was evolving into something like an elite mob or a mini-boss.
From that perspective, it shouldn’t be too big of a problem!
Wait, a relieved Su Qi soon realized another important issue.
The Snake Spirit Juice given to him by his Mother-in-law played a very important role in the big guy’s evolution.
But thinking carefully, that big guy’s body only began to gradually grow larger after eating his bento twice.
His Shuxi Bento had clearly played a vital role as well.
So the question was: why could the bento he made cause a Beast to evolve? This was very strange! It certainly wasn’t written on the Attributes Panel. Was it because the target wasn’t human, so the effect of the bento underwent a mutation?
Yes, that was possible…
While Su Qi was lost in thought, a pale and delicate little hand cautiously grasped his fingertips.
This caused Su Qi to snap back to reality.
Feeling the other person’s soft, cautious touch and that familiar, gentle scent of lavender, Su Qi looked up slightly from his fingertips.
Upon seeing a pure white sleeve filled with a cute, Magic atmosphere, he couldn’t help but be a little surprised.
Although he had shared a bed and slept with his Brother, Mo Yu, a few days ago because he was drunk—and though Su Qi had no memory of the dream—judging by the situation when he woke up, they must have at least hugged or held hands.
But the issue was that those things were done unconsciously.
Now that his Brother Mo Yu was taking his hand… even though Su Qi was currently a Young Woman and knew the other person was also a girl, the thought that the person holding his hand was his former Brother still made him feel a bit strange for a moment.
As if sensing Su Qi’s stiffness, the next second, a whisper as thin as a mosquito’s buzz sounded in Su Qi’s ear.
“A Qi, um… we’re about to enter the Pathway. I’m afraid you’ll get lost. If you’re scared, just hold my hand and don’t let go. Don’t… overthink it.”
Hearing A Yu’s explanation, Su Qi felt relieved. Perhaps his good friend was just worried about him.
But was it an illusion? He felt like when A Yu was speaking just now, she seemed a bit guilty, and the tips of her ears were red? Forget it for now, he needed to pay attention when entering the Pathway.
Roar. Coo-coo. Bang bang bang.
Walking behind An Xiaoling and Lin Xue, with his hand held by Mo Yu, Su Qi once again entered the Pathway connecting to the underground.
Unlike the last time they entered when it was quiet enough to hear water droplets, this time, before they even stepped off the stairs at the entrance, Su Qi heard the sounds of many Beasts echoing from below.
Among these sounds were running, roaring, excitement, and panic; moreover, the types of Beasts making the noises seemed to be quite diverse.
As these sounds surged up through the narrow staircase along with the draft, they carried a hint of panic.
Su Qi gave a silent shudder and couldn’t help but tighten his grip on Mo Yu’s pale little hand.
As the group slowly descended the stairs, Mo Yu suddenly thought of a very crucial question.
“A Qi, what does the Saint Ash Rabbit look like? How should we find it later?”
Hearing Mo Yu’s question, Su Qi honestly didn’t have much of a clue about how to find it.
After all, the Little Guy was too good at hiding.
Perhaps instead of him looking for the Little Guy, the Little Guy would come looking for him first.
However, regarding what the Little Guy looked like, Su Qi could still describe it.
Recalling the cute appearance of that tiny Saint Ash Rabbit in his mind, Su Qi spoke slowly.
“The Little Guy has a short little tail, just like a Bunny. Its head is a bit big, and its legs are a bit short, just like a Q-version Mini. It’s very cute. Its fur is white, but because it’s always huddling in the dirt, it turned gray. Its two little rabbit ears are also gray.”
“Gray ears? A Qi, are you sure you didn’t remember wrong? Shouldn’t they be pink?”
Mo Yu, who had been listening quietly to Su Qi’s description, uncharacteristically interrupted him at the end.
Being questioned, Su Qi thought about it in his mind and quickly confirmed that the Saint Ash Rabbit’s ears were indeed gray.
But soon, Su Qi noticed something was wrong. Mo Yu had never seen the Saint Ash Rabbit, so why would she contradict him?
With the help of the Torch light, Su Qi subconsciously followed Mo Yu’s gaze.
With just one look, Su Qi couldn’t help but freeze.
“Xixi, xixixi~”
At this moment, on the brightly lit third underground floor of this New Passage, dozens of unknown Beasts were chasing a pink, cute Little Guy across the marble floor.
The Little Guy’s four small feet were moving as if they had little motors attached, pedaling so fast they were leaving afterimages.
Because the floor was very slippery, it performed a super funny space-walk every time it turned. While running, it wailed in a cowardly, tearful voice.
Seeing that familiar body shape and hearing the familiar Xixi sound, Su Qi knew with just one glance.
This was the Little Guy he was looking for.
But why had the Little Guy become so pink after not seeing it for just a few days? Was this also the result of a mutation from eating his Shuxi Bento?
Xixi~
While Su Qi was pondering, the fleeing Little Guy seemed to catch the scent of Su Qi’s reassuring presence.
Upon seeing Su Qi, it immediately began to cry like a cub looking for its mother and charged toward Su Qi at full speed.
Following behind the Little Guy were a vast number of Beasts from the Third Holy Ruins.
Among these Beasts were Tentacle Monsters, Giant Slimes, Pigmen, Evil Overlord Flowers that could hide their vines underground… and some terrifying-looking Zombies, among others.
As the Little Guy shifted its escape direction, many of the male Beasts spotted Su Qi.
They immediately shifted their attention, no longer looking at the Little Guy but instead charging toward Su Qi, occasionally letting out excited roars.
Perhaps because the roars of the Beasts were so excited, they attracted the attention of some Beasts that had been hiding in the New Passage.
When Su Qi caught the Little Guy and subconsciously prepared to turn around and flee, he discovered that just like during the battle with the Skeleton Boss, the path they came from was once again blocked by a swarm of Beasts.
Looking at the herds of Beasts closing in from both the front and back, Su Qi couldn’t help but feel like crying without tears.
History was repeating itself with striking similarity. How did they end up surrounded here again?
With so many Beasts, how were they supposed to fight!