If one doesn't understand the situation, indeed lacks information, even so, the shock and hostility within it, anyone could hear it.
Freya stared at the calm surface of the water, the anxiety in her eyes so dense it was nearly forming substance.
"Parasitism," Matching Freya's worry, Prince launched an unreserved attack on the unicorn, "Dragon's Roar."
Lightyear Dragon Rider and Ivy Velvet moved into action.
Freya: "!"
"Asher is still down there!", Freya suddenly turned back to look at Prince.
"Can we somehow summon Professor Asher back up?", Prince asked with a face full of confusion.
Freya: "..."
Didn't even need to think, the answer was clear.
They couldn't.
"So, the only thing we can do is take them down."
"And then interrogate the truth out of them, then formulate a strategy to help Professor Asher."
At this moment, Prince was so calm he didn't even seem like the Prince Freya knew. Calm, with a brain clear and organized.
Much more in line with what an experienced Tier 8 Ace Beast Tamer should be like.
And in this kind of situation, he appeared just right and reliable.
Freya bit her lip and also released several other pet beasts to join the battlefield.
Quick battle, quick victory.
Take down the unicorn. And don't forget its two little tag-alongs either.
Felter weakly, extremely obediently, shrunk behind his older brother.
Charge in together? Felter swore, he really wasn't reckless to that extent.
He had some brain.
If he really charged in, he wouldn't be helping, he'd be making things worse. That was absolutely unacceptable.
Felter: 'I'm weak, but I have proper awareness!'
Shrinking back obediently was the biggest contribution he could make. Just don't add more trouble while trying to help.
Thinking this, Felter looked anxiously toward that patch of water not far away.
He didn't know how Professor Asher was doing.
'Damn unicorn!'
'Daring to deceive us like that.'
Felter cursed quietly in his heart.
'Deceiving my young and innocent soul!'
'Deserves death!'
"What the f*ck!"
"What the hell is this ghost thing?"
While fighting, Freya couldn't help but curse.
Prince's expression didn't look any better, mostly disgusted.
It was really extremely, extremely disgusted to that extent.
"I'm feeling sick!"
Prince also cooperatively cursed along with Freya.
The two of them reached a consensus on the matter of cursing.
Very cooperatively hiding behind Prince, Felter: "?"
What? What did they see?
His face carried the capital letters of confusion.
Finally, in this comrade-like wave of cursing, Felter still couldn't help it. He poked his head out and took a glance in the unicorn's direction.
At that moment, Felter deeply understood why even someone like Freya, who didn't really like his brother, would show such a high degree of favor after his brother cooperated.
Because…
This really was just, 'What the hell?'
Whether it was the unicorn with its sacred appearance, or the sidekick with dreamlike coloring like My Little Pony, under Freya and Prince's command, the Flame Dragon and Lightyear Dragon Rider attacked, but no wounds appeared on their bodies.
The struck parts turned into inky-black, mud-like flowing gunk.
Felter: "!"
This wasn't a matter of being scary.
It was disgusting.
Utterly disgusting.
"Holy sh*t!", Felter couldn't hold back and cursed too.
Goosebumps rose all over his body.
Felter instinctively released his own Golden Armor Wyvern. Luckily, his reason stopped him from commanding the wyvern to charge in.
"Little Gold, I'm counting on you to protect me," Felter looked at the Golden Armor Wyvern with teary eyes.
Golden Armor Wyvern: "..."
Disgusted, but also somewhat speechless.
Clearly in its rebellious phase, the Golden Armor Wyvern, upon seeing its Beast Tamer acting so cowardly... happened to glance at the beaten-down yet still structurally intact black sludge unicorn and pony.
The Golden Armor Wyvern immediately withdrew its disdain for its Beast Tamer.
'Alright, my Beastmaster is actually kind of brave.'
Felter: "?"
Without even noticing, Felter felt like his Little Gold suddenly became more cooperative?
Felter: 'Wuwuwu! Happy! Wuwuwu! But maybe not the best timing.'
'No big deal! Let's get through this first.'
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Asher was still completely unaware of the battle on the island.
He was watching the little jellyfish tightly coiling around the Mirage Pearl.
Golden-pink mist flowed continuously into the little jellyfish's body.
Asher activated his innate skill and observed the little jellyfish.
But he discovered, the jellyfish hadn't gained much in terms of strength.
Asher rubbed his chin. He wasn't in a hurry.
It takes process.
It takes time.
It takes patience.
None of those steps could be solved just by being anxious.
Finally, the golden-pink mist pouring from the Mirage Pearl seemed to have a limit… maybe not a limit, but the jellyfish found it unsatisfying to consume like this.
Suddenly flared open its bell.
"GULUUUU?"
Although the jellyfish didn't make any actual sound, Asher instinctively imagined that noise in his mind.
Then he saw the jellyfish directly swallow the Mirage Pearl into its bell.
Asher: "..."
Little Jellyfish: "Gulululu~"
The jellyfish let out a long, full burp.
It floated over to Asher and landed precisely in his arms.
Asher held the jellyfish and instinctively pinched its bell.
'Mm… a very strange texture.'
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[Pet Beast: Venomous Box Jellyfish]
[Attribute: Water + Special]
[Species: High-Grade Extraordinary, High Tier]
[Level: Tier 6 – High]
[Skills: Water Cannon, Water Column, Bubble Attack]
[Evolution Path: ——]
[Bloodline: Kun]
[Awakening Level: 9%]
[Innate Skill: Gluttony]
-[Gluttony 1: The more food energy consumed, the faster the growth and strength increase (Upgradeable)]
-[Gluttony 2: Can devour enemy skills up to twice its own strength, converting into energy intake (per Gluttony 1), and seal the devoured skill for 10 minutes (innate effect)]
-[Gluttony 3: When energy intake reaches the body's absorption limit, excess energy is stored for future use (explore functionality)]
[Innate Skill: Purification*] (In Development)
[Carried Item: Mirage Pearl*] (Pending Fusion)
[Warm warm—hoo—hoo hoo hoo—Beastmaster...]
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The jellyfish's long tentacles drooped over Asher's arms, appearing drowsy.
No sign of the Mirage Pearl remaining in its body.
Asher pinched the jellyfish's tentacle.
Half-asleep, the jellyfish reacted like a wind-up toy, Asher pinched, and it twitched.
Asher couldn't help laughing.
"Can you send me up?", Asher looked down and softly asked the little one in his arms.
This golden-pink mist didn't seem to bring much change to the jellyfish, but whether it was the tier upgrade or the bloodline awakening, or the newly awakened innate skill… in the small details, there were plenty of changes.
More than that, Asher figured, the jellyfish probably needed a proper deep sleep to truly undergo a transformation.
"Gu…", The jellyfish's voice sounded feeble.
If Asher hadn't seen with his own eyes how it gorged itself, he would've thought the jellyfish was injured.
The jellyfish waved its tentacles.
Asher felt his body beginning to float upward.
Even though diving down took a long time, surfacing felt like just a blink.
Asher, holding the jellyfish, emerged wetly from the surface.
Before Asher could speak, he stepped back with the jellyfish.
"…Are you guys playing with sh*t? This looks really disgusting," Asher calmly, seriously asked.
Felter, who first noticed Asher surfacing: "!"
Before Felter could excitedly say anything, he heard Asher's comment. He wore a furious expression, "What playing with sh*t? We don't have such fetishes!"
"Don't come up here yet!"
Though he said that, Felter still shouted the warning loudly.
Asher: 'Got it! Totally got it!'
The scene of this battle really was too… Asher couldn't even describe it.
The Flame Dragon, Lightyear Dragon Rider, and Ivy Velvet, all of their pet beasts looked depressed.
They even gave up physical and melee attacks altogether.
Because the repeatedly attacked unicorn and its two little ponies… those sea mirages, were just too revolting.
Black sludge.
Flowing black sludge.
Rotted into a puddle like it was just dug out of a sewer.
Aside from lacking the stench, everything else was nearly identical.
And in the few parts not yet destroyed, they still showed remnants of their former disguised forms, making it even more disgusting.
"Professor Asher, stop watching and help!", Freya quickly shouted toward Asher.
"Little Raven!"
"We need Little Raven's help!"
Prince and Felter both wore the same big look of confusion.
What?
How could Asher help? This thing was truly hard to fight. Even a Tier 8 and Tier 7 Beast Tamer working together hadn't been able to finish it, it was unbelievable.
But that's exactly why, they doubted Asher could be of help.
'Little Raven?'
Felter recalled once fighting Little Raven, he admitted Little Raven was strong, but…
Next second, Asher released Little Raven. Little Raven soared high, golden-red light filling their vision.
Like a rising sun.
Scorching.
Blinding.
Unignorable within the field of view.
Seeing Little Raven like this, Felter and the Golden Armor Wyvern beside him both instinctively held their breath.
'This is...', Felter's brain went fuzzy for a moment.
'Is this really the same Little Raven I once fought? That change in aura…'
'Or does Tier 7 strength really bring this kind of transformation?'
In a flash of thought, Felter denied his own unreliable theory.
This wasn't just a matter of strength, it was something deeper… that Felter didn't know or understand.
When Little Raven breathed out a stream of blazing solar true fire, Felter was truly stunned.
Also affected was the Golden Armor Wyvern beside him.
Golden Armor Wyvern: *shaking*
It had already thought Little Raven was scary, now it thought Little Raven was terrifying.
'Wuwuwu! Beastmaster, save me!'
Golden Armor Wyvern and Felter reconciled instantly.
The moment the Solar True Fire touched those sludge-like things, a bloodcurdling scream echoed in their minds, just like when the unicorn had previously communicated with them.
Everyone instinctively frowned.
Then they saw that puddle of black sludge turn into black ash, burned away cleanly.
Not even a speck of dust was left.
Prince and Felter's pupils trembled.
Freya wiped the sweat off her forehead and face, let out a long breath, and finally stopped commanding the Flame Dragon, "Nice one, Professor Asher!"
As she spoke, Freya gave Asher a thumbs-up.
"I thought Solar True Fire could do it before, and it turns out I was right," Freya had seen the Solar True Fire with her own eyes.
She also knew from Clyde that Asher had played no small role in the elimination of the Golden Silkworm King.
So Freya had no doubts about Asher's strength.
Trust, complete trust.
Watching the unicorn and ponies be obliterated, Asher, with his companions' help, finally came ashore.
He used mineral water to wipe down his body to avoid crystallization after drying, changed into clean clothes, and then went to meet Prince and the others.
"What the hell were those things?", Freya couldn't help but complain when she saw Asher.
Felter nodded repeatedly, "Too troublesome!!!"
"By the way," Felter suddenly remembered something, "Did you run into anything dangerous underwater?"
"Just now that unicorn… sea-mi… no, wait!"
"Anyway, it was that unknown black mud that went crazy first, probably because of something you did?"
Felter quickly described to Asher the whole process of the unicorn going mad.
It was also at that time that they precisely realized something was wrong, then immediately counterattacked them.
And this is the result...
"Let me sit for a bit," Asher sat cross-legged on the grass, and the others also sat down around Asher.
Looking at Asher like this, it seemed as if he knew something.
The battle just now came out of nowhere in the first place.
They hadn't managed to interrogate anything yet.
They still felt a bit confused now.
Let's listen to what Asher discovered.
"Let me think...", Asher rested his elbows on his knees, his palm supporting his chin, showing a thoughtful expression.
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