Zyric immediately peered into his Fuzan Vault, where he saw nothing but white light. The girl was still glowing white.
"Was that your voice?" Zyric asked.
"Yes, it was mine. So what?"
After answering him, the girl turned her face away from Zyric. Her body still hadn't fully formed, meaning that Zyric's Fuzan Vault hadn't finished generating the beast yet. That was why he couldn't communicate with her properly. She kept turning away from him to prevent him from seeing her face.
"Oh, come on! I'm your master. Why are you hiding from me?" Zyric asked the glowing beast.
Her body already had the shape of a girl, and once it was fully formed, she would look just like one.
Zyric withdrew his attention from his Fuzan Vault and continued walking.
"Let me tell you something. You're a complete idiot!"
The girl's voice came from inside his Fuzan Vault again.
"Oh, God! Were you born just to annoy me?" Zyric shouted.
"Oh, is that so? Alright, let me ask you something. If you're not an idiot, then why didn't you fix that girl's eyes after doing everything else? You know what? You should have just gone and lain down in front of those Driller Stones. They would have eaten you, and this entire pointless story would have ended right there!"
The beast's words left Zyric completely stunned. He placed a hand on his head.
"Oh, my goodness! I really did forget! I never actually fixed Princess Elysia's eyes!"
Zyric immediately reached into his pocket and took out the medicine he had brought for Elysia. It was still there.
"It's fine. I'll go and fix them tonight," he said with a smile.
"Yeah, yeah! You're talking as if you're some great hero!"
The girl's voice echoed from inside his Fuzan Vault again.
"Hey, are you my beast or my enemy?" Zyric asked.
"By the way, it's strange. You're talking to me in human language. That means you're not a beast, but only a beast should have been born inside my Fuzan Vault. Are you a beast or a human?"
"Hmm. If I'm a beast, you won't pay much attention to me. But if I'm a girl, you'll start chasing after me and forget about everyone else!" the beast replied.
"Oh, come on! I'm not going to chase after you! Just tell me whether you're a human or a beast!"
"Oh, God! I'm a beast, aren't I? Have you ever seen a human being inside someone's Fuzan Vault? Are you crazy?"
"Fine, whatever! If you're my beast, then act like one! What's all this nonsense? Why are you trying to annoy me?"
"Th-this... You... You're an idiot!"
The girl began repeating her earlier words.
Holding his head in frustration, Zyric continued walking. Before he could scold his beast any further, he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from ahead. It sounded like a roar.
"This is definitely a beast!" Zyric said with a smile.
The next moment, he summoned Velociraptor and Fat Insect. After confirming that no one else was around, Fat Insect immediately burrowed into the ground and began moving forward at high speed.
Zyric established a connection with Fat Insect and began observing the surrounding beasts. All of them were weak.
As Fat Insect continued moving, Zyric could clearly sense that the beast behind the roar had to be at least Classic Level Six or Seven.
"Hey, Zyric, don't get too excited. Even if that beast is really powerful, it'll still take you a considerable amount of time to reach its level. And first of all, you have to tame it. Don't forget that," Velociraptor reminded him.
"But I can sell its Fuzan Vault Liquid and earn a lot of money. Besides, I can't summon you two to help me whenever I need you. But if I tame this beast, I'll be able to summon it whenever I need help. Right?" Zyric said with a smile.
Velociraptor understood what he meant.
Zyric and his two beasts continued moving towards the source of the roar, gradually getting closer.
"Look, I'll talk to it first because I'm the one who knows how to communicate with it. I'll try to persuade it and get it to listen to me. If it attacks me, you two can handle it," Zyric said with a smile as he looked at his two beasts.
"And Fat Insect, be careful not to eat it. I mean, don't hurt it too much. If it starts considering you its enemy, then, since you're my beast, I'll become its enemy too."
Fat Insect understood what Zyric meant.
Suddenly, Zyric stopped as an idea occurred to him.
He took out Velociraptor's Fuzan Vault Liquid and gave it to Fat Insect, considerably boosting its strength. Fat Insect had now reached Classic Level Three.
Just then, they heard a sound coming from extremely close by. They realized that they had almost reached the beast.
"By the way, Zyric, there's something I want to tell you," Velociraptor said.
Zyric turned towards him.
"The truth is, you're making your Fat Insect, whose actual name is Driller Stone, stronger. But you probably don't know that Driller Stones never make themselves stronger. All they know how to do is eat and sleep. Give them any beast, and they'll simply eat it and go back to resting.
"But even without a Fuzan Vault, they're naturally so powerful that they can easily kill and eat beasts at Classic Level Five.
"And as far as I can tell, this Driller Stone that's with us is becoming stronger. In the future, if you don't bring it out in front of anyone during ancient times..."
Velociraptor explained.
Zyric understood what he was getting at.
"So, if its strength is currently at Classic Level Three, do you have any idea what level of beasts it can fight?"
"I can't say for sure. They're considered unique beasts that all other beasts fear. They run away from them because Driller Stones are known for their brutality."
While Zyric and Velociraptor were talking, Fat Insect emerged from the ground.
"Zyric, be careful," Fat Insect warned him.
Zyric immediately stopped. Heavy footsteps suddenly echoed nearby, as if something massive were walking right beside them.
The heavy footsteps grew louder, shaking the ground beneath Zyric's feet. Whatever was ahead, it was getting closer.