Fang Xiu looked at the Demon Beast before him.
This was the answer the system had given.
There was no way it could be wrong.
But no matter how Fang Xiu looked at it, the Demon Beast in front of him didn’t look like a fox at all!
"Brother Fang, what’s wrong? Is there a problem with this Demon Beast?"
Ye Fan, who was standing to the side, was naturally unaware of Fang Xiu’s conversation with the system.
And he also had no idea why Fang Xiu was just standing there frozen.
There was even a look of disbelief in his eyes.
’Could it be that Brother Fang already knows what this Demon Beast is?’
"Ahem, what if I told you that this Demon Beast is a mutated fox?"
Fang Xiu looked at Ye Fan and asked, "Would you believe me?"
Unexpectedly, Ye Fan didn’t hesitate at all and nodded immediately. "Of course, Brother Fang!"
Fang Xiu was speechless.
’Fine, a fox it is.’
"Well then, have you heard of the Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox?"
Fang Xiu asked directly.
"That... I think I’ve heard of it. It’s a Level 50 Demon Beast that knows how to charm others and possesses a Charm Skill!"
Ye Fan thought for a moment and shared everything he knew.
"Well, I’ll be!"
Fang Xiu hadn’t expected it... this Demon Beast actually had a Charm Skill?
No wonder he and Ye Fan could both hear a delicate, girlish quality in the Demon Beast’s roar earlier.
That must have been the Demon Beast’s Charm Skill.
After all, a Demon Beast’s opponents weren’t limited to just humans.
A Demon Beast’s opponent could very well be another Demon Beast.
The reason Fang Xiu and Ye Fan could discern a human girl’s voice in the roar was because they were human.
It was only because they were human that they perceived it that way.
The roar was originally meant to attract prey... in other words, other Demon Beasts.
Most Demon Beasts wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
Furthermore, based on Fang Xiu’s assessment, the fact that the Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox’s cry had this girlish quality was likely a result of its Mutation.
After all, the roar was only meant to attract things.
It wasn’t a true Charm Skill.
"Brother Fang, look, this is a Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox!"
Just then, Ye Fan did a quick search on the Awakener Website.
Soon, an image appeared on his phone screen.
Fang Xiu could see that the Demon Beast in the photo was about two meters tall.
Its fur had intertwining patterns of cyan and red, its ears were quite large, and most importantly, the Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox in the picture had a tail.
A tail that had a metallic texture.
But you could still tell it had the face of a fox.
It looked somewhat different from the mutated creature standing before them.
But at least he could find some similarities.
"Yes, the Demon Beast in front of us is a mutated version of the Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
Even though it still didn’t quite look the part.
’But the system is never wrong.’
"This... this thing’s Mutation is way too complicated, isn’t it?"
Ye Fan also found it hard to believe.
But after Fang Xiu nodded with great certainty... Ye Fan believed it...
"I never thought a Demon Beast’s Mutation could be so magical. Brother Fang, this Demon Beast, are you going to kill it or tame it?"
Ye Fan looked at the Mutated Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox and left the decision to Fang Xiu.
If Fang Xiu wanted to keep it, he would help without hesitation.
And if Fang Xiu wanted to kill it, he would charge in just as unhesitatingly.
"This thing?"
Fang Xiu hesitated for a moment. "It’s four meters tall. That won’t be easy to raise. Let’s just kill it."
The creature’s actual height had reached four meters.
Fang Xiu felt it was a bit too big.
And not easy to raise.
It would be better to kill it and see what good loot a Level 50 Mutated Demon Beast might drop.
"Alright, should I act as bait?"
Ye Fan immediately offered himself up as a decoy.
After all, this was a Level 50 Demon Beast, and a Mutated one at that.
If Fang Xiu wanted to kill it, it would take a great deal of effort.
More importantly, these Demon Beasts had a keen sense for avoiding danger.
They would flee at the first sign of trouble.
They would only choose to fight when they were certain there was no danger.
Ye Fan knew Fang Xiu’s strength. If he attacked directly, it might be difficult to kill it in one blow.
"No need."
Fang Xiu shook his head.
’This Mutated Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox will definitely run. It chose to flee before we even fought, before we even properly met. So this guy is definitely a cautious Mutated Demon Beast. That means luring it out is useless. I have to kill it directly for this to work.’
"ROAR!"
Just then, the Demon Beast roared once more.
"It really is the Mutated Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox!"
This time, Fang Xiu heard it clearly.
When this Demon Beast roared, he could hear some strange inflections in its voice.
"Netherworld... huh?"
Just as Fang Xiu was about to use Netherworld Thunder Fall to kill the Level 50 Mutated Demon Beast instantly...
...he heard the sound of footsteps.
Soon, a five-person team appeared and surrounded the Mutated Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox.
"Looks like we’re not the only ones who had our eyes on this Mutated Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox!"
Fang Xiu said with a smile.
"Brother Fang, what do we do? These five people are all around Level 45, and their leader has even reached Level 47. This won’t be an easy fight!"
By now, Ye Fan had sized up the specific strength of the people before them.
"I never thought a team like this would be in a Special Gate World."
Fang Xiu knew that if they were this powerful, they must be among the strongest from their respective cities.
But in that case, each city only got one spot.
These people clearly knew each other, and they likely had excellent teamwork.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to enter this Gate World together.
’But how did they all get the chance to enter at the same time? Did they arrange it beforehand?’
"These five people... I think they’re from the Beast Hall!"
Ye Fan spoke up again.
"Beast... Hall?"
It was the first time Fang Xiu had ever heard of it.
’Aren’t Beast Tamers managed by the Awakening Hall just like other Awakened?’
"Although the Beast Hall is a branch of the Awakening Hall, they usually manage themselves."
Ye Fan naturally knew much more about these things than Fang Xiu did.
After all, Fang Xiu had only just come into contact with Awakening and these organizations, so he didn’t know anything.
"Oh? They manage themselves? That’s great, isn’t it?"
Fang Xiu didn’t quite understand.
’The Awakening Hall actually allows such a powerful Beast Hall to exist within its ranks? That’s incredibly generous!’
"No... When I say they ’manage themselves,’ I mean *this*..."
Ye Fan pointed to the five people in front of them.
They were currently preparing to surround and attack the Mutated Cyan Nether Flame Iron Fox.
"So... ’manage themselves’ means they have to take care of everything on their own?"
Fang Xiu asked.
Ye Fan nodded and said, "Because Beast Tamers need to form contracts with Guardian Beasts, but there aren’t any Guardian Beasts available to be contracted within the Awakening Hall. So... it’s become like this. They have to get their Guardian Beasts themselves."
After a pause, Ye Fan continued, "But because of this, they have an unwritten rule. If someone from the Beast Hall needs a Guardian Beast, they can enter a Special Gate World to contract a powerful Demon Beast. They’re usually given seven days."
"I see. So that’s how they all came in together?"
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
’That’s understandable. After all, the Beast Hall has to ’fend’ for itself. If the Awakening Hall didn’t offer them this convenience, they probably wouldn’t want to stay there anymore.’
"Yes, and it’s one of their privileges. They can bring four friends, or Awakened of similar strength, into the Special Gate World with them!"
Ye Fan nodded slightly.
He was very knowledgeable about these things.
He would answer any questions Fang Xiu had.
Fang Xiu was a little confused. "Why not someone stronger?"
"You could call it a test for the Beast Tamers who need a Guardian Beast," Ye Fan explained.
"I see!"
Fang Xiu understood now.
Although Beast Tamers control Guardian Beasts, their own strength has to match.
If they found a powerful Beast Tamer to help them capture a powerful Demon Beast... they could form a contract, but the powerful Demon Beast would easily lash back at its master.
And the probability of this backlash was as high as ninety-nine percent.
It was almost a certainty.
In the beginning, the Awakening Hall allowed High Level experts to help.
But because the chance of backlash was too great, later on, they not only forbade Beast Tamers from contracting Demon Beasts that were much stronger than themselves, but they also disallowed High Level Awakened from helping to capture Low Level Demon Beasts.
This was because it was a test for the Beast Tamer.
Someone of the same Level, or a similar Level, was acceptable.
But anyone of a much higher Level was prohibited.
"Looks like the Level 47 one wants to get his hands on this Mutated Demon Beast!"
Fang Xiu watched the group. They must be the Beast Tamers Ye Fan had mentioned.
Ye Fan had just said that members of the Beast Hall wore clothes with a strange beast head emblem.
Fang Xiu could see the emblem on their clothes. It looked like a tiger’s head, which wasn’t too strange.
’Well, not as strange as this Mutated Demon Beast in front of me, anyway.’
"They’re going to lose!"
Fang Xiu glanced at the five people’s battle.
Each of them had summoned the Demon Beasts they could and were fighting with them.
This was just like Dan Peiyu from before.
However, these people had each summoned three Demon Beasts.
You can contract one Demon Beast every ten Levels, so at Level 40, they should be able to contract four.
But none of them, including the Level 47 Awakened, had contracted four.
They all only had three Demon Beasts.
And from the looks of it, the Quality was a bit mixed.
Not even as good as the Quality of Dan Peiyu’s single Demon Beast.
"Say, if someone weaker than them helps them, would that be considered cheating?"
Fang Xiu looked at Ye Fan and asked.
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