Chapter 123 122: Heart Numb in an Instant

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"This is the Beast King? A sheep, a mongrel, is the little female underestimating the standards of our Hundred Beasts Tower's Beast King?" The male sitting nearby scanned Sally up and down. "Sheep? Mongrel? Who?" Sally looked towards the arena. A huge screen lit up as the red curtain was drawn back. On the screen was a black sheep-beast and a dirt-yellow dog-beast. Only then did Sally realize that Yu Yan's beast form was a black sheep. "Exposing your beast form during the fight?" Sally was surprised. The male sitting next to her, "Is this the little female's first time here?" "Indeed, I've never seen it before." "Where are you from?" "I... I'm local, just came of age." "No wonder, let me tell you about the origin of our Hundred Beasts Tower. It was after the last Holy War." 'Bang—!' A bald man smashed down right in front of the male sitting nearby. Frightened, he turned into a pangolin on the spot. Sally was also startled and hurriedly dodged to the side. "Contestant number 1083, Yu Yan, wins!" the announcer shouted. No one knew how he did it, but the other contestant was blown off the stage. "With this strength, he's definitely above the 50th floor." "Could he be a warrior from the Holy War?" "If he is, then this Beast King competition is worth watching." "The Holy War Committee, did a good job this time". Sally lowered her sunglasses and looked at Yu Yan. Goodness... was he angry? Such a fierce babyface! At this moment, the big screen repeatedly showed how Yu Yan attacked his opponent. It was just a punch, seemingly ordinary, but the gravity it carried shattered the air itself, causing spatial rifts. Although the opponent resisted with all his might, he was still flung out of the arena and landed in the spectator stands. The System suddenly sounded an alarm, "Host, evacuate quickly." "Uh, why?!" Sally didn't slow her feet and immediately took advantage of everyone's distraction by Yu Yan to slip through the crowd's gaps towards the exit of the hall. Seeing Sally suddenly leaving, Yu Yan's face revealed a naïve and innocent smile, which made his babyface seem harmless, "I accidentally lost control of my strength for a moment." Everyone was speechless. Meanwhile, the contestant who was blown off the stage was quickly checked over by the staff and placed on a stretcher. Just as they were about to carry him away, the ceiling above thunderously cracked open, and large chunks of stonework fell. Suddenly, the entire hall was in chaos, and some were hit, turning into a mash of flesh on the spot. It wasn't until Sally was outside the hall's door that she dared to look back, and upon doing so, her eyes widened in shock. "Ma'am, please evacuate quickly," the staff said to Sally, before rushing back into the hall to evacuate the audience. Sally entered the teleportation corridor. Inside the Hundred Beasts Tower, using the Teleport Technique is prohibited, so moving around means either taking the safe passage or using the teleportation corridors. Just as Sally pressed the button for the teleportation tower floor, the teleportation corridor emitted a piercing alarm, and the entire teleportation system was temporarily disabled. Sally hesitated no longer and turned into the safe passage, running down the stairs. "What happened?" "The Hundred Beasts Tower has been attacked. Just like the Dark Continent, this continent also has Abyssal Beasts. They erupt once every millennium, and this session of the Holy War coincided with it. An Abyssal Beast self-destructed on the 18th floor, causing a penetrative collapse of ten floors above and below. The room you were staying in has also collapsed. It would be best to escape the Hundred Beasts Tower first." "What about His Majesty and the others?" "They've been targeted since they entered Katro City. Being with them now would undoubtedly expose your female identity. It's better to get yourself out of danger first, and you can look for them once you're safe." Sally felt that running in human form wasn't as good as running in beast form. So she transformed into a little white mouse, scurried through the window, and directly climbed onto the outer wall of the Hundred Beasts Tower. She began to climb down the rough surface of the wall. At the same time, Zi Qi returned to the room. Looking at the ruins, Zi Qi's heart instantly went numb, "Yan... Yanyan!" There was no reply. Although reason told him that Sally would be fine with the System protecting her, not seeing her made Zi Qi panic. Yin Zang and Yu Yan also came back. Yu Yan told Zi Qi about seeing Sally at the arena. Zi Qi punched him, knocking him to the ground amid the rubble, "Why didn't you protect her and leave together?" "At the time, I only felt that something unusual was happening above my head; I didn't expect it would be an Abyssal Beast self-destructing. Had I known in advance, even at the risk of exposing her identity, I would have protected her." Yu Yan also slapped himself, the bright red handprint distinct and recognizable. Zi Qi then calmed down slightly and shared some news, "Squad 0048 is gone." "0048?" Yu Yan pulled out information on the squads from his pocket, "Tenth place!" "0048 and 0049 were a homosexual couple. 0049 died at the hands of Yin Zang." "Me?" Yin Zang scratched his head, he had no recollection of those females. "Yes, they're the first squad we encountered after arriving here. 0048 sent a puppet to deliver a message to you, to lure you into their trap for revenge. Since we made enemies, to avoid future trouble, we dealt with them," Zi Qi said as he unfolded the System Map. Xiaomei had mentioned that the System Map had a distance limit. It would become ineffective if the host was more than a thousand meters away. The System Map maximizes only when next to Sally, reaching up to six hundred meters; when not beside her, it can only cover twenty meters. That meant Sally was currently somewhere between twenty meters and a thousand meters away from them. "Your Majesty, let's split up and search," one suggested. "Let's head to the ground first. The Rat Clan is proficient in burrowing, and she especially likes to dig holes, so pay extra attention to the pits and burrows in the ground." "... Okay." This was going to be harder to search for. The three of them jumped down from the tower together. Their descent was swift. However, when they reached the ground, they were all struck speechless! They saw a small white mouse on the outer wall of the Hundred Beasts Tower, struggling to climb, sometimes testing with its paws to see if it was safe. Indeed, it was more than twenty meters away from them, but less than thirty! Zi Qi teleported to the base of the Hundred Beasts Tower's wall. Sally, testing with her paws to grab a protrusion, suddenly spotted Zi Qi appear on the ground, looking up at her with a would-be smile. Not far behind him stood Yu Yan and Yin Zang. "You've all come out too." "Yanyan, the Tower's restriction on Teleport Techniques is limited to within the Hundred Beasts Tower. Even the outer walls are fair game for normal use." Sally: "... I didn't know that." "Come," Zi Qi extended his hand to catch her. Sally didn't hesitate to leap towards him, and indeed, after leaving the Hundred Beasts Tower, the Teleport Technique inside her was no longer restricted. With just a thought, she could teleport. But Sally still let herself fall freely into Zi Qi's arms. Zi Qi gently stroked her back, feeling a surge of relief at having her back, "It seems I can't allow you to be alone anymore." "What's wrong with being on my own?" Sally remembered Xiaomei's words, "Right, from the moment you entered the city, you've been monitored. In fact, I can't stay with you or it won't be long before my squad female identity is discovered." "It doesn't matter now." Having just experienced the loss, Zi Qi had changed his strategy, discovery was inevitable sooner or later. Just like with 0048, in a single encounter, he saw through them. The males of the other squads, also at Spirit Rank, would find it just as easy to see through Sally.

Chapter 123 122: Heart Numb in an Instant

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