Chapter 1022: Leaving

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BOOM!

With a massive roar, the Witch Mystic Demon shielded the young man as they slammed heavily into the ground.

Dust billowed, and countless stones splattered in all directions.

The surrounding Beast Tamers and the pets currently in battle retreated to avoid the impact.

As the dust finally settled and revealed the two figures in the crater, the crowd almost wept with joy. Relief at having survived the disaster washed over many of their faces.

"We won! We actually won!"

"Are we... are we going to live?"

"There are still wild pets! Let's work together to finish them off first!"

The villain who caused the chaos had fallen, but the wild pets remained. Before anyone could even land a spiteful kick on the young man, they were forced to continue their battle against the wild Ghost-type pets.

Although the number of wild pets hadn't decreased, the culprit's defeat kindled hope in everyone's hearts. Negative emotions plummeted, and the Ghost Mist thinned considerably.

Because there were so many wild pets and the scene was utterly chaotic, compounded by the Witch Mystic Demon's massive size completely obscuring the man beneath it, no one noticed the young man pulling out a potion and pouring it into the Witch Mystic Demon's mouth.

Qingbao appeared beside her Tamer, the angry expression still etched on her face.

Qiao Sang was about to ask how Qingbao had managed to come out of the Beast Codex on her own, but at that moment, she noticed the Witch Mystic Demon below seemed to twitch.

It seems this Ghost-type pet's defense is much stronger than others of the same rank, I have to finish it off...

Just as this thought flashed through her mind, Gangbao flapped her wings forcefully downward. Hundreds of purple-glowing feathers shot down like purple blades.

When the purple blades were only dozens of meters away from the Witch Mystic Demon, the demon abruptly turned its head.

A black hole suddenly appeared before it, and the hundreds of purple blades vanished into it.

The crowd’s faces changed drastically at the sight.

One after another, they scrambled to flee, putting distance between themselves and the Witch Mystic Demon even if it meant taking hits from the wild pets.

The negative energy in the Ghost Mist spiked.

"Wuwu..."

The Witch Mystic Demon slowly hovered upward.

The young man stood up from the ground and looked up at the girl in the sky. With a grimace, he raised his hands to form seals. After finding he still couldn't summon Luminsora or the Water-Sealed Prancing Horse back, he said with absolute determination: "Absorb it directly."

The Witch Mystic Demon turned to look at the young man.

The young man said in a heavy voice: "Don't hesitate. If we wait for the other person to return, we might never have another chance."

The Witch Mystic Demon glanced at the young man, then at the humans fighting the wild pets around them. Seeing the faint life force in each of them clearly, it stopped hesitating. Its eyes glowed with purple light.

The negative energy in the surrounding Ghost Mist instantly rose up, pouring into its body like a raging flood.

Not only that, but a microscopic surge of energy rose from every person nearby, converging toward it.

The faces of the crowd aged at a speed visible to the naked eye, and their bodies grew weak.

A red-and-gold beam shot down diagonally from the sky.

A black hole appeared in front of the Witch Mystic Demon, the beam fired into the hole and vanished.

Is it... absorbing life essence? Standing high in the sky, Qiao Sang clearly saw a wisp of energy rising from everyone and flowing into the Witch Mystic Demon's body.

Her heart sank heavily. She commanded: "Do it again from different directions!"

Yabao opened his mouth, condensing red-and-gold energy.

Little Treasure teleported behind the Witch Mystic Demon and reached out his claws.

Gangbao turned into purple light, positioned herself dozens of meters away, and spread her wings.

Lubao emitted bone-chilling icy air.

Qingbao turned back into wind, and a violent gale instantly whipped up, surging toward the Witch Mystic Demon.

"Hatred Transfer!" The young man shouted.

"Wuwu!"

The Witch Mystic Demon let out a loud cry, and a surge of eerie energy spread rapidly in all directions.

Wherever it passed, the expressions of all humans and pets turned vacant for a moment, and then they turned their gazes toward the figures in the sky with burning rage.

The humans, having had their life essence drained, no longer had any strength, but the wild pets acted immediately. They shifted their targets and charged head-on toward the incoming attacks in the sky.

However, a second later, they were blown apart by the various attacks, falling downward with miserable cries.

Despite the sheer number of wild Ghost-type pets and how many were shot down, the majority dodged the attacks and floated rapidly toward the figures in the sky.

Hatred Transfer, a high-tier Dark-type skill that can shift the target of hatred in the hearts of those within a certain range to another target... Qiao Sang made a split-second decision: "Sing!"

Without a word, Lubao opened her mouth and began to sing: "Lu Di~ Lu~ Lu~ Lu Di~ Lu~"

Invisible sound waves rippled out.

All the Ghost-type pets charging forward stopped. They looked at one another, seemingly confused as to why they were attacking.

Simultaneously, the anger on the faces of the crowd gradually dissipated, replaced by expressions of peace.

"What... what happened to me?"

"I feel like I have no strength at all..."

"I really want to sleep..."

"Me too..."

"I think I see my great-grandmother..."

The negative energy in the Ghost Mist plummeted, and its color faded significantly.

Healing Soundwave... The young man's face turned pale.

Suddenly, a violent gale surged, sweeping him into the air.

The Witch Mystic Demon's face changed drastically, and it stopped its energy absorption.

"Bring him over." Qiao Sang said.

"Xun xun!" Little Treasure’s eyes lit up with blue light.

The next second, the young man appeared beside Yabao.

At the same time, a black hole appeared at the young man's previous position in mid-air.

"Wuwu!"

The Witch Mystic Demon emerged from the black hole, looking up at the sky with an expression of pure rage.

"Don't worry about me! Keep absorbing!" The young man seemed entirely unafraid as he shouted down to the ground.

The energy the Witch Mystic Demon had just begun to channel faltered.

Baowuwu, who had been trembling and clutching Qiao Sang's hem, floated to the young man’s side. Glowing with purple light and wearing a peaceful expression, she bumped into the back of his head.

The young man, whose face was filled with ferocity, turned his head.

The moment he saw Baowuwu, he froze. His ferocity vanished instantly, and a look of daze appeared in his eyes.

"Wuwu..."

Seeing that her attack had no effect, Baowuwu retreated to Qiao Sang's side with her usual peaceful face.

At this distance... Qiao Sang looked down at the Witch Mystic Demon and reached out to tug Lubao’s tail.

Lubao understood immediately. Looking down, her entire body radiated a cold air visible to the naked eye.

The surrounding temperature plummeted.

The young man realized something. His face changed drastically as he shouted: "Run!"

But it was too late. The Witch Mystic Demon remained in its upward-looking posture as a thick layer of ice condensed over its entire body with a "ka-la-la" sound.

Yabao opened his mouth and fired a red-and-gold beam downward with pinpoint accuracy.

"Wuwu!"

With a thunderous BOOM, the Witch Mystic Demon was blasted into the ground, screaming.

Flames and heatwaves exploded outward.

Finishing blow... Before Qiao Sang could even say the words, a light sword nearly fifteen meters long condensed above the center of the heat and flames.

"Holy Sword!" The young man's face turned white. He raised his hand, intending to recall the Witch Mystic Demon into the Beast Codex.

But the moment his hand rose, blue light flickered in Little Treasure’s eyes. The young man's movements froze for an instant, as if he were being held by an unseen force, unable to move no matter how he struggled.

BOOM!!!

The fifteen-meter light sword slammed heavily into the Witch Mystic Demon.

The ground beneath it exploded violently.

"WUWU!!!"

The Witch Mystic Demon let out a tragic cry. Its vision began to blur. In its final moments, it looked up at its Tamer, and memories of the past flashed by like a revolving lantern.

The final image was of its Tamer, covered in stubble, walking up to it and saying in a raspy voice: "I've found a way. As long as you absorb enough energy and evolve successfully, you can live."

"Wuwu, you must evolve. You must live!"

I'm sorry for letting you down... The Witch Mystic Demon slowly closed its eyes.

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"AH! AH!" Seeing this, the young man’s pupils contracted. As if triggered by a profound shock, he let out a scream of agony.

"You used the news of the Spirit-Passing Cat to lure everyone here and created chaos so that the Witch Mystic Demon could absorb their negative energy and life essence, even planning to absorb their Death Qi. Your crimes are monstrous. Once we are out, I will hand you over to the police." Qiao Sang said slowly, looking at him.

The young man looked over, his eyes bloodshot, his face livid. His brow was heavy with ferocity as he shouted angrily: "What did I do wrong?! They were all going to die anyway! Is it so bad for them to leave one last bit of value before they go?! It's all your fault! If not for you, my Witch Mystic Demon would have finished absorbing the energy! It could have evolved! It could have lived! It's all you! It's all you!"

As he spoke, he actually forcibly broke free from the control and rapidly formed hand seals.

"Xun xun..."

Little Treasure was momentarily stunned, then the blue light in his eyes deepened. Yet the young man continued to break through the control, veins popping on his hands as he continued the seals.

With Teacher Mikayla there, it's impossible for those two Imperial-level pets to be summoned back. His other pets have all fallen, so it doesn't matter if he forms seals... Qiao Sang remained calm, though an untimely thought flashed through her mind:

So he designed all of this just to make the Witch Mystic Demon evolve. It seems the Witch Mystic Demon's white beard wasn't because it was a variant, but because it had reached the end of its lifespan...

While the young man was forming seals, he sensed something. His face darkened, and he stopped the seals. With a wave of his hand, he turned without hesitation and flew toward the spot where the Witch Mystic Demon had fallen.

Holy crap, he can fly?! Qiao Sang’s eyes widened, unable to believe what she was seeing.

Without a Psychic-type pet helping him, he could actually fly on his own?!

"Xun xun?!"

Little Treasure also stared with wide eyes, looking equally incredulous.

Suddenly, the air trembled. One after another, more Secret Realm Cracks began to appear.

At that moment, Mikayla appeared out of thin air beside them and said: "We have to leave. The space here is very unstable now. It could be overrun by wild pets from the Secret Realm at any moment."

Qiao Sang suppressed the urge to ask questions. She was about to nod when she saw the people below. Their peace had vanished, replaced once more by panic and despair. She asked: "Can they leave now?"

Mikayla nodded slightly: "Luminsora has fallen. The spatial lockdown it performed is gone."

Hearing this, Qiao Sang focused her energy and shouted: "Use your Guiding Threads! You can leave now!"

At those words, the crowd’s expressions shook. A wild joy of surviving certain death swept through them.

"Fantastic! Fantastic!"

"We can leave!"

"Waaaah... I'm never looking for the Spirit-Passing Cat again after I get out."

One by one, the people recalled their pets, attached their psychic power to their Guiding Threads, and vanished from the spot.

Soon, more than half of the people below were gone.

The wind howled, and a layer of dark clouds shrouded the sky like a black veil. Combined with the Ghost Mist, the world was plunged into gloom.

However, many people still hadn't left.

Could it be that so many people don't have Guiding Threads? Qiao Sang’s heart sank. Just as she was about to shout a question, a shout came from below: "Senior! Do you have a Guiding Thread? If not, you can have mine!"

"Yeah, big shot! I noticed you don't seem to have a thread on your hand. I don't have many days to live anyway, so take mine!"

"Big shot, can you get out?"

Qiao Sang froze, a flash of touched emotion in her eyes. She shouted: "I can get out! You all leave quickly!"

Only after hearing this did the remaining people attach their psychic power to their threads and disappear.

Even so, a few people remained below.

They had no Guiding Threads in their hands.

Despair and resentment filled the faces of those who stayed.

Most of them had risked coming here because they didn't have much time left to live. Not everyone had the money or the connections to buy a Guiding Thread. They hadn't expected to return alive from the start, but they had hoped to find the Spirit-Passing Cat before they died.

But everything was a lie...

A mood of total despair spread, some even lost the will to fight.

Ghost-type pets swarmed out from the Secret Realm Cracks.

"Do you still not want to go?" Mikayla asked.

"Teacher, do you have a way to take everyone here out?" Qiao Sang asked.

"I do." Mikayla said. 

"But the space here is very unstable. If we want so many people to leave at once, we must open the space wide. If we do, this entire space might completely collapse. The people would get out, but at best, these Ghost-type pets would remain trapped here. At worst, this place will become a Forbidden Zone, and a continuous stream of Ghost-type pets will pour out from here, and everyone outside will suffer."

Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment. Then she said, "Lubao, Healing Soundwave."

Lubao opened her mouth and sang: "Lu~ Lu Di~ Lu Lu Di~"

Invisible sound waves rippled out.

The wild Ghost-type pets stopped their attacks. The despair and resentment on the faces of the crowd vanished, replaced by a sense of peace.

Mikayla looked over.

"Let's go." Qiao Sang said heavily.

Making their final moments peaceful was the last thing she could do for them.

Mikayla turned her head and nodded to the air beside her.

Spengami appeared.

"Jia jia."

Suddenly, a pet with two hands, two feet, and three eyes, the eye on its forehead being red, appeared. With a peaceful expression, it let out a cry, signaling: Are you leaving? I can help you.

Qiao Sang froze. She couldn't understand its words, but she recognized the pet.

Masked Puppet, a Mid-level Ghost-type pet. Its middle eye can see through all illusions.

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