Beast taming, starting from zero point-Chapter 211 - 201 Trampling the Shadow
Chapter 211: Chapter 201 Trampling the Shadow
Chapter 211 -201 Trampling the Shadow
Under the Beast Tamer’s solemn vow, the Water-type snail once again set out toward room 1705.
As it neared the courtyard, it cautiously peeked its head out around the corner of the wall.
Indeed, there were none of the dozen or so gigantic creatures that had appeared in the morning.
“Sniffle sniffle~”
The Water-type snail, reassured, turned its attention to the pool beside it.
Meanwhile, Xiao Xunbao took off the virtual helmet, looking glum.
Forced to log out again…
“Xun…”
Xiao Xunbao pouted and turned to glance at the sleeping Qiao Sang and Yaobao.
With nothing to play with and no one to accompany it, it was so boring…
It seemed that its only option was to practice hypnotism on a few ants.
Xiao Xunbao was a creature of action, and having thought this, it slowly drifted through the door and out.
By the time it reached the courtyard, it just so happened to spot a Bug-Type Pet heading toward the pool.
Xiao Xunbao’s eyes lit up, instantly perking up.
This was the first time it had seen a Pet Beast awake at home during the late night.
“Xun!”
Xiao Xunbao vanished on the spot.
The next second, it appeared in front of this unfamiliar Bug-Type Pet with a wide grin, flashing a friendly smile.
“Xun Xun!”
The Water-type snail, hearing the sound and sensing the shadow looming over it, looked terrified, its eyes widening suddenly as cold sweat broke out over its body.
After a moment, it mustered the courage to lift its head.
“Sniffle!!!”
The Water-type snail, seeing the Spectral-type Pet in front of it with its gaping maw, trembled all over and let out a high-decibel wail before its eyes closed, and it completely fainted.
“Xun?”
Xiao Xunbao looked bewildered and cocked its head to one side.
Before it could figure out why the other had suddenly passed out, it saw the faint white light beginning to emanate from the Bug-Type Pet’s body.
That kind of light was all too familiar to Xiao Xunbao.
It was the same light that appeared when its own Beast Tamer put Yaobao into the Beast Taming Codex.
Almost subconsciously, Xiao Xunbao extended a short toe, connecting its shadow with the shadow of the Water-type snail.
The white light disappeared.
The Water-type snail stayed in place.
Outside room 1705, a chubby security guard squatting beneath a palm tree remained frozen in a summoning posture, his scalp tingling, every hair on his body standing on end.
Holy shit!
What’s going on?!
Why can’t I summon it back?!
…
Qiao Sang awoke due to difficulty breathing.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Xunbao’s big face right in front of her own.
Her sleepiness was instantly banished far away.
“Why are you pinching my nose?” Qiao Sang sat up, rubbing her eyes and speaking somewhat irritably.
She felt that if she kept getting scared like this, she would eventually suffer from nervous exhaustion.
“Xun!”
“Xun Xun!”
Xiao Xunbao held the still unconscious Bug-Type Pet Beast in its two claws and presented it to her Beast Tamer for inspection.
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment, then leaned in closer and discovered it was a Pet Beast she had never seen before.
“Are you saying someone sent it to our house?” Qiao Sang furrowed her brows and asked.
“Xun Xun!”
Xiao Xunbao vigorously nodded its head.
Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something, sprang up from the bed, put on her shoes, turned on the light, and went through her bag at the desk, all in one swift motion.
When she saw that various cards and a small amount of cash were still in her wallet, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, they were all still there…
If her cards had been lost, it would be a small nuisance to replace them, but it would be troublesome if someone used the photo on her identity card to find a Shuilu Yana to transform, impersonating her to verify facial recognition on her other cards.
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Although current card verifications for identity are quite stringent, including iris recognition, with the myriad odd features and skills of Pet Beasts, one never knows what methods others might use to commit identity theft.
“Where did you see it?” Qiao Sang asked, returning to the bed.
“Xun Xun.”
Xiao Xunbao pointed in the direction of the door.
The courtyard?
Qiao Sang was startled; what valuable things were in the courtyard?
Or did it mean that the intruder hadn’t acted yet and had been caught by Xiao Xunbao just upon entering?
Qiao Sang felt a sense of crisis. Most Beast Tamers had a sense of self-respect and wouldn’t stoop to skulking around like a thief; such a Beast Tamer who snuck into others’ homes would definitely not be a good person.
Nowadays, you don’t just worry about bad people; you worry more when the bad person is a Beast Tamer with unclear credentials.
After pondering for a while, Qiao Sang opened her phone, took a photo of the unconscious Bug-Type Pet Beast, and started to search online.
She quickly learned information about the Pet Beast.
The Sniveler, a low-level Water-type Pet from the Ancient Mist Region, has an evolutionary cap at high-level. It’s rather unremarkable among many Pet Beasts, but there are still quite a few career-oriented people willing to contract with it.
The reason boils down to its ability to help one drink.
To say it helps with drinking is to put it precisely; its breathing pores can, through contact with human skin, absorb the alcohol from the human body into its own.
In social interactions, for those who are poor drinkers or allergic to alcohol, it’s practically a godsend.
Qiao Sang wasn’t particularly interested in this ability; her gaze lingered on the words “Ancient Mist Region” for a while.
To be honest, encountering someone from the Ancient Mist Region in the neighborhood could be seen as a coincidence, but having a Pet Beast from the Ancient Mist Region sneak into one’s home in the dead of night was definitely not a simple coincidence.
This was coming for Shuilu Yana… Qiao Sang immediately made that judgment.
One must know that it’s rare for Pet Beasts not native to one’s region to appear there; encountering another region’s Pet Beast on the street was as likely as running into one’s first love, the kind of event one could go online to chat about.
“Can your Shadow Control hold on for a bit longer?” Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao and asked.
“Xun… Xun!”
Xiao Xunbao looked at the shadow connecting to the Sniveler, tilted its head for a moment, then nodded, indicating it wasn’t a big deal.
Shadow Control can take control over the opponent using shadows, and it also has abilities similar to the Shadow Stepping Trait.
The Shadow Stepping Trait is one of the traits that are particularly dreaded; it prevents non-Spectral-type Pet Beasts without the trait from being able to escape.
It’s also the bane of Instantaneous Movement.
With the Sniveler being controlled by Shadow Control, which has the same abilities but is far more powerful than Shadow Stepping, it naturally couldn’t be summoned back.
Qiao Sang didn’t expect that Xiao Xunbao could sustain such an advanced Skill as Shadow Control for such a long time.
Qiao Sang thought to herself that while some high-level skills can last a long time by reducing energy output, their effects are slightly weaker, but other skills simply cannot do so.
Like Yaobao’s Mars Rain, even though Yaobao is now an intermediate-level Pet Beast, the energy in its body wouldn’t allow it to cast the Skill several times in a row.
To call the police or not… Qiao Sang looked at the unconscious Sniveler and considered this problem.
The presence of a Beast Tamer’s Pet Beast sneaking into someone’s house in the middle of the night was already a good enough reason to call the police.
Calling the police, with the Sniveler on hand, could lead to the Beast Tamer by following the trail.
But if the perpetrator reveals Shuilu Yana’s existence, the patrol team would definitely take Shuilu Yana away.
