Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

In the next moment, Qiao Sang found herself in a dilemma again.

How could she take the 5 million bounty with her?

She had impulsively tied him up earlier, but just as she had worried before, how was she supposed to get down the mountain?

Even if she managed to drag him a short distance, what would happen when the Stone Helm Spirit or the Silver-tailed Sea Serpent realized their master was missing?

It's important to know that Beast Tamers and their beasts share a connection, and as the tamer's mental development increases, so does the distance over which they can sense each other.

This man had a general-level Silver-tailed Sea Serpent. His tamer level was definitely not below D-class, and he might even be a C-class tamer who passed the league’s certification.

If he really was a C-class tamer, no matter where his beast was on the mountain, as soon as he moved, he would be able to sense it.

Even if they made it down the mountain, he could still detect it.

Dragging him down the mountain was out of the question, and her Little Treasure hadn’t returned yet.

Qiao Sang’s head hurt. She wasn’t usually this impulsive. It felt like she’d been acting rashly lately. Was it because of the company she kept?

"Yap!"

Yabao’s bark pulled Qiao Sang out of her thoughts.

"Yap yap."

Yabao barked loudly at her, as if asking if he should set the man on fire.

His eyes shone brightly, eager and ready for action.

"No! Even though he’s not a good guy, burning him to death isn’t the right answer. We should leave this to the police." Qiao Sang quickly stopped him, worried that Yabao might act impulsively.

Yabao tilted his head.

Would it really kill him? He had thought it would just knock the man out like in a fight.

"Zi?"

At this moment, the Magnemousess approached, looking at the tied-up man with confusion.

Qiao Sang thought for a while, but without a better plan, she took out her phone and tried calling the police again.

"Hello, this is the 660 emergency service desk. Your call is being recorded."

It went through!

Qiao Sang was startled, and quickly said, "This is Qijiang, Huangmin Mountain. Zhou Xian, the A-class wanted criminal, is here. Hurry and..."

Beep, beep, beep...

Before she could finish, the call cut off.

The sweltering summer heat, combined with her adrenalized state, had already soaked her back with sweat, but now the air suddenly turned cool, sending a shiver down her spine.

A shadow loomed over Qiao Sang’s head. She instinctively clenched the phone in her hand, slowly looking up.

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Qijiang Town.

Police Station.

"Hello, this is the Qijiang County Public Security Bureau, Qijiang Police Station." The operator answered.

"......"

The Qijiang police station had two teams, and one team was on duty every day.

The on-duty officers were split into two groups: Office and street patrol officers, and incident officers.

The first group handled cases and responded to calls during the day, while the second group was on call 24/7 to respond to emergencies.

But since most people in Qijiang Town were ordinary citizens, and those who became police officers were generally beast tamers, one team was usually enough to handle most cases.

It was rare for both teams to be called out at the same time.

But now, both teams were fully mobilized.

Four police cars, three flying-type beasts — a Fat Dove, a Wind Eagle, and a Flame Whistlebird, were all heading in the same direction.

On the Wind Eagle:

"Do you think Guangbei jinxed us? He mentioned Zhou Xian, and now here he is, right in our jurisdiction. Just our luck." A middle-aged woman sighed.

"Are we really equipped to take down Zhou Xian? His file says he’s a C-class beast tamer with two general-level beasts." Ye Ranran expressed her concern.

"We're not." The woman replied.

"..."

The middle-aged woman paused for a moment before continuing, "Ideally, we should just monitor Zhou Xian’s location until higher-ups can deal with him, but the caller’s phone can’t be reached."

There was a moment of silence.

After a while, Ye Ranran said, "I know it’s not the right thing to say, but my cousin was at Huangmin Mountain a few days ago. Luckily, she didn’t run into him and came back safely."

"Yeah, I heard the caller was a girl. I hope she’s okay."

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Huangmin Mountain.

Qiao Sang looked up and met the gaze of a pair of purple eyes staring intently at her.

It was the Stone Helm Spirit!

Where was her Little Treasure?!

Qiao Sang glanced around, just in time to see her Little Treasure wobbling out from behind the Stone Helm Spirit. His gray face was flushed.

He floated slowly over to Qiao Sang, found a comfortable spot on her head, and lay down, closing his eyes like he had had too much to drink.

At least he's safe...

Qiao Sang sighed in relief, waving her right hand to send Little Treasure into the Beast Codex for the first time.

The Stone Helm Spirit squinted its purple eyes, then looked at its master, lying on the ground.

His head had a large bump, and his hands were bound. He looked even worse than before.

"Helm! Helm!"

The Stone Helm Spirit cried out angrily.

Its purple pupils suddenly contracted, and its eyes lit up with a violet glow.

The next moment, its figure disappeared. The ground beneath where it stood turned black, and the darkness quickly spread outward, stopping at a radius of about four meters.

Qiao Sang’s heart sank.

It was the skill Dark Night Feast.

Unlike Dream Eater, which consumed a sleeping target’s dreams to restore energy, Dark Night Feast dragged awake targets into the night and caused them harm, recovering energy for the caster.

It was essentially an upgraded version of Dream Eater skill.

Qiao Sang’s expression grew serious.

What should she do?

Yabao was no match for the Stone Helm Spirit. Was she going to be defeated here?

Maybe she could still trick the Stone Helm Spirit with a bottle of milk like before...

But, all the milk was in her Little Treasure's storage ring…

As Qiao Sang frantically tried to come up with a solution, Yabao suddenly jumped onto the man’s body. His mouth opened, and his sharp teeth were covered in flames.

"Yap!"

"Yap yap!"

Yabao lowered his head toward the man’s neck, eyes scanning the surroundings, and growled threateningly.

Qiao Sang stared in shock at Yabao’s actions.

What the hell!

Since when did her pure and innocent Yabao become so... clever?

Where did he learn this?

It felt like she had seen this move somewhere before...

The Magnemouse mother and child next to her were also struck by a sense of déjà vu.

"Helm!"

"Helm!"

The Stone Helm Spirit quickly reappeared, panicked that its master would be killed if it delayed any longer.

"Yabao, just stay in that position!" Qiao Sang said excitedly.

"Yap!"

Yabao kept his head lowered and barked in response.

He understood, this ghost beast had to surrender, just like the Magnemouse had.

"Withdraw your skill." Qiao Sang demanded.

"Helm."

The Stone Helm Spirit nodded, and the blackness on the ground slowly faded.

"Now, give me whatever you’re using to block the signal." Qiao Sang said.

She had been able to make a phone call earlier, but when the Stone Helm Spirit appeared, the signal suddenly disappeared. She strongly suspected it was responsible.

"Helm?"

The Stone Helm Spirit tilted its head, confused.

Qiao Sang was stunned by its reaction. Had she guessed wrong?

Just then, a yellow flying-type beast, missing half its feathers, hobbled into her field of vision.