Xie Sen leaned closer to Maine, hoping for a better look. Maine's hand, pulling down his collar, had already loosened. The fabric of his shirt was very elastic, and it snapped back to its original shape in the blink of an eye, covering his chest.
Xie Sen paused in his approach, and Maine suddenly opened his eyes. They were slightly red, as if they were burning.
He stared at Xie Sen, his gaze unconsciously flickering to his lips.
Xie Sen breathed a sigh of relief, silently pointing to his chest and then motioning to pull down his collar.
Maine's eyes flashed with surprise, but
he held back for a moment. Xie Sen was anxious, worried that the unusual beast pattern would disappear soon.
He simply reached out and grabbed the edge of Maine's collar. Maine's surprise deepened, but he didn't stop him.
Xie Sen pulled the collar down, and when he saw the beast pattern, he leaned closer.
He hadn't seen it wrong. Maine's beast markings had changed. A pair of golden wings flanked the roaring giant lion.
He looked up, ready to share his discovery, when he met Maine's complex, deep eyes.
He froze, puzzled by the sudden acceleration of his heartbeat. He realized they were getting too close, so he pulled back slightly and pointed at Maine's chest, motioning for Maine to look.
Maine turned his gaze away from Xie Sen and, upon noticing the change in the beast markings, sat up abruptly, his back lifted off the tree.
He gazed down for a moment, then reached out to grasp Xie Sen's wrist. Xie Sen, letting his force loosen his collar, allowed the shirt to conceal his beast markings.
Maine looked up, his face filled with uncontrollable excitement, his fingers trembling slightly with excitement.
Xie Sen didn't understand why, but he knew what it meant: Maine's contracted beast was no longer Giant Lionmon, but Flying Lionmon, moving from A-rank to S-rank.
No wonder Maine was so excited.
Xie Sen smiled. Maine's contracted beast was finally just as it was in the book; he no longer had to worry.
His smile was quickly replaced by worry. Everything he knew was just as it was in the book, but what about Maine? Would he turn evil like the book?
Maine, seeing him like this, assumed Xie Sen was worried about him. He patted Xie Sen's shoulder, chuckled, and shook his head, indicating that he was fine.
Xie Sen forced a smile, looking at Maine's face, pale from the poison. He couldn't bring himself to nip it in the bud.
He could only keep an eye on Maine and prevent his dark turn!
Maine patted Xie Sen's shoulder again and pointed to the tree behind him, signaling him to rest. Xie Sen nodded, leaned against it, and closed his eyes.
At five in the morning, the forest was like a stage set, with a constant chirping of birds and insects. Xie Sen opened his eyes and immediately turned to look at Maine.
Maine had woken up at some point and was looking at him. Their eyes met, and Xie Sen's heartbeat suddenly lost its rhythm.
How long has he been staring at me?
Xie Sen immediately averted his gaze, but soon couldn't help but return to Maine's face. Maine's face had regained color, and he looked fine. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine," Maine said, his voice a little dry, perhaps from the aftereffects of the high fever.
Bai Jiao said, "The wound was treated well yesterday. It's not a big deal. But it's best to go to the hospital to completely cleanse the poison after you get out."
Xie Sen's face flushed slightly, and he didn't even notice that Bai Jiao had woken up.
Long Teng jumped up from the ground, stretched his arms and legs, and turned his neck. "Ah, I didn't have a midnight snack last night. I'm so hungry. What are we having for breakfast?"
"Barbecue," Maine said, pulling out the raw meat he had saved from yesterday from his space backpack.
Long Teng ran over to help Maine skewer the meat. Xie Sen tilted his head and asked Maine, "Do you have a clean knife?"
Maine shook his head. His dagger had been used many times yesterday and was not clean.
Bai Jiao said, "I have one," and he took out a clean, palm-length knife and handed it to Xie Sen.
Xie Sen took it, walked over to Long Teng's previous spot, and moved the potato wall to the fire. He used a knife to cut it into ten pieces, each about the size of two A4 sheets.
He kept four pieces, and had Maine put the rest in his backpack.
Long Teng asked curiously, "Why did you cut it up? Aren't you saving it for repairs?"
Xie Sen looked into his pure eyes and suddenly felt guilty, as if he had lied to a child.
He coughed softly, "I'm sorry, I lied to you. This isn't actually a tent. I can't explain what it is. I cut it into pieces to roast it."
"Eat it?" Long Teng's attention was completely distracted by the words "roast it.
" Xie Sen nodded with a mixture of helplessness and amusement. "Probably not very tasty." He had never tried to grow potatoes this large before.
However, he had underestimated the quality of the food exchanged by the system. When the potatoes were roasted, the space surrounded by them was filled with the aroma of potatoes, which smelled very tempting.
Long Teng roasted the meat in his hands, his eyes fixed on the potatoes in Xie Sen's hands. When Xie Sen said they were cooked, he hurriedly said, "I want some!"
Xie Sen divided the roasted potatoes into four small pieces, placed them in the food box that had previously contained the spicy dried meat, and handed one piece to each person.
He took a bite, and a faint fragrance instantly filled his mouth. The taste was very light, and if he didn't know it was potatoes, he probably wouldn't have guessed it was potatoes.
But the texture was fragrant and soft, and although the taste was light, it was still delicious.
"Delicious!" Long Teng's eyes lit up.
Maine and Bai Jiao obviously liked it too, and they quickly finished the potatoes.
Xie Sen and Bai Jiao continued to roast the remaining potatoes. By the time the potatoes were finished, the meat was also roasted. The four of them had a very satisfying breakfast.
Maine opened his personal wristband, integrated the map information received by the information detector, and sent a copy to each of his teammates. He marked the route they would take and said, "Let's go."
Xie Sen summoned the potatoes back to the space. Long Teng looked at him with sparkling eyes, "Can we eat another wall for lunch?"
"No!"
Xie Sen shook his head. If the wall hadn't been accidentally broken, he wouldn't have been willing to eat it. He needed to use less energy to activate the third plant as quickly as possible. It would be too inconvenient to have his body out of control.
Long Teng's smile fell. Xie Sen smiled, "There's some left in Maine's backpack. We can eat it for lunch."
Long Teng immediately smiled brightly. "Great!"
He rushed forward like a shot of chicken blood. Maine grabbed his shoulders and turned him around. "You're the other way around."
Long Teng laughed and touched the back of his head. Maine said, "You'll be the last one." Long Teng nodded.
Without Rui Luo's tricks and with Maine's detector, the rest of the foursome's journey went smoothly. Any stray beasts they encountered were either quickly dispatched by Long Teng or fled on their own.
Nearing the finish line, they entered a dense fog, making it impossible to tell the way. However, with Maine leading the way, their progress was surprisingly easy.
Xie Sen couldn't help but smile as he thought of the strategy guide he'd looked up on the forum. Difficulty depends on the individual.
He still took a half-hour break for lunch. At 2:15 PM, the four of them reached the finish line and swiped their wristbands on the recorder.
Young Master Qi glanced at the time record screen, then looked up at them, his gaze darting from
one to the other. "You're unharmed and have even broken the time record. I'm beginning to wonder if this island isn't suitable for a league tournament." Long Teng smiled innocently, "It's quite simple."
Xie Sen rolled his eyes at him, "Can you get out on your own?"
Thinking of how impossible it was to tell the directions inside, Long Teng immediately shook his head, "It's still difficult."
Young Master Qi nodded his chin toward the door. "You can leave the island first. The results will be posted online at 5 p.m., and the prizes will be distributed at the same time."
Xie Sen politely thanked them, and the four of them boarded a small shuttle and departed Yuzhu Island.
Xie Sen asked Bai Jiao and Long Teng if they had any urgent matters next. They both said no. He told the pilot, "Go straight to the hospital."
Maine glanced at him, "I'm fine. I'd rather go back and shower first."
"No," Xie Sen said sternly. "We have to go to the hospital first. You've been running a fever." "
He was a little worried. Maine's contracted beast had even changed. Who knew if the medicine had any hidden side effects.
Bai Jiao also said, "It's better to go to the hospital. Your body temperature is abnormal now."
Maine compromised and went to the hospital. Bai Jiao and Long Teng did not leave after arriving at the hospital. They waited until Maine had cleaned the toxins from his body before saying goodbye.
Before leaving, Bai Jiao pointed to his personal bracelet and said, "Remember to keep in touch. I still have a lot of questions to ask you. "
Xie Sen nodded. Bai Jiao collected a lot of plants and animals along the way. In Bai Jiao's words, those were raw materials for making medicine. He knew that Bai Jiao was very interested in his pepper trees and potatoes.
Xie Sen and Maine went directly back to the apartment from the hospital, and both went back to their rooms to take a shower.
Xie Sen changed into a loose set of pajamas, wiped his hair and came out of the bathroom, feeling relaxed all over. He had been on the island for two days and one night, and had sweated a lot along the way. He had wanted to take a shower for a long time.
After drying his hair, he threw himself directly on the bed to catch up on his sleep. He didn't wake up until the communication prompt sounded. He half-closed his eyes to check the time. It was less than half past four, and he hadn't slept for even an hour.
He turned over and answered: "Manager Sun, is there..." "
Is there something wrong?" Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sun Mao's anxious voice: "Xiao Sen, I asked Mr. Qi, and he said you are back. You should come to the company quickly."
Xie Sen was completely awakened by his tone. He got up from the bed and asked while taking clothes from the closet: "What happened? "
The young master of the Kes family ran to the center and forced himself to form a contract with Giant Lionmon, but was attacked back. He was taken away by the Kes family for rescue. Giant Lionmon was injured and mad, and has already injured several feeders. Come over and see if you can calm him down. If not, we can only..."
He paused: "We can only apply to the Contracted Beast Research Institute and use extraordinary measures."
He didn't say it explicitly, but Xie Sen knew that extraordinary measures would definitely be cruel.
Thinking of Giant Lionmon, who was as docile as a big cat in front of him, Xie Sen hated Rui Luo even more: "I'll be there right away."
He had never seen anyone more annoying than Rui Luo.
He could completely guess Rui Luo's thoughts and knew that he would definitely lose to Maine, so he might as well form a contract with Giant Lionmon in advance so that even if Maine was angry
, he would have no way to stop him. Every contracted beast would only recognize one master. As long as he formed a contract with Giant Lionmon, Maine would be completely doomed. It was a good plan.
He quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the bedroom. Maine heard his movement and opened the door. Seeing him dressed neatly and with a grim expression, he asked: "What happened? "
Xie Sen quickly recounted the events: "I'm leaving first."
"Wait, I'll go with you." Maine went back to the bedroom halfway through his words and came out a minute later.
The two of them came to the Gold Medal Maintenance Center and went directly to Area 4. Four security guards with hot weapons in their hands and nervous expressions stood at the door of Area 4.
Their standing posture was different from usual. All four of them faced the door, weapons in their hands, with a look of alertness, as if ready to attack at any time.
The door in front of them bulged outward, and the bulge was gradually deepening. Every time it deepened, the ground trembled slightly.
Xie Sen's face changed slightly. He had already experienced the sound insulation effect of the buildings in Area 4. Although there was no sound, seeing this scene, it was not difficult to guess that the giant lion beast was banging on the door.
"Here. "Sun Mao's voice came from the left corner, and he waved at Xie Sen.
After Xie Sen walked over, he found that there were several small shuttles parked behind the corner. In addition to Sun Mao, there were six other people. Except for a short, well-mannered man, the other men were all very tall.
Sun Mao quickly explained the situation: "The giant lion beast has been banging on the door, trying to leave. At first, our people went in to appease it, but it attacked indiscriminately."
Sun Mao looked upward: "The only way to go in now is to open the dome and go in by aircraft. This situation is special and very dangerous. I will go in with you."
Xie Sen pursed his lips: "What if it doesn't work?"
Sun Mao sighed: "If this goes on, District 4 won't be able to hold out for long. If it goes out in its current condition, it will cause a huge disaster. To avoid disaster, we can only kill it."
Xie Sen clenched his fists: "I'll try."
"I'll go with you." Maine originally wanted to persuade him, but seeing his determined expression, he didn't persuade him. Instead, he suggested going together.
Xie Sen shook his head: "I'll go alone. I'm safer than you. "He knew in his heart that the natural aura on him was very appealing to animals.
Maine frowned: "Let's go together, otherwise you are not allowed to go. If I am in danger, I have the ability to escape."
Xie Sen was helpless, and Sun Mao rolled his eyes at them: "What time is it? Can you stop showing off your affection and go together? He is very powerful, maybe he can help."
Xie Sen glared at him: "What are you talking about! What showing off..."
"Okay," Sun Mao patted his shoulder, "I know you are shy, I won't say anymore, let's get on the shuttle first."
Xie Sen's words were choked in his throat, and he swallowed them secretly. He once again felt the urge to beat his boss, gritted his teeth and followed Sun Mao to get on the shuttle.
Sun Mao turned around and pressed his shoulder to stop him: "Let your boyfriend go first, and you go last. You sit by the door to appease the giant lion beast. "
It's a male friend, yes, but why does it sound different when Sun Mao says it?
Xie Sen resisted the urge to explain. It was too difficult to do so. What if Maine heard it and thought he didn't consider him a friend? He knew only too well how sensitive Maine was about the topic of friends.
Maine boarded the shuttle and took the middle seat. After Maine was seated, Xie Sen boarded the shuttle and sat near the door. The staff outside the shuttle closed the door.
The pilot started the shuttle and raised it to the top. Simultaneously, the transparent dome opened from left to right. From above, it looked like a pearl oyster slowly opening its shell.
The shuttle entered District 4. The roar of an angry and ferocious beast instantly filled his ears. The dome quickly closed again, isolating the sound from both inside and outside.
The shuttle slowly descended. Xie Sen saw through the window that the giant lion beast repeatedly pounded on the gate of District 4, staining it with blood. His heart instantly clenched.
Giant lion beast!
He couldn't help but speak angrily, "What on earth did Rui Luo do? How did he force the bond?"
When they first met, even though the giant lion beast was injured, it was not crazy at all when confronting the contracted beasts of Sun Mao and others, and it definitely did not hurt anyone. It became like this now. It must be that Rui Luo did something too much!
Sun Mao's face froze and he wiped his face: "It was my negligence. He bribed a feeder and put medicine in the animal's food. This medicine will make the contracted beast weak all over. When the beast master can't make the contracted beast surrender, he uses this medicine to take the opportunity to force the contract." "
But he neglected the power of the A-level contracted beast. The medicine given to the feeder was not strong enough, and the giant lion beast was very cautious. Except for the food you fed it before, it ate very little at each meal. It recovered in the middle of the contract, which made Rui Luo backfire."
"It was also injured, and it went crazy and didn't trust people anymore."
"How did he get into District 4?" Xie Sen looked at the giant lion beast that was roaring and banging on the door with heartache.
Sun Mao was helpless: "He said he wanted to learn more about the habits of the giant lion beast so that it would be easier to find his contracted beast in the future. His reasons were sufficient, and with his status, we couldn't refuse."
Xie Sen gritted his teeth: "Are we just going to let this go?"
"No," Sun Mao said with a firm look in his eyes, "Gold Medal won't let it go."
At this time, the shuttle had descended to a place not far from the tail of the giant lion beast. Sun Mao turned the topic to the present and gave careful instructions.
"The door on your side will open soon. Hold the handle with your left hand," he pointed to the handle above the shuttle, "and the shuttle will fly to its tail in a moment. The shuttle will drive away quickly. Reach out and touch it, and we'll observe its reaction."
Xie Sen nodded, reached out to hold the handle, and the door opened. He subconsciously tightened his grip.
Suddenly, he felt a warm touch on his waist. He turned back in surprise. Maine put his arms around his waist: "Don't be afraid, I will catch you, and you won't fall out. "
Xie Sen looked at the handsome face in front of him, swallowed his saliva, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he turned his head abruptly to look outside the door: "Yeah."
Sun Mao silently touched his stomach. He was so full of dog food that he didn't want to eat dinner!
The driver asked: "Are you ready?"
Xie Sen took a deep breath, squatted and moved out: "Okay."
The shuttle dropped slightly, then flew forward quickly. Xie Sen stretched out his hand and touched the giant lion beast. Less than a second later, the shuttle suddenly rose, and his body fell back and hit a strong chest.
The door closed at the same time. Xie Sen slowed down and looked out the window.
"It works!" Sun Mao's voice was excited.
The original violent roar disappeared, and the giant lion beast stopped banging on the door. It turned its head to look at the tail, but saw no one, and raised its big head again.
Then, he opened his mouth and roared softly, and ran towards the shuttle.
The driver was so scared that his hand trembled, and he quickly raised the shuttle.
Sun Mao looked at Xie Sen: "He should be looking for you. "
Xie Sen saw the change in the giant lion beast due to his brief touch, and his heart was filled with indescribable emotion. He nodded: "Yeah."
He looked at the giant lion beast's bloody head and felt very distressed: "Go down, prepare medicine, I'll clean its wound."
The driver's voice suddenly rose: "Are you sure it doesn't want to attack us?"
Sun Mao glanced at him: "Are you doubting my professional level? I know better than you what the various reactions of the contracted beasts mean. Land!"
The driver lamented: "I should have asked for leave today!"
Sun Mao rolled his eyes at him: "I'm here, what are you afraid of? My salary is much higher than yours, would I joke with my life?"
After hearing this, the driver calmed down and landed the shuttle at the farthest point from the giant lion beast. As soon as he landed, he immediately opened the door and huddled in the driver's seat.
Xie Sen raised his foot to get out, only to find that Maine's hand was still on his waist. He turned his head, and Maine let go of his hand, reminding him: "Still be careful. "
Xie Sen nodded. If he had never come into contact with the giant lion beast, he would definitely be scared in this situation, but now, he was not afraid at all.
This was the giant lion beast that would lie down in front of him and let him play with its claws, and it was also because of him that the giant lion beast was no longer crazy.
After Xie Sen got off the shuttle, Maine and Sun Mao followed him off the shuttle.
The giant lion beast ran in front of the few people, tilted its head and stared at Sun Mao, making a dangerous warning sound in its throat.
Sun Mao took a few steps back: "It seems that it doesn't welcome me very much."
The giant lion beast looked down at Xie Sen. Xie Sen jumped up and touched its chin. It hummed softly in its throat, as if it was very aggrieved.
Xie Sen made sure that it treated him as usual, walked to its front legs, patted it, and gently pulled the mane hanging down its neck. The giant lion beast turned its head to look at it, and lay down.
Xie Sen rubbed its neck again, turned his head and said to Sun Mao: "Prepare medicine and water."
Sun Mao breathed a sigh of relief: "Let someone arrange it right away. "
Xie Sen cleaned the wound of the giant lion beast and personally took out the animal food for it to eat. During the whole process, the giant lion beast was very docile, but it was more clingy than before and always wanted Xie Sen to be close to it.
With the help of Xie Sen, Sun Mao gave the giant lion beast a full body examination. After the examination, his face was not good.
He looked at Maine: "I heard from Master Qi that you won the championship, and the money for the contracted beast has been paid by the Kes family. You can form a contract with it now."
He sighed: "Although it behaved very docilely in front of Xiao Sen, we can't ignore its previous madness. He backfired and injured his brain. His condition is very unstable. The safest and best way for it is to let it form a contract with the beast master who makes it surrender as soon as possible."
Xie Sen's heart tightened. He knew very well that Maine could not form a contract at all. His contracted beast was not a giant lion beast.
Maine glanced at Sun Mao and lowered his head: "I can't form a contract with it. "
Xie Sen's eyes widened. Maine's tone was aggrieved and frightened, which sounded really distressing.
However, this shouldn't be the case. He was obviously very excited about the changes in the contracted beast! Moreover, this tone was really not like Maine!
Sun Mao sighed heavily and patted Maine on the shoulder: "I'm really sorry for putting you in a difficult position. If you make a contract with it, Rui Luo will probably not let it go and will definitely cause trouble for you."
He said indignantly: "The Kes family is really too much! After all, your last name is Kes!"
Xie Sen: "?" "
Manager Sun, are you sure that this is the reason Maine said that the contract cannot be made?
But after thinking about it carefully, it's best for Manager Sun to think so, otherwise how to explain it?
The sudden change of the contracted beast is obvious, and it cannot be easily known to others.
"In that case," Sun Mao pondered, "I will contact the Yaben family. He is the beast master with the highest synchronization rate with the giant lion beast except for you and Rui Luo. Xie
Sen had some impression of the tall, thin young man from the Yaben family, but his understanding was incomplete. He casually rubbed the giant lion beast's neck and asked, "What kind of person is the young master of the Yaben family? Will he be kind to it?"
Sun Mao laughed and said, "Even a very bad person will be kind to the contracted beast they have made."
Xie Sen felt relieved, but then worried, "I wonder if he can make it submit."
As it turned out, Xie Sen's concerns were not unfounded.