Chapter 54: Don’t Believe Anyone
“Classmate, which school are you from! You can actually defeat a Ghost-faced Spider and a Sky-reaching Moth, you’re truly amazing!”
After taking the food brought by Song Tiantian, the few girls gradually recovered their strength.
They were unwilling to stay any longer in this eerie and terrifying place.
Supporting each other, they followed behind Song Tiantian, talking as they walked.
“Dr. Bai recommended me to come here. I am Dr. Bai’s assistant.”
“Dr. Bai, is that Dr. Bai from the Bai Family?”
The girls’ eyes instantly lit up.
“I don’t know which Dr. Bai it is. He’s the boss of our Pet Beast Center. His full name is Bai Wumeng!”
This was the name Song Tiantian saw on a thesis. She thought this should be Dr. Bai’s name, but everyone called him Dr. Bai, so she had also gotten used to calling him Dr. Bai.
“It really is him! You’re his assistant, no wonder you’re so powerful and came here alone.”
“Dr. Bai is indeed very powerful, and he’s also very good to his subordinates.”
Song Tiantian echoed a few words and then planned to leave.
The girls also knew Song Tiantian didn’t want to stay with them, so they didn’t force her. They decided to stick together. Their Pet Beasts were severely injured, some had already died tragically, their foundations were greatly damaged, and they were also poisoned.
They just enthusiastically exchanged names with Song Tiantian, promising to treat her to a meal after they got out.
Song Tiantian didn’t just abandon them and leave. Instead, she asked them to choose one person, and she would help that person contract a Pet Beast before leaving.
With one Pet Beast, they could also possess the strength to protect themselves. The Spiritual Energy here was abundant, and there were many Spiritual Plants. They could still recover some of their foundation, and there was hope of breaking through to become a Three-star Beast Tamer.
Just before leaving, the leading girl warned Song Tiantian: “Never trust anyone here, not even acquaintances, especially men. This is another world, and some people’s foundations cannot be repaired. They might never be able to leave here in this lifetime.
Their minds have long been twisted. Some men just want to be local emperors here, wishing others would be crippled like them.”
Song Tiantian never expected that such wicked people would exist.
Looking at these female students, although the strength of the Ghost-faced Spider and the Sky-reaching Moth was good, they weren’t that strong. It was a bit strange that they could capture so many people, and all of them were female students.
After all, she had been walking alone here for so long and hadn’t encountered a single person.
After bidding farewell to the girls, Song Tiantian continued on her route to find the Hell Ghost Vine.
“Tiantian!”
“You’re Brother Niu!”
After the Song Family improved, Song Tiantian broke through to become a Two-star Beast Tamer and obtained the original body’s memories.
Song Niu, like Song Tiantian, was from Song Family Village. They all played together in the village when they were young. Father Song only bought a house in the city in recent years.
Song Niu often played with the original body when they were children.
Later, she heard that Song Niu had been admitted to university, and after that, he rarely returned.
She never expected to meet Song Niu here today.
“Tiantian, I didn’t expect to meet you here. You were intelligent since you were a child, I knew you would definitely get into university. I didn’t expect you to come here in your first year. You’re too amazing, becoming a Two-star Beast Tamer so quickly.”
“It’s all luck. I didn’t get into university. I work at the Pet Beast Center, and my unit happened to have a spot, so I came. It was good luck.”
“Judging by your appearance, you haven’t contracted a second Fierce Beast yet, have you? You must have come here to contract a second Fierce Beast.”
“Brother Niu is indeed smart. Fierce Beasts outside are too expensive. My first Fierce Beast is just an Iron-eating Beast. Although it’s dangerous here, there are plenty of opportunities to contract a more powerful Fierce Beast.”
As Song Tiantian spoke, she secretly observed Song Niu.
There wasn’t a single Pet Beast by Song Niu’s side.
Moreover, she hadn’t heard any news from Song Niu in all these years.
If Song Niu were very powerful and had become a Two-star Beast Tamer, his parents would definitely have boasted about it back home.
But they didn’t. Song Tiantian hadn’t heard any rumors from home.
Song Niu would definitely not be so low-key. Therefore, there was another possibility: Song Niu had been here for a long time.
Hearing Song Tiantian’s words, Song Niu’s eyes reddened, and he sighed slightly: “Pet Beasts are only affordable for the rich. It’s too difficult for children from ordinary families; we can only risk our lives. I also chose to come here because I couldn’t afford a Pet Beast.
My parents worked the land their whole lives, and the savings they accumulated are not even enough for a Pet Beast’s food rations for a few days, let alone buying a Pet Beast.”
“Isn’t that the truth?”
Song Tiantian agreed.
“Tiantian, don’t go further. There’s a very powerful Fierce Beast ahead, you’re no match for it. Hurry and leave!”
Song Niu suddenly whispered to Song Tiantian.
He deliberately blocked Song Tiantian’s path.
And ahead was the final direction pointed to by the White Lotus leaf.
Song Tiantian knew that the Hell Ghost Vine should be in that direction.
“Brother Niu, just as you said, the money our parents worked hard for their whole lives isn’t enough for a Pet Beast to eat a few bites.
To make money, you have to risk your life. No matter which Secret Realm it is, it’s very dangerous.
I know there’s a very powerful Fierce Beast ahead, but I have to go. If I die, then it’s my fate. I have to take a chance, otherwise, I’ll only be at the bottom my whole life, and my children will also be at the bottom in the future.”
Song Niu looked at Song Tiantian with some surprise. He didn’t stop her.
He stood in place, watching Song Tiantian’s back gradually disappear.
Back then, he thought the same way. Now.
Times have changed.
After Song Tiantian left, Song Niu clutched his chest, a sharp pain making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
“Lord Ghost-faced Spider, I’ve already tried my best to keep this woman here, but she doesn’t believe me. She insists on going to her death, and I really can’t stop her!”
It’s better to live a miserable life than to die.
Humans can contract Pet Beasts, and Fierce Beasts can also control humans in return.
The Spiritual Power and Vital Energy within Song Niu were continuously being absorbed by the Ghost-faced Spider.
This was the cycle he had experienced over the years: accumulating Spiritual Power to restore Vital Energy, then supplying it for the Ghost-faced Spider to consume. Relying on the Ghost-faced Spider’s protection, he had survived in the Secret Realm for many years.
If only his Pet Beast hadn’t died back then.
If only he had been more cautious back then.
But there were no “ifs”!
Song Niu didn’t know the meaning of his own existence, but when he saw the rich young masters, his dark side grew stronger.
He wanted more people to become like him.
However, when facing Song Tiantian, who was from his hometown, someone who had finally managed to escape, he felt a trace of reluctance.
