His expression contorted, like a specter or a ghoul!
The black figure was terrified, its soul scattered. Even though it had lost its mind and become a frenzied contracted beast, this was a fear that originated from the depths of its soul!
This contract beast, which appeared small and harmless, was even more frenzied when it became ferocious than a frenzied contracted beast!
It fought with reckless abandon, and even it was afraid of its own ferocity. The only difference was that it was backed by a human beast tamer.
The black figure was terrified and struggled to escape!
It abandoned all dignity as a frenzied contracted beast!
However, what awaited it was a cold, broken sword!
Just as Tie Tou Wa was about to mercilessly bring the broken sword down on the black figure's head, a voice interrupted him.
"Tie Tou Wa, don't kill it!"
Tie Tou Wa retracted the broken sword with a confused expression, but his anger had not subsided. It extended its hardened palm, grabbed the black figure, and then leaped out of the water, landing beside Lu Fei.
As the black figure was dragged away by Tie Tou Wa, its white bones instantly crumbled like a high-rise building after an explosion, collapsing with a roar.
"Wei?"
Tie Tou Wa looked at Lu Fei with confusion.
Lu Fei looked at the small black figure being held by the neck by Tie Tou Wa and chuckled, "We've encountered many of these so-called frenzied contracted beasts, but this one seems a bit special. All the others have lost their reason, but this one seems to have retained a sliver of clarity."
"Take it back. It might be useful to keep."
Tie Tou Wa glanced sideways at the small black figure. The little guy was still struggling, baring its teeth and maintaining its last bit of ferocity.
Tie Tou Wa raised his arm, gritted his teeth, and vented all his pent-up anger. He clenched his fist and directly pounded its head.
*Clang.*
The small black figure fainted.
Lu Fei's mouth twitched... Such a vengeful creature...
He then took out a coil of rope from his spatial ring and tightly bound the small black figure.
"Alright, next, I'll have Leng Tou She come out to treat you!"
Lu Fei thought this, but suddenly, a voice came from a distance.
"Little friend Lu Fei, please wait!"
He saw a young man and a middle-aged man running towards him.
Lu Fei was slightly taken aback, "Who are these people?"
As the two drew closer, Lu Fei squinted, feeling a sense of familiarity.
The middle-aged man in the lead smiled and said, "Little friend Lu Fei, you still recognize us, right!"
Lu Fei held up a finger, as if recalling.
He had an impression of these two, but he couldn't recall their names immediately.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "My name is Xia Qiu."
The young man added, "My name is Zhao Biao."
Lu Fei cupped his hands, his expression amiable.
Xia Qiu then said, "I didn't expect little friend Lu Fei to have such high attainments in beast taming. With a contracted beast of only level twenty-something, you managed to defeat this 'Parasitic Beast,' whose combat power, after being parasitized, is at least 400 or more."
Lu Fei frowned, "Parasitic Beast?"
"What is that?"
Xia Qiu continued, "Heh, the 'Parasitic Beast' is the contract beast you have tied up now."
Lu Fei understood, but he was also a little annoyed. Damn it, so while I was fighting, you were all watching and didn't come to help? But soon, Lu Fei secretly felt fortunate that he hadn't summoned Leng Tou She, otherwise, Leng Tou She's 'Divine Healing' skill would be in trouble if they saw it.
Seeing Lu Fei remain silent, Xia Qiu probed, "Little friend Lu Fei, what do you plan to do with this frenzied contracted beast?"
Lu Fei casually replied, "Take it back and butcher it for food. After all, it took a lot of effort to defeat it."
Xia Qiu was stunned.
"Ah?"
"But this frenzied contracted beast is said to be infected with a virus. Eating it might..."
Lu Fei was unfazed. How many frenzied contracted beasts had he eaten during this time? Starting with the 'Azure Moon Leopard,' he never felt there was anything wrong with eating these frenzied contracted beasts. He only felt that the taste was more delicious than ordinary meat.
Seeing that the other party couldn't offer any useful information, Lu Fei took his leave.
"I still have my trial missions, so I'll be going now."
Seeing Lu Fei about to leave, Xia Qiu hurriedly said, "Little friend Lu Fei, wait a moment. The frenzied contracted beasts in this forest haven't been cleared out yet, and there are likely many unknown dangers. Why don't you team up with us?"
He smiled, "You need to train, and we won't bother you. If we need to act, we'll help then."
Lu Fei's heart rejoiced, "Eh, free bodyguards?"
But then he reconsidered. If they stayed by his side all the time, he wouldn't be able to use Leng Tou She to treat Tie Tou Wa, which would significantly reduce the efficiency of his training.
Lu Fei politely smiled, "Thank you both for your kind offer, but I'm used to being alone, so I won't trouble you."
Xia Qiu and Zhao Biao exchanged a glance. Since the other party had so decisively refused, it would be excessive to force the issue. Their good intentions were not baseless. They had visited Old Drunkard's house that day and could see that this young man knew Fifth River. If they could leave a good impression on someone of such stature, it would be excellent.
However, since the other party had already refused, Xia Qiu reluctantly took a whistle from his spatial backpack.
He handed it to Lu Fei, "This is a sound transmission whistle. Its effective range is twenty kilometers. If little friend Lu Fei encounters danger, you can blow it immediately, and we will rush over as soon as we hear it."
Lu Fei took the whistle, grateful. This was a good item. If he encountered a contracted beast he couldn't handle, it might save his life.
"Thank you, Brother Zhao."
"Heh, little friend Lu Fei, you're too kind."
After some pleasantries, Lu Fei bid farewell to Xia Qiu and the others.
After Lu Fei had gone some distance, Zhao Biao whispered, "Old Qiu, shouldn't we secretly follow him? Although he knows Councillor Fifth, their relationship seems just average. Judging by his strength just now, he's extraordinary. Perhaps we can discover some of his secrets and report them to Councillor Fifth!"
"What are you saying!" Xia Qiu was uncharacteristically angry. He emphasized, "Even if he has secrets, isn't that normal? What kind of gentlemanly behavior is tracking and peeping!"
Scolded by Xia Qiu, Zhao Biao immediately deflated.
He chuckled sheepishly, "Just kidding, just kidding, hehe."
"That joke isn't funny at all. Don't make it again," Xia Qiu said earnestly, "Little Zhao, although we hire beast tamers and get paid for our services, we are fundamentally serving the people. Your mindset needs to be corrected."
Just as Xia Qiu was earnestly educating Zhao Biao, his phone rang.
Zhao Biao breathed a sigh of relief. He had experienced Xia Qiu's lecturing skills and silently thanked the caller.
Xia Qiu answered the phone, his face breaking into a smile, "Hello, Assistant Chen!"