"It's coming! The turning point is here!"
Chen Shu's body trembled as dazzling starlight appeared in the sky, descending like raindrops.
The others were also greatly shocked, hope dawning in their eyes.
The ruins had finally sensed the change!
Boom, boom, boom!
The starlight raged, fiercely striking the spatial mist. Furious roars seemed to emanate from within.
The mist retaliated in kind, the swirling white vapor transforming into a colossal beast.
Boom!
A giant claw descended, relentlessly tearing at the brilliant starlight.
The two sides were locked in battle once more!
"As expected, they are enemies..."
Chen Shu was not surprised, his eyes filled with contemplation.
Just then, the starlight spread and coalesced into a stellar giant, confronting the white mist beast before it.
As everyone watched the spectacle, faint white mist began to appear at the edge of their vision.
"What the heck?!"
Chen Shu's expression jolted. He immediately reacted and shouted loudly,
"Stop staring so deeply into each other's eyes, the house is being burgled!"
The stellar giant abruptly turned its head, instantly understanding.
It extended its right index finger, from which dazzling starlight shot out, enveloping everyone.
In the next second, spatial power surged, forcibly displacing the group.
"Roar!"
The white mist beast seized the opportunity, its giant claw slamming down, causing the stellar giant to stagger and lose countless points of starlight.
The stellar giant remained silent, a colossal axe forged from starlight appearing in its right hand.
Boom, boom, boom!
The battle between the two sides erupted instantly!
But at this moment, at the edge of the ruins, more spatial mist began to spread across the sky.
Clearly, this was the mist that had been battling the ruins earlier!
The mist was unimpeded, successfully invading the ruins and, like a virus, began to consume the sea of stars.
Roar!
The silent stellar giant also sensed this, letting out a roar towards the sky, causing the entire sea of stars to tremble.
It had not anticipated two separate streams of mist invading.
For a moment, starlight filled the air, and a new stellar giant slowly coalesced at the edge.
However, both in size and aura, it was vastly inferior to the stellar giant in the forest.
But it had no other recourse; it could only forcefully fight against two.
Although the mist within the ruins was blocked, the mist at the edge was overpowering the stellar giant.
For a time, the entire ruins began to shake violently.
Above the sea of stars,
"Huh? Such a commotion?"
Chen Shu felt the ground tremble incessantly, as if the ruins were about to collapse.
The others, whose relaxed hearts had just settled, now grew anxious again. Had the crisis not ended yet...
They could never have imagined that the ruins would fight the spatial mist; it was truly absurd beyond absurdity...
"Eh?"
Just then, Chen Shu let out a slight exclamation. Options appeared before his eyes.
[Option One: The ruins are in crisis. Use a wondrous potion to aid the offense! Completion Reward: Temporary Buff 'Perfect Disguise'! Note: Repelling the mist will greatly improve the ruins' favorability, with a chance to unlock the ruins' legacy.]
[Option Two: Pretend not to see it and make a hasty escape! Completion Reward: Giantization +1]
[Option Three: Aid the beings within the spatial mist and defeat the ruins! Completion Reward: All attributes of all three contracted spirits increased by 5%.]
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's eyes widened, his mind reeling from the sheer volume of information conveyed by the system options.
"Two sides are fighting. Either help or run..."
He stroked his chin, his mind racing with thoughts.
He had initially thought this was just an ordinary trip to the ruins, but unexpectedly, such a earth-shattering development had occurred.
Could he truly be the Conan of the beast tamer world, causing trouble wherever he went?
Just then, a string of messages appeared in everyone's minds:
[Ruin Crisis! Entrance has opened, please leave quickly!]
[Ruin Crisis! Entrance has opened, please leave quickly!]
...
In an instant, a spatial channel appeared at the center of the sea of stars, connecting to the异空间 [Aurora Ice Mountain].
"Huh?"
Everyone's expressions shifted slightly. They hadn't expected the ruins to end so prematurely.
Following this, most of them wore looks of schadenfreude.
The ruins said nothing about any rewards...
Clearly, with the situation so urgent, the rewards could not be settled either. The biggest loser, of course, was Chen Shu.
"Brother Tough Bandit..."
Andre looked towards Chen Shu, seeking his opinion.
"I'm staying. You guys leave first, don't get involved any further."
Upon hearing this information, Chen Shu made his decision instantly.
How could he easily give up the starlight power he had painstakingly cheated to obtain?
Andre quickly advised, "It's too dangerous, perhaps we should forget it!"
Neither the spatial mist nor the stellar ruins were something they could participate in; at least King-level beast tamers would be needed to make any difference.
Boom, boom, boom!
At that moment, the sea of stars churned again, and even faint white mist began to appear beneath it.
Clearly, the mist had begun to consume the ruins!
In an instant, the group no longer hesitated, and they all departed from the stellar ruins.
Andre wanted to say something, but it ultimately turned into a sigh as he left the location with his two teammates.
"Chen Shu..."
Jona looked at Chen Shu, who was alone, wanting to persuade him but not knowing what to say.
"Leave quickly. I can protect myself."
Chen Shu no longer paid attention to Jona, turning to head towards the depths of the ruins.
"..."
Jona watched his receding back, momentarily stunned into silence, completely unable to fathom Chen Shu's motives.
Could it be that he had to court death to become stronger?
A strange thought entered Jona's mind, and then she no longer hesitated, turning to leave the stellar ruins.
Thus, Chen Shu was left alone within the ruins.
"It's my turn to make an appearance!"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, various bottles and jars appearing in his hands.
He possessed teleportation potions, allowing him to forcibly traverse space and leave the ruins even if faced with a crisis.
With the capital to protect himself, Chen Shu naturally wanted to strive for the greatest profit.
The 'ruins' legacy' made his heart flutter with anticipation...