Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 691 - 451: Little Blue Fish’s Skill Evolution
Ning Ye’s words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of Lin Chen and Lee Zhen.
"The entire Black Mountain City... disappeared?!"
Along the way, he and Lee Zhen had been chatting, hoping to stumble upon a newborn Secret Realm and gain some fortune.
Who could have imagined that the Secret Realm would appear in Black Mountain City and swallow the entire city!
Ning Ye slowly explained, "About half a month before you returned, in the middle of the night, a massive Secret Realm entrance appeared out of nowhere in the central area of Black Mountain City."
"This time, the Secret Realm appeared extremely suddenly, and... its scale was so large that it almost covered the entire central area of the city."
"The Secret Realm entrance lasted for a very short time. From its appearance to disappearing, it probably took only about half an hour."
"When many Beastmasters from nearby towns received the news and rushed over, the entrance had already closed."
"Most crucially," after a brief pause, Ning Ye emphasized with disbelief in his eyes, "it directly ’swallowed’ the entire Black Mountain City, along with all the buildings and people inside. I have never heard of such a thing happening elsewhere!"
Lin Chen frowned deeply.
Black Mountain City, not only containing the richest records of Ox-Type Spirit Beasts, which was his best hope for finding the atavistic ox skeleton, but also having friends like Xu Youzhen and Wu Ying who had once helped him.
He looked at Lee Zhen and, as expected, saw Lee Zhen’s face dark with concern, as he had a close personal friendship with Wu Ying.
"Let’s go and take a look first!"
Lin Chen said in a deep voice, without any hesitation.
Ning Ye also knew the gravity of the situation and nodded immediately.
The three, along with a team of elite members from the Monster Hunter Guild, rushed towards where Black Mountain City once stood as fast as they could.
When the familiar area came into view, even though they were mentally prepared, Lin Chen and Lee Zhen were still shocked to their core by the sight before them.
Where was Black Mountain City?
Before their eyes was nothing but an enormous crater, as if a chunk of the earth had been bitten off by something.
The entire city, along with its foundations, had disappeared into thin air.
"This..." Lee Zhen gazed at the empty crater, somewhat dazed.
Lin Chen, however, spoke:
"If only the people of Black Mountain City had gone in, it would be fine; it would be an opportunity for them."
"Patriarch Ning, there’s a discovery here!"
A Monster Hunter not far from the edge of the crater exclaimed upon finding something.
The group hurried over to see the corpse of a Beastmaster lying in the grass, seemingly killed from behind while trying to escape.
Ning Ye approached, cautiously turning the body over, and when he saw the face clearly, he was shocked:
"I... I had sent him to Black Mountain City to check the situation and see if he could gather some intel on the Secret Realm, but unexpectedly..."
His pupils constricted, his face filled with confusion and a hint of chill:
"The Secret Realm entrance had clearly been closed for half a month; there should be no danger here, so how did he die here?"
Lin Chen crouched down, carefully examining the wound, his eyes becoming sharp:
"This doesn’t look like the work of an ordinary Beastmaster."
Just then, Lin Chen noticed several other Beastmasters lingering around the crater, seemingly here to try their luck after hearing about the incredible Secret Realm.
He approached them, clasped his hands, and asked:
"Friends, do you know if anyone else came here after the Secret Realm closed? Or... did you see anything unusual?"
The Beastmasters exchanged glances, and one of them, lowering his voice with a hint of fear, said:
"Two days ago, a group indeed came, very strong; we didn’t dare to get close."
"Who were they?" Lin Chen pressed further. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"Probably... people from the Divine Race!" the person gulped, lowering his voice even more, "Their Spirit Beasts looked like... from the Divine Tiger Race!"
Another added, voice filled with anger and fear:
"They slaughtered everyone here; we arrived late, and one person had a breath left to tell us."
Divine Tiger Race!
They have been here!
And, they went in?!
.....
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen, Lee Zhen, and Ning Ye’s expressions turned extremely grim.
The Secret Realm had closed, and the Divine Tiger Race must have used Spirit Beasts with spatial abilities to enter.
But it’s disheartening to think that within Black Mountain City, there are tens of thousands of innocent citizens, as well as friends like Xu Youzhen and Wu Ying!
Being targeted by the Divine Race, the plight of those inside is likely a hundred times more perilous than simply being trapped in an unknown Secret Realm!
"Damn it!"
Lee Zhen punched a giant stone beside him.
Lin Chen also frowned.
If the Divine Race entered, the people of Black Mountain City would undoubtedly be trapped like fish in a barrel.
"If only Bai Ling were here..." Lin Chen took a deep breath.
At this point, Lee Zhen said, "Why don’t I return to South City now and try to find Bai Ling’s whereabouts?"
"It’s already too late..." Lin Chen said, "A round trip to South City takes at least twenty days; by then, the Secret Realm might have disappeared..."
Hearing this, the people from Jiuxing City also lowered their heads.
Once, Jiuxing City and Black Mountain City stood united in battle; the two cities had long become brother cities.
Unexpectedly, just then, a bubbling sound echoed in Lin Chen’s head.
"What?!"
The people were confused as to why Lin Chen was so startled, and then they saw Lin Chen summon a Spirit Beast.
It was Little Blue Fish.
Lin Chen then placed his hand on Little Blue Fish’s head, discovering to his great surprise:
[Kun Spirit Beast]
[Level: 80]
