Chapter 75: Fury and Rescue

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A sudden ape-like black monster materialized, its razor-sharp fangs and claws bared with savage glee as it lunged at the defenseless “lambs” huddled inside the office.

It shrieked in ear-piercing fury, its claws slashing mercilessly, beginning a brutal massacre.

Within seconds, the unlucky few closest to the Prison Beast were torn to shreds before they could even react. Drenched in blood, the creature appeared even more vile and ferocious.

The very phones they had used to check on their families had just become the medium for their final farewells.

Everyone in the office instantly recognized the horror before them, but none had expected the monster from the news to appear at their doorstep so soon.

“Prison Beast! Run!”

A woman’s scream, torn from the depths of her soul, sent the crowd into a panic. They stampeded toward the door.

Having learned of the Prison Beast’s terror through the news, fleeing became their only thought. Fighting meant certain death; escape offered a sliver of hope.

But one person was different.

While everyone else chose to run, Chen Xueyu stood his ground, a fruit knife clutched firmly in his hand, facing the Prison Beast. He ignored the insurmountable gap in their strength.

For Chen Xueyu now, his heart was a maelstrom of grief, rage, and a burning desire for revenge.

Besides, the exit was blocked by the fleeing crowd.

With no way out, he might as well fight to the death!

Since death was certain, he’d make that bastard pay!

“Aaaargh!”

With that thought, Chen Xueyu charged at the Prison Beast, knife raised, his posture that of a man marching to a heroic death.

The Prison Beast stared at the fearless creature rushing toward it and raised its claws, meeting the charge as if to say, “Just what I wanted.”

After all, for this Prison Beast, its mission here was this very human. If he came willingly, all the better.

But strictly speaking, the Prison Beast’s target wasn’t Chen Xueyu himself, but the necklace on his chest that flickered with azure light. The dense spiritual energy within was what it truly sought to destroy.

Unfortunately, blinded by rage, Chen Xueyu didn’t notice his necklace, nor did he remember what Bishika had told him.

Just as Chen Xueyu was about to be slaughtered like an ant daring to stop a chariot, many who had paused to watch at his yell shut their eyes, unwilling to witness the impending bloodbath.

In the instant the Prison Beast’s blood-red claws were about to crush Chen Xueyu’s head like a watermelon,

suddenly,

countless azure feathers materialized around the Prison Beast without warning.

The next second, a flash of blue light, and the feathers vanished as mysteriously as they had appeared.

But they also took the Prison Beast’s life.

The creature’s body was riddled with countless holes. Tiny blue flames began to spark around the punctures, then suddenly erupted, engulfing the Prison Beast and reducing it to a pile of ash.

Strangely, despite the terrifying flames, no one present felt any heat.

How miraculous!

Those who hadn’t managed to flee stared in bewilderment.

But the next moment, they realized the crisis was over!

Though they had no idea what happened, just as they prepared to celebrate their narrow escape, a tremor shook them from the depths of their souls.

The next second, darkness claimed them, and one by one, they collapsed unconscious.

In an instant, only Chen Xueyu remained standing in the office, dazed, staring at the ash pile, still gripping the fruit knife.

“Are you an idiot!” Bishika’s furious voice suddenly came from behind him.

Hearing that familiar voice, Chen Xueyu snapped out of his stupor over the Prison Beast’s death and the lingering sense of survival.

He said despondently, “Cousin is dead… Cousin… she… she… I’ll never see her again!”

“Then you f*cking think throwing your life away is the answer?! Did you forget everything I taught you?! She’s dead—do you want to join her?! Get a grip!”

“But she was my cousin!!! And she was so good to you! Don’t you feel… sad?!”

Stung by Bishika’s words, Chen Xueyu spun around abruptly.

But just as he was about to vent his grief in a loud wail,

unexpectedly,

he was met with Bishika’s furious, stern face and a fist the size of a steamed bun.

“Pang!”

As the fist made intimate contact with his face, Chen Xueyu was sent flying, crashing into the wall and knocked unconscious.

‘I don’t know how to comfort people,’ Bishika muttered inwardly.

Sensing Chen Xueyu’s imminent loss of control, she felt utterly at a loss. Throughout her long life, others had comforted her; she had never had to comfort anyone else.

She truly didn’t know how to face someone heartbroken.

So she simply knocked him out and let him cool down naturally.

‘Hmm? More?’

Sensing several Prison Beasts rapidly approaching outside, Bishika’s face twisted in disgust. With a slight flap of her wings, a dense, invisible wind blade silently drifted toward the reckless creatures.

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Of course, Bishika wasn’t completely unaffected by the death of Chen Xueyu’s cousin. Thinking of the gentle older sister who always fed her cake, she felt a touch of sadness.

But not like Chen Xueyu.

On one hand, she had only known the deceased briefly. On the other hand, in Bishika’s long life, too many companions and relatives had left her, to the point of numbness. That woman was just one among many.

Comforting herself like this made it a little easier.

Even if she had wanted to save the cake-making sister, by the time she noticed, it was already too late.

Honestly, Bishika now deeply regretted it. Because of the Mother Goddess’s barrier, she had been too lazy to arrange her own perception barrier around Blue Star. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so passive now.

She looked up at the sky, sensing the Prison Beasts wreaking havoc on Blue Star. A new doubt and solemnity crept into her heart.

How did these Prison Beasts sneak over without a sound? What were the patrols doing?

And the Eastern Realm Beasts hadn’t reacted either…

What the hell is going on?

Could it be those fools’ doing again…

No choice.

For now, she could only hope Lin Ling would quickly finish off those Prison Beasts and return to Blue Star. Relying on a group of sixth-order pets and a single seventh-order wouldn’t hold out much longer.

Though Bishika wanted to help, she was powerless. As soon as the incident began, Kasuo had strongly forbidden her from interfering. If Bishika acted, it would mean openly violating the Creator’s three-year non-interference rule. Especially now that the barrier was broken, countless external perceptions had silently infiltrated Blue Star.

If her actions on Blue Star were discovered, it would bring considerable trouble to the Tianyu Clan. So Bishika had to act covertly; saving Chen Xueyu had already taken considerable risk.

‘f*cking outer realms invade, and these guys still obsess over a single rule…’

With that thought, Bishika walked slowly to Chen Xueyu’s side.

“Such a smart person, yet he loses his mind when angry. Forgets everything he’s told.” Looking at the necklace on his chest, she crouched down and muttered, “Didn’t I say the necklace would flash blue when you’re in danger to notify me? Activating the teleportation array on it is so simple, I wouldn’t have needed to come specially.”

Ah, really, she didn’t know what to say to him.

Originally, Bishika didn’t need to come personally. But just now, through the necklace, she had sensed that the protective spiritual energy Lin Ling left in Chen Xueyu’s body had suddenly vanished. That was why she rushed over, risking exposure.

“The protective spiritual energy has been withdrawn. Looks like Xiao Qi is getting serious.”

Murmuring to herself, Bishika looked up at the sky. In her azure pupils, the battle between Lin Ling and the Heavenly Prison Beast was clearly reflected.

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