Her body swayed, her vision shrouded by a thick layer of black, on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, the Leafy Fox leapt high, its small fangs biting into Yang Yue’s hand, leaving a shallow blood mark.

The intense pain snapped Yang Yue’s sluggish mind awake. She instinctively flung the Leafy Fox aside, opening her eyes the next moment: "What’s happening?"

"Hypnosis."

Li Qing’s lips moved, her voice cold.

Yang Yue looked straight ahead—a slender figure wrapped in tactical camouflage, a mask covering the lower half of his face, with a centipede-like scar from his left eye to his jaw.

A butterfly with a deep blue base color, like a starry sky, fluttered gently beside him, its streamlined body covered with fine scales, with two silver-white antennae ending in glowing spheres.

Yang Yue’s gaze focused, she softly murmured the name of this Pet Beast: "Star-Weaving Illusion Butterfly."

Star-Weaving Illusion Butterfly, Spirit-type Pet Beast.

She had almost fainted just now, it must have been a skill cast by this Star-Weaving Illusion Butterfly—Weaving Dreams.

When the butterfly’s eyes glowed, it indicated the start of weaving dreams, possibly causing the opponent to fall into a deep sleep and experience preset dreams.

Had the Leafy Fox not bitten her in time, she would have collapsed on the ground.

Thinking of this, Yang Yue looked at the Leafy Fox she had flung away, a trace of apology flashed in her eyes.

But this wasn’t the time for apologies. Yang Yue’s eyes became resolute, she issued a command in her mind: "Cloud Fox, Wind Blade!"

"Yip!"

The Cloud Fox flicked its tail, unleashing several Sharp Wind Blades, as they came crashing continuously.

The man with the mask remained expressionless, lightly snapped his fingers.

The Star-Weaving Illusion Butterfly vibrated its wings, an invisible Spiritual Thought Wave swiftly dispersed in all directions, instantly controlling the wave of Wind Blades.

The next moment, the Wind Blades reversed direction, heading straight back towards Yang Yue and the Cloud Fox!

A light blue Spiritual Protection Shield illuminated before Yang Yue, the Cloud Fox jumped nimbly, dodging with ease.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Wind Blades struck the shield and the ground in a fierce collision.

At this moment, the Leader of the Violent Cloud Sparrow and the Shadow Owl were still battling fiercely, Li Qing commanded two small snakes to simultaneously attack the masked man.

"Your opponent is me."

A burly man as massive as a bear stepped out from behind a tree, his shiny bald head catching the eye, his strong arms decorated with meaningless tattoos.

A Monstrous Strong Monkey and a Black Flame Dog appeared on the sides, suddenly darting at the Ripple Shadow Snake and Scaly Green Snake respectively.

Chaos erupted in an instant.

But it wasn’t long before Yang Yue and Li Qing’s expressions turned grim.

Individually, as students from Yunhua Beast Taming Academy, they considered themselves far superior to average Beastmasters.

Yet...

The two opponents ahead were evidently seasoned, experienced Beastmasters.

Their Pet Beasts cooperated frequently, and their moves were unconventional, like relentless waves giving the opponents no respite, quickly putting them in a difficult position.

After all, both the Cloud Fox and Ripple Shadow Snake had just advanced to Tier Two, the former constantly restrained by the Spirit-type Star-Weaving Illusion Butterfly, the latter completely outmatched by the Monstrous Strong Monkey, being suppressed throughout.

Had it not been for the competent Leader of the Violent Cloud Sparrow, who shared much of the pressure, they’d likely have been defeated sooner.

As time passed, both Yang Yue and Li Qing’s Pet Beasts showed multiple wounds, their conditions growing increasingly dire.

"Roar!!!"

A deep roar echoed through the dense forest, a large figure ran in from a distance, its eyes ablaze with anger visible even from afar.

Yang Yue exclaimed in surprise: "Wooden Panda!"

Upon seeing the two humans who had stolen its cub last night, the Wooden Panda’s anger surged rapidly, accompanied by a furious roar, its size suddenly expanded, a terrifying aura swept forth.

Bear’s Power!!!

The arrival of the Wooden Panda immediately broke the stalemate, yet the masked man and the burly man remained calm, betraying no panic.

A large figure suddenly appeared, moving with the fierce wind, charged directly at the Wooden Panda!

"Bone-breaking War Mastiff." Yang Yue softly spoke the name of this Pet Beast. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The proud body of the Bone-breaking War Mastiff was covered in silver armor plates, its open mouth bared sharp teeth, the long tail whipped, cutting through the wind.

In an instant, the Bone-breaking War Mastiff and the Wooden Panda clashed fiercely.

Because the Wooden Panda had used [Bear’s Power], the Bone-breaking War Mastiff chose not to confront directly, but rather relied on the terrain to continuously drag the fight, whittling down the Wooden Panda’s strength.

Meanwhile,

A middle-aged man in an ordinary coat with a plain appearance slowly stepped into sight.

"Boss." The masked man and the burly man spoke simultaneously.

The middle-aged man softly acknowledged, then lifted his gaze towards Yang Yue and Li Qing, his lips curling slightly: "Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Viper Fang, formerly a construction worker."

"Now..."

"As you can see, a poacher."

As if to validate his first statement, the ground beside him suddenly collapsed, revealing a figure—resembling an armored pangolin, its back covered in layers of hardened Rock Armor, with forelimbs extending lethal claws gleaming coldly.

Hammer Mountain Beast, a construction worker’s perfect aid.

Yang Yue and Li Qing couldn’t fathom why Viper Fang was revealing this; they chose not to respond, remaining alert to unforeseen developments.

Yet the masked man and the burly man didn’t cease their attacks, becoming even more aggressive.

Before long,

Yang Yue and Li Qing’s respective Pet Beasts were thoroughly defeated, even the Leader of the Violent Cloud Sparrow fell to the ground cursing: "Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"