The Girls' Little Thoughts

On the airship deck, the members of Lanzhiyuan huddled together in a chaotic mess, nervously awaiting their fate.

"This is driving me crazy! Where did they fly off to fight? We can't even see a trace of such a huge pet!"

Lu Yutang spoke for everyone: when they looked up, they could only see a thin layer of clouds in the night sky, and nothing else.

This feeling of helplessness—being caught in the middle but unable to know the inside story, only able to wait for the final outcome—tortured everyone's hearts.

Ning Xiaoman shook her head slightly and sighed with regret, "What a pity. I was hoping that if I could see the battle between the Chief and the Ultimate Beast Tamer before I died, it would be a worthwhile life."

"That's right!" Jiang Hanli, who was also in the second team, sighed and agreed.

Despite saying that, they only complained a couple of times.

At present, sitting and waiting seems to be the only option.

Just as everyone was at a loss for words, Dean Lu Yuan, who was leading the group, suddenly spoke up: "Yan Qing, I remember you had a Void-type pet beast, why isn't it running away?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Meng Yanqing.

Unlike the most numerous creature-type pets in the Beast Taming World, Void-type pets are extremely rare. Each Void-type pet is born with the unique ability to survive and traverse the void.

Beastmasters who form contracts with Void-type pets will also gain a certain degree of Void Adaptability, allowing them to stay in the Void for short periods of time.

Although Meng Yanqing couldn't take them with her, she herself could run away at any time.

However, Meng Yanqing simply sat on the deck with them and waited.

Su Wanrou also asked, "Yeah, Captain, why aren't you running?"

When Xue Youyou wasn't around, she still habitually called Meng Yanqing "Captain".

When she was just an ordinary student at Lanzhi Academy, it was Meng Yanqing who pulled her along to form the initial team with Lu Yutang, Cui Yelan, and Shen Yanqiu.

Although the five of them might not have been able to pass the audition with their abilities at the time, and Shen Yanqiu later chose to betray them and join Lin Yueyao's team, the time they spent training together in the beginning was the happiest memory buried in Su Wanrou's heart.

If Meng Yanqing hadn't recruited her into the team, she would probably be lying in bed right now, scrolling through all sorts of gossip about the Lanzhi Academy's first team's expedition.

Then, the next day, she woke up and continued to be the school beauty. A year later, she graduated as an outstanding student, found a good job, had a daughter with someone she didn't know, and eventually became an ordinary beast tamer in Lanzhi City.

That way, you won't get involved in such a terrible event.

However, Su Wanrou did not regret it. She was very happy to meet Meng Yanqing, be invited by her to form a team, get to know everyone, and finally board the airship to the City of Ten Thousand Beasts.

At this moment, reminded by Lu Yuan, Su Wanrou, who had just experienced a brush with death, belatedly remembered that Meng Yanqing still had a Void-type pet beast, the Xuanjia Heart-Protecting Lotus.

Su Wanrou immediately urged with tender eyes, "Captain, you should run! Don't worry about us. From now on, you must carry our hope with you and live on!"

However, Meng Yanqing seemed not to hear, simply sitting on the deck with her hands on the ground, silently gazing up at the sky.

Seeing this, Su Wanrou assumed that Meng Yanqing wanted to share the fate of everyone, and excitedly shouted again, "Captain!"

Meng Yanqing continued to look at the sky, without responding.

Lu Yutang, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and stopped Su Wanrou's foolish behavior. She said in an annoyed tone, "Stop yelling. Your dear captain won't run away. Right now, she's probably preparing to die for love."

"A double suicide?!" Su Wanrou gasped in shock, her pupils dilating in disbelief.

So, her beloved captain and Xue Youyou's relationship has developed to this point?!

In just two short weeks?

And most importantly, why does Lu Yutang know this, but she doesn't?

Could it be that there's already a secret group within the team that she doesn't know about?!

Thinking of this, Su Wanrou felt a pang of heartbreak.

So, without them even realizing it, their close relationship had gradually deteriorated, and they were no longer the people who could talk about anything with each other...

The others on deck, upon hearing the juicy gossip about Meng Yanqing, all perked up their ears and involuntarily craned their necks to get closer.

Even facing imminent death, nothing could dampen people's enthusiasm for gossiping.

Just as they were waiting for the next development in the gossip, Luo Yan, who had been sitting alone to the side since earlier, suddenly let out a strange cry: "Ah—!"

It startled everyone.

"What happened?"

They all turned to look at the girl who had an extremely low profile.

She summoned her fully-formed mechanical pet, Truth Machine, and was fiddling with something by herself.

The True Omnic is a slowly rotating icosahedron constructed of deep-space black alloy. Each facet has breathtakingly precise etched circuits that flow with a nebula-like, ever-changing blue-gold light as it "thinks".

Each vertex of the icosahedron is suspended by a highly precise compound eye lens module. These "eyes" can be opened or closed, and the number of "eyes" that are open represents the amount of computing power invested in a particular problem.

At this moment, all twelve vertices and twelve "eyes" of the Truth Machine are open, signifying that it is now operating at full power, concentrating all its computing power on the immediate matter at hand.

Luo Yan's next words surprised everyone.

Luo Yan's face lit up with excitement, as if she had seen something, and she shouted, "They're going to start fighting!"

Upon hearing this, even Meng Yanqing, who had been lost in her own world, abruptly turned around and asked in surprise, "Luo Yan, you can see their battle?"

Luo Yan immediately nodded and said, "Yes, it seems that because the life auras of the Divine Era Snow Woman and the Evil Moon Immortal Wanderer canceled each other out by more than half, the Truth Intelligence Machine was able to barely capture the image!"

"I'll have the Truth Machine project the image now! Everyone, come and watch!"

Upon hearing this, everyone lost their interest in gossiping and gathered around Luo Yan.

Even the sweetest melon can't compare to watching people fight, especially a major battle that concerns their very fate.

Soon, the Truth Machines, having received Luo Yan's order, emitted a "buzzing" electrical sound, and then all twelve eyes simultaneously emitted beams of light, which superimposed and converged in mid-air to form a huge square light screen.

On the screen, the Goddess of the Snow Maiden and the Demon Moon Immortal were locked in a standoff.

Oh ho ho, that's an exaggeration~

I didn't expect to find this!

Everyone became excited upon seeing this.

Any battle involving an ultimate beast tamer is something an ordinary person would boast about for a lifetime if they witnessed it even once, let alone the fact that the one fighting against the ultimate beast tamer is someone they know well, Xue Youyou!

Just smash it to pieces!

At this moment, Cui Yelan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, poured cold water on the situation, saying, "Although Xue Youyou's Divine Era Snow Woman is very strong, it's still wishful thinking to think she can defeat an Ultimate-level being."

As soon as he finished speaking, many people glared at Cui Yelan.

They all wanted to live and were counting on Xue Youyou to win. Saying such things at this time would make anyone who didn't know better think that Cui Yelan was on the other side.

Even Lin Yueyao looked at Cui Yelan with a strange expression.

Could this guy also be an informant planted in Lanzhi Courtyard by the organization?

The Holy Maiden didn't tell her that either.

Only Meng Yanqing and a few others who were relatively familiar with Cui Yelan's personality understood that this was just a typical outburst of irrational personality.

Cui Yelan has triggered the underlying code of contradicting others again.

However, before Meng Yanqing could even speak up to explain for Cui Yelan, Ning Xiaoman retorted angrily, "Not necessarily! Look at the size of the Yuki-onna from the Divine Era; she's grown so much larger than before, almost three times the size of the opponent's ultimate form. She seems like she could put up a fight!"

Seeing this, Cui Yelan became even more enthusiastic: "A pet's strength isn't just determined by its size. That's an ultimate form! Do you understand what that means?"

Seeing that the two were about to continue arguing, Lu Yutang, who was closer to Cui Yelan, couldn't stand it anymore. She went over and slapped Cui Yelan, telling him to shut up.

To everyone's surprise, Cui Yelan immediately quieted down and obediently shut up.

Meng Yanqing, who was watching from the side, clicked her tongue in amazement.

Strangely enough, when Cui Yelan gets stubborn, she doesn't listen to anyone, not even Meng Yanqing. Yet she only obeys Lu Yutang.

It has to be you, Da Yutang~

Meng Yanqing silently gave Lu Yutang a thumbs up, thinking it was great.

After this little incident, everyone immediately focused their attention back on the screen.

High above the heavens.

The battle between the Goddess of the Snow Maiden and the Evil Moon Immortal has officially begun!