My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome

Chapter 139: Chapter 138: Delaying Tactics (1/3)

Thump.

The Chasing Moon Dog slammed heavily onto the desk, its body twitching lightly as crimson blood slowly flowed down the smooth mahogany surface, dripping onto the bluestone-paved ground and pooling into a blood puddle.

Anger surged in Shao Zifeng’s heart in an instant, but he quickly suppressed it; after so many incidents, he understood that no matter how angry he was inside, in the face of absolute power, it was nothing but impotent rage.

He did not wipe off the bloodstains on his face; instead, his eyes coldly observed the Nightmare Shadow Servant twisting in the shadows on the floor, his mind racing as he tried to find a way to save himself.

“Hehe, won’t you come out yet, always opposing me at every turn…” The Nightmare Shadow Servant flitted beneath the scattered pages on the floor, its voice wandering uncertainly within the room: “Don’t you want to save him, hehe…”

Whoosh.

A chill passed over him, and Shao Zifeng felt a pain in his calf. Looking down, he saw his trousers were cut, and a shallow bloody scratch on his exposed skin was oozing blood beads.

His complexion turned extremely unsightly, knowing that the room was filled with papers, and the shadows beneath them provided the Nightmare Shadow Servant the perfect conduit for attacks, as it could launch assaults from any direction in an instant as long as shadows existed.

“Hehe…” The Nightmare Shadow Servant emerged from the shadows, greedily licking its ugly ghostly claws as its eyes flashed red: “Such fine food, if you don’t come out, I might not be able to resist devouring him.”

No sooner had its words ended than the Nightmare Shadow Servant disappeared back into the shadows.

Whoosh.

A shadow flitted before his eyes, bringing with it an eerie chill that raised goosebumps all over his body. When he regained his senses, he felt warmth trickling down his cheek.

Ignoring the bleeding on his face, his eyes swept over the flickering candle flames on the walls, and an idea came to him.

Deep breath in, Shao Zifeng slowly closed his eyes and activated his empathic ability, subsequently sensing three different emotional fluctuations around him.

One of the emotional fluxes was filled with malevolence, another carried a hint of concern, and the last was fleeting and very concealed, easily overlooked if one didn’t deliberately capture it.

However, he had no mind to ponder the others at the moment, focusing all his attention on locking onto the one brimming with malevolence.

The Nightmare Shadow Servant surged out from the shadow again, seeing Shao Zifeng with closed eyes standing still, its torn mouth displaying a sinister smile: “Hehe… have you given up, rest assured, I won’t let you die so easily.”

“Here it comes!”

Sensing that malevolent emotion sweeping rapidly closer, Shao Zifeng arched an eyebrow and suddenly opened his eyes, a spark of fire flashing in his pupils as he raised his right hand, wrapped in crimson flame, tossing it toward the ground not far off.

Spurt.

A burst of firelight appeared on the ground; red flames instantly exploded on the surface, severing the connected shadows.

“Ahh!!!”

A piercing scream echoed within the room; the Nightmare Shadow Servant sprung from the nearby shadow, still with small flames burning on its spirit form, promptly wrapped in a swirling black mist, and the fireball gradually extinguished under the erosion of the dark vapor.

Shao Zifeng watched the flustered Nightmare Shadow Servant, a hint of a smile flickering at the corner of his mouth—it indeed worked. As a Ghost Body, the Nightmare Shadow Servant might be immune to most physical attacks, but when facing elemental attacks, especially fire, lightning, and light elements, the damage they sustained was significantly increased.

The crimson flames were still burning; Shao Zifeng wiped the smile from his face, closing his eyes again to lock onto the Nightmare Shadow Servant’s malevolence. He would not be so naive as to think that a single hit using Qiuqiu’s fire element would scare it off; such degree of flames would at most cause it pain.

The Nightmare Shadow Servant hadn’t killed him yet because likely it wanted to force out the third emotional master by hurting him. In other words, as long as Shao Zifeng stood still and took the beating, once a certain threshold was reached, the third emotional master might come to his rescue.

Of course, it was just a possibility.

Shao Zifeng would not entrust his and the Chasing Moon Dog’s life to this ephemeral possibility. By the time he came in, it was already past midnight. If he could just stall for time, waiting for Chen Zhenglong to come to the rescue, his chances of survival would be much greater than standing still to be bled out.

Of course, that was the most optimistic outcome. If… If the emotionally unstable Nightmare Shadow Servant were pushed into a corner, it might not even bother to play this game of attack and defense with him.

It seemed that as long as he sensed its emotions teetering on the edge of madness, he must find a way to soothe it.

“I truly underestimated you. After unleashing your full elemental abilities through Entangle, you can still use fire element multiple times,” the Nightmare Shadow Servant’s sinister voice floated around the room, trying to disrupt his judgment, unaware that as long as Shao Zifeng locked onto its emotional fluctuations, he would not be disturbed by any external factors.

“I’m coming… hehe, scared you, didn’t I?”

“I’m attacking from this side now…”

“I will kill you!!! Hehe… did that scare you this time?”

“Next, I’m going to slash the back of your hand! Hehe…”

Shao Zifeng ignored the incessant demonic whispers all around him, refusing to rashly sever the shadows just because the Nightmare Shadow Servant was weaving around him.

Because Shao Zifeng noticed that when it launched its assault, the malice would suddenly intensify, and only at that moment was the optimal time to intercept.

Watching Shao Zifeng remain unmoved, the Nightmare Shadow Servant’s heart grew increasingly irritated. It suddenly circled behind Shao Zifeng, attempting to strike.

“Over here.”

Shao Zifeng suddenly turned around, releasing a burst of crimson flame from his hand, igniting the flame on the book pages that the Nightmare Shadow Servant had to pass, once again severing the connected shadows.

“Aaaah!!!!!!! I’ll kill you!!! I’m going to kill you!!”

The Nightmare Shadow Servant howled in frustration, watching Zifeng still standing in place, its face growing more ferocious and twisted.

“Tch, about to blow a fuse so soon?”

Zifeng, sensing that the Nightmare Shadow Servant’s emotional fluctuations had suddenly become distorted and somewhat unstable, was somewhat speechless. To think that after intercepting its emotions only twice, it’s almost going crazy. Such a petty creature.

Moments later, the Nightmare Shadow Servant, with a strange laugh, retreated from Shao Zifeng’s side, “Hehe… keep blocking, why don’t you block now, hehe…”

Shao Zifeng frowned, feeling the scars on his back. Judging by the amount of blood, these injuries were a bit more serious than the previous two. If this continued, he might not last as long as he had planned.

But he couldn’t worry about that now, as Qiuqiu and the others were receiving their legacy in the companion beast space and couldn’t be relied upon for the time being.

It was unfortunate that he had been too impatient. After obtaining the Blood Bead, he had given it to them right away, leading to the situation where he didn’t even have a useful helper by his side now.

All he could do now was stall as much as possible and wait for Chen Zhenglong’s arrival—assuming, of course, that this creature wouldn’t suddenly go mad.