"Hmm-"

A ray of golden sunlight streamed through the bowl-sized fence window.

Dust floats in the beam.

Li Changan, who was covering his head, opened his tired eyes, and his chaotic and confused vision gradually became clear.

What catches your eye is the clean white wall and the medical lamps hanging from it.

Li Changan, who gradually regained consciousness, also smelled a pungent smell of disinfectant.

Infirmary?

An infirmary underground?

Suddenly.

"Jingle bell—"

Suspended in mid-air, the creature that resembles a piece of bamboo but has extremely smart eyes floats towards him as a curious baby.

Spirit Beast!

Seeing this little thing, Li Changan suddenly became excited.

The events of last night, the scenes that I had experienced, flashed through my mind again and again.

The body subconsciously tensed and wanted to sit up.

"Shhhh

But as the muscles tensed, the sudden tingling pain seemed to come from every muscle in his body, constantly stimulating his nerves.

It was only a short breath that sweat soaked his clothes again.

"Be honest!"

Suddenly, a cold, slender palm reached over, pressed his forehead, and pressed him directly back to the bed.

Then.

Li Changan finally calmed down slowly, and his body, which was generally stiff under stress conditions, slowly weakened.

Looking at the owner of the hand, it was a girl wearing a white coat and a mask that covered most of her face.

A pair of light blue eyes looked at Li Changan with a little curiosity.

"Jingle bells."

The bamboo spirit beast that was suspended in mid-air before seemed to be frightened, and hid behind the girl, secretly aiming at him.

It was only now that Li Changan finally recalled the information of this spirit beast.

[Name]: Hanging bamboo

[Attribute]: Pale

[Race Potential]: Negative Grade

[Racial Skill]: Healing Drain, Bamboo Element, Bamboo Leaf......

[Strength]: Unknown

[Introduction]: Very small bamboo spirit animal, the leaves that grow on its body have high nutritional value, and the pleasant sound music made by ringing it is refreshing, and it has the effect of relieving injuries and promoting physical recovery.

A spirit animal with a certain healing power.

Coupled with the room he was in, the smell of disinfectant water, and the girl in the white coat in front of him, Li Changan was almost sure that he should have been rescued.

In last night's battle, he finally dragged the black-robed man desperately, allowing Ran Jianyu to kill the other party.

"I'm sorry."

Li Changan said a little embarrassed.

As he apologized, the door opened.

The tall woman who walked in was none other than Ran Swordfish, who appeared in time to save his life last night.

The Soul Master of the Mighty Rock Wolf.

"Bamboo, how's it going?"

Ran Jianyu first glanced at Li Changan, who was sweating profusely on the bed, and then looked at the girl in a white coat and asked.

"Sister Yu."

Bai Zhu greeted lightly, glanced at Li Changan, and put down half of the materials before saying:

"Very weak."

Li Changan: "......"

Do you want to be so direct?

"But there are no fatal injuries, but the muscle strain is serious, and it is estimated that I will have to walk with a limp in a short time."

Hearing this, Ran Swordfish nodded.

"I'll talk to him."

Bai Zhu didn't ask much, took off the white coat and hung it on the wall, revealing his fashionable outfit, and walked out of the room without looking back.

"Tell me about yesterday."

Ran Jianyu didn't talk nonsense, pulled a chair and sat next to Li Changan's bed.

Yesterday's thing......

Li Changan's expression stiffened slightly.

He came into the world yesterday in a daze, opened his eyes and found himself running, and then all he thought about was how to get out of that situation, and he didn't have time to think about anything else.

However, the memories in his mind almost made him connect the whole process.

"I ...... yesterday"

Then, while reminiscing, he recounted the whole process.

Last night, he and two other teaching assistants of Professor Yan Fuchun held the funeral.

Everything would have gone well.

For some reason, he suddenly heard a whisper in his ear, and then his body began to run out uncontrollably.

"That's the power of instigating attribute spirit beasts." Ran swordfish said.

Li Changan nodded, he also guessed.

"That's pretty much it. You should know the rest of the story. ”

After speaking, Li Changan looked at Ran Jianyu and couldn't see anything on her face.

Noticing Li Chang'an's gaze, Ran Swordfish glanced at him with a flat look.

Those light brown apricot eyes were sparkling and full of wisdom.

In a calm tone, he said as if telling the truth:

"The psychological quality is good."

From Li Changan's statement, it can be heard that he has accepted what happened yesterday.

Coupled with his performance last night, in the face of the calmness of the powerful spirit master, he even dared to fight back as an ordinary person.

The most important thing is that it is not a reckless man who fights back, but really finds the flaws of the other party.

The flaw of the other party's contempt.

These can be seen that he has a good psychological quality.

Li Changan was stunned and smiled helplessly: "Really? ”

After a short pause, Li Changan asked:

"By the way, who was that person yesterday?"

"I don't know for the time being, but I still need to investigate." Ran Swordfish said bluntly.

"Don't know?"

"What he is looking for should be related to Professor Yan Fuchun."

In fact, Li Changan knew that what the black-robed man was looking for was the black leather manual.

It's just that.

Now the manual had somehow crept into his mind.

You can't just say that what the other person is looking for is in your head, right?

If you don't know, Ran Swordfish will cut off his head.

I don't know how to answer the occasion.

Boom Boom –

The room shook suddenly, accompanied by a dull roar.

Ran Swordfish frowned.

"Earthquake?"

Li Changan grabbed the edge of the bed and hurriedly asked.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.

This sudden shaking gave him a certain amount of reaction time to think about Ran Swordfish's words.

Ran Swordfish shook his head.

"It's fine. Do you know what he's looking for? ”

Li Changan pursed his lips, trying to control his tone, revealing a puzzled expression.

"He's looking for something?"

Ran Swordfish's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at him deeply.

The two fell silent.

After a long while, Ran Swordfish spoke again.

"Then you shouldn't know that Li Yong and Xie Fei, who are also Professor Yan's assistant professors, were all killed last night."

Well?!

Hearing this, Li Changan's eyes widened suddenly, his face full of disbelief.

A trace of bone-chilling coldness spread from the tail bone to the whole body, and the whole person was like falling into an ice cellar.

If Ran Swordfish hadn't appeared, if he hadn't obtained that black leather manual, if he hadn't used the power of the manual.......

Maybe now he has become a cold corpse lying in the morgue.

Li Changan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a while.

Thundered!!

Only the dull roar reappeared.

And the shaking was more pronounced and violent than the one that had just occurred.

Ran Swordfish's face sank, stood up, and strode towards the door.

Left a sentence.

"Wait a minute."

Looking at her back as she walked away quickly, Li Changan didn't say anything.

After a short pause, he slowly closed his eyes.

The next moment.

In his sight, which should have been pitch black, a black leather manual appeared at times blurry, sometimes clear.

He had fainted last night when he realized that the book had run into his head, and he had no time to ponder.

It was also the first time he had taken a closer look at the mysterious manual.

In a trance.

Li Changan, who was staring at the book cover, found that a line of text slowly emerged on the black leather manual.

"We survived, not because we were smarter, but because we were more brutal."

More...... Atrocious?

I didn't feel anything after reading it for the first time, but when I thought about it carefully, I felt inexplicably hairy in my heart, and a wave of fear surged uncontrollably into my heart.

Followed by.

Li Chang'an's spirit was in a trance for a short time, and a strange flow of information was injected into his mind.

Although there was no more text content, let alone picture information, Li Changan felt that he had a clearer understanding of his ability to adjust the efficiency value of the psychic mouse skill last night.

I have some understanding of how to use this ability.

and the limitations of using this ability.

And this strange feeling, it's like...... It seems like.......

"Soul Stigma!"

Li Changan muttered in his heart.

Every Soul Master, the moment they become a Spirit Master, has a very small probability of awakening their own talent, which is the so-called "Soul Stigma", an almost instinctive ability.

The existence of "soul stigma" can be awakened, which is rare.

But the problem is, he hasn't even become a spirit master yet!

Is this what the Black Leather Manual is really capable of?

Bestow "Soul Stigmata"?

Thundered!!

Again.

Before Li Changan tried to open the black leather manual, the shock came again.

And compared to the previous two, the vibration was louder and clearer.

Meantime.

He also heard what seemed to be a noise outside the door.

Why does it seem that there are still fights?

It couldn't have been the black-robed man's accomplice knocking on the door last night, right?

Thinking of this, Li Changan suddenly became excited.

Hesitate a little.

Gritting his teeth and trembling, he sat up, stepped out of bed, and slowly approached the door.

The cacophony grew clearer.

"Jingle bell—"

The ethereal and melodious sound of the hanging bamboo comes from far and near.

Look out the door.

The bamboo-like spirit beast hovered in mid-air, gently swaying its body, and the invisible sound waves had the charm of soothing emotions and soothing body and mind.

"Caracal wolf, command! Forbidden here! ”

Meantime.

Ran Swordfish commanded her powerful rock wolf, and the voice of command followed.

Whew—

A giant brown wolf howls in the sky, and its strange rhythm carries a bit of domineering and unmistakable toughness.

Is there really a fight?

Cautiously walked out of the door and appeared in front of me.

But it's a huge iron fence.

A black metallic iron rod the thickness of his arm.

And the targets of Ran Swordfish's caracal wolf and Bai Zhu's hanging bamboo seem to be inside the fence.

"Sister Yu, this guy is so grumpy."

Dressed in a trendy white bamboo, it seemed that he was commanding a spirit beast, and his face was slightly flushed.

Ran Swordfish locked his eyebrows and did not speak.

Li Changan, who was watching from afar, suddenly noticed that the fence seemed to be ......

Click-

At the junction between the fence and the wall, rubble bursts out.

"It's going to collapse!"

Seeing this, Li Changan was suddenly startled, and he couldn't care so much and hurriedly reminded him.

The contents of this metal fence don't seem simple.

Ran Swordfish and Bai Zhu, the two spirit masters, commanded their spirit beasts, but they were unable to suppress them.

Once the fence collapses, the contents escape, and it is not known what kind of threat it is.

Hearing this, Ran Jianyu and Bai Zhu seemed quite calm, but Bai Zhu looked back at him with a little curiosity and amusement.

The next moment.

Click!!

The junction between the fence and the wall was completely broken.

But it did not collapse directly as Li Changan expected.

On the contrary, from the break of the fence, a few barbed thorns as black as ink were quickly shot out.

And with the appearance of these thorns, the movement in the fence is significantly smaller.

Seeing this scene, Li Changan reacted.

He rubbed his nose a little embarrassedly, smiling with a little embarrassment.

"It turned out to be a thorn cage."

[Name]: Thorn Cage

[Attribute]: Order

[Race Potential]: Negative Grade

[Race Skill]: Unknown

[Strength]: Unknown

[Introduction]: A natural restraining person of order. The offensive ability is lacking, but the defensive ability is far superior to that of the same spirit beast. However, don't take its lack of offensive ability lightly, once you enter it, the danger is immeasurable!

I really didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary metal fence was actually a spirit beast.

Under the "order" of the Ran Swordfish Caracal Wolf, the unknown existence inside it is restricted together.

He's worrying about it.

Thought again.

The three spirit beasts shot together, what was locked up inside?

Rumble!!

But just when Li Changan thought he was stable and was curious about what was being held inside, a violent roar broke out again in the thorn cage.

Bai Zhuqiao, who was still smiling a little, had a flat face, and Ran Jianyu's eyes flashed, as if he had expected this situation.

"It's going to make a last stand."

Then she seemed to think of something, and the corner of her eye swept Li Changan behind her.

The thought moved.

"Li Changan, come here to help."

Help?

Li Changan was stunned.

Bai Zhu, who also heard this, was also stunned.

An ordinary person, help?

But Sister Yu won't talk about it casually.

It's just that this makes Bai Zhu more curious about Li Changan.

At the signal of Ran Swordfish, Li Changan cautiously came to the front.

He had seen the caracal rock wolf of Ran Swordfish, and he had seen the hanging bamboo of Bai Zhu just now, but it was the first time he had seen such a special spirit beast as this thorn cage.

It's even less clear what exactly is locked inside the fence.

There is always a layer of white fog wrapped in it, and it is not real.

"How can I help?" Li Changan couldn't help but ask.

"Caracal wolf, cage restraint."

Ran Swordfish patted the back of the caracal true wolf, turned his head to Li Changan and said:

"It's like you did to psychic rats yesterday."

What do you do to psychic mice?

Bai Zhu's eyes scrutinized.

What did he do to psychic mice?

Li Changan didn't care about Bai Zhu, just looked at the thorn cage again and squinted his eyes hesitantly.

Soon, on the pitch-black metal fence of the thorn cage, a pair of slightly dull eyes were found.

I saw a few small lines of text.

[Name]: Thorn Cage

[Endeavor]: 20

(Confinement): 15

(Ironbind): 3

(flogging): 2

[Efficiency]: 35

(Confinement): 14

(Ironbind): 10

(flogging): 11

Just looking at the strength and efficiency values, this thorn cage is much stronger than the psychic rat from yesterday.

Bang!!

And just as Li Changan was observing the value of the thorn cage, the fences suddenly made a muffled sound, and the fences continued to expand and bend, as if they could break at any time.

"Quick!"

Seeing this, Ran Swordfish said in a deep voice.

Li Changan didn't dare to hesitate any longer.

The value that should be embodied should still be reflected.

At the very least, he still needs Ran Swordfish and the others to help determine the identity of the black-robed man, and whether he will be attacked again in the future.

Under the light of Yu Ran's swordfish's caracal wolf, Li Changan hurriedly stepped forward.

Grab the fence of the thorn cage.

The information from the previous black leather manual flashed through my mind.

One of the conditions: You must come into contact with the spirit animal to use it.

Before you have time to feel the coldness of your hand, you immediately try to adjust the efficiency value of the Thorn Cage.

As the efficiency of the Thorn Cage changes, the efficiency of the "Imprison" skill continues to rise, and the efficiency of the "Iron Bind" and "Whiplash" skills decreases rapidly.

Li Changan could clearly feel a slight tingling pain in his head.

Condition 2: When adjusting the value of the spirit beast, you need to bear a certain amount of pressure, which will consume the 'soul' of the spirit master.

Moreover, Li Changan also clearly felt that his stinging sensation was more obvious than the stinging sensation when adjusting the psychic mouse.

Condition 3: The stronger the spirit beast, the higher the difficulty of adjustment.

The thorn cage is not a little stronger than the psychic mouse.

When he adjusted the efficiency value of the "Confinement" skill of the Thorn Cage, he was already sweating profusely, and his temples were protruding.

Condition 4: The higher the adjusted value, the greater the cost.

Buzz –

Immediately, I saw that the curved fences of the thorn cage slowly returned to a straight shape under the slight trembling.

The movement in the cage finally became smaller.

Li Changan looked down at his hands, and while gasping, his eyes gradually brightened.

Unlike yesterday's haste and all-or-nothing bets.

This use of the ability gave him more understanding and ideas.

Witness the whole process.

Ran Swordfish showed an expression of "sure enough".

But the first time I saw Bai Zhu, he was not so calm.

With a deep sense of surprise, he said:

"That's it, the 'imprisonment' of B-level proficiency?"

Bai Zhu looked at Ran Swordfish inquiringly.

After making sure that the guy in the thorn cage was really safe, Ran Swordfish exhaled and said:

"It's the Soul Stigmata: Enhanced."

She wasn't sure before, but now that she saw it again, she finally confirmed it.

"Soul Stigmata: Enhanced?!"

Bai Zhu blinked twice, looked at Li Changan, and then looked at the thorny cage that gradually subsided.

"But, isn't his spirit beast also able to strengthen?"

What is it?

It's hanging!

There's a hanging!