Chapter 44: Void Funeral!

“So powerful…”

Songyue’s eyes sparkled with admiration, tinged with an indescribable sense of worship, especially when he suddenly appeared as if from a fairy tale, at the moment of a life-threatening crisis. Hidden for years, her instinctive admiration for strength blossomed in that instance, spreading quickly through her heart.

The other two hadn’t noticed at all that their home had been invaded.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the battle raged on, the garbage dump was left in shambles. Little Spider, with her vitality bubbles sustaining her stamina, kept kiting her opponent.

The weakness of the Blood Frenzied Hyena was also exposed. Without a continuous supply of fresh blood, its heart, which originally empowered it, began to gradually stop supplying the madness-inducing blood, and the activity of its tentacles also significantly declined.

If things continued this way, once the heart ran out of nutrients, it might even turn to devour the essence of its own flesh and blood, like a special kind of parasite. When resources were abundant, it was a symbiotic relationship, but when scarce, it would turn on its host—cruel and realistic.

“Little Spider’s physique is still too weak. Against a powerful melee opponent, she can only dodge. It looks like we need to find a strength-enhancing skill for her,” Lu Yu thought as he watched Little Spider constantly dodge.

Typically, beast masters wouldn’t cultivate their pets to excel in all areas. First, because they didn’t have the energy, and second, because the pets’ potential was limited, which might eventually amount to nothing.

Therefore, most beast masters would choose one or two aspects to develop. For example, beast masters controlling the power of the elements would focus on enhancing elemental power, allowing for a more efficient attack and playing to their strengths.

If you try to strengthen the physique, not only is it low efficiency and unrewarding, but it also couldn’t compare to the beast masters with race-specific physical enhancement skills.

But Lu Yu was different. He could plunder any pet’s skills, including those unique to a race, through Skill Secret Eats. He could completely strengthen Little Spider’s physique to the extreme, and with her unmatched swordplay, she could be turned into a meat grinder on the battlefield.

A mage doubling as a berserk swordsman is normal, right?

Even with the help of a proficiency template, his energy and time were limited. The most important thing was that keeping the Eye of Truth on made his kidneys ache. So, finding an all-encompassing strength-enhancing advanced skill was best.

If not that, then at least enhancing defense, increasing stamina, and accelerating physical self-healing abilities were necessary.

“Let’s check the data when we get back to see if there’s a suitable skill. Next time we encounter this kind of opponent, we can smack it to death with one slap. However…”

Lu Yu’s mouth twitched slightly as he suddenly remembered something. If he really wants to collect powerful skills’ materials, the price will not be low. His recently filled wallet will probably be emptied again.

And he was about to reach the Silver tier, so when he contracts the second pet, he can’t be biased, right?

That’s just two gold-eating beasts!

Did he get cursed by the god of poverty?

Poverty is like the wind, always by my side!

No, in the future, he must find a pet with the Law of Gold!

These thoughts flashed through Lu Yu’s mind in an instant. He continued to methodically direct Little Spider to dodge and attack, as ultra-sonic silk blades left marks on the Blood Frenzied Hyena.

The frequent injuries added to the heart-shaped flesh lump’s burden, and it voluntarily stopped supplying the madness-inducing blood.

The result was the Blood Frenzied Hyena’s speed started to decrease, but its attack remained strong, although it obviously could no longer coordinate its movements as before. Still fierce, but visibly disjointed.

“Finally, the moment has come!”

Lu Yu had been waiting for this opportunity: “Little Spider, send it to its funeral!”

“Ying!”

Little Spider gestured, and countless strands of silk wrapped around the Blood Frenzied Hyena, sticking it to the ground. Temporarily, it was unable to escape.

Yet Little Spider didn’t stop. The void around her suddenly tore, and six Eyes of the Void writhed, resembling purple moons in the sky.

This time, they did not shoot void rays. Instead, they shone with a purple light, merging into a ring. A complex and mysterious purple array emerged, like a door to the void opening. Enormous void energy gathered, condensed, and transformed into one strike…

Void Dissolution Cannon!

This was not a new skill, but an application of the Void Ray, enhanced to proficiency level. By overlapping six Void Dissolution Rays, its power was significantly amplified, achieving a one-hit kill effect!

Whoosh!

A purple light beam, no bigger than a fist, swept everything before it, raising winds and stirring up dust, reaching the Blood Frenzied Hyena in an instant.

“Howl!”

The Blood Frenzied Hyena roared madly as its muscles swelled again. With a “rip,” it tore apart the silk threads.

“That’s bad!” Songyue and the others tensed, lamenting that even such a powerful move had failed.

Even such a genius could not perfectly control the ever-changing battlefield!

A gleam of excitement flashed in the bloodshot eyes of the Blood Frenzied Hyena. It had dodged it!

But that excitement ceased in the very next moment, turning into shock because it realized that although its body wasn’t wrapped in silk, it couldn’t move, as if bound by something.

Driven by animal instinct, the hyena looked up only to see Little Spider lightly touching the void, pulling invisible threads as if performing a grand puppet show—graceful and beautiful.

And the Blood Frenzied Hyena was the puppet tangled in those threads, waiting for its inevitable fate named…

Death!

A special high-order skill

Puppet String – Marionette!

Throughout the battle, numerous Puppet Strings had silently penetrated its limbs, just for this moment of outbreak!

At any other time, the Blood Frenzied Hyena could have easily broken free, but now, it was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Crack!

The Void Dissolution Cannon struck the Blood Frenzied Hyena, puncturing through its body and leaving a huge hole in its heart-shaped flesh lump, splattering blood on the ground to form a crimson tapestry.

“Awoo!”

With a mournful howl, the Blood Frenzied Hyena stumbled and knelt on the ground. The injury crystallized, spreading outward and consuming its life force.

Just as Lu Yu was about to end its life, the tentacles on the hyena’s heart-shaped lump surprisingly plugged the wound. In a burst of survival instinct, it didn’t attack but turned to escape toward the Abandoned City District.

“After the madness-inducing blood stopped, fear of death returned with its sanity, huh?”

Lu Yu watched calmly, not rushing to follow.

Because inside the Blood Frenzied Hyena’s body, not only void toxins were spreading, but also lurking Blood-worms, and the Mist Crow was monitoring from the sky—triple insurance in hand.

He didn’t kill it outright because, drawing from last time’s experience, he needed to store the materials in the void treasure chest.

But the Blood Frenzied Hyena was too big to fit, so he had to find a concealed place so the trio couldn’t see.

Otherwise…

He would have to silence them.

The trio suddenly felt a chill down their spines, completely unaware they had brushed with death.

As the figure of the Blood Frenzied Hyena disappeared into the distance, Lu Yu had Little Spider use the Berserk Blood Hyena, which was under the control of the Puppet Strings, to suicide, and he collected all the canine trophies.

Because the killing was almost a crush, the canine teeth were left intact—he stowed seventy-eight pairs in the void treasure chest.

He looked at the trio, wanting to approach and said indifferently, “You guys go back first. I’ll join you later to exchange the rewards for the task.”

With that, Lu Yu and Little Spider left without looking back, anxious to harvest this valuable two-star material.

The trio was bemused by his words, not immediately grasping what he meant.

Task?

What does the task performed by such a godly figure have to do with them?

Even if it was a rescue mission, they hadn’t had time to send out a distress signal.

“It can’t be…”

The three of them suddenly woke up. Zhao Bin murmured in disbelief, his face showing a shocked expression, suddenly realizing the role they had been ignoring.

Could this mysterious young man actually be the fourth person they thought would be a drag?