Chapter 351: Generous rewards.

It was one thing for the beasts to be excited about play time, and another entirely when Scotty was more excited than all of them combined

The grown man bounced on his toes, eyes wide, clutching a ball as though it were the most precious treasure in the universe. "Who wants to play in the newly expanded pool?" he shouted, voice cracking with glee.

Some of the beasts rushed ahead, in excitement mode like him. others exchanged glances. If beasts could sigh, they would have.

Squirrel muttered. "Look at him. He is running while vibrating!"

Spice hissed "He’s louder than the ducks."

All the old beasts raced away nonetheless, because they wanted to play. Playing was always better than training.

Red Sun sprinted after the wolves, "Hey Fluffy butts, do you want to play a game of chase?"

Just as Zyra was turning away from the noise, a chime rang in her head with the sudden force of a gong inside her head.

[DING! Congratulations, Host! You have successfully bonded with 490 Half-Life Beasts! This is an unprecedented mass-bonding event. Special Reward in progress.]

"Special reward?!" Zyra’s eyes flew wide open, the blood rushing straight to her face.

[Mass beast bonding reward activated!

Ding! You have received 50,000,000 Resonance Points, 2,000,000 Unassigned Points, and 500,000 bonus points!]

Zyra let out a high-pitched, chilling scream that sent a nearby flock of birds scattering into the sky. Without thinking, she kicked off her sandals and started sprinting around like a mad woman, her arms flailing wildly in the air. ℴℴ𝘮

Hunter, who had just walked over with a plate of fruits because he suspected that she was about to say that she was hungry, almost dropped it. He scrambled after her, his eyes wide with utter panic. "Zyra! What is wrong with you?! Why are we running!?"

[Host, in addition, you get 10 attribute points for every beast bonded. Your Resonance has gone up to 100%, which is the fusion stage. You can now, without my assistance, fuse with your beasts at will.]

"WHAT!? YES!" Zyra yelled at the sky.

She spun on her heel, doubled back, and aggressively slapped Hunter’s open palm in a big high-five as she zoomed past him.

Hunter stumbled back, clutching his stinging hand, looking completely bewildered. "What...what did she get that is making her this happy?"

[You have activated the Beast Skill Repository in your mind. It is a special place where beast skills are stored, allowing you to easily choose and swap skills depending on what you need in the moment. This gives you ultimate combat versatility without blowing up your head by holding hundreds of skills at once.]

"Oh, that is actually super helpful!" Zyra slowed her sprint to a brisk, energetic power-walk, nodding her head so fast her hair blurred. "I was honestly wondering how I would go about that. Beauty, you are awesome lately. The best system ever."

"I can’t keep up" Hunter wheezed, finally catching up and leaning on his knees, panting for breath. Zyra had become faster; he could hardly keep up with her anymore.

[You have activated the skill of Mass Bond Fusion. This means you can use more than one ability beloging to your beasts at the same time. You also receive a full System Upgrade with all the above features included, along with a massive batch of survival supplies.]

"Thank you, Beauty, truly! You’re the best cheat code a girl could ask for!" Zyra cheered, wiping a fake tear from her eye.

[Host, I am not done. You have also been awarded a full Beast City of your choosing. You can deploy it inside your Dominion if you wish.]

Zyra stopped dead in her tracks. Hunter bumped right into her back, nearly taking them both to the ground. "A_ a Beast City?" Zyra stammered, her jaw practically hitting the dirt floor. "What do you mean by a city?"

[I do not know how to explain it simply... is it that you do not know what a city looks like because you lived in a village? Well, Host, it has big, tall buildings made of stone and glass...]

"Hey! Do not insult me, Beauty! I know what a city is!" Zyra slapped a hand over her beating heart, offended yet completely paralyzed by shock. "I get what you mean! It’s just_ unbelievable! A whole city?!"

"Zyra, seriously, what is going on? Is it your invisible friend, Beauty?" He looked around them as if his eyes would magically adjust and show him the entity his wife was always talking to.

[Updating the Host Status...]

A blue light flashed directly in front of Zyra’s eyes, displaying her shiny new stats:

Name:Zyra Scorpion

Resonance Points: 50,500,000

Unassigned Points: 2,000,600

Health: 99%

Strength: 100%

Agility: 100%

Speed: 100

Command Aura: 96%

Beast Bond: Mass Fusion

Beasts: 498

Skills: Too many to list, visit skill repository.

Command level: Beast Sovereign Commander]

Zyra stared at the bottom line and frowned. "Beast Sovereign Commander? What kind of arrogant title is that?"

[Yes, Host. You can now command beasts of the emperor level. Feral beasts will recognize your superior existence automatically. Your mere presence will cause them to tremble; some will bow down instantly, while others might attack out of sheer, desperate terror.]

Zyra chuckled, rubbing her chin like a villain planning world domination. "Oh, that is going to save me so much effort. Thank you for clearing it up, Beauty."

She finally turned around to face Hunter, who was staring at her with his arms crossed, looking equal parts terrified and deeply confused.

"Alright, take a deep breath, buddy," Zyra said, slapping his shoulder hard enough to make him wince. "Sit down. Let me tell you how rich we just became."

As they were talking, Zyra heard a chorus of gasps and frantic commotion echoing from the sleeping section of the beast pavilion.

"What is going on over there?" Zyra asked, peering through the clear glass partition. Outside, a crowd of pavilion workers and residents were gathered around one specific enclosure, pointing with trembling fingers and talking all at once.

Hunter didn’t even wait for her to finish her sentence. "If another beast has caused trouble, send them to the beast jail!" he suggested, already sprinting down the hallway.

Zyra rushed right behind him, her boots clicking loudly against the stone floor. They pushed through the crowd of wide-eyed workers and arrived straight at their destination_ the ant’s territory.

What Zyra saw inside made her jaw drop so low it nearly hit her chest.

"I will be damned..." Hunter gasped, clutching his head.