Chapter 341: Missing

Yu Zhizhi found the lounge where the Little Octopus and the others were staying.

The battle in the Jade Forest was fierce. The treehouse was significantly affected, its trunk trembling faintly.

The chandelier inside the room began to sway unsteadily.

Yu Zhizhi pushed open the door and saw the Little White Snake and the Little Octopus munching on watermelon. A small tray table sat on the floor, and they had even saved a spot for her.

She sat down and picked up a slice of watermelon as well.

"Mama, it’s so dangerous here. Let’s go back to the Imperial City," the Little White Snake said, looking up with watermelon juice all over its mouth.

Yu Zhizhi thought for a moment.

Greenfield City was on the border of Varolan, making it susceptible to chaos during times of unrest. It was indeed not as safe as the Imperial City.

Initially, she had brought Little Amon here so his treatment wouldn’t be interrupted.

Now that Little Amon’s Physique had advanced to Martial God Level and his Beast Bones had healed, she should find a chance to send him home.

Back in the Snake Clan, he would have access to top-tier cultivation resources just like the other Snake Cubs.

"Once the Divine Tree heals, I’ll figure something out," Yu Zhizhi said softly.

The Little Octopus was focused on devouring its watermelon.

Suddenly, it whipped its head around and stared warily out the window.

It gobbled up the rest of the watermelon in an instant.

It made a "shushing" gesture and crept toward the window.

A dark figure appeared. The Little Octopus abruptly threw open the window and spat a faceful of watermelon seeds at the intruder outside.

The man, dressed in a Greenfield City guard’s uniform, was furious. "Where did this damn octopus come from?! Perfect, I’ll catch it and have it with some wine!"

Yu Zhizhi stared at him in astonishment.

’Is this a Greenfield City guard?’

’No! He must be an imposter!’

A laser gun materialized in the man’s hand. He suddenly noticed the girl with rabbit ears in the room, and his eyes lit up.

Yu Zhizhi immediately hugged the bamboo basket and stood up. The Little White Snake’s pale gold, vertical pupils stared coldly at the menacing man. Its tail trembled slightly, nearly causing the basket to break free from Yu Zhizhi’s grasp.

"Mother, let me fight."

Yu Meng’s tone was grim. "I’m going to gouge his eyes out."

The man roared with laughter upon hearing this.

His laser gun shot out a dark blue beam. The Little White Snake instantly charged forward, a protective barrier appearing in front of its body!

BANG!

The small, snow-white snake was hit by the laser. Its tail was shot straight through, but it clenched its fangs and didn’t make a sound.

’I can’t cry out in pain.’

’Mama will worry.’

Yu Zhizhi pushed the door open to find the hallway outside in complete disarray.

The treehouse had been invaded!

She didn’t know what was happening with the guards below, but they were likely too busy to help. This crisis in Greenfield City was even more severe than she had imagined...

Yu Zhizhi suddenly remembered the medicine from the side quest.

She had drunk one bottle to treat the Little White Snake, and her spiritual power was already depleted.

But now...

She looked at the Little Octopus and, without hesitation, threw all the remaining medicine to it!

"Quick, drink!"

The Little Octopus saw four bottles flying toward it and simply opened its mouth to catch them all. Its teeth shattered the glass, and the medicine slid down its throat into its body.

’I don’t know what this is...’

’...but the little rabbit gave it to me, so it can’t be anything bad.’

After drinking the four bottles of medicine, the Little Octopus immediately felt a change in its body. Its eyes widened in astonishment as it watched its torso and tentacles begin to swell in disbelief—

THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP!

Its heart was beating incredibly fast!

It keenly sensed its own spiritual power skyrocketing from eight hundred all the way to forty thousand!

’Forty thousand spiritual power!’

The Little Octopus was so excited all its tentacles were trembling. Its body rapidly swelled to the size of the house. One tentacle balled into a fist and smashed through the window, yanking the man impersonating a guard inside, while another tentacle simply crushed his face!

The roof of the entire treehouse was shattered by the giant octopus.

The fires of war raged across the Jade Forest. Many smugglers stared at the suddenly appeared colossal monster, and before they could react, its thick, powerful tentacles crushed their bodies!

"Quick! Use the Spiritual Power Nullifying Stones!"

Someone in the crowd shouted.

The Little Octopus had never imagined it would one day possess such high spiritual power. It could kill this whole group of stragglers all by itself!

But sensing fluctuations and suppression in the spiritual power around it, the Little Octopus didn’t linger on the battlefield. Instead, it quickly scooped up the little rabbit with a tentacle and bolted into the distance.

’This is no place to stay!’

Yu Zhizhi clutched the bamboo basket. The Little Octopus had become a giant octopus, and a single one of its tentacles was massive to her. It moved gently, carrying her as it rampaged through the forest, smashing through numerous treehouses.

"Where— Where are we going?" Yu Zhizhi had just opened her mouth when a gust of wind rushed in.

The Little Octopus responded, "To the sea!"

’Once I’m in the sea, my combat power will soar. It’ll be basically foolproof!’

But the Jade Forest was very far from the sea.

"Can we go toward the Divine Tree?" The ride was making Yu Zhizhi’s stomach churn, and her face was pale. "Maybe we can run into Tang."

"—He’s not there!"

The Little Octopus was absolutely certain. "His aura vanished long ago! Otherwise, the Jade Forest would never have fallen!"

’Greenfield City is too strange.’

’Or rather, these smugglers came fully prepared. They have a way of dealing with extremely powerful Beastmen.’

The Little Octopus didn’t dare to linger.

’Otherwise, both me and the little rabbit will die!’

’And the Snake Pup, too!’

’The three of us will be completely and utterly dead!’

Yu Zhizhi was extremely worried, but she trusted the Little Octopus’s senses were sharper than her own. She wrapped her arms around its tentacle, and they fled like this until, finally, they saw the calm surface of the sea in the distance.

It was dusk, and the gentle afterglow of the sunset spilled across the water’s surface.

The giant octopus dove directly into the sea!

It had been running for so long. It panted heavily and glanced back—

’Good thing I have thick skin and my spiritual power suddenly surged. There’s no way those guys can catch up! And even if they do, I’m not afraid. Once I’m in the sea, I’m the one in charge!’

The Little Octopus placed Yu Zhizhi on top of its head so she could stay above the water and breathe.

The Little White Snake was soaked.

It flicked its tail and looked up at the increasingly dark Greenfield City, which seemed to be shrouded in a foul miasma.

’Such a beautiful place... is it really going to fall just like this?’

Yu Zhizhi was worried. She didn’t know where the Divine Tree was, nor did she know how Noel was doing. But most of all, she was worried about Tang Luo Ke—

According to the Little Octopus, he was missing!

’But where could he have gone?’

’Did he just vanish into thin air within Greenfield City?’

The Little Octopus didn’t know what to do either.

All its energy had been spent fleeing. Now, sensing the spiritual power rapidly draining from its body, it whimpered and could only revert to its original form before falling into the sea!

SPLASH!

Yu Zhizhi fell into the sea along with it!

The Little Octopus could only grab hold of her and start swimming toward the shore.

Tears streamed from the Little Octopus’s eyes into the ocean. ’What was that, a spiritual power free trial? If only that forty thousand spiritual power could have been permanently welded to my body!’