Bai Ye leaned back in his chair, lost in thought, and pulled out a Taoist charm.
"Water Charm!"
As the charm burned, a stream of water appeared and circled Bai Ye's body. He then felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, his body warm and tingling.
Among the Five Spirit Charm Techniques, the Water Charm was the only non-offensive spell. It could heal minor injuries and restore some stamina.
Normally, Bai Ye wouldn't use the Water Charm, as not every opponent could push him into an arduous battle. Therefore, the Water Charm wasn't cost-effective for him. However, after a series of fights, a Water Charm was quite comfortable.
After using the Water Charm, Bai Ye had no intention of leaving the subway station.
He didn't want to bother Bai Lu, and the Arms Queen was no pushover. Moreover, after continuous combat, Bai Ye needed to adjust his state. More importantly, it was almost twelve o'clock, and the gacha machine was due for a reset.
There were no limits to when he could draw from the gacha machine, but it reset every day at twelve o'clock. With less than ten minutes until midnight, Bai Ye naturally intended to wait. Otherwise, if he left the station and got into a fight again, only to find that the items drawn from the gacha machine suddenly became unusable midway, it would be a huge mess.
He took out a pack of beef jerky, peeled off the wrapper, and popped it into his mouth. After taking a sip of water, midnight soon passed, and Bai Ye re-summoned the gacha machine.
"I'm not asking for much. I'll trade ten years of my life for something as good as the Flying Heaven Sword Style, obtained by the son of the lover of the dog raised by my neighbor Old Wang." Bai Ye muttered mysteriously, bowing to his surroundings, and then said, "Here we go!"
The gacha machine quickly made a mechanical whirring sound, and then a capsule dropped out.
"Aha!" Bai Ye looked at the capsule on the ground and chuckled, "Sometimes metaphysics actually works."
The capsule that fell to the ground was a black one.
When Bai Ye opened it, a large expanse of golden light bloomed. Then, the light gradually condensed and took shape, forming a dinosaur, but one clearly distinct from ordinary dinosaurs.
Its head skin was completely hardened, covered in a chitinous shell like a beetle, possessing sharp claws and giant, bull-like horns. It looked majestic.
Tyrannosaurus Beast (Digital Beast Companion) (Black): A dinosaur-type Champion-level Beast Companion with a vaccine attribute. It is a very aggressive Digital Beast Companion with high intelligence.
Effect: Super Flame (Sprays high-heat flames to incinerate everything). Ultimate Evolution (Can evolve into the ultimate form, WarGreymon. This form lasts for 30 minutes. After the duration, Tyrannosaurus Beast will revert to its Rookie-level form, Agumon, and requires three hours of rest to return to Champion level.)
"It's a Beast Companion!"
Bai Ye looked at the giant creature before him, stroking his chin.
Beast Companions were a method Bai Ye somewhat looked down upon, as their weakness was obvious: the controller of the Beast Companion themselves.
No matter how powerful a Beast Companion was, if its controller wasn't strong enough and was targeted and killed by the enemy, the Beast Companion's power would be meaningless.
However, this was a common ailment for most chosen ones in Beast Companion worlds. But was he a chosen one from a Beast Companion world? No. Was he part of the majority? No.
"So, there's absolutely no problem. I'll protect myself, and you'll be responsible for taking down the opponent." Bai Ye patted Tyrannosaurus Beast's thigh. "I hope we can cooperate happily!"
Tyrannosaurus Beast, as described, was very intelligent. It understood Bai Ye and responded with a low rumble, then nudged Bai Ye with its body.
However...
Tyrannosaurus Beast's strength was clearly too great. Bai Ye was sent sprawling onto the ground by its backside.
The next moment, guilt flickered in Tyrannosaurus Beast's eyes.
Bai Ye chuckled. This fellow was quite human-like.
"Don't worry about it," Bai Ye said, patting Tyrannosaurus Beast again. "I'm not that fragile!"
Bai Ye got up from the ground and walked back to the gacha machine to draw a second capsule. Then...
"What the hell!" Bai Ye exclaimed. "Is the lover of the son of the lover of the dog raised by my neighbor Old Wang really that valuable? Is ten years of life worth this much?"
The second capsule that rolled out of the gacha machine was also black.
When Bai Ye opened it, it contained an ancient-looking manual, inscribed with the words "Xuan Ming Divine Palm."
The moment the manual entered his hand, it transformed into golden light and entered Bai Ye's body.
Xuan Ming Divine Palm (Martial Art) (Black): An extremely insidious palm technique. The palm force is like a tidal wave. A severely chilling inner energy will surge into the body, causing one's entire body to feel bone-chillingly cold. The injured will exhibit dark green, five-fingered palm prints. The cold poison enters the body, causing the skin to feel icy cold, like touching a block of ice, while the wound area burns as if by charcoal, causing unbearable pain.
"It's over, it's over! Let's go home, let's go home!"
Bai Ye felt like cheering out loud.
Bai Ye had no doubt about Tyrannosaurus Beast's power, but the drawback of being a Beast Companion was indeed present. Now, he had acquired a powerful martial art that would enhance his close-combat abilities, compensating for the potential shortcomings of a Beast Companion.
What else was there to play?
Game over!
"I'll beat every single one of you!"
Bai Ye's confidence surged instantly. Even if Situ Chicheng appeared before him now, Bai Ye would dare to confront him head-on.
Furthermore, he had only drawn two capsules, keeping the last one as a backup. And this time, Bai Ye wouldn't be reluctant to part with Divine Stone fragments.
Although Divine Stone fragments were precious, the wish reward was definitely worth a Divine Stone fragment.
With these thoughts, Bai Ye beckoned to Tyrannosaurus Beast and walked towards the subway station exit.
Forget being a sneaky rat, from now on, I am a God of War!
Bai Ye strode out of the subway station with his head held high and began to move along the street. Then...
Bai Ye was a bit dumbfounded.
Where was everyone? Where had all the people gone?
Bai Ye wandered the streets for almost an hour, but couldn't find a single soul.
It had been so lively before, with five people dying in just over an hour. But now there wasn't a single person around? Had they all hidden?
Bai Ye felt a little flustered. When he wanted to be sneaky, everyone came out. When he wanted to fight head-on, everyone hid and acted like cowards? This wasn't how it was supposed to be played!
As Bai Ye was contemplating this, the list of survivors on the advertising projection screen of a milk tea shop on the street suddenly refreshed.
Bai Ye had indeed wandered for an hour, just in time for the new list to refresh.