Beast World: Rise to Power with the Offspring System-Chapter 120 - 119: Struck
"Maybe I should join the battle as well. I'm also a Heaven Rank Fire Element, and Xiaomei is here too."
"According to the Holy War rules, the System cannot participate in combat."
"Is there such a rule?"
Sally had read the rules before, but now she had almost entirely forgotten them.
[Xiaomei, you can't join the battle?]
[I cannot help directly.]
Zi Qi, seeing she was not speaking, knew she was chatting with Xiaomei and then said, "Ask her if she has any information on the last five squads, just in case the ones behind us try to charge up." Their points should also be considerable, so it wouldn't hurt to clean them out if we encounter them.
That was also the main reason for squads clashing with each other, for as long as you killed the female members of the opposing squad, you'd receive not only the inherent value of their points but also all of the ones they had earned.
Sally took out a thick stack of information. She kept one for herself and handed the rest to Zi Qi.
He opened the documents and read carefully—
First squad 5067—[Female information not yet disclosed, all six members.]
Second squad 1923—[Female information not yet disclosed, all six members.]
Third squad 4596—[Female information not yet disclosed, all six members.]
Fourth squad 8055—[Female information not yet disclosed, all six members.]
Fifth squad 9908—[Female information not yet disclosed, all four members.]
Sixth squad 0001—[Female Tiger Clan, Offspring System Spirit Beast-grade, no innate talent. All six members.]
Seventh squad 0459—[Female information not yet disclosed, 1 dead, 5 alive.]
Eighth squad 7672—[Female Bear Clan, Offspring System Spirit Beast-grade, talent Green Rank Earth Element Secret Technique, 2 dead, 4 alive.]
Ninth squad 2000—[Female Elephant Clan, Offspring System Spirit Beast-grade, talent Blue Rank Water Element Secret Technique. All six members.]
Tenth squad 0048—[Female Cat Clan, Offspring System Spirit Beast-grade, talent Yellow Rank, Special Element Secret Technique Perfume. All six members.]
After reading, Sally remained silent for a long time.
[Xiaomei, do I stand a chance?]
Xiaomei immediately cheered Sally on, and proposed a very agreeable plan—[You can do it! We're currently ranked fifth. If we just lie low and let the squads behind us wear down those ranked ahead, we might just pick up some great bargains!]
Sally felt that made sense and her mood immediately improved, [That's right! My tactic of lying low has already got us to fifth place, maybe we can even sneak into the top three.]
[Go, host! Xiaomei has great confidence in you!]
...
After finishing her chat with Xiaomei, Sally looked up to see Zi Qi staring at her.
She blinked and then voluntarily turned into a little white mouse, lying on her back with all four feet in the air, "Come on, Your Majesty, feel free to pet me however you like!"
Zi Qi: "…Heh, it's rare for you to be so proactive."
He pinched her little paw and saw her squint with pleasure, then asked with a smile, "What were you and Xiaomei chatting about?"
"She suggested that I keep lying low. If I do, I'll make it into the top three!" Sally mumbled.
"…" That wasn't the result of lying low.
Previously, sneaking around at night was something she could be kept unaware of. But now, in the final stage, a full-blown contest was inevitable.
Those squads that were still hiding their female members' information were not to be underestimated.
Suddenly, Sally turned back into her human form, "Let's train some more."
Zi Qi draped clothing over her, covering her breathtakingly enchanting body, "Stop messing around!"
"I'm not! Right now, you all are protecting me, but later it will be my turn to protect you. I will make sure to bring you all back safely." Sally threw herself into Zi Qi's arms, reaching to undo his belt.
Zi Qi held her hand, "The rules might change."
Sally stopped her movements, "Change the rules?"
Zi Qi stroked her hair, which had grown quite a bit longer, and casually twisted it up into a bun, securing it with a smooth, bone-made hairpin.
"Hmm. Did you see the information on those females?"
"..."
Just from what has been made public, she can't compare to a single one in physique!
Sally's little face instantly fell.
But she couldn't afford to lose!
...
Throughout the journey, Sally's emotions had been quite low.
She was acutely aware that the issue she had been dreading and avoiding from the start now lay starkly before her.
Physical stamina wasn't something she could improve by pestering Zi Qi to do it a few more times, let alone experience a cross-species leap in physical attributes.
Reality had struck her down, leaving her spiritless and disheartened.
Zi Qi didn't try to comfort her. If she was already scaring herself before the fight, then she really couldn't be the Holy Mother.
It'd be better to save some energy and think about how to get her out of here.
Before nightfall, Sally's carriage entered Katro City.
"I should stay in my beast form, I'm a bit sleepy, I'll take a quick nap," Sally told Zi Qi.
"Right, there are too many prying eyes here; it might not be convenient for you to be outside," he replied.
"The pocket of your clothes will do."
Zi Qi didn't place her in his pocket but tucked her into the collar of his back, right against the most vulnerable part of his neck, and covered her perfectly with his long deep purple hair.
Sally: "..."
Zi Qi, feeling the soft warmth of Sally at the back of his neck, was at ease and comfortable.
"I should have put you here earlier."
"...Your Majesty, am I a plaster, stuck in this position!"
"It's quite good," Zi Qi was very satisfied.
Yu Yan and Yin Zang directly ignored the two of them.
They had been force-fed dog food the entire way and were already stuffed to death.
Yu Yan, holding the invitation to the Hundred Beasts Tower, asked around a bit and soon found out where the tower was.
"At the next street corner, just take a turn and you'll see it," Yu Yan said to Yin Zang.
Impatient to start the tournament, Yin Zang urged, "Then let's hurry."
Sally lay in Zi Qi's collar, smelling his very appealing and enticing scent, and fell asleep reassured.
Zi Qi used a gentle stream of Water Elemental Power to protect her, even isolating the noisy din of the street and the various probing gazes that came their way.
"Are you three new to Katro City? If you need a place to stay, our lodge has just opened. We're offering a grand opening promotion: stay for five days and get one day free, eight days get two free, and a month gets ten days free. Today is the last day of the promotion, don't miss out!"
A member of the Rabbit Clan with long ears and a short velvety tail, dressed in a cute black and white maid's outfit, energetically promoted to Yin Zang, Yu Yan, and Zi Qi with a flyer in her hand. Especially for Zi Qi, the female rabbit directly blushed, almost clinging to him.
Zi Qi backed away, retreating behind Yu Yan.
Yu Yan immediately understood what the Beast Emperor meant and stepped forward to block the rabbit female, "Sorry, we're heading to the Hundred Beasts Tower first."
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"The Hundred Beasts Tower?" The rabbit female looked at them, especially Yin Zang, "Are you going to participate in the Beast King tournament?"
"Yes," Yu Yan replied.
The rabbit female pointed to a towering black spire reaching into the clouds, "That is the Hundred Beasts Tower, a hundred floors high, with the Beast King's arena at the very top."
Then she pointed to a small white building next to the Hundred Beasts Tower, "That's where you sign up for the tournament. Today's the last day to register. If you're going to participate, you'd better hurry."
"Alright, thank you for letting us know, beautiful miss. This flower is for you, I wish you—"
Before Yu Yan could offer the flower to the rabbit female, Yin Zang dragged him away.
The fresh flower fell to the ground.
The rabbit female picked up the flower, crafted from Wooden Elemental Power, and with a light twist of her fingertips, the flower instantly turned back into bits of Wooden Elemental Power and dissipated.
On her pretty and cute face, her expression slowly became obscure and chilly, "The Silver Wolf Reaper Squad, ranked fifth, indeed has no interest in females."
