Cheng Huaijin stood guard in front of the dragon egg.

This dragon egg is stuck to the stone platform, you can't pry it open or push it away, what do you think we should do?

Before we knew it, it was already the third day.

Cheng Huaijin had no choice but to sit on the ground and watch.

Let's see what this dragon egg is up to.

This pet's initiative is on a whole new level!

Almost falling asleep while waiting, Cheng Huaijin suddenly noticed a hand shape carved under the stone platform: "Wait, what's this?"

She held up her hand and compared it—

"Ding-dong~ Congratulations on discovering a hidden checkpoint! You are the first person to discover this checkpoint! We're giving you a 50% bonus to your checkpoint progress!"

I love the Beast Taming Network's Misty Cup Beast Taming Challenge player check-in progress leaderboard.

[First Place: Leah, Progress 57%]

[Second place: Cheng Huaijin, 56.3%]

[Third Place: Wang Mingyang, 55% Progress]

[Fourth place, Blazing Inferno, progress 52%]

...

[Rank 100, Yunfei, progress 45.3%]

...

[Rank 500, Lunbuke, progress 32%]

...

[Number of participants remaining: 690]

...

Fang family.

"Second place!!! Mom!! My friend got second place!!" Fang Juexia rushed from her room to her mother's beauty room, directly lifted the cover of her mother's photon beauty pod, and put the communicator in front of her mother's eyes.

Look!

Mom snapped, "Get out! I'm getting a beauty treatment!!"

Fang Juexia laughed heartily, then asked in confusion, "But why isn't Huaijin's live stream showing up? Didn't they say the top 500 would all be live streamed? Her feed just keeps showing her wandering around in the woods, I can't even see a single person..."

On the Yaotian Junior High School campus network, a post titled "[Cheng Huaijin won second place in the Misty Cup]" quickly became the most popular post on the school's intranet.

The unpretentious title almost made the students think it was a prank post.

Holy crap, this is amazing!

Is this Cheng Huaijin from our school? Cheng Huaijin from Class 1, Grade 7?

[I know Cheng Huaijin very well. Let me tell you, she feeds her pets steamed buns, so steamed buns are the ultimate secret to raising pets!]

[We've witnessed history, folks! Will she be inducted into the Hall of Fame?]

[Don't even think about it, it's just a Misty Cup.]

[Stop spouting nonsense upstairs. Have you even read Yaotian's school history? The last senior who won a prize in the Misty Cup has been dead for decades.]

So, is there a chance of being inducted into the Hall of Fame?

[No chance, don't even think about it. Xu Xingxi didn't even make it into the Hall of Fame when she came in second place in the Grand Prix. The Mist Cup is even less of a possibility, okay?]

[Yo yo yo, Xu fans are here again~]

To be fair, although Sister Cheng's performance in this competition wasn't particularly outstanding, considering her personal circumstances, calling her a genius wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Zeng Zhaoying had just finished a complex data calculation. She doesn't advocate endless learning; she believes that a balance between work and rest leads to higher efficiency.

Browsing through gossip on the school's intranet is one of her ways of passing the time. As a well-known academic star at Yaotian University, her love of gossip is a little secret.

When Zeng Zhaoying saw the familiar name "Cheng Huaijin," her memory quickly returned, and she turned to the page marked "Cheng Huaijin."

A genius? Zeng Zhaoying quickly analyzed Cheng Huaijin's growth rate and left her comments in the post.

He's definitely a genius.

Inside the pet training center.

As Cheng Woyu looked at Cheng Huaijin's name, he increased the pressure on his hands until the howl of the Blazing Wolf brought him back to his senses.

"Awooo." The Blazing Wolf had just finished a training session, and the flames on its tail were flickering, indicating that it was not in good condition.

Cheng Woyu glanced at her coldly: "Do you know how much I've sacrificed for you? Is this the value you can bring me?"

...

Misty Town Security Office.

“I suggest stopping the competition and withdrawing all the players. It’s too dangerous.” Guan Shanyue looked at the middle-aged man. “We all know what kind of organization the Hunters are. One person has already died. Paul.”

Paul sighed, "Shanyue, don't panic. There's no direct evidence yet that the Hunters have returned; we're just speculating. What if we tell everyone they're back and it causes panic?"

Guan Shanyue scoffed: "Li Baoluo, you and I both know that the Hunter has returned."

Their eyes met, neither giving an inch.

Lee Paul spread his hands: "I have no right to stop the game without evidence."

Guan Shanyue was utterly speechless: "You're a Level 3 Security Officer, don't you have the authority?"

Li Baolu smiled helplessly: "Shanyue, you used to be a Level 3 Security Officer, you should know very well that I really don't have this authority."

“In emergencies of level three or higher, a level three security officer has the authority to assess and command the security department! You’re the highest-ranking officer here, and you’re saying you don’t have that authority?” Guan Shanyue slammed his hand on the table. “Li Baoluo, don’t blame me for not warning you, if even more people die, your position will be in jeopardy!”

Paul Lee stood up and sighed, "Hey, don't be so hasty. I didn't say I wouldn't get involved. Look at you, you're so impulsive. I thought you'd developed a more gentle temperament after all these years in school."

Guan Shanyue reached out to interrupt him: "Alright, you don't need to talk to me about such empty words. Just tell me how you plan to manage it."

Paul Lee thought for a moment and said, “Without solid evidence, I cannot report the reappearance of the hunters. But we can strengthen security and patrols first. Think about it, it’s been three days and only one person has died. If the hunters came with the intention of killing people, they wouldn’t have only killed one person.”

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