Chapter 88 Illusory Desert
"To become partners with a nightmare."
"???" Shu Ning was shocked.
What kind of bizarre task is this?
"Why?"
"He will help you and your beastmen survive in this beast world."
How can this help?
"You'll understand later," 007 said mysteriously.
"Can't we get another one?"
"It's also fine to be in a relationship with Han She."
...
Shu Ning's question is, can't we change the task content?
"What will be the punishment if I don't finish?"
"Xiao Chong will never come back."
"Why!?"
"Because his life is now hanging by a thread."
"What!?" Shu Ning exclaimed in shock.
"What's wrong?" Yi Yuan asked with concern upon hearing the excited voice of the female in front of him.
"Oh...it's nothing, Yiyuan." Shu Ning then realized that she had spoken aloud.
Yi Yuan pulled her back into his arms, leaned close to her, and asked in a low voice, "Where do you feel unwell?"
"I'm fine, don't worry." Shu Ning gently patted the hand that was wrapped around her waist, but inside she was extremely anxious.
"It's good that you're alright. Eat this." Yi Yuan handed her some fruit.
"Okay." Shu Ning tried to appear calm as she took it, but her hand trembled slightly.
"007, what's going on with Xiao Chong?!" she asked in her mind.
"He's in the Mirage Desert now, on his last breath."
Shu Ning's heart skipped a beat upon hearing the news.
"How can I save him!?"
"To save him and complete this mission, your teleportation ability will receive a new upgrade."
"Stop keeping me in suspense."
"It means that I can instantly teleport to your beastman's side within the corresponding range."
"Okay, I agree." Shu Ning agreed without even thinking.
After Shu Ning finished speaking, she got up and sat down next to Yan.
"Nightmare, if I wanted you to be my beast husband, would you agree?" She looked at him nervously, her lips tightly pressed together.
The beastmen around him were all unsettled upon hearing this.
But no one spoke; they all remained silent.
However, the knuckles of some of their clenched fists had turned white.
"Host, please note that the favorability of each beastman has decreased by 1."
Yan looked at her nervous expression and smiled slightly. Was she afraid that he wouldn't agree?
“I agree,” Nightmare said calmly.
"Really!?" Her eyes lit up when she heard this.
“How could this be fake?” he said, pinching her cheek.
"Congratulations, host, you have completed the side quest. Your reward is a new teleportation skill—teleport to the Beastmaster's side within the teleportation range of your level..."
Shu Ning couldn't care less about what 007 was saying.
She excitedly said to Nightmare, "Thank you, Nightmare, thank you so much!"
She knew she had wronged him about his feelings for her, but she had no other choice at the moment.
She had never been to the place where Xiao Chong was, so she could only agree to complete the side quest for the time being.
"I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Everyone was bewildered by her sudden departure.
After quickly leaving the campfire, Shu Ning, seeing that no one was around, immediately used teleportation to head towards Xiao Chong's direction.
What she didn't notice was that Xuan Lin had also come out just now.
Seeing her suddenly disappear before his eyes once again, a hint of surprise flashed in his deep, cold eyes.
It would take her at least three teleportations to reach the place where Xiao Chong was.
She plans to deduct the favorability points from Yiyuan, Moli, and Jintong respectively.
Jin Tong's skill level had previously increased to 70. Later, when she went to persuade the Trickster and Viper tribes, she also used Jin Tong's skill level twice, leaving her with 60.
If we use it again this time, we'll only have 55 left.
Phantom Desert —
A moment later, Shu Ning appeared in a desert.
All around was a vast, white desert illuminated by the moonlight.
The area stretched as far as the eye could see, devoid of any living creatures, save for the occasional skull half-buried in the sand.
Sand and dust were occasionally blown up by the strong wind, making a whooshing sound.
Looking at the scene around her, Shu Ning was very scared, but her concern for Xiao Chong overcame her fear.
Didn't 007 say he could instantly teleport to the Beastman's side?
He's not lying to her again, is he?
She looked around but still couldn't see him.
"007, 007, you're not kidding me, are you?!"
...
007 isn't replying to her anymore.
If Xiao Chong isn't here, then her teleportation won't work.
There's no other way but to keep looking.
“Xiao Chong!” she shouted.
"Xiao Chong, where are you?"
...
She called out a few times with a choked voice, but only the howling of the wind answered her.
Suddenly, she thought she saw him; he was standing in the sandstorm, waving at her.
"Brother Xiao Chong!"
Shu Ning happily ran towards him, but when she got close, he disappeared!
After Xiao Chong suddenly disappeared, she didn't know whether she felt fear, worry, or both.
She forced herself to calm down and took a few deep breaths.
Shu Ning looked at the ground and thought of 007's words that Xiao Chong's life was hanging by a thread.
She quickly returned to the spot where she had teleported earlier, knelt down, and searched for sand.
The coolness of the sand seeped through her fingers and into her heart.
She was terrified, afraid that he would just leave her like this.
But she couldn't panic; he was still waiting for her to find him and take him home.
The desert here is uneven in some places, but flat in others.
After digging for a while, she found Xiao Chong lying in the sand.
His upper body was on top, while his lower body was still in the sand.
So she immediately used teleportation to move him back.
This time she used the favorability points of Jin Tong, Yi Yuan, and Xuan Lin.
After returning to her own cave, she put Xiao Chong on her bed and covered him with a blanket.
Looking at their tightly closed eyes and dry, peeling lips, she frowned, then fed him some water.
I was afraid he would choke, so I didn't dare feed him too much.
"007, how can I treat him in this condition?"
"Use the Mystic Crystal."
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning immediately used teleportation to retrieve the Xuanjing Stone from last time and placed it on his forehead.
This time, she plans to use Jin Tong's favorability points.
"Isn't the Mystic Crystal Stone only useful to the Jiaolong Clan?"
"It is only effective against the Jiaolong clan. It can also be used by other beastmen when their lives are in danger, but the effect is not as effective as when it is used against the Jiaolong clan."
Shu Ning looked at Xiao Chong in front of her; his face was pale and haggard, devoid of any life.
Her heart felt as if it were being clenched.
I don't know what he went through to become so haggard.
After a while, seeing that his complexion had finally improved, she was finally able to relax.
She fetched some water and used it to wipe the sand off his face and body.
They then took off his dirty clothes.
She was exhausted after doing all this, and her eyelids were drooping.
After covering him with a blanket, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
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