Chapter 27
When Shu Mo was about to put the white fluff into his backpack, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the summoner panel even provided skills for batch selection.
Otherwise, it would take a long time to pack more than 600 white fluffy things into the backpack one by one.
When checking the boxes, Shu Mo wanted to play a prank and take Mo Bai in as well, then quickly let him out. However, thinking of his resistance just now and his outstanding performance today, he restrained himself.
Although the two are in the relationship of summoner and summoned beast, from the beginning of the contract, Shu Mo actually has the power to order Mo Bai to do anything, but so far, Shu Mo has not forced Mo Bai to do anything he doesn't want to do.
Perhaps because he maintained his human form most of the time and possessed intelligence equal to that of humans, when Shu Mo and Mo Bai were together, she always felt that she was facing a boy who was younger than her and had just reached adulthood.
The idea of equality in civilized society was playing tricks on her mind, and she really couldn't speak to him in a commanding tone.
What's more, Mo Bai's performance as a summoned beast and a hot spring employee is impeccable. With him sharing most of the physical work, Shu Mo felt much more relaxed these two days.
She is happy to maintain the current relationship.
Shu Mo's mind was full of thoughts, but her hands didn't stop moving. She clicked to retract her backpack.
The large group of white fluff disappeared in an instant, and the view became much wider.
Only the shining one was left outside. It turned its body left and right, as if looking for a companion.
"It feels a little aggrieved." Mo Bai suddenly spoke.
He was still conscientiously carrying out the commentator duties that Shu Mo had just given him. "Bai Rongrong will always stay with his companions from birth to death. It will feel very lonely if all his companions are gone."
"Ah?" Shu Mo was a little confused.
She thought about it, picked up the aggrieved white fluff, and put it on Mo Bai's head.
"You won't be lonely this way, right?" She smiled. "We'll all be colleagues in the future, so we need to build good relationships as soon as possible."
…The two monsters froze together.
Bai Rongrong was so scared that he swelled up, and his snow-white fur became even more fluffy. He didn't dare to move and just stayed on top of Mo Bai's head, shivering.
——Mom, it’s grown! You can even step on the dragon's head!
Shu Mo was afraid that one of the white fluffy cats would feel lonely, so he considerately took out another one from his backpack to keep it company.
Two white fluffs froze on Mo Bai's head, one on the left and one on the right, trembling together.
It seemed as if Mo Bai had a pair of round panda-like ears on top of his head.
Shu Mo was very satisfied with his new look.
Although it's not easy to order the little black dragon around, it's still okay to tease it occasionally.
*
The monster that served as the messenger has been captured, but Shu Mo did not forget that he had another purpose for this trip today.
It is to find a suitable user for the Master Ball.
"Mo Bai, do you know if there are any powerful monsters around here?" Shu Mo was still thinking about the long journey back home. "It would be best if it was bigger and could carry me."
Recalling the note in the Master Ball introduction that "some S-level monsters" can also be subdued with 100% certainty, she added, "It's best to be S-level - it doesn't matter if you don't have to be as good as you."
The dragon clan is definitely not included, Shu Mo is not so poor that he doesn't even have this much. She felt quite regretful in her heart: If she really had two dragons as bodyguards at the same time, wouldn't it be like she had already completed this survival game in advance?
In fact, with Mo Bai and the barrier, from the perspective of survival alone, this game is no longer difficult for Shu Mo.
But her pursuit is not limited to this.
"S-level?" Mo Bai hesitated for a moment, "Most S-level monsters are bosses, which are randomly refreshed, and there is no way to predict where they will appear. However, most bosses have fixed territories and will stay there after refreshing. Before I found you, I passed by several territories. There was a nine-headed giant python in the swamp southwest of the hot spring. It should be the largest one around here..."
"The nine-headed python has been killed." Shu Mo interrupted him.
Yesterday afternoon, a group of people took a foot bath and then hurried to the southwest. When they appeared in the restaurant in the evening, everyone had a happy look on their faces.
Shu Mo was guarding the restaurant at the time, and through the discussion amplified by the barrier, he happened to hear them discussing how to deal with the items dropped by the nine-headed giant python.
For her, there are no secrets within the range of the barrier. However, in order to protect the privacy of the guests, Shu Mo would not eavesdrop unless there were special circumstances. It was only because she happened to be in the restaurant yesterday that he eavesdropped.
Mo Bai frowned, "Really? What a pity. The nine-headed python is very difficult to deal with. It will be a good helper in battle. Its strength is considered average among S-level monsters. It should be more useful in blocking damage than Bai Rongrong."
There was some regret in his tone.
Shu Mo didn't feel there was anything to regret at all.
Use a nine-headed python as a mount?
Shu Mo imagined himself riding a giant python, "..."
She shrank her neck.
Let’s just forget it.
"Anything else?" she asked.
"The Shadow Knight would have been a good choice, too. He comes with his own mount, so you can kick him off and ride his horse yourself."
Shu Mo: “……?”
This thing can actually be disassembled?
Mo Bai sighed with regret, "It's a pity that it was killed on the day I found you."
Shu Mo listened and felt that there was little hope.
The first two bosses that Mo Bai thought of were killed in the past few days, and she had a share of the credit for both. The choices after this will only get worse and worse, after all, the Shadow Knight's horse is already outrageous - what choice would be worse than it?
Mo Bai said tactfully: "S-level monsters are rare to begin with. If you want to find them near hot springs, you must go to a territory I've been to before... There really aren't many choices..."
Shu Mo covered his face and said angrily, "Don't say anything, it's all my fault."
It can be said that those two bosses were killed with her indirect help.
Shu Mo didn't expect that the butterfly effect would backfire on him.
Mo Bai comforted her, "If you just want to find a mount, there are many A-level monsters that move fast, and they don't have to be S-level. Although A-level monsters don't have territories, they have their own frequent areas, and we can go there to look for one."
really.
Shu Mo thought secretly.
Her level has improved now, so she no longer has to face the same frustration as before Mo Bai came, when she had to try to subdue a white bear beast that was suppressed by the barrier. What's more, the summoner's strength is more reflected in the summoned beast. With Mo Bai in charge, even A-level monsters have to bow their heads and surrender.
She could have just captured an A-level monster first, at least that would save her from having to rely on her legs to go everywhere.
In the entire gaming continent, only summoners have such privileges.
But unfortunately, without the Master Ball, she can only capture A-level monsters at present.
S-level is considered a watershed in the level of monsters. After reaching S-level, many monsters’ intelligence is not as good as that of humans, but it is very close.
They are all arrogant and proud, occupying their own territory and not allowing others to enter. These monsters may be willing to submit to the dragon clan, but they may not be willing to be driven by humans. Like what I did with Bai Rongrong just now, putting the monster into a special state, or beating it to the point of being on the verge of death and then forcibly taming it, is only useful against monsters that are weaker than the summoner's level.
Before Shu Mo's professional level was high enough, she could let Mo Bai kill them, but she herself could do nothing about them.
As for leveling up first, that is even more unrealistic.
Even though Shu Mo had a barrier and killing monsters was as easy as mowing the grass, he was still ten years behind in progress. Besides, it wasn't every day that high-level monsters would bump into the barrier on their own.
Within a few months, she couldn't even catch up with high-level players like Song Wei, let alone be on par with elites like Jiang Qing.
This is also why the Master Ball made her so ecstatic.
Shu Mo lowered his eyes and sighed silently, knowing that he was too anxious.
This legendary item is hard to come by. She just got it last night and wants to find a suitable one today. How can such a good thing fall from the sky?
It was already a pleasant surprise to tame this group of white fluffs that suited his taste. If he was too anxious, he might end up wasting an orange item.
Shu Mo had an idea in his mind.
She raised her eyes, "Mo Bai, let's kill as many monsters as possible on the way back. I will try to level up as soon as possible, and then look for a suitable A-level nearby..."
Shu Mo was stuck in the shell.
Because Mo Bai suddenly turned his head and glanced in a certain direction sharply, like a wolf smelling blood, he frowned slightly.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Something seems wrong." Mo Bai said in a low voice.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, his sight fixed on a point about a hundred meters away.
Shu Mo followed him and looked in that direction for a long time, but he could only see the flat surface of snow on the uneven mountain.
The bright sunlight shone on it, and the whiteness was blinding.
Fortunately, she has been transformed into a player's physique, otherwise she would have been snow-blind after facing such a large area of white snow for a long time, coupled with the reflected sunlight.
However, the game did not give her better eyesight, at least not compared to the person next to her.
One of the two people fell into silence, and the other fell into confusion.
Shu Mo looked at the snowy ground where nothing happened, then looked at Mo Bai who was nailed to the spot. His head turned back and forth, and he finally couldn't help but say, "What on earth are you looking at... Damn it!"
As she spoke, she looked at the snow for the last time and suddenly caught a glimpse of a ball of snow moving in the shadows, then leaping up with lightning speed and running to the other side of the mountain.
The movement was so fast that only a white afterimage was left in Shu Mo's eyes.
She didn't even see what it was.
When Shu Mo turned around again, the figure beside him had disappeared.
——This time it was even more outrageous. She didn’t even see how Mo Bai jumped out.
Shu Mo: “?!”
When she came to her senses, she was unsure whether she should chase after him, or stay where she was and wait for Mo Bai to bring the thing back?
Never mind, I can’t catch up…
Shu Mo turned his head and found that Mo Bai had rushed out, but Bai Rongrong was left there by him - of course, it is also possible that they did not hold on firmly and were thrown off when Mo Bai took off. In short, the two little fur balls were hugging each other at this time, messy in the wind.
Shu Mo took them onto his shoulders and summoned the remaining 605 as well, in case of a sudden attack from any monsters.
But Mo Bai didn't let her wait for long.
In just a few seconds, a familiar dragon roar was heard from the other side of the mountain, followed by the mournful cry of a monster.
Shu Mo clearly felt that the white fur around him was frightened again.
"Okay, okay, if you spend more time with him in the future, you will find that Mo Bai is not scary at all." She laughed, "He is actually a very gentle person, ah no, a dragon..."
Before he finished speaking, there was another sharp scream from the other end.
Shu Mo: “…”
Not long after, Mo Bai came back with a dying creature in his hand that was so ravaged that it could not be seen in its original form.
He saw Shu Mo and paused for a second. The next second, he raised his eyebrows in confusion, "What's that behind you?"
Shu Mo turned around and saw white fluff forming a big question mark behind her. When they were seen by Mo Bai, they immediately scattered in panic. Several of them even collided with each other because they had the same escape route.
Shu Mo: "...Nothing."
Mo Bai couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Although I am a little concerned about this huge question mark, it is not the most important thing at the moment.
His eyebrows relaxed, with a hint of smile in his dark eyes, and he showed Shu Mo what he had in his hand, "It seems we are lucky today."
Even the knowledgeable little black dragon couldn't help but sigh.
Shu Mo looked closely and found that what Mo Bai was holding in his hand was a snow-white, fluffy tail. The monster was upside down, and it was dazzled by the light.
Its entire body is snow-white, and its body hanging in the air is stretched thin by gravity. At first glance, it looks a bit like an Arctic fox, but the tip of its tail is blunt and round, a bit like the look of a cat with its fur standing up, which makes it very similar to a snow leopard.
Shu Mo couldn't figure out whether it belonged to the canine or feline family.
In her previous life, the snow leopard was known as the "King of the Snowfield" and was the hunting king at the top of the food chain in the plateau ecosystem. Judging from the monster's agility when it escaped just now, it must be quite powerful.
But at this moment, Mo Bai was holding it in his hand like a mouse. Shu Mo even felt a little sorry for it.
Perhaps sensing Shu Mo's gaze, the thing suddenly struggled and turned around. Its movements were extremely fast, and its chin retracted, so Shu Mo could see its eyes.
The blue color was clear without a trace of impurities, like two sapphires of excellent quality. The icy aura contained in it seemed to materialize and pounce on her.
Being stared at directly by it, Shu Mo actually felt a piercing chill.
Her pupils shrank and she suddenly took a half step back to avoid it, with her hair standing on end.
But it was too late.
An uncontrollable and extreme feeling of fear enveloped her. Shu Mo felt that every cell in his body was screaming danger...
Run away!
But her legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, making it difficult for her to move at all after she took that subconscious step back.
The white fluff floating in the air seemed to have sensed something was wrong, and without waiting for Shu Mo to give an order, they swarmed forward, and a shield was formed in an instant.
But before the [Holy Shield] skill could be successfully activated, a loud "bang" was heard from the other side of the shield.
The chill suddenly disappeared.
The air was still for a few seconds, and the white fluff dispersed hesitantly. Shu Mo saw Mo Bai retract his fist.
He did not control the strength this time, and the thing was hit by one punch, completely stopping its movement. The two little paws, which were originally tucked in front of the chest, fell down, and together with the head, swayed in the air with Mo Bai's movements.
"I knocked it out." Mo Bai's voice was a little cold, and he tried his best to explain calmly, "It knows you are my summoner and wants to do something."
Shu Mo heard a hint of anger in his voice, gave Mo Bai a soothing look, and then asked.
"What's this?"
She still didn't dare to get too close, so she kept a certain distance, staring at the motionless little thing curiously.
Mo Bai's lips moved and he uttered a name: "Mimetic Beast."
Shu Mo's meager knowledge was not enough for her to react to the name.
She opened her clear big eyes, confusedly waiting for Mo Bai's explanation.
Mo Bai was silent for two seconds, and added a setting description: "——A boss-level monster whose strength is extremely close to super S-level."
Shu Mo: "!!!!!!"
Pie really fell from the sky!
Mo Bai was now satisfied with her performance.
He grasped the base of the mimic's tail and shook it casually. "It's very strong. It can change its form naturally and moves as fast as lightning. Its eyes also have a hallucinogenic effect. Although not as powerful as a dragon's roar, the moment you meet its eyes, you'll feel like you're falling into an icy cave. The opponent will be affected by fear and their strength will be greatly reduced."
“People with low legal defense may even become confused and unable to resist.”
The dragon's inherent dragon power also has a similar effect. Facing powerful monsters such as dragons and mimics, opponents will be infected with negative states and find it difficult to exert their full strength - but the dragon clan also has a powerful group control skill such as Dragon Roar that ignores any defense.
Shu Mo's level was too low, and his attributes were not high, so it was normal for him to be caught off guard by a sneak attack from an S-level monster.
In fact, even if she had taken precautions in advance, it would have been useless. The huge gap in attribute points could not be made up simply by defense. Otherwise, there would be no point in everyone's hard work in leveling up.
——If you play the game normally, Shu Mo’s level is just out of the Novice Village...
"Its attack and defense power are above average for an S-class monster. But with this innate skill, plus the ability to change form, and a speed that is difficult for people to react to, the Mimic is extremely good at sneak attacks. Even the top S-class monsters find it difficult to react to its sudden attack."
Mo Bai reminded solemnly, "Although it is said to be extremely close to super S-level existence, it is only an S-level monster after all. Although the probability is small, it can be repeatedly refreshed in the game map. Next time if you encounter it, be sure to be careful of its eyes."
Shu Mo stared at the unconscious beast with wide eyes, still finding it hard to believe.
Based on her current observations, the strength of monsters is basically proportional to their size. And under normal circumstances, in order to make the bosses in the game look more intimidating, they will be made larger than ordinary monsters to form a strong visual contrast - this is what Mo Bai did.
As the most powerful race in the extremely cold apocalypse, there are almost no monsters in the game that can match the size of the dragon.
But this little thing in front of him, less than one meter long, is actually more powerful than the nine-headed giant python?
It's incredible.
Mo Bai seemed to know what she was thinking and explained, "The Mimicry can also change its size within a certain range - I made it a little smaller, otherwise it would be difficult for me to hold it."
Shu Mo: “…”
I see.
No wonder she always felt that it was not so small when she first saw it. She thought it had shrunk after being beaten by Mo Bai.
"Since the beast can change its shape at will, can it become a human?" Shu Mo asked.
Mo Bai shook his head decisively: "No. Only super S-level monsters can speak human language and have human forms. Moreover, the transformation of the mimicry is not unlimited. Not to mention the size, it has a biggest problem, that is, no matter what it becomes, it will maintain its original color."
Shu Mo glanced at the snow-white mimicry and was silent for two seconds, "...Fortunately it's not green."
In this vast snowfield, white is the best protective color. Just now it was lying in the middle of a pile of snow and Shu Mo didn't notice it at all.
She leaned over and stared at the unconscious creature. "Was it ambushing us just now?"
"It shouldn't be." Mo Bai hesitated. "This mimic beast is injured, and the injury is serious. I guess it was lying there to rest long before we got there. There are very few humans on the high mountains, so it can hide here and recover from its injuries."
All creatures in the game world are essentially just data. Death does not leave a corpse, and being injured does not cause bleeding or affect actions. There is no smell of blood to expose it, so if the mimicry wants to hide, it will not be discovered at all.
If Mo Bai had not accidentally caught a glimpse of something trembling in the empty shadow, which made him suspicious, they would probably have left here by now.
Mo Bai turned it over and over to show Shu Mo like a plucked chicken, "Look at it, it's half dead."
Shu Mo showed a doubtful look - was it really not you who beat it into this state?
Mo Bai coughed lightly and tried to explain, "It was already very weak when I caught up with it, otherwise it would not have escaped my sight if it had played dead. I was very gentle to begin with, fearing that I would accidentally kill it. It was only because I didn't use enough force in the last punch that it completely fainted."
At the end, he was still a little indignant, as if all this was caused by the Mimic himself.
Shu Mo was secretly shocked.
This level of beastman already has the intelligence level of a 12 or 13 year old teenager. After recognizing that Mo Bai was a summoned beast, it pretended to be dead to deceive him, and then took the opportunity to attack the summoner himself. It was indeed a very clever yet risky move.
Shu Mo recalled the undisguised hostility and murderous intent in its eyes at that moment, and he was still frightened.
So far, she has fought many low-level monsters. These monsters are more ferocious and hideous than each other, and they are fearless of death. Hatred for players is like a set program written into their minds. If possible, they will tear Shu Mo into pieces without hesitation.
——But Mo Bai is different.
Shu Mo's gaze fell on the young man obscurely.
Perhaps because of the friendly attitude he showed from beginning to end, Shu Mo gradually formed a wrong perception in the past few days, that is, intelligent monsters have different attitudes towards humans.
So when an intelligent monster showed clear murderous intent towards her, Shu Mo suddenly felt a strong shock in her heart.
She suddenly realized that she had had it too easy these past few days.
If you count carefully, Shu Mo has been in this world for less than a week.
The consequence of the survival crisis being easily resolved was that she never had a clear understanding of the danger of this game.
Even the players she met acted nonchalant.
But the reason they were so calm was not because the danger did not exist, but because these people had already adapted to the cruel life of living on the edge of a knife in the past ten years. And Shu Mo is a full ten years behind them.
The ten years she missed made her fall behind not only in level, but also in her understanding of the entire game.
It was as if a warning bell was sounded in Shu Mo's heart. When she came to her senses, a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on her forehead.
"How are you?"
Shu Mo suddenly raised her eyes and saw Mo Bai looking at her with a frown.
Mo Bai is indeed different.
She calmly looked at the boy's eyes which showed concern.
——But that’s only because he is Mo Bai.
Mo Bai approached her cautiously because he sensed her warmth, just like a young bird with a nestling complex, and added her name to his surname on the first day they met.
Shu Mo exhaled slowly.
"It's okay." She quickly adjusted herself and her expression returned to normal.
He just looked around with a little more alert.
This was the first time she encountered a true life-and-death crisis since coming to this world, and the impact on Shu Mo was huge.
But after calming down, she realized that this was actually a great opportunity that came right to her.
"How are you going to deal with it?" Mo Bai asked, "Even if you can't tame it for the time being, you can still gain a lot of experience by killing it, but it's a bit of a pity..."
Each monster like this is hard to come by, and it is rare to meet one. However, Shu Mo is unable to subdue it with his level. Mo Bai's tone is full of regret.
When I looked up, Shu Mo looked smiling.
"Not a pity." She had something in her hand that he had never seen before, and she tossed it around casually.
After throwing it up and catching it for the last time, Shu Mo held the unknown sphere that was just big enough for her to hold in one hand, and shook it in front of him, as if to show off, "I can conquer it."
The Master Ball emitted a bright white light in her hand, giving Shu Mo's profile a layer of warm jade color.
——A white light appeared, indicating that the monster could be subdued.
Shu Mo was in a good mood.
To be safe, she did not try the difficult long-distance throw. She let Mo Bai grab the tail of the mimic beast, and she got very close to it and threw it lightly.
The Master Ball flew out in a parabola lightly, turned into a white light in mid-air, and took the Mimic Beast into it.
The process was surprisingly simple.
Mo Bai was startled and curled up his fingertips as if he was burned, looking at the Master Ball that fell to the ground in doubt.
The ball shook, as if something was struggling inside. However, after a few seconds, the ball gradually became transparent and disappeared into the air.
"Done." Shu Mo has received a notification that the trophy has been successfully conquered.
She clicked on the panel and summoned the mimicry.
The mimicry that appeared in front of the two again had regained consciousness. It lay prone on the ground, with its head resting on its clasped paws, trying to stay as close to the ground as possible. Its pointed ears drooped backwards, giving it a pitiful look as if it was wagging its tail and begging for mercy. The round, blue eyes stared upward at Shu Mo, occasionally glancing quickly in the direction of Mo Bai, making a whimpering sound.
"It's really smart." Shu Mo was speechless.
Knowing that he had become her summoned beast and would have to work with Mo Bai for a long time in the future, he started to try to please her so quickly.
Monsters and humans have opposite stances, and attacking each other is their instinct. Shu Mo would not blame it for what happened just now.
With a powerful helper, she was extremely excited. She bent down and stroked the beast's head.
The snow-white hair is as soft and smooth as silk and feels great. The mimic beast lowered its head obediently, looking like it was ready to be bullied. It even moved closer to Shu Mo's palm when she stretched out her hand.
Mo Bai glanced at it.
Feeling the extremely oppressive gaze behind him, the mimic's back stiffened and he tried even harder to please Shu Mo.
The big fluffy tail swayed wildly along the ground, sweeping the surrounding snow aside.
A clear fan shape appeared on the ground.
Mo Bai lowered his head and stared at the fan-shaped object for a while, while Shu Mo squatted on the ground, scratching the raised chin of the mimicry nonchalantly, as if thinking about something.
"Mo Bai, you just said that in addition to changing its form, it can also change its size. So how big can it become at most?"
"About the same..." Mo Bai came back to his senses, thought about it, and answered uncertainly, "It's about the same size as the dormitory building we live in."
The staff dormitory of Nuannuan Hot Spring is called a dormitory building, but it is actually very small. After all, including the boss Shu Mo, there are only two people living there.
A small one-story building with two small bedrooms and a narrow corridor, with a total area of less than 100 square meters.
It was considered small by the standards of a building, but a monster that could possibly reach this size was not to be underestimated.
Shu Mo lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, gradually coming up with an idea, with a smile in his eyes.
She didn't expect that she would have such an unexpected surprise on this trip. It was worth it for her to suspend the hot spring business and make this special trip.
"Then can it carry me now?" Shu Mo was still thinking about the long journey back home.
The mimic beast circled around her feet, its furry body pressed against Shu Mo's calves, tickling her, and it made soft sounds similar to a cat's meow.
But if you look closely, you'll find that its movements are a bit sluggish and its sound is weak.
"It doesn't have much energy left. It probably won't be able to make it back to the hotel." Mo Bai looked at the coquettish and nice mimic beast and remained unmoved. "But it shouldn't be a problem to run half the distance."
"Forget it." Shu Mo remembered the half-dead look of the beast after being punched just now. He didn't dare to take any risks and took the mimicry back. "Will its strength recover slowly in the backpack?"
Mo Bai hummed, and Shu Mo felt relieved.
"Let's go back to the hotel," she said with a smile.
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