The stepmother sensed Courage's unease. She gently raised her paw and stroked Courage's tiger head. Its usually upright and lively tiger ears were now drooping, making it look pitiful yet somewhat cute.
"Awooo!"
"
Soon, a tiger's roar came, and Yongqi's droopy ears perked up instantly. Then, the colorful figure disappeared in front of his stepmother in an instant.
Lin Qian, who was rushing towards the mountaintop, was knocked backward in mid-air with a thud.
"Aww~~!" Brother~!
Before Lin Qian could even get up, a large tiger pounced on its head and roared loudly, rubbing its massive head against it. At this rate, Lin Qian suspected that his tiger head would go bald.
"Ouch!" With a roar, Lin Qian slapped her bratty younger brother away.
This guy, he's all grown tall but not smart. He's so big and still so loud and boisterous!
Courage wasn't angry at all. It happily came over again, rubbed against its brother, and then darted away to its mother.
Such a big tiger, how dare it snuggle up to its mother and act cute?
Even the tiger dad couldn't stand it anymore, so he swatted the cub away with his paw. But the cub immediately changed its target and started sticking to the tiger dad.
The tiger dad was bewildered, wondering if his son had been fighting for too long and had gone crazy.
The tiger mom looked at the father and son with a smile, then went over and affectionately nuzzled her sister. The tiger family had returned safely.
Just as Lin Qian landed on the mountaintop, the chipmunk darted onto the tiger's leg.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
"Tiger King!"
!
The chipmunk was both nervous and happy. Lin Qian and the others' safe return put its worries at ease, but it felt a little guilty because its abilities had failed to make the spatial rift work.
Lin Qian patted the little guy's head. He could tell that the chipmunk was a little disappointed, but in fact, it was not the chipmunk's fault.
After all, the chipmunk has only been exposed to spatial power for a very short time. Being able to create a spatial artifact is already an extraordinary talent, so how could it possibly affect the spatial rift?
"Wow." You did a great job.
Upon hearing this, the chipmunk paused for a moment, then its mood improved. The Tiger King didn't blame it for being too weak, but it would definitely work harder!
Bai Teng and Gu Bai also arrived. Bai Teng and the others did not have strong combat power, so they were guarding the mountain at the edge of the formation. Although everyone was severely exhausted, they were all safe and sound.
After a brief reunion to confirm everyone was safe, Tiger Dad and Tiger Mom took Giant Panda Mom to check on the team's injuries, while Chipmunk and Gu Bai were busy distributing supplies.
Lin Qian and Yong Qi went to patrol the area around Spirit Beast Mountain to check on the post-battle situation.
A sudden crisis severely damaged the entire spiritual vein region, killing countless wild animals and most of the spirit beasts, most of which were scattered and surviving.
The spirit beasts of Spirit Beast Mountain also suffered considerable losses, but most of them were level 10 to 13. The spirit beasts below level 10 did not go to the front line, but only fought around the formation of Spirit Beast Mountain, so their casualties were not too bad.
The spirit beast teams deployed were mainly composed of level 11-15 spirit beasts, who faced the biome directly and had the highest mortality rate.
The Spirit Beast Mountain has suffered a severe blow, losing nearly half of its elite forces.
But there's nothing we can do about it; any conflict carries inherent danger, especially a war of this magnitude.
On the human side, the losses were also significant. Countless ordinary human groups were killed or wounded, and nearly half of the superhumans were also lost. This was the biggest disaster since the great changes, and also the one with the most superhuman deaths.
Of course, the situation in the Spirit Vein region has changed as a result. Most of the small bases in the Spirit Vein region have joined the Dragon Roar Base, and there are very few other small bases left.
Most of the surviving spirit beasts joined the Spirit Beast Mountain, which restored a significant portion of its lost combat strength.
As a result, in the entire spiritual vein region, the human and spiritual beast forces are dominated by the spiritual beasts and the Dragon Roar Base.
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Nine days later, a spatial fluctuation occurred.
The Nine Gates Passage has reappeared!
The third door has opened!
The three passageways with nine gates are located in three different regions of the world, subtly forming a triangular shape.
Sensing this fluctuation, Lin Qian and the others immediately headed towards the nearest spatial fluctuation, as they needed to ascertain the situation of the Nine Gates as soon as possible.
However, the reopened Nine Gates Passage was completely different from what Lin Qian and the others had imagined. The reappeared passage was not only very narrow, only a hundred meters wide, but also very unstable.
Based on the fluctuating information, it seems that only the night of a full moon is possible.
Moreover, because it is a continuous passage, the nine gates are no longer one-way teleportation. When they are opened, there are probably many otherworldly creatures waiting to enter from the other side of the passage.
Entering the other realm will be extremely difficult; at the very least, battle will be unavoidable.
Upon receiving this information, the people from the Dragon Roar Base immediately approached Spirit Beast Mountain, as cooperation was currently their best option.
Lin Qian had no reason to refuse. It understood the principle that one tree cannot support a forest, especially since the Spirit Beast Mountain had already suffered considerable losses this time.
If it were a conflict within this world, Lin Qian would not cooperate with humans. However, when facing creatures from another world, they are natural allies, so cooperation is not a problem.
After entering the passage, everyone continued to search for supplies on their own, but they formed a united front when facing the swarm of creatures.
The Dragon Roar Base shared the same sentiment; they had long since abandoned any intention to subdue the Spirit Beast Mountain, neither before nor now, as their strength was insufficient to harbor such ambition.
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Two weeks later, the night of the full moon arrived, and the world entered a strange state of synchronization as night fell.
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