Unorthodox beast control

Chapter 278 Dragon Skeleton, Thunder Dragon Stone

As the stars resolutely neighed, the illusory scene collapsed in an instant.

In silence, he watched as his father, who was staring at his back with concern, vanished into thin air, while the determination in Xingchen's eyes remained.

The next moment, Xu Ran and the other two little figures appeared not far ahead.

Is this nightmare over?
  There was excitement in Xingchen's eyes.

"Xi Lv~" (I'm coming~)

It neighed, raised its hooves and ran hard in the direction of its companions.

However, the next moment, a look of astonishment appeared in Xingchen's eyes.

Every time it takes a step forward, its companion will advance further, making the distance between the two farther and farther away, until it can no longer see the other party's figure clearly, and can only vaguely see a small dot.

Just like in the previous memories, it was unable to catch up with other ponies.

"Xilu?!"
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  "Xiao Ran! It's time to eat!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Xu Ran sat up from the bed sleepily.

He looked at the familiar furnishings, the scattered light in his eyes gradually gathered, and then his expression suddenly changed.

This is...the home of my previous life?
  How can it be?

Haven't you already traveled through time?

He clearly remembered that a moment ago, he was fighting side by side with three pet beasts, and was attacked by a mysterious king-level guardian and lost consciousness.

Could it be that he died again in that battle and traveled back in time?

Or is he in a nightmare spun by the guardian?

correct!system!
  Xu Ran's eyes lit up, and then with a thought, he called up the system.

Xu Ran breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the familiar system panel reappeared and the contracted beasts were still displayed.

It seems that he has not traveled back in time.

This is just a nightmare created by the other party.

But there’s something to say…

Xu Ran looked around curiously, filled with surprise.

This nightmare turned out to be the world of his previous life, which was beyond his expectation.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk."

Accompanied by several hurried knocks, the door to the room was opened at this moment. A middle-aged woman wearing an apron pushed the door open and looked at Xu Ran with a slight frown.

"Xiaoran, why don't you respond?"

"Come on, come on!" Xu Ran chuckled, quickly got out of bed, walked to the woman, paused, and hugged her, "Mom, I miss you."

"This child...what's going on?" The woman's face looked a little confused.

"It's nothing." Xu Ran let go of his mother with a smile, "Where's my dad?"

"It's in the living room. If you don't get up, he will beat you again." The woman said angrily.

"It's okay, I still miss being beaten by my dad." Xu Ran still laughed heartlessly, "By the way, what are you going to eat today? Is it Yangchun noodles?"

"Yes, I also added two fried eggs for you." The woman nodded.

"That's really good. I haven't had this bite for several months." Xu Ran laughed and rushed to the dining table. He saw the familiar steaming thin noodles and the two golden fried noodles on them. Poached eggs, eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red.

If this is a nightmare, let it last a little longer.

He remembers the day.

On this day, he was unemployed at home after graduation. After eating breakfast cooked by his mother, he went to a company to apply for an interview. However, he encountered a car accident on the road and woke up in another world.

This is his last day in this world.

"Sleeping up so late again." Seeing Xu Ran serve the table, the middle-aged man sitting in the living room reading the newspaper hummed, put the newspaper on the coffee table, walked to the dining table and sat down, "Go to bed early and get up early, for you Is it so difficult?”

"Dad, how many young people nowadays can go to bed early and get up early." Xu Ran put a mouthful of Yangchun noodles into his mouth and said with a smile.

In my heart, a familiar feeling emerged.

It seems that the same was true of the conversation at that time.

"Humph, pack yourself up after you finish eating. Look at your chicken coop-like hair. Which company is willing to hire a slovenly guy like you?" The middle-aged man shook his head slightly, stopped talking, and just ate the noodles quietly. .

"Don't worry." Looking at his father who was cold-faced and warm-hearted, Xu Ran was dumbfounded and turned to his mother who was still busy cleaning the stove. "Mom, stop cleaning up and eat first."

"Okay." Mother quickly walked out with two side dishes, "Eat."

After eating a mouthful of Yangchun noodles, Xu Ran's eyes were full of nostalgia.

The originally ordinary Yangchun noodles seemed like he was eating a rare delicacy, savoring every bite carefully.

After finishing the bowl of noodles, Xu Ran drank all the soup and then reluctantly handed the bowl and chopsticks to his mother, "Mom, I've finished eating."

"Why did you eat so cleanly today?" The mother's face looked a little surprised, and then she smiled nonchalantly, "When you're full, work hard and try to apply for a new job today!"

"Are you applying..." Xu Ran glanced at the clock on the wall.

At this time in his previous life, he had already gone out.

Next, there is a car accident and time travel.

Because he was eating noodles slowly just now, but he was still at home at this moment.

and so…

This nightmare should be over, right?
  Seeing the scene around him becoming vaguely unreal, Xu Ran sighed slightly in his heart, then showed his brightest smile and looked at his parents.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry, I'm doing well now."

As the words fell, the surrounding scene disappeared into nothing, including the mother standing in front of her holding dishes and chopsticks, and the father sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper.
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  Deep in the dark underground, in a quiet and empty cave, a figure covered with long hair, slightly round and seemingly huge, sat casually on the ground.

It has a pair of strange purple-black eyes, as if looking into it can easily make people fall into a terrible nightmare.

Around it, there is an invisible but extremely oppressive terrifying power surging faintly. It is a terrifying power that belongs to the royal class and even faintly surpasses it.

At this moment, in front of this powerful creature, there is a mirror formed by the convergence of energy from all four sides.

In the first mirror, there was a giant thunder beast whose shape could not be seen clearly, fighting with the petite Ziyun, whose whole body was covered with dark thunder light.

Seeing the picture displayed on the mirror, Ziyun's whole body was covered with terrifying black power, and there was a majestic presentation that made it feel shocked. A trace of caution appeared in the eyes of this powerful creature.

When it was searching just now, it had already vaguely noticed something unusual about this human beast.

Is what is shown in the nightmare right now its full picture?

Thinking of this, the powerful creature's eyes became more thoughtful, and he turned to look at the second mirror in front of him.
  In the second mirror, Xingchen was running with all his strength, trying to catch up with his companions.

Seeing it completely immersed in the second-level dream, a hint of smile and pride appeared in the eyes of the powerful creature.

However, this trace of smile and pride quietly disappeared when its gaze turned to the third mirror.

On that mirror, the powerful creature saw a terrifying giant beast with a body length of more than a kilometer, lying on the ground and sleeping soundly.

For a moment, there was a hint of helplessness in those purple-black eyes that should have been indifferent and mysterious.

Facing such a heartless guy is indeed not what it is good at.

No matter how many abilities it used, it could not dig out the shadows and painful experiences in this guy's heart.

Therefore, it could only forcibly trap it with the power of dreams.

His purple-black eyes turned to the last mirror on the other side, looking at the chaos in the mirror with a bit of fear and confusion in his eyes.

For some reason, it should be able to see the dream state of the opponent trapped in its own nightmare, but it can't see what the nightmare of the human in front of it is.

It seems that there is some more powerful force blocking its prying eyes.

Thinking of this, the powerful creature scratched its head, with a hint of helplessness in its eyes, and its low voice echoed in the crypt.

"Lulu~"

It turned to look at the rock wall beside it.

On the other side of the rock wall, there was a vague majestic thunder power surging forward.

There were even low thunder sounds from time to time, echoing throughout the entire crypt.

There is something it must protect.

Even if the intruder this time is strong, it will still...

"Lubi~"

A childish and cheerful voice echoed from far away in the crypt, interrupting the thoughts of the powerful creature.

The powerful creature's purple-black eyes had a bit of warmth.

It moved its gaze away from the four mirrors and looked toward the upward passage from the crypt.

Soon, a little fur ball that was somewhat similar to it, but much smaller and rounder, walked step by step towards the powerful creature.

"Lubi~"

The two flexible tentacles on the little fur ball's forehead swayed, gently tapping the powerful creature's body.

This is their clan's way of greeting with a sense of dependence.

"Rumble?"

Did you just feed the dreamweaver silkworms?

The powerful creature raised a big hand and touched the little fur ball's head, and the smile in his eyes became a little stronger.

"Lubi!"

right! The silk collected previously is used up!

The little fur ball nodded, with joy and expectation in his light purple eyes, Xi Hu remembered something happy.

"Lubi?"

Will you be angry if I give dream-weaving silk to humans?

"Lulu~"

It's just some silk, as long as you're happy.

The powerful creature touched the tentacles on the little fur ball's head with its big hand and spoke in a comforting tone.

"Lubi!"

That's good!
  The little furball nodded with confidence, the look of anticipation in his eyes getting a little stronger.

It has memorized the name and address of that store.

When you harvest new dreamweaver silk, go to that store to wash it again!
  Then, the little furball noticed the four mirrors in the sky.

It is no stranger to this ability of powerful creatures.

"Lubi?"

Are there new intruders?
  It looked at the picture in the mirror carefully, and after seeing the stars and Cancan in the second and third mirrors, a surprised look appeared on its face.

Huh?
  this is not…

It remembered that that day when it entered the human city and before it took the initiative to take the stage to receive the protection, the human named Xu Ran summoned two pet beasts to assist the previous pet beast that received the protection.

And those two pet beasts seemed to be the two in front of them.

An incredible guess appeared in the eyes of the little furball.

Its light purple eyes couldn't help but widen.

"Lubi?!"

Are they the intruders? !
  "Rumble?"

Do you know them?
  The powerful creature turned its head to look at the little fur ball next to it, with a hint of surprise in its purple-black eyes.

"Lubi~"

I know, before I...

The tentacles on the head of the little fur ball moved, and then he quickly told the powerful creature next to him about his previous experience.

After listening to the story of the little fur ball, the eyes of the powerful creature showed a thoughtful look.

"Lubi~"

The little fur ball touched the powerful creature with its tentacles, with a hint of pleading in its eyes.

The eyes of the powerful creature were full of displeasure, but after looking at each other with the little furball, he shook his head helplessly.

"Lulu~"

Okay...but it's not that easy for them to get what I protect.

The powerful creature waved his hand casually, and the four mirrors in front of him shattered and disappeared.

On the other side, one person and three pets, who were immersed in their own dreams and could not wake up, also opened their eyes at the same time. "Everyone is okay." The first time he broke away from the dream, Xu Ran's eyes fell on the three little ones who were gradually coming back to their senses from the daze.

There was still madness and fierce murderous intent in Ziyun's eyes, and it seemed that the previous nightmare might have had a big impact.

Xingchen's mood seemed a little depressed, and he didn't seem to be completely free from the nightmare.

Quite brilliant…

Xu Ran looked at Cancan who seemed to have just woken up from sleep, and the look in his eyes was a little weird.

What did this guy experience in his nightmare?
  "Meow~" (I'm fine.)
  Ziyun, who came back to his senses, shook his head slightly, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

In the second nightmare, it watched the unmatched thunder and lightning creature kill Xu Ran and the other two little ones. It instantly went into madness and activated Divine Punishment without hesitation, fighting to the death. Give it a try.

Now that it woke up, it immediately checked its own condition. Fortunately, there were no traces of divine punishment being used on its body.

In other words, it does not have to endure the pain of divine punishment again.

only…

Thinking of the feeling of being helpless when his companions were killed in the dream, there was a hint of anger and unwillingness in Ziyun's eyes.

This is a dream now, but what if there really is such a day in the future?

Thinking of this, Ziyun suddenly felt a strong sense of urgency.

At this moment, it is only at the general level and is still too weak.

The evolution must be completed as soon as possible!

"Xilu~" (I'm fine too.)
  Xingchen neighed and shook his head slightly.

In the second dream, it was actually somewhat awake and realized that this was a nightmare.

However, seeing its untouchable companion, it still abandoned its original rationality and kept chasing above.

Thinking of this, Xingchen couldn't help but sigh secretly.

It seems that I still need to become calmer~
  "Cha~" (Sleep quite soundly~)

Cancan shook his huge head, with a look of confusion still remaining on his face.

And its unusual behavior also made the expressions of Xu Ran and the other two little ones gradually become weird.

"Xi Lv?" (Should we continue to move forward?)
  Xingchen neighed and asked.

Hearing this, Xu Ran looked thoughtful.

At this moment, he was a little unsure of the thoughts of the guardian hiding in the dark.

There is no doubt that the fact that they got rid of the nightmare at the same time was the intention of the other party.

So the purpose is to warn myself and others? still…

But there was one thing Xu Ran knew very well.

That is, the opponent's strength is higher than they expected, and even with the star's repelling star ring, they cannot resist the opponent's power.

In this way, if you are not sure about the other party's attitude, the threat of continuing to go deeper is self-evident.

Just when one person and three pets hesitated to move forward, a vague and invisible wave was wrapped in the sound of thunder and spread towards one person and three pets.

The moment this non-aggressive wave touched one person and three pets, an idea was born in their minds.

That's an invitation.

An invitation from the powerful guardian hidden in the dark.

The other party wants to meet them.

The three little ones looked at each other, then looked at Xu Ran.

"Go and have a look." Xu Ran hesitated for a moment, then spoke without hesitation.

If the other party wanted to harm them, they would have had countless opportunities just now.

Therefore, this should not be too dangerous for them.

"Looking on the bright side, maybe after the guardian talked with us, he would be willing to give us the things in the Land of Thunder?" Xu Ran smiled and made a joke to ease the slightly solemn atmosphere at the moment.

With Xu Ran making the decision, the three little ones no longer hesitated.

Cancan shook his head, no longer needing to reserve his strength in order to avoid alerting the enemy. The earth-yellow fluctuations around his body spread to the distance, and soon he accurately focused on a crypt hidden deep in the earth, heading over there. Swim away quickly.

Not long after, Cancan took Xu Ran and the other two cubs through the rock wall and appeared in the empty cave.

In the crypt, the continuous echo of thunder proves that this place is extremely close to the land of thunder.

However, at this moment, the thoughts of one person and three pets are no longer on the land of thunder.

Their eyes were all fixed on a powerful creature in the cave that was about ten meters tall, with thick and muscular limbs, four tentacles on its head, and purple-black eyes full of strange light.

From the strength of the aura, one person and three pets can easily judge that the other party is guarding the thundering place, and his strength is faintly exceeding the upper limit of the king's class. The guardian who just took action against them.

Although the other party took the initiative to stop their attack just now, Xu Ran and the three little ones still couldn't help but tighten their spirits as they felt that the other party's strength was enough to crush their own, and they did not dare to relax even a little bit.

At this moment, a slightly familiar cheerful voice echoed in the empty crypt.

"Lubi~"

Along with the sound, a small fur ball walked out from behind the guardian.

Looking at the pair of light purple eyes and the flexible tentacles above his head, Xu Ran's face showed a bit of surprise and astonishment, "Sandman Group?!"

With just one glance, he could tell that the Sandman in front of him was the one he had protected before in public.

But why is the other party here?

and many more…

Xu Ran looked at the Sandman Group, and then at the huge and powerful guardian.

Although there are considerable differences in appearance between the two parties, many common features can still be found.

So... this guardian is the evolved form of the Sandman?
  So what is the relationship between this Sandman Group and it...

Before Xu Ran could think any more, the guardian made a deep voice.

"Lulu~"

At the same time, the corresponding meaning of its sound appeared in the minds of one person and three pets.

(Are you also here for the Thunder Dragon Stone?)
  "Thunder Dragon Stone?" Xu Ran couldn't help but look at a rock wall next to him. He could sense that the majestic thunder power was behind that rock wall, "What is that?"

Although Xu Ran has learned about many extraordinary resources at this moment, these resources are still just the tip of the iceberg in the extraordinary world.

The Thunder Dragon Stone mentioned by the guardian in front of him was something he didn't know about.

While Xu Ran raised the question, the three little ones also had a blank expression on their faces.

Obviously, they have not heard of such resources.

"Senior, we sensed the sound of thunder underground, so we wanted to come and have a look. We don't know what the Thunder Dragon Stone is." Xu Ran hesitated for a moment, then smiled cheekily, "You're already here, no. Do you know if this Thunder Dragon Stone can be taken away?"

The guardian glanced at Xu Ran.

Immediately afterwards, a look of thought appeared in its eyes, as if it was considering and weighing something.

Finally, the guardian spoke in a low voice again.

"Lulu~lulu~"

(Thunder Dragon Stone is an extraordinary resource at the Overlord level that was gathered after the death of a Overlord-level Thundergod Silent Dragon here. The power left in the corpse leaked out.)
  (That Thunder God Silent Dragon was very kind to me, so I want to protect its corpse.)
  (For the sake of taking care of my children, I allow you to take away a piece of Thunder Dragon Stone.)
  (but…)
  The words paused slightly, and the guardian's eyes became a little sharper.

"Lulu~"

(Only one piece can be taken away, and its remains cannot be damaged.)
  "no problem!"

Xu Ran spoke without hesitation.

Before coming here, he was mentally prepared to return empty-handed as long as he could go back safely.

At this moment, when he heard that the guardian in front of him allowed him to take away a piece of the so-called Thunder Dragon Stone, it was too late for him to be happy.

After all, from the other party's description, it was an extraordinary thunder resource of the overlord class.

Such resources must be a huge improvement for Ziyun.

Ziyun is currently in a critical period of preparing to evolve into the emperor race, and this resource comes at just the right time.

Thinking of this, Xu Ran's eyes when he looked at the Sandman were suddenly full of goodwill.

The system is indeed right, the Sandman Group can really bring you good luck.

This good luck may not be the dream-weaving silk from before.

It should be referring to this time.

"Lulu~"

(Come with me.)
  After taking a look at one person and three pets, the guardian turned and walked in the direction of the thunder. A large hole opened in the rock wall in front of him, revealing the dazzling purple thunder inside.

The corpse of a dragon-like extraordinary creature that was over a hundred meters in length, extremely well-preserved, and ferocious and domineering, lay quietly on the other side of the large cave.

On the rock wall and ground not far away from it, prismatic purple crystals grew, just like naturally grown crystals.

These purple crystals contain extremely strong power, and there are golden dragon-shaped currents inside that constantly collide with the surface of the crystals, making a buzzing sound like thunder.

The thunder that spread outside the cave was the resonance formed by the sounds coming from these purple crystals.

"Lulu~"

(These purple ones are all brontosaurus stones. You can pick one.)
  The guardian spoke calmly, and then stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at one person and three pets.

Xu Ran took a deep breath, looked at each other with the three little ones, and then slowly stepped forward.

Under his leadership, the three pets bowed respectfully to the fallen dragon corpse, and then began to select quietly.

Such details made the guardian's eyes feel a little more kind.

It silently made a decision in its heart.

Seeing how this human and his pet respected the Thunder God Silent Dragon who was kind to him, if the other party did not choose a good enough thunder dragon stone, he could give them one of his treasures.

Completely unaware that one of his own small actions would lead to such a favorable impression from the other party, Xu Ran and the three little ones got together and quickly and carefully dug out a thunder dragon stone that was one meter long.

Among the smooth crystal surfaces of the Thunder Dragon Stone, the golden dragon-shaped thunder and lightning made Ziyun's eyes light up for an instant.

It can feel that this purple crystal is not a particularly precious thing. What is truly precious is the golden dragon-shaped thunder and lightning sealed in it.

This kind of thunder and lightning is formed by the power of the overlord-level thunder god Silent Dragon in front of him, and is different from ordinary thunder and lightning.

Absorb it and your improvement will be unimaginable!
  but…

Ziyun turned his head and looked at the other Thunder Dragon Stones around him.

It knows that it is not the time to make a choice yet.

Since you can only take away one piece, you must take away the best one!

"Let's go and have a look elsewhere." Guessing Ziyun's thoughts from his expression, Xu Ran smiled, and then carefully put the Thunder Dragon Stone back to its place.

One person and three pets continued to search, and soon found a thunder dragon stone of about the same size.

Put it down again and search again.

Xu Ran quickly realized that this was somewhat inefficient.

After all, there are thousands of thunder dragon stones in this cave, large and small.

"Let's look for them separately." He looked at the three little ones and made a quick decision.

The three little ones also understood that searching separately was more efficient. After nodding, they spread out without hesitation and searched in four different directions.

Not long after, a slightly excited voice sounded in the cave.

"Cha!" (This piece is so big!)
  Xu Ran and the other two little ones looked at each other, and soon saw Cancan carefully holding a piece of thunder dragon stone in his mouth and nodding.

The length of the thunder dragon stone is two meters long.

The golden dragon-shaped thunder and lightning inside is even more dazzling.

"Very good!" Xu Ran gave Cancan a thumbs-up gesture, "Let's keep looking! If there is no other better one, choose Cancan's one!"

Ziyun and Xingchen nodded, not to be outdone, and started searching.

Soon, Ziyun also discovered a thunder dragon stone roughly two meters long.

And Xingchen's gaze was fixed on a somewhat special Thunder Dragon Stone among the surrounding Thunder Dragon Stones.

There is no golden dragon-shaped thunder and lightning in this thunder dragon stone.

Its color is not that clear and looks a bit muddy.

So much so that there seems to be something there, but the stars cannot be seen clearly.

After only hesitating for a moment, Xingchen carefully carried the special Thunder Dragon Stone on his back, turned around and walked in the direction of Xu Ran.

I decided to choose it!
  Take it back and show it to Xu Ran!

(End of this chapter)