I Have a Golden Crow

A few soldiers in camouflage uniforms came over to Du Yu and asked with concern, ”Are you all okay? Is anyone injured?”

The girl hesitated for a moment and shook her head.

The soldier’s voice was slightly surprised, ”You’re all alright?”

”Yeah.” Du Yu looked at the bloodied people rescued in the distance, watching Lin Shihang being wrapped in a tree cocoon, ”There were fewer Little Night Mongooses hunting us, the main force was over there.”

”Then let’s go.” The soldier said.

Du Yu quickly raised his hand, ”I wasn’t the one who called for rescue, I’m just teaming up temporarily with these two to fight the enemy, I don’t have to go with you, right?”

”Oh?” The soldier was stunned for a moment, then patted Du Yu’s shoulder with one hand, ”Not bad, willing to lend a hand to your compatriots in times of crisis, very good!”

Du Yu grinned and turned to look at Zhang Qiming, ”I couldn’t not lend a hand, they were leading the Little Night Mongooses right at me.”

Zhang Qiming chuckled and moved closer, ”Squad Leader Du, great gratitude needn’t be expressed, let’s meet in the future for more.”

Du Yu looked at Zhang Qiming with disdain, ”Don’t get close to me, I’ve got a bunch of pent-up anger, just waiting to dump it on you later, so don’t try this with me!”

”Squad Leader Du, last time you shot me in the back of the head with an arrow, sent me straight to the hospital, and then I had to redo three days in boot camp. You’re still mad?”

Du Yu: ”...”

”Let’s leave the test in the test field.” Zhang Qiming said with a laugh, speaking softly, ”Don’t blame the student participating in the competition, blame the competition rules.”

Huh?

Du Yu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, this was quite interesting, wasn’t it?

Zhang Qiming’s shameless spirit might actually lead him somewhere in the future, ”Speaking of which, I have to thank Squad Leader Du, you’re like my matchmaker!

If it weren’t for you knocking me back to boot camp, I wouldn’t have met my girlfriend.”

As he spoke, Zhang Qiming wrapped an arm around his beautiful girlfriend beside him.

Du Yu: ???

The girl blushed, holding the Little Fire Fox in one arm and extending the other, ”I’m Luo Rui, thank you for your help.”

Du Yu shook hands with the pretty girl and then pulled Xiaoyan off the bed, ”Girl, think twice!”

Zhang Qiming looked at Du Yu with a resentful gaze, ”Squad Leader Du...”

”Let’s go, let’s go.” A soldier called from afar.

”Let’s go.” The soldier watching the scene also spoke, leading the young couple away.

”Hey!” Du Yu quickly raised his hand, ”I didn’t call for help, these Little Night Mongooses were mostly hunted by me...”

Calling for aid implied a lot of things.

The soldiers would rescue people from the battlefield, and they would also clear the battlefield, so the so-called spoils had nothing to do with Demon Tamers.

Upon hearing this, the soldier squatting in front of a Little Night Mongoose corpse turned his head to look.

Luo Rui quickly said, ”Yes, it was Du Yu and the Heterochromatic Little Fire Fox who protected us, taking care of these few pursuing Little Night Mongooses.”

Zhang Qiming nodded vigorously in agreement, ”Yes, yes, Brother Soldier, we can all testify.”

The soldiers exchanged glances, deliberated for a few seconds, then tossed four Demon Crystals to Du Yu, before leading Zhang Qiming and Luo Rui away.

Du Yu watched the young men and women waving their hands constantly with gratitude, and casually waved his hand as well.

”Eee~” Xiaoyan leaped onto Du Yu’s shoulder, poking her head into the hood.

”Hmm?” Two rose eyes squinted slightly, looking up and smiling at Xiaoyan.

Is this mutual admiration, not fighting and not knowing each other?

Du Yu finally realized, there was a Demon Pet in his hood!

He quickly turned his head, wanting to take the Rose Double Spirit out of his hood, but the rose had already extended its vine, hooked onto Du Yu’s shoulder, and steadily landed by his face.

A rose suddenly leaned forward, and its small mouth softly kissed Du Yu on the cheek.

Du Yu was a bit dumbfounded, this...

Then, another rose popped its head forward and gently kissed Du Yu on the cheek again.

”Uh.” Du Yu didn’t know what to do, but the Rose Double Spirit had already extended its flower vine, heading straight towards the departing crowd.

”Woof!” The Wolf Lake Dog barked, and the soldier hurriedly turned around and grabbed the incoming flower vine.

”Hmm~” The Rose Double Spirit seemed to be saying goodbye, its vine wrapped around the soldier’s palm, and its tiny body floated away.

Du Yu waved dumbly, had he just been taken advantage of by two roses?

Xiaoyan whimpered discontentedly, ”Eee!”

Du Yu turned to look, only to see the back of Xiaoyan’s head.

”Hehe~” In his mind came the playful voice of Little Fen Yang, ”Xiaoyan is throwing a tantrum, how cute.”

Du Yu scratched his head awkwardly, this was a brand new experience he’d never had before, and he sure had his eyes opened up this night.

He picked up a Demon Crystal and held it up to Xiaoyan’s mouth, ”Here.”

Initially, Xiaoyan was unmoved, but within seconds, she turned her head and gently tapped the Demon Crystal with her nose.

The sound of shattering quietly emerged, Demon Breaths surged into her forehead, making her squint her eyes in comfort, a look of sheer enjoyment.

Tch~ got it!

Du Yu pouted, pinching a Demon Crystal as well.

As the Demon Breath was extracted, the irregularly shaped Demon Crystal silently shattered, and rich Fire Demon Breath and Earth Demon Breath spread out.

Unfortunately, Du Yu couldn’t absorb Earth Demon Breath, so that part was wasted.

”Hmm.” Little Fen Yang whimpered softly, sharing Du Yu’s feelings, savoring the taste of pure Fire Demon Breath entering its body.

It’s hard to describe, it’s a wondrous feeling of satisfaction.

After standing in place for quite a while, Du Yu sighed comfortably, ”Ah...”

This must be a Demon Crystal at the Earth Level·Minor Achievement Stage, this feeling is truly delightful~

He slowly opened his eyes, pocketed the remaining two Demon Crystals, planning to save one for Little You Ying, though it was not suitable for absorption yet as it could easily get over-promoted.

There were still quite a few soldiers cleaning up the site around him, which gave Du Yu a great sense of security.

Speaking back, the Little Night Mongoose clan suffered heavy casualties, routed by reinforcements — they are unlikely to return tonight, right?

After pondering again and again, Du Yu headed to the forest edge, seeking a sturdy tree branch, and worked hard to climb up.

Until he found a relatively stable foothold, Du Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Life is really tough, I just wanted to help the Ghost Firefly Fire Types advance...

...

The tense Du Yu endured for the entire night, clutching the Demon Soldier Silver Fire in his hand, somewhat like a Frightened Bird.

Until cool air surged from afar, and his heart stirred — could the Nether Leaf Small Pearl Cluster be starting to bloom and bear fruit?

”Wake up, Little Fen Yang, it’s time to get up.”

”Hmm.” A sleepy voice of Little Fen Yang came from his mind, and without her even showing up, Du Yu could already imagine her adorable appearance.

”The Nether Leaf Bead seems to be about to bloom, did you feel it, it’s getting cooler around here.”

”Hmm, alright~ let’s go over and take a look, it’s best to advance inside.”

”Roger that.” Du Yu clung to the big tree and slowly slid down.

In the pitch-black pre-dawn sky, Du Yu’s eyes were faintly tinged with red, and after observing for a moment, he rubbed his eyes and turned on the high-beam flashlight.

After a big battle, it’s eerily quiet here.

”Let’s go quickly, let’s go inside and wait for them to bloom!” Little Fen Yang urged softly, seemingly fully awake.

The time for Nether Leaf Bead to bloom and bear fruit is relatively fixed, only within a brief moment at dawn, Du Yu dared not delay and hurried out of the forest.

Under the dark night, the Nether Leaf Small Pearl Cluster emitted a faint purple glow, strikingly beautiful.

Waves of coolness washed over, like waves, one after another, which cleared Du Yu’s mind greatly.

He quickly summoned two Demon Pets and placed Xiaoyan on his shoulder, ”Be alert on all sides.”

Still somewhat groggy, Xiaoyan shuddered as the coolness surged over, instantly widening her golden-brown fox eyes.

As the bushes gently swayed, the leaves of the Nether Leaf Bead gradually emitted a faint purple glow, mesmerising in their beauty.

One after another, light purple flowers quietly bloomed, at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a documentary pressed with a fast-forward button.

”Now, Du Yu, Du Yu~ now!”

Du Yu gathered Demon Breath in his palm and quickly embraced Little You Ying, ”Ghost Firefly, we can advance now!”

Little You Ying blinked its big eyes, through the contract, feeling the owner’s intention.

Gradually, the ominous black flame’s outer layer, a layer of firefly green flame, began to shine brighter.

”Yes, just like that!” Du Yu’s face was joyous, as he held Little You Ying high up.

A world-famous painting: ”The Lion King”!

Unfortunately, all the Ding Mans had been chased off and couldn’t witness this scene.

Within the swaying layers of purple flowers, waves of chilling air surged continuously, passing through Little You Ying’s body.

The greenish flame around Ghost Firefly grew brighter and brighter...

Just as Du Yu worried Little You Ying might explode, the black flame mass suddenly transformed.

”Mmm~” Xiaoyan raised her head slightly, looking at the flame in her master’s hand.

”Did it succeed?” Little Fen Yang’s phantasmal face appeared in front of Du Yu, carefully watching.

The black flame mass rapidly elongated, transforming into a torch.

The shape of this torch closely resembled an enlarged version of an ice cream cone.

Above the cone, a tuft of firefly green flame flickered quietly within, becoming increasingly dazzling.

Ghost Firefly Fire Types advanced!

Little Fen Yang gazed at the firefly atop the torch, joyfully exclaimed, ”Succeeded~”

Du Yu lowered the Glowing Firetorch, scrutinizing it, seemingly no different from a normal Glowing Firetorch?

”This is the Ancient Ghost Firefly?”

Little Fen Yang looked disdainfully, ”Little You Ying’s final evolutionary form is the Ancient Ghost Firefly; this is just the beginning.”

Du Yu: ”...”