Advancing Towards the Tiger Mountain

“Is this really that world-class BOSS? Why is it so small?”

Staring at the little bat in the girl’s palm, everyone curiously crowded closer.

“Yes, after being tamed, its level gets reset.”

Chen Zixuan extended a forefinger and poked the little bat’s wet nose.

“I thought after being tamed, it would keep its original level.”

Dawn’s Light looked slightly disappointed, but there was still a hint of envy in his gaze. “Can it be used as a mount?”

At his age, he was already considered a veteran player in the online gaming world. Usually, he had a deep obsession with pets that could serve as mounts.

“It can be, but definitely not right now.”

Chen Zixuan recalled that the Darkwing Demon Bat indeed could serve as a mount.

“It’s like a puppy, so cute. Can I touch it?”

At this moment, Gu Yanxi also came over curiously, her eyes sparkling. As if she was afraid of scaring the little creature, she asked in a gentle, soft voice.

Cute?

Upon hearing her, both Dawn’s Light and Yuewu froze, immediately recalling some unpleasant memories.

Girl, you probably haven’t seen its original form—one skill alone could wipe out several squads of elite players. How can you call that cute?

But Chen Zixuan understood. Since childhood, Gu Yanxi had always adored cats and dogs, unable to resist any kind of furry animal.

Given her family’s situation, raising a cat would be totally fine. However, her mother seemed to have a cat-hair allergy, so in the end, nothing came of it.

After making sure the Darkwing Demon Bat cub in his hand temporarily wasn’t aggressive, Chen Zixuan nodded and extended his right hand toward Gu Yanxi.

The girl carefully took the little bat, her movements incomparably gentle, as if holding some fragile treasure. After looking at it for a while, she reluctantly handed it back.

Chen Zixuan took the Darkwing Demon Bat and scrutinized it in his hand, suddenly feeling puzzled—how exactly was its [Scout] skill supposed to be used?

It didn’t look like it could talk, nor could it fly very high. Was he supposed to just toss it into the sky and wait for it to come back to report in bat language?

Just then, a pale blue interface suddenly appeared in front of him.

[According to the system’s AI detection, you are currently in combat. Would you like to activate the pet skill [Scout]?]

Without hesitation, Chen Zixuan selected “Activate.”

As the skill engaged, Chen Zixuan immediately felt an invisible chain connect him with the Darkwing Demon Bat in his palm.

He was surprised to find his vision gradually split in two, the central line dividing his sight into two images.

His right eye still saw the normal scene, but the feedback to his left eye was a bit blurry, though he could still make out the face of a silver-haired girl with long curls.

A cellphone’s front camera? Chen Zixuan was momentarily stunned. It seemed that what he saw in his left eye was the Darkwing Demon Bat’s perspective.

At this point, the others also noticed something changing in Cecilia.

The silver-haired girl’s right iris was still as clear as the finest sapphire, but her left grew progressively deeper in color, finally turning into a bewitching, bright red.

“Go on!”

Chen Zixuan flung the palm-sized bat upward. Its wings beat as it wobbled and soared into the sky.

“Cecilia, your eye…?”

Yuewu finally couldn’t hold back, licking her lips slightly and asking with some concern.

“Shared vision. It’s kind of like a drone,”

Chen Zixuan organized his words, giving a close-to-real-life analogy.

“That’s really a handy skill,”

Dawn’s Light exclaimed, inwardly a little envious.

But then he remembered Cecilia had promised to catch a world-class BOSS for him as well, so he cheered up right away.

The little bat wobbled as it flew fifty meters up, circling overhead under Chen Zixuan’s mental control.

Though bats had eyesight, compared to humans, theirs was vastly inferior.

Especially with all the chaos and crowds of monsters and fleeing players, Chen Zixuan felt dizzy after watching for a while, unable to find the best entry point.

“No good, the bat’s vision is too poor—I can’t see clearly at all.”

Feeling at his limit, Chen Zixuan switched back to his own view.

“But last night, in the Nether Forest, it was able to spot our location clearly,”

Yuewu reminded.

“Bats should be able to emit ultrasonic waves—why not have it try that?”

Dawn’s Light suggested after some thought.

“I’ll give it a shot.”

Chen Zixuan steadied his mind, switched back to the Darkwing Demon Bat’s perspective, and willed it to emit ultrasonic waves.

High in the sky, the Darkwing Demon Bat received Chen Zixuan’s command, instantly opened its mouth, and let loose an invisible sound wave rippling outward, filling every corner within a kilometer.

A second or two later, the sound wave returned to the Darkwing Demon Bat’s ears and constructed a vivid 3D image in its mind, with dozens of red dots, each representing an elite monster.

“Got it.”

The silver-haired girl covered her left eye, her right pupil narrowing slightly.

Though the mental image lasted for less than a second, Chen Zixuan could vaguely make out a glowing red silhouette standing alone at the very rear of the monster horde.

If he wasn’t mistaken, that red dot was likely the true mastermind behind this monster siege.

“Did you find the direction?”

Yuewu’s face lit up with excitement. “Let’s head out, then.”

Chen Zixuan didn’t recall the Darkwing Demon Bat, letting it continue flying in the direction of the target as their moving marker.

The four of them kept their formation, advancing towards the front right.

The farther forward they went, the fewer players there were, but the monsters multiplied.

Chen Zixuan had to periodically clear out several monsters blocking the way, making progress much slower.

A few minutes later, their squad finally crashed headlong into the main force of the monster army.

Even though they’d picked a spot with the fewest monsters, Yuewu still faltered slightly at the sight of the goblin horde ahead.

There were simply too many—densely packed, Elite goblin warriors armored and armed all over the field.

Their eyes were gloomy and vicious. Spotting four humans recklessly rushing to their deaths, they all bared cruel grins, raised their stone axes and rusty swords, and charged with savage cries.

Thousands of infantry charging at once—even just low-level goblins—created such a formidable momentum that any player would be terrified.

But Cecilia was clearly not your average player.

At the very front of the formation, the silver-haired girl bore the brunt of the pressure, yet her expression was calm as she drew the black dagger from her waist and held it level before her chest.

Slash!

A bunch of goblin heads shot straight up into the air, splattering blood—some of it landing on Yuewu’s face.

The next second, amid the clang and crash of weapons, they plunged deep into the monster tide.

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