"Could monsters nearby be fighting each other?"
Bai Ye pondered silently.
After hesitation, he decided to check it out.
Following the sound, he moved forward carefully.
Soon, he reached the destination.
Seeing the scene, Bai Ye was surprised.
Just as expected, two beasts were fighting.
One was a blood-red-eyed lion.
The other a sturdy white tiger.
What surprised him was the white tiger's clear eyes.
Clearly, it wasn't corrupted and retained its sanity.
[You have encountered a sentient being for the first time. Voice function enabled. Players can talk directly with sentient beings in the game.]
A prompt appeared on screen.
Bai Ye glanced but ignored it, focusing on the two beasts' battle.
"Roar!"
With a roar, the white tiger opened its mouth, releasing a cold blast that instantly froze the huge blood lion into an ice sculpture.
"This is actually an extraordinary beast."
Bai Ye became more alert, eyes wary.
Luckily he hadn't revealed himself; Extraordinary beasts were generally strong, and he might not be a match if discovered.
Cracks appeared on the ice sculpture with cracking sounds.
Bang! The freezing ice shattered, and the blood lion roared, breaking free and lunging at the white tiger, swiping its claws and sending the tiger flying.
Next, the blood lion opened its mouth, gathering a red glow and spewing intense flames.
Bai Ye was surprised again; the blood lion also possessed Extraordinary power.
But his expression soon became excited.
With two Extraordinary beasts fighting, he could reap the benefits.
Besides, if he collected Extraordinary beasts, he'd get Extraordinary materials. With his talent, he might synthesize powerful equipment.
"But there are even extraordinary beasts in this mountain, casually encountering two. I'll need to be more careful exploring."
He didn't want to face extraordinary beasts, especially at his current strength. The risk was too high.
Bai Ye murmured and continued watching.
The hot flames swept like waves.
Perhaps fearing death, the white tiger quickly got up, spitting cold and flame in a contest.
Compared to the white tiger, the blood lion was weaker by one-third.
Under the cold, the fire's power weakened until completely overwhelmed, freezing the blood lion again.
The white tiger's eyes were cold and fierce as it charged at the ice sculpture, shattering it and the blood lion inside.
After defeating the blood lion, the white tiger didn't rest or leave but suddenly turned to Bai Ye and roared.
"Huh, I was discovered?"
Bai Ye was startled.
Seeing the white tiger about to exhale cold air, Bai Ye hesitated and chose to step out.
"Uh, Mr. Tiger, how about closing your mouth? I mean no harm."
Bai Ye said awkwardly.
He knew that uncorrupted Extraordinary beasts had enough intelligence to communicate with humans.
Sure enough, seeing Bai Ye, the white tiger's eyes showed human-like surprise, seemingly amazed to see a normal human in such a world.
Bai Ye indeed had no ill intent, which the tiger sensed, so the cold air dissipated.
Then with a bang, the tiger lay down, breathing heavily and letting out a faint painful moan.
Bai Ye frowned as he looked closer.
He hadn't noticed before, but the tiger's abdomen had a torn wound bleeding heavily.
It was likely the blood lion's doing.
In a normal world, the tiger could easily heal by taking herbs.
But in this dark-shrouded world, herbs were scarce.
Even common weeds were rare; the trees were bare, let alone medicinal herbs.
The tiger licked the wound trying to heal it , but the bleeding continued.
After thinking, Bai Ye decided and approached the white tiger.
"Roar ~"
The tiger raised its head and warned Bai Ye not to come closer.
Bai Ye stopped quickly and explained, "I mean no harm. You're injured and will die without healing. If you trust me, I can help heal you."
He was not being charitable.
Uncorrupted, rational beasts with Extraordinary Power in the Land of Darkness were rare.
If he could bring one to his Shelter, it would be a huge gain.
To prove himself, Bai Ye raised his hand and cast Divine Flame Spell.
But this time, The flame did not show intense heat but emitted a holy aura.
This was the healing effect of Divine Flame Spell.
It could kill or heal as Bai Ye wished.
The tiger sensed the special power and hesitated, but after some thought, it nodded, rolling over and exposing its wound.
Bai Ye was glad and immediately approached, casting Divine Flame Spell on the wound.
With holy light covering it, the wound visibly healed rapidly.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye's face visibly paled.
After some time, the tiger's wound was fully healed.
Bai Ye dismissed the spell, panting and sweating.
"This healing uses even more Magical Power than I thought."
In just a moment, his Magical Power was completely drained.
The tiger licked the healed spot.
Bai Ye didn't disturb it but turned to the blood lion's corpse and clicked Collect.
[Collect successful. You obtained Polluted Flame Lion Hide x1, Fire Crystal x1.]
Checking the Backpack description, the hide was good for insulation.
The Fire Crystal was the flame lion's power core, containing fire elemental energy, a valuable material.
Bai Ye already had synthesis ideas.
"Roar."
The tiger finished licking and growled behind Bai Ye.
Startled, Bai Ye turned to the huge white tiger, thinking it would attack him.
He hurriedly said, "Mr. Tiger, I just saved you, don't repay kindness with enmity."
The tiger rolled its eyes, squatted, and gestured.
Bai Ye was puzzled and scratched his head. "Mr. Tiger, do you want me to ride you?"
"Roar."
"Alright, you asked for it, but don't bite me later."
Riding a tiger was like a flower girl going to her wedding, a first time for Bai Ye.
Swallowing his saliva, a spark of excitement flashed in his eyes as he mounted the tiger.
The tiger growled again and dashed toward a direction without hesitation...
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