The entire area fell dead silent.
Time itself seemed to have frozen.
Every student from the Beast Taming Academy's S-Class, Zhao Haotian included, stood rooted to the spot as if hit by an Immobilization Technique. Their eyes were wide, fixed on the Crystal Stone in Gu Yuexi's hand, which emanated a soft, moon-like glow.
That fluctuation of Energy, that unique halo... That was it. The mission objective—the Moonlight Crystal Stone!
Zhao Haotian's mind went BUZZ and then completely blank.
A second ago, he had been basking in his own meticulous, logical deductions, mocking Gu Yuexi's recklessness and ignorance with the air of a senior lecturing a junior.
He had even imagined the pathetic sight of Gu Yuexi getting scared witless by the Sixth-Grade Demon Beast, forced to teleport back with her tail between her legs to beg for help.
But now?
Reality had just dealt him a resounding slap in the face!
That slap... It was too fast! Too painful! Too loud!
