Chapter 348 (2/2)

Shao Xuan felt a sense of familiarity as he looked at the beast.

The beast, who had just been sleeping in the sand dunes, was displeased and screamed sharply like the howling sandstorm when it felt the presence of a person. But as soon as it saw Shao Xuan, the howling abruptly stopped.

“……” The horned lizard stopped in the middle of a howl.

“……” Shao Xuan said nothing.

Shao Xuan would want to greet it with “What’s up. Long time no see,” but this was not the time.

This giant beast was the horned lizard he had met at the fighting pit, but there were no more red stains around its eyes, probably washed away by the sand.

In the chaos of the Beast Battle City, there were many unowned beasts ran away from the fighting pit and the horned lizard that competed against Shao Xuan was one of them. Shao Xuan did not expect to meet it here.

Shao Xuan was worried that the horned lizard would want to take revenge, but the horned lizard was actually more worried than him. The fear it felt at the fighting pit still remained clear in its mind. For these giant beasts, they did not only remember a person by his appearance, but also by his aura and surrounding energy wave.

A person and a beast remained petrified in place and guarded against each other, until a blue beetle crawled out from the underground to break the tension.

The horned lizard turned and ran away. Shao Xuan was relieved, he placed his attention on Sapphire the Beetle.

Ever since the beetle was enslaved, even when it was rolling dung balls, its armour was as bright as jewels. But now, it looked more dishevelled than Shao Xuan. It probably encountered something under the sand, it had a dent on its back. If it was any deeper, its life would be in danger. Now, even though the beetle’s injuries were not life-threatening, they were still hurting it badly. Its wings were damaged and could not fly anymore.

Although they spent most of their time on the ground and under the sand, they could fly out to avoid danger in a critical situation. But now, if the beetle encountered another desert beast, it did not need to be large, just a fierce one could pose a great threat to the beetle.

Shao Xuan knew that Sapphire the Beetle was leading many other beetles, but they could not keep up with its speed and fell far behind.

Shao Xuan was not sure of how big its beetle army had grown, but if it was of the previous size, it would be not able to resist the Golden Guard of two hundred and two other troops from the two cities.

Carefully looking at the wounds on Sapphire the Beetle, Shao Xuan did not know what to do. If it were a wolf or a lion, he would know how to handle it, but he had no idea how to deal with an insect’s injury.

“What should we do with your wounds?” Shao Xuan looked at the wounds on its back and sighed.

Sapphire the Beetle dug the ground in place and climbed to Shao Xuan's face. It did not know how to express and could only circle around him.

But Shao Xuan could sense a little of its thought.

“Unlock again?” Shao Xuan was worried. How long had the second chain been unlocked? If the third chain was unlocked, could Sapphire the Beetle survive it? If it couldn’t control the power unleashed, it would die.

But looking at its injuries, and its careful but eager face, Shao Xuan decided to grant its wish.

If the third chain was unlocked, and the wounds on it could heal, it was worth it.

Just as when Caesar was so badly hurt, Shao Xuan had performed the craft of engraving and branding on Caesar and he was fully healed. It would probably have the same effect if he unshackled Sapphire the Beetle.

But this was risky. It could be easily killed.

A blue flame emerged on his hand, Shap Xuan concentrated his energy so he could control the power of unshackling.