The Mountains and Rivers Society

The Lightning Rat's first real battle allowed it to gain a ton of experience, so much that it underwent a huge Breakthrough. Whereas before it was Iron-tier Grade 9, it was now Bronze-tier Grade 1.

Seeing his Lightning Rat undergo a Breakthrough for the second time, Li Yi knew that its growth potential was simply extraordinary!

Li Yi saw that the Lightning Rat had learned a new skill: [ Steel Tail ] !

When this skill is used, the Lightning Rat's lightning-shaped tail becomes extremely hard. When waved through the air, it would even produce the sound of wind.

[ Your Lightning Rat just obtaining the skill Steel Tail ]

[ Steel Tail passive ability: strengthens tail, giving it steel-like hardness ]

[ Active ability: whips the tail and releases electricity to damage the enemy ]

The system prompts gave Li Yi the details of this skill.

In short, this was an offensive skill.

It was perfectly suitable for the Lightning Rat, which was already so fast and high in agility that it could easily dodge the attacks of enemies of the same level.

However, the Lightning Rat had very few offensive techniques. Dodging all the time was not a good strategy.

This skill would undoubtedly change that!

At this moment, Liu Chang was gnashing his teeth, and his eyes were bloodshot. The death of his Monster Pet made him feel an immeasurable pain in his heart.

"Bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

He roared in a low voice. His entire body was enveloped in fury.

But even so, he didn't dare to take a step forward. With the death of his Monster Pet, his own strength decreased.

He was now just an ordinary person, with almost no fighting ability.

Fully aware of this fact, he looked at Ye Qing, "Quick! Tell your scorpion to kill that guy!"

Ye Qing berated impatiently, "Don't talk nonsense. What do you think I'm trying to do?"

At the timet, the Scarlet Scorpion was facing towards the Lightning Rat. It didn't have the slightest desire to attack. Instead, it only retreated.

Ye Qing and Liu Chang could see that the Scarlet Scorpion was transfixed with fear at the moment. It was very afraid of the Lightning Rat.

The very next moment, the Lightning Rat charged towards the Scarlet Scorpion. It rushed up before it, then turned around. It swung its tail with all its strength, lacerating the Scarlet Scorpion.

PA!

With a crisp sound, the Scarlet Scorpion was sent flying.

When it got hit by the tail, the Scarlet Scorpion took on a large amount of electric damage. With a long, loud buzzing sound, the Scarlet Scorpion fell to the ground, dying.

Its exoskeleton, having been hit by the Lightning Rat, was shattered into pieces.

Seeing this, Ye Qing clenched her fists, and anger rose in her heart.

She didn't expect that her Beast would be killed in one move! Such a difference in strength made her a little worried!

The two looked at Li Yi. In an instant, their previous arrogance evaporated.

Without their Monster Pets, the two of them were no match for Li Yi.

They retreated into the shadows, wanting to take advantage of the night to escape quickly.

"Run!"

Liu Chang shouted, and then turned to run!

Ye Qing panicked and quickly followed.

The two of them ran away, not daring to look back.

Li Yi wanted to laugh. Nothing could outrun his Lightning Rat!

"Go! Take care of them!"

After Li Yi gave the order, the Lightning Rat raced after them.

With a swoosh, the Lightning Rat appeared behind the two. Then there was a flash of lightning as it released a terrifying electric current.

Having been stricken by the electric current, Liu Chang and Ye Qing's bodies began to twitch. They fell to the ground with a plop.

After falling to the ground, they were still convulsing, unable to control their bodies at all!

Li Yi walked to the two of them. He waited until their bodies stopped twitching and they gradually regained consciousness.

Seeing Li Yi standing there, Liu Chang recoiled. "What do you even want from us? I'm warning you, the organization we work for is a force to be reckoned with, do you understand me?"

Li Yi frowned slightly, as if he had sensed something was wrong.

Whether it was the way these two dressed or the type of Beasts they had, they didn't seem like people who belonged with the First Beast Master Academy.

Li Yi felt that there was something off about these two. He stepped forward and grabbed Liu Chang's neck.

"You still dare to threaten me? How about I throw you to the horny gorillas? You'd enjoy that, wouldn't you?" Li Yi threatened sternly.

When Liu Chang heard this, he gulped in fear, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Don't...Please don't, let's talk this out."

Li Yi grabbed Liu Chang's neck with one hand, and with his foot, stomped on Ye Qing who was laying on the ground.

"This is your last warning. If you don't tell me the truth, it's the gorillas! You and your girlfriend wouldn't want that, now would you?"

Liu Chang's body trembled. "Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you. I won't lie!"

"Then let me ask you, how did you get your invitation letter?"

This guy wanted to snatch someone else's invitation letter. He was obviously not like the other Beast Masters who had been invited to the Academy.

It was safe to assume that their invitations were stolen!

Liu Chang didn't dare to lie. He quickly said, "My organization got it for me."

"Got it for you? So it was stolen. What is your organization called, and what does it do?"

Li Yi questioned further. Liu Chang was in a difficult position. It took him a long time to reply.

"Brother, I'm not allowed to tell you. If I do, I'll be killed by the organization!"

Li Yi strengthened his grip on Liu Chang's neck, almost suffocating him.

"Cough cough, Alright I'll tell you...I'll tell you..."

Li Yi let up on the pressure, allowing him to breathe normally again.

"The organization I'm with is called the Mountains and Rivers Society."

Li Yi frowned slightly. He had heard of this organization before. Apparently it was an evil organization that was against humanity. He didn't know much more than that.

He didn't expect to meet the organization's members here.

"Tell me, why did the organization send you here?"

Liu Chang sighed helplessly, and then said, "This year's Beast Master Competition is gathering the top Beast Masters from all the universities in the city."

"Our organization's mission is to infiltrate the Competition and eliminate all the new students in one go!"

"If any of them support our organization and are willing to join, we will spare them and let them join our ranks."

"In order to allow us safe passage into the Ruins, the organization is planning to send a ton of members out to cause a commotion in the city, distracting the police."

"This way, when we make our move, no one will be able to stop us."

After listening to this plan, Li Yi could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. Who knew this organization was so evil. They were preying on students!

What kind of hatred, what kind of malice, inspired them to plot an indiscriminate massacre?

"Why are you guys doing this? Tell me clearly!"

Liu Chang's face was utterly defeated. With a fearful gaze, he saw the Lightning Rat beside him.

"Our organization's name is the Mountains and Rivers Society. What we want to protect is right in the name: 'mountains' and 'rivers'!"

"Mountains and Rivers stand for all of nature. Humans have taken over the natural environment and wreaked havoc, decimating the environment of the ferocious Beasts!"

"We want humans to return the natural environment back to the Beasts! In fact, humans are the true Beasts of this world!"