Unorthodox Beast Control

Chapter 130 Defiled…

"唳——"

Accompanied by a sharp and ferocious cry, the giant golden eagle flapped its wings and stirred up strong winds. It froze about one meter above the ground, shook away the surrounding smoke and dust, and then slowly settled on the ground.

"We're here." Zhang Henian took the lead, jumped off the back of the giant golden eagle, and looked at a building in front of him with a serious expression, "This is the crime scene."

"Okay." Following Zhang Henian, Xu Ran jumped down from the giant golden eagle, and a six-pointed star array bloomed behind him. Soon, Zi Yun and Xingchen stepped out of the strong wind, looking around curiously.

"The movements of other commander-level beast masters should be faster than ours."

Zhang Henian glanced at his phone and learned about the movements of other commander-level beast masters from the association's internal chat group. "Those who have time to come over have already completed the search for the location of the crime and have begun a full-scale search." .”

"With their participation, today's group of extremely vicious criminals will be able to be successfully arrested."

"In that case, let's speed up." Xu Ran's voice was a little more anxious, "We are here, but we can't come in vain!"

Those criminals had astral dust on their bodies.

If other strong beast control masters were to take them down, Xingguang Chenchen would probably have nothing to worry about.

"Hmm...Okay." Zhang Henian glanced at Xu Ran slightly strangely.

Boss Xiao Xu wanted to show off so much, probably because he wanted to occupy a more conspicuous position in subsequent case reports and advertise his foster care shop.

This boss Xu is good at everything, but he is a little too enthusiastic about advertising.

"Let's go!" Zhang Henian's pace was a little faster, and he ordered the giant golden eagle to take off again and be on standby, and then the six-pointed star array appeared behind him.

In the storm, a black gorilla with an extremely strong body, exuding the aura of a leader, and with a height of two meters walked out with scarlet eyes. The strong sense of oppression was instantly revealed, and the familiar power made Xingchen couldn't help but turn his head. Look.

The leader race of the dark system, the Blood Demon Ape.

"Xiao Hei."

Zhang Henian shouted low, and the violent aura of the blood demon gorilla immediately subsided. It scratched its head in embarrassment and grinned at Xu Ran with a friendly smile.

Those scarlet eyes were no longer penetrating, but looked quite honest.

"It will be dark soon. Xiao Hei's strength has increased to a certain extent, so it is enough for him to help." Zhang Henian explained.

"Okay." Xu Ran waved to the Blood Demon Gorilla as a greeting, then followed Zhang Henian with two pet beasts towards the building where the crime occurred.

Taking the elevator all the way to the twelfth floor, the two quickly arrived at an empty room.

"The missing person's name is Ding Wei, fourteen years old, female." Zhang Henian had read the case information in advance and spoke slowly while carefully walking into the house.

"Xi Lv..." (Can't get in.)

Looking at the door, which was only two meters high, Xingchen lowered his head and tried it, and then made a helpless sound.

Damn it, it’s just inconvenient to grow too big.

"Hey!"

The Blood Demon Ape reluctantly squeezed through the door, and then winked at the stars mischievously.

"Meow~"

Zi Yun covered her mouth with her paws and snickered, then jumped up and patted Xingchen's head gently to show comfort.

"Did the criminals only kidnap underage women? Or both men and women." Xu Ran asked as he motioned for Xingchen to wait outside the door.

"Both men and women." Zhang Henian, who started searching the house, responded casually. After a pause, he continued, "Ding Wei's parents work outside, but she felt unwell today and left school early to go home."

"She was abducted by Transcendent's power when she was alone at home. Her parents discovered something was wrong when they returned home, so they reported the crime."

"Other beast masters found some traces in her home, but it didn't help much with the progress of the entire case." Zhang Henian pointed to a certain wardrobe, "For example, here."

Xu Ran, who was following Zhang Henian's pace, quickly moved closer and observed carefully.

There was a particularly clear scratch on the wardrobe door. The cross section of the scratch was exceptionally smooth, with no cracks around it, as if a part of it had been swallowed up in an instant by some powerful force.

It is difficult for ordinary people and things without the power of Transcendent to create such traces. On the contrary, with the power of Transcendent creatures, they can do it at will.

On the inside of the trace, there are a few shimmering chips.

Zhang Henian casually closed the curtains and turned off the lights.

"Snapped!"

In the dark room, the debris on the wardrobe actively emitted light, like countless scattered stars, looking particularly gorgeous.

"This is star dust." Zhang Henian turned on the light again. "It can absorb Transcendent energy and breath. Because of its existence, all the clues left by the criminal on this trace are covered up."

"Can these starburst dust be scraped off and still be used?" Xu Ran suddenly asked, staring at the traces.

"Uh..." Zhang Henian was at a loss for words because of Xu Ran's strange brain circuitry, but he quickly replied, "No."

"Stardust is a very pure and special resource. It can absorb breath and Transcendent power, but the result of adsorption is that it is tainted and cannot be used again."

"As you just saw, the light emitted by the star dust is obviously variegated. This is a symbol of its being tainted."

"Understood." Xu Ran nodded with regret.

It seems that we have to find those criminals and get the pure star dust from their hands.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Henian took Xu Ran and found several abnormal traces.

The criminal was very careful, and every trace was marked by a glimmer of stardust.

After a search, the two people who returned to the door of the house looked a little depressed, "The situation at the crime scene is probably like this."

"Have you seen anything around?" Xu Ran recalled some criminal investigation films he had seen in his previous life and suddenly said, "The criminal may not completely evacuate the scene."

"Ah? How is this possible?" Zhang Henian couldn't help showing a surprised expression.

Xu Ran glanced at Zhang Henian, who had a confused expression, and had a vague suspicion in his heart.

This world is different from the previous life in many aspects.

In terms of public security, the powerful beastmasters dispatched by the Beastmaster Association are often the most powerful means of maintaining order.

These beast masters are indeed powerful, but because they are not professional, there are major gaps in aspects such as criminal investigation.

For example, now, he only mentioned a relatively simple possibility, but Zhang Henian was so confused.

"Senior Zhang, you just said that criminals are a gang, not individuals." Xu Ran explained patiently, "And they did not just carry out one criminal operation, they have experienced it several times before."

"In this case, there is a high probability that they will commit another crime next." Xu Ran paused slightly and looked at Zhang Henian who was listening carefully, "Senior Zhang, if you were a criminal, in order to succeed in committing a crime next time, would you do anything? Will you learn about the association’s trends?”

"Hmm...Although I have never done anything similar, from the perspective of a criminal...I should find out who is involved in the association to investigate this matter." Zhang Henian felt fresh and nodded after thinking carefully.

"The best way to understand the trends is to peek around the crime scene." Xu Ran explained, "Because the people responsible for the investigation by the association will definitely come here."

"So..." Zhang Henian's expression gradually became serious and his voice lowered a bit, "You're saying that some criminals may be watching us secretly around?"

"I think so, you can give it a try." Xu Ran nodded slightly, "Senior Zhang, your giant golden eagle has a one-star skill, dynamic vision, right?"

When I was washing and caring before, Hair Removal happened to be shipping this skill.

"Yes." Zhang Henian nodded, "What are your plans?"

Xu Ran's succinct analysis just now made Zhang Henian unconsciously have more trust in him.

"There are indeed some plans, although they may not work, but you can try it." Xu Ran thought for a while, "Senior Zhang, please let the giant golden eagle continue to be high in the sky and activate dynamic vision to observe the surrounding situation."

"Then we go back to the clearing we just arrived from and make some noise."

"Okay, I'll give it a try." Zhang Henian was not very good at investigating cases. He was just a courier, so Xu Ran's thoughts were naturally at the forefront at this moment.

After some calculations, the two quickly left the house where the crime occurred.

Xu Ran rode on the back of Xingchen, and with the neighing of Xingchen, the star chain was completed instantly, and the two of them walked towards the open space casually like three lovers.

"Senior Zhang, those criminals are so abominable, and they didn't leave any clues." When he walked to the open space, Xu Ran's voice was deliberately louder, with complaints.

"If this were not the case, the association would not have sent so many additional commander-level beast masters." Zhang Henian shook his head helplessly, "But don't worry too much. Tomorrow the association will conduct a blanket search of the entire Qingzhou City. They cannot escape. Dropped."

After saying that, Zhang Henian's eyes suddenly changed and he glanced at Xu Ran.

There is movement!

There was a bit of smile in Xu Ran's eyes.

Are these criminals too restless?

The conversation between the two was naturally planned in advance.

First, he showed that he had nothing to gain, lowering the opponent's vigilance, and then explained that the association would send more powerful beastmasters.

If the other party has really been keeping watch, he must have noticed this. Hearing their words again will only make him believe in the credibility of the conversation between the two.

Immediately afterwards, there was the made-up sentence that the association would conduct a blanket search tomorrow.

With the foreshadowing in front of them, the criminals will inevitably lose their composure and want to go back and notify other gangs quickly, thereby exposing themselves.

"That direction is about four hundred meters." Through the feedback from the giant golden eagle in the sky, Zhang Henian quickly gave the opponent's exact location.

"Okay." Xu Ran closed his eyes tightly after unfolding the star chain, and then slowly opened them.

His eyes turned completely black, and there seemed to be countless dark chains twisting and turning inside the pupils.

Zhang Henian only glanced at it, then quickly looked away, secretly shocked.

It was such a terrible feeling. The moment he looked at her, he seemed to be completely locked and unable to escape.

Opening his eyes, Xu Ran turned his head and looked at the location pointed by Zhang Henian before.

A figure that was moving rapidly in a certain direction, its aura deliberately hidden, but unable to escape the detection of Xu Ran's eyes, appeared in his sight.

In just a short moment, the opponent had already rushed out a distance of about two hundred meters, and the speed was quite astonishing.

but…

caught you!

The black chains in Xu Ran's pupils twisted quickly, and the lock mark that only he could see appeared above the opponent's head.

The next moment, Xu Ran briefly gained the opponent's vision.

Three-star skill, star level, night inspection!

"Xingchen, let's go!"

With a low cry, Xu Ran clamped Xingchen's abdomen with her thighs.

"Xilulu!"

The stars neighed, and dark lines quickly emerged one after another around the body, quietly blending into the night when the lights were on, like ghosts in the dark night quickly moving out.

Beside it, Zi Yun shot out electric light all over his body, instantly turning on the electricity to leave traces.

"Wait! Me too..." Zhang Henian was about to call the giant golden eagle to fall down and follow Xu Ran, but was opposed by Xu Ran.

"You just need to stay far behind me and be able to take action at any time." Xu Ran waved his hand towards him, "The giant golden eagle is making a bit of noise."

"...Okay, then be careful!" Looking at Xu Ran disappearing into the night, Zhang Henian shook his head slightly and waited for a while before calling the giant golden eagle to follow.

——

"Stars, start the long night!"

Xu Ran looked quite calm behind the criminal who was thousands of meters away.

The opponent's pet beast should be a pet beast in the leadership level that is good at speed, so it is much faster than the stars.

With the speed of the stars, it is impossible to catch up with the opponent.

But Xu Ran had no intention of catching up with him.

After all, he is not the opponent of the commander-level beastmaster yet.

As long as you can lock the opponent's position and not lose track, that's fine.

If nothing else happens, the other party's final destination will be the stronghold of the criminal gang.

Wouldn’t it be delicious to give them a whole nest?

"Xilulu!"

The star neighed, and a pitch-black light emerged from the whole body, like black holes, sucking in the surrounding Transcendent power, quickly restoring the power of the star.

After the toughness was upgraded to two stars and turned into a brand-new skill called Long Night, the effect covered both the original toughness and Night-Shooting. While providing the star with more lasting physical strength, it could also actively absorb the surrounding dark energy to accelerate its own recovery.

The current recovery power can already make up for nearly 70% of the consumption.

According to this trend, when the Long Night continues to increase to three stars or even higher, it may be possible for the stars to become true perpetual motion machines.

"Meow~" (Come on, come on!)

Zi Yun, who had run out of energy after running for a while, lay lazily on Xingchen's back, recovering his strength.

As time passed, Xu Ran's expression suddenly moved slightly.

The targeted criminal entered the bottom of an abandoned factory.

"Is that the base..."

Xu Ran turned around and waved towards the sky behind him.

Zhang Henian appeared quickly sitting on the back of the giant golden eagle, "What's wrong?"

"We have found the criminal's stronghold. Senior, please call the other commander-level experts." Xu Ran's expression turned solemn, "The number of people on the other side is quite large."

(End of chapter)