The typical stone beast was about half the height of a person. It looked like a Pekinese, and its body was grayish-white rock.
However, the stone beast that the students were attacking was somewhat different. The stone beast's body was crystalline like white jade. Furthermore, it was much taller, about the size of a racehorse.
The few Mortal stage students attacked the stone beast, but their Primordial Energy Skills, such as punches and palms, were useless against the stone beast.
As the chances of a Companion Egg dropping at the Mortal stage were too low, the students didn't have any Companion Beasts. They could only rely on their own strength to fight, but the effects weren't good. One of the students was even injured by the stone beast.
When Li Xuan saw that it was his classmate, he carried the Thundergod Sword over and cleaved the stone beast to death to prevent them from being injured by it again.
The stone beast was cleaved into two by Li Xuan as a crystalline jade egg fell out of its body. It was a Companion Egg.
Holy sh * t, don't tell me I'm that lucky? Li Xuan looked at the Companion Egg in surprise.
Although it was a Mutated Dragon Gate Stone Beast, it was still at the Mortal stage. The chances of a Companion Egg dropping at the Mortal stage were almost the same as winning the lottery. For it to drop this time, his luck was indeed good.
The students also stared at the Companion Egg. A Mortal Companion Egg was rare to begin with, and it was a mutated species. Its stats definitely weren't bad, so who wouldn't want it?
However, the Mutated Stone Beast was killed by Li Xuan. They didn't dare snatch it, but they were unwilling to give it up. After all, they were the ones who discovered the Mutated Stone Beast first.
"Split the Companion Egg among yourselves." Li Xuan wasn't interested in the Mutated Stone Beast Companion Egg. He was only helping and had no intention of splitting the loot.
The students were overjoyed when they heard that. Two of them were still hesitating, but the other three students had already rushed at the Companion Egg.
The three of them didn't give in to each other as they fought for it. The other two students reacted and joined the fray.
Who didn't want to have a Companion Beast? However, the typical student might not be able to advance to the Legendary stage even after four years in college. Firstly, it was because the Primordial Energy Art they cultivated wasn't good enough. Secondly, they didn't have enough resources, and lastly, it had to do with their perceptivity.
Typical Primordial Energy Arts required one to comprehend them themselves to advance to the next level. For the Lost Immortal Sutra, which could advance once one's stats reached a certain level, it was an anomaly to begin with.
Li Xuan glanced at his classmates who were vying for the Companion Egg and curled his lips. "Reality is just that cruel. No matter how good our relationship is, once personal interests are involved, classmates and friends aren't worth mentioning. You and I should be thankful that we didn't fall to the point of vying with them."
Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "That might not be the case. We also need to fight for it. It's just that the things we fight for are of a higher level. There's no difference in essence. The level of sorrow doesn't decrease because of the item's level."
"That's true. In this world, it's really hard to tell if one is human or demon," Li Xuan said with a sigh.
Obviously, he thought of his own family again. Even if they were blood brothers, they still couldn't be relied on.
"Let's go and take a look elsewhere." Zhou Wen didn't wish to continue this topic. Once the dimensional zone's restrictions completely failed in the future, more such things would happen. In order to survive, many people would do anything.
Just as the two of them were about to leave, they suddenly heard a bird's cry coming from above. The chick standing on Zhou Wen's shoulder had all its pale golden feathers stand up as though it had encountered an enemy. It looked up into the sky.
Zhou Wen was slightly alarmed as he looked up and saw a huge golden bird swoop down from the sky like a golden cloud. Its target was them.
"Dodge." Zhou Wen felt a sense of danger as he roared at the students. At the same time, he pulled Li Xuan and quickly retreated.
The students were still vying for the Companion Eggs, so no one bothered with Zhou Wen. The huge bird that resembled a golden cloud descended. Before the bird arrived, a terrifying hurricane swept down from high above, sending the five students flying hundreds of feet away. Some of them slammed into the stone statues, while others fell to the ground. Immediately, all of them spewed out blood, unable to get up.
The giant bird swallowed the Companion Egg in one gulp. Its claws didn't even land on the ground. With a flap of its wings, another hurricane suddenly appeared. Instantly, it flew into the sky and quickly vanished.
Zhou Wen and Li Xuan stuck to the wall and hugged a Buddha statue with both hands. This prevented them from being blown away by the hurricane. The students weren't that lucky. They tumbled around in the hurricane, leaving their bodies covered in blood. It was unknown if they had died from the impact.
"That bird … Could it be a Golden-Winged Roc?" Li Xuan looked into the sky and said in surprise.
"I don't think so. If it was a Golden-Winged Roc, it would probably be even more terrifying." Zhou Wen shook his head and saw the students screaming incessantly. Although they weren't dead, it was unknown how many of their bones were broken. He didn't dare touch them, nor did he know any healing skills. All he could do was call the school's medical department and get a doctor to rush over to treat them.
"Old Zhou, I think the golden bird should be at the top of Dragon Gate Grotto. Why don't we head over to take a look?" Li Xuan suggested.
Zhou Wen looked at the chick that had calmed down. After some thought, he shook his head and said, "It's best we don't go. That giant bird is probably extraordinary. It's not something we can match."
As the two of them spoke, a doctor and tutor rushed over. The first tutor to arrive was Zhou Wen's new tutor. Upon seeing the tragic state of the five students, the new tutor couldn't help but frown.
"What happened?" the new tutor, Wu Yusheng, asked Zhou Wen and Li Xuan.
Li Xuan recounted the situation in detail. Wu Yusheng was skeptical when he heard that. He looked above Dragon Gate Grotto and said with a frown, "I haven't heard of bird-type dimensional creatures appearing outside Dragon Gate Grotto. Don't run around. Leave Dragon Gate Grotto immediately. I'll go up and take a look."
Wu Yusheng summoned a sword, stepped on it, and soared into the sky, heading towards the top of the mountain.
"Wow, it's actually a flying sword Companion Beast. It's really cool. I've wanted it for a long time, but flying sword Companion Beasts are only produced in a few dimensional zones. There are very few of them, and they aren't produced anywhere near us," Li Xuan said enviously as he looked at the flying sword beneath Wu Yusheng's feet.
Speaking of flying swords, Zhou Wen thought of the little girl and the purple-copper flying sword. He glanced at the Dead Man Tree in-game and saw that the purple-copper fruit on the Dead Man Tree had already grown to the size of a football, but it still had no intention of ripening and falling to the ground.
Suddenly, a bird's cry shook the surroundings. A golden beam of light shot up from the top of Dragon Gate Grotto.
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