Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

"There's no one else here. Was that child even human?"

Walking on the gravel road, the four of them were initially very careful, but after walking for a while, they realized that they had not seen a second person. Luo Ri couldn't help but look at Chi Hong and ask.

Of the four of them, only Sunset and Chi Hong possess strength surpassing A-level.

"Yes."

Chi Hong nodded. If the child weren't human, he would have already seen through the Pokémon interface!

The group quickened their pace, moving swiftly in the direction indicated by the ferocious rat. Finally, after turning a corner in an alley, a large open space appeared before them.

The open space wasn't paved with gravel; it was just a solid patch of dirt.

It's strange that the ground outside is dry and hard, seemingly without any moisture, while the mud here is as soft as farmland.

"That's... a willow branch?" Ye Rou asked, pointing to a plant in the middle of the open space.

It was a plant that looked like a willow branch, very long and thin, but it was stuck in the soil, with a dark green fruit hanging at the top. The branch was bent over by the fruit, but it did not break or fall over.

"That's it!"

Shen Yuzhi's eyes lit up. He had already seen it. The fierce rat pointed at the fruit and kept tugging at Chi Hong's collar with its claws.

"I'll go pick it!"

A smile appeared on Shen Yuzhi's face. He took off running towards the willow branch, with Ye Rou following behind him, shouting "Shameless!" as she also ran towards the willow branch with all her might.

"That's it?" Sunset felt a little incredulous. This was too easy, which didn't fit the setting of the forbidden area!

"It can't be that simple..."

"The atmosphere here... makes me feel very uncomfortable." Chi Hong looked up at the sky. The sky here was not blue, but had a faint greenish tinge.

Shen Yuzhi plucked the fruit, and the willow-like plant instantly withered, as if it had lost all its moisture, turning in the blink of an eye into a dry willow branch stuck in the ground...

"Find out what this is."

Shen Yuzhi took out her phone, opened an app, and scanned the fruit.

The screen displayed "Comparing in progress," and after about ten seconds, the words "Unrecognized" made Shen Yuzhi's brows relax.

This means that this is definitely an extremely rare fruit, since it has never been found even in the general encyclopedia. This is the first case!

"Crimson, although this thing was found thanks to your ferocious rat guidance, and you should be the owner, but..."

"I have a favor to ask!"

Shen Yuzhi presented the dark green fruit to Chi Hong with both hands, her face full of pleading.

Chi Hong glanced at him, picked up the fruit, and asked, "If you don't want to say something, then don't. Anyway, I can't agree to it."

"Listen to me first!"

"This is something undiscovered; it's not even in the database. It's sure to fetch a good price!"

"I have a way to help you sell them, and you won't have to pay a single penny in handling fees!"

"This will definitely be added to the database. I just hope that when the discoverers are credited, I can be included as well?"

"Write: Discoverer: Crimson Assassin; Accomplice: Shen Yuzhi!!"

Shen Yuzhi's face was full of longing, as if she wanted to have her name added to Chi Hong's thesis.

Chi Hong ignored him and instead frowned as he looked at the fruit.

Tyranny Fruit: Pets that consume this fruit have a chance to gain the Tyranny trait, but the success rate is only 50%.

"It's truly an amazing thing. Although there's only a 50% chance of success, it can give your pet an extra trait."

"But how did this thing end up here?"

Chi Hong put the Violent Fruit into his backpack. Judging from his words, the other three understood the fruit's function!

The eyes beneath the sunset mask were filled with possessiveness, and so was Ye Rou's.

Surprisingly, Shen Yuzhi seemed completely uninterested in the fruit, continuing to ramble on about things like, "Write 'You found it,' and I'll pick it!" "Or, like we said at the beginning, add a note saying I, Shen Yuzhi, am an accompanying staff member!" "You must use my real name, I'm begging you!"

Chi Hong could feel the gazes of Luo Ri and Ye Rou. He was not afraid at all. If they wanted to take it, they should just do it!

After all, nothing good had ever come up before, so it was normal for the four of them to get along well. But now that this thing has appeared, it's normal for their relationship to start to become tense!

Fortunately, Luo Ri and Ye Rou didn't do anything, not even saying they wanted to look again. Chi Hong wasn't sure if this was because the leader's warning was having an effect.

"I'll have to wait in line even if you beg me!" Chi Hong suddenly replied to Shen Yuzhi, then turned and walked back.

Shen Yuzhi immediately followed him closely, seemingly very interested in this matter. "Queuing is fine! Big brother, everything is negotiable..."

Sunset sighed softly, said nothing more, and followed behind Chi Hong.

The four walked back to the alley. At the very first turn, Chi Hong stopped. His half-baked wave-guiding ability had been running the whole time, and now he sensed something was wrong.

Just as she was about to turn around and speak to the other three people, Shen Yuzhi raised her fingers and crossed them together, forming a "cross".

Ye Rou shook her head and held up two fingers, meaning that two more people were needed!

There were 12 people outside the alley!

"My goodness!"

"No wonder they're assassins, they're incredibly professional!"

Chi Hong gave them a thumbs up. If he didn't know how to use wave-guiding power, his keen observation skills would make him seem like a complete greenhorn in front of the three of them...

Ye Rou's guess was absolutely right; there were exactly 12 people outside!

"There's no other way then. We'll probably have to fight. Hiding won't help. Let's just go out!"

As the sun set, a centipede draped in a long robe appeared. The sun followed behind the centipede and stepped out of the box.

"Let's go, bro, it looks like they're about to make their move."

Ye Rou straightened her little rabbit mask and followed them out.

Outside, the expressions of Chi Hong and the others behind their masks changed completely after they saw the situation clearly.

The 12 people all had blank stares and wandered around like puppets.

"???"

"Where did these people come from?"

Chi Hong frowned. In less than five minutes, he had conjured up 12 living people?

Moreover, these people are completely strange. You should know that this world is a world of beast tamers. Apart from beast tamers, there is no third type of combat profession.

The combat professions seem more like they were designed for pets.

But the 12 blank-eyed "people" in front of him made Chi Hong wonder if he had entered some kind of horror game.