Beast Taming, I transform into a divine beast of calamity.

Although the beast companions had calmed down considerably under the soothing chill of Snow Hill, they were still nervously watching the direction of Blue Light City, their ears perked up and tails taut, clearly instinctively sensing the danger there.

Snowball stood at the front, its small body resembling a ball of snow, yet it exuded a sense of reliability that belied its size.

It turned and glanced at Little Blue, its eyes questioning.

Are you going?

Xiao Lan nodded gently.

"Hmm, let's go take a look."

"Although I still don't know what happened, the atmosphere over there... is very strange."

She paused slightly as she spoke, and her gaze beneath the blue brim of her hat became serious.

Because that aura wasn't just strong.

Instead, it carried a strange fluctuation that was extremely unfamiliar and dangerous, yet also gave her a faint sense of familiarity.

That feeling was very similar to the excitement she felt when she first encountered the Dream Beast a year ago.

Powerful, oppressive, inhuman.

Yet it didn't seem like pure malice.

Just then, the communication badge on Xiao Lan's waist suddenly lit up.

The urgent notification sound broke the brief tranquility of the lakeside.

Xiao Lan glanced down and reached out to open the communication interface.

The next second, an emergency channel projection from the Alliance appeared directly in front of her.

"Blue Light City Beast Tamer, Little Blue."

The person appearing in the video is a familiar contact, a local policewoman.

"Little Blue, please confirm your current location immediately."

Xiao Lan blinked: "I'm near Moon Lake, southeast of Blue Light City."

The female communications officer visibly relaxed, but her speech remained extremely rapid.

"Good, you are currently in the safe zone."

"Now, please remain calm and listen to me finish."

Xiao Lan's expression turned serious: "What happened?"

"An unknown Dream Beast-level target has appeared in the Blue Light City area."

"The target has been officially classified as a strategic item by the alliance."

Strategic level?

Xiao Lan's expression clearly showed a moment of surprise.

Another dream beast...?

If it were a dream beast of that level, it would naturally cause a great disaster.

"The target descended from the sky, engaged the Dragon King in direct combat, and then escaped pursuit."

"Just now, the Seventh Superpower Annihilation Team attempted to encircle and destroy the target, but... failed."

Xiao Lan pursed her lips, did not interrupt, and listened quietly.

"According to the latest instructions from the Alliance's high command, all regular low- to mid-level Beastmasters are strictly prohibited from approaching."

"But you are a special exception."

"The higher-ups hope... you can try to make contact."

At this point, the female communications officer in the video also showed a somewhat complicated expression.

The mere thought of sending a twelve-year-old child into contact with a dream beast that has just been designated a strategic-level natural disaster is insane enough.

Xiao Lan looked towards the distant direction of Blue Light City.

After a moment, she asked softly:

"Does it...harm ordinary people?"

The communications officer immediately replied:

"There is currently no direct evidence that it has actively attacked civilians."

"Although it created a large-scale electromagnetic disturbance and destroyed an underground bunker when it fought the Dragon King over Blue Light City, at least based on the current situation, it did not show a clear tendency to indiscriminately kill."

Hearing this, the tension in Xiao Lan's eyes finally eased a little.

It did not directly harm ordinary people.

This suggests that the other party may not be the kind of purely berserk, calamity-inducing life form.

As long as we can communicate, there is still hope.

The female communications officer seemed to have read her thoughts and continued:

"The higher-ups want you to prioritize your own safety."

"If it is confirmed that contact is impossible, do not force it, evacuate immediately."

"A dedicated person will be in contact with you later. Meanwhile, a second layer of cordon has begun to be set up around Blue Light City."

"But before that, Little Blue... we need your judgment."

After these words were spoken, the communication channel fell into a brief silence.

Xiao Lan did not answer immediately.

She simply raised her head slowly and looked up at the increasingly oppressive sky.

The lake breeze ruffled the brim of her blue hat, and her hair swayed gently.

After a few seconds, she nodded seriously.

"I see."

"I'll go take a look."

The female communications officer seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I'll send you the last known location of the target and all the intelligence that the Alliance has confirmed right away."

"Also, please repeat this again, please be very careful."

The projection screen disappeared quickly.

Immediately afterwards, a temporary intelligence package was quickly transmitted to Xiao Lan's personal terminal.

She glanced down and quickly scanned the area.

After reading through this concise information, Xiao Lan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"That's amazing..."

This wasn't fear, but a heartfelt amazement.

Because she knew very well that a being that the Alliance could describe in this way must be ridiculously strong.

Snowball, who was standing next to her, also came over. She looked at the series of red warning signs on the terminal, her ears perked up, and her expression became even more serious.

It turned its head to look at Little Blue, as if to say:

Are you really going?

Looking at Snowball's feigned composure, which was actually a sign of excessive wariness, Little Blue couldn't help but smile and gently rubbed its fluffy little head.

"Don't be so nervous."

"We're not going there to fight."

Xue Qiuqiu was startled by the rubbing, then put her hands on her hips and showed a smug expression that said, "I'm not nervous at all."

But the next second, it still jumped onto Xiao Lan's shoulder, its little paws firmly gripping her collar, striking a pose that said, "I will protect you."

That sight immediately restored some courage to the other beast-taming companions around him.

Little Blue looked at them and said earnestly:

"Everyone, please don't run around."

"Blue Light City is very dangerous; we can't go together like we usually do this time."

Upon hearing this, the beast-taming companions immediately showed expressions of disappointment.

Especially one of the little animals that was usually most attached to her, stared at her longingly, as if it was very unwilling.

Xiao Lan immediately squatted down and patiently stroked their heads.

"Be good, okay?"

"This time it's not just any ordinary bad guy, nor is it a wild beast that's out of control."

"If everyone goes there, it will only distract me."

Her tone was gentle, but there was no hint of perfunctoriness in it.

The beasts seemed to understand, and although they were still reluctant, they eventually nodded one by one.

Only Snow Hill stood proudly on her shoulder, chest puffed out.

Xiao Lan looked up into the distance, her eyes reflected in the lake, showing the gloomy sky that was gradually lowering.

She suddenly remembered the first time she saw the dream beast a year ago.

At that time, the other party's aura was equally dangerous.

The Alliance members said it was a disaster, a monster, a taboo that could not be approached.

But when she got closer, she discovered that those eyes weren't entirely malicious.

Instead, it's loneliness, wariness, and a sense of alienation from the world.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lan gently clenched her fist.

She didn't know the answer.

I have to see it for myself.

The next moment, Xiao Lan stood up from the lakeside, pressed down the brim of her blue hat, and strode towards Blue Light City.

Snowy Hill perched steadily on her shoulder, its body emanating a faint, icy aura.

Deeper underground in Blue Light City.

Xia Yu stood in the center of a collapsed bunker, the remaining energy of a dark sphere in his palm slowly dissipating.

All around were scorch marks, ice chips, electric arcs, and shattered metal.

His magnetic field perception continued to spread in all directions like an invisible tide, covering cities, underground pipe networks, alliance blockade lines, and even more distant fields and lakes.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered slightly.

He sensed the presence of a powerful aura.

Based on information he obtained from previous alliance searches.

This person must be the powerful beastmaster codenamed Sword Saint within the alliance!