Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"When did this kid show up?!"

Upon seeing Wu Xiao suddenly appear, the middle-aged beast tamer was startled. If he hadn't been keeping a close eye on the cave leading underground, he might have been sneaked in by the other party. Logically speaking, the courtyard was filled with the fungal powder of Dream Mushrooms, and anyone who entered would be sensed by the Dream Mushrooms. However, this young man was ignored.

Even if the reason why the Dream Mushroom couldn't concentrate fully was because it was dealing with the security guard's pet, the fact that it didn't notice this was enough to show that the boy's skills were indeed not weak.

Besides the fact that his infiltration methods were quite impressive, and that he could ignore the hallucinogenic effects of the Dream Mushroom Powder, this was also not to be underestimated. The special abilities of the level 23 elite Dream Mushroom were something that even the mid-level Beast Tamer, who was a security guard, dared not touch and could only command his pets to fight from the outside. But this boy just barged in.

And it appears completely unaffected.

"So vigilant?"

Upon discovering that his whereabouts had been discovered, Wu Xiao frowned slightly. He was quite confident in his ability to conceal his aura. Martial artists are masters of controlling their own power, and apart from some special detection methods, it is definitely not an easy thing to find him when his aura is completely concealed.

But now his whereabouts have been discovered. No, Wu Xiao suddenly realized that it wasn't that his whereabouts had been discovered, but that the other party had been guarding this cave all along. If Wu Xiao wanted to sneak into the cave, he would definitely be discovered.

Thinking of this, Wu Xiao became even more certain that there must be a great secret in this cave.

"We've been discovered."

Zhang Li, who was entangled with the Dream Mushroom, saw that Wu Xiao's whereabouts had been discovered. His heart tightened and without hesitation, Zhang Li quickly ordered the hunting dogs to temporarily abandon their entanglement with the Dream Mushroom and go to rescue Wu Xiao.

"snort!"

The middle-aged beastmaster naturally noticed the change in the hounds' actions. He immediately snorted, and the next moment, the Dream Mushroom sprayed out a large amount of hypnotic and poison powder, blocking the hounds that came to provide support. As for the owls in the sky, they dared not enter the area filled with fungal powder, poison powder, and hypnotic powder.

Having blocked Zhang Li's reinforcements, the middle-aged beast tamer refocused his attention on Wu Xiao. As a mid-level beast tamer, the security officer from the Public Security Bureau was quite capable at this level, but this was all within his expectations.

But the boy in front of him kept bringing him surprises, the kind of surprises he least wanted to see.

"You've been spreading dangerous goods without authorization. Come with me to the station now for questioning." Feeling the gaze of the middle-aged beast tamer, Wu Xiao felt no pressure whatsoever. Facing a level 23 Dream Mushroom, Wu Xiao would feel pressure, because it was an absolute stat crushing defeat.

But facing a fellow human beast tamer, Wu Xiao naturally had no idea that he was no match for him.

"Hahahahaha!"

Upon hearing Wu Xiao's words, the middle-aged beast tamer burst into laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. Then, his laughter turned into a sinister grin. "Very good, young man. I hope you can still be this stubborn later."

But the smile on the middle-aged beast tamer's face quickly froze, because Wu Xiao had disappeared, and what followed was a gust of wind from behind his head.

"snort!"

Faced with the attack, the middle-aged beast tamer did not panic. He had encountered this situation too many times and had long since mastered a set of countermeasures that had been tested in actual combat.

"Psychological deterrence!"

The middle-aged beast tamer's first countermeasure was mental intimidation, a beast tamer skill that uses mental power to intimidate the enemy. This move is extremely effective against beast tamers with lower mental power.

The middle-aged beast tamer saw that Wu Xiao was just a young boy, and his mental strength could not possibly be stronger than his. Therefore, this move would definitely be able to interrupt the opponent's attack.

But the result was that Wu Xiao's attacks relentlessly pounded on his head, as if the mental intimidation had never been applied at all.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the middle-aged beast tamer was struck on the head and sent flying, crashing into the courtyard wall not far away and creating a gap in the wall.

"Um?"

Wu Xiao stared at his fist, feeling that the feeling from the previous blow was a bit off. Considering that the other party was a member of the Descent Society, it was only natural that he would have some means of self-defense.

On the contrary, it was the dangerous aura that suddenly surged from the cave when he blasted away the middle-aged beast tamer that made Wu Xiao very concerned. There must be something very dangerous hidden in this cave.

"That kid!"

Zhang Li, who was watching the situation from a distance, was also shocked to see Wu Xiao send a powerful beast tamer flying with a single punch. He was not shocked by Wu Xiao's strength, as he already knew about Wu Xiao's strength; sending someone flying was more than enough for him.

What surprised him was that Wu Xiao could ignore the opponent's mental intimidation. As a mid-level beast tamer, Zhang Li had also practiced this beast tamer skill, which was extremely effective against beast tamers and pets weaker than himself.

However, this move was completely useless against Wu Xiao. After all, Wu Xiao, who practiced visualization techniques, had to face that terrifying lava giant every day. The mental intimidation of that middle-aged beast tamer was like a breeze in front of Wu Xiao, and could not shake him in the slightest.

"Newcomer Wu Xiao, I order you to retreat immediately." Zhang Li couldn't understand why Wu Xiao could ignore the psychological intimidation, but that didn't stop him from taking out the police guidebook and instructing Wu Xiao to retreat, because he knew very well that the enemy was not so easy to defeat.

However, Zhang Li's message went unanswered, as it seemed that Wu Xiao did not carry the illustrated guide. But if he shouted it out now, it would let the enemy know, which would create more complications.

With the enemy knocked back, now is the best option to retreat quietly.

"Meow?"

After sending a few more messages, Zhang Li finally received a reply, but the reply was just a confused "meow".

The sound of the microphone stunned Zhang Li for a long time, and then he became a little frantic. Wu Xiao hadn't brought the encyclopedia and pet beast with him at all. These were the most important things for a beast tamer.

"Splash!"

Just as Zhang Li was about to tell Wu Xiao to retreat, the middle-aged beast tamer who had been blasted away in the distance emerged from the ruins. Apart from looking a little pale, he was unharmed.

"It's damage sharing; this person is no ordinary individual."

With the help of the owl's vision, the experienced Zhang Li immediately guessed why the other party was unharmed: the other party had distributed the damage to the pet, which was why he was unscathed.

Damage sharing skills require intermediate-level beast tamers to have the mental strength to meet the entry requirements, but very few intermediate-level beast tamers can actually master them. Damage sharing basically only becomes a standard feature for advanced-level beast tamers.

The fact that the person before them, at the mid-level Beast Tamer realm, had mastered the skill of damage sharing was enough to prove their exceptional abilities.