The Game with Fairies
Chapter 358

Li Muyang’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

He stared dumbfounded at the behemoth that had appeared in the mist, doubting his own eyes.

The Emerald Blade Mantis, which had been lost in the netherworld after the game《Endless Evolution》 was completed, had vanished without a trace.

He wondered how the creature had been faring in the netherworld.

Without control, the Emerald Blade Mantis would become confused and sluggish, perhaps finding someplace to dig a hole and hide.

Just like when Li Muyang used to play 《Endless Evolution》, every time he logged off, the Emerald Blade Mantis would dig a hole to hide, waiting for Li Muyang to log back in.

But now, this towering and eerie behemoth had abruptly appeared in the misty world ten thousand zhang underground.

Although it still seemed confused and sluggish, it was at least able to move on its own.

The massive Emerald Blade Mantis moved forward through the mist.

Its cold blade-like arms closed, emitting a chilling aura.

The excited voice of the Moon-Biting Dragon then sounded,

“Eh? You know this thing?”

The Moon-Biting Dragon said happily, “That’s great, Li Muyang! Please tell me about this guy’s background, it feels so familiar to me!”

“These past days, I’ve been tracking it.”

“It’s very fierce. It cuts down the monsters in the misty world, eating dozens of Heart-Eating Worms at a time.”

“But it strangely doesn’t attack me, although it also ignores me, like it has no brain. No matter how I call out, it doesn’t respond.”

The Moon-Biting Dragon quickly recounted the events of the past few days to Li Muyang.

After listening, Li Muyang fell silent.

He hadn’t expected the Moon-Biting Dragon to encounter the Emerald Blade Mantis in the misty world and that it wouldn’t attack her, only that it wouldn’t respond to her either.

But the Moon-Biting Dragon vaguely sensed a very familiar and intimate aura from the Emerald Blade Mantis.

So she had been tracking the Emerald Blade Mantis all this time and not thinking about hunting Heart-Eating Worms, as the Emerald Blade Mantis kept moving further away in the mist, leaving her no time to hunt.

After hearing the Moon-Biting Dragon’s story, Li Muyang sighed.

He looked at the Emerald Blade Mantis ahead and said,

“How could it not feel familiar… that creature is the former you.”

“I used its body to devour and evolve all the way to become the behemoth you see now.”

“Its body still retains my aura, so it’s normal for you to feel an affinity.”

Li Muyang watched the Emerald Blade Mantis in the mist from a distance, only to see the massive creature suddenly swing its blade-like arms.

A sharp, cold light flashed through the mist.

At that moment, it seemed as if even space itself was cleaved open.

The surging mist split apart, creating a narrow void in the misty world.

Within this void, a monster covered in Heart-Eating Worms was split in two, blood spraying wildly.

The Heart-Eating Worms on the surface of the monster scattered in panic, but the Emerald Blade Mantis charged forward.

In the blink of an eye, those Heart-Eating Worms, radiating azure flames, were devoured one by one by the Emerald Blade Mantis.

The jade-like, delicate, and smooth surface of the mantis shimmered silently with a passing luster.

The Moon-Biting Dragon was extremely excited.

“Has it been helped by you too? Then isn’t it on our side?”

“Can we ask it for help? It’s really powerful!”

The scythe-like arms of the Emerald Blade Mantis were indeed ferocious.

This was a giant demon that followed the ancient times’ route, forsaking spiritual intelligence, transformation, magical powers, and all other fancy stuff, focusing all its attributes on its demonic body.

It was the ultimate path of demon evolution.

Those two scythe arms were so sharp that they could probably make even high-grade magical instruments look dull in comparison.

But as Li Muyang looked at the Emerald Blade Mantis in front of him, he shook his head without saying a word.

“It might not be possible to ask for its help…”

After completing 《Endless Evolution》, he could no longer enter the game and naturally lost control over the Emerald Blade Mantis.

Although he was now seeing it in reality, the fact that the Emerald Blade Mantis did not attack him was already an unexpected joy.

To control the Emerald Blade Mantis again… that was probably impossible.

However, the words of the Moon-Biting Dragon still stirred Li Muyang’s emotions.

He looked at the Emerald Blade Mantis in front of him, devouring Heart-Eating Worms amidst the fog, and saw its dull and stupefied appearance, which for some reason made him feel inexplicably heartbroken.

It was like seeing a long-lost pet that he had raised for a long time suddenly reappearing on the streets.

Li Muyang couldn’t help but float forward, coming beside the massive body of the Emerald Blade Mantis, and gently touched its smooth head.

“You, this guy… sigh…”

The Emerald Blade Mantis, unlike the Moon-Biting Dragon, lacked spiritual intelligence.

Now without Li Muyang’s control, it acted solely on instinct, moving about in a daze.

Seeing its stupefied and confused appearance was heart-wrenching.

But the moment Li Muyang’s hand touched the Emerald Blade Mantis, the creature that had shown no reaction to Li Muyang and had not attacked suddenly shuddered.

It seemed to sense something and abruptly turned its head to look at the “woman” beside it.

Their eyes met, and a surge of emotion welled up in Li Muyang’s heart.

【Special Easter Egg Triggered: The Weary Bird Returns to Its Nest】

【With the completion of 《Endless Evolution》, the aimlessly wandering Emerald Blade Mantis lost its pillar of support. In its long confused wandering, it remembered only one master, a kind and unforgettable master】

【Now, it has finally found its master, longing to return to its nest】

【Special Ability: The Behemoth of the Netherworld (Unlocked)】

【The Behemoth of the Netherworld: The Emerald Blade Mantis, wandering in the netherworld, yearns for its master’s call, eager to fight alongside its master once more. Activating this ability allows for the remote summoning of the Emerald Blade Mantis from the netherworld to the mortal realm, with the summoning time proportional to the distance between them】

【Warning: After the Emerald Blade Mantis arrives in the mortal realm, the host must expend spiritual energy to sustain it. Once the host’s spiritual energy is exhausted, the Emerald Blade Mantis will return to the netherworld】

【(With the host’s current cultivation level, the Emerald Blade Mantis can stay for 30 minutes)】

The system notification that appeared in his field of vision surprised Li Muyang.

An Easter egg?

Summoning the Emerald Blade Mantis?

F*ck!

This was another powerful weapon!

And this weapon had fewer side effects than the Startling Swan Immortal Sword.

At least against the demonic cultivators of the Qingyang Association, the Emerald Blade Mantis should be enough!

Li Muyang opened his eyes in excitement, only to see nine streaks of light rapidly approaching from the distant sky with a menacing momentum.

The resting Aunt Su beside him also suddenly stood up, her expression serious.

“They’re here!” Aunt Su warned Li Muyang.

But at this critical moment, Li Muyang closed his eyes instead.

He opened the system and activated the newly acquired skill——【The Behemoth of the Netherworld】.

In an instant, he faintly sensed the presence of the Emerald Blade Mantis, which was extremely far away as if at the other end of the world.

But as Li Muyang called out, the distant Emerald Blade Mantis suddenly sprang into action.

It rushed towards Li Muyang’s direction, seemingly turning into light underground.

In Li Muyang’s vision, the skill bar for 【The Behemoth of the Netherworld】 appeared.

【Summoning: 03:29】

This indicated the time required for the summoning.

Three and a half minutes…

Li Muyang looked at the nine streaks of light rapidly approaching in the distance, his expression grave.

“Aunt Su! Please hold off the enemy for me!”

“Reinforcements will arrive soon!”