A God-tier Counter-damage Priest, I am the Master!

187: Approaching the eerie black holeWhat surprised them even more was that they seemed to have truly entered the game world, as they could use all the functions from the game.

Just as they were overcome with shock, several figures of military district soldiers with sharp gazes and extraordinary temperaments stepped out from the woods, standing straight and giving them a military salute: ”Greetings, Inspectors of the Military District!”

The status of the four, including Bai Tian, in the military district at this moment was as noble as that of imperial envoys in ancient times.

Except for Commander Qin, they could be said to be one rank higher than any official they met. After suppressing their internal surprise, they disembarked from the vehicle one after another.

Seeing the four of them in their strange and even somewhat theatrical outfits, the military district soldiers who came to greet them couldn’t help but cast peculiar glances.

The soldier in the lead suppressed his surprise, took a step forward, and saluted respectfully: ”Officers of the inspection team!”

”Just five minutes ago, the blood mist surged again from the depths of the black hole, taking away over fifty of our brave soldiers from the military district.”

”This blood mist seems to have a life of its own, constantly wreaking havoc outwards. In a short period, it has already covered an area with a radius of five hundred meters.”

”Facing this sudden threat, we had to temporarily retreat beyond five hundred meters to ensure safety.”

”But what’s worrying is that the blood mist gushing from the black hole is still spreading, as if it wants to shroud the entire area in its shadow. Our military district’s most advanced electronic instruments, including those precision electromagnetic wave probing devices, all lose their function once they enter the blood mist, as if blocked by some mysterious force.”

The reporting soldier, though concise in his words, clearly conveyed the severe situation and all the problems they currently faced.

Jiang Yuebai stood tall and valiant. After returning the military salute to the soldier, she gave a decisive order: ”Good! We have understood the situation. I now order all military district soldiers stationed here to immediately retreat another thousand meters to ensure a safe distance.”

She then added: ”As for the specific situation, we will give you further instructions after our inspection team has conducted a deep investigation.”

The leading soldier immediately responded: ”Yes, ma’am!”

He quickly relayed the order, and all the soldiers stationed there immediately mobilized, retreating a thousand meters away in an orderly fashion.

After ensuring all soldiers had retreated to a safe distance, the four of them looked at each other, knowing it was now time for them to show their skills.

To deal with potential dangers, Bai Tian did not hesitate to summon his mounts and pets, including the two great immortal pets, the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape.

As soon as these two talking immortal pets appeared, they couldn’t help but start complaining.

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion stood up on its hind legs, thunder flickering all over its body. It wrinkled its nose in dissatisfaction and said, ”This place is truly eerie. Why is the grievance energy and baleful force so heavy?”

The Vajra Demon Ape, on the other hand, stood with its arms akimbo, squinting at Bai Tian and shouting, ”Hey! This Emperor is hungry! Helping you fight that Monarch-level Yuan Yao last time consumed a lot of power. You need to prepare me a hundred or so tons of high-grade metal to nourish my body!”

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion chimed in, ”And for Us! We also need a hundred or so tons of natural spiritual herbs to recover Our vitality. Otherwise, don’t expect Us to help you fight any more tough battles next time!”

Damn it!

Bai Tian’s face twitched.

Although the Ancestral Return Strange Horse and the Little Dragon Zombie were far less powerful than these two immortal pets, they were at least obedient!

These two immortal pets were both difficult to serve, demanding hundreds of tons of high-grade metal and spiritual herbs at every turn. Such expenses were simply staggering; how could he possibly afford them!

Recalling the last time he hatched them, Bai Tian’s meager savings had been almost entirely squandered by them. Now, besides the tight gold coins in his hand and a few thousand mount treasure boxes, he had almost nothing.

Therefore, when the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape made their demands again, Bai Tian’s face darkened, and he said firmly, ”You two, don’t be in such a hurry for food. Get the job done first! Help me investigate the situation here today. If you perform well, there will naturally be a reward after we finish.”

The Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape were clearly dissatisfied with Bai Tian’s tough attitude. They were used to being high and mighty; when had they ever been treated like this?

However, just as they were about to show some attitude, Bai Tian suddenly kicked the Ancestral Return Strange Horse on its backside.

”Neigh!”

The Ancestral Return Strange Horse let out a cry of alarm and was kicked a dozen meters away, rolling into the bushes like a ball.

Bai Tian shouted sternly, ”You want benefits without working hard? Have you forgotten who is the master and who is the mount? If you dare act like this again, watch out or I’ll slaughter you for horse meat!”

The poor Ancestral Return Strange Horse looked innocent and aggrieved. It hadn’t even developed intelligence yet, but it was used by its master as an example to warn the others.

On the side, the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape were so angry that white steam puffed from their noses. They naturally understood that Bai Tian was giving them a warning.

Although as immortal pets they had the ability to break free from their master and leave on their own, doing so would come at a severe price.

Therefore, they could only swallow their anger and silently endure it all.

— ”(Ding-dong)”!

”(The loyalty of your immortal pets, Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and Vajra Demon Ape, has decreased by 1 point!)”

Hearing this prompt, Bai Tian’s expression changed drastically, and he couldn’t help but exclaim, ”Holy crap! What’s going on?”

He felt extremely shocked and confused. This was clearly reality, so how could there be a system prompt from the game?

Had the real world really been completely invaded by the game?

Bai Tian’s reaction also caught the attention of Jiang Yuebai, Liu Yanxue, and Liao Fan. They looked over curiously, wanting to know what had happened.

They asked in unison, ”What happened?”

Bai Tian tried his best to calm the massive shock in his heart and shared in the team channel: ”Would you believe it? I actually received a system prompt in the real world!”

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Yuebai and the other two also showed expressions of disbelief.

They were well aware of the meaning behind this—the real world was undergoing an unprecedented mutation, and the game [Nine Heavens] seemed to be quietly changing the world.

It took Bai Tian a long time to suppress that unspeakable shock.

As for the slight decrease in the loyalty of the two immortal pets, he didn’t care too much.

These two fellows had always been wild and untamed. If he didn’t suppress them a little, he, as their master, might really be bullied by them like a grandson.

However, regardless of how brilliant their identities were in the past, they were now just Bai Tian’s pets; there was no doubt about that.

”You two, go ahead and scout the path.”

Bai Tian pointed forward, ordering the two immortal pets to move ahead.

Because as they gradually approached the five-hundred-meter mark from the black hole, a heart-palpitating crimson blood mist suddenly emerged ahead, as if to swallow everything, appearing as if terrifying demons were hidden within.

Although they were currently in reality, they miraculously possessed all the abilities from the game.

But Bai Tian was uncertain; whether death in the real world could still result in a resurrection like in the game remained an unknown.

Therefore, he didn’t dare to take risks lightly, and letting the two immortal pets scout the way was undoubtedly the safest choice.

When the Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and the Vajra Demon Ape heard that Bai Tian was actually using them as ordinary pets, they were about to flare up, but Bai Tian had already thrown the prepared Level-Two Spiritual Herbs and hundreds of pounds of precious metal toward them in advance.

Faced with such a temptation, even the proud Nine Extremes Thunder Lion and Vajra Demon Ape couldn’t help but show a satisfied smile.