Even hybrid monsters have their day

How is this going?

The Ruyi Gate can only be entered after one's identity has been verified by King Chujiang. Moreover, each time an entry is granted, the person making the entry can only make one round trip. Those who have not been granted an entry cannot enter.

Could it be that there are other teammates on this mission?

But that doesn't make sense either. If there were other teammates going with him, the Ruyi Gate wouldn't have closed before he even entered. Gan Ruwu, who has been entering and exiting the Ruyi Gate for hundreds of years, finds this matter truly strange.

He needed to tell Captain Le about this immediately.

After walking for a while, Geng Miaowan reached the exit of the passage. As soon as she stepped out, an indescribable freshness filled her nostrils. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, feeling refreshed all over. The wind blowing in her face carried a fresh scent of earth and plants.

This taste is just like the taste of the human world she lived in her previous life.

"Hey,"

Geng Miaowan opened her eyes in confusion and found three people standing in front of her. "Did you call me?"

The three people in front of her were all dressed in long blue robes, their hair tied up with ribbons on top of their heads, completely dressed in ancient attire. Geng Miaowan felt as if she had been transported to ancient times again. Although their clothes were very ordinary, the three of them possessed an aura that was different from ordinary people.

But what they said next surprised her and left her completely baffled.

"You're the one Captain Le sent to help us?" The speaker was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties. He had delicate features and wore a blue robe that gave him a somewhat otherworldly appearance. "Never seen you before, newcomer?"

"Why weren't we notified that a new person has joined?"

The group looked at each other, then began to discuss her background in a lively manner.

"Huh?" What did they mean by that? Although the name "Team Leader Le" sounded somewhat familiar, Geng Miaowan was certain they didn't know each other before. Afraid of causing any misunderstanding, she quickly explained, "I wasn't sent by Team Leader Le, I..."

Before she could finish speaking, another person interrupted her, "Stop talking, it's coming."

Before Geng Miaowan could understand what the man meant, she saw a cloud of black mist drifting toward them from afar.

The three men all wore solemn expressions. Bu Luoyuan, who had spoken first, took out a spherical object from his pocket and threw it to the man next to him. "Rat, turn on the protective shield. Don't let this monster destroy the things around here. Big Shrimp, protect that thing."

He glanced at Geng Miaowan again and said, "Newcomer, you'd better be more discerning later, or you'll be ruined on your first visit."

Hearing his words, Geng Miaowan quickly distanced herself from them. Seeing her reaction, the others all wore expressions of "I knew it!"

Heng Yihao, nicknamed "Mouse," caught the ball, pressed it with his finger, muttered "Open," and tossed it in front of him.

Then, something that looked like a bubble emerged from the sphere, growing larger and larger until it finally formed a sphere much larger than a football field, transparent and hanging over them.

Bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, it shimmered with seven colors, making it very beautiful.

The prawn placed a crystal-like object into a strange bottle, then tucked the bottle into its coat and assumed a fighting stance. Later, Geng Miaowan learned that the crystal-like object was actually a demon's inner core.

At that moment, the black mist also rushed into the enclosure.

"Watch out, Radish! The Dark Cat Demon is charging at you!" Heng Yihao warned, and Bu Luoyuan reacted immediately. He drew a sword and charged towards the black mist.

Reminded by him, Geng Miaowan also looked towards the black mist. The thick black mist churned, and something seemed to be moving inside, looking quite flamboyant. The normally docile little white dog suddenly started barking wildly when it saw the black mist, and even seemed about to rush towards it.

The enormous black mist spread out like a giant umbrella, seemingly covering a large area, yet it was surprisingly agile, causing Bu Luoyuan's first wave of attacks to miss.

Bu Luoyuan changed his posture and continued forward, facing the black mist, one hand holding a sword and the other forming a hand seal to cast a spell. The black mist seemed unwilling to fight him, trying several times to break through his defenses, but he blocked it each time.

After a while, the black mist gradually dissipated, revealing the Dark Cat Demon hidden within. Heng Yihao and Gu Xia also rushed forward with their weapons, and the three of them began fighting the Dark Cat Demon.

After watching for a while, Geng Miaowan understood somewhat; the three of them were probably trying to catch the dark cat spirit. However, she still didn't quite understand why they thought she was there to help them. Could it be…

She turned back to look at the passage that had vanished. Could it be because she had come out of that passage? With this thought, her eyes widened in surprise, and a vague guess arose in her mind: Could it be that these three people also came from the underworld?

The dark cat demon was enormous, like a small hill. Its head resembled a mouse, but its features looked like a cat's, especially its pair of heterochromatic eyes, which gleamed with a chilling light that sent shivers down one's spine. At this moment, it was opening its massive maw to defend against the three men's attacks, revealing its menacing teeth.

The mouth was split all the way to the earlobe, which was really unpleasant to look at.

Although Geng Miaowan had lived in the demon realm for over a hundred years, she had never seen anything so strange before, and she stood there dumbfounded for a moment.

"Hey, don't just stand there and watch, come and help." Gu Xia turned around and called to her when he had a moment to spare.

She reflexively took two steps forward, but then remembered that she didn't know anything, so she stopped, shook her head at him, and honestly said, "I don't know."

After saying that, she retreated far away without any pressure. She had finally been given a second chance at life, and she was unwilling to do anything that would lead to her death.

"You!" Heng Yihao was speechless at her retreat. He turned back, formed a hand seal, chanted an incantation, and unleashed a spell, not forgetting to complain to Bu Luoyuan, "Why would Captain Le send someone like this? Is this even helpful? Luckily, we just happened to steal its inner core, otherwise how would we fight now..."