Hans's face was scrunched up, trembling inwardly with fear.
"Damn it, how is this kid so powerful? I don't believe it!"
He then activated his Beastmaster talent—Enlarge.
Though not particularly impressive, it could increase his beast's size by 10%, and it was his only trump card.
A burst of white light flashed at Hans's forehead, and his beast, the Wood Lynx, suddenly grew by 10%. The once small Swift Wind Sparrow now looked even tinier in comparison.
With the size boost, the Wood Lynx's attacks became fiercer and more aggressive. However, instead of clashing head-on, the Swift Wind Sparrow nimbly circled its opponent, dodging each strike with graceful, leaf-like agility.
Seeing Hans activate his talent, Han Pojun didn't hold back either. A flash of white light marked his activation of his talent—Strength Boost.
As the name suggests, this enhanced the power of his beast, the Hellhound, whose attacks now became even more brutal.
Unfortunately for him, his opponent was Buster—who had both offense and defense, and could even teleport. The Hellhound struggled to keep up.
Though the battle intensity escalated, the balance of victory still leaned clearly toward Chen Yue.
Han Pojun, now desperate, shouted:
"Kid! I'm from the Han family of Yunhai City! How dare you!"
He hoped the mention of his family would intimidate Chen Yue, but it had no effect. Behind his young face was a mature and composed mind, immune to such weak threats.
"The Han family?"
Chen Yue searched his memory. As a transmigrator, it took him a moment to recall.
"Right, Yunhai City does have some so-called noble families…"
He remembered that such children usually skipped high school entirely and went straight to university, trained at home by experienced Beastmasters, only appearing during the national exams.
"Sigh… people really can't be compared to each other."
He sighed while observing the battle. By now, the four beasts' battle was nearing its end.
Chen Yue's side held an overwhelming advantage. The only reason the enemies lasted so long was because Chen Yue allowed it—he was using the opportunity to train his new companion, the Swift Wind Sparrow.
After all, it was a rare chance that came knocking on its own.
Hans, realizing the dire situation, cursed under his breath.
"This damn brat… and that so-called noble kid! Garbage, all of them!"
He shot Chen Yue a venomous glare, and then disdainfully glanced at Han Pojun, who was still barely holding on.
Hans, completely ignoring his own responsibility for starting the fight, decided to blame everyone else.
"I can't die here!"
Cold sweat dripping, his eyes wandered—then landed on Yao Qingyi, cowering behind Han Pojun.
"Heh… almost forgot about that slut! She'll make a perfect scapegoat!"
Without hesitation, he began retreating. Then, in a gap during the battle between his beast and the sparrow, he suddenly lunged and grabbed Yao Qingyi.
Just as the Swift Wind Sparrow unleashed an attack, he shoved her forward—hard—and quickly recalled his Wood Lynx before fleeing at top speed.
"Brother Han! Please hold them off for me! Don't worry—I'll avenge you!"
Han Pojun's veins bulged in rage. Inwardly, he cursed Hans and his entire family.
Yao Qingyi, still dazed, suddenly saw several wind blades coming at her. The next moment—darkness.
The wind blades tore her apart. A mere bronze-level Beastmaster with no contracted beast, her body was far too weak and was instantly shredded.
But the Swift Wind Sparrow, hardened by years in the secret realm, didn't care about killing a person. If anything, it was annoyed that its opponent had escaped.
As for Chen Yue, he was utterly indifferent. The battle had already turned into a fight to the death—there was no room for mercy.
Seeing that Hans had successfully escaped, Chen Yue didn't give chase.
Han Pojun, on the brink of collapse, screamed:
"You can't kill me! I'm from the Han family! If anything happens to me, they won't let you go!"
Chen Yue just chuckled.
"Idiot. Saying that only gives your enemies more reason to kill you. We're already at a point of no return—if I kill you here, no one will ever know. Though… Hans might be trouble."
Without further delay, Chen Yue signaled Buster and the Swift Wind Sparrow to finish the job.
With a flash of attacks, the Hellhound fell first.
Without his beast, Han Pojun had no means to resist. After cursing a few more times, he too met his end.
Once both man and beast were down, Chen Yue slowly walked up after checking the area.
He patted Buster on the head and thanked the Swift Wind Sparrow, then crouched beside Han Pojun's body.
During the fight, Chen Yue had already noticed the silver ring on Han Pojun's hand—a spatial ring produced by the Federation.
He took the ring off and opened it, eyes lighting up at the contents inside.
"No wonder he's from a noble family. So rich! Just the materials alone are impressive… and even a blank Federation bank card!"
He began sorting the contents, which fell into three categories: junk, valuables, and money.
The money part was mainly the bank card; nothing else of value.
The junk included food, clothes—and to his amusement, a few pieces of women's underwear.
"Tsk tsk… dude played wild. Might even be unwashed…"
Uninterested, Chen Yue tossed those aside.
Then came the treasures—and among them, something extraordinary caught his eye.
"This… This is… Holy Feather! Unbelievable! Buster can evolve now!"
True to his style, Chen Yue wasted no time. He turned and returned to the cave—ready to evolve Buster on the spot!