fifth form

Chapter 3418 The Process Remains the Same
"It's really lost! You actually lost it! My heart... it's aching terribly!"

Montesbarton had concerns before lending out Dingkui, but he didn't expect those concerns to become reality, as Zhang Xuezhou actually lost Dingkui.

He pressed hard against his chest, feeling that if his body were even slightly weaker, he would need oxygen therapy to alleviate the symptoms.

"Since you've been raising Ding Kui, you should have some means of tracking him down!"

Back at the camp, Zhang Xuezhou didn't waste any time. Instead, he pulled Montespatton, who was pretending to be asleep, out of bed and relayed the relevant information to him.

Montespatton, who was lying on his side, almost jumped up, but Zhang Xuezhou pressed him down with both hands.

It was clear that the other party was quite excited. If the Ruyi Cudgel was Montespatton's life-saving treasure, then the Dingkui was Montespatton's trump card, which he sought after paying a price for.

Zhang Xuezhou and others focused on the development of magic techniques, while Montespatton focused on treasures. The two sides had different emphases and different concepts.

Montespatton's emotions were genuine; losing Dingkui had indeed caused him considerable inner trauma.

"You can't do this! Find him right now! I... my ability to cultivate Ding Kui is limited; I can't track him for long distances. I can't find him anywhere outside a hundred meters!"

Unable to break free from the pressure of Zhang Xuezhou's arms, Montespatton slumped for several seconds before finally responding normally.

"Really? A hundred meters is practically nothing!" Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed in astonishment. "We can see with our own eyes that it's more than a hundred meters!"

"It's only a hundred meters away. I trusted you, believed in you, agreed with you, and even tried to form an alliance with you. That's why I did such a stupid thing. I should slap myself. How could I have even thought of lending you this treasure? I know perfectly well that you're the kind of person who throws treasures around. You... stop pressing on me! You're crushing me!"

He was breathing heavily through his nostrils, and Montespatton felt so suffocated and depressed that he felt like he was going to vomit blood.

But as Zhou Xin watched the commotion with a searchlight, Montespatton realized that Zhang Xuezhou had pressed him down too hard during his struggle, causing the base of the makeshift tent to sink several centimeters into the ground, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"Don't get excited!"

After Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly reminded him, Montespatton finally felt the pressure on his body quickly ease.

"I'm not excited!"

Montespatton rolled over, trying to struggle and jump up, but Zhang Xuezhou pressed him back down.

“What do you want? I just want to get my baby back,” Montespatton said.

"Don't get agitated," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Dingkui's case is quite complicated. If you search recklessly now, you could easily run into problems!"

"If I don't look for it, there will be more problems...you..."

Montespatton had already felt insecure, and now he felt as if Zhang Xuezhou had pulled a piece of his spine out.

The fact that he was willing to sacrifice his health to the point of disability to acquire Ding Kui means that in his eyes, Ding Kui was enough to change the situation.

He may not need this treasure normally, but he can't do without Dingkui in critical moments.

No matter what, as long as Ding Kui is within a radius of several hundred miles, Montesbatton felt he would search every corner.

The feeling of being pressed to the ground again brought a sense of powerless struggle. Montespatton wanted to explain, but the difficulty in breathing stopped him from saying anything.

"Dingkui is currently involved in the feud between Qizhu and Huyu, and may even lead Huyu and Jiutou to fight each other. Don't get involved, or I will report you to Huyu. Then we'll see who is Dingkui's true master!"

Thinking about the ribbon of rules he had stuffed into the sealed box, Zhang Xuezhou felt a bit of a headache.

His cursing at the snow-capped mountain peak was half-true and half-false. Although he hadn't been able to fully understand the Law Ribbon, he knew its importance and, at worst, could offer it as a sacrifice to Xuanming in exchange.

If he weren't afraid of being discovered by the Seven Spiders, he wouldn't have bothered to hide.

He had originally planned to retrieve the prisoners after the exchange and handover, but he never imagined they would be taken away.

Now he can only gamble that Jiu Tou will be affected by Ding Kui, and that he might be caught by Qi Zhu, leading to conflict. Many things are uncertain whether they will develop as predicted, so Zhang Xuezhou can only keep his story brief.

Montesbatton can search for Ding Kui, but once found, he needs to assess the situation before deciding whether to retrieve him.

"I'll just behave myself!"

Whenever Montespatton felt emotionally agitated, he found himself pinned to the ground by Zhang Xuezhou.

With his treasures removed and his hands bound, Montespatton was truly helpless against this brute force. He even discovered that Zhang Xuezhou wasn't carrying any metal objects, making it impossible for him to restrain himself.

"It's not simply a matter of being honest; you need to put aside any ulterior motives, make sure Professor Zhang won't harm you, and believe that we can definitely benefit from this cooperation!"

Zhou Xin reminded Montesbottom, but what he said was something even he himself could hardly believe.

This is like taking your retirement money to do something, then investing it in stocks. You either lose everything or get your principal back. It's hard for anyone to stay calm in this situation.

"I've put those thoughts aside. I believe Professor Zhang won't harm me, and I also believe that cooperation will be beneficial!"

Montesbottom responded through gritted teeth.

He collaborated with Zhang Xuezhou several times, but the collaborations weren't great. Anyway, he had needs, and the other party met them, but he was always a little unhappy.

For example, he almost got killed on his way to the second sinkhole, and even after finally crawling out of the distorted space, he had a section of his heel cut off. The price he paid for using the Qin Meng Secret Stone was considerable, and the gene potion he traded with Zhang Xuezhou was difficult to replicate...

The time was not long, but Montespatton and Zhang Xuezhou had quite a few dealings, but none of them ended happily.

At this point, it was indeed difficult for Montespatton to calmly accept the cooperation and believe that a good outcome would be possible.

"Let's set off to exchange prisoners!"

Montespatton shuddered when Ren Anran's voice reached him from afar.

The issue now is not whether he is honest or not, but that he is a prisoner and trapped in the territory of the Spider God's Cave, so even if he wanted to run away, he couldn't.

"Alright, Uncle Zhou, keep an eye on him!"

The information obtained from Montesbatton was somewhat poor. The other party's ability to sense Dingkui was far from sufficient, unlike a sorcerer who could perceive distances of hundreds or thousands of miles. Moreover, because Zhang Xuezhou had caused quite a stir by losing Dingkui, Zhang Xuezhou could only have Zhou Xin keep a close eye on the person.

As for Montesbatton's little mood, it's not important. After all, it's abnormal for a prisoner not to have any little mood.

He handed the person over and then crawled out of the makeshift tent.

The sky was still barely light when the Spider God Guards and the ferocious spider beasts seemed impatient, trying to quickly send the white dragon and the white horse back to the Spider God's cave.

Unlike the others who had eaten emergency food and rested, even Grean noticed that these ferocious beasts were not only agitated, but their physical strength had also dropped significantly, and they had not fully recovered despite a night of rest.

The sharp spider legs pierced the bodies of the white dragon and the white horse again, as if injecting venom once more. The dazed white dragon and the white horse were forcibly dragged and pulled by the ferocious beasts and the spider swarm.

Some trees blocking the way were cut down by the ferocious beast, which forcibly dragged the white dragon and the white horse, leaving a mud ditch more than ten meters wide behind them.

Occasionally, blood would spill out, attracting a swarm of spiders to rush forward and clean it up. Every now and then, small spiders would grow into large spiders, and even more small spiders with hard shells would crawl out from inside.

The fact that spider colonies reproduce by splitting is something that has long been understood, but how spider colonies become powerful is something that everyone only learned about in the last two days.

The purpose of sending these two ferocious beasts to the Spider God's Cave is self-evident.

Many people glanced at Zhang Xuezhou, then at Montespatton, who was walking along in a huff, and who even had a minor conflict with Zhou Xin.

While questioning Zhang Xuezhou's strategy, everyone couldn't help but criticize Montespatton's team for dragging things down.