Sister, can I be the scabbard too?

Suzhou University was built on the outskirts of Suzhou, very close to the towns and villages.

Lin Yuan had just chosen a secluded place to evade capture.

Adding the two together, it naturally results in a bias towards the top and a bias towards the bottom.

This place is called Fengmen Village.

There are many urban legends about this place on the internet, saying that there are unclean things here.

At this moment, Lin Yuan and his Border Collie senior stood under the dim streetlights, their shadows stretched long.

In the shadows, out of sight in the distance, something was wriggling and making rustling sounds.

"Could there really be something unclean?" Lin Yuan unconsciously swallowed.

Upon closer reflection, even instantaneous teleportation can happen.

It's perfectly reasonable for monsters to exist.

"Woof!!!" The Border Collie senior also tucked her tail between her legs, arched her back, and was extremely nervous.

And so, one second, two seconds, three seconds... almost half a minute passed,

The reeds in the distance were parted, and a terrifying creature emerged from them.

Thick and heavy fur,

Sharp claws,

A gaping, blood-red mouth dripping with saliva.

This was actually a...

Alaskan Malamute.

Lin Yuan: ...

After all that fuss, it's just a dog!

His lips twitched twice, and he looked at the dog-like senior with a hint of speechlessness:

"No, are you serious? You're not an ordinary dog ​​anymore, why are you afraid of it?"

Although the Alaskan Malamute in front of us is huge, it looks to weigh about 40KG.

But this guy is one of the three snow idiots, the kind of top-tier guide who will join the thief in destroying the house if a burglar breaks in.

What's there to be afraid of about this thing?

The dog-like senior showed no sign of relaxing: "Awooo! (Something's wrong with it; it smells like it's gone mad.)"

"Madness?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked closely at Alaska.

That's when I realized that the dog's condition was indeed not quite right.

Its eyes were bloodshot, drool was dripping, its gaze was frantic, and it kept staring at me and the Border Collie, its body tense as if it were about to pounce at any moment.

"Holy crap, does this thing have rabies?"

Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Rabies has a 100% fatality rate in humans.

Even if his physical abilities are now 230% of those of a human, he is still human.

If you get bitten, that would be troublesome!

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan quickly took a step back and shielded the dog-like senior sister in front of him.

But as soon as he stepped back, he discovered that the senior student also took a step back at the same time, trying to shield him in front of her.

Lin Yuan: ...

Dog Senior: ...

Oh no, we used the wrong strategy!

"You bastard, you're my hunting dog! You failed to protect your master at this crucial moment, what use are you!" Lin Yuan immediately retorted.

"Awoo! (Didn't you say you'd let me follow you from now on? So I'm just going to follow you like this?)" The senior dog also slapped her paws hard.

"You're right, in that case..." Lin Yuan took another deep breath, turned and ran, "Then we have no choice but to run, Reiner!"

The senior student was completely stunned.

Gan, are you the dog or am I the dog?

Just then, the crazed Alaskan Malamute bared its teeth and charged at the man and the dog.

"Awooo!" The dog-like senior immediately turned and ran away.

So, the man and the dog ran ahead, with the crazed Alaskan Malamute chasing wildly behind.

Gradually, the senior student noticed that something was wrong.

The mad dog behind me was running much faster than a normal dog.

"Awooo! (No, at this rate, we can't outrun it!)"

She quickly called out to Lin Yuan.

Unexpectedly, as Lin Yuan ran, he turned back and gave the dog-senpai a Gintama-esque smile: "Hehe, senpai, at times like this, the important thing isn't whether you can outrun it."

"The important thing is to run faster than your teammates!"

Geek!

The dog-like senior was instantly petrified.

Is this something a human being would say?

How can a mouth at 37 degrees Celsius produce such a cold sound?

The senior student gritted her teeth, sprinting forward while cursing inwardly:

"A nascent dawn! This Lin Yuan is an even more beastly nascent dawn than Zhang Xiaobai!"

Lin Yuan was running ahead when he suddenly heard the system's voice in his ear.

[Special Mission Triggered: A Loyal Subordinate.]

You have tamed the hounds of Tindalos, but this also means she has betrayed her own kind.

Such betrayal is absolutely unacceptable to the Time-Hound Clan.

So they sent out punishers to kill the traitor.

As the owner of a hunting dog, you have a duty to protect your loyal servant.

Come, defeat this vicious dog possessed by the Punisher and purify the corruption within it!

[Quest Rewards: Brilliant Soul Crystal (Tier 1), one random Epic-level relic.]

"A quest has been triggered? What is this Brilliant Soul Crystal?" Lin Yuan asked as he ran.

The Brilliant Soul Crystal is an essential item for achieving true transcendence and awakening one's primal power.

Shila-

Lin Yuan stopped abruptly, her jade-like feet scratching two brake marks on the ground with a screeching sound.

The senior student didn't expect him to stop. She walked past him, ran a few more steps, and then stopped, her face full of disbelief.

"Senior, you can go now. Leave the rest to me."

Lin Yuan slowly turned around, his back to Senior Dog, and said calmly.

Dog Senior: ? ? ?

What's wrong with this newly born Dongxi?

"Hurry! Let's get going!"

Lin Yuan roared.

Since this mad dog has been identified as contaminant by the system.

Then, just like with Tang Feixue before, we can use the [Sun Secret Technique] to deal with her.

To use this method without touching the other person's body, you must adopt a pose that praises the sun!

This shameful pose is something I absolutely must not let anyone, no, not even a dog, see!

"Awooo, woof?"

The senior student stared blankly at Lin Yuan's back, not knowing what had happened.

Weren't you just about to betray me?

Why all of a sudden... wait a minute.

The dog-like senior's eyes trembled.

Could it be that when Chusheng Dongxi said "run faster than your teammates," he meant for me to run faster than him?

Yes,

With Lin Yuan's absurd running speed, if he really wanted to run, how could I possibly catch up with him?

"Awooo... (So, he was just gathering his strength to protect me?)"

The senior student muttered to herself, but something felt off.

If it was to protect himself, why would he show that despicable smile?

"Run! What are you waiting for! Get out of here right now!"

"I'm your senior who will absolutely protect you!"

Lin Yuan shouted himself hoarse, resolutely standing in front of Alaska.

He doesn't want to die!

I really don't want to!

Upon hearing this, the senior student's eyes trembled again.

It turns out she wasn't sure if she was overthinking things.

But at this moment, she was certain that her guess was correct.

Lin Yuan just wanted to protect himself!

I misjudged Lin Yuan!

If you make a mistake today, and a mistake yesterday, when will you ever be right?

"Awoo..." The senior dog stared at Lin Yuan's back, feeling that he was getting taller and taller.

She had never been protected like this before, from childhood to adulthood.

Unconsciously, memories of the past—eating in the open, rummaging through garbage cans to make a living, fighting with local gangs, and licking her wounds alone—began to flood her mind.

Is this what it feels like to be protected?

If he had been by my side at that time...

Thump, thump, thump...

The senior student felt her heart race.

Is this what it feels like to be rescued by a hero?

"Hurry, hurry up and go!"

Lin Yuan roared loudly as he watched the mad dog, the Alaskan Malamute, approaching.

But then she heard the sound of her dog-like senior's footsteps beside her.

"Awoo!"

The senior student resolutely walked to his side and gave him a firm look.

Lin Yuan, let's face this war together!

"Heh, heh heh."

Lin Yuan stared blankly at the resolute look on the senior dog's face, and at the charging mad Alaskan Malamute, and finally despaired.

Are you all determined to kill me?

You people... you really only think about yourselves.

Forget it, I'm tired. Let's just destroy it.

He raised his arms high, weeping as he made a gesture of praise to the sun.

Swish!

The intense sunlight shone from him, turning the night into day!