Leng Shuanghan, who was standing next to him, still held the sword in one hand and maintained the posture of thrusting out the long sword. The one who was pierced by the sword was the girl in black robe who had been chasing them before.
The girl in black robe, whose body was pierced by the ice sword, lowered her head and said nothing, as if she had no intention of defending against the blow in the first place.
"Stab it?"
"No, it ran away."
Leng Shuanghan swung the sword, and the strong wind brought by the sword not only threw away the girl embedded in the sword, but also lifted up the black robe draped on the girl.
What surprised Tang Yiling was that the person under the black robe was not a girl. Hidden under the black robe is a puppet with the body shape of a girl.
"The Dream Eater's true form cannot even step into the academy grounds. But these puppets are obviously not included in this list."
The ice sword in his hand waved a blast of cold air, directly freezing the puppet on the fence door.
Seeing that the puppet was frozen, Leng Shuanghan took out the ice sword in his hand and pierced the puppet sealed in the ice again.
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a slightly dull explosion, the cold broken ice spread out like a broken ice flower.
"Let's go. Now that we understand that the ones who attacked us are just puppets, there's no need to worry about other people."
Leng Shuanghan didn't even look at it, but called Tang Yiling aside and continued walking towards the playground.
"After all, we have to take the first step towards the Dream Eater... to find the Beast Gatherer!"
Tang Yiling wiped the blood from the corner of her eyes and quickly followed Leng Shuanghan who was gradually retreating.
Behind him, a black cat with fleshy foam on its mouth and a dark body with different-colored eyes was following Tang Yiling leisurely.
"Crack!"
"Ahem, it's rare for a puppet to scare us like this..."
Tang Linsu glanced at the puppet that had been riddled with holes, then turned to look at Rowena who was sorting out her clothes.
"Indeed... but this is also a normal reaction to a sudden attack, isn't it?" Rowena's smile made Tang Linsu feel a little confused.
After all, the guy who attacked them just now was lying motionless not far away.
"It seems that there are no clues about the Beast Collector here." Rowena turned around and looked at the auditorium after the darkness dissipated, then turned to look at Tang Linsu again.
"Should we go, Sister Linsu?"
"Don't be like this, just call me by my first name. After all, the age difference between us is only three months." Tang Linsu patted the goosebumps on her body and continued walking to other parts of the playground with Rowena.
"Bang!!!——"
But before they had gone very far, in the other corner of the playground, a small mushroom cloud rose into the sky with wood chips that were blown up to the point where they were almost invisible.
Not only Luo Weina and Tang Linsu, but also Tang Yiling, who had just got rid of the puppets not far away, also saw the small mushroom cloud gradually rising not far away.
"It seems that we really don't have to worry about them..." Tang Yiling met Leng Shuanghan's equally complicated eyes and scratched her head helplessly.
"Huh? Huh..."
As if she noticed something, Tang Yiling turned around suddenly. Just as Tang Yiling turned around, the black cat who had been following him was also frightened by his sudden move!
Tang Yiling was also a little surprised to see such a familiar black cat. One person and one cat just stood there, looking at each other for a long time like a pair of lovers reunited after a long separation.
"Meow!!!"
The frightened black cat subconsciously wanted to run away, but when it looked at the young man in front of it, there was a humanized reluctance in its eyes.
The little reluctant look in the black cat's eyes made Tang Yiling feel uncomfortable all over.
"Meow?"
The black cat looked at Tang Yiling, who neither chased it away nor made any other moves, and showed some doubts.
"Forget it, if you want to follow, just follow."
"Meow!"
After getting Tang Yiling's permission, Black Cat happily took big steps to keep up with Tang Yiling's pace.
After watching Tang Yiling's smooth turning movements and the black cat walking up quickly from behind him, Leng Shuanghan understood what was going on in an instant.
"Is it the black cat from before? It seems that you are indeed very popular with small animals." Listening to Leng Shuanghan's slightly teasing words, Tang Yiling just waved his hand helplessly.
"Keep walking..."
Just like that, the two of them and the cat continued to look for traces of the beast gatherer in the deserted playground.
"Tell me, is it possible...the black cat next to you is the so-called 'Beast Collector'."
"When did you learn to tell cold jokes? Rowena taught you?"
"It's at least possible, isn't it? After hearing the Dream Eater's voice before, this little guy had no intention of running away."
After listening to Leng Shuanghan's words, Tang Yiling looked down at the black cat that had been walking beside him, stretched out his hand and picked it up.
"Meow?"
The confused black cat glared at Tang Yiling, who had a serious look on his blue eyes.
"Tell me, are you called 'Beast Collector'?"
"Meow meow……"
Seeing the speechless expression on the black cat's face, Tang Yiling grabbed it and turned the black cat's face to Leng Shuanghan, who was speechless.
"Looking at his face, what he should say is 'no'."
"What I'm more curious about now is when did you learn 'Meow Star Language' again..."
"Meow……"
Not long after, Tang Yiling and his party met Tang Linsu and his party, who were also rushing towards the explosion point.
Before they even exchanged a few words, Tang Linsu saw the black cat sleeping soundly in Tang Yiling's arms.
"You brought a cat here? Don't you plan to keep a pet?"
"It's going to follow on its own..."
The four of them briefly chatted about their previous encounter with the Dream Eater who called himself Ciao Bao.
According to the memories of Leng Shuanghan and Rowena, that was the Dream Eater. As for the distortion of time perception in the playground, it is most likely related to the beast collector.
"Now only Theia and the others are left in the area; but according to the current situation, even if the beast collector is really here, it is probably impossible to see it." Everyone raised their heads and looked at the mushroom cloud that had not completely dissipated. Sad.
"Ahem! It's not like there was no gain at all..." A hoarse voice sounded from behind a sudden burst of bright light.
Elio, who looked unhappy, dragged Theia, the culprit, and strode towards Tang Yiling and the others.
It wasn't until Elliot and Theia approached that Tang Yiling and the others discovered that their faces had been blown into a smoky look by the explosion just now!
This is why Elliot's voice was a little hoarse when he spoke.
"You are not injured."
"I hid in time, I just had some scratches. As for Theia..." Elio looked helplessly at Theia, who also had smoky makeup. "Apart from the blackening of her face and clothes, she didn't even have any serious skin injuries."
Everyone who understood what was going on couldn't help but admire a guy like Theia who could be called a human-shaped koi.
"Not only that, we also found a gold coin in the corner of the warehouse!" Theia stretched out her hand to show everyone the so-called pure gold coin she found.
"Meow!!!"
But before everyone could see clearly with the help of the light, they saw a black figure leaping high and using a soft cat's paw without extending its claws, he patted down the gold coin lying quietly in Theia's palm.
"Hey? Where did the cat come from!"
The frightened Theia instinctively retracted her arm; after checking her palm for a long time, she found no trace of blood except for a slight tingling sensation.
The black cat with the gold coin in its mouth slipped into Tang Yiling's arms in front of everyone.
"Yiling, when did you start raising cats?"
"I said it followed up on its own, do you believe it..."
In this way, Tang Yiling emphatically told the part about the black cat, and Theia, who had just arrived, finally stopped asking questions. The people gathered together briefly repeated everything they had experienced before.
"Even if this move is a dead move, we must make it..." Although this plan was proposed by Tang Yiling, the one who failed... was Leng Shuanghan herself.
Not only that, other people also actively participated in the plan out of trust in the two. Although there are gains now, the results envisaged in the plan are not the expected results.
He lowered his head and looked at the black cat in his arms. It was still holding the shimmering gold coin in its mouth.
