Chu Tian observed everything around him, his senses at their maximum.
After a few seconds, the feeling disappeared.
Chu Tian did not detect any suspicious activity from stealth-class professions like thieves or shadow assassins.
The members of the Xiaotian guild also ceased their attacks.
The Earth Dragon's health was now only a little over thirty thousand.
“Xue Le, Dan Dan, make your move!” shouted [Po Zhan].
Meanwhile, Chu Tian was cautiously surveying the surroundings.
Upon hearing Po Zhan’s shout, he bent down and instantly prepared for combat.
Chu Tian assumed he had been discovered.
He believed the opposing side, fearing the monster’s death and the loss of its loot, had decided to eliminate him first.
Xue Le and Dan Dan? Dan Dan You Shang? That female undead mage, and the shaman priest mentioned by [Lu Fei Mei Wo Chang]?
*Swish*... *Swish*...
From the positions of the ranged players, two golden lights flew upwards, not in Chu Tian’s direction.
When Chu Tian saw the items within these two golden lights.
He thought to himself: Holy crap… no wonder they didn’t kill it, your ambitions are truly grand!
These two items that flew out… perhaps there were still people who didn’t know what they were.
However, as Chu Tian, who had returned after rebirth, he naturally recognized them.
These were [Spirit Beast Collars], with only one purpose.
That was, to capture pets!
When the health of a wild, capturable creature dropped below fifty percent.
Using a Spirit Beast Collar had a chance to ensnare it; the lower the health, the greater the chance.
No wonder they had deployed so many people; it turned out they intended to reduce its health to the lowest possible point before using the collars.
This time, they got their wish. A dragon-type creature with six million health had been battered down to only thirty thousand.
It was practically as little as it could get.
However, even if the collar was successfully used and the creature was ensnared, it did not mean you had captured it.
Once a creature was locked by the collar, it would immediately enter a berserk state and establish a locked relationship with the person using the collar.
The locked person would be relentlessly pursued by the monster.
They needed to survive for a certain period without dying.
Only then would the contract take effect, and the captured creature would become a pet and enter the inventory.
Captured pets could be traded, but once used and becoming a player's pet, they could no longer be traded.
The pursuit time would depend on the grade of the collar and the grade of the monster.
Chu Tian estimated that if this dragon-type creature was ensnared, it would take at least half an hour to complete the capture.
These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, as the golden-colored, or Gold-grade, Spirit Beast Collars fell one after another.
The first one fell from the female undead mage.
*Ding*… with a sound.
The collar was repelled.
Xue Le's expression darkened; the system informed her of her failure.
These two Gold-grade Spirit Beast Collars had cost them an exorbitant price.
If it weren't for the guild's scouts discovering this cave yesterday.
And discovering this injured Earth Dragon.
And coinciding with the opening of the pet system today, they would have prepared to kill it outright.
The team was already assembled when the Heavenly Dao system suddenly underwent maintenance.
Upon logging in, they were notified that the pet system had been activated.
The four of them discussed it and felt that killing this dragon-type monster would only drop level 60 equipment, and not necessarily of any particular grade.
Therefore, they decided to capture it as a pet, believing dragon pets would undoubtedly be very powerful.
They were unaware that dragon-type monsters dropped equipment beyond their level, and were guaranteed to drop at least one Dark Gold item.
With good luck, other items might also drop.
However, their thinking wasn't entirely wrong; dragon pets were indeed awesome.
Thus, Dan Dan You Shang returned to town to purchase Spirit Beast Collars.
These two Gold-grade collars had almost emptied the coffers of the Xiaotian guild.
One collar cost three thousand five hundred gold coins.
Two of them amounted to seven thousand gold coins.
Back when the guild was upgraded to level six.
It had emptied the savings of all four of them.
[Po Zhan] even looked favorably upon the future of Heavenly Dao and sold his newly renovated house, which he had prepared to marry his wife in.
Only then did they manage to gather the funds to upgrade the guild to level six.
At the time, everyone had advised against it, but he had earnestly said.
"I don't have a wife yet. If I get a new house now, it'll become old later. Besides, it'll appreciate in value, so selling it isn't a loss!"
Xue Le and the other three knew that Po Zhan had worked hard for many years to buy that house.
Unexpectedly, he possessed such great resolve, selling it without hesitation.
In reality, [Po Zhan] was also taking a gamble, but he had gambled correctly.
After Xue Le's Spirit Beast Collar failed, these thoughts flashed through her mind.
Now, all she could do was pray that their third member, Dan Dan You Shang's, collar would be effective, otherwise, they would have truly lost this time.
Seeing Xue Le's collar fail, Dan Dan You Shang’s mood was also very tense.
Even more nervous than them, naturally, was [Po Zhan].
Seven thousand gold coins, eighteen to nineteen million in real-world currency.
He had faced immense pressure from his parents, who almost fell out with him, after selling his house.
After striving in Heavenly Dao for so long, they had just started to recoup their losses.
If this attempt failed, they didn't know how long it would take them to grind again.
*Buzz*…
With three different emotions weighing on them, the second collar emitted a different sound from the first.
With a buzzing amplification and a flash, it fell and landed on the head of the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon].
Everyone’s eyes lit up with joy. Had it succeeded?
“Third brother…” Po Zhan called out.
“Big brother, it’s successful… but…” Dan Dan You Shang received a system prompt.
“But what?” Po Zhan quickly asked.
“I need to survive for forty minutes!”
He was a bit dumbfounded. There were only forty-one minutes left until Heavenly Dao shut down!
Chu Tian was furious at this moment!
After waiting for so long, they had actually gone and captured him.
The [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon], lying on the ground, began to emit a blood-red aura all over its body.
Its massive wounds started to scab over.
Chu Tian, still in stealth, slowly retreated.
The dragon going berserk was no trifling matter.
At this moment, Chu Tian was already contemplating retreating from this location.
Simultaneously, that familiar sensation of being watched returned.
This time, the feeling was more pronounced than any previous experience.
Over there…
Chu Tian suddenly looked up.
High above, on the ceiling of the cave, at the edge, a massive shadow stood.
It was simply crouched there at the edge.
Due to the distance, Chu Tian couldn't see it clearly.
However, its eyes glowed with a blood-red light.
This was what allowed Chu Tian to pinpoint its location.
At this moment, it was looking down at the area below, its gaze not focused on Chu Tian’s position.
But on the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon].
Could it be…
Just as Chu Tian thought this, the Earth Dragon let out a furious roar.
*Roar*…
It struggled and managed to prop itself up on its front legs.
Chu Tian thought: Not good…
Po Zhan and the shield warriors surrounding it were also prepared to face its wrath.
Dan Dan You Shang had already retreated to the farthest corner of the wall.
He was ready to flee at any moment; as long as he kept running and didn't get killed by it, he only needed to survive for forty minutes.
He had confidence in Po Zhan and the shield warriors.
However, the next action it took.
Astonished everyone, including Chu Tian!