The heavily injured White Bone Flood Dragon found it somewhat difficult to use the Heavy Water Flood Bullet.
Just as the Heavy Water Flood Bullet was about to be fired from the White Bone Flood Dragon's mouth, Zheng Dong's clone actively stepped forward.
"You want my beast-taming talent? Here you go!"
Upon seeing Zheng Dong, Gao Jian couldn't tell if it was a clone or the main body. He quickly told the White Bone Flood Dragon to stop. If Zheng Dong were to be killed, his beast-taming talent could not be plundered.
The White Bone Flood Dragon had no choice but to endure the backlash and cease firing the Heavy Water Flood Bullet.
"Did you set up this trap?" Gao Jian asked Zheng Dong, disbelief coloring his voice.
To set up this trap, Zheng Dong and Xiao Zi had each left thirty-six clones. Apart from the remaining clone, all other clones had exhausted their energy and disappeared moments ago. The last clone had not acted because it held the forbidden explosive device left by Zheng Dong's main body.
Thus, it continued to approach Gao Jian.
"Of course, besides me, there's no one else here!"
"Then why did you come out yourself?" Gao Jian asked, puzzled.
"I can't escape anyway, and you'll catch me sooner or later. It's better to get it over with and avoid unnecessary suffering!"
Zheng Dong kept approaching, secretly calculating if he could kill Gao Jian with the explosion. Unfortunately, Gao Jian was always sitting on the White Bone Flood Dragon's head, and the distance was still too great to kill him.
Gao Jian, hearing Zheng Dong's words, didn't suspect anything.
"You brat, you're quite sensible! Don't worry, as long as you behave, I won't let you feel any pain."
"Oh, what should I do then?"
"It's simple, just stand still and show me your beast-taming talent!" Gao Jian said, secretly taking out a transparent talent bead. This talent bead had not plundered any beast-tamer's talent and was specifically prepared for Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong frowned slightly, then stopped in place, activating his beast-taming talent and waiting for Gao Jian to approach.
Unfortunately, Gao Jian was cautious and did not approach. Seeing the talent bead in his hand flash red, he understood that Zheng Dong was using his beast-taming talent as instructed. He immediately placed the talent bead on the White Bone Flood Dragon's tongue. The White Bone Flood Dragon's tongue coiled around the talent bead and moved towards Zheng Dong. As long as the talent bead touched Zheng Dong's body, it could seize Zheng Dong's beast-taming talent.
However, this was Zheng Dong's clone, and even if it made contact, the talent could not be plundered.
Seeing that Gao Jian did not dismount, Zheng Dong's clone decisively detonated the micro forbidden explosive device.
Boom...
The violent explosion directly finished off the already heavily injured White Bone Flood Dragon. Gao Jian, on top of the White Bone Flood Dragon's head, was also not spared. His legs were blown off, and he was on the verge of passing out. If he hadn't been a Master-level Beast Tamer with a much stronger physique than ordinary people, he would have already perished.
Gao Jian cursed furiously, constantly invoking Zheng Dong's ancestors.
"You bastard, damn it, just you wait until I catch you!"
Seeing Zheng Dong's clone explode and disappear without even a drop of blood, Gao Jian knew he had been tricked. He forced himself to stand, used the Necromancer's Battlefield, and revived the White Bone Flood Dragon again. The revived White Bone Flood Dragon's combat power had significantly dropped, making it comparable only to ordinary General-level pet beasts. Gao Jian's other pet beasts had been killed multiple times by Tu Qionglan, and their current combat power was equivalent to Lord-level. He kept them in his beast-taming space.
Then, Gao Jian sat on the White Bone Flood Dragon's head and continued to search for Zheng Dong. He soon discovered the clue Zheng Dong had deliberately left in front of the cave: a few strands of Xiao Zi's fur. Unfortunately, the cave was narrow, and the White Bone Flood Dragon could only shrink its body to carry Gao Jian inside.
The cave was dark, with no trace of light. Zheng Dong's remaining clone, using the Shadow Concealment skill, hid in the darkness, waiting for Gao Jian to approach. Gao Jian, wearing thermal imaging goggles, searched for Zheng Dong's figure.
"Brat, stop hiding! If you don't come out, I'll blow up the entire cave!" Gao Jian threatened, cursing. If it weren't for plundering Zheng Dong's beast-taming talent, he would have killed Zheng Dong without hesitation. However, Zheng Dong was no longer a child to be threatened into appearing.
When Gao Jian ventured deep into the cave, Zheng Dong and Xiao Zi's clones began their attack. Several clones used the Tripwire skill to detonate the pre-placed booby traps. The violent explosions caused the cave to continuously collapse. In the narrow cave, the White Bone Flood Dragon carrying Gao Jian could not move quickly. Rocks nearly claimed Gao Jian's life.
However, it wasn't over yet. Several more clones used the Shadow Control and Mud Control skills to restrict the White Bone Flood Dragon's speed. Then, the remaining clones, utilizing the concealment of the Shadow Concealment skill, quietly approached Gao Jian. Gao Jian sensed the danger and hurriedly urged the White Bone Flood Dragon to accelerate its escape. But it was too late. The clones that had approached Gao Jian unleashed their Rending Gold Claws, tearing apart Gao Jian's head.
Gao Jian died in the cave, filled with frustration. If he hadn't been so eager for revenge and to plunder Zheng Dong's beast-taming talent, he wouldn't have met his end in such a humiliating manner.
Meanwhile, on the mountaintop, Zheng Dong's main body learned of the situation through his clones. Zheng Dong was also surprised. He had never expected the trap he set to kill Gao Jian. His original intention was merely to create more time for himself to escape and wait for the Beast Taming Legion and the Security Bureau to arrive. He had, in fact, stumbled upon a windfall. If Gao Jian's pet beasts hadn't been severely injured by Tu Qionglan, and if he himself hadn't been heavily wounded by the self-destruction of the Mechanical Azure Cloud Beast, he wouldn't have died so ignominiously.
With Gao Jian's demise, his contracted White Bone Flood Dragon also suffered a backlash, becoming even weaker. Without a second thought, it quickly fled the cave. The other four pet beasts also dropped out of the beast-taming space, appearing in the cave and fleeing right behind the White Bone Flood Dragon. Only a few clones, whose energy had not yet been depleted, remained, picking up the resources dropped by Gao Jian. These resources were all stored in Gao Jian's beast-taming space, mostly consisting of death-element resources, along with two talent beads, three skill inheritance beads, and twenty Void Stones.
Zheng Dong's main body did not immediately rush over. He was unsure if there was still any danger. He continued to condense clones to set up traps while waiting for the Beast Taming Legion and the Security Bureau to arrive. Unfortunately, he could currently only condense eighty-one clones; it would be better if he could condense more. Secondly, although clones could utilize natural energy to replenish their energy consumption, their energy capacity was too low. Once depleted, they needed to be re-condensed. "It would be great if I could condense clones as powerful as my main body." Zheng Dong felt it necessary to continue improving the proficiency of his Shadow Clone skill to reach the Divine level as soon as possible.
After another ten minutes, the Beast Taming Legion and the Security Bureau personnel arrived one after another, launching a rescue and encirclement operation against the Spirit God Cult disciples. Unfortunately, casualties were still significant. The director of the training center was killed in action, and Principal Liu was left with only one pet beast, suffering severe injuries himself. Teacher Wang Guixiang was even more severely injured and unconscious. Tu Qionglan, after being rescued by her subordinates, had not regained consciousness. As for those swept away by the flood, there were even more.
Subsequently, Zheng Dong, with Xiao Zi, returned to the cave where he had set up the trap. Several clones emerged and handed over the acquired resources, talent beads, and other items to Zheng Dong. Zheng Dong could not use the death-element resources at the moment, but they would be useful if he contracted death-element pet beasts in the future. Zheng Dong focused his attention on the talent beads. After some attempts, he found that using talent beads was very simple. He only needed to hold the talent bead and concentrate his mind. Soon, he activated the beast-taming talent, Necromancer's Battlefield!
"Not bad. Does this mean I indirectly possess a second beast-taming talent?" Zheng Dong exclaimed excitedly. However, Necromancer's Battlefield had a significant drawback: it could not strengthen the attributes of death-element pet beasts. Otherwise, the revived White Bone Flood Dragon and other pet beasts would not have become increasingly weaker. This talent was more suitable for assisting Legion-level death-element pet beasts in combat.
In addition, there was a talent bead that could be used to plunder other people's beast-taming talents. Zheng Dong did not intend to harm others with it. However, if the Spirit God Cult disciples wanted to plunder his beast-taming talent, he could also plunder theirs in return.
Finally, there were three skill inheritance beads. These were likely prepared by Gao Jian for his pet beasts. Two of the skill inheritance beads were for the death element, and the other was for the spirit element. They were the advanced death-element skill Possession, the super-tier death and spirit dual-element skill Soul Clone, and the advanced spirit-element skill Super Sight. Possession allowed death-element pet beasts to actively possess beast tamers for combat. Soul Clone could condense highly potential clones that could exist independently or merge with the main body to aid its evolution. Super Sight could continuously strengthen vision by consuming spiritual power. Zheng Dong could let Xiao Zi learn the Super Sight skill, which might yield good results when combined with Shadow Arrow. As for Soul Clone and Possession, Xiao Zi was not a death-element pet beast and could not learn them for now. However, Zheng Dong could master Soul Clone and Possession through skill imprinting after contracting death-element pet beasts in the future.
His luck was quite good; not only was he unharmed, but he also acquired a considerable amount of resources. Afterward, Zheng Dong started walking back, preparing to descend the mountain and return to the training center. From a distance, he saw a team of people in uniform from the Security Bureau rapidly approaching. The man leading them had a square face and a somewhat dark complexion. He looked at Zheng Dong and asked, "Classmate, are you injured? Did you encounter any Spirit God Cult members?"
Zheng Dong wanted to say no, but it seemed he couldn't. He was the only one on this mountain, and the traces of explosions and battles along the way couldn't be hidden from these Security Bureau personnel. "I'm fine. I did encounter Spirit God Cult members who wanted to kill me, but I killed them all with the traps I set!"
Everyone present looked at Zheng Dong in astonishment. "Are you kidding me? Is it true or not?" The man with the square face also looked incredulous. "Classmate, were you alone?" "Heh heh, no one came to help me!" Zheng Dong replied with a smile. The man with the square face then seriously examined Zheng Dong from head to toe. "Classmate, my name is Li Jun, and I am the captain of the action team for the Security Bureau of Anhe District. Can you tell me the whole process in detail, and where is the body?"
Seeing the man's reaction, Zheng Dong knew that trouble was coming and that there would be a string of endless questions. However, this was also part of the Security Bureau's job, and it was understandable. Zheng Dong pointed to the cave not far away and said, "The body is inside. You can go in and check, but their pet beasts have all escaped. The other one was dressed like a cook, and his body should have been blown to pieces."
Li Jun was stunned, his mouth slightly agape in surprise. "There was more than one? Are you really a student? Have the Spirit God Cult disciples become so vulnerable? Or are you just lucky to have picked up a bargain!" Li Jun was filled with questions.
Zheng Dong did not hide anything and briefly recounted the events, cooperating with the Security Bureau. Li Jun sent his men into the cave to verify Zheng Dong's account. However, he still did not intend to let Zheng Dong leave just yet. "Classmate, you've made a contribution, but please cooperate with our subsequent work. We need to clarify the identities and backgrounds of these two individuals and uncover who is behind them. Did you obtain anything from them that would be useful for our investigation?" Li Jun wanted to follow the lead and apprehend more Spirit God Cult disciples.
However, Zheng Dong did not want to hand over his spoils. Who knew if he would get them back. After some thought, Zheng Dong produced his reserve member ID from the Special Operations Bureau and handed it to Li Jun. "I'm sorry, Captain Li. I did obtain some things, but they are not of much significance to your investigation. Moreover, I believe this matter should be handled by our Special Operations Bureau, wouldn't you agree?"
Li Jun blankly opened Zheng Dong's Special Operations Bureau reserve member ID and examined it carefully, dumbfounded. "Holy cow, it's real! This kid is actually from the Special Operations Bureau. No wonder he could deal with two Spirit God Cult disciples." However, Li Jun was still unwilling to give up. He wanted to be involved in such a significant matter. "Heh heh, Brother Zheng Dong, we all have the same goal, so why be so formal? Since you're from the Special Operations Bureau, could you do me a favor and let me take a look? If I uncover any new clues, I can share them with you!"
This was acceptable. As long as he didn't hand them over, looking at them was not a problem. Zheng Dong nodded and took out the various resources he had obtained from Gao Jian and the fake cook uncle. He did not take out the talent beads, but handed over the rest. Although these items were of great value, Li Jun would not dare to rob him. As for what problems Li Jun could identify and what clues he could uncover, that was Li Jun's own ability.
Then, Li Jun carefully questioned Zheng Dong about the appearance and characteristics of Gao Jian and the fake cook uncle, drew sketches, and arranged for his subordinates to begin their investigation immediately before finally allowing Zheng Dong to leave. "Brother Zheng Dong, thank you so much this time. If you need anything in the future, just ask me. I can't promise big things, but small matters are definitely not a problem!" Li Jun said with a smile. In Li Jun's opinion, with Zheng Dong's identity as a reserve member of the Special Operations Bureau, his beast-taming talent must be exceptional, and his future was limitless, making him worth befriending.