Beast Taming: My Intelligence System Chapter 897 - 559: Resolving the Treasure Hunting Dolphin (2)

"Sorry, truly sorry, I arrived late. Treasure Hunting Dolphin, you won’t hold it against me, right?"

Pan Hai squeezed the Treasure Hunting Dolphin in a tight embrace, accidentally pushing against its injury, which made the Treasure Hunting Dolphin roll its eyes from the sharp pain.

"You fool, you’re squeezing the Treasure Hunting Dolphin’s wound—release it now."

"What’s the situation right now? Quit the mushy stuff. The Treasure Hunting Dolphin’s on the verge of passing out from agony."

[Name: Treasure Hunting Dolphin]

[Gender: Male]

[Trait: Treasure Hunting: Able to detect the presence of treasures within the water.]

[Attribute: Water]

[Level: Peak of Tier Seven]

[Skills: Slashing (Control): Launches attacks with its razor-sharp back spines against foes. Even Pet Beasts shielded by metal plating get bisected by the Treasure Hunting Dolphin.

High-pressure Water Gun (Control): Fires a powerful water jet from its mouth, capable of slicing metal effortlessly, rivaling a sharp water blade.

Treasure Hunting (Control): Swiftly locates treasures, excavates them, and crams them into its mouth.

Bomb Bubble (Control): Releases explosive bubbles from its mouth, delivering devastating power on detonation.

Space Bag (Mastery): A space bag exists inside its mouth for storing gathered items.

Dragon Mighty (Mastery): Releases a subtle dragon aura from its form, terrifying enemies into fleeing upon detection.

Scale Shooting (Mastery): Fires its scales like deadly flying blades, capable of severing enemies clean in half on impact.]

[Evolutionary Path 1: None]

[Evaluation: A cherished Pet Beast of Pan Hai, born from idle creativity. It boasts impressive strength and a treasure-sensing trait. It fled in panic from the Deep Sea Demon, stumbling upon a hidden passage by chance.]

"A secret passage?"

"Perfect timing, just like finding a soft pillow when you’re sleepy."

Previously, the Heaven-Swallowing Pelican had warned that right after sealing the space, a savage demon had rushed toward them.

Without wiping out the space coordinates, that demon probably would have overtaken them.

Pocket-sized demons apparently can still detect spatial ripples.

Thus, opting for obscure routes makes more sense.

They might even arrive at the demon’s lair sooner that way.

The Treasure Hunting Dolphin healed rapidly, its injuries mending completely in moments.

"Treasure Hunting Dolphin, I know you’ve found a hidden passage to the demon’s lair that could divert the demons’ focus. Please guide us there."

"Pan Hai and Hastar will stir up trouble on the perimeter to pull away their notice."

Ye Bai laid out the plan for the Treasure Hunting Dolphin.

Grasping the dire circumstances, the Treasure Hunting Dolphin stayed silent.

It gently bit Ye Bai’s sleeve with its teeth, urging him to trail behind.

"Pan Hai, Hastar, we’ll stick to the initial strategy. Nab the head to control the rest. Grabbing the Divine Format and killing the Deep Sea Demon will get us most of the way there."

"Then I can return to Blue Star."

Ye Bai had no desire to stay long in this realm, missing the company for conversation.

The Treasure Hunting Dolphin darted ahead swiftly, guiding Ye Bai into a tunnel shortly after.

White bones scattered across the tunnel floor marked it as demon domain.

A mighty suction pulled from within the passage.

Ye Bai clung to the Treasure Hunting Dolphin’s fin, lying flat atop it.

Fighting the intense pull, the Treasure Hunting Dolphin crept gradually toward the cavern mouth.

Just then, Ye Bai activated the Eye of Truth on the cavern entrance.

A peculiar sensation hit him, as though the entrance breathed like a creature.

Through the Eye of Truth, Ye Bai realized the cavern mouth belonged to a Giant-tooth Shark.

It had camouflaged itself deliberately to swallow fish passing by.

This beast was a massive crocodile.

[Name: Giant-strength Crocodile]

[Gender: Male]

[Attribute: Water/Space]

[Personality: Insidious]

[Level: Peak of Tier Seven]

[Skills: Water Gun (Control): Blasts a fast water stream from its mouth at enemies.

Loud Roar (Control): Gapes wide to unleash a thunderous roar.

Sharp Claw (Control): Swipes with robust claws for guaranteed strikes on foes.

Water Tornado (Control): Conjures a fearsome Water Tornado against adversaries.

Rain Seeking (Control): Calls forth heavy rain to assault enemies, blinding typical Exotic Beasts.

Spatial Cutting (Mastery): Invokes dual Spatial Blades to strike opponents.]

[Evolutionary Path 1: None.]

[Assessment: That Giant-strength Crocodile lurked nearby, masquerading as a cave opening to draw in fish. The actual entrance hides in the square boulder section.]

Cold sweat poured down Ye Bai's back as he read the system intel, almost tricked by the Treasure Hunting Dolphin into turning into croc fodder.

"Treasure Hunting Dolphin, couldn't you spot the right path? Are you directionally challenged too, forgetting every route you've swum?"

The Treasure Hunting Dolphin pondered seriously for a bit, then nodded at last.

Damn, Pan Hai's direction-blind, and the Treasure Hunting Dolphin matches him. What a disaster.

No surprise the Deep Sea Demon took ages to collect the Divine Status Fragments; the Treasure Hunting Dolphin probably played a huge part in steering it wrong.

It kept misleading the Deep Sea Demon time and again.

Should the Deep Sea Demon ever pen its life story, it'd be pure tragedy.

"Stick with me. Your sense of direction is gravely flawed; it's beyond a simple flaw—it's a deep thinking mistake."

"We'll use this tunnel."

"Move it, or do you not fear the Giant-strength Crocodile coming after us?"

United in purpose, the Treasure Hunting Dolphin and Ye Bai prepared to dive into the cavern when the ocean floor abruptly shifted.

Devil Manta Rays burst viciously from the sediment, glaring darkly at the Treasure Hunting Dolphin and Ye Bai.

For years, they'd gone without a decent bite.

At last, today promised a grand banquet.

"You puny Karami, get out of our path."

Ye Bai snapped, a touch irritated.

Right then, the Devil Manta Ray bared its gore-drenched jaws, charging directly at Ye Bai.

But those maws got instantly trapped by endless vines.

"Sunflower Fairy, excellent work."

Vines from the Sunflower Fairy invaded the Devil Manta Rays' mouths, making them shrivel right before their eyes.

Finally, they crumbled into mere bones, drifting down to the seafloor.

"Treasure Hunting Dolphin, onward we go."

Suddenly, a tiny bloom in a rocky gap snagged Ye Bai's eye.

"Wow, Life Sea Dewdrops!"

"These rare treasures, growing down here on the seabed?"

Ye Bai could hardly believe his luck.

Spotting the thick cluster of blooms in the distance, excitement surged through him.

"This massive haul of Life Sea Dewdrops is ideal for brewing Life Potions."

With a signal to the Sunflower Fairy, it sent out numerous duplicates to gather the valuable plants at once.

"Onward!"

Three meters wide at the start, the tunnel narrowed as they advanced, drawing Ye Bai's notice.

Scanning the area, he spied lines of square shells obstructing their way.

Meat from square shells tastes nasty and chewy.

Yet these square shells might produce pearls in all sorts of forms.

That's how pearl gambling took off on Blue Star: pick a bunch of square shells and crack them open right there.

Whoever pulls the most pearls from theirs takes the prize, grabbing every pearl worth less than their best.

Ye Bai eyed the square shells, wondering if he ought to scoop them up and haul them home for some Blue Star pearl gambling fun?