Chapter 28: Abby Is Incredibly Useful!
"Uh. Well, my lord, there is something you don't know. Back when you were in that challenge space, defeating the Crownless as easily as eating and drinking…"
"All the Tacet Discords privately started calling you the 'Tacet Discord Terminator'. For any missions, as long as we encountered you… abandoning the mission wasn't even considered a failure."
The Spearback Bear explained cautiously while keeping a close eye on Rover's emotional changes.
Truly, that reaction was no different from a human's.
"So, abandoning a mission upon meeting me doesn't count as failure. Does that mean wherever I appear… You all just hide far, far away?"
After Rover finished speaking, he immediately saw a very human-like look of surprise on the bear's face.
"You… you… You knew all along."
The Spearback Bear said with a tremble, as if afraid that Rover would execute it in a fit of rage.
"No wonder I haven't run into a single Tacet Discord along the way. Tell me about your mission and the corresponding arrangements."
Rover was even more curious now, while Baizhi beside him looked at the bear with shining eyes.
The implication was self-evident; she clearly had thoughts of bringing it back for research.
"This… our mission is actually very simple, just to converge towards Northfall Barrens. Little Bear isn't clear on the specific reason for converging; anyway, it was an order issued by my boss."
"As for arrangements… arrangements… actually, it's just to avoid you. Every migrating Tacet Discord squad needs to be equipped with a member of the Wolves clan."
"Their combat strength might not be much to look at, but their noses are incredibly sharp. If it weren't for these little cubs inhaling some Roseshroom powder earlier… We actually would have discovered you much sooner."
The Spearback Bear stopped speaking there. The implication was obviously that if no accident had occurred… they wouldn't have been caught at all.
Rover didn't deny this point… it wasn't that he couldn't catch them if he really wanted to.
Rather, he and the girls were busy rushing back to Jinzhou, so naturally, they couldn't deliberately waste energy on such matters.
This Tacet Discord squad in front of him was simply an accidental harvest.
"You have a boss, too? Who is your boss? Can you call it over?"
Seeing that he couldn't get any more information out of this bear, Rover naturally planned to see if he could meet this so-called boss.
However, to be fair, if these Tacet Discords continued to develop like this, it really wasn't certain that humans would have an easy time dealing with them.
It was simply because Tacet Discords and Echoes were bizarre and varied. With all those different abilities combined… god knows what kind of lineups would appear.
After all, even a bear knew to bring a few wolves along to sniff the way.
"This little one's boss is the Spearback Bear King of Whining Aix's Mire. By now, the boss is probably almost at Northfall Barrens."
"The distance is too great; I really cannot call him."
After the Spearback Bear finished speaking, Rover nodded and didn't plan to make things difficult for them anymore.
He raised his hand, waved gently, and said,
"Abby, come out and get to work."
"Ah. What's wrong? Is there a fight?"
The little guy's first reaction upon running out was to assume a combat stance, but after looking around, he found no decent enemies at all.
Thus, he looked at Rover in confusion.
"Go hit them three times each. Don't use too much force and kill them; I'm just testing a theory."
Rover pointed at the Spearback Bear's group. Although Abby was confused after hearing this…
He didn't ask any questions. For the Rover's words, he only needed to execute them.
Just as Abby gave each of the Tacet Discords three hits, the sound of "Clang~~ Clang~~ Clang~." rang out in Rover's mind.
Furthermore, his vitality increased significantly. In just this short moment, it had increased by twelve percent of the original amount.
Seeing this, Rover's eyes lit up, thinking that it was indeed as he expected.
Since Abby was his companion, Echo, the two sides should be bound together.
Just like Phrolova and Hecate, except Abby's level was much more impressive than Hecate's.
It was precisely because of this that Abby could awaken through the vitality in his body before, and now he could trigger Heartsteel through Abby.
"Abby, you follow them to Northfall Barrens. For every Tacet Discord you encounter that you can beat, just go up and hit them three times."
"If you encounter ones you can't beat, just hide for now. We'll talk about it when I get there."
Clearly, the current Abby had become a shortcut for Rover to stack Heartsteel.
This feeling of letting Abby do the work while he enjoyed the benefits in the back… let's just say it wasn't a waste of nearly half of his vitality he spent to wake him up earlier.
"Ah. With my current level, I can only maintain myself for three days at most after leaving you."
"Are you sure I can reach Northfall Barrens with this bear in three days?"
Abby's words revealed the current upper limit of Rover's vitality. Although it was a bit insufficient…
He could still stack quite a bit of Heartsteel along the way.
Most importantly, with this Tacet Discord squad providing cover, other Tacet Discords definitely wouldn't be on guard against them. This way, it would be even more efficient.
"Three days it is, then. I'll come find you then."
Rover nodded. Abby said no more and directly released the restraints on the Tacet Discords.
Under the bombardment of the carrot and stick approach, he soon took the one bear and three wolves on the journey north to Northfall Barrens.
"All Tacet Discords gathering at Northfall Barrens, this might also be a huge opportunity. We need to get back to Jinzhou even faster."
After Abby left, Baizhi spoke with a solemn face and took out her Flight.
Clearly, they intended to fly.
Yangyang and Chixia followed suit, and thus, four figures flew towards Jinzhou City at extreme speed through the sky.
After half an hour, Rover and his group finally arrived in the skies above Jinzhou City.
Because flying was prohibited over the city, he descended with the girls here.
They prepared to enter Jinzhou, the first city he had seen in Solaris, on foot.
During the descent, Rover sensed that touch of a white figure in the distance… as well as that Havoc energy which seemed somewhat violent, teetering on the edge of overclocking.
After guessing the other party's identity, he raised his hand and waved a dense burst of life force.
It shot towards that figure.
"Oh~ Did he discover me? Is this a surprise for me? Hee hee~"
The white figure let out a slightly yandere laugh, showing no intention of dodging Rover's attack.
Of course, from the angle where this figure was positioned, Rover's move really did look like he was attacking her.