Liam and Shen Yue walked over to the spirit temple where a white-robed man informed them that Mei Mei had only just left the building and that they had narrowly missed her. As they were walking out a couple more white-robed men and women crossed them by.
"Did my sister join some sort of cult?"
Pfft. Shen Yue laughed. "No, this is the shaman class hall. Sort of. Inside the game, they were never this extreme but all of a sudden they started following this sort of fashion trend after the temple construction."
"Mei Mei told me it's because the spirits like the white color. Most of them."
"Spirits?" Liam raised a brow. Was his sister also joining the family business now? He was curious to see what the little idiot had been up to and wanted to meet her ASAP. "So where is she?"
"I am not sure." Shen Yue shook her head. "She told me that she was contacting the spirits to make her third binding summon. If she is not here then she should either be resting or maybe training with her new summon?"
Liam grinned as he instantly knew which one it would be. "I will be back." His figure blurred and he disappeared.
"Wait. Let me tell you where her usual training spot is." Shen Yue called after him but Liam was gone.
"No need," Liam mumbled and smiled just as he arrived at an isolated spot on the outskirts of the guild base. He knew where his sister was. The little azure serpent whom he had recently bound to was with her and the snake contacted him after sensing his presence.
He blurred a couple more times and within a few seconds reached a dense swamp. In a corner of the area, there was a small cave and several powerful auras surged within the cave clearly indicating that a fight was going on.
Liam approached the cave and the sounds of combat grew louder as he neared the entrance. Peering inside, he saw Mei Mei in the midst of a heated battle with what appeared to be a huge salamander with some horns and scales tacked on here and there.
However, despite its funny appearance the salamander was quite powerful. It was a level 150 beast, probably the elite of the area.
And the last time he had seen Mei Mei she had not even crossed level 80.
Normally, Liam would have intervened on the spot in a situation but the sight in front of him made him patiently stand back and watch. The first detail that caught his eye was the little legendary beast.
The little azure serpent was coiled on the ground near Mei Mei, barely even visible, but the protection barrier it had erected around Mei Mei and itself was more than visible. The barrier casually tanked all the incoming attacks from the salamander, much to the dismay of the beast.
As if this was not enough, there were two other participants in the fight. One was a woman or at least its upper half resembled a woman, with the lower half missing. She had an icy body with ice spikes actually sticking out of her in many places. She shot forth powerful icy beams at the salamander forcing it to constantly block and protect itself from her attacks.
The other being was kind of similar to this one except it had both an upper body and a lower body. But this one was almost completely made of rocks. He or it was very close to becoming a golem if not for the creepy hair and the eyes on the rock face.
While the ice lady relentlessly attacked the salamander with her icy beams, the rock man leaped closer to the beast and pounded and pummeled the poor thing. No matter from what angle one looked at it the poor beast was simply undergoing torture.
The other being was kind of similar to this one except it had both an upper body and a lower body. But this one was almost completely made of rocks. He or it was very close to becoming a golem if not for the creepy hair and the eyes on the rock face.
While the ice lady relentlessly attacked the salamander with her icy beams, the rock man leaped closer to the beast and pounded and pummeled the poor thing. No matter from what angle one looked at it the poor beast was simply undergoing torture.
"Are these two contracted spirits?" Liam mused to himself. This was his first time seeing one and he felt quite proud that his sister achieved something without any help from him. He patiently waited for the fight to finish, the ending not really a surprise to anyone.
"Oof. Good work, Hiltha, and Draum." Mei Mei gave the two a small nod and flashed a tired smile. The next second the two beings disappeared from the spot. The little azure serpent then sent a jolt to Mei Mei which visibly refreshed and rejuvenated her.
"Thanks, girlie." Mei Mei smiled and threw the serpent a treat which the beast instantly gobbled with great interest. Liam chuckled lightly. This solved the mystery of how his little sister lured his legendary beast pet to part-time for her. He continued to patiently wait when the girl's gaze finally landed on him.
Mei Mei froze. "Liam!" Mei Mei's surprise turned into delight as she darted forward, throwing her arms around him in a tight embrace. Her expression was a mix of shock and overwhelming joy. "I can't believe you're here! When did you get back?"
"Just now," Liam said with a warm smile, returning her hug. "I had to see how my little sister was managing without her big brother around."
Pulling back slightly, Mei Mei quickly inspected him from top to bottom and let out a breath of relief. "You are okay and you are back. I was so worried."
Liam laughed, ruffling her hair affectionately. "I was worried too. But honestly, it seems I didn't need to worry at all. You're handling things just fine on your own."
Her cheeks flushed with pride. "Did you see that brother? Did you see that?"
Liam laughed. "Yes. Yes. I saw everything and I am very impressed."
"Did you see lady Hiltha? Isn't she strong? Because of her my elemental magic is improving leaps and bounds. Brother, did you check out my current level? I am already at 210 and I have a dao seed. Wait. Let me show you something."
Liam smiled. "You must have worked very hard huh…" He was not even sure the little girl heard him as she continued talking. She might have longer hair now and grown a bit taller but to him she would always still be the same little girl who tended to his wounds with tears in her eyes.
"Come. Let's go back home first and then you can tell me everything in detail."