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Chapter 536: Chapter 534: Nightmare Beast Chapter 536: Chapter 534: Nightmare Beast Lucky Whisper!

The Lucky Whisper, which had not been triggered for a long time, once again echoed in Russell’s ear, that familiar yet strange murmur, like the sound of heaven.

“Polly, I heard the Lucky Whisper, and judging from its content, it may be related to you! Or rather, to the Gloomy Dreamland!” Russell responded to Polly in his mind, “The scent you dislike, it might be emitted by this phantom beast!”

“A black horse, a nightmare specter horse?” Unicorn Polly responded curiously.

“I don’t know, but it mentioned lightning and dreams, I think, maybe there is also a unicorn hiding here?”

Polly’s attributes were lightning and Gloomy Dreamland.

In the Lucky Whisper, this phantom beast revealed it was very familiar with the scent of lightning and dreams, clearly indicating it was very likely a unicorn.

But Polly shouldn’t really dislike the scent of a unicorn, so this made Russell feel something was not quite right.

“No, no, no.” Polly quickly denied, “It’s not the scent of a unicorn, it’s the scent of a black horse. Russell, what is hidden here should be a nightmare specter horse… but that’s not right either, I don’t really dislike the nightmare specter horse.”

The nightmare specter horse was a common phantom beast in Shadowflame Duchy; Baron Roman, big brother Roland, they had all contracted nightmare specter horses.

Although Polly didn’t like them, she couldn’t really say she disliked them either.

“No matter, once we find it, we will know exactly what it is!” Russell said with a smile.

He then said to the knights, “We’ll camp and rest here, Mel, my uncle, I’m going to take a turn in the Black Horse Snow Forest.”

“I’ll come with you,” Mel said.

“No need, if you’re bored, just go hunting around and get some roast meat to add to our meal.” Russell politely declined Mel’s offer.

Riding on the Harpy Hape alone, he explored deeper into the Snow Forest.

But the Snow Forest was too big, and even with the Ice Pellet Pearl activating Ethereal Dream Gaze and Ethereal Dream Listening skills, it was still hard to locate the phantom beast. He could only wander around the Snow Forest, hoping to trigger the Lucky Whisper again to pinpoint the location of the phantom beast.

Furthermore.

Polly was also constantly sensing the surrounding scent that it found repulsive, preparing to lock onto the source of the unpleasant scent.

After a while, the Lucky Whisper sounded again in his ears: “That person is coming, the familiar scent is coming from him… but why is he riding on a strange bird, instead of a little pony?”

“This phantom beast is very intelligent, its logical thinking is no different from that of normal humans!” Russell thought, more pleasantly surprised.

The smarter the phantom beast, the more it understands the need to make an effort.

He liked such phantom beasts the best.

At this moment, Polly also said in Russell’s mind: “The scent is getting stronger, that annoying black horse is nearby.”

“Good!”

Russell immediately took out several Ice Pellet Pearls from his pocket, held them in his palm, and let them burn slowly. Although the Little Dream Dragon was asleep, it did not hinder its ability to trigger skills—whether it was Ethereal Dream Gaze, Ethereal Dream Listening, or Magic Power Dragon Language translation.

The next moment.

Ethereal Dream Gaze and Ethereal Dream Listening were activated at the same time, Russell’s vision darkened quickly, the Snow Forest completed the switch from day to night.

At the same time, a particular melody sounded sharply in his ears: “Huff, huff, huff, huff…”

It was like the sound of snoring when sleeping, or like the sound of flames burning.

Very strange.

Of course, there was also a clearer voice of magic that he had directly blocked out—the magic voice from Hape, which was the sound of the howling wind.

“There!”

Russell went around and soon, with the help of the two combined Ethereal Dream skills, located the trace of the phantom beast.

In the depths of the Snow Forest, a warhorse outlined in magical light shone brightly, with the huffing sound emanating from it. Moreover, the magic on its neck also sketched out the effect of flames burning, which was a ghastly blue flame similar to that of a Snow Demon.

“Do you see it, Polly!”

“I see it, it’s definitely a horse, a black one at that!” Polly said, “The aura emanating from it is repulsive to me!”

Russell, caressing Hape’s feathers, signaled for Hape to slowly approach the horse-like phantom beast.

The next moment, Lucky Whisper sounded again, “That person is walking towards me; he couldn’t have discovered me, could he? Impossible, I’m hiding in a dream… No, wait, there’s an aura of dreams about him too; he must have found me!”

At that point, the horse-like phantom beast was about to run away.

Seeing that the distance between them was close enough, Russell immediately called out, “Wait, don’t rush to run, I see you!”

The horse-like phantom beast paused in its steps, turning its head back in surprise.

Russell continued, “Yes, I’m talking to you, little horse, we both carry the scent of dreams, don’t we? This is our destiny, so, wait for me, let’s have an honest face-to-face encounter, shall we?”

“Are you talking to me?” Lucky Whisper sounded, the horse-like phantom beast’s tone filled with incredulity.

“Indeed, I am talking to you.” Russell took advantage of the phantom beast’s moment of doubt and stepped closer, revealing a confident and charming smile, “We are natural partners, little horse, it’s meant to be.”

The Ice Pellet Pearl burned out.

The Ethereal Dream combo dissipated, but Russell had already had Polly activate the Ethereal Dream Escape Skill, entering the Gloomy Dreamland.

Here, he clearly saw what the horse-like phantom beast looked like.

Its body and fur were pitch-black, with flame-shaped hair on its four hooves and tail.

At first glance, it resembled the Nightmare Specter Horse, whose flames are simply a mimicry created by black fur. However, the mane on this phantom beast’s neck had a unique blue hue, as if real flames were burning.

Moreover.

This clump of blue flame-like mane exuded an extraordinary temperament.

“That mane is a Pseudo-Dragon’s horn!” Polly exclaimed in surprise, “It is also a phantom beast Pseudo-Dragon successor!”

The most significant mark of a Pseudo-Dragon’s bloodline is the Pseudo-Dragon’s horn.

The horn of a Pseudo-Unicorn Dragon, the flush crown of a Pseudo-Harpy Dragon, the flesh crown of a Mock-Kinari Dragon, and the mane of this phantom beast.

At this moment.

Russell’s elation reached a new level, relating to the Gloomy Dreamland and also being a phantom beast Pseudo-Dragon successor, perfectly meeting his needs for a contract phantom beast.

The only discordant note was that Polly greatly disliked its scent.

“Little horse, look, we’ve now met honestly in the Gloomy Dreamland, you must believe that we are natural partners,” Russell said as he spread his arms and stepped towards the phantom beast—Hape could not enter the Gloomy Dreamland.

The phantom beast was somewhat jittery and agitated.

But the familiar aura of Russell, coupled with the fact that Russell could also be in the Gloomy Dreamland, made it reluctant to flee right away.

After being lonely for so long, it is rare to encounter a companion of the same attribute, which it couldn’t bring itself to reject.

“I feel you resemble the Nightmare Specter Horse quite a lot. Perhaps, you are the progeny left behind after the Nightmare Specter Horse evolved into a Pseudo-Dragon,” Russell continued to engage its attention with conversation, “Maybe I should call you ‘Nightmare Beast’!”

“Nightmare Beast?” Lucky Whisper responded, clearly distracted by Russell’s words.

“Yes, Nightmare Beast. However, more accurately, you should be called a pseudo-Nightmare Beast Dragon. Only after you advance to a Pseudo-Dragon will you become a true Nightmare Beast. Do you know what a Pseudo-Dragon is? With me, you will be able to break the shackles of your strength and ascend to a Pseudo-Dragon…”

Russell edged ever closer, and under the tangled web of his words, he successfully reached the side of the pseudo-Nightmare Beast Dragon.

Then man and beast locked eyes.

That moment, Russell knew everything was settled, his fourth contracted phantom beast was decided—it was the pseudo-Nightmare Beast Dragon before him.

(An approximate image of the pseudo-Nightmare Beast Dragon~)