After Pampering Her 5 Beast Husbands, the Villainess Struck It Rich

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Spiritual Power Collapse

Then, another person said resentfully, "We can pay the Star Coins ourselves. For the sake of all our years together, we just beg you to hire a Healer for us."

Hu Yan followed the wisp of spiritual power he’d sent out, tracking it to the door of a room where he stopped. He scanned the interior with his spiritual power but found no sign of Lang Qiu or his companions.

He did, however, find other injured fighters in the room next door. Lang Qiu and Yue Junxiao were not among them. ’Does that mean they might not have fought tonight?’

’So where did they go?’

Just then, a voice sounded from behind him. "Who are you? What are you doing here? Who brought you?"

Hu Yan turned around as if nothing was wrong. "I’m the guest from Room 09. I was looking for the restroom, but I seem to have gotten lost. I was just about to knock on a door to ask for directions."

The man stared at Hu Yan suspiciously. "How could someone from Room 09 end up all the way over here?"

But seeing the air of nobility and gentleness Hu Yan unconsciously exuded, it didn’t seem like he was up to no good.

Hu Yan furrowed his brow slightly and said candidly, "Alright, to be honest, I wanted to meet the fighter Tai. I heard he’s fighting tonight, and I want to cheer him on, but I don’t know which room is the fighters’ lounge."

Sure enough, an "I knew it" expression appeared on the man’s face. "Tai’s lounge is on the other side. You’ve gone the wrong way. Besides, he’s not here yet, so it’s no use going now."

Hu Yan sounded a little disappointed. "Oh, is that so."

People who could afford a private suite were not your average rich person. Not wanting to spoil Hu Yan’s experience, the man said, "Are there any other fighters you like besides Tai? I can take you to meet them."

A smile touched Hu Yan’s azure eyes. "Then I’ll have to trouble you."

The man paused for a moment, then replied automatically, "Don’t mention it."

He’d only just spoken when he realized Hu Yan hadn’t actually answered his question, but it seemed to make no difference. So, he led Hu Yan to the fighters’ lounge, which was full of fighters who hadn’t yet entered the ring.

The lounge was very large, with seven or eight people chatting inside.

Hu Yan’s gaze swept the room, but he didn’t see Lang Qiu or his friends, and his brow furrowed. Between the injured, those who had yet to fight, and the not-yet-arrived fighter named Tai, he had now accounted for all twenty of tonight’s fighters. Lang Qiu and Yue Junxiao were not among them.

But Lang Qiu had definitely said he was coming here. ’Is there something else going on that I don’t know about?’

Hu Yan asked, his tone laced with a hint of difficulty, "Are these all the fighters?"

"Everyone fighting tonight is here, except for Tai. Why? Is the fighter you like not here? All the ones who came tonight are our top fighters."

"Don’t tell me you mean those two? If it’s them, they won’t be able to..." He stopped mid-sentence, realizing what he had just let slip, and quickly slapped his mouth a couple of times.

Seizing on his slip of the tongue, Hu Yan immediately pressed him. "Which two are you talking about?"

But the man shook his head cautiously. "It’s nothing. Since the fighter you like isn’t here, you should hurry back to your room. Stop wandering around."

Although the man hadn’t finished his sentence, Hu Yan guessed he was talking about Lang Qiu and his companion.

It seemed they had not only come today, but had also gotten into some kind of trouble, so much so that even mentioning them was forbidden.

’Since they’re here, they must be in this facility. I just don’t know where they’re being held.’

Seeing he could get no more information here, and with the man still watching him, Hu Yan had no choice but to pretend to head back.

However, after walking only a few hundred meters, he suddenly detected a pulse of spiritual power.

At first, Hu Yan thought he’d been discovered and had already prepared an excuse. But after waiting a moment, he heard nothing, and the spiritual power held no aggression. He immediately changed course and followed it to its source.

When he arrived outside an inconspicuous door, he could feel the spiritual power seeping out from within. It was exceptionally potent, and Hu Yan felt a faint sense of familiarity from it.

He sent his spiritual power through the door and disabled the chip in the lock.

Hu Yan pushed open the door to reveal a torture chamber. Inside, two Beastmen were operating a device that was delivering electric shocks to their captives’ heads.

Hu Yan’s expression changed in an instant. ’So that’s why this spiritual power felt familiar... It’s Yue Junxiao! His spiritual power is collapsing!’

No wonder Yue Junxiao’s spiritual power was collapsing!

This method of punishment was usually reserved for serious criminals. ’What on earth could they have found out to be subjected to this?’

Compared to this, Bai Zhi’s old methods only caused superficial injuries.

Hearing the door open, the two Beastmen looked over. The moment they saw Hu Yan, their expressions turned grim and they launched an attack. "Who are you?"

Hu Yan sidestepped slightly to dodge one Beastman’s attack, then quickly gathered his blue superpower and struck at the other.

BANG—

Intent on ending the fight quickly, Hu Yan held almost nothing back. After taking down the first one, he immediately grabbed the second one by the neck as he turned and slammed him against the wall.

After dealing with the two Beastmen, Hu Yan saw the unconscious Yue Junxiao. He strode forward, shut down the system, and released him from the device.

The moment Yue Junxiao was released, he reverted to his beast form, and his spiritual power flooded the entire room.

"Yue Junxiao! Yue Junxiao!"

Hu Yan called his name twice, but Yue Junxiao gave no response. He was completely lost in the throes of his collapsing spiritual power.

But under normal circumstances, the doors would only open after the event was over. He had noticed two or three Beastman guards nearby when he came in. Getting out alone would be easy, but escaping with Yue Junxiao, whose spiritual power was spilling out uncontrollably, was another matter. He was afraid they’d be discovered the second they stepped through the door.

Crucially, he couldn’t guarantee he could take out all the guards outside in one go.

’If I want to get them both out undetected, I have to wait for the night’s events to end. Right now, the most critical thing is to stop Yue Junxiao’s spiritual power from collapsing further.’

He raised his wrist and sent a message with his Light Computer: *Yue Junxiao’s spiritual power is collapsing. Lure the guards away from the door.*

Then he went to release Lang Qiu, who was so tormented he couldn’t even stand straight.

Bai Zhi and Yan Yichen had been anxiously watching for any news from Hu Yan, but they hadn’t dared to rashly contact him and ask about the situation.

When a message finally came, they never expected it would be such bad news.

A spiritual power collapse...

Bai Zhi couldn’t help but think of Hu Yan’s own state when she had first arrived in this world.

Seeing Bai Zhi’s face fall the moment she received the message, Yan Yichen’s heart skipped a beat. He asked, "What is it? What did Hu Yan say?"

Bai Zhi’s gaze remained fixed on the arena below. After reading the message, she didn’t say a word. She simply stood up and pressed a button on the table.

A robot quickly arrived. "Robot 006 at your service. How may I help you?"

Bai Zhi said, "I want to eat some roasted beast meat. Bring a lot of it. I’m enjoying the show so much today that I’ll treat everyone here to roasted beast meat. Also, I need you to pass a message to the Beastman in the fifth row, twelfth seat from the left..."