Yuji turned her face towards Lin Shiqi, revealing a flattering smile. "Oh, it's like this. I saw you and your sister entering the city from afar, so I followed along. I just arrived and saw you fighting this monster, so I thought I'd lend a hand. By the way, why haven't I seen Qin Yan's little brother around?"

Lin Shiqi frowned, unimpressed. "What brother and sister talk. Don't act so familiar. Just because you helped us a little, doesn't mean we'll forgive you."

Yuji completely disregarded Lin Shiqi's words, maintaining a pleasing smile on her face. She warmly said, "Where are you going now, Shiqi? How about I join you guys? It's good to have an extra person for support."

After the recent events, Lin Shiqi thought that having Yuji around could indeed be a great help, so she said, "If you want to come, then come." She asked Mengdie, "Where should we go now?"

Mengdie looked towards the city center and didn't see Qin Yan, so she said, "Qin Yan hasn't shown up yet. He might have run into trouble. Let's go back and find him."

"What about this dual-headed monster? I feel like this fire can't kill it." Lin Shiqi pointed to the dual-headed monster still struggling in the flames. The monster, charred black by the fire, was still full of energy, hopping and jumping around the street, its howls as loud as ever.

"This monster seems tough to handle. Let's leave it for now and find Qin Yan first."

"Okay."

Lin Shiqi and Mengdie hurried towards the city center, with Yuji following behind. Soon, they saw a figure wielding a trident spear swiftly moving on the street, launching attacks at a very fast-moving beast shadow around him.

"It's Qin Yan!" Lin Shiqi immediately recognized the person and waved to him.

Qin Yan didn't pay attention to Lin Shiqi, continuously advancing towards the beast shadow and slashing with his trident spear. However, the beast shadow moved even faster on the street, effortlessly dodging Qin Yan's attacks and launching counterattacks with claws and fangs, causing injuries to Qin Yan.

"That unidentified beast is so fast, Qin Yan can't hurt it." Lin Shiqi observed Qin Yan battling the beast, expressing surprise.

Mengdie noticed the beast's strength lay in its incredibly high speed and suggested, "Shiqi, go help Qin Yan and try to slow down the beast."

"Okay." Lin Shiqi agreed and rushed towards Qin Yan, using her magic to summon a strong wind towards the beast shadow. The beast's movements were hindered by the wind, giving Qin Yan an opportunity to leap forward and strike at the beast shadow in mid-air with his trident spear.

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With several sharp sounds, Qin Yan struck the beast several times, leaving wounds on its body. The cunning beast, seeing the situation turning against it, abandoned the fight and leaped onto the roof of a nearby building, observing Qin Yan from above. Qin Yan looked up and saw that the beast was a yellow leopard with black spots, about one and a half meters long.

"Shiqi, Mengdie, you're here." Qin Yan approached Lin Shiqi and Mengdie, noticing Yuji with them, and gave Yuji a puzzled look. "How come she's with you guys?"

Lin Shiqi explained, "Oh, we were attacked by that two-headed monster earlier, and Yuji helped out a bit, so we let her come along..."

"Two-headed monster?"

"Yes, the one we encountered in the forest before. Let's not talk about that now. What's the situation here?"

Qin Yan glanced at the motionless leopard on the distant rooftop and said, "I managed to drive off all the monsters just now, except for this leopard that kept harassing me. It's very fast, and I'm having a hard time hurting it."

"What should we do now?" Lin Shiqi asked.

Qin Yan thought for a moment and said, "This leopard is very fast. If we initiate an attack on it, it probably won't be very effective. Although it's fast, it only uses its teeth and claws to attack, and the damage is not very strong. It's best for us to stay in a defensive state and slowly leave the city."

"Then let's go." Qin Yan agreed and was about to head towards the city outskirts when, at that moment, a tall dual-headed monster came running from the other end of the street. Qin Yan focused on the monster and saw that it was charred black, with most of its fur burnt off. Although the monster's appearance had drastically changed, it was not difficult to recognize it as the same dual-headed monster Qin Yan had encountered in the forest before.

"This monster just won't give up. It was burned so badly by the fire earlier, yet it's still chasing after us," Lin Shiqi said indignantly.

"No worries, let me deal with it." Qin Yan didn't seem too concerned about the dual-headed monster. He lifted his trident spear and charged towards the monster, continuously slashing at it with the spear.

"Help, help, Your Majesty, come save me!" Unlike the leopard that could move at high speeds, the dual-headed monster couldn't dodge Qin Yan's spear attacks. It screamed in pain as it ran haphazardly through the city streets.

The leopard on the rooftop suddenly kicked its hind legs backward, and with a swoosh, it shot towards Qin Yan like an arrow. Qin Yan felt a blur pass by him, and he sensed a sharp pain on his face. Upon touching it, he realized he had been cut by something sharp and was bleeding.

"Are the leopard and the dual-headed monster working together?" Qin Yan was surprised and temporarily stopped his attack. The leopard stood next to the dual-headed monster, which was dancing around, its two heads cheering, "Haha, our king is here, you're finished now." "King, help us get rid of him."

"Are these the humans you mentioned earlier?" Suddenly, the leopard opened its mouth and emitted a strange voice that sounded part human and part beast.

"This... the leopard can speak human language?!" Lin Shiqi was extremely shocked.

Apart from Lin Shiqi, Qin Yan and the others were also very surprised. Just as they felt amazed, the leopard underwent a transformation. It stood up on its hind legs like a human, and its front paws became wide and large like human hands with long, slender fingers. Various parts of its body were changing to be more human-like, and its face, although still a leopard's head, flattened out to resemble human features, creating a strange being that appeared to be a mix of human and animal.