Chapter 112 An Accident Triggered by a Sneeze

John shouted, "Heads up! It's Adrian, the guy I ran into yesterday, and he's bad news."

The three of them trailed behind, keeping an eye on Adrian as he got out of his car and slipped into a dark alley.

John and his buddies exchanged knowing looks, grinning.

Adrian stepped into the alley and suddenly heard footsteps. He took off his hat, showing off his bald head.

He turned around, looking a bit caught off guard.

John crossed his arms and laughed, "Adrian, your bald head's even shinier than last time."

Adrian replied, "I actually pulled it off and lured you guys here." Adrian remembered John. If his hit on John hadn't failed, he wouldn't be in this mess.

Even though the Spirit Control Bureau was after him, no one knew he was hiding in the City of Wisdom.

Now, the Bureau was closing in on him.

Adrian looked at John and the others, a weird smile on his face, "Here to die, are you?"

John frowned, feeling uneasy, 'What's he planning by luring us here?'

Just as he was about to say something, options popped up in front of him.

[Option 1: Run away immediately, safety first! Reward: A large amount of Beast-Taming power]

[Option 2: Shout for help! Reward: Slime's power +10%]

[Option 3: Annihilate the entire criminal gang! Reward: all of Slime's attributes +20%]

John was stunned, focusing on the keyword, criminal gang! 'I followed Adrian to his criminal base.'

"Adrian, this must be your target." A voice came from the end of the alley, and several figures emerged, glaring at John and the others.

John was shocked and looked at Joshua.

Joshua summoned a mutated Thunderbird, and they quickly climbed on.

"You think you can escape?" One of them sneered, and the ground shook, forming hands that gripped the Thunderbird's claws.

A humanoid creature with a yellowish-brown body appeared, glowing with a light that indicated it possessed some skills.

"Earth Elemental Spirit! This is bad!" John felt scared, realizing they were up against a gang.

He wanted to capture Adrian, but now they were the ones trapped.

"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding." John laughed nervously, signaling to Uriah.

A green light appeared over Adrian's head, turning into a large hat.

The criminals' eyes were drawn to it, their fierce expressions turning into smiles.

"Adrian, there's a green light on your head." Someone laughed, feeling a bit guilty, but they just couldn't help themselves.

The others pointed at the hat on Adrian's head, amused by the skill.

While everyone's attention was diverted, a golden Slime appeared silently.

John lay on the Slime's head, gripping its nostrils with both hands.

"Get up here, quick!" John got ready to escape again.

Uriah and Joshua quickly grabbed onto the Slime's nostrils too. The Slime was slippery, and without a grip, they'd slide right off.

"Stop laughing! That Slime can fly!!" Adrian yelled.

The other criminals realized what was happening and summoned their contract spirits. But by then, the Slime had already taken off.

The Earth Elemental Spirit tried to stop it, but without claws, it couldn't control the Slime.

"Idiots!" John pulled out his phone to snap photos of the criminals' appearances. He wanted the Spirit Control Bureau to arrest them all. 

Just as they were about to leave, the Slime's body trembled, its nose twitching.

John's smile froze, sensing trouble.

"Hold on tight!" John said.

In an instant, the Slime sneezed violently, triggered by their grip on its nostrils.

Uriah and Joshua screamed as they were thrown off by the force. 

"We're doomed!" John panicked as he saw them fall.

The Slime was fast but not very agile. It couldn't catch them as they fell.

Uriah and Joshua were terrified. No one expected this.

Luckily, John was busy taking photos, so the Slime hadn't flown too high. Even if they fell, it wouldn't be too serious. But the problem was the criminals below!

Sure enough, as soon as they hit the ground, they were captured.

"John! Help! Help!" they shouted, waving their hands.

Because of the night wind, John couldn't hear clearly, but he could read their lips: "Run! Run!"

He said emotionally, "Yeah, I should run!"

The Slime accelerated and disappeared from sight.

Adrian looked at them coldly, "Looks like John can't save you."

A young man with glasses, Zachary Darkwell, said, "Take them back! If he reports to the Spirit Control Bureau, we'll kill them."

Not far from the street, John sneaked back. He only pretended to leave to make them lower their guard.

John's face was now serious.

Those people were dangerous, and if he wasn't careful, Uriah and Joshua could die.

John said, "They dare to harm my buddies."

John reached a distant part of the dark alley, accompanied by the shrunken golden Slime.

He didn't inform Owen immediately. If the Spirit Control Bureau came, it would alert the criminals, and Uriah and Joshua would be doomed.

"I can only rely on you!" John took out a potion, his eyes filled with anticipation.

It was an invisibility potion!

Last night, after encountering Adrian, he chose to escape, fulfilling the second option and obtaining the invisibility potion.

John fed Slime a bit to test the effect.

To his amazement, the Slime's body disappeared into thin air!