The World of Beasts: She's Got Their Hearts novel Chapter 9

Before the male therian could continue reporting, the door to Cell No. 37 was suddenly smashed open. A massive lion, covered in pure white fur, charged out.

The impact of its escape shattered the doors of the adjacent Cell No. 36 and 38, releasing two more rampaging males.

Without hesitation, Finlay immediately shifted into his wolf form and leaped in front of Analise. Facing an SS-graded white lion and two S-grade tigers, Finlay wasn't confident he could win.

Analise was startled by the sudden appearance of the white lion. She felt every hair on her body stand on end.

To say she wasn't scared would be a lie. She had only ever seen ordinary tigers and lions on TV, and now, she was facing ones several times larger than those. Who wouldn't be terrified?

Fortunately, after experiencing Finlay's transformation into a wolf and chasing her the previous day, she had somewhat adjusted to the shock.

Seeing Finlay in his wolf form standing protectively in front of her, Analise quickly assessed the white lion and the tiger.

"Finlay, let me climb onto your back! I'll calm the white lion first! Just charge at it. You don't need to fight—just get me close enough to touch it!" Analise shouted without hesitation.

"Mr. Greenhill! Get some males to restrain the two tigers! And find two S-grade females—I can only handle calming the SS-grade white lion!"

Without waiting for a response, Analise grabbed onto the thick fur on Finlay's back. The moment he crouched down, she quickly climbed onto his back.

"Ms. Chamber, Derek has just broken through—he now possesses SS-grade mind essence. Are you sure you can handle this?"

Finlay's legs trembled under the overwhelming mind essence of Derek's newfound strength. If Derek had broken through earlier, Finlay might have already been forced to his knees.

Among therians, battles relied on the mind essence to overpower enemies, followed by close combat with weapons and raw physical strength.

"No problem." Analise's gaze was locked onto the white lion.

She had just checked with Echo, and it confirmed that she could do it. The only issue was that calming an SS-grade beast consumed twice as much mind essence as an S-grade one. This meant she might suffer from exhaustion or even pass out afterward.

But Echo also said that if she successfully calmed the white lion—combined with her previous success in calming Finlay—she would gain enough Purification Value to level up.

"Alright."

The situation was urgent, and although Travis was surprised by how composed Analise remained under pressure, he knew there was no time to hesitate.

He hadn't placed much faith in Analise, but he hadn't expected Derek to suddenly break through, either. If something happened to Analise, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Scott.

Everything was unfolding too fast.

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At Hopkins Galaxy Lodge, Scott was also watching the live stream. Initially, he had been enjoying the sight of Analise in Finlay's live stream.

But when Derek unexpectedly broke through and burst out of his cell, Scott immediately jumped to his feet, called for several therians with strength comparable to Finlay, and set off for the containment facility without delay.

Halfway there, he ran into Vera, who was also on her way.

"Scott! You're heading there, too? You saw the live stream?" Vera rolled down her car window, looking surprised.