Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Edited by Aelryinth
Truthfully speaking, Zhang Che was really not afraid of poisonous exotic beasts. He had the Unicorn in his arsenal; as long as it wasn’t the kind of poison that killed instantly, it was impossible to kill him that way.
In addition, no poisonous substance could reach Zhang Che quickly if he was wearing armor. With the two layers of protection, what was there to be afraid of?
Hanxue sped across the lands, galloping along the outskirts of the mountain range.
Zhang Che wasn’t interested in working with others to enter the mountain range, in case anything happened and he had to kill again.
They were of the same ethnicity, after all. Zhang Che wasn’t willing to kill others for some minor conflicts.
Obviously the other beastmasters had similar thoughts, too. Other than those who were already in a group to begin with, very few people chose to enter the mountains with other beastmasters. There were truly too many unknown variables.
As for what they should do when they encountered other beastmaster teams after they entered the core of the mountain range and started hunting the storage-type exotic beasts, their strength would do the talking at that time.
If there were enough storage-type exotic beasts around to split among the people, naturally it’d be an easy matter to settle. If it was a case of having too many monks and too little food, then they’d have to settle it with a fight. No one would be afraid of trouble.
Hanxue ran for about an hour in one go. When there were no more beastmasters in sight, Zhang Che stopped and summoned his capable babies, sweeping his way deeper into the core of the mountain range.
Before he advanced a thousand meters deeper, Zhang Che witnessed why this mountain range was called the Five Poisons Mountain Range.
As his babies made their grand entrance into the forest, all kinds of poisonous insects quickly gathered from all sides.
There were colorful snakes, spiders, centipedes, poisonous frogs, and even some poisonous exotic beasts that Zhang Che couldn’t identify. It was simply like colorful waves crashing down on him one after another.
Zhang Che’s scalp went numb at the sight of it, but at the same time he felt regret.
This was simply made for Miss Tienan’s little rainbow spider! Delicacies were spread out everywhere!
As long as that little spider had the appetite, it was extremely likely he could directly mature into an adult in this mountain range!
“A pity the Fiery Scorpion’s potential is too low. Its level is already at the highest rank; this would be a great opportunity for it to grow stronger otherwise.”
Zhang Che shook his head. He sat on the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus, directing the Scarlet Flame Drake, Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, and the Mutated Giant Ape, massacring the practically endless wave of poisonous exotic beasts coming at him.
The Unicorn followed closely at the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus’ side. Once Zhang Che showed any signs of being poisoned, it would be able to administer help at the earliest possible moment.
Zhang Che looked closely. He discovered that most of the poisonous exotic beasts came crawling out of valleys. Far fewer of them came running down from the mountains. As such, he immediately ordered the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus to run up the mountain.
Luckily, the foothills of the mountain range weren’t very tall. They were like mounds, which the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus could run up easily. As for the vegetation they crushed on their way, since this was the beast world, there shouldn’t be any environmentalists here pointing fingers at him.
As for the numerous poisonous exotic beasts, Zhang Che really wasn’t very interested in them. Their level and quality were a little too low. It wasn’t worth it to waste his time here.
Although Zhang Che didn’t know why large amounts of storage-type exotic beasts would suddenly appear here, this wasn’t something he was concerned about. What was important was for him to quickly get into the core of the mountain range to harvest the storage-type exotic beasts.
Storage-type exotic beasts were extremely rare. Unless they were members of a large group, ordinary mid-tier beastmasters might not have a storage-type beast card.
This was also why the prices of storage beast cards were valued highly, second only to healing-type beast cards. The prices of storage-type beast cards were at least five times higher than beast cards of the same level and quality!
“This is too slow!”
The Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus was too big, after all. Although he wasn’t afraid of the vegetation obstructing him, it greatly affected his speed.
After pondering for a short while with deeply furrowed brows, Zhang Che summoned the Purple Jade Condor with a wave of his hand, and had it soar high up into the air to scout, paying attention to the situation around them at all times.
Then, he recalled his subdued beasts and pets, and directly got on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, flying close to the gaps between the hills towards the depths of the mountain range.
With the Purple Jade Condor scouting, Zhang Che could recall the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon immediately if others drew near, ensuring that his identity wouldn’t be exposed.
Just like that, Zhang Che advanced at a much faster pace, and soon advanced a few kilometers deep into the mountain range.
During this time, he discovered a few poisonous exotic beasts that were stronger than usual. However, he chose to ignore them all, and shook them off with the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon’s superior speed.
“Since we’re here for the storage-type exotic beasts, it’s better to not waste our time here.” Zhang Che naturally understood the principle that being overly greedy would lead to a loss in the end.
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When the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon had flown about a hundred kilometers in, Zhang Che suddenly saw a white silhouette flashing across his view.
“What the heck is that? It’s so fast!”
Zhang Che focused his gaze. When he found that white silhouette again, his entire being froze. “Bai Suzhen?¹”
Uh, not right. That was a little snake flying in the air. It was only about a meter long… well, for exotic beasts, a one-meter-long snake was indeed a small snake. Its entire body seemed white in color, but actually wasn’t.
Zhang Che immediately grew very curious. He quickly ordered the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon to give chase.
The white snake seemed to have sensed his hostility, and it quickly slithered into the sky. Its speed was only a tiny bit inferior to the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon!
“A snake that can actually fly! I’m going to find out what exactly is it! If it grew a pair of wings, wouldn’t it directly soar to the nine heavens!?”
Zhang Che stopped looking for the storage-type exotic beasts. He felt that this white snake… not right, this translucent, crystal-clear flying snake, which looked white probably because of the light, was not simple at all. Perhaps it might be a rare species!
Although the white snake, or rather, the crystal snake, was slightly slower than the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon, it was extremely nimble. It actually knew to slither in a Z-shape pattern, leaving the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon unable to catch up to it in a short time.
“I can’t believe it!” Zhang Che’s brow furrowed. He had the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon continue chasing, while he took out the Fallen Star bow. He nocked an arrow on the bowstring, closing his eye and aiming at his target.
When that crystal snake drew another arc in the snake, a glint suddenly shone in Zhang Che’s eye as he loosened his fingers. The alloy metal arrow immediately shot out with a twang, flying towards the head of that crystal snake like lightning.
This method of firing was a high level technique Zhang Che had practiced for a long time before mastering. The fired arrow shot forward with a spin applied to it, guaranteeing better accuracy and its trajectory would be less affected by the air currents.
However, that crystal snake’s sense for danger was truly too sharp. Just as Zhang Che loosed the bowstring, it twisted its nimble body in the air once more, narrowly dodging the quickly approaching arrow.
“Chase! I don’t believe I can’t catch up to it today!” Zhang Che could only grit his teeth and give the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon the order to chase at full speed after failing to hit the little crystal snake.
Although that little snake was nimble, it was slower than the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon by a bit, after all. They would definitely catch up to it in the end!
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Translator’s Note:
1: Bai Suzhen is a white snake spirit in the Chinese folklore story, Legend of the White Snake , also known as Madame White Snake .
