novelraw Chapter 158 - 126: So This Is What It Feels Like to Have a Powerful Backer
Chapter 158 - 126: So This Is What It Feels Like to Have a Powerful Backer
Although it’s already October, the scorching sunlight still shines on Flame Mountain. The red mountain rocks radiate waves of heat, crimson smoke clouds steam and coil around them, and hot air currents continuously rise. The red sandstone glows brightly, resembling clusters of raging flames burning.
After the Spiritual Energy Revival, this place turned into the real Flame Mountain.
Walking forward along the barren and cracked earth, one can clearly feel the temperature slowly rising.
Spark leads the team, flying at the forefront, scouting the route for the entire group.
Despite the rolling heat waves, it continues to shuttle freely through the barren soil.
No matter how high the temperature continues to rise, it remains completely unaffected.
Spark even feels that if it stays here long-term, its strength and progress might advance significantly faster.
Cola walks slowly, with a breeze swirling around its body, glancing left and right, checking if danger might be approaching.
After entering Flame Mountain, wild Pet Beasts occasionally appear, but most are just fleeting glimpses.
Looking up, the crimson mountain range can vaguely be seen stretching ahead.
Continuing forward, flames gush out from the cracked barren soil, cluster after cluster, the temperature extremely high.
The map displays they’ve already entered the light red area.
Chang Yuhuan speaks up to remind, "This area is inhabited by a Fire-type Pet Beast known as the Blast Flame Lizard Monster."
"From the name itself, you can guess that the Blast Flame Lizard Monster’s body is extremely heat-resistant and is aggressive and ferocious, often attacking passing Beastmasters to snatch food."
Soon after, they indeed encountered two Blast Flame Lizard Monsters playing and frolicking.
This type of Pet Beast has a narrow body covered mostly with crimson scales, thick skin, and sharp claws deeply embedded in the barren soil, while its semicircular eyes keep scanning the surroundings.
Upon seeing the two humans, both Blast Flame Lizard Monsters’ eyes shine bright, and their sturdy limbs pound on the barren earth as they run straight towards them.
Their running posture is comically exaggerated, with their short limbs swinging wildly.
As their bodies run ahead, a trail of dust chases behind.
"Water Spirit Turtle, chase them away." In response, Chang Yuhuan simultaneously takes out her camera to capture the scene while shouting.
She often indulges in photographing various styles, and ever since the Spiritual Energy Revival, she’s been focusing more on capturing Pet Beasts.
Chang Yuhuan’s Pet Beast is a Tier One Water Spirit Turtle, this type of Pet Beast has a Water Attribute and isn’t particularly large, only reaching her lower leg height.
The Water Spirit Turtle’s body is blue and white, lying on the ground, with its shell and belly adorned with irregular wave-like patterns, and its round head appearing very cute.
The latest guide from the Beastmaster Association titled "Top Ten Pet Beasts Best Suited for Rookie Beastmasters" lists Fire Dog, Water Spirit Turtle, and Wood Leaf Rat in the top three.
They are categorized as Fire Type, Water Type, and Wood Type respectively, with a common trait of being mild-mannered. With dedicated cultivation, they can possess considerable strength.
The Water Spirit Turtle opens its mouth to spew a surging stream, rushing straight at the two Blast Flame Lizard Monsters, scaring them into quickly changing direction and scrambling away.
The restraints between other attributes might not be as prominent, but the restraint of Water against Fire is undoubtedly real.
The Water Spirit Turtle strides forward, moving gracefully unlike a typical turtle Pet Beast, attempting to pursue the two Blast Flame Lizard Monsters only to see them immediately dig a hole and vanish inside.
A cloud of dust follows, and the figures of the two Blast Flame Lizard Monsters quickly disappear.
The Water Spirit Turtle tries to burrow into the hole, but its body is much wider than the Blast Flame Lizard Monsters’ and instead of getting in, it’s stuck in the hole, ultimately being pulled out by Chen Yuan and Chang Yuhuan together.
"Woof woof woof~"
Cola laughs upon seeing this, also peering into the ground hole, pondering whether it can fit inside.
After that, Kolas, believing itself to be slimmer, dives into the hole.
However, not long after, Cola emerges with dust-covered fur.
"Tweet?" Spark flies over, looking at Cola.
"Sing sing?" Twin Flower Concubine gazes expectantly at Cola.
"Woof woof..."
Cola awkwardly waves its tail, its gaze evasive.
The burrow inside is very deep and branches into multiple routes, resembling a maze. It couldn’t find any trace of the Blast Flame Lizard Monsters.
Afraid of getting lost, Cola decides to retrace its steps back.
Chen Yuan laughs, "Although the Blast Flame Lizard Monsters are Fire-type Pet Beasts, they are adept at burrowing."
"They often operate as a group and dig numerous convenient escape tunnels underground."
"No need to bother with them, let’s continue forward."
"Woof woof~"
At this moment, Cola droops its ears and walks up to the Water Spirit Turtle, hoping reflected in its eyes.
"Oow~"
The Water Spirit Turtle looks over Cola’s dust-covered fur, understandingly nods, and then sprays a column of water, thoroughly wetting its fur.
"Woof woof woof!"
Having walked through the barren land for quite some time, Cola finally becomes excited, the water column’s soak making it forget its previous failure, and it begins to bounce in place.
"Sing sing~"
The Twin Flower Concubine lying on Chen Yuan’s shoulder turns to look at his side profile, her voice filled with anticipation.
"You should go too."
Chen Yuan cautiously places the Twin Flower Concubine on the ground, and the Water Spirit Turtle, controlling the force this time, sprays a small stream of water to wash the Twin Flower Concubine’s entire body.
"Sing~"
Bathed by the stream, the Twin Flower Concubine’s brows arch in delight, a smile blooming across her face, while the pink long skirt at her body’s lower end glows faintly under the sunlight.
"Woof woof~"
Nearby, Cola vigorously shakes its body, scattering water droplets which inadvertently splash onto the Twin Flower Concubine.
Chen Yuan glared at Cola, about to criticize this impolite behavior, but the Twin Flower Concubine kept her eyes fixed on Cola, opening her arms wide: "Sing sing~"
She wanted to play more and more~
Chang Yuhuan’s eyes sparkled, she chose the perfect angle to fix the interaction between Chen Yuan and the Pet Beasts in her camera.