Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

Chapter 160 - 127: The Slumbering Giant Monster

The intense battle continued over there, but not far away, in an open area, everything was quite calm.

"Brother, do you think this little guy would have starved to death if it hadn’t met me?" Liu Jingyi squatted on the ground, closely watching the small figure devouring the Pet Beast food, and suddenly asked.

Liu Jinglan was lying on the ground watching the stars. Hearing his sister’s question, he casually replied: "It’s possible, so meeting us was its good fortune."

During the holiday, he brought his sister, who had just become a Beastmaster, to Flame Mountain, trying to find a suitable new Pet Beast.

However, Liu Jingyi was very picky about Pet Beasts, either finding them too ugly or too aggressive, and was unsatisfied with the wild Pet Beasts they encountered along the way.

Fortunately, earlier they encountered a hungry Fiery Flame Eagle, and both person and beast took a liking to each other. The Fiery Flame Eagle insisted on following Liu Jingyi.

The Fiery Flame Eagle is a Fire Attribute Pet Beast, relatively gentle in nature, often soaring in the high altitudes of the Gobi Desert, making it hard to capture.

Most importantly, the Fiery Flame Eagle looks much better compared to Pet Beasts like the Blast Flame Lizard Monster.

The Fiery Flame Eagle has a golden, sharp beak, and upon closer inspection, its eyes glimmer with golden flames. Its wings and abdomen have flame patterns, and its feathers are extremely hard, gleaming with a brilliant metallic luster under sunlight.

Liu Jingyi was very satisfied with the Fiery Flame Eagle and had secretly decided to contract it as her initial Pet Beast.

"Brother, after I contract with this little one, can we go home?" Liu Jingyi turned to look at Liu Jinglan and suddenly asked.

A slight smile appeared on Liu Jinglan’s lips: "Didn’t you insist on coming to Flame Mountain to contract a Pet Beast, and now you want to leave?"

"Brother..." Liu Jingyi gave him a pitiful look and said softly, "It’s too hot here during the day and too cold at night. Let’s go home sooner."

Liu Jinglan slowly got up, looked up at the starry sky, and said, "You high school students are such trouble. I’ll look for some Spirit Plants around tomorrow morning and we’ll go back in the afternoon."

"You’re the best, brother!" Liu Jingyi beamed with joy.

"Hmph." Liu Jinglan shook his head. He knew his sister’s character well: when she needed something, she called him brother, but when she didn’t, she simply called him by his name.

"Get some rest early; tomorrow we still have to..." Before he could finish his sentence, Liu Jinglan suddenly saw a bright Flame Stream burning in the distant night sky, standing out in the dark. He squinted and muttered, "Is there a battle over there?"

Hearing the sound, Liu Jingyi also got up and looked over, her eyes lighting up: "Brother, there’s excitement to see!"

Liu Jinglan shook his head, pondering: "What excitement can there be at night? It’s definitely a Beastmaster in conflict with a wild Pet Beast."

Speaking of which, he rubbed his chin and mumbled, "Come to think of it, there seemed to have been quite a bit of wild Pet Beasts rioting earlier, one after another running towards the edge."

"Could there be some connection?"

While Liu Jinglan was still pondering, Liu Jingyi picked up the small Fiery Flame Eagle and said to him, "Brother, let’s go help."

Liu Jinglan squinted at Liu Jingyi, casting a puzzled look.

Liu Jingyi replied, "Have you forgotten the new rule from the Association? As long as we assist a Beastmaster in distress in the wilderness, upon verification, we can receive Contribution Value."

"Seems like there is such a rule..." Liu Jinglan muttered and then his eyes lit up, quickly pulling Liu Jingyi forward, "Quick, quick, my Contribution Value is calling me."

As a newly certified Mid-tier Beastmaster as of yesterday, Liu Jinglan not only had the courage to take his newly minted Beastmaster sister into Flame Mountain but also the confidence to rescue other Beastmasters at night.

If he were just an Initial-tier Beastmaster, neither of these things would have happened.

As the thought crossed his mind, a brilliant white Summoning Array appeared in front of Liu Jinglan, slowly revealing a massive figure.

The Red Flame Ox was enormous, covered in scarlet fur, a ring of white fuzz around its neck, a long tail ending with a flame, and flame patterns distributed at the limbs’ ends.

"Red Flame Ox, we’re counting on you," Liu Jinglan said.

"Moo..."

The Red Flame Ox gently mooed, then slowly knelt down, carrying Liu Jinglan and Liu Jingyi, and ran towards the flickering flames.

The running speed of the Red Flame Ox wasn’t very fast, but its gait was very steady, and the two sitting atop didn’t feel any bumpiness.

After a moment,

The deafening sound of explosions reached their ears, the bright flames growing clearer. Liu Jinglan couldn’t help but squint his eyes, urging, "Faster."

Even as a student of the Beast Taming Academy, he also needed every hard-earned piece of Contribution Value.

"Moo!"

The Red Flame Ox responded in a deep voice, picking up speed, as the cold night wind howled past, brushing against their cheeks.

Finally,

They witnessed everything happening before them—a group of Blast Flame Lizard Monsters lay scattered on the ground, a particularly large Blast Flame Lizard Monster was weakened, struggling painfully on the ground.

"Roar..."

Accompanied by a resentful and mournful roar, this Blast Flame Lizard Monster tilted its head, closed its eyes, and fell into unconsciousness.

Liu Jinglan couldn’t help but be stunned: "Is that it? Did we come all this way for nothing?"

They ran over in effort, only to find the fight had ended and the Contribution Value had vanished into thin air.

Liu Jingyi tugged on Liu Jinglan’s sleeve, bringing him back to his senses. He coughed lightly and explained to a man and a woman looking at him: "Don’t misunderstand, we’re Beastmasters resting nearby, and quickly came over to support upon noticing the situation here."