Chapter 59 (2/2)

Since they entered the s.p.a.ce fracture, Su Ping had become quite careful. His mind was more focused than when he was in cultivation planes. He extended the reach of his senses to their limits to feel the surroundings, instead of relying on information collected by Li Ying alone.

Li Ying alerted the team all of a sudden, “There’s an unknown Astral Pet up ahead.”

He could only discern the number and size of the Astral Pets from the information relayed by the bird, but not the species.

Fan Ganglie wished not to have unexpected problems popping out. He asked, “Is there another way around it?”

Li Ying closed his eyes and opened them a moment later. “All the other routes have Astral Pets there, more than one.”

Lin Mokong proposed, “Let’s go and take a look, then. We will withdraw if that’s an advanced Astral Pet.”

Fan Ganglie did not oppose this. It was a simple decision. He was thinking about doing the same thing.

Soon, they were near that area. A giant elephant-sized star pet was found in a forest lake in front of them, drinking water by the lake.

Fan Ganglie took out something like a night-vision device from his backpack. He took a look and said with relief, “That is a sixth-rank Tiger Scale Tapir.”

“Kill it.” Lin Mokong went on to make a prompt decision.

Fan Ganglie nodded and was ready to engage. But Su Ping frowned. Something felt wrong to him. Seeing that Fan Ganglie was about to take action, Su Ping stopped him. “Wait a minute.”

“What?”

Fan Ganglie turned around and looked at Su Ping with confusion.

Lin Mokong knitted his eyebrows. He turned to look at Su Ping as well. He had no good feelings for this new person that had no experience in exploring unclaimed lands. If Su Ping could not produce anything useful, Lin Mokong would tell him to keep his mouth shut for the rest of the trip.

Su Ping asked Fan Ganglie, “Did you get a clear view? Is that the Tiger Scale Tapir?”

Fan Ganglie was surprised by the question. He replied with a frown, “It’s the middle of the night, but I can see it clearly.”

“Let me see.” Su Ping asked to borrow the night-vision device.

“Are you making a scene or are you afraid of death?” Lin Mokong pulled a long face and glared at Su Ping with his ice-cold eyes.

Li Ying was unhappy as well. Clearly, Su Ping was worried that the beast was not a Tiger Scale Tapir but something else. How timid Su Ping was! Besides, Li Ying was sure that their captain would never lie or boast about anything he wasn’t sure of. Otherwise, they would have lost their lives many times!

Fan Yujing felt embarra.s.sed. He whispered to Su Ping to persuade him, “Brother Su, the captain surely saw it clearly.”

“Right.” Fan Ganglie was very certain about the pet he had just seen. Besides, he was convinced that his eyes were not worse than Su Ping’s. If he had made a mistake, then there was no way that Su Ping could tell!

Su Ping’s face was clouded as he heard their words.

This was a decisive matter in his life. He would not pretend at the moment.

His eyes were cold as he glared, concentrating an emotionless look on Lin Mokong. “Afraid of death? Do all explorers act like you? Simply charging forward without thinking, like morons?”

Lin Mokong was furious. “What did you just say?”

If it weren’t for the fact that Su Ping’s glare made his heart tremble, Lin Mokong would have drawn the dagger right then.

Su Ping’s eyes were as cold as they could get. “Feel the temperature. During this season, if I remember correctly, Tiger Scale Tapirs would not come out for no reason.

“Besides, Tiger Scale Tapirs don’t drink much water. They stay hydrated by eating small insects. When they are thirsty, they eat plants to get water. They are omnivorous pets.”

The others were surprised.

They felt the breeze blowing. It was chilly. This puzzled the other guys.

Fan Ganglie stared at Su Ping. “Are you being serious?”

Su Ping glared right into his eyes coldly, “Do you think I am kidding?”

Somehow, Fan Ganglie felt his heart beat faster as he looked into Su Ping’s eyes. It seemed as if the Su Ping next to him was a completely different person. When they were at the explorers’ base, Su Ping appeared to be gentle and mild. However, at the moment, Su Ping’s eyes were as cold as if he had seen a dead body. Was this really a person that had never taken part in excursions of unclaimed territories?!

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