Chapter 99 - Shop Levels (2/2)

“Under beginner’s protection, the host will receive 30 free death allowances.”

“Please begin your exploration, and good luck.”

Su Ping’s eyes were still closed when he felt a scorching heat a.s.saulting his skin. When he opened them, he saw flames and burning lava everywhere. He was standing on a floating rock in the middle of a lava pool. His arrival caused the rock to dangerously sink several inches, bursting several giant bubbles of hot carbon dioxide.

Where the heck am I?

Su Ping scouted around while trying to find a better footing. He managed to see a higher landscape up ahead where there was less lava.

Fire-types were a popular choice among students, especially proud ones, because all the pets of this category knew some flashy moves, even though they might not be very useful.

People didn’t often find wild fire-type pets, however, because these creatures tended to make a big scene by burning things up. Predators could easily detect them from a distance and kill them.

None of the four pets Su Ping took with him could fly, so they had to proceed by jumping between the floating rocks. He feared that some of the rocks were not as st.u.r.dy as they appeared to be. Stepping on them might not be a good idea.

Man. Without Solar Bulwark, the air would be enough to roast me alive. Is there anything living around here at all?

The system did tell him that certain abandoned cultivation planes were inhabitable. He could have stumbled into one if he was unlucky.

“Hey, you four. Try jumping into the lava,” he ordered the pets.

The pets looked at each other with terrified looks. Despite being of the fire-type, they couldn’t actually survive in the lava. Powerful fire-based attacks could still hurt them, let alone such bright magma that looked at least a thousand Celsius hot.

However, they couldn’t oppose Su Ping’s order with their pet contracts in effect.

As carefully as possible, they moved to the edge of the platform and reached with their paws below.

Fizz!

It smelled like burnt fur.

As one, the creatures turned back and stared at Su Ping with watery eyes.

Su Ping didn’t care about them getting hurt though, since pets being trained in a cultivation plane could get revived countless times.

He walked to the pets, and without any forewarning, he booted one of them—a Pyro Canine—over the edge.

“Wuff?? AHROOOOO—”

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