Chapter 179 - Full Strength (1/2)

Chapter 179 Full Strength

“Where did you get this Inferno Dragon?”

Old Mo and Chen stared at Su Ping in utter astonishment. How much wealth and how many connections did Su Ping have to enjoy being able to buy a pet that was the best of the best?

Nie Chengkong was also startled. He thought Su Ping would have summoned that special skeleton. He didn’t know that Su Ping had this rare Inferno Dragon!

Gou Yuelin, Zhou Jing, and Ye Chenshan were all stunned stiff.

Su Ping didn’t stop there. He also called out the Little Skeleton.

The Little Skeleton’s entry was quiet. If the Inferno Dragon coming out was like throwing a meteorite into a lake, stirring up waves and tides, then the Little Skeleton was like a pebble thrown into the water, stirring up some ripples.

Looking at the Little Skeleton which was a bit over a meter tall, everyone was speechless.

Nie Chengkong was surprised. “Is this the skeleton?”

“Yes.” Luo Guxue nodded. This Little Skeleton had managed to kill a Magical Corpse Beast in the past and could at the moment defeat a ninth-rank beast easily. This Little Skeleton was a freak!

Su Ping then went on to summon the Purple Python.

The Purple Python was over one hundred meters long, just as big as that Bloodthirst Snake and the Blood Flood Dragon. Su Ping didn’t summon the Purple Python to battle, but to be his guard to protect himself.

Su Ping was not confident that the Earthen Dragon could provide enough protection.

The size of the Purple Python came as a surprise. This one seemed to be bigger than regular Purple Pythons.

However, Purple Pythons were beasts with middle-rank bloodlines; they were cheap and unwelcomed. The others didn’t understand why Su Ping would keep an ordinary pet like the Purple Python when he had the Inferno Dragon. It was unnecessary and the Purple Python would only waste the s.p.a.ce available in his spirit.

“Since Mister Su has summoned the Purple Python, I cannot be stingy myself.” Nie Chengkong glanced over the pets Su Ping had summoned and his eyes paused for a moment when he saw the Inferno Dragon. Nie Chengkong raised his hand and summoned two more battle pets at the intermediate position and the upper position of the eighth rank respectively.

Theoretically speaking, in a battle against ninth rank beasts, those two battle pets would not be of much help. However, since Su Ping had even summoned the sixth-ranked Purple Python, Nie Chengkong felt he couldn’t keep his two pets stashed away. They were sparing no effort! Old Mo and Chen curled their lips.

They hesitated for a moment and then each summoned a secondary pet, both at the intermediate position of the eighth rank.

“Secondary pets a.s.sist and ninth-rank battle pets, charge.”

Nie Chengkong looked at the team. His confidence was boosted after seeing the added pets. The only thing bothering him was that Su Ping’s Inferno Dragon seemed to have just reached adulthood, so its abilities would probably be not that great. If the Inferno Dragon were at the ninth rank, it could have defeated that sub-dragon in the cave by itself; it would have been unnecessary for the other pets to join. Old Mo and Chen were relieved to hear Nie Chengkong’s strategy. If the secondary pets were sent to battle against a sub-dragon at the upper position of the ninth rank, it would practically be suicidal.

“Do you think we should set up some traps outside to lure that sub-dragon out?” Zhou Jing asked. He had nimble wits and a gift for unconventional ways.

Nie Chengkong had the same idea. “Yes.”

Su Ping, on the other hand, was trying to say no because he deemed this as a waste of time. However, since they wanted to play it safe, Su Ping had to swallow his disagreement. Staying on the safe side was not a bad thing in case something went amiss.

Soon, they cooked up a plan.

They chose a nearby valley as the location for the ambush. Above, at the edges of the valley were some ma.s.sive boulders the Earthen Dragon had prepared. Those huge boulders had been made from the iron element extracted from the earth. They were more like enormous iron b.a.l.l.s instead of boulders.

Ye Chenshan and the others’ pets lurked at the sides of the valley. Traps that contained flames, lava, and ice had been set up.

The traps were ready. The big question was.

Who should go and lure the Flame Flood Dragon out?

Su Ping acted unconcerned. Naturally, he didn’t want to stand out. He was confident that he could kill this Flame Flood Dragon by himself. That being said, this time, he was in real life. Who could tell if something had changed?

Maybe this Flame Flood Dragon’s strength had been enhanced. What if the Flame Flood Dragon was not at the upper position of the ninth rank like he had seen in the cultivation site? In that case, luring the flood dragon out would put him in harm’s way.

The others were looking at Su Ping because they wanted him to take the lead. After all, it seemed that Su Ping was familiar with the situation inside the cave. However, to actually propose this out loud was hard.

“Never mind. Allow me.” Nie Chengkong looked around and everyone avoided making eye contact. He knew that no one was willing to perform this task. Su Ping was familiar with the cave but he was the one providing the intelligence. During their entire trip, Su Ping had made countless contributions. Nie Chengkong could not bring himself to ask Su Ping to take this risk.

Besides, Su Ping’s Inferno Dragon appeared to have just reached adulthood. Nie Chengkong thought the Inferno Dragon might not be as powerful as the Dark Dragon Hound. Su Ping’s core strength was in the Little Skeleton… by the looks of it, it had just about the same strength as the Dark Dragon Hound. Nie Chengkong didn’t have much hope for the Little Skeleton.

Everyone was relieved since Nie Chengkong had volunteered.

Nie Chengkong asked Su Ping about the specifics in the cave. Su Ping gave a brief introduction about the terrain but did not reveal too many specifics. After all, some details could not be found in regular scouting. Saying too much could invite unwanted suspicion.

Nie Chengkong was a bit relieved after obtaining information from Su Ping. He took some deep breaths and told the others to wait there and provide help when necessary.

He trusted his teammates.

Zhou Jing and the others nodded and told Nie Chengkong to be careful.

Soon, Nie Chengkong made the Fallen Priest and the Bloodthirst Snake lead the way and slowly entered the cave.

A moment later, Nie Chengkong vanished from everyone’s sight as he went further in.

People waited quietly outside. As time moved on, some began to become anxious.