Chapter 13 (1/2)
At this moment, Zhang Che had no idea what was happening back in school. He was over five kilometers away from the safe zone with his two beasts by his side, carefully traversing an area full of mounds.
After witnessing the Fiery Scorpion’s powerful offensive strength, Zhang Che couldn’t be bothered with those weak, one-star black iron beasts.
Just by looking at their market value, one could tell how useless those one-star black iron beasts were.
The silver-tier Fiery Scorpion could fetch at least two hundred thousand Alliance dollars, while a common one-star black iron card was barely worth ten thousand dollars. The difference in value couldn’t be justified.
Due to him ignoring the low-tier beasts that lived around the safe zone, currently Zhang Che had yet to obtain a single beast card today, despite killing a few beasts on his way. Perhaps it was because of his poor luck, he only managed to obtain a few points of soul force.
“If I don’t encounter any beasts that are slightly stronger, I can only head in another direction. Only the heaven know if there will be some powerful beasts I can’t handle if I continue venturing further away from the safe zone.”
Zhang Che didn’t have the guts to venture too far away from the safe zone. Let alone encountering those powerful beasts rumored to survive even cannons, even if it was a two-star silver-tiered beast, it could easily claim his little life.
The vegetation around this area was sparse. One could see dark brown soil everywhere.
In this kind of environment, he didn’t have to worry about being ambushed. After all, his breadth of vision was relatively wide.
Even so, Zhang Che didn’t dare drop his guard. The Large Tusk Boar was the one to lead the way, while the Fiery Scorpion moved closely at his side. Once any danger popped up, Zhang Che wouldn’t hesitate to abandon the Large Tusk Boar at the front and escape with the Fiery Scorpion.
Mmm. This was the so-called abandon the pig and save the scorpion stratagem!
Suddenly, one of the knolls made of sandy soil caught Zhang Che’s attention.
The knoll was only four-some meters tall. Its was evenly spread with sandy soil; obviously it wasn’t natural.
Looking from a distance, the top of the sandy knoll was filled with holes with openings the size of a bowl. It was very obvious that it was the nest of some insect species.
“Tsk, there should be quite a number of exotic beasts in there, right?”
Zhang Che’s eyes lit up.
No matter how trash the beasts in the knoll were, as long as the quantity is high, wasn’t that akin to a gold mine?
Even if the price of a one-star black iron beast was low, but what about ten, or twenty of them?
“Go, scout ahead.”
After issuing the command, the Large Tusk Boar charged forward at great speed with its long, sharp tusks ahead like ready spears. Meanwhile, Zhang Che himself was following behind at a snail’s pace. He was prepared to run away the moment he noticed something amiss.
Speaking of which, all this while Zhang Che had been using the Large Tusk Boar for scouting purposes. Perhaps this fellow was born with an innate talent at taunting. Whenever it started running, it was able to lure every beast in its vicinity without fail.
Moreover, Zhang Che also noticed that although the Large Tusk Boar was a one-star bronze beast and looked incredibly ferocious, its actual combat strength was in fact not that impressive. This dumb fellow’s turning speed was truly too slow. The moment it ran into a slightly more agile beast, it would be helpless against them.
Furthermore, they were in mountainous terrain, and trees were everywhere. The Large Tusk Boar would ram into one if it was slightly careless, and its curved sword-like tusks would jam into the tree, and couldn’t be pulled out easily.
The Large Tusk Boar started running and making loud noises as it did. Suddenly, innumerable ants came crawling out of the holes in the sandy knolls.
Mm. They were oversized ants.
Each of them were as thick as a human’s calf, and about a foot long. Their mandibles were like pairs of daggers, striking fear in anyone who saw them.
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[Iron Mandible Acidic Ant]
Level: One Star (Level 8)
Quality: Bronze
Characteristics: Well Developed and Sharp Mandibles, Able to Secrete Shockingly Corrosive Acid
Weakness: Weak Abdominal Defense, Vulnerable to Fire Attribute Attacks
Potential: D Rank: 25% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 2.5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. Upgradable 2 Times
Cultivating Directions: …