Chapter 13 (2/2)

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-Oh shit, these guys don’t look threatening, but are actually one-star bronze beasts!-

Zhang Che blanked out after seeing them, and his scalp went numb involuntarily.

Although a one-star bronze beast wasn’t that strong, these Iron Mandible Acidic Ants were in great numbers!

On the sandy knoll, a dense crowd of Iron Mandible Acidic Ants constantly crawled out. At a rough estimation, there were at least a hundred of them!

What was even more frightening was that at this moment, there were ever more of them crawling out of the holes, seemingly endlessly. It was like a tidal wave crashing down at the Large Tusk Boar.

-How unlucky!-

Zhang Che sighed inwardly and hurriedly ordered the Large Tusk Boar to stop and turn around to escape in another direction.

He had no choice; he didn’t want to experience for himself how fearsome the Iron Mandible Acidic Ants’ bites were, even less how corrosive their acid was.

It was said that an army of ants could bite an elephant to death. These weren’t freaking ordinary ants, so even if a dinosaur was there, they could easily bite it to death with their mandibles, leaving not even the bones behind.

Zhang Che ran away in fear. However, the Iron Mandible Acidic Ants refused to let go of the prey that presented themselves at their doorsteps. These foot-long mini-beasts weren’t slow in the least when they ran; they could actually followed closely behind Zhang Che’s steps, causing him to complain endlessly in his heart.

If the ants could speak, Zhang Che would definitely turn around to plead for his life, “Would you believe me if I said that this was a misunderstanding?”

Of course the Iron Mandible Acidic Ants wouldn’t! That’s why they kept chasing him relentlessly, determined to not let Zhang Che and his two beasts off.

While Zhang Che was running for his life like a dead dog, he swore to himself inwardly that he would never provoke beasts that lived in such great numbers ever again.

This kind of freaking strategy that attacks in an ocean-like wave of army was truly not resistible by any ordinary men.

“If anyone were to save me, it’s not even a problem for me to pray to them like a god!”

Fortunately, Zhang Che had killed quite a number of beasts in these lasttwo days. The soul force he obtained had not only expanded his spiritual sea, it also nourished his body, improving his physical ability. Otherwise, he really wouldn’t have lasted long.

Just as Zhang Che was feeling that there was no way out for him, he suddenly heard rustling sounds from the bushes to his side. A beast with a long and slender body over two meters long rushed out and went straight at the ants behind Zhang Che.

“Hmm? What is this? It actually didn’t attack me, and went for the ants instead?”

Zhang Che was stunned. The beast that was covered in a full body of golden scales pounced at the ants ferociously, and its long, sharp mouth spat out a tongue that was about half a meter long, wrapped it around a Iron Mandible Acidic Ant, and swallowed the ant!

-What… is this the legendary ‘offering one’s tongue to help upon witnessing injustice’!?1-

Zhang Che was so excited that he almost cried out.

He focused his gaze and looked at the beast, whose information flashed before his eyes.

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[Golden Pangolin]

Level: One Star (Level 9)

Quality: Silver

Characteristics: Loves Eating Ants, Strong Defense

Weakness: Timid

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: …

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Translator’s Note:

1: The phrase was a play on the old Chinese saying, ‘Drawing one’s sword to help upon witnessing injustice’, which essentially means defending the weak from the strong.