Chapter 175 - Phantom Deep in the Valley (1/2)

“Not bad, your face is indeed very white!” Zhang Che nodded. He stepped forward and patted Zheng Hongru’s shoulder. It seemed like this kid was born with a royal European’s attribute; he actually obtained a beast card from that!

However, they still had to experiment a few more times before it could be proven whether he was lucky.

“Tsk, tsk. So exotic beasts are fond of little white faces now,” Li Da said, caressing his faint beard. He lamented, “Luckily the ladies aren’t into that. They still prefer manly men like me.”

{TLN: Little white face can also mean gigolo in Chinese, although the topic right now was about their luck.}

Zhang Che said quietly, “Then, the ladies you meet must really have unique tastes!”

Xiao Yi shook his head, “Brother Che, it’s fine that you saw through it; you didn’t have to say it aloud!”

Zheng Hongru and Sun Zhi burst out into laughter at the same time. Only Li Da opened his eyes wide, sweeping his gaze across the others and said grievously, “Ai, you bunch of steamed chickens don’t understand. You’ll come to know about it naturally in the future.”

After messing around for a little, everyone was in high spirits.

The competition had just begun, and they already obtained a silver-quality beast card. During the next five days, were there any worries that they wouldn’t be able to obtain enough high quality beast cards?

Of course, considering the four greenhorns were only Tier Two beastmasters, they could only truly increase the team’s strength if they obtained more high quality two-star cards. What use would it be even if they got their hands on some three-star dark gold-quality beast cards?

“Brother Che, are we continuing?” Xiao Yi asked Zhang Che, pointing further into the valley.

This valley was obviously a little unusual. The heavens knew if there were even stronger exotic beasts hiding further inside. It wouldn’t matter if there were only land-type beasts. However, if the exotic beasts were like the group of bees from earlier, all flying-types, it would truly be quite troublesome.

Zhang Che thought for a moment and nodded, “We’re continuing on! You can only get the cub by going into the tiger’s lair! However, to ensure your safety, I’ll walk ahead by myself. You guys follow behind; I’ll have my Gale Wolf King to protect you.”

The others nodded in unison. It was the only solution.

After that, Zhang Che activated the helmet of the Swamp Crocodile King armor again. Wielding the Mutated Puffersword in hand, with the Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander at his side, he continued further into the valley, walking ahead of the rest of the team.

Zheng Hongru and the others were following a few dozen meters behind Zhang Che, with the Gale Wolf King sticking close to them. The moment any danger arose, it would react immediately, ensuring that the four of them wouldn’t be sneak attacked, giving them some time to react.

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After crossing an area filled with wild grass and another filled with shrubbery, the group gradually ventured deeper into the valley.

The vegetation ahead grew increasingly sparse. Many craggy rocks were dispersed around the valley, covered by all kinds and colors of algae-like plants, giving it a grotesque look.

It was unlikely for any large exotic beasts to appear in a place like this.

Even so, Zhang Che was as wary as ever. Although there might not be any large exotic beasts, there would definitely still be poisonous insect-type exotic beasts, especially since algaes were abundant here. The environment was slightly damp, suitable for those creatures to live in.

Zhang Che turned his head around and reminded Zheng Hongru and the others seriously, “Everyone, keep up your spirits. You have to take caution to hide behind my subdued beast the moment you sense anything amiss!