Chapter 196 - Cross Over the High Mountain (1/2)
It was daytime again.
Zhang Che packed his belongings… Uhm, there wasn’t much to pack, actually. All of it had disappeared. Only the leftover skeleton of the Titan Python remained, giving him some small consolation.
Once he thought of that huge pile of purple-gold crystal, Zhang Che couldn’t help but feel an ache in his heart.
-Right!
-Not only did the pile of purple-gold crystal disappear, even the purple crystal card Ding Feng Corporation gave me, with a balance of several tens of millions of dollars in it, has disappeared without a trace!
-And the bunch of four-star silver-quality beast cards I didn’t sell were also gone…-
Zhang Che’s eyelids drooped, his heart calm as water.
-A freaking mountain of gold was gone; what did that little bit of money count for…
-Mmm, when I bring back this pile of Titan Python bones and sell them, I can get at least a few million, or even a dozen million dollars or so. There’s no way I will lack money.-
The only regrettable part was that without the purple-gold crystal, he wouldn’t be able to set up a reward to request the help of others to cure his mother’s illness.
However, Zhang Che wasn’t too worried about this.
What kind of a place was he at now? There were terrifying exotic beasts everywhere around him. If he found an opportunity or two and killed some of those beasts, obtaining a few beast cards or a bunch of high quality materials, would he still be unable to hire those beastmasters with healing-type subdued beasts?
“It’s time to leave this place. Hopefully after I cross that area of mountains, I’ll find the traces of other beastmasters. I’ll be able to ask for the directions to the safety zone then. Perhaps, if I’m fast enough, I could even make it back in time to take part in the examination.”
Zhang Che didn’t have any subdued beasts or pets summoned at his side. He only wore the Maneater Leech King soft armor and wielded the Mutated Puffersword in hand. He oriented himself and headed in the direction of the high mountains he saw yesterday, slowly walking forward.
After all, it was quieter when he moved alone. It would be easier to avoid attracting the surrounding huge beasts’ attention.
Moreover, if a powerful exotic beast discovered him, he still had the time to summon the Purple Crystal Tortoise and the Steel-Armored Tyrannosaurus to fend it off.
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Zhang Che advanced cautiously, avoiding the nests of several huge beasts. He spent close to an hour before he finally arrived at the foot of the mountain range.
Looking at the tall and precipitous mountains before his eyes, Zhang Che finally let out a slight sigh of relief. Those huge exotic beasts shouldn’t appear in such terrain. It should be much safer going forward.
However, Zhang Che would soon realize he was thinking too much.
Just as he started up the waist of the mountain, he felt an ominous wind blowing from the mountain forest ahead. A yellow and white striped exotic beast directly pounced at him from a dozen meters away.
“I hate being ambushed the most!” Zhang Che raised his head. A multi-colored ray of light shot out from between his brow and turned into a purple tortoise about a meter in width and height, blocking in the attack path of the exotic beast.
The Purple Crystal Tortoise landed on the ground safely with a loud bang. On the other hand, the white and yellow striped exotic beast let out a pained howl. It bounced back from the impact and fell on the grass, rolling a few times before it crawled back up on its feet.
At this moment, Zhang Che finally got a good look at this shameless fellow’s appearance.
-What a big tiger!
-What long fangs!-
It was a huge, ferocious tiger over six meters long. Well, although there were some differences between it and tigers, it was still undoubtedly a tiger, because there was the word “tiger” in its name.
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[Sword Fanged Tiger]
Level: Four Star (Level 39)
Quality: Silver
Characteristics: Excels in Ambushing Prey, Pounces at Shocking Speed. Its Fangs Are as Sharp as Swords, Able to Penetrate the Scales of Large, Powerful Prey.
Weakness: Lacking in Defense