Chapter 373 Stripeys New Toy (1/2)

The Qin Qiong and Guan Yu Statues were of the same species. They even shared the same weaknesses.

Da Zi had gained three levels since its last encounter with the Guan Yu Statue. Not only was it a level higher than the Qin Qiong Statue, but it was also superior to the latter in terms of grade. Unable to block Da Zi's lightning attack, the Qin Qiong Statue was instantly electrocuted by it.

”It's called electrotherapy,” said Gao Peng casually.

The Qin Qiong statue fell to the ground, half-kneeling. Its dark bronze face remained expressionless as arcs of electricity leaped across its body.

The statue's metallic body was now surrounded by purple electricity. Da Zi clamped its mandibles down on one end of its electrical web. However, no matter how hard Da Zi pulled on it, it still couldn't get the Qin Qiong statue to budge.

The 30-foot-tall statue probably weighed at least a few tons. There was no way Da Zi could pull something that heavy.

Gao Peng narrowed his eyes at this scene. As he stepped forward, a layer of faint purple energy began to form around him. Then he reached down and gave the electric web a good yank.

He managed to pull the statue at least two feet across the ground.

The security guard gaped at Gao Peng.

Da Zi also stared at its trainer, speechless.

I'm sorry, are you the familiar here? How am I supposed to show my face around the others now?! it thought.

Gao Peng, who had received a portion of the combined strengths of Stripey and Dumby, had no idea just how strong he was by then. He didn't think he would be able to obtain an accurate measure of his own strength through conventional means of strength-testing. It would also not be feasible for him to drag a hundred-ton object off the street and start bench-pressing it back home.

Gao Peng began climbing up the mountains, dragging the Qin Qiong Statue behind him, until they reached Stripey's valley.

A dark pillar of smoke was rising up into the sky at that moment, and the smell of sulfur permeated the air around them. It was noticeably hotter here than anywhere else outside of the valley.

”Stripey, I brought you a new toy.” Gao Peng loosened his grip on the electric web. Da Zi dispelled the electricity around the Qin Qiong Statue. The statue, which had been lying prone on the ground all this time, suddenly sprang up to its feet and swung its mace out. A loud wail reverberated across the valley as a pair of golden weapons sailed through the air from the statue.

Bang!

Stripey sent the Qin Qiong Statue flying with one kick.

It wasn't even a proper kick. Stripey had simply wiggled the one of its legs that was closest to the statue.

Just like that, the Qin Qiong Statue was thrown into the face of a mountain, where it carved out a human-shaped hole.

”Gao Peng, will it break?” asked Stripey in a tone of concern.

”Nonsense. Just remember not to play too roughly with it,” said Gao Peng reassuringly.

”Okay. I won't,” replied Stripey happily. It had been a while since it had a new plaything. Nothing interesting ever happened in the valley. At first, Stripey had tried to distract itself by admiring the scenery around it, but that quickly grew old. At times, it would catch a couple of small monsters in the forest for its own amusement. The weak-hearted ones were immediately frightened to death by the sight of it. Some of them were too scared to even touch their food, so they ended up starving themselves to death. Only one or two lasted for a few weeks with Stripey before breaking down completely.

”Gao Peng, Gao Peng, why are the mountains around the valley getting shorter?” asked Stripey.

”Uhm...” Upon hearing this, Gao Peng looked at Stripey and noticed that it had grown a lot bigger than the mountains around it.

Is it getting bigger?

”Gao Peng, you're also getting shorter. Da Zi... you're still the same as ever.” Stripey lay on the ground. A bright red crack opened on its head as it gazed down at Gao Peng and Da Zi.

Da Zi stared at its trainer, speechless.

Outraged, Da Zi jumped into the air and sank its teeth into Stripey's rock-hard skin.

Stripey simply giggled like a little child. It seemed quite happy about this.

The Qin Qiong Statue climbed out of its hole and stared at Stripey in bewilderment. Only at that moment did it notice the hulking monstrosity in the middle of the valley. It had thought that it was just another mountain.

It slowly took a few steps backward. Gripping its mace tightly in its hand, the statue turned around and ran for its life. It had no intention of staying around to see what would happen next!