Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 253 The Sound Piercing Through the Clouds

"Everyone, please leave Daping Village immediately!"

The village chief's voice, broadcast through the village's vintage loudspeaker, instantly reached every corner of the village.

For a time,

The villagers working in the fields raised their bewildered faces, the children playing at the village entrance stood frozen in place, the vendors frowned, and the pedestrians stopped in their tracks.

After a brief silence, a disturbance broke out.

"What happened?"

"Leave? Why leave?"

"An attack by a wild animal? Or a mudslide or something?"

In the not-so-large village of Daping, chaos erupted at the village chief's announcement. Villagers in the fields, forgetting their farm tools, rushed home.

The children at the village entrance were carried away by their parents who had been found.

The vendors, bewildered, quickly packed up their shops and closed their doors.

The pedestrians were in chaos. Some looked around to find out what was going on, while others, thinking that their lives were more important, ran out of the village.

"Electric electricity".

Electric Flying Cat didn't care about the commotion in front of it, but when it saw the people who had originally come to join the fun in chaos, pushing and shoving each other as they walked, about to trample on the lotus leaves and lumen fruits on the ground, it became furious.

A dazzling bolt of lightning shot into the sky, and the powerful electric current crackled and popped, instantly calming the chaotic crowd.

"Master's wife, what happened?"

Despite being in the center of the chaos, Su Zhu remained calm and instead looked around with interest before asking a question.

Song Wei looked serious and shook her head: "I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing."

As a local, Song Wei hasn't heard the village loudspeaker for many years; usually, the village chief will issue announcements via mobile phone for important matters.

Unlike now, when things are rushed, or rather, chaotic.

It was as if a silver-armored mantis held its sharp blade to the village chief's neck, forcing him to immediately issue the notice.

Shaking her head to clear her mind of the jumbled thoughts, Song Wei said in a deep voice, "You take your junior brothers to the outside of the village first, I'll go see what happened."

"it is good."

Su Zhu glanced at her junior brothers who were in a panic, but did not choose to be stubborn and follow Song Wei.

As the head of the academy, with her master absent, her task is to lead her junior brothers away safely, not to join in the fun.

Seeing Su Zhu prepare to turn and leave, Song Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time her eyebrows furrowed, and an ominous premonition inexplicably welled up in her heart.

Could it be that there's a problem with Consultant Shi?

Just then, several figures appeared one after another, running towards the chaotic crowd.

They were all staff members of the Beast Tamer Office in Daping Village, responsible for organizing the orderly evacuation of villagers and beast tamers.

But Song Wei's gaze naturally bypassed them and finally landed on Shi Yu, who was standing side by side with the village chief.

Compared to before, Shi Yu looked rather disheveled, and was talking to the village chief with his head down.

He seemed to sense Song Wei's gaze, looked up, and nodded in acknowledgment.

Song Wei suppressed her curiosity and patiently waited for Shi Yu to finish his conversation with the village chief before striding towards her.

Shi Yu grabbed Song Wei's wrist, her cheeks flushed, and Shi Yu's voice rang in her ears:
“Daping Village is in great danger right now, we must leave immediately.”

Song Wei snapped out of her daze and asked seriously, "What happened?"

Shi Yu didn't look at her, his tone urgent: "I'll explain later, it's too dangerous now, we have to leave quickly."

"Okay." Seeing Shi Yu's reaction, Song Wei suppressed her curiosity and quickly nodded.

The two followed the crowd as they evacuated out of the village. Suddenly, Shi Yu remembered something very important and turned to Song Wei: "Contact Advisor Chen immediately and tell him."

"For example, a giant thousand-ridged rock worm appeared near Daping Village in Weixian County, which would most likely cause harm to Daping Village."

"What?!" Song Wei turned around in shock.

Meeting Song Wei's eager gaze, Shi Yu couldn't help but think of Shi Gang, who was trying to stop the Thousand-ridged Rock Beetle from behind. Taking advantage of the crowd, he explained in a very fast voice: "To make a long story short, the previous earthquake was caused by a gigantic Thousand-ridged Rock Beetle. Its condition is not right, and it is rushing towards Daping Village."

"Once it breaks into the village, everyone will be in danger."

Song Wei was momentarily stunned, but quickly regained her composure and asked the crucial question: "Can't we stop it?"

Shi Yu gritted his teeth and shook his head: "My brother is trying to stop it and buy as much time as possible to evacuate."

Song Wei keenly grasped the key word "obstruction," and frowned: "Even Consultant Shi is no match for it?"

"No." Shi Yu shook his head, then glanced around, his gaze sweeping over the beast tamers present, and lowered his voice, "All of us here combined might not be a match for it."

Recalling the terrifying size of the Thousand-ridged Rock Grasshopper, Shi Yu did not believe that his judgment was wrong.

There were quite a few beast tamers present, numbering in the dozens, but the vast majority were beginner-level beast tamers, with very few intermediate-level beast tamers, not to mention the few advanced-level beast tamers in the entire Qin Province.

What use are any number of first- or second-tier pets in the face of the gigantic Thousand-Spine Rock Beetle? They cannot cause it the slightest trouble.

“So we need to evacuate first, and then wait for Advisor Chen to arrive.” Shi Yu’s eyes were sharp, and his voice was deep and serious. “Only Advisor Chen has a chance to defeat it.”

It's just hope, nothing more.

The Thousand-ridged Rock Beetle is extremely powerful and is also an earth-type pet. Advisor Chen's Flame Cloud Falcon is at a natural disadvantage against it and may not be able to win.

But Advisor Chen's winning rate is always much higher than theirs, and he has at least a fighting chance.

"I understand."

Shi Yu's words made Song Wei's heart suddenly heavy. Her bright smile turned serious. But she knew this was not the time to let her mind wander. She quickly took out her phone and dialed Chen Yuan's number.

This time, due to the urgency of the situation, she did not choose to relay the message through Zhou Xu.

The phone rang in her ear, and Song Wei's anxiety grew. Fortunately, a familiar voice finally answered: "This is Chen Yuan."

The calm voice immediately soothed Song Wei's anxiety.

"Advisor Chen, this is Song Wei, a forest ranger from Daping Village. There is a suspected giant scorpion that is about to attack Daping Village, and Advisor Shi has already begun to stop it." Song Wei adjusted her breathing and tried to speak in a calm and composed voice to objectively describe what was happening.

"Okay." Consultant Chen's voice remained calm and composed, like a gentle breeze soothing Song Wei's anxiety. "I'll be there in ten minutes. Please be careful."

Subsequently, the call was hung up.

So fast?
Ten minutes later?

Could it be that Consultant Chen is training nearby?
Moreover, the cell phone signal on Consultant Chen's end seemed to be poor, with intermittent sound and occasional wind noise.

Several questions immediately arose in Song Wei's mind, but she didn't think about them in detail and said to Shi Yu, "Advisor Chen is nearby and will be there in ten minutes."

"Great! Consultant Chen is here, we're saved!" Before Shi Yu could speak, a head popped out from the side, and Su Zhu grinned at the two of them.

Shi Yu frowned, his expression authoritative without being angry: "Didn't I tell you to evacuate first? Why haven't you left yet?"

“Master, you’ve wronged me.” Su Zhu pointed to the end of the blocked street and explained, “It’s blocked here, we can’t get out for now.”

Shi Yu looked ahead and frowned.

This was the first time Daping Village had encountered such a situation, and the staff at the office had no experience in dealing with it, so the evacuation was not very efficient. In addition, the street was not wide, and many people and their pets were stuck at the end of the street.

Someone shouted, "Don't push!"

Someone flew into a rage: "Who touched my butt?"

Someone shouted, "Can you please take the pet back first?"

The fact that a mere notice could cause such chaos made Shi Yu realize that the overall quality of beast tamers needed improvement.

However, the threat of the gigantic Thousand-ridged rock lizard is imminent, and they must all be evacuated immediately; they cannot continue to be stuck here.

Shi Yu and Song Wei exchanged a glance, immediately understanding each other's thoughts. They ran forward together, shouting, "A gigantic Tier 3 Thousand-ridged Rock Grass has appeared near Daping Village in Wei County! Evacuate immediately!!!"

Revealing the truth directly might cause panic among the crowd, but it's better than keeping things a secret.

Compared to the village chief's vague announcement, Shi Yu directly revealed the truth, immediately causing some beast tamers to panic: "A gigantic third-tier pet???"

The panicked expressions of these beast tamers immediately made the others realize the seriousness of the situation, and they stopped arguing.

When danger strikes, we must work together to overcome the difficulties.

Su Zhu and her apprentices immediately joined the evacuation effort. With their combined efforts, the previously blocked road was quickly cleared, and the villagers and beast tamers evacuated in an orderly manner.

Leave the street and walk forward for about two hundred meters to reach the village entrance.

Once you leave the village entrance, you're considered to be away from the danger zone.

Seeing the sudden scenes unfolding, Runrun Duck tilted its head, somewhat puzzled.

Why did these humans suddenly leave?
Seeing the empty streets, Runrun Duck, who was eager to go home, could no longer resist and waved her wings at the two little ones beside her: "Quack quack!"

Duck, I'm going home!
If you don't go home before dark, the farmer will definitely teach you a lesson!
Although Daping Village and Xuanhe Village are far apart, there is an underground river connecting the two places, which allows direct access from Daping Village to Mingyu Lake. At Runrun Duck's current swimming speed, it won't take too long.

Although the Electric Flying Cat cannot travel through underground rivers, it can fly.

For the agile Electric Flying Cat, flying back to Xuanhe Village was very, very quick.

Although they may encounter many dangerous wild animals along the way, Electric Flying Cat is no longer the same as it used to be, wandering and hiding.

Nowadays, it has friends all over the Qinling Mountains. If it encounters danger, it can flap its wings and call out to its friends to escape the danger.

Even if his friends can't save him, he still has Coca-Cola and his invincible boss, enough to make him roam freely throughout the Qinling Mountains.

"Electricity."

Compared to Runrun Duck, who is slow to perceive things or rather, uninterested in his surroundings, Dian Dian Fei Mao had a bad feeling when he saw everyone leaving in a hurry and the scene becoming chaotic.

"Electricity!"

Electric Flying Cat tugged at Runrun Duck, indicating that it wasn't safe there and they had to leave quickly.

"Quack!" Runrun Duck nodded emphatically.

"Quack."

The child on the other side was quick-witted and nimble-fingered. He put the lotus leaves and lumen fruits that had not yet been exchanged back into his crossbody bag, and then skipped away, ready to leave.

However, at this moment,
Various roars came from not far away, echoing through the sky above Daping Village, startling another flock of birds into flight.

The three little ones stopped and looked ahead, attracting the attention of the villagers and beast tamers.

It is a pet.

At first glance, there were dozens or even hundreds of these pet animals, a huge number and a spectacular sight. They rampaged along the dirt road from the east, trampling the fields outside the village and knocking down the trees on the side.

They are unrestrained, they forge ahead, they regard everything in their way as an obstacle, and trample and knock it down without hesitation.

Some villagers stomped their feet repeatedly, their faces filled with grief and indignation: "That's the land I worked so hard to cultivate!"

He wanted to rush back to the village to salvage the fields he had worked so hard on day and night, but the staff members beside him held him back tightly and comforted him, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, it's good that you're safe."

Among the crowd were some skilled beast tamers who shouted, "It's just a group of wild pets. Although there are a lot of them, we can easily drive them away."

Even today, incidents of wild beasts attacking villages are not uncommon. Similar events have occurred in many parts of the world, and some of the beast tamers present have even experienced them before, so they are not unfamiliar with this situation.

Although the relationship between humans and pets is generally positive, intense conflicts can still arise for various reasons, leading to violent incidents.

This is clearly the case in the current situation.

The beast tamer's voice seemed to sound the horn of counterattack, instantly stirring up the crowd and garnering their support.

"Yes, we are all beast tamers, not ordinary people who can't even kill a chicken. We are fully capable of fighting back!"

"They're just a bunch of ordinary wild beasts. We came to the Qinling Mountains for training, right? Now is the best time to train!"

"Drive them away for our fellow villagers!!!"

In an instant, the beast tamers summoned their respective pets, preparing to stop this group of wild beasts that had suddenly appeared.

Shi Yu frowned deeply, took half a step forward, raised his hands, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, I am Shi Yu, the headmaster of Tongyu Academy in Weixian County. My brother is Shi Gang, the advisor of the Beast Tamer Association in Baokun City. These pet beasts must have been disturbed by that giant Thousand-Spine Rock Beetle and fled in panic."

"The key issue isn't them, but that thousand-ridged rock worm."

Upon hearing this, most of the beast tamers immediately calmed down and stopped shouting to retaliate.

Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, Shi Yu paused slightly, then spoke louder: "I have already informed Chen Yuan, the advisor of the Qin Province Beast Tamer Association, about the situation here. He will be here soon to personally resolve it."

Upon hearing this, all the beast tamers became calm.

Clearly, Consultant Chen's reputation is slightly greater than Consultant Shi's.

After a moment of thought, Shi Yu waved his arm and shouted, "Everyone, please help us move the crowd to a safe place!"

Influenced by Consultant Chen's reputation, the beast tamers sprang into action, directing their pets to help the villagers evacuate.

As the operation unfolded, many beast tamers looked around, seemingly searching for a certain figure, muttering, "When will Consultant Chen appear?"

As they talked, the pets drew closer and closer, their figures becoming increasingly clear. Among them were the grumpy and ferocious Grey Armored Boar, Fire Patterned Snake, Rock Armored Lizard, and others, as well as the gentle Ice Frost Fox, Ice Dew Rat, Frost Feather Sparrow, and others.

These two types of pets got along peacefully together, running towards the same place without any of their usual tension.

But the more this happened, the more uneasy everyone present became.

Just how strong is that gigantic Tier 3 Thousand-ridged Rock Beetle that it could make the constantly fighting pets gather together and flee?

The curious Electric Flying Cat was eager to know the answer. As an Ice Fox drew closer, it raised its paw and waved it, asking, "Electric?"

What are you doing?

"Quack~"

Runrun Duck swaggered along to the side, thinking that these guys must be participating in some kind of running race. As long as they finished in the top few places, they would get a reward, maybe even a delicious spirit fish.

Electric Flying Cat ignored Runrun Duck's daydreaming and stared intently at the Ice Fox that hadn't stopped moving.

The Ice Fox maintained its running posture, its delicate body stepping on the ground, its snow-white fur swaying in the wind. But when it turned its head to look at the Electric Flying Cat, its face was full of panic and fear: "Waaah!"

It's dangerous here, run!
With a brief response, the Ice Fox and the other wild beasts, who also looked panicked and hurried along, continued running forward as if something terrifying was chasing them.

If you're even a step too late, you'll be eaten.

"Electricity."

Seeing the reactions of the other pets, Electric Flying Cat's expression immediately turned serious, and it quickly grabbed Runrun Duck and pulled it forward.

Run! Run! It's dangerous here.

"quack."

Runrun Duck's steps remained leisurely and slow, and it casually flapped its wings.

What are you afraid of, duck? It's just a little danger. What storms haven't I weathered?
Do you think I'm afraid of ducks?

Even if there is real danger, just call Coke and the Big Sister, and everyone will have to give up!
Electric Flying Cat thought Runrun Duck made a lot of sense, but it suddenly remembered that Duck had been clamoring to go home before, so why wasn't it in a hurry now?

"quack."

Runrun Duck gave a very good reason: the previous streets were empty, which was suitable for me to leave; the current streets are messy, and I might accidentally get jostled and mess up my hair.

Electric Flying Cat: "."

The two little ones were still interacting when suddenly the ground beneath their feet began to tremble slightly, and the surrounding objects began to shake gently.

In the blink of an eye, the tremors became more and more obvious and intense, causing the entire Daping Village to shake violently.

The little guys immediately sensed something was wrong. Runrun Duck was terrified and lost its previous leisurely composure. It took off running ahead, followed closely by Dian Dian Flying Cat flapping its wings, and Yuan You Wa hopped and skipped behind.

Even those who had moved outside the village could clearly feel the intense tremor, and a deep sense of fear rose uncontrollably in their hearts, causing their legs to tremble slightly.

A voice trembled as someone asked, "Is this an earthquake?"

Some people looked blankly at him: "Earthquakes can still occur in the Qinling Mountains?"

Some people belatedly realized: "Could that thousand-ridged rock lizard have caused such a commotion?"

Shi Yu quickly shouted, "Retreat! Keep retreating!"

We must completely distance ourselves from Daping Village and hold out until Consultant Chen arrives.

"Then what is that?"

Just then, a beast tamer looked eastward, his outstretched fingers trembling violently, his pupils suddenly contracting as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and the next second they all froze on the spot.

"Monster?"

"Is this the Thousand-ridged Rock Grasshopper???"

"You call this guy a Thousand-ridged Rock Grasshopper?"

The ground to the east suddenly exploded, and clods of earth shot out like cannonballs.

Like a colossal behemoth, the Thousand-Ridged Rock Beetle emerged from within, revealing most of its body. Its form, composed of hundreds of rock armor plates, resembled a moving mountain range at this moment, immense and majestic, inspiring fear in those who beheld it.

Big, too big.

None of the people present had ever seen such a huge pet beast before, and they stood there dumbfounded for a moment, until Shi Yu, who was already mentally prepared, shouted loudly, bringing everyone back to their senses: "Run!"

Everyone snapped back to their senses and retreated even faster.

Once the gigantic Thousand-ridged rock worm had completely emerged from the ground, its countless feet pounded the earth, triggering a series of shockwaves that caused the surface to undulate like waves.

next moment,
The gigantic Thousand-ridged rock lizard began rampaging wildly, brazenly invading the deserted Daping Village.

Before its colossal form, all obstacles seemed utterly insignificant—cracks spread across the ground like spiderwebs, the clean and tidy country roads crumbled like crispy biscuits, the walls split open like thin paper, and houses collapsed one after another.

Boom boom boom! ! !
The stones crashed to the ground with deafening roars, but the billowing dust could not conceal the terrifying, sky-covering figure.

In an instant, some villagers were heartbroken, while others burst into tears.

The scene was extremely chaotic, but Shi Yu and Song Wei still tried to remain calm and organized the villagers to continue evacuating.

Although Shi Yu was worried about one thing: the Thousand-ridged rock lizard had appeared, where was the brother who was responsible for stopping it?
But the situation was critical, and he didn't have time to think. He raised his arm and shouted, "Faster, faster!"

"Stay away from here!"

"A house can be rebuilt if it collapses, but if a person is gone, it's all over!"

The villagers helped each other up, and the beast tamers looked back, the shocking scene from the disaster movie deeply imprinted in their minds. Someone murmured, "Can Consultant Chen really defeat this guy?"

Even if Advisor Chen were to send out both the Flame Cloud Falcon and the Wind-Gathering Hound at the same time, it would probably be difficult to harm this ridiculously large creature.

"Quack quack!!"

The ground beneath their feet trembled incessantly as the gigantic Thousand-ridged Rock Beetle drew ever closer to where the three little creatures were.

They were delayed a bit earlier, so they were the last to leave and haven't left the streets yet.

But the monstrous Thousand-ridged rock worms had already come into view, and the oppressive feeling they brought almost suffocated them.

"Quack."

The traveler looked serious; it felt that even the Frog King might not be a match for this guy.

"Gah!"

Runrun Duck swallowed hard, feeling scared, and clung tightly to Dian Dian Flying Cat, its round body trembling.

"quack!"

Hey boss, Cola, come save us!!!
"Chirp!"

The next moment, a clear and melodious cry pierced through the dark clouds and suddenly rang out.

(End of this chapter)