Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 312 The Tribulations on the Road to Becoming King
Heat waves surged deep within the cave, the air scorching every inch of skin.

Under the pressure of the sparks, the heat waves, like leaping flames, continuously contract until they return to the ground.

The group continued forward, and inside the cave appeared jagged, dark red volcanic rocks that distorted into eerie silhouettes under the light of their headlamps and flashlights.

"Chirp."

Spark stopped moving forward, slowly flapping its wings and hovering in place, its indifferent gaze leaping over the steaming cave and landing on the darkest, deepest part of the cave.

"Ow!"

Cola's eyes lit up, and he suddenly ran forward a few steps, his barking full of intimidation.

It finally found the source of the smell.

Chen Yuan looked ahead and saw a huge figure, resembling a miniature volcano, lying deep inside the cave, with half of its body facing them.

His rough skin, crisscrossed with dark red lines, undulated slightly, emanating a suffocating aura of sulfur and fire. A raging fire burned above his head, twisting and elongating under the light.

At first glance, it looks like a fire demon sleeping at the bottom of a volcano.

However, this guy's overall shape is very similar to the Frost Giant. It is also a huge humanoid, with a thick and sturdy torso and skin with black cracks like lava. The dark red fire lines all over it are like lava flowing through a volcano.

Chen Yuan focused his attention on the giant's feet.

The feet were enormous, with shallow streams of flame constantly emerging, like a pair of large feet that had been soaked in lava for a long time.

The case is solved. The culprit who destroyed the hot spring was indeed this guy, a member of the giant race—the Wildfire Giant.

"Truly a giant that started a prairie fire!"

Upon seeing the sleeping Giant of the Wildfire, Zhang Hao was both impressed by Chen Yuan's accurate judgment and amazed.

A very rare Wildfire Giant is found to be living underground near Xuanhe Town!

Shao Yang looked around and carefully observed the geography of the place. A guess formed in his mind: "The abundance of geothermal resources here may be the root cause of the appearance of the Wildfire Giant."

Chen Yuan agreed with this view, but it was more appropriate to leave this matter to his younger brother to find the answer. All he could do was to resolve this misunderstanding and get Xuanhe Town into the era of large-scale construction as soon as possible.

The arrival of the group and their pets startled the sleeping giant. It suddenly opened its eyes, its furnace-red pupils burning, piercing through the rising heat and staring straight ahead.

This gaze contained primal ferocity and disturbed rage, bearing down with an intense sense of oppression, while simultaneously sweeping in waves of heat, its momentum overwhelming.

Zhang Hao and the others behind Chen Yuan took a few steps back, their foreheads instantly drying with sweat.

heat.

It's hot.

Chen Yuan whispered a reminder: "This guy, like most fire-type pets, has a fiery temper. A battle is inevitable later. You guys should step back and avoid getting caught in the crossfire."

As onlookers, Zhang Hao and the others were well aware of their own combat skills and retreated repeatedly, while Shao Yang and his Firefly remained in place.

"Chirp!"

Upon hearing that "fire-type pets are all hot-tempered," Spark turned to look at Chen Yuan, her eyes gleaming.

Chen Yuan coughed lightly and quickly added, "Besides you, you are the cutest, kindest, and gentlest fire-type pet in the whole world."

Spark looked away, but Cola turned to look at her: "Huh?"

what?
Is the eldest sister kind and gentle?
At the same moment,

Many of the Fiery Monkeys trembled under the gaze of the Wildfire Giant, but the leader of the Fiery Monkeys, who was the most robust and powerful, was filled with rage in the face of the Wildfire Giant. The translucent flame ribbons surrounding his body suddenly shot upwards, and his aura soared.

That's it!
It's this thing that ruined the hot spring!

The leader of the Fiery Monkeys suddenly leaped onto a red-hot volcanic rock in front of him. His golden-red fur, covering his entire body, was particularly dazzling with anger. His molten gold eyes were fixed on the Wildfire Giant, and his sharp roar echoed tremulously in the sweltering cave:

“His ...

why!
Why destroy the hot springs!

It roared with all its might while violently scratching at the rocky ground, its sharp claws sparking a series of sparks as they touched the rocks.

Seeing the furious Fiery Monkey leader, Zhang Hao clapped lightly and joked, "Brother Monkey is angry, and the consequences will be severe."

But the behemoth deep in the cave was clearly not interested in the Monkey King, whose face was almost contorted with rage. Its burning pupils did not waver at all, and all the light was focused on the silent giant in front of Chen Yuan from beginning to end.

The Frost Giant, emanating a constant chill, seemed out of place in this scorching region, yet its size and shape felt strangely familiar to the Wildfire Giant.

The two giants are about the same size, but the Frost Giant is in a period of rapid growth, while the Wildfire Giant is clearly already fully developed.

One was born from scorching fire, the other emerged from icy snow; these two opposing attributes and forms meet in the current confined space.

Perhaps in the near future, the most intense collision will occur.

But at this moment, the Frost Giant stood still, its huge eyes, filled with curiosity, silently staring at the Wildfire Giant. The chilling aura surrounding it spread outwards, and the cold air and the surging heat waves clashed and rubbed fiercely in the center of the cave, producing a hissing sound of water vapor evaporating.

However, the cold air was clearly no match for the heat wave and retreated steadily.

The two giants confronted each other, engaging in an invisible battle, but the Monkey King was completely ignored. His angry question sank without a trace, and anger and humiliation engulfed him like a tidal wave.

A surge of uncontrollable rage suddenly overwhelmed him!
"Whoosh!"

The monkey king let out a piercing shriek from its throat, and its golden fur suddenly lit up, like flowing golden lava.

With a resolute madness in his eyes, the Monkey King's clenched fists were suddenly covered with a layer of blazing golden-red flames. His thick hind legs kicked off the scorching volcanic rocks, and his body was like a golden-red arrow released from a bow, rushing straight towards the massive, mountain-like Wildfire Giant!
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two beasts was infinitely reduced. With fierce momentum, the Monkey King, who was determined to make the Wildfire Giant apologize, used all his strength, and his blazing fists turned into a blurry crimson-gold fist shadow.

Fire-type skill, Blazing Fist Combo!

The Monkey King's punches were incredibly fast; his swinging fists were like two small, violent fireballs, slamming into the massive body of the Wildfire Giant!
The sudden attack finally made the Wildfire Giant turn its gaze, and its ferocious face covered in flames suddenly twisted.

Faced with the rapid onslaught of fiery fists, the Wildfire Giant simply raised its pillar-like right leg and slammed it heavily into the ground!

At that moment, an overwhelming force and a sudden surge of terrifying heat struck the ground, causing an unexpected change.

boom--! !

As the Wildfire Giant stomped on the ground, violent energy surged into the rock strata, causing the solid ground to crack inch by inch amidst groans, with spiderweb-like fissures spreading wildly.

After a while, a shockwave composed of raging flames, like a carpet of fire from hell, surged and erupted along the cracks in the ground, instantly sweeping across the ground within several meters. The air was heated to the point of distortion and explosion in that instant!

boom!
A deafening explosion suddenly rang out, and the Monkey King, swinging his fists, clashed violently with bursts of flames!
In an instant, the Monkey King's imposing golden figure seemed to crash into an invisible wall of fire. The blazing golden flames on his fist surged wildly forward, fighting and clashing with the wall of fire, creating a series of ear-piercing sounds.

However, even more flames erupted from the ground, these surging, scorching flames merging into the wall of fire, creating a powerful and increasingly intense heat wave.

"Whoosh!"

The monkey king, its indigo face contorted in agony, let out a bloodcurdling scream. Its entire body was flung away by a terrifying force, crashing heavily against the scorching cave wall before rolling down. Large patches of its once magnificent and dazzling golden fur were charred and curled, and wisps of black smoke rose from its body.

The first round of combat ended with the Monkey King defeated.

"Is Monkey King really that weak?"

Upon seeing this, Zhang Hao was visibly taken aback.

The Monkey King previously displayed incredible prowess when he beat them up, as if possessed by the Great Sage. Why was he so easily defeated now?

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered as he explained, "It's very simple. The terrain here is extremely advantageous to the Wildfire Giants."

Heat rose from the ground, and the cave was filled with scorching heat. As fire-type pets, the Fiery Monkey had to deal with the intense heat, while the Wildfire Giant used it as nourishment.

Legend has it that the Wildfire Giant is a magical beast that can bathe in lava, and this heat wave has no effect on it.

As a result, the Wildfire Giant received a heatwave boost, while the Fiery Monkey was affected, further widening the gap in strength between the two sides.

In the outside world, the Fiery Monkey might be on par with the Wildfire Giant.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

The defeat of the Monkey King left the other Fiery Monkeys stunned. After a while, some Fiery Monkeys hopped and skipped towards the Monkey King, while others bared their teeth and glared fiercely at the Wildfire Giant.

The Wildfire Giant stared directly at a group of monkeys, letting out a deep, muffled roar like rolling subterranean fire, as if mocking the monkeys' overestimation of their abilities.

It didn't even glance at the fallen, exhausted Monkey King, its gaze returning to the Frost Giant. The Wildfire Giant's actions thoroughly enraged the Fiery Monkeys, who all let out sharp roars and surrounded the Wildfire Giant from all sides, completely trapping it.

Their strength was certainly not as great as the Monkey King's, but even when faced with the Wildfire Giants that had easily defeated the Monkey King, they still bared their fangs, jumped wildly, roared, and slammed their sharp claws against the scorching ground. Every pair of molten golden eyes burned with flames of rage.

Why destroy hot springs?!

"Roar"

The Wildfire Giant turned to face the Fiery Monkeys, its ferocious face writhing with flames and its head churning with raging fire.

The enormous head slowly turned, its ferocious gaze sweeping over the monkeys in all directions. Its grotesque face showed no shame, but rather a condescending scrutiny.

This is the contempt and arrogance of a powerful pet towards a weak one.

The frost giant's enormous eyes flickered slightly, and its entire body emanated an even more chilling aura.

It had seen the same gaze many times in the Giants' Court; they were always high above, looking down on everything, treating the weak as objects to be toyed with at will.

It hates that kind of gaze.

So the Frost Giant took a step forward, slowly moving closer to the towering Wildfire Giant.

The two giants stared at each other, heat waves and cold clashing.

Zhang Hao stood next to Chen Yuan, nudged the latter's arm, and whispered, "Brother Yuan, what's with this big guy next to you?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "It hates it most when others bully the weak."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yuan's gaze sharpened, and he stared intently at the tall back of the Frost Giant.

The Frost Giant is of higher quality than the Wildfire Giant, but the latter is only at the third tier.

The outcome of this battle was already predetermined.

But Chen Yuan did not speak up to stop this battle, whose outcome was already predetermined. He thought to himself, "Good, let this guy know that there are risks in standing up for weak pets."

this moment,
The Frost Giant's thick legs were rooted deep into the ground like the roots of a mountain. Its right arm, covered in thick ice armor, suddenly pulled back to gather strength. The irregular patterns covering its massive body suddenly shone brightly, and all its power was concentrated in its right fist!
Boom!
The Frost Giant twisted its massive body and unleashed a powerful, earthy-yellow fist gust that swept out with immense force, crashing headlong into the Wildfire Giant opposite it.

The force of the punches was so powerful that even the heatwave was squeezed out and disappeared in an instant.

But the Wildfire Giant reacted very quickly. Without any intention of dodging, it suddenly raised its huge right fist, which was wrapped in flames, and smashed it straight ahead!
The clash between the two was devoid of any skill; it was a pure, earth-shattering battle of strength and raw power.

Rumble!
Their fists clashed fiercely, the two gusts of wind clashing violently, and cold air and flames surged and flowed around the two giants, causing an indescribable explosive roar.

In an instant, a surge of air erupted, and a powerful shockwave burst forth in all directions, causing the entire cave to tremble and countless pieces of rock to fall.

The two colossal giants, towering like mountains, were locked in a brief stalemate.

Chen Yuan silently sighed, "Truly worthy of being called the Frost Giant of Morning Star quality."

Leading to the Morning Star is an insurmountable barrier, which means that the life level of the pet beast will be elevated by leaps and bounds, and its overall strength will be enhanced in history.

This is the fundamental reason why the Frost Giants were not directly defeated.

However, there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides. After only a few seconds of stalemate, the Frost Giant clearly felt an overwhelming force that could not be resisted, and its huge body was uncontrollably pushed backward!
Its heavy body carved two deep furrows in the hard ground, and all its joints made a low creaking sound as it slammed into the rock wall with a loud bang.

"Roar"

After a long while, the severely injured Frost Giant collapsed to the ground, struggling to raise his eyes to meet a pair of haughty, condescending eyes.

The brief stalemate seemed like a dream; a despairing power gap still existed between the two giants.

The Frost Giant looked unwilling. It struggled to its feet, its massive body swaying, preparing to continue its counterattack.

But Chen Yuan's figure came into view, and his gentle and calm voice slowly rang in the Frost Giant's ears: "Remember this moment, for this is an unavoidable failure and setback on the road to becoming a king."

"Roar?"

The Frost Giant lowered his eyes, a look of confusion on his face.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly and continued in his voice, "I'm giving you a task."

"Roar?"

Chen Yuan pointed at the Wildfire Giant, his tone laced with amusement: "I'll give you a month to defeat this guy head-on."

The Frost Giant was taken aback at first, then struggled to his feet and nodded emphatically at the Wildfire Giant.

Yes, the path to becoming a king is inevitably fraught with difficulties and hardships; it requires proving one's strength to everyone.

The Frost Giant withdrew his gaze, his amber eyes gradually returning to calm, and the resentment in his heart quickly subsided.

The pervasive air currents were shattered by the heatwave, but the giant foot of the Wildfire Giant remained firmly planted on the churning, fiery ground, like a volcano about to erupt, raging and arrogant.

The massive head was slightly raised, and its burning pupils looked down at the defeated frost giant through the gradually dissipating shockwave. Its gaze was disdainful, and its ferocious face revealed a hint of arrogant smugness.

"Ow!"

The appearance of the Wildfire Giant angered Cola, who was watching the show. Cola bared its teeth and barked, its intimidating roar making the Wildfire Giant tremble.

Wait, what's with this big dog?

"Don't rush." ​​Chen Yuan called out to the restless Cola, turning his head to look at the golden figures, a smile playing on his lips, "These guys are even more impatient than you."

"Hiss! Hiss!"

Perhaps to confirm Chen Yuan's words, all the Fiery Monkeys seemed to be a golden tide that had received a command. Under the command of the Monkey King, they abandoned the frontal attack and used their small size and agility to shuttle back and forth between the giant legs of the Wildfire Giant!

In an instant, sharp roars rose and fell, and a series of agile golden figures completely engulfed the Wildfire Giant.

Zhang Hao was stunned: "Can these guys even be a match for us?"

Chen Yuan shrugged and said with a smile, "Don't underestimate the vengeful nature of these Fiery Spirit Monkeys."

When a group of mixed Tier 1 and Tier 2 Fire Spirit Monkeys swarmed forward, even the Wildfire Giant, with its astonishing strength and surging flames, could not gain the upper hand.

After a while,

As the Monkey King launched his final, swift attack, the Wildfire Giant's massive, mountain-like body swayed and lost its final balance.

Boom!
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, and witnessed by the calm gaze of the Frost Giant, the Wildfire Giant, who had previously displayed invincibility, crashed heavily onto the scorching ground in an extremely disheveled manner, kicking up a cloud of gravel.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

Having avenged their great grudge, the Fiery Monkeys were filled with excitement, leaping and bounding about, their soft fur flowing like a surging golden wave of wheat.

"These guys are really something." Zhang Hao stared intently at the excited monkey troop, his eyes shining with interest, and muttered to himself, "If we can persuade them to stay in town, we might get some unexpected benefits."

After defeating the Wildfire Giant, Zhang Hao and his companions reconciled with the Fiery Monkeys, and there were no more conflicts or disagreements, resulting in their goodwill towards each other reaching its peak.

But this is not enough.

Zhang Hao stared intently at the Monkey King, who was trampling on the massive body of the Wildfire Giant. Its flowing golden fur was beautiful and captivating, and its heroic performance just now made Zhang Hao's eyes light up: "This guy is pretty handsome."

It's at least much cooler than his initial pet, the Gray Armored Mountain Boar.

As everyone knows, to build a good relationship with the entire pet beast community, you must be on good terms with their leader.

So how do you befriend the leader?
There is a very simple and straightforward way: make it a pet.

When the idea popped into his mind, Zhang Hao's eyes widened, and his heart skipped a beat: "This method seems to work."

As a mediocre beast tamer, he has yet to contract a second pet beast.

If one were to form a contract with the Monkey King, the entire Flowing Fire Spirit Monkey clan would become one's allies, allowing one to command the winds and rains throughout Xuanhe Town.

Zhang Hao's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously said, "Brother Monkey, why don't you become the senior brother?"

My initial pet, the Gray Armored Mountain Boar, will reluctantly become my second junior brother.

(End of this chapter)