Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 355 Even the Sky Overlord Becomes a Meek Bird in Front of Consultant Chen

The warmth of the bonfire lingers on the shores of Canglan Lake.

The aroma of grilled fish gradually dissipated, leaving only the warmth of the embers of the campfire and the soft crackling sounds.

Chen Yuan leaned against the rock and closed his eyes to rest. Although it was freezing cold and snow was falling, as long as the sparks stood quietly on his shoulder, the chill dissipated and the snow moved away. An invisible warmth surged around him, as if he were in a warm room.

Spark, the perfect portable hand warmer and heater.

Sprite curled up at Chen Yuan's feet, its ears drooping, its short tail trembling slightly from time to time, and its eyebrows and eyes gradually lifting as it dreamt of sweet dreams.

It may have dreamt of today's glorious achievements, easily defeating the Ice Fox and Firefly Hound with just a slight move.

Perhaps it won't be long before it becomes as powerful as Coca-Cola.

The egg, emitting a faint blue light, was placed silently in Chen Yuan's backpack.

"Ow~"

Cola lay beside Chen Yuan with its eyes half-closed, its face showing the happiness and satisfaction of having just finished dinner. Sometimes it raised its head and roared, and sometimes it wagged its tail to sweep the snow.

The Grey-feathered Falcon stood cautiously not far away, its crimson crest feathers drooping slightly, its complex gaze stealing glances at Chen Yuan and Cola.

"Ow~"

Having eaten too much for dinner, Cola desperately needed a sparring partner to help with digestion. Her bright blue eyes sparkled with excitement as she looked around.

Its gaze swept directly over the sleeping Sprite, then over the indifferent Morning and Evening Fairy, ignoring the weak Gray Feather Falcon, and finally landed on the leader.

Boss, it's you I choose!

Let's have a post-dinner battle!

Although it's called a sparring match, it's actually just a normal post-meal exercise. The sparring helps with digestion and also tests the results of today's special training.

Only Spark has the ability to test the results of Cola's special training.

"Chirp?"

Spark glanced at Chen Yuan, who smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "Go ahead, but stop when you've made your point."

"Chirp!"

Spark let out a clear, melodious cry, its golden-red wings flapped suddenly, and its exquisite body instantly shone with a dazzling light. As it spread its wings and took flight, its body rapidly grew larger.

In an instant, both pets flew into the air.

On the left are sparks with wide, outstretched wings, gently vibrating. Golden flames flowing across its body dispel the darkness of the night, as if a radiant golden sun has descended upon Baofeng Mountain.

On the right is Cola, a creature with four legs treading on the wind, surrounded by a swirling, powerful current. Its proud and upright body is awe-inspiring, and its sharp eyes are fixed straight ahead.

Neither of the two beasts made a move, yet two invisible auras surged towards each other, colliding and creating an invisible wave of energy in mid-air.

"唳"

Upon witnessing this scene, the Greyfeather Falcon's eyes widened suddenly, and it almost froze on the spot.

Wait, wait, what's with this big golden bird?

No one could answer this question. Spark's eyes narrowed, and it flapped its wings violently, its golden-red eyes shining brightly!
The familiar flame surge began.

A powerful column of fire, like a waterfall of lava, spewed from its mouth, the scorching air instantly sweeping across half the sky, reflecting the falling snow and turning the dark night into a magnificent golden-red.

Countless nocturnal beasts suddenly raised their heads, gazing blankly at the crimson-stained night.

Its daybreak?
The terrifyingly high temperature brought by the pillar of fire instantly melted and evaporated the snow on the ground, revealing charred rocks, and the temperature in the vicinity soared.

Faced with this terrifying power that seemed to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, Cola, who was already used to such things, not only did not back down, but instead became highly motivated to fight.

"Ow—!"

With a long bark, the black ribbons surrounding Cola suddenly lit up with a dazzling blue light, and a violent airflow gathered beneath its four feet like a tornado.

boom! ! !
A hurricane powerful enough to tear mountains apart rose from the ground, whipping up the thick snow and forming a giant snow tornado that connected heaven and earth!
Snowflakes spun and rubbed against each other at high speed in the gale, emitting a sharp whistling sound, and the snow tornado crashed into the surging pillar of fire falling from the sky!
Chen Yuan nodded slightly.

Using strong winds to sweep up snowflakes and then using those snowflakes to create snow tornadoes is a way of attacking by making good use of the terrain.

Cola has indeed made great progress during this period, although it still struggles to defeat Spark.

Rumble!
The deafening explosion rang in his ears, forcibly pulling Chen Yuan back to his senses. He looked up and saw two terrifying energies colliding violently in mid-air!

A blinding light and an even more deafening explosion resounded throughout Canglan Lake. The violent energy shockwave cracked the ice on the lake's surface, causing the snow to flutter and fall in a flurry.

However, this seemingly earth-shattering collision lasted only a few seconds.

next moment,
The surging pillar of fire instantly shattered the snow tornado with overwhelming force, and the raging flames, like an angry dragon emerging from the sea, completely evaporated and devoured the remaining wind and snow!
The world returned to peace.

The blazing firelight reflected in my eyes, and the hurricane that the cola had created by taking advantage of the terrain burst like a fragile soap bubble.

"Ow!"

Cola let out a short, mournful cry, nimbly flipping to the side to avoid the impact of the flames. It landed on the ground, flicked its slightly charred tail tip, and bared its teeth at the sparks in the air.

Truce! Truce!

Post-meal exercise is over!

The entire battle between the two pets was clearly seen by a gray-feathered falcon not far away.

Those sharp eyes that had once helped it find countless prey were now wide open, its crimson crest feathers stiffened as if frozen, and a chill ran from its tailbone straight up to the top of its head!

The large dog that could easily defeat it was beyond its comprehension, but the golden bird simply spewed flames, causing it to surrender immediately.

If this golden bird attacks it, how long can it last?
The mere thought of the golden bird attacking him caused the gray-feathered falcon to stiffen, his eyes to glaze over, and his wings to droop listlessly.

At this moment, he was stunned, like a wooden eagle.

An overwhelming sense of fear and unprecedented awe washed over the Grayfeather Falcon. It glanced at Cola, then at Spark, and finally fixed its gaze on Chen Yuan, the one who had contracted the two pet beasts.

This human is someone we absolutely must not offend.

"唳"

The grey-feathered falcon emitted a gentle, pigeon-like cooing sound from its throat, and cautiously moved almost on its belly to Chen Yuan's feet.

Its enormous wings were slightly spread, gently fanning Chen Yuan like the most humble servant.

Despite the cold wind.

Chen Yuan turned around and looked at him, then laughed, "Oh? Worried I'm too hot?"

The gray-feathered falcon nodded silently, then suddenly seemed to remember something important, spread its wings and took flight, its massive body disappearing into the dark night in an instant.

However, not long after, accompanied by the buzzing sound of flapping wings, the figure of the gray-feathered falcon broke through the darkness and returned to Chen Yuan's side.

It humbly lowered its head, its sharp beak carrying a precious lingzhi-like spiritual plant that it had kept in its nest for a long time and was reluctant to eat, and carefully placed it beside Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan looked down at the spiritual plant that exuded a chilling aura and chuckled to himself.

This was one of the most well-behaved pets he had ever encountered. "Aww?"

Watching the Greyfeather Falcon's every move, Cola tilted his head and then cast a disdainful glance.

Give up, little brother. There's already a Greyfeather Falcon in town.

Then, the Greyfeather Falcon ignored Cola's gaze. It stared at Chen Yuan with pleading eyes, making a "cheep" sound in its throat. Its wings were folded to its sides, and its expression was docile, like a tamed bird.

This once mighty and arrogant aerial overlord has now completely transformed into a sycophant, its humility and fawning attitude astonishing.

At the same time, at the entrance to the valley.

The wind and snow howled, and the night was as dark as ink.

Teacher Wang, along with three other teachers and two deep-set beast tamers, are leading a group of nervous yet excited students as they trek through the deep snow toward the Grey Feather Falcon's habitat.

One of the beast tamers, who identified himself as Zhang Ye, lowered his voice and spoke in a serious tone:

“Teacher Wang, that gray-feathered falcon is codenamed ‘Red Crown’ and is our long-term surveillance target.”

Teacher Wang slowed his pace and listened attentively.

"Its strength is highly competitive among third-tier pets, making it extremely difficult to deal with."

"In addition, it is arrogant and violent, dominates the surrounding area, and often steals the spiritual plant resources of other pets. It even dares to steal the food of passing beast tamers."

Upon hearing this, the students gasped in surprise, while others stared at the two beast tamers with curiosity.

Monitoring wild pet animals?

What department are they beast tamers from?
“However,” another beast tamer interjected, his voice tinged with coldness, “it still has some principles in its actions and has never truly harmed a beast tamer’s life. Therefore, it was only monitored before, and no coercive measures were taken.”

"But the chain reaction it has triggered has already affected the local ecological environment, so we're taking this opportunity to teach it a lesson."

That being said, these seventeen- or eighteen-year-old boys and girls were facing such a thrilling and exciting event for the first time. Some were excited, but most were nervous and apprehensive.

Zhang Ye's gaze swept over the anxious students, and he emphasized seriously:

"Remember! No matter what happens later, you must never approach the core battlefield!"

"This gray-feathered falcon is powerful, especially skilled in aerial combat. Its wind blades can easily tear through rocks, and it moves as fast as lightning. If you are not careful, the consequences will be unimaginable."

After a pause, he began to outline the battle plan: "Teacher Wang, Teacher Li, your Wind Chime Bird and Flame Cloud Falcon will be responsible for high-altitude blockade to prevent it from escaping from the air."

"Teacher Zhang, your Mountain Rhinoceros will draw fire, Teacher Zhao, your Thunder Shadow Leopard can try to ambush it, and Lao Liu and I will command our main pets to launch the main attack. We must subdue it in the shortest possible time!"

The students listened to the meticulously planned "gang attack" with a mixture of tension and excitement.

Gao Xiaoye's eyes flickered, and she couldn't help but whisper to the classmate next to her, "Do you think it would be easy to deal with this Grey Feather Falcon if Consultant Chen were to take action?"

"Easy?" The classmate next to him was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought. "This gray-feathered falcon is, after all, a dominant pet beast of Baofeng Mountain. No matter how powerful Consultant Chen is, he'll still have to put in some effort, right?"

“I think Consultant Chen can definitely handle it easily.” Gao Xiaoye was full of confidence in Consultant Chen, her eyes shining with admiration. “You haven’t seen his pet beasts in person, so you don’t know how powerful the Wind-Riding Hound and the Blazing Sky Falcon really are.”

As the group discussed, they passed through the narrow valley, and the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A relatively open lake covered in ice and snow appeared out of nowhere. Most of the lake was frozen, with only the central area still shimmering with a dark light under the warmth of the campfire.

"We've arrived! This is it!" Zhang Ye shouted in a low voice, his eyes sharp as an eagle's, his face solemn. "Everyone prepare for battle! Proceed according to plan!"

The teachers and students held their breath instantly, and each of the pet animals performed its own task.

The bellbird and the flaming falcon silently took off and disappeared into the snow-covered night sky.

The Mountain Rhinoceros let out a deep, rumbling roar, slowly advancing like a mobile fortress; the Thunder Shadow Leopard transformed into a black shadow and disappeared into the shadows of the rocks.
One by one, the pet beasts disappeared into the shadows and ventured deep into the Azure Lake. Powerful energy fluctuations instantly spread outwards, and a great battle was about to break out.

However, as they nervously looked towards the lake shore, preparing to meet the infamous aerial overlord...
The scene before them seemed to freeze everyone in place, as if under a spell.

The ferocious, ready-to-pounce grey-feathered falcon that I had imagined did not appear. Instead, a young man in a dark grey windbreaker was leisurely leaning against a rock beside the embers of a campfire by the lake.

The grey-feathered falcon that had made them so prepared for battle, now lay prostrate at the man's feet like the most docile house sparrow, its huge wings flapping carefully, fanning the man in an extremely fawning manner.

There was no arrogant sky overlord, no fierce beast ruling the surrounding area; all they saw was a humble beast trying to please the man before them.

Teacher Wang gaped, not even noticing his glasses slipping down to the tip of his nose.

Even the two taciturn beast tamers, who had maintained an indifferent expression throughout, were visibly stunned at this moment, their pupils dilated and their faces filled with disbelief.

At that moment, a cold wind swept by, and only the sound of heavy breathing could be heard in one's ears.

After an unknown amount of time, Gao Xiaoye was the first to react. He was so excited that he almost jumped up and pointed at Chen Yuan, shouting excitedly, "It's Consultant Chen!"

"Consultant Chen?!"

The teachers and students were instantly in an uproar, their expressions a complex mix of shock, confusion, and elation.

Chen Yuan, who was resting with his eyes closed, heard a faint noise in the distance, slowly opened his eyes, and calmly swept his gaze over the group of uninvited guests.

Then he stood up and smiled slightly: "Looks like tonight is going to be quite lively."

After a while,
Chen Yuan learned the whole story from Gao Xiaoye. He raised an eyebrow and looked down at the fawning gray-feathered falcon beside him: "I thought you were a pretty honest guy, but it turns out you've caused a lot of trouble."

"唳"

The gray-feathered falcon was unfazed by the hostile gazes of the teachers and students, but when it heard Chen Yuan's words, its body stiffened instantly, its feathers bristled, it abruptly retracted its wings, its massive body trembled, and a fearful "cooing" sound came from its throat.

When everyone saw the Greyfeather Falcon's reaction, they immediately looked at him strangely.

Is this really the Greyfeather Falcon that Zhang Ye described as having a violent and arrogant temperament?
What exactly did Consultant Chen do about it?
"Tell me yourself, what happened?"

Chen Yuan's voice was calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.

The grey-feathered falcon shuddered in fright and quickly flapped its wings, trying to explain its actions.

"Woof woof!" The dog translator came online just in time.

After the Grey Feather Falcon explained, Chen Yuan finally understood why it had stolen the spiritual plants from the Stone Arm Mountain Goblins.

It turns out that two months ago, a Greyfeather Falcon was passing by the habitat of the Stonearm Mandrills when one of them hit it on the head with a rock, and it held a grudge ever since.

As the Grey Feather Falcon grew stronger, it vented its anger by stealing spiritual plants.

"唳唳唳!"

The gray-feathered falcon grew increasingly agitated as it spoke, its cries becoming shrill. It flapped its wings vigorously, its expression one of extreme agitation, as if it were the victim itself.

Everyone: "…………"

Gao Xiaoye couldn't help but mutter, "After all this time, it turns out the trigger for all of this was a stone?"

The classmate next to me exclaimed, "Is this a chain reaction?"

Another student, chin in hand, stared at the Greyfeather Falcon with curiosity: "Compared to all this, I'm more curious about what Consultant Chen did to this guy?"

"Hmm, maybe Consultant Chen taught the Gray Feather Falcon a lesson before we did," Gao Xiaoye guessed.

(End of this chapter)