Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 370 The Iron-Headed Kid Makes a Move! A Grandmaster's Demeanor!

The snow-covered landscape was vast and desolate, and the snowstorm had subsided.

Yumi, with its hands on its tiny waist that was almost invisible, pointed triumphantly with its paws at the hidden cave entrance directly in front of it: "Goo-choo!"

We're here!

right here!

Chen Yuan stared ahead, his gaze lingering for a moment at the entrance to the deep valley before moving his eyes down to notice the broken ice shards on the ground. He slowly nodded and said, "Alright, Youmi, you continue leading the way."

Upon hearing this, Youmi's smug expression froze instantly. Its eyes darted around twice, it rubbed its paws together, and its voice noticeably lowered:

"Coo-choo"

Yumi's face was full of resistance, as if she didn't want to walk in front.

Chen Yuan suddenly recalled Youmi's expression when she recounted her experience of entering the cave at the office, and couldn't help but tease her, "Oh, I remember you hid all the way to the deepest part of the cave. It seems the pets inside scared you quite a bit."

Upon hearing this, Youmi reacted like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bristling with fur. Her fluffy little face turned visibly red, like a ripe berry. She stiffened her neck and tried to puff out her not-so-obvious chest: "Goo goo goo goo!"

snort!
Who's afraid!

This humble one is simply too lazy to stoop to their level!
Its forced attempt to hide its true colors, coupled with its exaggerated body language, instantly made the atmosphere incredibly lively.

Chen Yuan couldn't help but chuckle a few times. He glanced at Youmi, who was standing with her hands on her hips, demonic tentacles on her head, and looking sulky, and decided to stop teasing the little guy: "Alright, alright, you're not afraid of them, you're just strategically avoiding them."

"Coo-choo!"

Yumi clearly didn't understand the meaning behind Chen Yuan's words. It hugged its paws, snorted coldly, and turned its head away.

Then, Chen Yuan turned to look at Tie Touwa beside him: "You go ahead and clear the way. Youmi, you're in charge of giving directions."

"Crack."

Ironhead responded with a deep but firm voice, then strode forward with steady steps, its square iron head propelling it into the unknown darkness.

Seeing this, Youmi had no choice but to muster her courage and carefully fly into the deep cave, closely following behind Tie Touwa.

The sparks on Chen Yuan's shoulder dimmed most of their light, becoming like a portable miner's lamp emitting a soft warmth, illuminating the path ahead.

The Morning and Evening Flower Fairy in the shirt pocket curiously poked half her little head out, looking around at the cold and damp cave environment in front of her.

Although Cola, who is best at detecting the surrounding environment, is not by his side, Chen Yuan is not afraid of any danger because of the protection of Spark and the Morning and Evening Flower Fairy substitutes.

It's impossible that this mysterious cave is hiding several fourth-tier pets.

The cave was dimly lit and the air was damp.

They hadn't gone far when a series of soft, dense "fluttering" sounds came from the cave ceiling. A dark mass of shadows, like a black cloud, rushed towards them—it turned out to be a large swarm of shadow bats. Their sharp squeaking echoed through the cave, and their wings stirred up a chilling air.

Shadow Bats are also rare dark-type pets, but because they are born of ordinary quality, they have always been considered a disgrace to the dark type. Even dark-type beast tamers are unwilling to admit that they belong to the dark type family.

Although individually weak, the Shadow Bat can detect its surroundings using ultrasonic waves, and is used as a tool pet by a very small number of Beast Tamers.

These pet beasts usually live in groups inside deep caves, numbering in the dozens or even hundreds. Although their individual strength is average, their numbers always cause a qualitative change, making them a rather troublesome pet beast group that ordinary beast tamers avoid at all costs.

When the swarm of shadow bats appeared, Yumi's fur stood on end. She was terrified, but she tried to appear calm and straighten her small body, as if she didn't care.

However, when the surging, dark waves, as real as reality, crashed down with a piercing noise, its courage was instantly shattered.

"Coo-choo!"

With a short scream, Youmi transformed into a purple shadow with lightning speed, hiding behind Chen Yuan and trembling, only her big, terrified eyes peeking out as she secretly observed the situation outside.

Chen Yuan looked down at the little guy hiding behind his legs, with only half of his hairy head showing, and smiled slightly: "With your courage, you actually dared to sneak into Xuanhe Town to steal food. It seems that hunger really does fuel courage."

Hiding behind Chen Yuan, Youmi felt its face burning. It opened its mouth to retort, but was suppressed by the dense howls of the shadow bats. It held back for a long time, finally only letting out a weak, almost inaudible whimper, and shrank its body even tighter, completely burying its head in the sand.

Just as the dense swarm of bats was about to engulf Chen Yuan, Tie Touwa, who was walking at the front, made a move.

It did not speak, but simply stopped steadily, facing the surging dark tide, and silently raised the pair of sharp blades in front of it that had been forged a thousand times and whose edges gleamed with a cold light!
The next moment, the cold light unique to the [Steel Blade] skill suddenly burst forth.

hum! ! !
A sharp, condensed light, as cold as a crescent moon suddenly piercing the night sky, silently bloomed before Ironhead Boy.

This sharp edge is not flashy, but it carries a pure and sharpness that cuts through everything, silent yet incomparably sharp.

"Puff puff"

The first few shadow bats were cut as if by invisible blades, and before they could even let out a scream, they fell to the ground stiffly.

The swarm of bats that followed seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall full of destructive power. In an instant, chaos erupted as they let out terrified screams, flapped their wings frantically, and pushed and collided with each other in a chaotic frenzy.

The next moment, swarms of shadow bats scattered in terror, like scattered black smoke, disappearing in the blink of an eye into the side paths and the shadows of the cave ceiling.

In an instant, the cave fell silent again, with only the faint sound of air escaping as Ironhead retracted his steel blade and the soft thuds of several shadow bats falling to the ground.

A few specks of dust, stirred up by the aftershocks of the battle, drifted slowly down under the illumination of the searchlights.

Upon seeing this scene, Youmi, who was hiding behind Chen Yuan, stared wide-eyed, her amber eyes completely occupied by the tall, metallic back of Tie Touwa, which gleamed coldly under the lights.

For a moment, it was stunned and forgot its fear; a strange emotion surged in its heart.

"Let's go, let's keep going." It wasn't until Chen Yuan's voice rang out again that Youmi, who had been lost in thought, was brought back to reality.

"Coo-choo".

Youmi snapped out of her daze, as if waking from a dream.

It quickly emerged from behind Chen Yuan and darted forward to the fallen shadow bats that were no longer a threat. It bared its teeth and made a fierce face at them, as if trying to regain the face it had lost earlier.

After doing all this, it straightened its little chest and quickly approached the Iron-Headed Baby.

This time, it no longer cowered, but followed closely behind Ironhead, pointing ahead with its little paws: "Coo-choo!"

As they ventured deeper into the area, just as Youmi had predicted, various wild beasts appeared from time to time—a burrowing mole darting out from the darkness, a gray-armored boar trying to block their path, and even a shadow owl skilled in ambushes.

But without exception, the fate of these pets was always the same: the moment they tried to get close, Tie Touwa's silent figure would appear in front of Youmi and Chen Yuan.

Its every movement is simple and efficient—raise the blade, slash, and sheathe it.

Those two sharp blades, forged through countless trials, gleamed with a deadly yet beautiful cold light. Often, they would only emit a soft sound like metal clashing against stone or a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air before instantly defeating the attacker. The entire process was fluid and seamless, without a single superfluous movement, just like the efficiency and precision with which one cleaves stone day and night.

A single blow is all it takes to cleave a rock, and the same applies to defeating an opponent.

Youmi's eyes would always light up as she watched, her round eyes unconsciously filled with undisguised admiration and wonder: "Goo-choo~"

Compared to Spark, who displayed invincibility, and Cola, who could easily stir up a whirlwind, it felt that this taciturn pet was more powerful and better fit its definition of a strong person.

However, Ironhead remained calm and indifferent to his performance, even showing a hint of dissatisfaction.

In its view, these wild pets were too weak, and defeating them required little effort, let alone any sense of accomplishment.

Ironhead's semi-circular orange eyes gleamed calmly, fully aware of the vast difference between itself and Big Sister and Cola. In this perilous wilderness, any carelessness could lead to annihilation. Therefore, regardless of the opponent's strength, it poured all its spirit and power into every strike, striving for absolute certainty.

"With your current strength, you shouldn't encounter any opponents here, so don't be on edge all the time. It's good to relax occasionally."

Noticing the stern-faced Ironhead, Chen Yuan, who knew his temperament well, smiled slightly and spoke gently.

"Crack."

Ironhead's eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly.

It knew these were just words from the farmer to comfort himself.

They were still very weak and had many opponents they could not face, such as the towering trees in the mysterious forest that Cola mentioned, the flying deer, and the various powerful beasts they encountered on their journey.

These pets can easily defeat themselves.

Only by avoiding arrogance and impatience can one see the path forward.

Continuing in the direction indicated by Youmi, a rhythmic, violent tremor suddenly came from the depths of the cave passage.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Like heavy drumbeats striking the earth, accompanied by a faint roar, the sound grew louder and louder as it approached, causing the rock walls beneath our feet to tremble slightly!

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately raised his hand to signal the team to stop.

Ironhead instantly went into a state of high alert, the cold light of the pair of sharp steel blades around him was hidden but not released, making him look even more solemn.

Youmi immediately shrank behind Tietouwa, only revealing half of her small face and a pair of trembling antennae, watching warily in the direction from which the sound came.

The flickering light from the subdued sparks shone faintly, like a wary candle flame.

The Morning and Evening Flower Fairy also peeked more of her body out of the pocket, her eyes quickly becoming sharp.

The sounds of vibration and heavy breathing approached rapidly like a storm, and then a tall and burly young man appeared, stumbling and rushing out from behind a rock wall around a corner with a swift white figure.

Shi Tou was covered in sweat and dust, his face etched with lingering fear: "I wonder if Senior Sister has escaped?"

"Has she met up with her master?"

When will they come to rescue me?

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but the heavy breathing behind him became clearer and clearer, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and charge forward with his head down.

But as he was running for his life, he suddenly noticed a figure ahead. He was stunned for a moment, then frantically waved his arms and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Run! Run!! There's a Steel Armored Rhino chasing us!"

Before the words were even finished, a massive figure exuding a terrifying and oppressive aura appeared.

The steel-armored rhinoceros's scarlet eyes burned with furious flames, its massive horn flashed with a deadly cold light, and its thick limbs stomped the ground as it charged forward, sending rocks flying, in hot pursuit of the person and pet ahead.

Hiding behind Ironhead, Youmi finally saw the giant beast chasing after them and immediately pointed at it with her little paws, squealing, "Coo-choo!"

that's it!
It's the big guy guarding the shiny stones!

Chen Yuan nodded knowingly, his gaze calm and composed.

He watched as the panicked man and his pet charged towards him, ignoring the anxious shouts, furious roars, and the relentless thud of their footsteps.

"Damn it! Run!"

Shi Tou raised his eyes, staring back at the tall figure directly in front of him, his anxiety becoming increasingly apparent.

He was unwilling to let this unfortunate beast tamer share the Steel Armored Rhinoceros's wrath with him, so his escape speed slowed down, and he was determined to confront the Steel Armored Rhinoceros head-on, allowing the beast tamer to escape.

But at that very moment, the iron-headed boy moved.

It did not dodge, nor did it make any noise or warn; it simply took a step forward in an extremely natural and steady manner, standing firmly between the armored rhinoceros carrying destructive momentum and the fleeing creature.

The massive, ferocious-looking armored rhinoceros charged in like an out-of-control heavy tank, its powerful momentum capable of crushing everything in its path, whipping up rubble and dust from the ground.

Seeing Ironhead step forward, Stone's eyes widened, and he waved his arms, saying, "No, that's a Tier 3 pet beast, you're not!"

But the next second, it was as if an invisible hand was gripping his throat, and his voice was forced to get stuck in his throat.

Ironhead looked directly at the fierce impact that would terrify any ordinary beast, raised his head slightly, and calmly locked onto his target, his gaze piercing through the dust.

The movements remained simple and unadorned—the blade rose steadily and restrainedly from bottom to top, paused briefly at its highest point, and then slashed downwards.

Buzz—! ! ! !

An unprecedentedly condensed cold light suddenly erupted, no longer the crescent moon or sharp edge of before, but a vast blade of energy that seemed capable of cleaving mountains and splitting the earth!
A chilling light suddenly illuminated the entire cave passage, and the air blade tore through the air, emitting a heart-shaking shriek. The massive air wave it carried surged forward with unstoppable force!

Boom! ! !

The deafening collision sounded like a powerful bomb exploding in a confined space, and the sharp air blades slashed cleanly at the broad chest of the heavily armored Steel Rhino.

At that moment, the intense light, the shockwave, and the ear-piercing noise of metal colliding instantly blended together, overwhelming the senses of all the creatures present.

next second.

"Roar"

A groan filled with pain and disbelief slowly rose, followed by a dull thud as a heavy object crashed to the ground from behind.

boom! ! !
A large amount of dust mixed with gravel suddenly rose up like a smoke bomb, filling half of the passage.

Stone and Silver Armored Mantis staggered and stopped a few meters behind Iron Head Boy. Almost reflexively, they turned to look, and the next second their expressions froze, and they stood frozen in place.

The armored rhinoceros that had driven them to flee for their lives was now lying on the ground, its massive body still twitching unconsciously.

In the center of its proud, thick breastplate, a deep crack that reveals the bone is clearly visible!

The dust that rose up slowly settled under the light, outlining the silhouette of the colossal beast that had fallen like a small mountain.

Before the dust had settled, stood Ironhead, who had just laid down the sharp blade in front of him.

It stood there quietly, like an ancient, unmoving rock, facing the still-lingering shockwaves, with hardly any dust on it.

It turned slightly to face Chen Yuan and nodded gently, its posture calm and composed, as if it had just casually brushed away a fallen leaf, its tranquility almost like that of a master returning to simplicity.

Both the stone and the silver-armored mantis froze in place.

"Did you just see that?" Stone turned to look at the silver-armored mantis, his voice tinged with disbelief.

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The silver-armored mantis nodded silently, its eyes filled with deep awe as it looked at the iron-headed boy.

The rock passageway fell silent, save for the faint sound of dust slowly settling down.

(End of this chapter)