Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 403 The Dragon's Gift

As the dazzling white light receded like the tide, a violent roar suddenly tore through the silence of the lake.

The next moment, a colossal, chilling figure suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

Its entire body is covered with thick, dark red scales, like those formed from cooled lava, with the edges of the scales shimmering with a metallic sheen.

Its body is long and slender, far surpassing the previous Fish King form, with a row of ferocious serrated bone spikes growing on its back, extending from its head to the end of its strong and powerful long tail.

Atop its head were a pair of twisted, backward-pointing horns, like those cast in bronze. Its gaping maw revealed dagger-like, pale white teeth, and its golden vertical pupils burned with undisguised rage and destructive desire.

But its enormous body seemed too heavy, and as soon as it appeared, it crashed heavily onto the lake, stirring up waves of water.

"Roar!!!"

With a terrifying roar, the red dragon-like beast swung its thick tail and slammed it into the lake, creating turbid waves several meters high, as if announcing its arrival to the world.

The golden-scaled fish surrounding it showed no fear; instead, they leaped and tumbled with even greater excitement, as if on a pilgrimage, making "plop plop" sounds. The entire lake was both awe-inspiring and eerie because of this strange scene.

"The golden-scaled fish has evolved into a dragon!!!" Liu Jingyi covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes sparkling. "It really is a fish leaping over the dragon gate!"

Liu Jinglan raised his head slightly and said proudly, "I wasn't wrong, was I? The story of the fish leaping over the dragon gate is real."

After saying this, Liu Jinglan glanced at the red dragon, which was completely different from the golden-scaled fish, and muttered, "Fish can actually evolve into dragons. This world is really outrageous."

Huo Hong observed the red dragon carefully for a moment, then nodded: "Advisor Chen is right. The reason why these golden-scaled fish have been frantically hitting the ice these past few days is because their leader needs to leap out of the lake to advance."

"The fact that this pet can evolve from an ordinary golden-scaled fish into a dragon-type pet shows that its potential far exceeds expectations."

Although the Golden Scaled Fish is born with elite qualities, it is gentle in nature and has low aggression. It is almost impossible for it to master powerful moves, which makes it disliked by many Beast Tamers, who even consider it a disgrace to the water type.

Nowadays, there are very few beast tamers who can contract with golden-scaled fish, and even researchers don't want to spend time studying them.

But no one expected that an ordinary golden-scaled fish could evolve into a dragon-like pet.

Whether it's the emotional appeal of myths and legends or their inherent strength, dragon-type pets are widely recognized by countless beast tamers as synonymous with power.

If one can contract a dragon-type pet, it is enough to directly leap from an ordinary beast tamer to an elite beast tamer, thus changing one's destiny.

However, dragon-type pets are powerful and often inhabit remote and harsh environments, so very few beast tamers are lucky enough to encounter them, let alone form a contract with them.

Witnessing the birth of a dragon-like pet in the suburbs of the capital was an extremely lucky thing for everyone present.

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, finally finding the reason for the fish riot.

But watching the red dragon roar wildly, the supervisor was sweating profusely, his voice trembling:
"It's good that we've figured out the reason. But what should we do next, Coco? This pet doesn't seem to have a good temper at all. If it stays here, who would dare to come ice skating?"

These words instantly awakened everyone.

Previously, the golden scale fish were gentle and could coexist peacefully with tourists.

But the red dragon in front of them looked ferocious. Its violent eyes and chilling roar were enough to scare away most people. It clearly wouldn't tolerate anyone trespassing and playing around in its territory.

It is foreseeable that the golden-scaled fish led by the red dragon will definitely have a fierce conflict with the ice rink over territory issues, and there may even be a fight.

This lake has indeed been temporarily contracted out to the ice rink, but the pet animal tribes don't care about the laws of human society. They have lived here for generations and have long regarded this place as their territory.

In that sense, the ice rink is actually a later addition.

Everyone was stumped for a moment, but Chen Yuan's eyes flickered and his thoughts were churning.

What do you think Zhang Hao would do?
As a business genius, Zhang Hao will definitely turn the red dragon that has advanced here into a publicity gimmick to attract countless people to come and explore.

Whether it's a school of golden-scaled fish or a true depiction of "fish leaping over the dragon gate," both are considered extremely auspicious omens.

However, how to make this giant dragon coexist peacefully with humans is indeed a difficult point.

As the one carrying out this bounty mission, Huo Hong did not expect anyone else to help solve the problem.

His expression remained calm. After a brief moment of thought, he stepped forward and said, "It seems we should try communicating first."

He hoped that the red dragon only appeared ferocious, and that its true nature was quite the opposite.

In handling pet-related incidents, friendly communication is always the top priority.

If communication fails, other methods will be tried.

"Master, be careful," Amei whispered a reminder, then sent the Floating Cloud Sparrow into the air to keep watch over the surroundings.

Shi Tou remained silent, but simply strode forward with his chest out, closely following Huo Hong.

Huo Hong nodded slightly, then stepped forward under everyone's watchful eyes.

But the moment Huo Hong stepped onto the broken ice edge, the red dragon sensed the commotion, its gaze shifting downwards, its golden vertical pupils instantly locking onto Huo Hong and the Azure Hound, unleashing a deafening roar:
"Roar!"

With its massive mouth opening, a water-burst bomb, whose internal water flow was rapidly rotating, exploded like a cannonball!

Huo Hong, who was prepared, reacted extremely quickly and leaped backward.

Stone's eyelids twitched, and he quickly retreated to a safe position.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

The Azure Hound's gaze was sharp, and ripples of cyan-green light spread around its body. Almost at the same moment, it spat out a cyan energy ball.

The next moment, the water bomb and the green energy ball collided violently in mid-air.

Boom!

Amidst the loud bang, water splashed everywhere.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan shook his head helplessly: "Sure enough, this is still the way to solve the problem in the end."

Only through battle can the problem be completely solved.

Only by conquering the pet beast through strength and gaining the opponent's recognition can you truly win their respect.

Seeing the red dragon launch an attack, Huo Hong remained expressionless, but his gaze became even more profound: "You guys hold the line, I'll deal with it."

"Understood, Master," Amei and Shitou replied loudly.

The scene suddenly became somewhat chaotic due to the red dragon's sudden attack.

Huo Hong commanded the Azure Hounds to confront the Red Dragon, while Amei and Shitou controlled their pets to keep a close eye on the restless school of Golden Scaled Fish nearby.

Chen Yuan and the others silently retreated to watch the battle, while only the supervisor sighed repeatedly: "Oh dear, how did things turn out like this?"

A fierce battle is about to break out.

As an elite player who successfully advanced to the knockout stage of the Donghuang Tournament, Huo Hong's strength is beyond doubt.

Even when facing a newly evolved red dragon, everyone believed he could defeat it with ease.

Subsequently, Huo Hong commanded the Azure Mist Hunting Dogs to wield emerald green vine whips, which coiled around the red dragon like serpents, attempting to bind it.

Before its evolution, the Golden Scale Fish is a water-type fish, so wood-type skills are obviously very effective against it.

"Roar!"

But when the furious roar resounded throughout the entire area, the red dragon, instead of using water-based skills to counter the attacking vine whips, opened its massive mouth and spewed out a burst of blazing flames.

The flames swept across, instantly turning the life-giving vines into charred ashes.

The lake reflected the leaping flames, and large plumes of white mist rose up.

"Dual attributes of water and fire?!" Liu Jinglan exclaimed in surprise.

The Golden Scale Fish is originally a water-type fish. After advancing to Morning Star, it will gain an additional attribute, but no one expected it to be a fire-type fish.

As we all know, water and fire are incompatible, and these two highly conflicting attributes almost never appear in the same pet.

But at this very moment, this extremely rare situation has occurred.

As everyone gasped in surprise, Chen Yuan quickly took out his phone to record the scene, preserving valuable video footage for his younger brother while sending a message asking, "Brother, do you know what kind of pet this is?"

Chen Wenhao quickly replied to the message: "Brother, this is a Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon with both water and fire attributes. It has only been found overseas so far. I didn't expect to find one in Donghuang."

"The Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon evolved from the Golden Scale Fish, and it is said that the evolution method is very special."

"Moreover, once it evolves, the Crimson Blaze Dragon will change from its original gentle nature to a violent one, with an extremely strong sense of territory."

"Brother, where have you gotten yourself into trouble this time?"

Upon seeing the last sentence, Chen Yuan's lips twitched: "What do you mean by 'causing trouble'?"

This is clearly trouble coming to them!

The two Chen brothers were having a heated discussion about the Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon on their phones, but for Huo Hong, who was facing the Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon head-on, this special combination of attributes made the battle instantly complicated, and his brows furrowed tightly.

Since the opponent is of the water and fire element, the wood-type Azure Hound no longer has an advantage in terms of elemental attributes.

The thought vanished in an instant. Huo Hong exhaled lightly and decided to summon his second pet to resolve the current predicament.

For bounty hunters, there is no such thing as a fair one-on-one battle. As long as they can complete the bounty mission, they will do whatever is most efficient.

Just as Huo Hong was about to summon his second pet, a blue streak of light quickly appeared in front of Chen Yuan.

The next instant, the slender and graceful figure of the Azure Sea Spirit Master was already suspended above the lake's surface: "Roar~"

Huo Hong was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Consultant Chen and asked, "Consultant Chen, what's wrong?"

Chen Yuan coughed lightly and explained simply, "This guy sensed the presence of his own kind and wanted to come out to check the situation."

"I'll also help you solve this problem."

Egg floated above the lake, its dragon eyes, which held the power of a starry sea, exuding innate nobility and majesty, sweeping down upon the Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon below, whose size far surpassed its own and which was baring its fangs and claws.
"hold head high?"

Now that you have seen me, why do you not bow?
Seeing Egg's disdainful look towards the Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon, Liu Jingyi's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in admiration:
"The Azure Sea Spirit Lord looks much prettier."

Then she turned to Chen Yuan and asked curiously, "Brother Chen Yuan, what's the nickname of the Cangming Spirit Lord? It must be really cool, right?"

Chen Yuan smiled slightly, about to answer, when he saw Dandan suddenly wave his hand and grin, "Ooh!"

My childhood name is taboo!
Chen Yuan smiled helplessly and spread his hands: "Egg doesn't want me to tell you its nickname."

Upon hearing this, Dandan froze, while Liu Jingyi covered her mouth and chuckled, "Oh, okay."

"hold head high!"

Egg was furious and could only glare angrily at the Crimson Blazing Dragon.

It's all your fault!

In that instant, a pure and powerful dragon aura spread out from Egg's body like a tide, an absolute suppression originating from the level of life and bloodline.

The previously frenzied Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon suddenly froze, a hint of surprise and uncertainty flashing in its golden vertical pupils for the first time.

The jubilant school of golden-scaled fish around them instantly fell silent, trembling and sinking into the water, not daring to make a move.

"Ang~"

Egg raised its head and roared like a dragon, its imposing aura stemming from its noble bloodline allowing it to easily subdue these creatures.

However, with a furious roar, the inherent ferocity of the Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon quickly overcame the momentary fear: "Roar!"

It roared even more furiously to the sky, breaking free from the shackles of its bloodline's oppressive power.

Its massive tail slammed into the water, propelling it into the air. It opened its fiery maw and lunged at the tiny creature in mid-air that dared to challenge its majesty.

Blazing flames and icy vapors intertwined around it, creating a striking visual spectacle. On the lake's surface, battle erupted instantly.

After a week of fierce battles, Egg's combat experience was quite rich. It suddenly sprayed a jet of water, directly interrupting the Crimson Blazing Dragon's fierce attack.

"Roar!"

The raging flames spewing from its giant mouth were extinguished by the surge of water, and the Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon felt a slight pain, causing it to momentarily pause.

"Roar!!!"

The Crimson Scaled Dragon roared in fury and launched another attack.

The thick, long tail, carrying immense force and surging water, lashed at the testicles like a giant water whip.

Water-based skill, Wave Tail!
Without Chen Yuan's command, Dandan moved nimbly, gracefully gliding to dodge the attack, but the water splashed and exploded where it had been hovering.

"Ang~"

Seeing that the other party not only refused to submit but also attacked him again and again, Egg felt that the king's dignity had been seriously challenged!

"hold head high!"

With a dragon's roar, Egg immediately began to retaliate. It opened its small mouth and a swift surge of water shot out like a high-pressure water gun, heading straight for the opponent's face.

The water gushed out with a roar, cutting through the air, eliciting cheers.

Liu Jingyi's eyes lit up, her expression filled with excitement at the sudden and fierce battle: "A battle between two dragons!"

A single dragon is rare enough, but two dragons meeting and battling fiercely is even rarer.

For a moment, everyone forgot the purpose of their trip and watched the fierce battle with complete concentration.

The leader stamped his feet repeatedly, his voice urgent: "Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

"The ice rink is about to open!"

Only Huo Hong frowned slightly and muttered, "Why is Consultant Chen helping me with my tasks again?"

On the surface of the lake,

Faced with the incredibly swift surge of water, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex neither dodged nor avoided it, but instead opened its mouth and spewed out a water bomb to collide with it. The two streams of water collided in mid-air with a deafening roar, and water mist filled the air.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus's massive tail slammed heavily into the water, splashing waves everywhere. Its enormous body used the impact to surge forward, its claws covered in scorching flames slashing down at its head.

"Ang~"

Having anticipated this, Egg immediately used [Mirror Flower Water Moon], instantly splitting his figure into dozens of phantoms, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

The Crimson Tyrannosaurus's attack pierced through the illusion, missing its target on the lake surface and stirring up billowing steam.

However, the Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon's massive head suddenly turned, its golden vertical pupils scanning the clones before it erupted in a furious roar.

The next moment, a blazing pillar of fire swept across in a fan shape, engulfing all the clones. The flames were scorching and the heat was intense, forcing Egg to take to the air to avoid it.

Seeing the Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon's fierce attack, Chen Yuan's eyes flashed.

This Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon is not bad.

The battle intensified, drawing everyone's attention. Even Youmi forgot her snacks, staring wide-eyed at the scene before her: "Goo-choo!"

If this flame goes off, I, Lord Yumi, will die, won't I?
They're definitely going to die!
As the thought arose, Youmi quickly shook her head frantically, trying to clear her mind of the chaotic thoughts.

bah bah bah!
What battle requires the personal intervention of this Lady Yumi?

With the clumsy Cola senior on the left, the fierce Spark boss on the right, and now the foolish Egg who is obsessed with ruling the farm but has been tricked by the farm owner, there is simply no chance for me, Lord Yumi, to make a move.

Compared to Youmi, whose thoughts were in turmoil, Egg realized how troublesome its opponent was. Its gaze became slightly serious, and then the blue light from its dragon horns shone brightly, directly activating the Cloud Sea.

Although the Cloud Sea has a buff effect on all water-type pets, as the caster, Egg can control it precisely. Whether the water-type pets in the field can benefit is entirely up to its will.

If the sea of ​​clouds stands upright and is not controlled by the egg, it is equivalent to a program running in a rigid manner.

Thick, dark clouds gathered rapidly, and a torrential downpour of cold rain not only quickly weakened the Crimson Tyrannosaurus's flames, but the dense raindrops also obstructed its vision.

For Egg, this is a welcome rain; but for Crimson Blazing Dragon, it is a source of irritation.

The Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex shook its head irritably in the rain, its flames flickering.

Egg seized the opportunity and suddenly unleashed a water-blast bomb, which struck the opponent's thick scales like a cannonball, producing a dull thud.

The Crimson Scaled Dragon was instantly in pain and went into a frenzy, its massive body suddenly diving into the water.

"hold head high?"

Egg lowered its gaze to the turbulent surface of the lake, becoming increasingly vigilant.

The next moment, the Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon burst out of the water like a torpedo, its body swirling with both water and flames, exuding an unparalleled aura. Its ferocious maw was quickly reflected in Egg's eyes.

This attack combined speed and power, leaving Egg with no way to dodge it; he could only gather all his energy to withstand it.

boom!
The sound of a violent collision rang in their ears, and the energy shockwave spread outwards, even the people on the shore felt a strong wind blowing in their faces.

Egg was thrown backward by the impact, and several charred and damaged marks appeared on its azure scales, indicating that it had been injured.

The Crimson Tyrannosaurus was not unscathed either; its massive body crashed back into the lake, creating huge waves.

After a brief standoff, Egg, enduring the pain, was the first to regain his balance.

"hold head high!"

Looking down at its injuries and damaged scales, Eggball flew into a rage, and an even thicker mist enveloped its body.

Your Majesty must not be insulted!
Without further hesitation, Egg launched a fierce attack on the Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon.

After a while,

With a loud bang, the massive body of the Crimson Blazing Scale Dragon crashed into the lake, creating waves several meters high.

After a long and fierce battle, the outcome has been decided.

Egg hovered in mid-air. Despite its injuries and somewhat disordered breathing, it still struggled to straighten its body and swept its majestic dragon eyes across the entire lake: "Huh?"

At this moment, all the golden-scaled fish quieted down, floated on the surface of the water, and bowed their heads slightly in submission.

Even the defeated Crimson Tyrannosaurus struggled to raise its massive head, its ferocious gaze gradually subsiding before it slowly lowered its menacing head.

Liu Jingyi and the others on the shore couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, impressed by Dandan's powerful strength.

Egg noticed the admiring gazes from everyone and felt smug. It raised its head high, striking a pose of perfect victory, as if the fierce battle just now was merely a warm-up.

Only Chen Yuan, who was connected to Egg's soul, knew Egg's true state at that moment. On the surface, it looked glamorous, but in reality, it was grimacing and enduring the stinging pain from its wounds.

It hurts so much!

Seeing that the battle was over and the situation had stabilized, Huo Hong prepared to go forward and communicate with the subdued Crimson Flame Tyrannosaurus to try to appease it and resolve the problem completely.

However, just as he was about to take a step, a deep dragon roar came from the sky.

"hold head high--!"

The dragon's roar was not loud, but it contained an indescribable majesty and oppression, piercing through the clouds and echoing in everyone's hearts.

At this moment, the once majestic Egg suddenly trembled, its whole body involuntarily shaking, and it subconsciously wanted to shrink back to Chen Yuan's side.

The astonished and bewildered crowd all looked up, only to see that the once clear sky had been covered with thick, dark clouds.

Within the clouds, a colossal, breathtaking crimson figure loomed in and out of sight, slowly circling and emitting a low, howling sound.

Liu Jingyi pointed at the crimson dragon, but was glared at fiercely by Liu Jinglan beside her. She quickly withdrew her finger and said, "Isn't that the huge dragon from the opening ceremony?"

How did it get here?

No one can answer this question.

The next moment, under the tense gazes of everyone, the giant red dragon slowly descended and finally hovered above the lake.

This huge creature completely ignored Chen Yuan and the others on the shore, and instead stared intently at the Crimson Flame Tyrannosaurus, which looked somewhat disheveled after its defeat.

As everyone wondered what was going on, they saw the incomparably majestic giant red dragon begin an extremely strange performance around the Crimson Flame Tyrannosaurus, which was much smaller than itself.

Sometimes it twists and turns its winding dragon body, sometimes it shakes its huge tail, and its head sways back and forth. It looks like it is dancing, or like it is performing some kind of mysterious ritual full of primitive meaning, which is indescribably comical and eerie.

Liu Jingyi stared blankly at the scene, then suddenly, as if making a connection to something, she muttered to herself, "This looks like a courtship dance I've seen in the animal kingdom."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions subtly changed.

"Shh, watch your words." Liu Jingyi quickly covered her younger sister's mouth with her hand and glared at her fiercely. "Don't talk nonsense outside. Show respect to this senior."

Nevertheless, Liu Jingyi's words lingered in everyone's hearts. When they looked up again, they saw the huge red dragon's eyes burning with undisguised fervor as it gazed at the Crimson Flame Scaled Dragon.

This wasn't the fiery passion of issuing a battle invitation, but a kind of passion that a child couldn't comprehend.

Before they could even sort out their thoughts, a series of hurried footsteps and the low growls of a pet came from behind.

A group of people dressed in gray-black uniforms quickly rushed over, skillfully directing their pets to scatter, and soon sealed off the lake area.

When Chen Yuan saw the leader, he was stunned for a moment and exclaimed again, "This world is really, really small."

The leader was none other than Captain Yao Li, who had once concealed his identity to enter the Qinling Mountains to protect Professor Song and other scholars.

But isn't Captain Yao in Shanghai? Why is he in Beijing?
Just as they were wondering what was going on, Captain Yao and Chen Yuan's eyes met, and they nodded to each other as a greeting.

Suddenly, Captain Yao turned to the crowd and spoke in a solemn voice:
"We apologize, everyone. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this area has been temporarily taken over and sealed off by our Criminal Investigation Department. Please cooperate and leave as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the ice rink manager nearly fainted.

With these successive misfortunes, his business was completely ruined.

Captain Yao seemed to sense his despair and promptly added, "Don't worry, the relevant departments will fully compensate for all economic losses caused by this incident."

Upon hearing this, the supervisor instantly seemed to have received a shot of adrenaline; his back straightened immediately, his face beaming with smiles, and he patted his chest to assure him:

"No problem! I'll definitely cooperate! Please let me know if you need anything!"

Although Chen Yuan and the others were full of curiosity, they also knew that the involvement of the Criminal Investigation Department meant that things were not simple, so they stopped asking questions and prepared to turn around and leave.

Just then, the huge red dragon that had been posing and preening in front of the Crimson Scale Dragon suddenly turned its head to look at Egg.

"hold head high."

Locked onto by that gaze, filled with endless majesty and oppression, Egg instantly froze, quickly looking at Chen Yuan and stammering, "Hmph hmph hmph!"

救.
Please save me!

Chen Yuan frowned slightly. He slowly took half a step forward. Cola on his left suddenly raised its eyes, Spark on his right shoulder gently flapped its wings, and the Morning and Evening Flower Fairy in his pocket tensed up.

The giant red dragon seemed to harbor no hostility; it merely gazed at the egg for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Roar~"

The next moment, a thick scale, as big as a washbasin and with edges shimmering with a golden-red halo, automatically detached and slowly landed in front of Egg.

Having done this, the giant red dragon ignored the bewildered Egg and turned its attention back to the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex, once again performing its comical dance.

Everyone stared at the scales in front of Egg, and could clearly feel the immense energy and heavy pressure contained within them. They were stunned for a moment.

"Is this... a gift from a dragon?"

(End of this chapter)