What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

"..."

No, you should thank me for what you know! Is that what I meant?

Ron scratched his head, but he didn't say anything.

Regardless of An Yan's thought process, it's good that he can figure things out, saving Ron the trouble of wasting words comforting him.

After being comforted by Ron, An Yan has clearly recovered.

He stopped being a silent type and finally started chatting with everyone, asking about things related to the forest town.

Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, a loud bang suddenly rang out in front of them.

boom!!

A sound like an explosion suddenly rang out, followed by something flying in a parabolic arc from afar.

The thing was flying very fast and was heading straight for Ron and his group.

As the black dot grew larger and was about to hit the four-eyed cat, Ron immediately patted the cat's body and shouted:

Get out of the way!

"Meow!"

The four-eyed cat meowed and immediately made a dodging gesture.

While dodging, everyone got a clear look at the black dot flying towards them.

That was a mythical beast.

A mythical beast that looks like a puppy!

"Oh no! He's in danger!" An Yan was the first to react.

The emblem on the back of his hand lit up, a flash of fire appeared, and the Flame Warrior appeared before everyone.

After transforming, An Yan left the four-eyed monster cat. He leaped into the air, grabbed the little dog phantom beast that was about to fall to the ground, and then landed on the ground under the impact, sliding backward a few steps before stopping.

Was the impact that strong?

Ron noticed this and quickly looked in the direction from which the puppy phantom beast had flown.

Through his enhanced senses, enhanced by mental power, Ron saw the direction from which the little dog phantom beast had flown.

A fox-like phantom beast, about the height of an adult, holding a staff, wearing a fox mask, and having fox ears and a human body, stood at the end of Ron's line of sight.

She seemed to notice Ron's gaze, glanced at him casually, then turned away and suddenly disappeared.

No, it didn't just disappear suddenly.

Ron looked closely and discovered that the fox-woman phantom beast had actually turned around and entered a special place, because he saw abnormal fluctuations in the air, which, judging from the fluctuations, should be the boundary of some kind of barrier.

After a moment's thought, Ron realized something and immediately asked the office mouse:

"Working Mouse, is Forest Town just ahead?"

"That's right, the forest town is just ahead!"

The working mouse answered immediately.

A look of understanding flashed in Ron's eyes.

If the forest town is just ahead, then it seems that the encounter with this little dog-like phantom beast is part of the story.

Chapter 52 Ron's Wonderful Classification

An Yan didn't notice these things like Ron did.

After rescuing the puppy, he immediately looked down at the puppy in his arms and asked worriedly:

"Are you OK?"

"Waaah..."

The little dog whimpered in An Yan's arms, opened its eyes to look at him, and thanked him in a soft, adorable voice:

"Thank...thank you...I'm fine..."

As soon as the little dog finished speaking, the working mouse recognized the little dog's identity.

He pointed at the little dog phantom beast and exclaimed in surprise, "You are... a big-eared dog?"

Upon hearing the working mouse call out the name of the puppy phantom beast, Ron also looked towards the big-eared dog.

Big-eared dog, a transcendent-level mythical beast.

The mythical beast is depicted as an upright Chinese rural dog, predominantly yellow with a white belly.

Its most distinctive feature is its pair of ears that can cover its head, and these large ears are also the origin of the name of this type of mythical beast.

It is considered one of the harmless mythical beasts in the Endless Forest.

They are also permanent residents of the forest town.

"Working Mouse?" Big-eared Dog also recognized the Working Mouse, the mythical beast that lived under the protection of Grandpa Mouse.

She immediately jumped out of An Yan's arms, landed on the ground, looked at the office mouse at eye level, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"We were being chased by Master Tiger and almost got into trouble, but thankfully the Phantom Beast Warriors helped us..."

“…A mythical beast warrior?” Cinnamoroll looked at the other children, his adorable eyes widening. “The legendary… mythical beast warrior?”

"Yes, it's them!"

The office mouse, looking smug, introduced the others to the big-eared dog, saying, "These... are the legendary mythical beast warriors!"

Judging from his smug look, anyone who didn't know better would think he was also a member of the Mythical Beast Warriors.

But at that moment, no one cared about the arrogant behavior of the office worker.

Upon learning that everyone was a mythical beast warrior, the big, adorable eyes of the big-eared dog instantly filled with tears, and she looked at them through her sobs:

"Phantom Beasts...Phantom Beast Warriors...Please...Please save the town, save everyone! Please, I beg you, waaaaaah!"

After saying that, she burst into tears, and her crying lasted for a very long time.

……

It took them quite a while to get the big-eared dog to stop crying.

During this time, through the intermittent narration of the big-eared dog, everyone understood what had happened in the forest town.

The story begins two months ago.

At that time, the Lion King could not contact Jumang, the guardian of the Endless Forest, so he proposed to go to the Guardian's Temple to see the situation in person.

As the strongest mythical beast below the legendary level in the Endless Forest, the Lion King certainly has the right to personally go to the Guardian's Temple and meet the Guardian.

Originally, this was just a routine visit and inquiry, and the Lion King returned to the forest town half a month after visiting Jumang.

But ever since they came back, everyone has noticed that something is wrong.

Not long after the Lion King returned from the Guardian Temple, he ordered the forest town to be placed under lockdown.

Led by the Fox Witch, one of the three mythical beasts under the Lion King's command, a magical barrier was set up to cover the entire forest town.

No one is allowed to enter or leave during this period.

It was from that time that Forest Town lost contact with the outside world.

Then, on the second day after the forest town was closed, the Lion King began to select the strongest.

He forced all the magical beasts in the forest town to fight, wanting them to evolve in the process!

From that day on, the interior of Forest Town became a dark place filled with killing.

Mythical Beasts fight each other, and the mythical beast that wins the most battles will have the opportunity to evolve.

The strongest mythical beast that makes it to the end will be qualified to fight the Lion King.

If they can defeat the Lion King, the entire forest town will be restored to its original state.

But what if it fails...

"will die."

The big-eared dog wiped away its tears and sobbed, "...The Goat Knight was killed for challenging the Lion King."

Goat Knight, a fantasy-level mythical beast, often appears in the Endless Forest and the Technological Kingdom.

Although it is called Goat Rider, its true form is actually a hybrid of mechanical and biological forms. It has a motorcycle as a companion and can merge with the motorcycle when necessary.

Judging from the description, it's a very powerful mythical beast.

But in the end... he couldn't even last three moves against the Lion King before being killed on the spot.

"...This doesn't sound like an opponent we can handle."

After listening to the description, Ron made a judgment.

The Lion King's fighting power far exceeded their imagination.

At least the mythical beasts they encountered before, such as the Thorn Witch, the Ghost Spider, and the Tiger Master, were probably no match for the Lion King, who was probably not even a child.

Based on a simple analysis of the fantasy novels Ron read in his previous life, then mythical beasts like the Thorn Witch and the Ghost Spider belong to the 'early stage of the fantasy level'.