What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

When the armored armadillo, which should have been dead, rose again in a posture that completely defied the laws of nature, everyone present felt a chilling fear, as if a slippery venomous snake had suddenly slithered up their spine to the back of their head, bringing a chill that almost made them freeze.

The pet has come back to life?

The concept of the dead and resurrected does exist in this world.

Some powerful pets may indeed continue to exist in undead form under special circumstances, but this resurrection often comes at the cost of abandoning their physical bodies and transforming into pure energy bodies.

But they had never heard of such a phenomenon before.

"What the hell is this thing?!" A young employee couldn't help but squeeze out a low growl through clenched teeth, his voice distorted with extreme horror.

But when he met the crimson gaze of the ice-armored armadillo, an even deeper chill instantly gripped his heart, causing him to subconsciously take a half-step back.

"Shhh..."

"Waaah..."

"Sizzle..."

At the same moment, several scarlet lights, like death flowers blooming silently in the darkness, lit up one after another in the shadows of the trees deep in the forest.

With the sound of branches and leaves being roughly parted, figures of various shapes, but all exuding an extremely unsettling aura and surrounded by black light, slowly emerged from the darkness.

They moved forward, vaguely forming a loose encirclement, trapping the rescue team at the edge of this small forest clearing.

We are surrounded.

Li Haotian's face was calm and composed under the headlights, but a glimmer of light flickered in the depths of his slightly narrowed eyes.

He quickly scanned the approaching, eerie figures, which numbered more than a dozen and ranged in strength from the first to the third rank.

"A swift and decisive victory," he said in a deep voice.

Immediately afterwards, Li Haotian turned his head, his gaze briefly meeting that of another advanced beast tamer in the group, and shook his head.

Advanced Beastmasters are the team's strongest fighters and must maintain sufficient strength to deal with any potential greater threats.

Even after Li Haotian gave the order, the staff hesitated briefly.

Faced with these unprecedented and bizarre monsters, a deep-seated fear and unease spread through the group like a plague.

The biggest taboo for beast tamers in battle is to launch an attack without knowing anything about their opponent.

At this tense and tense moment, a young employee standing at the front of the line suddenly felt something lightly touch his arm.

He was startled, thinking it was a monster attack, and instinctively tried to back away, but when he turned his head, he met a pair of deep green eyes that shone brightly in the dim light.

The Flameclaw Beast had somehow appeared at the front. It nudged the inconsiderate human blocking its way from the monster with its paw, then raised its paw and pointed to the side: "Gag gag~"

Cluck cluck cluck, make way, make way, don't block the way!

The young employee was taken aback and subconsciously stepped aside.

Lin Chen followed closely behind and walked to the front of the line.

The beam of the headlamp shone on his profile, illuminating a serene silhouette.

Zhang Zhi turned his head and saw that Lin Chen's eyes showed no fear or apprehension, but rather a burning light.

This gleam wasn't the excitement of facing a powerful foe, but rather the surprise and greed of an experienced hunter who, after searching the wilderness for a long time, finally finds his desired prey.

A strange feeling suddenly welled up in Zhang Zhi's heart.

It appeared again.

Whenever Ah Chen faces his pet beast, he always shows the same burning gaze.

But this time, it was even hotter than before.

He couldn't help but turn his head and whisper to Zhao Siwen beside him, "Don't you think Ah Chen is acting a little strange...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Zhi saw Zhao Siwen staring at Lin Chen's back with a mixture of admiration and respect, muttering strange things under his breath.

"I was right. The reason why Lin Chen didn't participate in the Young Eagle Cup is that he didn't want to bully the other weaker players."

"But when faced with this situation, the truly strong will always be the first to step forward."

Zhang Zhi: "..."

He always felt that these high school students were all pretty crazy.

"drink!"

With a deep, furious shout, Zhao Siwen tensed up like a spring brimming with power, stomping his feet and causing the decaying leaves on the ground to burst open.

He charged fiercely toward the ice-armored armadillo like a cannonball, wielding his iron fist!

Zhang Zhi fell silent.

At the same moment, when Li Haotian saw Lin Chen take the initiative to attack, he frowned slightly but did not say anything to stop him.

He tilted his head slightly and spoke to the owl-shaped pet that had been quietly perched on his shoulder, like an ornament:

"Don't let him get hurt."

The owl-shaped pet tilted its head, its eyes gleaming, then spread its wings and silently disappeared into the dense shadows of the tree canopy above.

At this moment, Lin Chen stared directly at the Shadow Lizard, his thoughts churning.

When I first encountered that Gale Sable, I forgot something very important—using a double experience card.

It should be noted that the experience points of Dark Beasts are already higher than those of ordinary pets, and with the addition of experience cards, the leveling speed of Flame Claw Beast can be doubled.

So he silently asked to use the double experience card, but the system's voice sounded:

[Note! Dark races receive a base experience bonus, which cannot be stacked with double experience cards!]

Lin Chen was furious.

Damn system! A global crisis is about to strike, and you're still trying to suppress my combat power?!

The next moment, Lin Chen glared angrily at the Shadow Lizard.

It's all your fault!

At the same time, the Flameclaw Beast had already arrived directly in front of the Shadow Scythe Lizard, beckoning with its claws and roaring wildly, "Gagugug!"

"Sizzle!"

The Shadow Scythe Lizard suddenly let out a sharp hiss, and the viscous black light flowing around its body suddenly surged. It stomped its feet on the ground, dragged its scythe-like arms behind its back, and its whole body shot out like a ghost, attacking the Flame Claw Beast.

The Flameclaw Beast's eyes flashed. Without Lin Chen's command, it slightly turned its body, and its orange figure glided half a step to the side like flowing water, precisely avoiding the Shadow Scythe Lizard's swift, straight-line attack.

Missing its first attack, the Shadow Scythe Lizard twisted and attacked again, its two ferocious bone scythes crossed in front of its chest suddenly bursting with blinding black light.

Dark-type skill, Cross Slash!

"Sizzle!"

The ear-piercing tearing sound rang out again!

A highly refined, jet-black cross-shaped blade of light erupted from the scythe, tearing through the air and slashing towards the Flameclaw Beast at the waist with a piercing shriek.

"Second fire, Flame Breath Bullet." Lin Chen's command was calm and swift.

The Flameclaw Beast's eyes flashed with ferocity. Facing the tearing cross slash, it neither dodged nor avoided it. Its chest bulged high at a visible speed, and orange flames instantly surged from its throat.

The flame-breath bullet shot out with a roar, crashing straight into the incoming dark cross-shaped blade of light!

Boom! ...

The Flame Breath Bullet and the Cross Blade Aura collided fiercely in mid-air. The violent sound of the collision, accompanied by a shockwave, exploded in a spherical shape, instantly clearing away the surrounding withered branches and leaves, and sending dust flying everywhere, temporarily obscuring the vision of both sides.

Amidst the smoke and dust of the explosion, a point of orange light suddenly shone, and in an instant, it expanded like a spark thrown into boiling oil.

The Flameclaw Beast was covered in raging flames. It stomped its feet on the ground and charged forward, smashing through the still-unsettled energy turbulence and dust, and rushed toward the Shadow Scythe Lizard with unstoppable force!

boom! ! !

The next instant, the Flameclaw Beast, covered in flames, slammed into the Shadow Scythe Lizard. The terrifying impact caused the lizard to let out a painful screech, its slender body flying uncontrollably backward until it crashed into a small tree about the size of a bowl before staggering to the ground.

"Small-scale blast." Lin Chen pressed his advantage, determined not to give the Shadow Lizard any chance to catch its breath.

The Flameclaw Beast's chest bulged again, and two seconds later, a thick stream of flame shot out of its mouth!

Rumble!

With a loud explosion, a surging pillar of fire instantly engulfed the Shadow Lizard's form, and the flames suddenly surged, illuminating the darkness.

next second.

[Defeat a Tier 2 Dark Race and gain 12 experience points]

[Current progress of the Emblem of Light: 1/100 of the same tier of Dark species]

[Current level progress: Tier 2, Stage 1 (24/36)]

The system notification tone sounded at the appropriate time.

At this moment, Lin Chen couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. He turned to look at Zhang Zhi and asked, "Brother Zhang, how long does it usually take to advance from the first stage of the second tier to the second stage?"

Zhang Zhi was clearly taken aback by Lin Chen's sudden question. He paused for a moment before replying, "It depends on the specific situation of the pet. My Azure Mist Hunting Hound took more than a week to develop."

Lin Chen nodded knowingly.

It's reasonable that an ordinary pet beast could break through in a week, while a genius like the Flame Claw Beast could do so in just one night, right?