What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

Chapter 78 A King Descends from the Sky!

The setting sun, like melting gold, dyed the sky of the secret realm a magnificent orange-red.

The rugged mountain silhouettes cast long shadows in the afterglow of the setting sun, while gusts of wind swept through the high sky, stirring the drifting clouds and the jet-black feathers of the four-winged iron plumes.

Lin Chen sat steadily on the broad back of the four-winged iron-feathered vulture, his hand resting on the firm feathers behind its neck, looking down at the mountains and forests rushing past below.

A strong wind rushed towards me, but it was smoothed out by an invisible force field naturally emanating from the four-winged iron-feathered vulture. Surprisingly, sitting on it was very stable, with little sense of turbulence.

Flying mounts are very common in this world.

Flying mounts are available in every city, and Lin Chen also rode a flying mount on his way from Qiming City to the academy.

"Being able to fly is so convenient—" Lin Chen thought to himself.

Being unable to fly puts them at a natural disadvantage.

Looking down from the air, the terrain of the secret realm is laid out in its entirety. It can be predicted in advance which areas have particularly dense forests that may hide dangers, and which places have water sources or special landforms.

"It seems there's a chance. I really need to contract a pet beast that can carry people in flight." Lin Chen kept this thought in mind.

Whether for traveling, reconnaissance, or dealing with special terrain, the advantage of air superiority is too great.

But he needs to think carefully about which Digimon are suitable for manned flight.

As my thoughts drifted, the four-winged iron-feathered vulture beneath me let out a short cry, adjusted its flight posture, and began to swoop down towards a rocky valley below.

"Found it?" Lin Chen's spirits lifted, and he immediately focused his gaze downwards.

As the altitude rapidly decreased, the view of the valley below became increasingly clear.

This is a land that seems to have been repeatedly scorched by flames. The exposed rocks are grayish-black, and the air is filled with a faint smell of sulfur and a heat wave that distorts the view.

In the very center of this area, two ferocious crimson figures were chasing several tiny human figures.

This is precisely Lin Chen's most important goal for this trip—the Molten Armor Dragon Lizard!

The massive Molten Armored Dragon Lizard was over eight meters long, resembling a heavy tank from afar. Its entire body was covered with thick, dark red scales like armor, with a faint, crimson light like lava flowing between the gaps in the scales.

It crawls on all fours, with a long tail extending from its back, and a row of sharp protrusions on its back.

The most striking feature is its chest area, where there is a giant rhomboid scale with a color like the purest ruby.

Lin Chen's eyes lit up.

Okay, okay, I've finally found you.

This diamond-shaped scale is the Tyrannosaurus Heart needed for the Flameclaw Beast to evolve!

With each step the Molten Armored Dragon Lizard took, the ground trembled slightly, and its thick tail swept across, shattering the charred rocks like tofu.

Its aura is violent and scorching, and its body is enormous. It is clearly the leader-level Molten Armor Dragon Lizard in the previous volume, and one of the most powerful pets in the secret realm.

The other molten armored dragon lizard was slightly smaller, but still five or six meters long, with slightly lighter-colored scales and similar scales on its chest.

The three people Lin Chen knew very well were being frantically chased by these two giant beasts.

Su Qingyuan ran in the lead, her expression unchanged, her steps steady.

Zhang Xiaoxiao and Zhou Ming followed closely behind, both looking panicked and panting heavily, their condition far worse than Su Qingyuan's.

Clearly, they had somehow provoked these two giant beasts and were on their way to escape.

However, without mounts or pets, how could ordinary humans compare to the speed of pets? The distance between them was quickly closed.

Su Qingyuan, who was running in the lead, suddenly stopped, turned around, her eyebrows furrowed, and her gaze sharp.

She raised her hand and waved it. The Azure Feathered Wind Bird, which was hovering in the low sky, let out a high-pitched cry and transformed into a streak of azure lightning, taking the initiative to meet the leader-level Molten Armor Dragon Lizard!

The Azure Feathered Wind Bird pushed its speed to the limit, leaving only afterimages in the air, and used its speed advantage to rapidly circle around the massive head and eyes of the Molten Armor Dragon Lizard.

At the same time, it flapped its wings repeatedly, and a series of wind blades cut into the relatively vulnerable parts of the Molten Armor Dragon Lizard, such as its eyelids, nostrils, and ear canals, like a sudden storm.

However, the sharp wind blades, capable of slicing through rock, mostly only sent up a trail of sparks and left shallow white marks on the thick lava scales of the Molten Armored Dragon Lizard, causing little to no real damage.

Only when its soft facial features are attacked can it shake its head in pain, let out an angry roar, and spit out a few sparks: "Roar~"

However, this also successfully attracted the attention of the leader-level Molten Armored Dragon Lizard.

The leader-level Molten Armored Dragon Lizard temporarily abandoned its pursuit of the other two and instead unleashed its fury on the Azure Feathered Wind Bird.

Its head was raised high and its ferocious form opened its massive mouth, which was filled with dagger-like teeth. A thick, scorching breath of fire then spewed out, sweeping across the sky.

The blue-feathered windbird narrowly avoided the attack, its scorching breath brushing past its tail feathers and scorching a few.

Faced with an absolute disparity in strength and defense, even with Su Qingyuan's command, the Azure Feather Wind Bird could only manage to barely hold its own and delay the inevitable.

On the other side, Zhou Ming and Zhang Xiaoxiao also stopped to fight another, slightly smaller, armored dragon lizard.

However, the two were far weaker than Su Qingyuan. Even with their cooperation, they could only barely hold back the second-tier Molten Armor Dragon Lizard and were completely unable to stop the beast's advance. The situation was extremely precarious.

As the Flame Eagle was repelled once again, Zhou Ming, panting heavily, cursed, "Damn, that was too insidious! Who knew there were two Molten Armored Dragon Lizards here!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao brushed back the strands of hair damp with sweat from her forehead, her tone somewhat helpless: "There's nothing we can do, we just happened to run into them during their mating season."

Outside the secret location, at the monitoring center.

This scene was clearly displayed on the giant screen, drawing the attention of all the teachers.

"That's too much of a stretch."

A middle-aged female teacher couldn't help but shake her head, her tone filled with worry: "Su Qingyuan's command and the performance of the Azure Feather Wind Bird were already perfect, but the opponent was a second-tier, ninth-level leader-level Molten Armor Dragon Lizard. The difference in strength was too great. It was already her limit that she could hold them off."

"Indeed, this freshman's performance was impeccable. Her command skills and combat performance are undoubtedly the best among this year's freshmen. It's just a pity that she was unlucky."

Another teacher added, shaking his head, "It's a pity we encountered a Molten Armored Dragon Lizard in heat."

As a powerful pet with a strong sense of territory, an adult Armored Lizard usually lives alone, but when the mating season arrives, it will stay with a female Armored Lizard until new life is born.

If you are disturbed during this period, the consequences will be very serious.

"Do we need to intervene?" someone asked Zhao Honggang.

Zhao Honggang stood with his hands behind his back, his face calm, and slowly shook his head: "Let's see. Although they are no match for us, they should be able to escape."

A teacher suddenly asked, "Dean, isn't it a bit too overpowered for these leader-level pets to appear in the secret realm? Not a single freshman can defeat them alone."

Zhao Honggang remained unfazed, his voice booming: "Why should I defeat him alone?"

"The purpose of this freshman competition is to test the freshmen's comprehensive qualities, and teamwork is also a part of these comprehensive qualities."

"Only by understanding teamwork can one go further in unfamiliar and dangerous environments."

"Like Su Qingyuan and the other two, if it weren't for the other Molten Armored Dragon Lizard, they would be fully capable of defeating this leader-level Molten Armored Dragon Lizard."

"This is the power of teamwork."

He paused, staring at the screen, his voice low: "But anyone who ignores teamwork and tries to defeat them alone will pay a heavy price."

As soon as he finished speaking, the technician who had been staring intently at the screen seemed to have noticed something and manipulated the image to zoom in and out rapidly.

High in the sky, a black dot is approaching the battlefield at an extremely fast speed.

The setting sun's afterglow outlined the massive form of the four-winged iron-feathered vulture, with Lin Chen standing on its back, his expression calm and his clothes fluttering.

"It's him!"

Teachers who had been closely monitoring Lin Chen's performance immediately recognized him: "He's riding over on a four-winged iron-feathered vulture!"

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn, and they all turned their gazes to it.

When they saw Lin Chen riding his four-winged iron-feathered vulture into the air above the battlefield, one of the teachers wondered, "Is he also going to join this punitive expedition?"

The teacher next to him leaned forward, looking focused: "With his help, the four of them working together might really give him a chance."

"And he also tamed a second-tier four-winged iron-feathered vulture."

A burst of laughter rang out as Lin Chen recalled the entire process of taming the Earthshaking Bear and the Four-Winged Iron-Feathered Vulture.

Mid-air.

Lin Chen's eyes shone brightly, and a dazzling summoning light shone forth as the Flame Claw Beast stood firmly on the back of the four-winged Iron Feathered Vulture.

Lin Chen pointed to the smaller Molten Armored Dragon Lizard below, then lowered his eyes to stare at the Flame Claw Beast: "Do you know a move that comes down from the sky?"

"Gag?" The Flameclaw Beast tilted its head, looking puzzled.

Off-screen, the teachers only saw Lin Chen seemingly give some instructions to the Flameclaw Beast, and soon the latter's eyes lit up, eager to try.

The next moment, accompanied by a cry of surprise, the Flameclaw Beast leaped off the back of the Four Iron-feathered Vulture.

Falling, accelerating.

It twisted in mid-air, adjusting its posture, its chest expanding violently at a visible speed, its deep green eyes filled with a chilling aura.

The Flameclaw Beast, descending at breakneck speed, fixed its gaze on the slightly smaller Molten Armored Dragon Lizard. The fierce wind howled in its ears, and the scenery on the ground rapidly zoomed in.

The afterglow of the setting sun outlined the figure of the Flameclaw Beast, its eyes blazing, and its mouth rapidly churning with extremely dazzling orange flames.

boom!!!

The next moment, a surging orange pillar of fire suddenly erupted, carrying a rolling heat wave, tearing through the air, and roaring down from the low sky.

Sensing the huge commotion coming from below, the Molten Armored Dragon Lizard raised its head in confusion, its dark red vertical pupils looking upwards.

The moment it looked up, its vision was completely engulfed by a rapidly expanding, intense radiance.

As the gaze refocused, a surging flame roared down from above, and for a brief moment, it visually overlapped with the sinking crimson-gold sunset on the horizon.

Rumble!!!

The loud explosion echoed throughout the area.

This was a small explosion that the Flameclaw Beast had been building up for a long time as it fell from the sky. Once it exploded, it hit the Molten Armored Dragon Lizard, which was unable to dodge in time, and unleashed unimaginable terrifying power.

The shockwave from the explosion violently pushed the surrounding debris and heat waves in all directions. Zhou Ming and Zhang Xiaoxiao were both pushed backward by the blast wave and almost fell.

"Hoo-hoo!"

All that could be heard was a mournful scream as the massive body of the Molten Armored Dragon Lizard was slammed to the ground by the force of the explosion. Its seemingly indestructible scales on its back were blasted into pieces, revealing the charred and mangled flesh beneath.

It writhed and convulsed in agony, trying to get up, but only kicked its legs a few times in vain before its head lolled to the side and it fell into a complete coma.

[Defeat a Tier 2 pet and gain 6 experience points]

[Flame Claw Beast Level: Tier 2, Stage 6 (6/72)]

This sudden and terrifying blow not only stunned Zhou Ming and Zhang Xiaoxiao, but also left all the teachers who witnessed the scene in a state of brief stunned silence.

They had never heard of such a move that seemed to fall from the sky.

At the same time, the Flameclaw Beast, having unleashed its skill, was plummeting rapidly due to inertia.

But the next second, the four-winged iron-feathered eagle nimbly swooped down and glided, appearing precisely below the falling flameclaw beast.

"Gaku!"

The Flameclaw Beast landed on the back of the Four-Winged Iron-Feathered Vulture and stood firmly, as if it had practiced this a thousand times.

"How are you feeling?" Lin Chen asked.

"Gag~" Flameclaw Beast tilted its head, seemingly deep in thought, but after thinking for a long time it couldn't quite articulate its feelings.

Finally, it waved its paw and grinned, "Gagoo!"

Cool!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the four-winged iron-feathered vulture carried Lin Chen and the Flame Claw Beast down to the ground.

As soon as Lin Chen landed, Zhou Ming, his face beaming with excitement, was the first to rush over: "Brother Chen, such a cool entrance! I knew it was you the moment I saw you!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's lips twitched.

This was the second time he had saved Zhou Ming from disaster.

According to the basic principle that things shouldn't happen more than three times, there shouldn't be a third time to save the day.

Lin Chen nodded to Zhou Ming, his gaze quickly sweeping over the still-shaken Zhang Xiaoxiao, confirming that the two of them were only frightened and had minor scratches, and were otherwise unharmed.

Then, his gaze passed over the two men and fell upon the more intense battlefield not far away.

The Azure Feather Wind Bird was desperately dodging in the air, but the wind blades that cut into the thick armor of the leader-level Molten Armor Dragon Lizard could only leave shallow marks and sparks flying everywhere.

At this moment, the leader-level Molten Armored Dragon Lizard was completely enraged by the fall of its mate, and its attacks became increasingly ferocious. Its scorching breath almost sealed off most of the Azure Feathered Wind Bird's dodging space, putting it in a perilous situation.

If it weren't for Su Qingyuan's exceptional command skills, consistently making the right choices at the most critical moments, the Azure Feather Wind Bird would likely have been injured long ago.

Lin Chen pointed his energy detection bracelet at the leader-level Molten Armor Dragon Lizard: "Speed ​​Name: Molten Armor Dragon Lizard."

Attributes: Fire, Dragon

"Racial Rank: Mid-Elite"

Strength Level: Second Tier, Ninth Stage

Lin Chen's eyes flickered.

This is the big boss in this secret realm. Not only is its racial level higher than most newly born pets, but its strength level is also far ahead, and it has extremely powerful dragon attributes.

Even now, the Flameclaw Beast has very little chance of defeating this leader-level Molten Armored Dragon Lizard on its own.

The only way to defeat it and get that generous amount of points is to team up.

But at this moment, Lin Chen has a second solution.

"Lin Chen, classmate."

Zhang Xiaoxiao's sudden voice forcefully pulled Lin Chen back to reality. Her voice was urgent: "Let's help Yuanyuan together!"

Lin Chen did not answer immediately, but instead turned his gaze to the fallen Molten Armor Dragon Lizard.

The Tyrannosaurus Heart, like a ruby, was set in his chest, faintly radiating a powerful aura.

Lin Chen looked away and raised a finger.

He said, "Give me a minute."

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