What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

Chapter 81: One-click sweep of the secret realm!

As dawn broke, the mist in the forest had not yet dissipated, and heavy dew clung to the blades of grass.

Zhang Dongdong trudged along on the slippery, decaying leaves, following the temporary group of eight people.

He tried to take bigger steps, attempting to keep up with the students in front of him who were physically stronger, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

Hu Hu Hu.

This makeshift team, composed of students from Class 5 of the Combat Academy, was traversing an exceptionally dense ancient forest, where the trees were so tall they blocked out the sun, making the light dim.

The conversation was conducted in hushed tones, tinged with tension and excitement.

"That guy is deep in that grove of trees over there; we found him yesterday."

The leader was a tall, strong boy with short, neat hair, named Lei Lie.

Thanks to his excellent organizational skills and remarkable personal abilities, he enjoyed high prestige among his classmates and was the initiator of this temporary team.

As he walked, he whispered to the people beside him, "This leader-level pet is called the Wood Rock Giant Ape, which is a Wood and Rock type."

"Thick-skinned and incredibly strong."

"We had a brief encounter with it yesterday. Although we were no match for it, we managed to figure out some of its tricks."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the slightly uneasy Zhang Dongdong and the others, and reassured them, "The Wood Rock Giant Ape moves relatively slowly, has a strong burst of speed but only average sustained pursuit ability."

"His attacks are wide and sweeping, and he habitually uses his right arm to dominate the strikes."

Lei Lie's voice continued to echo in the silent woods: "We have a lot of people now, so we must have a clear division of labor."

"Wang Meng, Li Yun, and I will take charge of controlling it from the front and drawing its attention. Sun Yu, you guys command your pets to use control and slowing skills to find opportunities to restrict its movements. Everyone else—"

His gaze swept over Zhang Dongdong and the others who had just joined the team that day: "You guys try to stay far away, just harass them when the opportunity arises. Don't get close! Survival first, damage output second. We can wear it down!"

"clear!"

"Don't worry, Brother Lei, we know what's important!"

Zhang Dongdong and the others quickly agreed and breathed a sigh of relief.

What they fear most is being asked to go up and confront the enemy head-on.

Zhang Dongdong nodded his head repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice, his face full of relief.

His close friend next to him bumped arms, his voice low but brimming with excitement: "Dongdong, don't you get this feeling of teaming up to raid a dungeon and fight a boss?"

Zhang Dongdong nodded subconsciously, then quickly shook his head.

"What do you mean by that?" the classmate asked, puzzled.

Zhang Dongdong sighed, her round face still showing lingering fear: "After what happened yesterday, I now think that as long as I'm safe and sound, and can earn some points along the way, that's enough."

"...That's true." The classmate nodded in agreement. "That Earthshaker Bear yesterday was powerful enough; I wonder how strong the Giant Rock Ape will be today?"

"I don't know." Zhang Dongdong shook his head blankly, lowering his voice, "I only know that if the two of us go up there, we'll definitely be killed in one move."

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"Hopefully they'll perform as well as that big shot from yesterday."

"Speaking of that big shot from yesterday," the classmate raised an eyebrow, looking excited. "I found out he's from Building 13. Let's try to get in touch with him more often after we go out this time. A big shot like him must be one of the strongest in the grade."

"Uh-huh.

""

The team continued their journey through the forest, getting closer and closer to their destination.

A heavy scent, like a mixture of damp rocks and ancient trees, began to fill the air, and the surroundings grew increasingly quiet, with even the chirping of insects and birds disappearing.

Lei Lie made a gesture, and the team stopped.

He pointed to an area ahead where the trees were exceptionally thick, their bark a metallic gray, and the ground was scattered with many irregular boulders. Lowering his voice, he said, "That's the heart of this ironwood forest. Sun Yu, take some men to the pre-arranged trap sites for final setup. The rest of you, spread out with me and prepare—"

Before his last words were even out of his throat, a deafening roar, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, suddenly erupted from the depths of the ironwood forest.

"roar!!!"

The sound wave, carrying a tangible pressure, instantly tore through the silence of the forest, making everyone's scalp tingle and their ears ring. Withered leaves fell from the high treetops.

What followed was a dull, resounding crash, like a giant hammer striking the earth, mixed with the ear-piercing cracking of trees.

"What's going on?!"

"They've started fighting?!"

"Someone made the first move!"

The group instantly erupted in commotion, and everyone's expression changed.

"Go check it out! Be careful!"

Lei Lie made a decisive move, disregarding the original plan. With a wave of his hand, he led his team quickly forward in the direction from which the sound came, using the cover of the trees.

After passing through several exceptionally dense bushes, the view suddenly opened up before us.

However, the scene before them froze everyone in place.

In the middle of the forest, two enormous creatures were engaged in a fierce battle.

One of them was their target—the Giant Rock Ape.

It stands over four meters tall, its body covered in rough, tough, bluish-gray fur like old tree bark, and its muscles bulge like piled-up rocks.

At this moment, the giant ape-man of the rock stood upright, its thick, pillar-like arms swinging wildly. Each slam brought up a dull whistling wind, creating shallow craters in the ground.

Boom boom boom!

It casually uprooted or snapped the surrounding ironwood, using it as makeshift weapons to throw around.

"roar!!!"

It roared repeatedly, its voice shaking the surrounding area, its power terrifying.

The team fighting this ferocious giant ape was not the other team Lei Lie had anticipated, nor even any of the native beasts of the secret realm that they knew.

It was an enormous beast unlike any I had ever seen before, even larger than the Wood Rock Giant Ape, with dragon horns pointing skyward and sharp claws gleaming with a chilling light.

Looking into the distance, one could feel a wild and violent aura rushing towards them, coupled with the menacing maw full of sharp teeth, making even breathing difficult.

At this moment, the behemoth was displaying a speed that did not match its massive size, constantly dodging the ferocious blows of the Wood Rock Giant Ape and the tree trunks and boulders it was throwing. With its thick hind legs pushing off the ground, it suddenly charged forward and slammed into the giant ape's chest.

boom!

The immense force struck, causing the giant ape to stagger backward, cracks appearing on its thick fur and rock-hard skin.

The behemoth pressed its advantage, its massive jaws opening wide, a deep orange light emanating from the depths of its throat. A surging pillar of fire erupted, carrying a wave of intense heat, and suddenly slammed into the left arm of the giant ape that was trying to block.

boom!!!

A violent explosion followed, flames surged, and the giant ape's left arm was instantly charred black. It staggered back several steps, letting out a painful roar: "Roar..."

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"What...what kind of pet is this?"

"Another leader-level pet beast?"

"Could they be other boss-level pets from the secret realm?"

Faced with this fierce battle, Lei Lie's expression changed rapidly. He quickly took out his survival manual and flipped through it repeatedly, but he couldn't find any record of this giant beast.

Is it an unrecorded pet?

As a freshman at the Beast Taming Academy, why did he have no impression of this kind of pet beast at all?

As everyone wondered, they saw the giant ape straighten its back and suddenly unleash a powerful punch, radiating yellow light, at the nearby behemoth. The punch shot upwards with a whooshing sound.

The behemoth did not take the hit head-on. Instead, it nimbly turned to the side, its thick tail sweeping across the air with a whooshing sound, and with a tremendous force, it slammed heavily into the knee of the giant ape!

Click!

A sickeningly loud cracking sound could be faintly heard.

The massive Wood Rock Giant Ape swayed and knelt on one knee: "Roar..."

""

Seizing the opportunity, the behemoth suddenly extended a sharp green energy blade from its right forelimb claw, slashing towards the Wood Rock Giant Ape with a tearing motion!

The giant ape attempted a final stand, quickly rising to its feet and unleashing a furious roar as it desperately counterattacked!

boom! ! !

The heavy punch and the dragon claw collided fiercely at this moment, but the vast difference in strength between the two sides determined the winner almost instantly.

The dragon claw shattered the heavy fist and pierced straight into the shoulder of the giant ape, from which bright red blood gushed out.

"roar..

""

An unimaginable pain spread from his shoulder throughout his body. The giant ape struggled to lift his head, only to be met with a pair of scarlet round eyes that gleamed with ferocity.

The next moment, its struggles became increasingly feeble, and its strength rapidly dissipated.

boom!

The giant ape crashed heavily to the ground, its massive body kicking up a cloud of dust.

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

[Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Strength Level: Tier 2, Stage 6 (18/72)]

All of this happened too fast. From the moment Lei Lie and the others witnessed the fierce battle to the moment the giant ape fell to the ground, only a minute had passed.

The power, speed, defense, and ruthlessness and efficiency displayed by this mysterious behemoth completely overwhelmed the Wood Rock Giant Ape, which they regarded as the dungeon's final boss!

Everyone fell silent.

Looking at the colossal beast that stood firm in place, its every move exuding savagery, someone couldn't help but ask, "Now that the Wood Rock Giant Ape has fallen, shouldn't we make it our target?"

No one responded; some even gave him foolish looks.

"Then let me test you. We have to make all sorts of preparations to deal with the Giant Rock Ape, and be ready for battle, but the probability of failure is still very high."

"How should we deal with this behemoth that completely overwhelmed the Rock Giant Ape?"

Silence brings stillness.

Just then, Zhang Dongdong, who was standing at the very back, noticed a four-winged iron-feathered vulture with jet-black feathers circling low in the sky.

Looking up, one can see a figure standing on the broad back of a four-winged iron-feathered vulture.

Zhang Dongdong squinted, trying hard to make out the details.

That figure looks so familiar...

He jolted awake, jerked his head on his still-dazed companion, and, his voice trembling with excitement and disbelief, pointed to the sky: "Look! Look up there! It's that big shot who saved us yesterday!"

The moment the sound rang out, everyone's eyes snapped to the iron-feathered eagle circling in the air, and the gradually becoming clearer figure.

As the four-winged iron-feathered vulture gradually approached the ground, the giant beast that had just crushed the wood-rock giant ape turned into a white light and vanished in an instant.

Zhang Dongdong was stunned for a moment, then a bold idea popped into his head: "This giant beast is the big boss's pet???"

His Adam's apple bobbed, his voice hoarse: "He just came all by himself to solo a boss-level pet beast?"

",wrong!"

"I remember he didn't have this pet yesterday?"

"What exactly is going on?"

Lin Chen, who was riding on the four-winged iron-feathered vulture, did not seem to be in the mood to talk to them. He simply nodded in greeting from afar, and then the four-winged iron-feathered vulture spread its wings and flew into the sky.

It flew at an extremely high speed and quickly disappeared into the horizon, as if it were chasing time.

In an instant, shock, bewilderment, horror, disbelief—a mix of emotions mingled on everyone's faces.

Lei Lie took a deep breath and walked up to Zhang Dongdong: "What exactly happened?"

Lin Chen felt that taming this four-winged iron-feathered vulture as a temporary mount was the best choice he could make.

With the help of this flying local guide, his efficiency in finding and defeating pets increased significantly.

Before Erhu evolves, we should be cautious and take a long-term approach when facing these leader-level pets.

However, when the second fire evolved, coupled with the boost from the Badge of Courage, its combat power soared, making it worlds apart from that weak Flameclaw Beast.

Now, when facing these leader-level pets, all he needs to do is summon the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus and then unleash a powerful attack!

Whether you are a Tier 2, Rank 9 or a high-ranking leader-level pet, the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus only needs to use its physical body to make a savage charge to easily gain the upper hand.

"Just make sure to maintain a safe distance during combat," Lin Chen thought to himself.

Initially, Lin Chen was directing from the ground, but he soon discovered that these pets did not play by the rules.

When the opponent realizes that they cannot defeat the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus, they will immediately change tactics and charge at it.

If you can't beat your pet beast, surely you can't defeat a weak beast tamer?

Therefore, Lin Chen had the four-winged iron-feathered vulture carry him away from the ground to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

"Therefore, the beast tamer's ability to protect himself is very important." His eyes flickered slightly.

You either need to have outstanding physical abilities like Zhao Siwen, or learn the skills of a beast tamer to protect yourself.

"If I win first place this time, the system will reward me with an improvement in my basic physical fitness. I wonder to what extent it will be improved."

Hopefully, this will solve the problem temporarily.

As his thoughts raced, the four-winged iron-feathered vulture seemed to have found another lone leader-level pet and swooped down toward the ground.

"Hey!"

Lin Chen calmed himself down and waited until the four-winged iron feathers were close to the ground before summoning the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus.

boom!!!

The massive body crashed to the ground, causing a faint tremor, followed by a deafening roar.

One-click scan, let's get started.

Over the next two days, Lin Chen's schedule was very simple—aside from necessary rest, he spent the rest of his time searching for various powerful pets in the secret realm with the help of the Four-Winged Iron Feather.

He didn't know how the other freshmen were doing these three days, but he felt very fulfilled and happy.

But happy times are always short-lived. On the afternoon of the third day, after defeating the last boss-level pet, Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "There are a total of six boss-level pets in the secret realm. I defeated five of them, and the remaining one should have been defeated by a team of other people."

"Oh, what a pity."

"That's enough. Let's go, let's meet up and get ready to go out."

"Hey...

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The four-winged iron-feathered vulture looked at Lin Chen with some reluctance.

Why did those days of lording it over have to end like this?!

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