Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"You are Wu Xiao?"

Feng Shu stared at the young man before him, then at the rank of Level 2 Security Officer on the task list, and was momentarily stunned.

At this age, he's probably not even a trainee security officer who hasn't gone through the initial recruitment phase.

But the information clearly states that he is a Level 2 security officer. Surely the Public Security Bureau wouldn't make such a basic mistake as mislabeling a job title.

"That's right!"

Wu Xiao nodded, then asked, "Director Feng, what do you need me to do?"

"This mission is to withstand the onslaught of the frog swamp creatures. The town facing the frog swamp is under the greatest pressure and is in dire need of manpower. You..." Feng Shu paused slightly at this point.

If the boy in front of him is indeed a Level 2 security officer, then Feng Shu will naturally assign him the most crucial position. However, if something goes wrong and a crucial position is given to someone who is not capable enough, then the entire Frog Town will be implicated.

"no problem!"

Wu Xiao accepted Feng Shu's words: the more crucial the position, the more points you will receive when the points are tallied; of course, the risks are also the greatest.

However, with Wu Xiao's current combat strength, he can basically handle any pet that is not level 20 or above.

"good!"

After much hesitation, Feng Shu finally trusted the bureau's judgment. Since the bureau had given this boy the rank of a second-level security officer, he must have some extraordinary qualities.

Having received his mission, Wu Xiao immediately headed to the defense point outside Frog Town.

It was supposed to be a defensive point, but it was just a simple trench. There was no other way because time was too tight, so the police station mobilized the residents of Frog Town, and they managed to dig this trench as a barrier.

Wu Xiao's appearance did not attract much attention, because there were quite a few teenagers around Wu Xiao's age, most of whom were apprentice beast tamers who had come to the Frog Swamp to contract with the water tadpoles.

Upon learning that Frog Town would be hit by a biological tide, many chose to stay. Those beast tamers who had just formed contracts with their pets were naturally eager to have their pets participate in the battle.

This is an excellent opportunity. Combat is the fastest way to train pets, not to mention that staying to help will also earn you rewards from the Security Bureau and Frog Town.

"They're here!"

Someone shouted something, and the atmosphere immediately tensed up. Everyone's eyes turned towards the Frog Swamp, where they saw a dense mass of dark figures surging towards Frog Town.

"It's a blood leech!"

When everyone saw what the writhing black shadow was, they all felt a chill run down their spines. If this person were surrounded, he would probably be sucked dry in no time.

Fortunately, the blood leeches are not high-level and can be dealt with by ordinary people. In particular, this trench is extremely effective in defending against these wriggling blood leeches.

What we really need to be wary of are the higher-level individuals, such as those mud crabs the size of a bathtub mixed in with the blood leeches.

Name: Mud crab.

Grade: Common.

Attribute: Water.

Level: 5.

Features: Hard shell.

Skills: Foam Spray, Scissors.

A level 5 mud crab is not something an ordinary person can handle. Only a beast tamer can command their pets to fight it, and even then, ordinary pets might not be able to defeat it.

The mud crab's defining characteristic is its hard shell, a defensive trait that makes breaking through its defenses quite difficult.

"Woof woof!"

Before the mud crab could get close, the security guards at the scene had already ordered their contracted hunting dogs to go forward and fight. Realizing that the hunting dogs were not to be trifled with, the mud crab chose to take a detour.

Therefore, the security personnel behind did not pursue them. The mission was mainly to drive them away, and they would only defeat those who were stubborn and insisted on rushing into Frog Town.

Under the direction of the on-site security personnel, everyone performed their duties with ease, but no one showed any joy, because this was just the beginning.

Soon, the first challenge appeared: a blackish-purple crab the size of a small car, which was also the evolved form of the previous mud crab, the rotten mud crab.

Name: Mud Crab.

Grade: Common+.

Attributes: Water/Poison.

Level: 10.

Characteristics: putrefactive and poisonous.

Skills: Water Arrow, Poison Strike.

"Just a regular plus?"

Wu Xiao scanned the mud crab with the encyclopedia in his hand. Logically speaking, whether it is a pet beast, a spirit beast, or a demon beast, a perfect evolution should be enough to raise its grade by one level.

This mud crab clearly hasn't evolved completely, but that's normal. Wild pet resources are limited, and it's already very difficult to complete an evolution. Perfect evolution is something only a few exceptionally talented individuals can achieve.

However, even though the mud crab's evolution wasn't perfect, its level 10 still put immense pressure on everyone present.

Especially when the mud crab ignored the warnings from the hunting dogs sent by the security guards and walked straight toward Frog Town, everyone was on high alert.

"Water tadpoles, create bubbles."

At this moment, a young voice rang out, and following the voice, everyone saw a boy with a water tadpole beside him. It seemed that they had recently formed a contract.

Upon receiving the Beast Tamer's command, the water tadpole beside the boy puffed out its mouth, spat out a large bubble, and floated towards the approaching mud crab.

"Snapped!"

When the bubble got close to the mud crab, it burst, knocking over many of the nearby blood leeches. However, the mud crab remained completely unharmed. Clearly, the attack from the water tadpoles was ineffective against the mud crab.

"Damn it, again!"

Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the boy issued another command.

With the boy taking the lead, the other beast tamers present who had contracted with the Water Bubble Tadpole issued attack commands to their contracted pets. Immediately, bubbles floated toward the Mud Crab.

"Clap clap clap clap!"

As the bubbles burst, the mud crab stopped in its tracks. Upon seeing this, the young beast tamers who had formed contracts with the water tadpoles all looked excited.

Just as the young beast tamers were preparing to press on and force the mud crab back, a water arrow as thick as a bowl was spat out of the mud crab's mouth and shot towards the crowd.

"Retreat now!"

Upon seeing this, the security officer in charge of the scene exclaimed urgently, "A level 10 mud crab's water arrow—the power of that on a person is no joke!"

However, the water arrows were too fast, and the young beast tamers obviously had little combat experience. Faced with the incoming water arrows, they didn't know where to dodge for a moment.

"It's over!"

The young beast tamer who made the first move turned pale as he watched the rapidly descending water arrow, for it was aimed at him.

"Mo~"

Upon discovering that the beast tamer was in danger, the water tadpole that the young beast tamer had just contracted did not hesitate and immediately stood in front of the young beast tamer.

"don't want!"

Seeing his pet beast shield him from harm, the young beast tamer felt a jolt in his heart, then rushed forward and hugged the water tadpole.

"ah!!"

Just as the man and the beast were about to perish from the water arrow, a figure suddenly appeared. Then, amidst the incredulous gasps of the crowd, that figure shattered the water arrow with a single punch.