Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 498 The Beast Tide Arrives

Su Ping was unwilling to leave, partly because of the shop, which couldn't be relocated, and partly because he genuinely didn't want to see Longjiang fall!

Perhaps I could make a living in another base city.

But each base city has a different feel. When he went to Holy Light Base City, it was very prosperous and the streets were very clean, but it didn't have a feeling that made him want to stay.

Home is unique and irreplaceable!

"Boss Su, why?" Xie Jinshui also found Su Ping's words somewhat incomprehensible. Even the legendary figures of Peak Tower dared not come over, so why did they have to hold out?

Is it worth it?

"Do I need a reason?" Su Ping asked.

The group of people stared at him in a daze.

Do I need a reason?

Don't you need it?!

They felt that Su Ping had gone mad, but the boy's expression at this moment was more serious and calm than ever before.

Would you rather die than not stay?

Everyone remained silent.

"Since Boss Su is willing to stay, I, Zhou, am also willing to accompany him!" Zhou Tianlin suddenly spoke up in the silence, taking a deep breath and looking resolute.

Upon hearing this, the others stared at him in surprise.

No one expected that the Zhou family would have such audacity!

Could it be because of Su Ping?

However, without Fengta's help, even if one wanted to curry favor with Su Ping, it would be completely unnecessary in the face of such a major event!

This would mean the entire Zhou family, along with Su Ping and Long Jiang, would be buried with them!

Everyone looked at Zhou Tianlin and immediately noticed something different on his face—it was definitely not the usual flattery and joking.

Qin Duhuang was silent for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and smiled, saying, "Our Qin family has been in Longjiang for hundreds of years. My ancestors have been in Longjiang, and their remains are buried in the tombs here... If we really have to leave, I am really reluctant. Our Qin family will stay, but some women, children and younger generations will still be sent out of the city to leave a seed of hope."

Seeing the faint smile on the old man's face, the others narrowed their eyes slightly.

Zhou Tianlin chuckled and patted Qin Duhuang on the shoulder. "Old Qin, let's have a competition this time and see who kills more monsters. I've wanted to challenge you, you old fox, for a long time!"

Qin Duhuang didn't mind his actions and smiled, "I'd be happy to oblige, but you're still a generation too inexperienced, I won't hold back!"

"Haha!" Zhou Tianlin laughed loudly.

"You..." Mu Beihai stared at them blankly, unable to hold back his words, "Are you all crazy? Boss Su has legendary protection; if he really wants to leave, he can leave at any time. If you stay, those king beasts alone could take your lives, not to mention that the Other Shore might attack at any moment!"

Qin Duhuang glanced at him and smiled slightly: "Maybe he's gone mad. If Boss Su is willing to stay, we're willing to go mad with him!"

"What a crazy thing to do!"

Suddenly, the Ye family patriarch spoke up, the complex expression on his face vanishing as he burst into laughter, saying, "I've always been so arrogant, thinking our Ye family was the most principled family. I never expected that when danger strikes, it would be Tianlin who shows the most guts. To be honest, I used to look down on you, but today, I'm willing to admit that your Zhou family is a match for our Ye family!"

"Go to hell with your Ye family, I don't even care about them. Although our Zhou family ranks fifth, we only have eyes for the Qin family!" Zhou Tianlin said irritably.

Qin Duhuang smiled slightly.

"Madmen!" Mu Beihai's face contorted with rage as he looked at the Ye family patriarch, who was also willing to stay. His anger intensified as he stared at the three of them, who chatted and laughed as if nothing had happened. "Do you know the consequences of staying? Your three great families will cease to exist! Is it worth it in such a lopsided battle?!"

"Whether it's worth it or not, you'll only know after you do it." Qin Duhuang looked at him and said, "Our Qin family is the number one family in Longjiang! When Longjiang is mentioned, everyone outside knows that the Qin family exists in Longjiang!"

"Even if we have to leave, the Qin family will be the last to go!"

Mu Beihai glared at him angrily, but what he met was Qin Duhuang's calm and resolute gaze. He clenched his fist and suddenly swung it hard.

"I don't care how crazy you all are, the Mu family won't play along!" he said through gritted teeth.

After saying that, he seemed to remember something, glanced at Su Ping, and said, "Boss Su, it's not that I'm disrespecting you, I hope you can understand!"

Su Ping's expression remained unchanged as he said, "You're overthinking it. Whether you want to move or stay is none of my business, and I won't hold any grudge against you because of it!"

My decision to stay is solely my own; I won't impose it on you. You are all large families with substantial businesses. If I were in your shoes, I might have left too. So, you don't need to feel pressured.

Hearing Su Ping's words, Mu Beihai breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at Qin Duhuang and the other two, and said nothing more.

Qin Duhuang and Zhou Tianlin remained calm and were not too surprised. They did not stay because of Su Ping. Although Su Ping's choice to stay touched them, their choice came from the bottom of their hearts. Even if Su Ping had to leave, they were willing to stay!

Yes, I might die.

And it's like an egg hitting a rock!

But this is Heilongjiang!

After leaving this place, they felt no interest in life anywhere else.

That's not their "home"!

However, they wouldn't leave everyone in the family behind, only a portion of their fighting force. After all, leaving everyone behind would mean the extermination of the entire clan!

"I'm sorry, our Liu family has no spare fighting force left. We will have to stay and fight," Liu Tianzong said, his face full of apology.

Everyone glanced at him but said nothing.

It's voluntary; those who want to leave can't be stopped.

Xie Jinshui remained silent.

When everyone had finished speaking and had nothing more to say, they all looked at him, but Xie Jinshui remained silent.

"Old Xie, what are your plans?" Qin Duhuang asked, frowning.

Xie Jinshui slowly raised his head, glanced at them, then at Su Ping, and finally said in a low voice, "My idea is to relocate."

Qin Duhuang and the others were stunned.

Xie Jinshui's face showed deep pain as he lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, as mayor, I can't let everyone stay and fight such a one-sided battle. I hope we can relocate some people, especially women and children. They can survive in other base cities and continue the bloodline of Longjiang. As for myself... I will stay and fight alongside you all to the very end!"

The expressions on their faces changed slightly.

Qin Duhuang took a deep breath and said, "Old Xie, you don't need to apologize to us. What you did was right."

"That's right, the bloodline of Longjiang must not be broken!"

Even if Longjiang is destroyed, no matter how many years later, people will still remember that there was a city called Longjiang!

Hearing their words, Xie Jinshui said painfully, "I'm sorry, I'm not a qualified mayor. If only I could have invited the legend of Fengta, things wouldn't have turned out this way. If only I could have said a few more words and gotten them to come..."

"Old Xie, don't overthink it. This has nothing to do with you. This is Longjiang's fate." Qin Duhuang patted his shoulder and sighed softly.

Zhou Tianlin also said, "That's right, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. So what if no legendary figure comes? I've never fought a king-level beast before, this time I can finally have some fun!"

The Ye family patriarch glanced at him, not expecting that the Zhou family patriarch's temperament was somewhat similar to his.

This made him like the latter even more, and he felt that some of his previous actions against the Zhou family were wrong. He should have dealt more with the Liu and Mu families.

Mu Beihai's face was grim. He said to Xie Jinshui, "Old Xie, there's no use talking about this now. Since we're going to relocate, let's quickly discuss how to do it. If we delay any longer, once the demonic beasts surround us, we won't be able to leave!"

"That's right." Liu Tianzong nodded as well.

Xie Jinshui took a deep breath and nodded: "That's right, we should hurry up. I had a plan before, and I'll tell you my thoughts."

"it is good."

Soon, Xie Jinshui explained the relocation arrangements. Mu Beihai and Liu Tianzong had some ideas and added to the plan. The Qin, Zhou, and Ye families, who were willing to stay, also had members who wanted to relocate. Some of the elderly, weak, and women in the families were useless to leave, so they all had to move away to leave a glimmer of hope for the family.

There are also treasures and other valuables.

While they were discussing, Su Ping listened, but at the same time, he was also thinking about other things.

After the discussion ended, everyone dispersed. The five clan leaders all had their own tasks to complete. As for Su Ping, Xie Jinshui did not give Su Ping any instructions. Since Su Ping chose to stay, the relocation was none of Su Ping's business, and he would not ask Su Ping to help with the relocation and evacuation.

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Back inside the store.

Su Ping brought up the shop panel and looked at the energy on it. He had spent three million to nurture the three-headed pet beast, then sold two of them to recoup some of the cost. With the energy he earned later, he now had more than seven million.

If I earn another three million, I can upgrade my shop.

However, even upgrading the store cannot solve the current predicament.

"I can have the Dragon-River Crocodile Beast guard one side, Er Gou guard another side, and I'll guard the third side. The remaining side can be left to the Qin and Zhou families. But if there are King Beasts there, it will be difficult for them to defend it. Moreover, there are five King Beasts this time, so there will definitely be two King Beasts on one of the outer walls!"

"Moreover, there's also the other side who could make a move at any time. As for the other side, only I can deal with them."

"If I deal with the other side, they will have to face other king beasts."

Su Ping thought quickly through his mind, and finally gritted his teeth and entered the gestation room.

Su Ping plans to nurture all seven million units of energy!

If we can breed more royal beasts, our chances of holding out will greatly increase. The only trouble we need to deal with is the Heavenly King of the Other Shore.

Inside the testing room, the floor and all around were a vast starry sky with no visible boundaries.

Su Ping felt as if he were walking in the starry sky, with the dry well that had been nurtured in front of him.

"Pregnancy!"

After making the decision, Su Ping felt no heartache and immediately began to conceive.

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100W energy.

Soon, a bright light appeared on the Chaos Spirit Pool.

Roar!

Before long, as chaotic spiritual energy intertwined, intricate energy patterns appeared, and a roar came from within!

The roar was incredibly loud and filled with murderous intent, which caught Su Ping's eye.

It's adulthood!

A colossal, majestic figure slowly rose from the Chaos Spirit Pool, eventually hovering within it. It was a bizarre beast with wings on its back and a body resembling a scorpion, and its aura was that of a king-level beast!

"Congratulations, host, you have successfully nurtured the Medieval Era's Storm Scorpion King!"

A system notification sounded.

Su Ping immediately checked the attributes of this king beast and was delighted. This king beast had a combat power of 16.5!

Even stronger than the current Er Gou!

Er Gou is only around 14.

Su Ping immediately added it to the shop's pet space and began to nurture it.

Soon, a second pet appeared, accompanied by the cry of a demon beast—another adult demon beast! However, this time they weren't so lucky; it was only a ninth-tier peak pet.

Su Ping did not hesitate and continued to cultivate it.

The third one, the fourth one...

In the blink of an eye, Su Ping had exhausted all seven million units of energy!

After seven consecutive training sessions, seven pet beasts were obtained. Among these seven, only two were level nine ultimate pets, while the other five were king beasts!

This time my luck was off the charts, much better than last time.

However, to Su Ping's regret, of these five king beasts, only one was a Void Realm king beast, and it was also at its peak adulthood. Of the other four king beasts, one was still a cub, and its current combat power was barely comparable to a sixth-tier pet beast. The other three had combat power of 12, 15, and 16 points respectively.

The strongest among them is the Storm Poison Scorpion King.

None of the three are as good as the Dragon Swamp Crocodile Beast that Su Ping conceived before.

"Seven attempts, and I still haven't managed to conceive a Heavenly Fate Realm King Beast." Su Ping was somewhat disappointed. A Heavenly Fate Realm King Beast is still a King Beast! According to the system's rules, it still has a probability of being conceived!

If he could nurture a fully grown king beast at the Heavenly Fate Realm, Su Ping felt that even if he encountered the Other Shore, he would be able to fight it. After all, no matter how strong the Other Shore was, it was still just a king beast, at most a king beast at the Heavenly Fate Realm, which was enough to match it.

"However, even if a Heavenly Fate Realm King Beast is truly conceived, I still won't be able to use it. I haven't obtained a slave contract yet. Even a Void Realm King Beast must be a Legendary to control. Even a Title Limit Beast would be difficult to control, and I could be backfired at any time."

Su Ping frowned.

If a legendary figure were to arrive at the Peak Tower, he wouldn't mind selling the Void Realm King Beast he conceived to that person.

Unfortunately, not a single legend came.

As for Longjiang, it is currently in a situation where there are no legendary stories!

This has resulted in the fact that this Void Realm King Beast, despite being the strongest pet beast he currently possesses, cannot find a master to control it!

It's awful!

With endless regret in his heart, Su Ping could only sigh inwardly. He added all of these pet beasts, except for the Void Realm King Beast, to the pet beasts for sale in the shop.

Just as Su Ping left the testing room, he was about to call Qin Duhuang and the others over when his communicator rang first.

Upon checking the contact number, it was Xie Jinshui's.

Su Ping answered the call immediately.

"mayor?"

"Boss Su, something terrible has happened!"

Xie Jinshui's voice was filled with anxiety and urgency as he said, "I just received intelligence that the demonic beasts gathered in the wasteland are already heading towards the base! The relocated personnel haven't even finished assembling yet. By the time they're all assembled, the beast tide will probably be upon us. I can only further select a few more from the previously chosen relocated personnel; I estimate only a very small number can be moved. Boss Su, we're about to face them!"

Su Ping was taken aback, not expecting the beast tide to arrive so suddenly.

Thinking of the people still gathering to leave, his heart sank.

"I'm ready to join the fight at any time. Mayor, you should continue the relocation efforts. Move as many people as you can," Su Ping said.

Upon hearing Su Ping's words, Xie Jinshui immediately replied, "Okay, keep an eye out." Without waiting for Su Ping's reply, he hurriedly hung up.

After ending the communication, Su Ping immediately contacted Qin Duhuang.

The communication resulted in a series of beeping sounds, indicating that a communication was in progress.

Su Ping's expression changed slightly, and he immediately rushed out of the shop. He saw that the heads of the five major families were not in the building across the street. Thinking of the relocation plan mentioned in the previous meeting, he knew that they were all assisting Xie Jinshui in relocating some women, children and younger generations from their respective families.

"teacher?"

Seeing the anxiety on Su Ping's face, Zhong Lingtong couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

This was the first time she had ever seen Su Ping so eager.

Su Ping didn't say much to her, just told Tang Ruyan to take good care of her and not to leave the shop. Then he summoned Er Gou and had it use the Dragon Form Technique to transform into the appearance of the Great Evolution True Dragon.

Su Ping jumped onto its back and sent it to the outer wall of the base city.

(End of this chapter)