Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 59 Tiger-scaled Tapir

The group arrived at the center of the camp, located below the rift in the starry sky.

"You all follow."

Without turning his head, Lin Mokong leaped into the vortex of star rifts above, disappearing into it.

Fan Ganglie said to Fan Yujing, "Brother Su is here for the first time, please take good care of him."

After saying that, he also jumped into the rift in the starry sky.

Li Ying followed closely behind.

Fan Yujing said to Su Ping, "You go first."

Su Ping carefully examined the crack in the starry sky, and only after confirming that there was no danger did he jump into it.

The moment he entered the vortex, Su Ping felt the surrounding space-time shifting, a feeling very similar to how he felt every time he entered the nurturing plane.

Only when his body felt light and he suddenly landed did Su Ping see the scene around him clearly. Behind the crack in the starry sky, there were figures walking back and forth, the pioneers from other teams.

Su Ping looked up and saw a clear star field above him. Beyond the atmosphere, there were outlines of planets of varying sizes and distances, clearly the unknown star field that Fan Yujing had mentioned.

The surrounding environment was rather dark, as it was nighttime.

Fortunately, Su Ping was a battle pet master after all, and his vision was better than that of ordinary people. He could still see things clearly within a range of thirty meters, but things became blurry beyond that.

Whoosh!

A flash of light appeared behind them, and Fan Yujing's figure appeared.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Fan Ganglie took out a map from his backpack. "This is the latest map we've found so far. The area we explored last time was here, and that's where the Blood Fox was lost. Let's search this area first."

Their eyes were all on the map, and they quickly jotted down the information on it.

Su Ping knew that this map was probably not cheap. He looked at it carefully for a few moments and memorized all the routes outlined on it.

No one knows how vast the world within this rift in the starry sky is for the time being. If it's not necessary, Su Ping is unwilling to approach those unexplored dark areas on the map.

"Li Ying is in charge of reconnaissance, right?" Lin Mokong asked.

Li Ying nodded slightly, summoned the scout bird from before, and sent its silhouette disappearing into the night sky ahead.

"How far away can you detect the situation?" Lin Mokong asked.

Li Ying said, "The furthest is about fifteen li."

"Fifteen li..." Lin Mokong frowned slightly. This distance was far less than that of the scouts in their team. However, the other party was only a mid-level battle pet master, so they couldn't expect too much.

He turned to Fan Ganglie and asked, "Shall we lead the way?"

"Hmm." Fan Ganglie had the same idea and summoned a giant wolf with a completely black body. This was a seventh-tier bloodline bloodthirsty demon wolf beast, suitable for fighting at night and extremely aggressive. Judging from its size, it was obviously an adult, not the juvenile pet beast used by the students in the academy.

Lin Mokong glanced at the Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf Beast, raised his hand, and summoned a giant python more than ten meters long from his space. This was the Kodosen Python Beast, a seventh-tier pet beast. Although it was a forest python, it was highly venomous and was one of the most troublesome seventh-tier pet beasts.

Upon seeing the giant python, Fan Ganglie and the others all showed a hint of solemnity in their eyes, especially Li Ying and Fan Yujing, who were somewhat wary and unwilling to approach the python.

Such ferocious and bloodthirsty pets are prone to going out of control. If this giant python were to lose control, it could kill them instantly.

Although they felt that with Lin Mokong's strength, it was impossible for him to let a seventh-tier pet go out of control, their own lives were at stake, so who dared to be careless?

It must be said that the Codosen Python is extremely intimidating. The moment it appeared, the pioneers from other teams nearby subconsciously made way for it.

"Walk!"

Fan Ganglie said in a low voice.

The Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf and the Kodosen Python set off side by side, the wolf and the python quickly rushing into the darkness ahead.

The farther away from the exit camp of the Star Rift, the deeper the darkness, and the firelight can no longer be seen at all.

Upon arriving at this rift in the starry sky, Su Ping's expression became incredibly serious, even more focused than when exploring and nurturing planes. He extended his perception to the extreme, sensing the surrounding movements, without relying entirely on Li Ying's reconnaissance within the team.

"There's an unknown star pet ahead," Li Ying suddenly said.

He could only know the number and size of the star pets from the messages relayed by the birds, but he didn't know what kind they were.

Not wanting to complicate matters, Fan Ganglie asked, "Is there a road nearby that can take us around?"

Li Ying closed his eyes, then opened them after a while. "There are Star Pets on other routes nearby, and more than one."

"Then let's get closer and take a look. If it's a high-level star pet, then we'll retreat," Lin Mokong said immediately.

Fan Ganglie had no objection; on this simple judgment, he shared the same thought as Lin Mokong.

Soon, the group approached and discovered a giant elephant-sized star pet drinking water at a lake near the edge of a forest.

Fan Ganglie took out something resembling night vision goggles from his backpack, glanced at it, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a sixth-tier tiger-scaled tapir."

"Kill them directly," Lin Mokong decided immediately.

Fan Ganglie nodded and was about to act when Su Ping frowned slightly, suddenly sensing something was amiss. Seeing them about to proceed, he said, "Wait."

"Um?"

Fan Ganglie turned his head and looked at Su Ping with a puzzled expression.

Lin Mokong frowned and looked at Su Ping as well. He had no good feelings towards this newcomer who had no pioneering experience. If the other party did not say anything important, he would suggest that he keep quiet from now on.

Su Ping asked Fan Ganglie, "Did you see clearly just now? Was that thing really a tiger-scaled tapir?"

Fan Ganglie was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said, "Although it's nighttime, I could see very clearly."

"Let me see it." Su Ping asked him for the thing that looked like night vision goggles.

"Are you being unreasonable, or are you afraid of death?" Lin Mokong's face turned cold, his gaze as sharp as an ice blade as he stared directly at Su Ping.

Li Ying, standing nearby, was also somewhat dissatisfied. Su Ping's words clearly indicated that he was worried it wasn't a tiger-scaled tapir, but some other pet beast—that was far too cowardly! Moreover, he knew that the captain never lied or spoke of things he wasn't sure of; otherwise, they would have been dead countless times over!

Fan Yujing was quite embarrassed and whispered, "Brother Su, the captain wouldn't be mistaken."

"That's right." Fan Ganglie was very confident in what he had just seen, and he didn't think his vision was worse than Su Ping's. If he had misjudged, Su Ping would have had even less chance of seeing it clearly!

Upon hearing their words, Su Ping's face immediately darkened.

When it comes to his own life, he won't be polite in the slightest.

His gaze was deep and cold, devoid of emotion as he stared at Lin Mokong, and said, "Afraid of death? Are all pioneers like you, blindly charging forward?"

Lin Mokong's expression changed slightly. "What did you say?"

If it weren't for the look in Su Ping's eyes that made him feel a slight unease, he would have drawn his sword on the spot.

Su Ping's eyes were icy cold, devoid of any warmth. "Take a good look at the temperature around you. If I remember correctly, tiger-scaled tapirs don't usually come out to roam during this season."

Furthermore, tiger tapirs rarely drink water, relying mainly on eating small insects to replenish their fluids. When extremely thirsty, they will also eat plants to quench their thirst, making them omnivorous pets.

The group of people were taken aback.

Feeling the cool breeze around them, the group was both surprised and puzzled.

Fan Ganglie stared at Su Ping. "Are you serious?"

"Do you think I would joke with you?" Su Ping looked at him coldly.

When Fan Ganglie met Su Ping's gaze, his heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason. He felt that Su Ping beside him was like a different person. He had been very peaceful at the pioneering base, but at this moment his eyes were as cold as if he were looking at a dead body. Was this really someone who had never participated in the pioneering operation?!

(End of this chapter)