[Option 1: Advance to the left, challenge a Black Iron level ferocious beast. Completion reward: Golden Slime Strength +5%]
[Option 2: Advance to the right, gather Level 2 Iron Core Fruit. Completion reward: Golden Slime Defense +10%]
[Option 3: Advance straight ahead, explore the Qingyuan Forest. Completion reward: Moderate Beast Taming Power]
How thoughtful? This is clearly a satellite map, isn't it?
"Captain, which way should we go now?" a beast tamer asked, looking in different directions with some hesitation.
As Zhou Shi was about to make a decision, Chen Shu interrupted him.
"Uncle Zhou, wait a moment. I'll divine it!" Chen Shu said with a serious expression.
With that, he took out a deck of playing cards.
Zhou Shi raised an eyebrow and widened his eyes, "You can divine too?"
"I know a little, just a little."
Chen Shu seriously drew a card, threw it forward, and it landed to the right.
"The divination result tells me to go right!"
"Are you seriously that messed up?"
Everyone was speechless. They thought he actually knew some divination, but it turned out to be pure nonsense.
"Let's go right. We don't know where else to go anyway."
Zhou Shi, as the captain, made the decision straightforwardly.
The group advanced to the right. Several more hours passed.
"Boss, why do I feel like we chose the wrong path? There are even fewer ferocious beasts in this direction."
They hadn't encountered any ferocious beasts along the way, but something unusual always meant trouble.
At that very moment, a black shadow appeared strangely, and a flash of red light streaked past.
Everyone had no time to react, not even the Claw Wolf.
"Be careful! Old Deng!"
Zhou Shi's eyes were about to split. A wild boar with two terrifying bloody tusks was charging towards Old Deng.
If hit by the beast, it would be a near-certain death.
Just as the red tusks were about to pierce Old Deng's body, a yellow figure descended from the sky.
"Have you ever heard of a move called a 'descending sit-down strike'?"
Chen Shu's reaction time was almost perfect, far faster than Zhou Shi and the others.
The Golden Slime, still in its slumber, landed its large rear directly on the back of the Bloody Tusk Boar.
*Snort*
The Bloody Tusk Boar's body jolted. With its immense strength, it directly sent the slime flying. Its thick limbs leaped, and its bloody tusks pierced through the slime's body.
*Goo goo!*
The Golden Slime's eyes welled up with tears, full of grievance.
"I just wanted to sleep! Why do I have to endure so much?"
"Come back." Chen Shu recalled the Golden Slime.
Although injured, the slime's vitality was tenacious, and it could recover in the beast taming space.
The Bloody Tusk Boar was about to unleash its might further when the black Claw Wolf instantly stepped forward.
The two Black Iron level beings faced each other, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Little Chen, well done!"
Zhou Shi said to Chen Shu, feeling a sense of relief.
"This beast is truly cunning. Old Deng almost had an accident."
A saying often circulated in異空間 (Yi Kong Jian - Other Dimension): "You never know whether opportunity or death comes first."
*Snort*
The Bloody Tusk Boar's hind legs trembled slightly, and its body instantly lunged forward.
The Claw Wolf was equally unyielding, its sharp claws flashing with a deep black glow.
*Boom!*
The clash between the two Black Iron level beasts ended with a quick retreat, appearing to be evenly matched.
"A mutated Bloody Tusk Boar?"
Bloody Tusk Boars are usually Level 8 to 9 ferocious beasts. This one, however, was Black Iron level, clearly possessing a different bloodline.
Although not a terrifying lord, it was definitely a mutated one.
Zhou Shi's mind stirred, and he summoned another contracted spirit.
The Wind Winged Eagle soared into the air, its eyes sharp and radiating Black Iron level aura.
*Snort snort*
Not only did the two contracted spirits fail to make the Bloody Tusk Boar escape, but it also became increasingly frenzied.
In an instant, its eyes were covered with a layer of blood, and its ferocity surged.
This was its innate skill, Berserk!
The Claw Wolf, unwilling to be outdone, was enveloped in a surge of dark light, its speed increasing significantly.
The two beings collided, emitting intense impact sounds.
The Bloody Tusk Boar's tusks pierced two large holes in the Claw Wolf's head, with blood gushing out.
However, it was also heavily wounded by the claws, suffering a severe blow.
Both Black Iron level beings were of the high-offense, low-defense type, so their battles were bound to be extremely brutal.
It was a fight to determine both skill and life!
The Claw Wolf's eyes gradually showed weakness, while the Bloody Tusk Boar became more violent. The pain made it even stronger.
If the fight continued, the Claw Wolf would surely lose.
But there was a Wind Winged Eagle in the sky!
Taking advantage of the moment the two beasts below were engaged, the Wind Winged Eagle let out a shrill cry and suddenly swiped its claws.
An invisible wind blade slashed through the air, instantly heavily wounding the Bloody Tusk Boar.
This was the Wind Winged Eagle's innate skill, Wind Blade!
With the combined efforts of the two contracted spirits, the Bloody Tusk Boar's life was hanging by a thread, and the situation instantly reversed.
*Snort!*
The Bloody Tusk Boar's eyes were filled with ferocity. A deep bloody light flashed across its two bloody tusks.
"Little Yuan, use Mind Shock!" Zhou Shi shouted.
The black crow in the sky let out a cawing sound.
A hint of confusion appeared in the Bloody Tusk Boar's eyes. In just an instant, its death was sealed.
The Claw Wolf and the Wind Winged Eagle converged their attacks, killing it on the spot.
If the Bloody Tusk Boar had managed to unleash its skill, there might have been casualties.
"I didn't expect to encounter a mutated Bloody Tusk Boar."
Zhou Shi breathed a sigh of relief and, at the same time, took out a green pill, throwing it to the Claw Wolf to accelerate the healing of its wounds.
The Claw Wolf was recalled into the beast taming space, while the Wind Winged Eagle circled at a low altitude, guarding the group.
"Mutated ferocious beasts don't appear here without reason. There must be medicinal herbs or ore."
Zhou Shi's eyes showed contemplation. As an experienced captain, he naturally possessed basic common sense.
The Wind Winged Eagle quickly discovered the treasure. Behind a large tree, a green plant was growing, with several fruits hanging from it.
"Level 2 Iron Core Fruit!"
Zhou Shi's expression was one of surprise. He hadn't expected such luck.
"Chen Shu, you are truly the team's lucky star. You could even guess correctly."
Besides the Iron Core Fruit at the very top, which had reached Level 2, the other three were Level 1 Iron Core Fruits.
"Let's explore for one more day, then we'll head back!"
Zhou Shi made his decision. The team had now completed two missions and gathered hundreds of thousands of medicinal materials. Coupled with the Bloody Tusk Boar's carcass, their harvest was considerable.
"Xiao Li, dismantle the Bloody Tusk Boar's carcass."
A short-haired youth in the team took out a sharp boning knife and expertly cut off the important parts of the Bloody Tusk Boar.
The most valuable among them was the boar's heart meat. If a contracted spirit devoured it, there was a small chance of comprehending the innate skill Berserk, a highly valuable combat skill.
Next was a red sphere found within the Bloody Tusk Boar, known to humans as a Beast Taming Pearl. Once consumed, it could rapidly increase Beast Taming Power.
Most mutated or higher-level ferocious beasts contained Beast Taming Pearls.
The Beast Taming Pills researched by humans were developed by analyzing the components of Beast Taming Pearls. However, unlike Beast Taming Pearls, Beast Taming Pills needed to be refined by beast tamers to transform into their own Beast Taming Power.
After clearing the battlefield, the group ventured deeper into the Qingyuan Forest.