47: I want to be a salted fish
This posture seemed as if it would launch an attack in the next second!
—Tusky Boar!
A low-level beast with no attributes but with a strong force.
Song Yu frowned, summoning Qiuqiu from the beast space without hesitation.
As Qiuqiu's towering figure landed, it looked like a small mountain overlooking the Tusky Boar, which was much smaller than itself. The cat's pupils were alert. Its three tails swayed, and each time it slammed on the ground, the grass, stones, and dry leaves covering the ground would be swept away by Qiuqiu's powerful force!
The displaced debris and grass were even higher than the entire Tusky Boar, and some were flipped over, falling in front of the boar.
Tusky Boar: ...
The entire boar was dumbfounded, staring blankly at this suddenly appearing behemoth. Trembling, it instinctively retreated into the bushes behind...
If the Tusky Boar could speak, it might be cursing and scolding Song Yu right now: Young people like you have no martial ethics!
"Meow!"
With a roar from Qiuqiu directed at the Tusky Boar, the previously imposing boar suddenly rolled its eyes and fell to the ground, fainted.
Qiuqiu: ???
Song Yu: ???
This is too much.
Song Yu looked at the Tusky Boar, which had already been scared unconscious, raised an eyebrow, and fell into contemplation.
Now she finally understood what Song Qi said—being a beast master is the most relaxing profession.
If the difference in rank between beasts was so vast, then they didn't even need to fight, and they could be scared unconscious directly...
Alright, fine... She can accept it.
High school students usually do not ride a contract beast to ensure combat effectiveness in the wilderness.
Instead, they choose to walk or drive...
However, Song Yu has no driver's license and cannot rent a car. She can only walk like other classmates in the forest.
But the speed of this battle was too fast. After some hesitation and contemplation with Qiuqiu, Song Yu let Qiuqiu take her to the vicinity of the small river on the map to camp.
The running speed of the contract beast was not on the same level as humans.
The difference was even greater, especially since Qiuqiu was a speed-type cat-like contract beast!
Song Yu lay on the back of Qiuqiu as if sitting on an open-air high-speed train. Occasionally, it sprinted through the forest, sometimes leaped, almost swaying her so much that she almost vomited her breakfast.
Half an hour later...
Song Yu couldn't hold it in. Holding her hair that was blown by the strong wind and looked like straw, she vomited while holding onto a big tree, 'Wow—!'
This, this cat is too terrifying...
She, she gets carsick!... No, she gets catsick!
Although it was still half a day's journey to the small river, Song Yu no longer intended to ride Qiuqiu's 'car'.
Carrying her bag, nibbling on biscuits, and taking a break for over an hour, she continued walking.
There was no way...
Even if she didn't want to make an effort, she had to stay in the wilderness and need water.
Without water resources, she couldn't stay in the wilderness for some time unless she contracted a water-type beast.
Fortunately, with Qiuqiu guarding her, the aura of a 3rd-rank beast made many lower-level beasts dare not approach. After walking for five or six hours, only a 2nd-rank beast came and was defeated by Qiuqiu with just two moves.
"Splash!"
In the distance, the sound of the waterfall was like the most melodious music in the world, making her eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
"We're getting closer! Looks like we'll be able to reach our destination soon!"
Song Yu patted Qiuqiu's furry leg, her eyes lighting up with excitement.
Originally, she had planned to stay in the wilderness only for a week, but thinking about a must-have 1000 hours and the journey's hardships along the way...
Song Yu: Why don't I try to stay in the wilderness for ten days or even half a month this time?
After all, a short pain is better than a long one...
Song Yu clutched her chest, her eyes filled with melancholy.
"Meow?"
However, as Song Yu was about to move forward with her backpack...
Qiuqiu's furry tail suddenly hooked onto Song Yu's arm.
Song Yu: "Huh?"
Song Yu looked up in confusion, this was the first time Qiuqiu had shown any doubts about the direction she was heading.
"Meow meow~!"
The big cat shook its ears, half squatting down, its expression serious, and its two long tails swayed slowly behind it.
Qiuqiu: There are three groups of people fighting ahead.
Song Yu: ?
"Meow~! (Not only are there three groups of people fighting, but there are also six level-2 beasts among them~)"
Although Qiuqiu didn't speak, its spiritual contract accurately conveyed what it wanted to say.
The hearing of feline animals is more developed than humans, and Qiuqiu is a 3rd-level contract beast, making it even more powerful.
It could almost hear the sounds of the fight from far away.
"Meow~" Qiuqiu lowered its head and gently patted Song Yu's head with one of its long tails.
Although it had just evolved into a 3rd-level beast, it could definitely defeat those six level-2 beasts. However, if they collectively attacked the two of them, there was a high probability that Song Yu would get injured.
"Meow~ (Those people are by the waterfall, Xiao Yu probably needs to take a detour~)" Although Qiuqiu's voice was low, its large size made Song Yu still feel like there was a huge fan blowing next to her ears.
"Alright, then let's pretend we didn't hear anything and take a detour..." Song Yu rubbed her ears and nodded, fully agreeing with Qiuqiu's idea.
Even after she finished speaking, Song Yu thought for a moment. She cleared her throat and looked at Qiuqiu's huge body and particularly conspicuous white fur in the forest...
"How about you just go back to the beast space?"
Since three groups of Beast Tamers are fighting, there is a high probability that they are the teams from the wilderness base camp.
And there is a high probability that professional Beast Tamers lead them. Otherwise, how could there be six level-2 contract beasts among the three groups?
Like the senior high school students who specially come to the wilderness to train their contract beasts.
Usually, they will not conflict with other teams. Moreover, in order to train their contract beasts, the homeroom teacher will remind those teams with level-2 contract beasts to use their own contract beasts for battles as much as possible rather than relying on rented contract beasts.
Without experiencing life and death, how could contract beasts get the best training in actual combat?
And since renting a contract beast is expensive, usually, a team will only rent one level-2 contract beast...
In just a few tens of seconds, Song Yu had made her judgment.
"Later, you should just go back into the beast space."
"Meow?" Qiuqiu tilted its head in confusion.
"Three groups of professional Beast Tamer teams are fighting, which means they are probably competing for resources, such as spirit plants or ore..."
Song Yu patted the furry paw of Qiuqiu, explaining seriously, "In this situation, if you suddenly appear... they might think we're also here to snatch resources."
Qiuqiu: !!
Qiuqiu suddenly realized its face become serious.
Song Yu coughed twice, "And your cat fur color is too conspicuous... Especially in this green forest, it's almost impossible not to notice. So, to avoid unnecessary trouble... I'll have to ask you to stay in the beast space temporarily."
Usually, in the wilderness where there are no conflicts of interest, Beast Tamers are quite united.
As long as she detours away, those people probably won't consider her an enemy inexplicably.
As someone who's just loafing around, she really doesn't need to fight for some spirit plants and ores like the male protagonist and others.
Retract Qiuqiu into the beast space.
With her backpack on, Song Yu nibbled on an apple as she walked around.
Since she had already heard the waterfall sound, it probably wouldn't take long to reach the river area where she had originally planned to go.
According to the information on the wilderness forum...
There are many fish in that area, making it an easy spot for fishing and a frequent destination for many wilderness teams.
The only downside is that since teams frequently visit the area, there aren't many spirit plants and ores there, and as a result, the wild beasts in the wilderness also dislike to go there. Only a few plant-type beasts that don't like to attack humans occasionally appear.
But such a place is most suitable for Song Yu.
Abundant food resources √
Abundant water resources √
Few beasts √
What could be better than this? Nothing!
*Crunch crunch*
Song Yu chewed on the sweet apple in her mouth, feeling like even her backpack had suddenly become a few pounds lighter.
She maneuvered through the lush jungle, keeping a cautious eye on her surroundings while swiftly following the direction of the water flow...
*****
At the waterfall.
Three teams are engaged in fierce battles!
However...
Two of these teams are led by 1st-level novice professional Beast Tamers, and one is formed by high school students.
If Song Yu were standing here now, she would realize that the team the high school students formed is none other than Xu Hongbin and the others who clashed with her at the registration point yesterday!
The opponents are releasing their contract beasts one by one, gritting their teeth and fighting against the people.
"Big Brother Xu! Why don't we retreat now? Look, all of our contract beasts are already knocked down... This can't go on." A tall boy stood beside Xu Hongbin, wiping the sweat dripping from his forehead from time to time, his nervous face pale as he looked at the contract beasts fighting in front of them, constantly mixing into a chaotic mess.
"Why retreat? We were the first to discover the 2nd-grade Qingling Lotus under the waterfall!" Xu Hongbin gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the battle before him without blinking.
Half an hour ago...
They were walking in the forest searching for their target to battle, and happened to catch a faint scent of lotus flowers. This fragrance made them feel clear-headed with just a sniff.
Almost without thinking, Xu Hongbin's team immediately knew that there was a spiritual plant!
So their team immediately followed the fragrance of the lotus flowers and found the Qingling Lotus under the waterfall.
It was a lotus flower with jade-like leaves and crystal-clear flowers. It bloomed under the huge waterfall, clearly suffering from the violent impact, but the leaves and flowers were undamaged by the waterfall's pounding. Instead, they bloomed even more brilliantly under the tremendous impact of the water flow.
But just as Xu Hongbin and the others released their contract beasts and were about to have them pick the Qingling Lotus...
Two other teams led by professional Beast Tamers appeared in the forest at the same time!
The number of people in these two teams was similar to theirs, and because it was a low-level wilderness area, there were few resources.
So, the strength of the members of these two Beast Tamer teams was not particularly strong.
And many of them weren't even professional Beast Tamers.
Seeing this, the high school team led by Xu Hongbin immediately engaged in battle with the other two teams!
"But Big Brother Xu, look at the contract beasts fighting below. Apart from your 2nd-level intermediate Bursting Bear, there's only our 2nd-level advanced Feathered Swallow that can still fight, which we rented this morning..."
A tall and thin boy next to him scratched his head, his face tense as he looked at the empty area below the waterfall, the cracks and pits resembling those caused by an earthquake, and the contract beasts fighting fiercely, cautiously whispering, "But the other two teams, besides the main battle pets of the professional Beast Tamers, have several 1st-level contract beasts standing by... Even if we defeat the two 1st-level novice Beast Tamers, we can't beat the 1st-level contract beasts left by the others..."
One...
Two...
Three...
*****
Six...
The tall and thin boy carefully counted the 1st-level contract beasts surrounding the empty space, apart from those fighting in the center.
Remaining, not involved in the battle, there were six 1st-level contract beasts!
If it weren't for the two teams showing sportsmanship.
As long as the people opposite commanded these six 1st-level contract beasts to attack them, they wouldn't be able to escape no matter how fast they ran!
*Boom!*
As the fire-type contract beast on the opposite side suddenly spewed out a burst of flames, the Bursting Bear in the center of the battlefield was distracted, trying to dodge sideways. But unexpectedly, it was seized by the opportunity by the Dual-Headed Bloodfang Dog on the side, biting fiercely on its ear!
*Roar!*
The Bear roared in pain.
Its huge paw fiercely slapped at the Dual-Headed Bloodfang Dog, but the Dual-Headed Bloodfang Dog skillfully dodged!
Blood flowed from the Bear's ear, soaking its fur...
Xu Hongbin focused his gaze and discovered his own contract beast, the 2nd-level intermediate Bursting Bear, had its left ear bitten off by the Dual-Headed Bloodfang Dog!
"Darn it!"
Xu Hongbin gritted his teeth!
If it weren't for his initial contract with a beast just three months ago, he would never have lost so badly!
Just two 1st-level novice Beast Tamers actually made him so miserable!
"Big Brother Xu, let's go!"
The tall boy furrowed his brow, his expression extremely serious. "Our contract beasts are all seriously injured, and they won't be able to recover on their own in a short time... We should hurry back to the supply base and find a doctor to treat them!"
Among the few people in their team this time, except for Xu Hongbin's contract beast, which exceeded 1st level, most of the others' contract beasts were still in their infancy, just a little short of adulthood...
So, in this battle between the three teams, their side suffered the most.
The contract beast of the tall boy was even severely injured and still unconscious in the beast space.
"Let's go! Let's go back to the supply base for treatment!"
Xu Hongbin clenched his teeth, his eyes staring fiercely at the other two teams' contract beasts and Beast Tamers, "We'll come back to the wilderness area in a couple of days. By then, I'll rent seven or eight 2nd-level contract beasts. I don't believe this kind of thing will happen again!"
Even though the two teams opposite clearly only intended to snatch spirit plants and didn't intend to hurt people.
But for Xu Hongbin, the pride of heaven, this was still a great humiliation.
"Oh... Xu bro, let's go then." The tall boy looked at the battle on the empty ground ahead, sighed, and patted Xu Hongbin on the shoulder.
In this battle, he also discovered that the Bear's combat power should have been stronger even though it was the same level.
But the Bear, which hadn't experienced actual combat training, was far weaker in actual combat than the contract beasts of the other two people and was the fastest to be injured and the most severely injured.
"Boom boom! ——"
As the battle below continued unabated, Xu Hongbin reached out to recall the Feathered Swallow while controlling the Bursting Bear to retract into the beast space!
*Splash!*
The river below was still rushing down.
Suddenly!
Xu Hongbin sniffed, realizing that the lotus fragrance he had been able to smell was slowly fading away, dissipating...
Xu Hongbin suddenly looked up towards the direction of the waterfall, only to find that the Qingling Lotus that had been gently blooming and swaying under the waterfall was completely gone!! A black shadow suddenly flashed underwater!
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