Time gradually passed. Within the Icefire Forest, Li Ze and the others finally returned to the stronghold of the Spirit Suppressing Army and successfully met the Legion Commander.
Jiang Mo looked at the other party and asked, "What important intelligence do you all have?"
"Commander Jiang, an ancient ruin has appeared in the Icefire Forest!"
Li Ze cut to the chase, stating the crucial point without any preamble, "A ruin?!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mo immediately stood up. He pondered continuously, a stern expression on his face, and asked, "Can you confirm this?"
Observing his demeanor, the group felt a bit uncertain. Although there were rewards for passing on intelligence, providing false information could lead to severe consequences.
"Someone told us!"
"Who?"
"He claimed to be the South River Marauder!"
"Hmm? What was that?"
Jiang Mo's expression flickered with surprise, but he understood in the next moment. Those who dared to call themselves marauders were likely only the sunny, spirited young man…
"Thank you all. You may collect some rewards from the stronghold's storeroom. We will handle the rest!" Jiang Mo said with a smile, then seemed to recall something and asked, "Did that marauder not return with you?"
Li Ze hesitated upon hearing this and replied, "He… he seemed to want to rob the other party…"
"???"
Jiang Mo's mouth twitched. Wasn't that person just a Silver-level Beast Tamer?
Li Ze and the others did not linger and left the wooden house.
"This kid…" Jiang Mo shook his head and immediately relayed the intelligence to the other two commanders. The three of them gathered in the wooden house to discuss countermeasures.
"No wonder the other party was so arrogant; it turns out an ancient ruin has appeared!" The man with a fierce appearance praised, "The people sent by Principal Qin indeed have some capability!"
Another person spoke, "Old Jiang, what do we do?"
"We will send the news back, and the higher-ups will make the decision!" The three immediately sent the intelligence about the ruin back to Blue Star. It was likely that King-level Beast Tamers would arrive to provide support before long.
Meanwhile, the stronghold guarded by the Tianhe family of Sakura Country also received the news. The family began to mobilize personnel, preparing to receive their family members from within the ruin. Their confidence stemmed from their family head, who was also a King-level Beast Tamer. They were certain that the Spirit Suppressing Army could not spare too many men. As long as they could safely retreat to their stronghold and return to Sakura Country, the Spirit Suppressing Army would likely not pursue them. The undercurrents within the Icefire Forest were surging, and it was probable that a great battle would erupt once the ruin concluded…
"Damn it, I'm getting stronger!" Chen Shu's Husky unleashed its full power, finally annihilating a Star-one Silver Lord-level ferocious beast. Fortunately, the beast hadn't brought any subordinates, otherwise, Chen Shu would have had to flee.
Chen Shu surfaced, preparing to collect the reward of medicinal herbs. He saw that the carcass of the Lord-level ferocious beast had also disappeared, turning into a wisp of smoke. However, instead of merging with the white mist, it suddenly entered the Husky's body.
"What the heck! What's going on?" Chen Shu's body trembled. The scene had happened too quickly for him to intervene.
"Ao ao!" The Husky roared, seemingly having changed in some way.
"Are you being possessed?" Chen Shu stroked his chin, looking the Husky up and down with uncertainty in his eyes. But surely, no one would possess a dog?
"Husky, eat this!" Chen Shu took out a piece of beast meat and threw it on the ground, deciding to test the Husky.
"Ao ao!" The Husky bounded over, appearing extremely excited. But just as its mouth was about to touch the meat, its head strangely shifted to another spot. It turned out that Space Rabbit had placed a spatial tunnel in front of the meat.
"Wuwuwu~~" At this moment, the Husky looked as if it was enjoying itself, even closing its eyes and continuously gnawing on the grass on the ground…
"Alright, I was overthinking it!" Chen Shu shook his head. The Husky was indeed unlikely to be possessed, as that would definitely affect its intelligence. He looked the Husky over and finally opened his status panel, only to be stunned. The originally Lv4 [Fireball Barrage] had become Lv5!
"Oh, this…" Chen Shu's eyes widened, and he repeatedly confirmed that he wasn't mistaken. Finally, he obtained a piece of information: the rewards from this ruin could actually upgrade skill levels? His eyes lit up, and he became even more interested in the ruin.
"Silly dog, let's go!" Chen Shu rubbed the dog's head and gave it the piece of beast meat. He then pushed forward again, muttering to himself, "Will the next one be a King-level ferocious beast?" According to his experience, the beasts appearing in ruins would only become stronger and stronger.
Ten minutes later, the white mist ahead churned again, and two beasts strode out.
"Silver-two mutated beasts?" Chen Shu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't Silver Kings, it would be fine.
As he battled the two beasts, members of the Tianhe family also found themselves engaged in combat. Each person had stepped onto a separate path, clearly separated by the ruin. Concurrently, the beasts that appeared were determined based on each person's strength. The five Golden-level Beast Tamers naturally encountered beasts of equivalent levels. Yamamoto Ye, due to his serious injuries and only two contracted spirits, had long since stopped advancing and could only remain in place. The progress of the others was also not fast, incomparable to Chen Shu.
Time gradually passed. Chen Shu's expression was now a bit grave. Before him, a Silver-three mutated beast had appeared! He had only recently broken through to the Silver level, and the gap with a three-star beast was enormous, let alone a mutated one!
"Since that's the case, I'll have to cheat!" Chen Shu took out a flight potion and an invisibility potion, chuckling. "If I can't beat it, I'll use cheats!" With that, he fed a bit of the flight potion to the Slime.
"Guji!" The Slime's eyes were adorably blank. It instantly transformed into the God of Shit! Its massive body charged forward with incredible speed.
Roar! The beast's eyes widened, looking as if it was being mocked. Before it could even unleash its skills, it was directly sent flying, as if its entire body were about to split apart. The terrifying weight combined with extreme speed meant the impact was unimaginable…
Boom boom boom! The Slime charged back and forth, battering the beast into a severely wounded state. Finally, it leaped up, reaching an altitude of a hundred meters. It flicked its backside and directly unleashed [Violent Sit Kill], its massive body plummeting rapidly! Simultaneously, Little Yellow cast [Sleepy Kill], and its new innate talent [Golden Body] was triggered, making its body incredibly tough!
Boom! The entire ruin seemed to tremble. A Silver-three mutated beast was directly smashed into a wisp of smoke and absorbed into the Slime's body.
[Charge] skill successfully increased by one!
With the help of the flight potion and invisibility potion, Chen Shu entered his super-speed clear mode…