The group walked for two hours towards the main road, the surroundings remained incredibly peaceful, and no crisis emerged.
Everyone focus now!
Zhou Shi led the team off the main road onto an unknown path. Weeds grew wild on all sides, prompting a sense of caution.
Another half hour of travel.
Chen Shu and Xu Xiaoyu were in the middle of the group. He clasped his hands behind his head, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.
Huh? Uncle Zhou, this branch is moving!
Chen Shu suddenly noticed a branch on a tree above him slowly wriggling.
The experienced Zhou Shi immediately reacted and shouted, "A branch? Moving? Be careful!"
Chen Shu's eyes widened as the branch suddenly transformed into a large snake, baring its fangs and lunging at him.
The snake was nearly two meters long, looking ferocious, and even emitted a foul stench.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the snake's originally fierce eyes widened as if they were about to burst.
A colossal creature, six meters in size, suddenly appeared and pinned the fierce snake down.
What the hell is this?
The fierce snake was filled with grief and indignation. It thought it would feast today, only to be crushed by a giant piece of excrement falling from the sky.
The group was startled as a slumbering slime appeared out of nowhere.
Chen Shu breathed a sigh of relief, glad he had reacted quickly.
"Wretch, can you withstand nearly a thousand pounds of weight?"
Hiss~~
Despite the immense pain, the fierce snake retaliated. Its head shot out, attempting to bite Chen Shu's calf.
"Heh, can't reach, can't reach."
Chen Shu strategically leaped back, just managing to escape the snake's attack range.
"I'm back." Chen Shu stepped forward again, luring the fierce snake.
"Still can't reach."
"I'm back."
Watching Chen Shu repeatedly hopping, everyone's foreheads were covered in black lines. What kind of person was this?
Hiss!!
At this moment, the fierce snake, unable to bear further humiliation, finally let out a cry of despair and died.
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Zhou Shi sighed. Then, the black wolf beside him opened its maw and swallowed the snake.
Although Chen Shu's behavior was annoying, his reaction speed was undeniable, and the slime's combat effectiveness was also remarkable. However, he was still annoying.
The group continued their journey, another hour of walking.
Xu Xiaoyu looked a bit tired. After all, being a girl, her physical fitness couldn't compare to the others.
Fortunately, the Flame Bird had developed some carrying capacity, although it would affect its combat ability. However, its combat prowess wasn't needed for this expedition.
Just as Xiaoyu was about to board the Flame Bird, Chen Shu suddenly said with concern, "Xiaoyu, let me help you with your backpack."
"No need."
Xu Xiaoyu shook her head, refusing.
"It's fine. I have news for you, I've also entered the senior year special training class. We'll be classmates from now on."
Chen Shu patted his chest, took Xiaoyu's backpack, and then smoothly mounted the Flame Bird.
The Flame Bird's eyes looked resentful. "So you had ulterior motives."
"You got into the special training class?"
Xu Xiaoyu's small mouth parted in surprise.
"Of course, I got in without even trying," Chen Shu said with a smile. He then patted the Flame Bird's warm back and said, "Little Fire, we can start flying."
Only then did Xu Xiaoyu realize how Chen Shu had gotten on without her noticing.
The Flame Bird wasn't large, but it could accommodate two people.
"Let's go."
Zhou Shi sighed, accustomed to Chen Shu's unconventional ways.
Since Chen Shu was already on, it was impossible to get the shameless fellow off now.
"Uncle Zhou, are your backpacks heavy? I can help carry them."
Chen Shu waved his hand, feeling completely at ease.
"Caw!"
The Flame Bird suddenly opened its mouth, and its body temperature rose significantly.
"What do you mean *your* backpacks? In the end, I'm still the one carrying them."
"Don't be agitated, don't be agitated." Chen Shu patted the bird's back to soothe it.
"Holy crap!" He looked up, startled, his gaze fixed ahead. "There are Strength Flowers!"
"Hmm?"
Everyone's expression turned serious as they looked in that direction.
Hundreds of meters away, three Strength Flowers swayed in the wind, looking incredibly alluring.
"Kid, do you have x-ray vision? Old Deng didn't expect your eyesight to be so sharp."
"Silence!"
Zhou Shi was full of caution. Places with rare medicinal herbs or ores were usually guarded by fierce beasts.
"Old Deng, send the Ironback Beast to test the waters."
Boom, boom, boom. The Ironback Beast, resembling a giant lizard, strode forward on its thick limbs towards the Strength Flowers.
Just as they were about to approach, large ice balls suddenly appeared.
From the grass behind the Strength Flowers, several wild rabbits, each about a meter in size, emerged.
Their eyes were blue, and they continuously spat out massive ice balls from their mouths.
The Ironback Beast, already slow, practically came to a halt, unable to move.
However, it was called an Ironback Beast for a reason: its back had incredible defense, not only reducing physical damage but also showing significant resistance to elemental attacks.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
Nine Ice Rabbits appeared, incessantly spitting ice balls and immobilizing the Ironback Beast.
Without assistance, this Ironback Beast would definitely be worn down and killed.
"Charge!"
Zhou Shi shouted softly. The black giant wolf beside him pushed off with its hind legs and lunged forward at extreme speed.
Chen Shu, sitting on the Flame Bird, watched the black wolf.
With his knowledge of beast-taming biology from high school, he immediately recognized the black wolf as a C-class Rending Claw Wolf, evolved from a D-class Claw Wolf.
A black iron grade Rending Claw Wolf was enough to instantly kill the Ice Rabbits ahead, as the strongest Ice Rabbit was only a level eight fierce beast.
As expected, the Rending Claw Wolf let out a roar, and a deep black glow appeared on its front two claws.
This was its innate skill, Rending Claw!
The Ice Rabbits also sensed the black iron grade aura. Their azure eyes showed panic, but it was too late to escape.
Two Ice Rabbits were instantly dismembered, blood splattering everywhere.
"Ah!"
Xu Xiaoyu couldn't help but gasp at the sight, but she forced herself to keep watching.
This was also her first time venturing into another dimension. Although she was already a level seven beast tamer, she had never killed a fierce beast before.
Seeing the scene before her, she naturally felt a bit uncomfortable, but she forced herself to adapt.
If a beast tamer cannot fight, it is a waste of resources.
Xu Xiaoyu glanced out of the corner of her eye, wanting to see Chen Shu's reaction, as they were of similar age.
But to her surprise, Chen Shu swallowed hard and muttered to himself, "Should it be cumin or spicy?"