Monster Pet Evolution

by Stayrr

Three years ago, the animals and plants on Earth underwent crazy and unexplainable changes that included transformations, reversions, and the addition of otherworldly species. And it was the start of a brand-new type of profession in the new generation of humanity – Monster Trainers, people who specialized in taming monsters. On his 18th birthday, the protagonist of the story, Gao

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Chapter 81: What is he… looking for?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The previous time he saw Green Tree Snakes was also in a Bottle Tree forest. Perhaps these types of snakes had some preference for Bottle Trees.

There were at least a dozen Green Tree Snakes that were active in this patch of forest.

Usually in the day, Green Tree Snakes would hang from tree branches, pretending to be green moss. They would stay still and wait for prey to approach. Their prey included small insects and bird-like creatures.

Dumby was walking through the Bottle Tree forest as though nothing could stand in its way. In Dumby's eyes, there was no such thing as cold-blooded animals. Unless the creature possessed some special skill to mask its presence, with its soul flames, every creature could be seen as easily as a bright torch in the night.

One by one, Green Tree Snakes were being violently yanked off from their trees by Dumby. Dumby would then twist their heads off and carefully remove the greyish-green monster core crystals from their heads.

The crystals were about the size of a soybean, but compared to Dumby's large size, it would be like picking up a sesame seed.

Dumby carefully removed the monster core crystal and wiped it on its black robe before handing it over to Gao Peng.

Gao Peng stopped and looked at Dumby.

Dumby opened its mouth as if trying to say something. It could not, of course, and only the sound of its teeth chattering could be heard.

It tried hard to pass its master the core crystal, using its other hand to point at it.

Seeing its master accept the monster core crystal, Dumby tilted its head and smiled dumbly.

"Silly fella," said Gao Peng as he placed the Green Tree Snake core crystals into a leather pouch. He wanted to say something but somehow could not find the words to do so. In the end, he turned around as if nothing happened and instructed, "Dumby, break these Bottle Trees in the middle."

Dumby nodded vigorously.

The other Green Tree Snakes in the forest had seen what happened to the rest of their kind and knew how to keep away from danger. They turned around to hide back in their tree hollows.

They moved slowly, as if afraid of angering the fierce god that was wreaking havoc in the forest.

They had thought they were safe in the tree hollows, but suddenly loud snapping sounds could be heard from the tree trunk.

Without having the chance to react in time, some snakes felt their world spin. With a loud crash, a large tree was suddenly sent crashing to the ground, knocking the snakes silly. The snakes then quickly slithered from the tree hollows into the leaf litter, vanishing out of sight.

Gao Peng followed the trail of broken tree trunks and searched for Wood Space Hearts. Wood Space Hearts grew in the thickest area of the trunks of the Bottle Trees, which was the belly of the beer bottle. All he had to do was get Dumby to break the tree at that point.

The broken "beer bellies" would be hollow, with an empty space inside.

Not every tree would have a Wood Space Heart; only around one in five would have it.

Under each large tree, Dumby looked as though it was a fearsome boxer as it madly pummeled each tree with both its fists. Each fist was capable of sending large chunks of wood flying.

With its fists tightly clenched, every punch it sent out cut through the air. The bones on its knuckles that stuck out slightly would tear the tree trunk to bits.

With bits of bark flying, the Bottle Tree shook violently.

In just a few punches, the Bottle Tree was on the verge of collapse.

The dense punching sounds reverberated in the dense jungle and travelled across a long distance.

Around one kilometer away, three hunters were making their way through the jungle. They were well protected by their gear, which covered their entire bodies, and they were carrying large bulging bags, evidence of a fruitful hunt. Following by their sides were a number of Familiars. At this moment, a bunch of squeaking sounds suddenly came from one of the hunter's shoulders.

On his shoulder, a mouse with extraordinarily large ears had stood up on its hind legs, turned around with a start, and was squeaking non-stop towards a certain direction.

"Hm? Captain, has Tutu noticed something," asked one of the members. He was a young man with a scar on his face.

"Dunno, Tutu must have made a new discovery," said the oldest member of the team. He gently pinched the ears of the mouse on his shoulder and handed it two peanuts as a reward.

The mouse's eyes squinted in delight as it happily chewed on its peanuts.

"Tutu says there's a loud sound coming from over there," said the captain as he licked his lips. "Let's go check it out then."

"Yes captain."

The members of the team agreed unanimously. There were no objections.

This was not the first time they had encountered something like this.

The last time, it happened to be a fight between two commander tier monsters. As the saying goes, when two dogs strive for a bone, the third runs off with it.

They had managed to let one commander tier monster escape, but they still got away with the carcass of the other commander tier monster. They had gotten good money selling off that carcass.

The scar-faced young man licked his lips. His Familiar was already at level 20. The only thing holding it back from ascending into the commander tier was its grade. He had approached many Monster Breeders before, but sadly, raising a monster's grade was no easy feat. Sometimes, it all came down to the RNG.

He had made many attempts but his Familiar's grade still remained the same in the end.

Sometimes, he felt helpless. Perhaps lady luck just never seemed to smile at him.

He had always had rather bad luck since he was young.

The good thing was… he was already used to it.

They rushed over and were almost there, when the realized that there was something wrong with the sound that they heard.

It did not seem to be the sound of monsters battling. The sound was low, and rather dull as well. There was even a rhythm to it.

What is this sound…

The group looked at each other, with perplexed expressions on their faces.

In the team, the last member was a rather tall, dark and lanky young man. He frowned and said hesitantly, "Why does it seem like the sound of boxing practice, like I used to do in the past?"

"Boxing practice? Yao Huan, have you gone silly from all your boxing? How could there be someone practicing boxing in the middle of the jungle?" laughed the scar faced man.

Practicing boxing in this jungle full of monsters? Something in your brain must be broken.

Crash!

Not far from them, a large tree snapped and came crashing down. Numerous branches snapped as the tree fell, giving of series of cracking sounds.

"Move, let's go over to take a look. Quietly," said the captain seriously.

After getting closer, they saw a giant humanoid creature in a black robe madly punching a tree. The tree in front of it was swaying and about to fall at any time.

Ka-cha.

The large tree made a sound of giving way, and then fell with a loud crash.

The few of them were dumbstruck.

To them, all the trees in the jungle were the same. They only had one name – tree.

As for the tree's actual name or its characteristics…

They did not give a d*mn.

The captain focused his eyes on something.

Within the mess of broken trees, there was a crouching figure making its way through the forests as though searching for something within the tree trunks.

What could he be looking for in the broken tree trunks? The captain squinted. His hunter's senses made him realize that something was unusual.

"Captain, let's go." Yao Huan shook his head. He thought it was a monster at first but it turned out to be another person. The monster in the black robe was clearly raised by someone.

The captain raised his right hand to signal for the rest to be quiet.

What is this person… looking for?

He suddenly felt very curious.

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Chapter 82: Mithril Cockroach

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"Ugh, Captain…" The scarred youth was about to say something when the captain put an index finger on his lips.

"Shh."

Silence.

He saw the seemingly young man below them fumbling and looking around for something between the fallen tree trunks before putting something into his bags.

The captain narrowed his eyes and fixed his gaze on Gao Peng.

"Deng Sen, later you'll use your familiar to control that guy. Leave the big one to me," the captain ordered.

Deng Sen was a tan, skinny youth. He nodded as he heard his boss's command. He then took his familiar and tiptoed to the side.

Deng Sen and Yao Huan both fought in black boxing, also known as underground boxing back in the day, and the captain was their agent.

After the cataclysm the black boxing industry basically collapsed. When humanity regained its stability after the initial panic, humans found that it was more exciting to watch monsters fight against each other in gladiatorial fights than to watch boxing matches.

That was why both of them lost their jobs. Later, they spent the last of their savings to purchase a familiar before joining the "Gold Rush" army. After the initial chaos, life was more or less stable.

They headed to the Dark Ember Forest every other week, earned some money, trained and groomed their familiars, and spent any extra earnings on entertainment. Life was pretty good.

They never dared enter the deeper parts of the Dark Ember Forest. It was too dangerous inside, filled with unknown terrors. They only moved around the periphery of the forest, picking plants and catching low-level monsters. Sometimes they would get lucky and pick up some dead bodies, using that to get by.

They were content with their current lifestyles. Competing for the world's number one spot was too far-fetched for them to imagine.

There had to be something wrong with this fellow. He'd never believe a monster trainer would create such a big ruckus in the forest simply to measure the width of the tree trunks.

The captain pondered. If only he knew what kind of valuables were hidden inside the tree. After all, what did the forest have in abundance? Trees!

Wouldn't that mean he had hit the jackpot? At that thought, a fire lit up within his heart. Perhaps they wouldn't need to work hard ever again.

Dumby suddenly stopped moving and looked cautiously to the East. It stomped and a quiet growl came from its mouth. It punched its fists together, creating a short and crisp sound.

The sound startled Gao Peng, so he looked toward the direction of Dumby's gaze. Because he had not yet made a blood contract with Dumby, he could not communicate through soul perception. Even so, Dumby's aberrant behavior alerted him to the abnormality of his surroundings.

They'd been found out.

The captain was caught off-guard. He was prepared to mount a sneak attack, but definitely did not expect Dumby to be so perceptive. Dumby had noticed their existences through the Blood-Thread Heart, which resonated with other hearts. As soon as they approached, their restless heartbeats were like fireflies in the dead of night to Dumby, and extraordinarily eye-catching.

Gao Peng communicated with Da Zi through the soul contract. He told Da Zi not to move and remain hidden beneath the thick layer of dried leaves and await his instructions.

Silly, on the other hand, flew out casually and landed on Gao Peng's head with a light thud. It was as if he were wearing a rainbow-colored hat.

Deng Sen, who was hiding on the side, suddenly froze. Was this some new support-type familiar?

He suddenly remembered a movie he watched before. A character from the movie wore a helmet, and then became extremely dangerous.

"Hey there, pal." A laugh was heard as the Captain walked out of the forest with a smile. A scarred youth and two familiars followed behind.

The familiar on the left looked like a bee. It was around five feet long with sharp feelers on top of its head and wings buzzing at a high frequency, flashing with a silver radiance. The most conspicuous feature was its tail needles, occupying around one-third of its entire length. On the right was a giant black butterfly. If one included its wings, it would be around 10 feet long. There were asymmetrical skulls on both sides of the wings. Its feelers made it look like two giant black lanterns were hanging from its head.

In the group, insect-class familiars occupied a large percentage.

Gao Peng stood up and recognized the two familiars. They were the Armor-Piercing Cone Bee and the Skull Butterfly.

The Skull Butterfly was a Dark familiar and one of the most common low-class dark monsters around. Of course, fundamentally, there was no such thing as a low-class or high-class monster. As long as the potential was strong enough, any monster had an unlimited possibility.

Perhaps these people had discovered something. After all, his actions earlier would have undoubtedly seemed odd.

"To meet like this is fate. Do you need help with anything?" the captain asked as he put up both his arms to indicate that he had no ill intentions. However, he continued to close in.

Bam!

The sudden sound startled everyone.

Dumby threw a punch at a tree trunk, Soul Flames burning fiercely in its eyes as it roared angrily at the new arrivals. It could not generate a loud voice with its empty chest made of bone, but the deep, low roar sounded like a dignified warhorn.

Gao Peng tightened his body. There was someone else! Someone was still hidden, and Gao Peng thought that couldn't be a good sign. If they had good intentions, why would they hide in the forest while spying on him?

Anyone who discovered that they were being spied on would feel disgusted. "I don't think I need help." Gao Peng rejected them flatly, without emotion.

Although these people were in the dark and he was in the light, he still had his trump card. It was the familiar secret technique that he signed with Da Zi, Shifting Constellations.

He did not know if these people also had such a technique. But it was unlikely they did. If any person could possess such a secret technique, Uncle Liu wouldn't have been that cautious back then. Moreover, as he had continued poking and asking around, he found most people had never even heard of such a technique.

"That's just my brother. Relax, we have no ill intentions."

The smile on the face of the captain sparkled, but in his mind, he was silently cursing Dumby.

What kind of crazy thing is that? How is it so perceptive? he thought.

Deng Sen walked out of the forest in resignation, a grayish silver cockroach following him.

The mouthparts of the cockroach were gigantic and its body was very smooth. The grayish silver was extremely pleasing. Gao Peng had never seen such a cockroach before, so he couldn't help but take another glance at it.

[Monster Name: Mithril Cockroach

[Monster Level: Level 18 (Elite)

[Monster Grade: Excellent

[Monster Attribute: Gold

[Monster Weakness: Electric

The Mithril Cockroach. Gao Peng had never seen such a monster in books. Perhaps it was a rare kind of variant. This was common, as many monsters were still unknown and humanity was still in the process of exploration.

"Since little brother doesn't like our disturbance, forget it," the captain said as he laughed. He then turned around to leave.

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Chapter 83: Wood Space Hearts Obtained

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The captain's mind was racing. Looking at how things were a moment ago, this teenager was definitely very wary towards them. There were no hopes of him revealing anything unless they used forceful methods to get answers out of him.

It was a pity for them that they were found out so quickly. They now lost the element of surprise. If they failed in their attempt to capture the teenager, they would be making a new enemy out of him for nothing.

Furthermore, despite Gao Peng's young age, he possessed quite a few Familiars.

Even though Gao Peng had secretly instructed Da Zi to hide within the leaf litter, they who were secretly observing him had seen all of it clearly.

A total of three Familiars.

The captain saw even the useless looking jellyfish with zero combat ability as a possible threat.

To be able to raise three Familiars at the same time at such a young age meant that Gao Peng must either have the money or the skills to do so.

Either way, it meant that he was not to be trifled with.

To make things worse, the black-robed Familiar was giving off an aura that made Tutu rather uncomfortable.

The captain's many years of experience told him that unless he could thoroughly eliminate the problem, it would be unwise to make enemies.

Those who made many enemies usually only had two outcomes.

They either silenced all their enemies by being more powerful than any of them, or they died a horrible death.

The latter was especially likely in this dog-eat-dog world. Who knew if there was some newly discovered Familiar that could easily take his life without him realizing?

He called for Deng Sen and Yao Huan and the three of them left together.

After the three of them left, Yao Huan's tense expression relaxed quite a bit, and he secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Although he used to do underground boxing, he only did it to earn money to pay for his younger sister's school fees. When his sister was still very young, they had lost their parents in an unfortunate car accident, leaving the two of them to fend for themselves.

Although he did underground boxing, smoked, drank, had tattoos, and would frequent pubs, he knew that he was still a good person at heart.

He had never committed any crimes such as robbing, kidnapping or killing. The situation earlier had really made him very nervous.

Deng Sen however had a really dark expression on his face – despite how dark he already was.

After keeping it in for a long time, he could bear it no longer and said, "Boss, why didn't we take action just now? That guy probably just had a Familiar with very keen senses. If we did end up fighting, he might not have been a match for us."

The captain shook his head. "Not everything can be resolved with violence. Later on, we'll go back there after he leaves and see if we can find anything there. If he can break trees, then so can we. There are so many trees in this jungle anyway, why fight with him over a few trees?" Saying that, an enigmatic smile spread across the captain's face.

There was fundamentally no real conflict between him and Gao Peng. If Gao Peng had been holding on to some very obvious treasure instead, then things might have been different. He might then have chosen risky possible conflict in order to get his hands on the treasure, and then eliminate all traces of what happened.

To put things simply, it was nothing complicated.

It was all down to whether or not the possible benefits were big enough.

"Understood," said Deng Sen with a nod of his head.

After another while of silence, Deng Sen hesitantly spoke again. "But boss, it's just that I'm really curious to know what's in those trees."

"…I'm curious too. But that's enough. Let's not forget our mission today. We've wasted quite some time just now, let's hurry," the captain said.

After the few of them left, Gao Peng's high strung nerves finally began to relax.

To be honest, he was not sure what he whould do if those three men resorted to violence.

Would he straightaway aim to kill them? Gao Peng was not sure.

But thankfully, they did not continue to give him trouble. This was the best outcome.

Afterwards, he had Dumby pick up the pace. Gao Peng did not wish to stay for too long in case he ran into more people.

After another two hours, practically all the Bottle Trees in the area had fallen victim to Dumby, leaving behind a ground full of debris. Gao Peng had collected all the Wood Space Hearts, a total of 2.1 pounds of them.

Gao Peng sighed when he saw all the broken trees. Practically all of them were broken in the middle. It was a little too obvious. Right now, the sky was getting darker and they had to make good use of the remaining time.

Gao Peng called for Da Zi to search around the surrounding area. Very quickly, they managed to find a type of black fruit, which was around the size of a walnut. Prying apart the outer shell with both hands, the brittle shell split apart. Sticky white strands appeared between the cracks in the shell. Underneath the tough black shell was plenty of red fluffy fur.

Gao Peng pulled the fur out, rolled it into a ball, and placed it on top of a pile of leaves. He then called Da Zi over.

Da Zi tottered over and Gao Peng grabbed hold of its pair of antennae. Just like playing with two wires, an arc of electricity appeared when he placed the ends of the antennae together. Da Zi saw its master playing with its antennae and even create sparks with it. It felt extremely curious.

Gao Peng nodded his head in satisfaction. It was indeed feasible.

With Da Zi's current abilities, it was still unable to release electricity. Being able to release electricity after level 20 was simply a matter of course for Da Zi, and not a new ability that would be developed after advancing in tier. For now, being able to create an arc of electricity was sufficient.

Positioning the red fur in the middle of the arc, Gao Peng carefully tried to set it alight. After a few attempts, a fire was started. The red fur was like cotton from before the cataclysm.

The flames rose up, and using the leaves below as fuel, and the fire grew bigger and bigger.

How many years could one be sentenced to for starting a fire in a forest? Gao Peng started thinking.

Before the cataclysm this was definitely a chargeable offense, but they seemed to have done away with this law after the cataclysm.

Firstly, the Earth's surface had expanded by multiple times and the forest areas had multiplied as well.

Secondly, the life force and the resistances possessed by plants had become a lot more resilient than ever imagined. For a simple flame to create a huge forest fire was practically impossible.

But the resilience of the broken Bottle Trees was evidently greatly reduced. They were all helplessly swallowed up by the flames. The light from the fire shone on Gao Peng's face, flickering from the inconsistent intensity.

After personally witnessing that the Bottle Trees had all been burnt down, Gao Peng finally left.

The fire would not spread any further. There were so many fire-type monsters that existed naturally. If they could start a forest fire just by spitting a few fireballs on a whim, these forests would be too pathetic.

Later that night, a group of three reached this place. The air was still filled with the smell of smoke. There were still bits of ember giving off light, like stars in the sky amidst the thick layer of ash on the ground.

The fire had only managed to burn this one area. Any further out, it seemed unable to keep burning, as though some invisible force stopped it.

Deng Sen was speechless as he looked at the ash-covered ground. What could possibly be left for them to find after being burnt down like this? What a cunning kid.

In contrast to Deng Sen's speechlessness, the captain's expression became dark and serious. He looked at the ashes covering the ground and simply sighed. "Forget it. Let's just take it as though nothing happened today. Let's go home."

"Ah? Captain, we're just going to leave this matter alone?" Deng Sen scratched his head.

"Just let it rest. Listen to me." The captain trusted what he saw with his own eyes. Even the boy who set the fire might not have seen it himself. There was this decisive ruthlessness embedded within his nature.

When Gao Peng arrived home, he had opened his door to find over a dozen discarded cans strewn across the floor.

Stripey was comfortably lying on the floor with its eight limbs up in the air. Next to its body was a pile of shed exoskeleton. Stripey's body had grown much bigger since Gao Peng left the house in the morning.

Noticing that its owner had returned, Stripey lazily twitched its legs, then continued to sleep comfortably.

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Chapter 84: My Hat Evolved

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Gao Peng picked up Stripey's shed skin. He still harbored thoughts that the shed skins of familiars could have all kinds of magical effects, like in the novels.

Then he realized he had fantasized too much. The shed skin was weak beyond reason. A light rub was enough to turn it into dust that littered the ground and Gao Peng wasted some time cleaning the place up after.

Gao Peng discovered that Stripey had actually managed to level up in the day that he was out. It sure grew a lot. Gao Peng patted Stripey's head and said encouragingly, "Continue eating, keep it up! It is best if you can eat up and be nice and chubby."

Stripey's pupils continued flashing brightly as a sound reverberated in Gao Peng's mind.

Yes! Yes! Stripey thought.

"Wait 'till you become fat! We'll go and eat fried spider meat."

Stripey froze. It looked up and glanced at its master. It looked at the can before letting go guiltily.

The items required for Silly's evolution were all gathered. However, this time, they could not be stewed as a large pot of food. Silly had a weak constitution and could not take any stress, so the materials needed special preparation.

Gao Peng got up and moved downstairs with Silly. He walked towards the studio in the city center. The studio had a more complete set of experimental equipment.

I have stock options for the studio, so these things should be treated as my own. Using my things after work shouldn't be counted as misappropriation of public goods, right? Gao Peng thought. He still felt guilty.

He got out of the car in the city center. It was seven in the evening, the busiest time of the day. Colorful lights lit up the bustling street. People walked shoulder to shoulder, and it was amazingly crowded and lively.

It had been a long time since he had gone shopping. Gao Peng's mind suddenly wandered as he gazed at the busy street.

He remembered that the last time he went out shopping was when he was still with his parents. His mother had bought a suit for his father in the clothing store at the corner of the street. It was gray, and it was still in his cupboard.

Sadly, their things remained while they were no more.

"Gao Peng!" He heard something, as if someone was calling for him from behind.

He ignored it.

"Scholar Gao Peng!"

Gao Peng turned around. This time he recognized it: it was fellow student Li Zigong.

"Why do you never turn around when I call your name out in the streets! You only turn when I call you scholar Gao Peng," Li Zigong complained after moving closer.

"There's just too many people with the name Gao Peng in this world. But Gao Peng with 'Scholar' in front is rare," Gao Peng answered with a poker face.

"Alright, you win," Li Zigong said as he rolled his eyes.

Beside Li Zigong was his entire family. Mother Li recognized Gao Peng, as Gao Peng's performance at the Monster Breeder Association last time was eye-catching. It was hard to forget him.

She remembered that she was still worried about passing the examination for the Intermediate Monster Breeder Certificate while her son's classmate had already become an Intermediate Monster Breeder. She could not help but lament why Gao Peng was someone else's child.

After a casual chat, Mother Li looked at Gao Peng's figure from behind before glancing at her lazy youngest son. She said, "Let's go, we'll go to the bookshop after we finish shopping later."

Li Zigong suddenly had a bad premonition of his comparison. He thought, Gao Peng, you bastard!

The workday had already ended at the studio. Gao Peng walked out of the elevator and pressed a finger on the biometric lock. The signal lit up, going from red to blue.

The metal door opened slowly. The studio was completely empty and seemed somewhat spacious.

Inside, another layer of bulletproof glass door opened at the same time that the fluorescent light on the ceiling lit up and brightened the studio.

Silly sat quietly on Gao Peng's shoulder. It was curious about all the new things around them. It floated around in the studio and only flew towards Gao Peng when he called out to it.

After taking the materials out from his bag, Gao Peng started to busy himself.

Some materials needed to be processed in a special way. For example, refrigeration, high-temperature burning, or corrosion using a strong acid.

After a full half hour, all the materials were prepared.

Finally, it was time to put all the materials together and brew a cup of greenish fluid. Gao Peng also took out the Wood Space Heart and put it in the grinder. He then pushed the "on" button.

After a minute, Gao Peng poured all the green-colored powder into the fluid. The medicine bubbled uncontrollably. Large bubbles appeared from within and popped, releasing a sweet fragrance into the air. None of the materials used were poisonous, so in theory, he could also drink it.

Before Gao Peng could open his mouth, Silly leaped into the medicinal fluid with a plopping sound.

Silly's frame instantly began to expand after going into the fluid. It grew several times its size and its color also became more transparent. The changes were unpredictable. Light flashed softly while small colorful spots were obscured within the medicinal fluid.

The green medicinal fluid gradually lost its color, dulling as Silly's color strengthened. The other colors on Silly gradually disappeared. What was left was a lush green color.

Gao Peng suddenly jolted up. Silly's favorite place was on top of his head, which meant…

Gao Peng suddenly felt that it was the wrong decision to choose the Wood Spirit Jellyfish evolution path. The medicinal fluid had completely lost its color, and all the colors were transferred onto the body of the Wood Spirit Jellyfish. Silly transformed into a green jellyfish, so green that he panicked.

It was too bright…

Because of the state of Silly's body, its body was semi-transparent, which was why the jellyfish shone brightly in the air.

I don't like this color, Gao Peng cried in his heart.

"Evolution completed– [Wood Spirit Jellyfish]"

[Monster Name: Wood Spirit Jellyfish

[Monster Level: Level 6 (Normal)

[Monster Grade: Perfect

[Monster Attribute: Space/ Wood/ Wind

[Monster Condition: Healthy (Happy)

[Monster Weakness: 1. Electric 2. Ice

[Requirements for promotion to Epic Grade: …

Silly succeeded in evolving. Gao Peng silently closed up after taking a look at the materials needed for promotion to Epic Grade. The other items were still alright, but what the heck was the Space attributed material called Magical Space Sand? Gao Peng remembered hearing about it before somewhere, but thought it was ridiculously rare.

Perfect Grade was sufficient for now. At least it was no longer a problem to promote commander-tier familiars.

Gao Peng cleaned up all the equipment he used and also cleared residual waste before leaving with Silly.

After Silly's promotion to Perfect Grade and Stripey's promotion to Excellent Grade, Gao Peng felt that his Soul Strength had increased considerably. Based on his assessment, he was still some way away from being able to make a contract with Dumby. But as long as he put in the effort, it would probably only take a couple of days.

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Chapter 85: Dr. Jiang

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By the time Gao Peng finished everything and reached home, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. His phone suddenly rang. Gao Peng grabbed his phone and answered a call from the construction company.

"Hello, Mr. Gao?"

There was a change in tone compared to a few days ago.

Gao Peng answered and asked, "What's up?"

"Mr. Gao, do you have a minute? We've encountered some problems in cleaning the villa and we need you to personally come to take a look," said the voice from the other side.

"What's the problem?" It was already kind of late, and Gao Peng did not want to go out. "Just tell me."

A pause came from the other side. After a while the voice continued and said, "We found some variant plants inside the villa that impede our development work. If we do not get rid of these variant plants, it will be impossible for us to continue with our repair work; however, for us to remove the plants we would need to remove parts of the building, which is why we hope that you can come and take a look. That way, we can move on to the next step of our work. If you're not here we won't dare to dismantle or demolish any fixtures in the villa."

Gao Peng did not reply and frowned. It was already dark outside and he still had classes the following morning, but it would already be six or seven o'clock by the time classes ended. "Alright, I'll be there later."

Before he left, Gao Peng froze in his tracks. He felt weird somehow.

Why would the construction company call him so late? Gao Peng continued thinking deeply as he prepared to leave and as he reached downstairs, Gao Peng suddenly stopped.

What construction company would work at nine o'clock at night? Wasn't it a odd little to work so far overtime? They sure were giving him a lot of face…

More importantly, Gao Peng's villa was located in a rural area, and not a lot of people gathered there. By the time Gao Peng reached the place, it would be around ten o'clock. Gao Peng couldn't help but be cautious.

After thinking about it for a while, Gao Peng grabbed his phone and dialed the number. The phone rang over ten times before someone picked it up. "Mr. Gao," said someone with a polite voice from the other side.

A smile appeared on Gao Peng's face. "Manager Li, it's a bit late tonight, why not wait until tomorrow? You can let your fellow workers rest a bit. If there's any penalty for work delay, I'll cover it."

After that the other side went silent for a moment before a voice said, "Alright, it is quite late after all. We will not disturb you anymore."

As soon as they finished, they hung up. Gao Peng listened to the beeping sound of the hung up phone and silently returned his phone to its original place.

At the same time in the villa at the outskirts of town, a few shadowy figures stood. One of them had both his hands tied up. He looked anxious and sweat covered his forehead. He said helplessly, "Brothers, I've really tried. I have no choice if he doesn't want to come. After all, I can't force him, right?"

A youngster in a white suit stood beside him. The youngster's hair was neatly combed and parted three to seven, and his eyebrows were his most prominent feature. It seemed as if parts of one eyebrow it had been bitten off, as a small portion of it was missing.

"I never would have thought that the kid would be so smart. It seems he already noticed that something is wrong," said the youngster in the white suit, smiling. "Looks like he won't be coming tonight."

At that moment, the phone in the hands of a bald and burly man started to vibrate and ring.

The burly bald man looked at the screen of the phone. On the display was the photograph of an approximately 30-year-old woman. The word "wife" was written on the screen.

"Dr. Jiang, someone from this guy's family is calling him," the burly bald man told the youngster in the white suit.

When the man heard that his wife was calling him, his expression became complex. He said anxiously, "Brother, I'm usually home by this time. If I don't pick up the phone, she will be suspicious."

Dr. Jiang glanced at the man. "Pick it up. But you know what you should and shouldn't say. If you dare talk about anything like going to visit your great uncle who passed away, I'll let your entire family meet with your great uncle," Dr. Jiang said. His tone was calm but what he said sent a chill down the man's spine.

His great uncle had passed away the year before last. These people actually investigated him.

Since he did not know how much these people knew about him, he did not dare play any tricks. He made up some lie to get past his wife.

"Looks like we are running out of time. If we could have completed our task earlier… I really didn't want to use such violent methods. After all, we are civilized people." As he finished speaking, Dr. Jiang covered his mouth and coughed softly.

"To tell you the truth, no one in the group would have thought that Ji Hanwu still had a living grandson. If someone hadn't relayed this information to me secretly, perhaps all of us would have thought that he no longer had any relatives left.

"If news about Ji Hanwu's grandson being alive spreads, it is a given that a lot of people will move in the dark to attempt to get rid of this threat," Dr. Jiang said profoundly. "After all, Ji Hanwu doesn't have any family. He will certainly grow old. But his grandson, on the other hand, is still very young."

As the saying goes, "Wealth moveth the heart of man." The Southern Sky Group was now a gigantic organization, and different forces populated the higher-ups, everyone with their own motives and ideas.

"Ugh, brother, you mean to kill… Gao Peng? Why don't we just do it?" a man in casual wear with a buzzcut asked as he frowned. If they only wanted to kill Gao Peng, why would they waste time on a superfluous action? They should just go up there and get things done.

"Ji Hanwu spent so much effort protecting and hiding his grandson, he must pay a lot of attention into ensuring his safety. There are surely people protecting him in secret, and if we move in right away, an accident is very likely. It would be extremely problematic if we alerted Ji Hanwu," Dr. Jiang said. As he finished his sentence there was fear in his eyes.

"Of course, the most important thing is, who said I wanted to kill his grandson?" Dr. Jiang was speechless.

"I only wanted to meet with this boy I don't know. What good would it do if we killed him? Do you think that we actually have the prerequisites to fight for control over the Southern Sky Group?" Dr. Jiang laughed. "I'm just a researcher!"

"To kill his only grandson! We'd face the wrath of Ji Hanwu. We'd be the first to die, and the ultimate benefactors would be those who really have the prerequisites and capabilities to compete for the spot," said Dr. Jiang as he put both his hands behind his back.

"Brother, I still don't really understand," said the buzzcut man, shaking his head.

Dr. Jiang sighed. It was exhausting talking to these idiots.

"You don't have to know the actual reasons. You only need to know that Gao Peng's identity is our leverage. It is our leverage over Ji Hanwu in negotiation. Moreover, I really am interested in that kid. I heard that he is a monster breeding genius. It's too bad we won't be able to meet him."

There was a more profound reason that Dr. Jiang omitted. The research unit Dr. Jiang was in was not among the top in the Southern Sky Group. Moreover, apart from research units, there were security units, etc. Even if the only heir of the Southern Sky Group were to pass away, the position would be too far away from him. So his coming forward was to gather information.

After all, it wouldn't be wrong to consider Gao Peng as the prince who would one day inherit the throne.

If he indeed possessed amazing talents, perhaps he would place his bets earlier.

Dr. Jiang seemed to smile without smiling. He looked up into the sky and said, "It's about time. Ji Hanwu's people should be here."

The man tied up on the side looked extremely pale. He had heard way too much information that he should not know. Would he die? Would he die…

The words "murder" and "silence" kept floating around in his mind.

Dr. Jiang glanced at him and snapped his fingers.

A black and white butterfly flew out from his white suit. Previously, the butterfly had rested on his white suit around the chest area, looking like a lifelike embroidery.

The butterfly flickered above the man's head and sprinkled down white phosphorus powder. The powder fell slowly and seeped into the man's body on contact. After absorbing the powder, the man fainted.

Thunder rumbled. A frightening shadow flashed through the sky as it generated a sonic boom in the sky.

Dr. Jiang's face lost its color immediately and his confident smile suddenly froze. He seemed to be in agony as he said, "He… He came in person."

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Chapter 86: Ji Hanwu

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the military region of Chang'an, a building with unique characteristics sat atop a hill. The building was at least 200 meters in height and looked like a propped-up stand.

On the horizontal bars of the stand stood a golden Divine Hawk with both eyes closed. It was resting when it suddenly opened both eyes and a golden, glowing plume appeared. It fixed its gaze to the south and called out with a crisp and clear sound that reverberated in the sky above the military camp.

"What's the matter? Is the ape from the Dark Ember Forest out?"

"No, it looks like Golden God discovered something. Hurry up and investigate."

"There's no need to investigate. It's that person from the Southern Sky Group. He's here in Chang'an," said a white-haired old man in military uniform, coughing as he walked out from behind.

"Why would that person arrive in Chang'an so late? Aren't their headquarters in the City of Yu?"

"There's no need to worry, just sound the alert as usual," said the old man. He seemed to be widely respected and made the decision.

A gigantic long white figure hovered in the sky before suddenly diving and slamming down. Under the violent wind, all the grasses and plants remained firmly pressed against the ground.

The gigantic figure looked like a dragon but was neither a dragon nor a snake. It had a fully grown white mane on its neck, and no horns on its head. Beneath its body was a pair of claws for forelimbs, each with three sharp talons.

From its appearance alone it could no longer be regarded as a snake, and it was evolving towards becoming a dragon. It would not have been unreasonable to call it an aquatic dragon.

The huge claws slammed down violently and death loomed over the people beneath it. The area under the attack range of the claw included the man who had fainted on the ground.

A lethal threat was closing in on their backs.

Dr. Jiang kneeled down on the ground and screamed, "I have Gao Peng's child!"

The giant falling claw forced a change in direction in midair and hit the ground on the side, creating trenches several feet deep over a dozen feet in length. A gust of foul violent wind blew past the area, turning everyone's face a ghastly white.

Dr. Jiang blabbered on and on saying, "Master Chairman, I did not let anyone know about Gao Peng. However, I have set up a program; as long as I don't decode the program on time, the program will send news about Gao Peng to the mobile devices of every employee in the Southern Sky Group. I can delete this program anytime I want," said Dr. Jiang. He spoke in haste as he was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, he would be killed.

A muscular body leaped to the ground from the back of the white aquatic dragon.

The person wore a loose and white-colored Hanfu, had wide shoulders like two towering mountains, and beneath his snow-white eyebrows was a pair of eyes as sharp as those of an eagle.

Every step he made was neither too fast nor too slow. He walked as if he were stepping on their hearts.

Dr. Jiang's younger brother and the bald man felt an inexplicable sense of guilt after locking eyes with that gaze

Ji Hanwu looked calm. One could not tell his emotions. "What did you say just now?"

"Master Chairman, what I said just now was nonsense that I spouted due to nervousness. I have never even met Gao Peng before, I've only heard of his identity," Dr. Jiang said as he laughed awkwardly. He did not have time to say much. He might have been killed before he finished his sentence. Gao Peng's sexual orientation was certainly common, and what he said previously was just something he made up on the spot to preserve his life.

"Okay." Ji Hanwu felt relieved. He almost thought that his grandson had developed some weird type of sexual orientation. Fortunately, that was not the case.

"Who told you this information?" Ji Hanwu looked into Dr. Jiang's eyes.

Dr. Jiang hesitated. It didn't seem nice to snitch on others.

"Forget it if you don't want to tell. Everyone has their own will, I won't force it," Ji Hanwu said.

"It's Secretary Liu," Dr. Jiang said, only hesitating briefly.

"Alright. Seeing that you actually worked hard I'll give you a good time," Ji Hanwu said as he turned around and walked away.

Dr. Jiang's stood on edge. It was not what he expected! "Master Chairman, I only wanted more funds…"

The white aquatic dragon that stayed silently behind Ji Hanwu smirked savagely, showing white teeth.

"No!" The last thing Dr. Jiang saw was an ever-expanding claw.

Ji Hanwu held up his left hand. On his arm was a black armband. He touched it with his fingerprint, and a red light appeared.

"Chairman." A sound came from it.

"Investigate Jiang Yilong. He probably set up a program. If you can find the program, destroy it. If you can't, let me know," Ji Hanwu said calmly.

Ji Hanwu did not mention anything about what the program did. He also did not say what kind of program it was. Upon hearing the instruction, the other side immediately started to move without any hint of hesitation.

Ji Hanwu looked calm and serene as he listened to the wails and cries that came from behind him, as well as the sound of a gigantic monster chewing on its food.

He put both his hands behind his back and looked up to gaze at the limitless galaxy.

Ji Hanwu would never be threatened in any way whatsoever.

So what if he failed to find the program and news leaked out? Gao Peng was his grandson. He was also the prince of the Southern Sky Group. That was an unchangeable truth. No one and no force would be able to change it.

Worst case scenario, he would simply need to announce it to the public earlier.

"I like simple worlds like this," Ji Hanwu said with a sigh.

Little Peng was already 18 years old anyway. He also made contracts with familiars, possessing the most fundamental self-defense capability.

When the cataclysm occurred back then he was stuck on a foreign island. The people who were stuck with him on the island included several of his most trusted aides.

The island was already a tropical environment. It was surrounded by an ocean, so one could imagine the difficulty of such a start. If one were to say that an inland city was of a normal difficulty, then that would be the start of a Hell-difficulty stage. After all, islands did not have armies.

However, the heavens never forsook him, and there was always a way out. Ji Hanwu was lucky later and obtained the opportunity. He relied on his amazing will to survive on the island while continuously training familiars.

After a year, a homesick Ji Hanwu returned from overseas with his trusted aides. What welcomed him was a changed Southern Sky Group and the sad news about the death of his daughter and son-in-law. Initially, he thought of bringing Gao Peng over. But due to his return the Southern Sky Group had fallen into chaos. As the saying went, one could only remain a thief consecutively for 1,000 days. No one could defend against thieves for 1,001 days.

Making a blood contract before the age of 18 would hurt a person's potential, so before he reached the age of 18, Gao Peng would have no way of defending himself when faced against other monster trainers.

Moreover, the death of his daughter and son-in-law overshadowed news about Gao Peng. Ji Hanwu went with the flow and sent his people to clear up any remaining clues so that Gao Peng could grow up in peace.

The best way to keep a diamond hidden was not to lock it in the safe but to hide it among a bunch of glass jewelry.

Ji Hanwu turned around and the ground was clean. Nothing was left. It was as if the ground had been lifted over.

Not far from the area was the city center of Chang'an City where Gao Peng lived.

He fell silent for a long time. Ultimately, Ji Hanwu did not go and visit Gao Peng. He had discovered that Little Peng's talent had exceeded his expectations.

Although forces within the group gradually stabilized, this sort of free-roaming grooming method could better train a person's willpower, so Ji Hanwu was not in much of a rush.

It was enough for him to appear only when the moment was right. A rock-solid heart and soul were so much more precious than any obtainable object.

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Chapter 87: Conflict in the School

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Gao Peng did not know what had happened in the outskirts. He also did not know that his grandfather had appeared the previous night just outside the villa he bought.

The next morning, he woke up and finished preparing breakfast. The fragrance of kelp rib soup filled the entire living room.

Da Zi got up in excitement. A familiar aroma, a familiar recipe. It waddled towards the kitchen, shaking its feelers along the way, looking at its master excitedly.

Stripey also smelled the aroma. It jumped and leaped towards the kitchen, only to find Da Zi blocking its path like a bully with a vicious look.

Stripey took two steps backward in fear. It tried crying out in a low voice.

Da Zi turned around at a moderate speed. Its head was high up in the air, its feet tapping on the ground lightly, like an older brother lecturing a younger brother.

Stripey laid on the ground, listening to the teachings of its big brother.

Then, Da Zi leaned over the stainless steel bowl and ate the kelp rib soup in excitement while Stripey stood on the side with an extremely envious gaze. Only after Da Zi had its fill could it eat the thin film of leftovers.

Gao Peng made a Tsk, tsk, tsk, sound in amusement. Stripey is having it way too tough, Gao Peng thought and lowered his head to take a bite of his noodles. I guess only I dislike eating kelp ribs. He cleaned and tidied the dishes before turning around to leave.

Another day of rigorous training.

It was almost May. There were only two months left before the Entrance Examinations for college.

Truth be told, the training wasn't exactly fair to Gao Peng. Although the concept of monster trainer cadet did not exist before, most families would purchase a familiar for their children once they reached the stipulated minimum age requirement.

Normally, these people would train their familiars during the weekends or holidays. Cadets in their senior year of high school would basically have one more year to cultivate and train their familiars compared to cadets in their sophomore year of high school.

On the training ground, Gao Peng noticed that many of the familiars belonging to senior high school monster trainer cadets were several levels higher than the familiars of sophomore year cadets. Moreover, many of those familiar that had already reached Elite tier belonged to senior year cadets.

Walking into school, Gao Peng saw that the people on the training ground formed a circle. Even more were observing from the periphery, grouping into twos and threes and discussing things in whispers.

The siren of an ambulance came from behind, and several medical professionals carried a stretcher and moved into the crowd. "Please move out of the way, move out of the way."

The crowd made way to allow the medical professionals to enter. After a short moment, they carried a stretcher covered by a piece of white cloth out of the crowd. A boy with a bloodied face and his eyes squeezed shut lay on the stretcher.

Gao Peng was a little dumbfounded. Were things already so intense so early in the morning?

It didn't take long for teachers to appear as they separated groups of students and attempted to disperse the crowd. There were also instructors with their phones out, walking by with hurried looks on their faces.

After entering the classrooms, students listened to the lectures of the teachers. Although they were monster trainer cadets, they still had to attend class. They had lectures in the morning and training in the afternoon. As for Gao Peng who had long since finished teaching himself all the content of three years of high school, he was reading through a book called Illustrations of New Monsters in South America, Seventh Edition. Gao Peng was enjoying the book thoroughly, pondering the wonders of the world.

In this newest edition, a new type of monster was the cover and introduction of the book.

In the picture, the monster was over 98 feet tall. Its muscular arms were like two towers, its yellowish fur was extremely coarse, and its eyes were calm but full of luster. The most impressive feature of the monster was its arms. They were amazingly large and thick, and the sharp claws had a metallic shine. It looked ridiculously uncoordinated.

On the shoulder of this monster stood a smaller monster of the same species that was only around 16 feet.

On top of the head of the smaller monster was its name, written in golden letters: [Giant Sloth].

Below it on top of the head of the large monster was another set of golden letters with was the name of the monster: [Behemoth Sloth].

A Behemoth was a gigantic monster in Western mythology that possessed godlike strength, and this monster was given the name.

It seemed to evolve from sloths. Gao Peng could only lament the mystifying nature of evolution.

"Hey, Scholar Gao," Tan Qianjin who sat in front of him said in a low voice while turning around.

"Do you think we will change training grounds?" Tan Qianjin said.

What? Gao Peng thought. He looked confused.

Tan Qianjin felt a little awkward and said, "Alright, I thought you read the discussion in the group. They are currently talking about the incident that happened below the teaching building this morning. The school won't stay quiet and do nothing after a huge incident like that. I heard that the student who was sent to the hospital was deemed to have a grade one disability. I'm afraid he will have to spend the rest of his life in a hospital bed."

"What happened this morning?" Gao Peng only saw the student being rushed to the ambulance when he arrived. He had not asked around for the details of the incident.

"You are indeed a scholar! You're never bothered about the things outside yourself. You're only focused on reading your holy book," Tan Qianjin said, teasing him.

"I heard that these two students have always had problems with one another. One of them became a monster trainer cadet while the other student did not. This morning, the two of them had a verbal spat in front of the school gate. The monster trainer cadet used his familiar to attack the other student. The student was almost killed; it was only thanks to the other monster trainer cadet intervening and urging him to stop that he is still alive," Tan Qianjin said. When Tan Qianjin mentioned the monster trainer cadet, he seemed to be filled with pride. Perhaps he did not even notice the emotional change within himself.

"They are just students! Although they are adults legally, that doesn't change the fact that they are adolescents!" the principal shouted loudly in his office. Seated in front of him was Chief Instructor Chen.

"This doesn't concern the others. The nature of adolescents makes it so that they are impulsive at this age!" The principal then realized his loss of composure and apologized to Chief Instructor Chen. "I'm sorry, I lost my cool just now."

"It's alright, I understand," Chief Instructor Chen said with a nod.

"Why did schools prohibit students from carrying sharp tools like knives? Because their age and mentality make them impulsive. These familiars are way more dangerous than knives. If they continue training inside the campus, it's unreasonable in terms of safety," the principal said seriously. "And it is unfair to the students who do not have familiars."

Chief Instructor Chen fell silent. He then nodded and said, "I'll seriously consider your suggestion. I will also relay it to the higher-ups. However, we also have our own predicament. I hope you can understand that we're only following orders from the top." After finishing his sentence, Chief Instructor Chen looked helpless and resigned.

After Chief Instructor Chen left, the principal sighed, took off his reading glasses, and cleaned them with a piece of cloth.

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Knock knock.

"Come in." The principal put the piece of cloth on the table and put on his reading glasses.

"Principal, the people from the police station are here," the provost said in a whisper after coming in.

"Okay," the principal said and nodded. He walked to the side of the window. Through the window he could see the parked police cruisers downstairs.

He sighed. The principal did not say anything but turned around and sat back in his chair.

If one did something wrong, one would have to admit the mistake and stand straight when taking the beating.

Although it was a school, it would not protect a murderer who committed grave crimes.

He didn't want something similar to happen again. The school was supposed to be a place where people could study in peace.

It was morning recess. Gao Peng left the classroom to eat.

At the school gate, he saw a large crowd of people in front of the school gate. They held up large banners with red characters and a white background.

"Severe Punishment to the Murderer!"

"Where is the truth?"

They even parked over a dozen cars outside the school gate, prohibiting anyone from going in or out.

No matter how the security guard pleaded, the crowd remained indignant. After walking closer, Gao Peng even witnessed a parent being rough, shoving the security guard away while shouting, "Get the f*ck out of Laozi's way, you old bastard, and if you still do not know your place I'll kill you!"

The security guard trembled with rage. When had he ever met such an unreasonable person? However, he suppressed the feelings he had when he was down on the ground. He shouted, "This is a school! If you want to cause a ruckus, go do it in front of the police station! The student who caused the incident was already taken there! The ones in school right now are all innocent students. Do you think it's reasonable for you to cause a scene here?"

The man stared blankly at the old security guard. After that, his shame turned into rage. If he had the guts to go to the police station, would he have appeared there?! "There's no such thing as innocent or guilty! Why did the students and teachers not stop the incident from happening immediately?"

The security guard was speechless.

With these people blocking the school gate, the people outside could not enter, and the people inside could not get out.

Gao Peng sighed. He really did not want to eat at the school cafeteria.

The terror of school cafeteria: anyone who had experienced it would know, especially from middle schools and high schools. Gao Peng did not want to eat brick-like rice and hair-like dishes. Although he knew that the food was the love of the cafeteria aunties, it was too heavy to bear.

In truth, regarding the incident, there was another piece of information that was not open to the public. It only circulated in private within the student body.

Apparently, the student who used his familiar to commit the crime used to be bullied in his class because of his weak personality. As for the student who was sent to the hospital, he was one of those who was the most arrogant in bullying him.

It was truly terrifying when honest people became enraged.

Gao Peng shrugged his shoulders. He just wanted to eat outside of school.

As more students gathered in front of the school gate, the people gathering outside the school gate become more and more domineering and arrogant.

At that moment, the screeching sound of a car braking emerged from behind them, and several camouflaged convertible trucks stopped beside the road.

A person who resembled a military officer jumped off one of the trucks.

"What's the matter? Why are you blocking the gate?" a military officer said as he walked forward.

Seeing officers in military garb, the people blocking the school gate from the outside felt a little guilty. Later, they moved the cars blocking the school gate away. "Our children were hurt by other students, and we're here at the school asking for an explanation."

The officer frowned. "Then you should head to the police station. This is a school."

While the military officer talked to the parent, Gao Peng took the chance to slip out of school.

By the time he finished his lunch and returned to school, the crowd in front of the school gate had already vanished. Who knew where they went.

In the military region, Chief Instructor Chen stood in front of a table as he relayed the opinion of the principal of Chang'an Third High School to the head of the military region in front of him.

"Indeed, the school should be a place for studying," the head said and nodded. Suddenly he changed direction. "But that was before.

"Special times call for special measures. The student should be dealt with according to the law. You should know that just in the last month Chang'an City reported over 300 cases of familiars injuring humans. Moreover, because familiars are abnormally lethal, most of these incidents were malicious in nature."

He squeezed his eyes. "This is not simply a criminal incident in Chang'an City. We have to look to the whole country, the entire world…"

He shook his head. "We at Huaxia have the lowest crime rate. Countries in the west have it worse. Their police are completely overwhelmed. They need to depend on powerful civilians to help them keep the peace and maintain stability.

"However, the World Allied Government will definitely not sit around and wait for the situation to worsen. They will move soon."

Chief Instructor Chen remained silent.

During training in the afternoon, Instructor Zhang looked at the group of students and nodded. "Not bad. You've all improved, huh? Haven't even killed many monsters yet, and you've started to bully the other students already.

"Starting tomorrow, all of your familiars are prohibited from entering the school! We will specifically construct a large gate on the side of the training ground and you will all bring your familiars to the training ground. Understood!?"

During the afternoon training, Gao Peng felt that he was attracting the attention of the others more than usual.

A few guys training beside him sneaked a glance, sizing him up.

Gao Peng quietly removed Silly, who sat on his head. Silly continued struggling, using each of its tentacles to hold on to Gao Peng's hair for dear life. His hair was pulled and reshaped like plasticine resembling noodles.

"Squeak, squeak." Silly made sounds and would not leave Gao Peng's head.

"I heard that Jellyfish Wolfberry Soup tastes good," Gao Peng mumbled to himself.

Silly was horrified upon hearing that and floated down immediately. It then flew around its master in circles.

Noticing that its master did not react, it cautiously moved its tentacle to poke its master's arm. When its master continued to ignore it Silly panicked.

The tentacles moved around in its body. Then it took out a cup of fruit juice, reluctantly handing it over to its master.

"Drink. Drink. Fruit Jwuice."

Silly looked reluctant and attached to the fruit juice. Gao Peng laughed as he looked at it and took the juice.

"Jiiii jiii!?" Silly panicked. Why did you really take it? Silly thought.

Gao Peng finished it in one gulp. He even licked his lips. Silly was both angry and dismayed. It used its tentacles to wrap around Gao Peng's neck and its entire body to cover Gao Peng's head.

"Spit! Spit! Spit!"

In the afternoon training, the opponent was a taupe-colored giant locust. Quietly hanging on the side of the metal cage.

It was a Dead Leaf Locust. Gao Peng recognized that monster.

As the battle gradually stabilized, the Dead Leaf Locusts at the northern defensive line were finally defeated, and the Dead Leaf Locust King was killed by the top-level familiar from the military.

It was said that the carcass of the Dead Leaf Locust King was turned into a specimen, as it was at least 42 feet long and 16 feet tall. The edges of the semi-transparent wings were as sharp as knives, and they emanated icy light. The carcass was well-preserved. It was difficult to even tell where the critical attack landed.

As the military defeated the swarm of Dead Leaf Locusts, they also caught a bunch of prisoner Dead Leaf Locusts.

From what Instructor Zhang said, all the monsters they would challenge in the next week were Dead Leaf Locusts.

They could not be completely regarded as flying type monsters because they could not remain in the sky for a long time. Their flight distance was also limited, so they were only regarded as temporary flight type monsters.

Da Zi had never faced off against an opponent who could fly before. The particular Dead Leaf Locust in the cage was only level 12, and normal tier.

It was just right for training.

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Chapter 89: Challenging the Dead Leaf Locust

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Da Zi crawled into the large metal cage.

The Dead Leaf Locust that was resting quietly on the metal cage started to move its body with unease.

It moved a few steps to the left. The eye of the Dead Leaf Locust kept moving as it followed Da Zi's movement. The claws latched on the steel wire increased its hold slightly, and its wings quivered in agitation.

"Da Zi, provoke it," Gao Peng told Da Zi as a reminder in his mind through the contract.

Da Zi nodded cautiously and stood up.

Numerous claws moved in and out as its body moved about in a wave-like manner. It looked like kelp at the bottom of the ocean, swaying back and forth along the wave.

The others outside the cage who saw the amazing feat happening within the cage dropped their jaws in astonishment.

"Holy sh*t, a bloody genius!" a fat kid uttered as he stared in awe.

"F*ck, what the hell is this?" another youngster pinched his arm.

Instructor Zhang, whose face was always tight, twitched a little before he quietly turned around.

The Dead Leaf Locust on the metal wire paused briefly and stared at the centipede with the weird behavior, puzzled. After it hesitated a moment, both of its wings on its back expanded outwards violently, and a greyish afterimage slammed downwards quickly.

Its pointed foot slashed outwards like a sickle with sawteeth. The high-speed movement combined with the sawtooth made for a terrifying weapon.

Just like a saw, once something or someone was hooked, the skin and flesh would be torn open, the injuries would be horrendous.

Almost at the same time, the standing Da Zi hurled itself forward. The Dead Leaf Locust moved up rapidly. It avoided the attack by half a body, and its claw caught on a gap between Da Zi's back shells. One would be correct to call it a coincidence. However, ultimately, one's strength was still an important factor in this.

If the offensive strength of the Dead Leaf Locust were just a bit stronger, then it would have been able to slice Da Zi into two halves.

After all, the gap was a key joint on Da Zi's body.

The charging force of the Dead Leaf Locus caused Da Zi to stagger, almost flipping it on its back.

The Dead Leaf Locust was almost as long as Da Zi. They were close to 10 feet in length. However, it was at least one size bigger than Da Zi when it came to body size.

In terms of pure strength, Da Zi did not have the advantage. Suddenly, in a trance, Da Zi let out a deafening shriek, flipped its body, and hooked forward as it flipped in midair. It made a 180-degree turn.

Then with a twist of the body, it landed on the back of the Dead Leaf Locust. The Dead Leaf Locust was only barely able to fly. Now with a Da Zi now on its back, it fell immediately and dropped to the ground.

The two monsters tangled and twisted together, rolling left and right on the ground.

Although the posture was a little unsightly, it was indeed how centipedes hunted for food. Its entire body would wrap around the enemy's body like a snake and it would inject poison.

Of course, due to the size of Da Zi, the mouth plier the size of a large scissor would also have pretty decent lethality.

Poison was injected. The Dead Leaf Locust seemed to grow weaker. Gao Peng had no choice but to retrieve Da Zi.

If it continued to inject poison, then this Dead Leaf Locust would definitely die. The other students would no longer have a practice target.

This was not what the training was supposed to be. However, Da Zi's poison was indeed amazing. Normally, flying type monsters did not have great defensive capabilities.

Normally.

That was because for one to be able to fly, one could not have an overly bloated and thick body. It needed to be light and flexible.

Da Zi left the metal cage and the body of the Dead Leaf Locust looked a little bit purple. It lay on the ground stiffly.

[Monster Name: Dead Leaf Locust

[Monster Condition: Moderate Injury (Poisoned)

As Da Zi got out, the others were volunteering to go next. The chance to beat up a weakened enemy had finally come!

Training usually went like this. Da Zi would take the lead and waste the monsters first, then they would take turns and bully the half-dead monster.

The Dragon Chicken walked into the cage with an air of arrogance and bossiness. It advanced one step forward with its long leg, and then another before halting. It put up an air and looked left and right.

It then stared at the injured Dead Leaf Locust that did not want to move. A glint appeared in the eyes of the Dragon Chicken. Wasn't that its favorite food, the locust?

Although it was slightly bigger, its pathetic appearance ignited the chicken's desire to bully it. The Dragon Chicken rushed forward as it clucked. It pecked continuously at the Dead Leaf Locust until it was covered in injuries.

As afternoon training ended, Instructor Zhang called everyone over. "Among the five of you, who is in senior year?"

The owner of the Dragon Chicken raised his hand.

"Alright, seniors will stay back. Sophomore year students can go back first," Instructor Zhang said.

The rest of the sophomore year students left consecutively.

"Is there something you need?" Instructor Zhang looked distractedly at Gao Peng who stayed back.

Gao Peng smiled politely and asked, "Instructor Zhang, are they staying back for matters about the Entrance Examination for College?"

Instructor Zhang blanked out and said, "Yes." He fixed his gaze at Gao Peng and Da Zi and then nodded. "Then you stay back too."

The monster trainer cadets in their senior year totaled to over 600 people. All of them formed a large square and arranged themselves into many rows.

Everyone had their familiars standing beside them, so the spaces between each person were rather large.

"Among all of you, some are in your senior years and some are in your sophomore years," Chief Instructor Chen said while standing on the rock platform with both his hands behind his back, peering down at the group of students.

"It will be time for the Entrance Examination for College in two months! Time waits for no man. The result of the last two months of training will significantly affect and even determine your final results!" Chief Instructor Chen said loudly. "Don't think that a good result is useless. All the big groups, the military, and the government will throw a baton to all the monster trainer cadets with excellent grades. Although saying it like this may seem a little sordid, it is a reality. After all, even if you are not interested in joining any groups or clans, there is nothing wrong with making yourself stronger."

Money, position, and power. Those were the things people pursued since ancient times. Of course, one could not deny the existence of zealots who only believed in strength, but these people were only a minority.

Chief Instructor Chen seemed a little resigned. In truth, he did not want to use such utilitarian reasons to motivate these students, but he had no other choice. Feeding them chicken soup for the soul would have been counterproductive.

Gao Peng suddenly remembered his grandfather's Southern Sky Group. Grandfather was always very stubborn, and his mother had also inherited his grandfather's temperament and personality. So the relationship between father and daughter was very stiff.

Mother never accepted anything from grandfather. She would only occasionally bring the family over to visit grandfather during the festive new year season.

There was also no way for Gao Peng to get into contact with the higher ups in the Southern Sky Group with his identity. But thinking about it seriously, the group had probably already changed owners.

Gao Peng didn't really feel any emotion like sadness, regret, or sympathy because those things never really belonged to him in the first place. This was also related to the teachings from his parents when he was younger.

If there was any emotion involved, it would be the melancholic feeling he had for his grandfather, whose life or death status was unknown to him when he was alone.

Gao Peng suddenly had an interesting thought. Perhaps in the future, he would join the government. Joining the World Allied Government might be better than joining those private groups. At least he wouldn't have the illusion of serving for a certain someone.

Those were all things in the future. Even if he wanted to join the government, it would have to wait until he was strong enough so that he would not just become someone else's pawn.

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Chapter 90: Rules for the Entrance Examination

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"The first set of Entrance Examination for College questions for monster trainer cadets are out. They were sent to various base cities in multiple countries across the world. As this is the first Entrance Examination, the rules are more cumbersome. Everyone has to pay close attention.

"According to the document disseminated to us, the exam will be divided into three rounds. The first round will be a unified examination across the country. You will lead your familiar to challenge monsters.

"The base points given for Normal tier monsters are 10 points, Elite tier monsters give 50 points, and Commander tier monsters give 500 points. Based on this, Excellent grade monsters with the same level will provide bonus points of 50% and Perfect grade monsters with the same level will provide bonus points of 100%.

"Moreover, the challenges will have a limited number of monsters. The monster number cannot be more than the number of monsters you possess. That means that if you only have three familiars, then at most, you will be able to battle three monsters. This is to prevent examinees with high-level familiars from selecting a large number of low-level monsters to grind their points.

"At the same time, you lot can only select the tier and grade of the monsters. The monster type will be randomized."

Everyone nodded to show that they understood the instructions.

"At the same time, there's another request, and that is you cannot choose monsters with specific attribute advantages in the battles. For example, if your familiar has a monster attribute of water, you cannot choose a monster with fire attribute to fight against. I hope you understand this," Chief Instructor Chen said to the students.

That request changed the colors of several students slightly. Some were bitter; they had planned to exploit the loopholes of the rules, choosing monsters that were weak against their familiars' attribute.

"Instructor Chen, what if the monster has an attribute that is advantageous over our familiar's monster attribute? What do we do then?" A student raised his hand and asked loudly.

"Everyone will have one chance to change the challenging monster. But remember, there is only one chance. At the same time, the monster that is changed is guaranteed 100% to have a different monster attribute. That means that you won't meet a monster with the same attribute twice. Of course, if your familiar is successful in defeating a monster with an advantageous attribute, then you will get a 10% bonus," Chief Instructor Chen said, smiling.

Finally, Chief Instructor Chen emphasized some other detailed rules, basically putting an end to any tricks and methods for cheating.

The examiners themselves were not Gods. They wouldn't know what kind of weird and innovative cheating methods might suddenly appear. They could only do their best.

"The first round of the exam is basically the finish line for most of you. Only some of the more excellent students will meet the requirement to take the second round of the exam. However, as long as you can meet the requirement for the second round of examination, you can essentially get admitted to a prestigious university.

"The second round of the exam will be a real combat survival in the wilderness. Moreover, the proceedings will be broadcasted live nationally. The specific rules will be announced after the end of the first round of the exam.

"As for the third round of the exam… We'll wait until you've earned the right to participate in the second round of the exam before we let you know," said Chief Instructor Chen as he produced a mild smile.

"Chief Instructor Chen, is it because even you don't know it?" a sound emerged from below.

The atmosphere instantly became very awkward.

The faces of the two instructors standing on both sides changed immediately after hearing those words. They held their laughter in. It was excruciating.

That was their head, after all, and they couldn't laugh. The boss still needed to save face.

Chief Instructor Chen looked the same as always. He even had a warm smile with him.

"Whoever said that, please come out of the line."

A student with an awkward smile sauntered out of a line.

The other students gave him a look of courageous approval.

"Come here, strong man. Let's start with 10 push-ups. After 10 push-ups, we'll be even. I won't fuss over the things that you've just said," Chief Instructor said generously.

As the student heard that it was only 10, he let out a sigh of relief.

It's only 10, hehe. I'd be fine even with 10 more! the student thought.

He moved down to the ground cheerfully and supported himself.

"I'll count, and you'll follow. I count one, you do one," Chief Instructor Chen stated.

The student in the push-up posture nodded fiercely.

"One."

The student easily completed one.

"Two."

The student also completed another one quickly.

"Three."

It was still easy for the student.

"Two."

The student did another one, but something seemed to be wrong.

"One."

The color on the student's face changed.

In the end, Gao Peng did not count just how many push-ups were completed. He only saw that unfortunate brother looking like a dead salted fish, lying on the scalding cement ground, with no strength left to move.

Probably… cooked, right?

"I hope that all you examinees will encourage each other and not waste your time. I believe that you've all experienced the three years of calamity equally. It wasn't easy to achieve this peace, and I hope that you all treasure it," Chief Instructor Chen said profoundly.

After leaving school, Gao Peng remembered the person-in-charge who called him yesterday night about some variant plant in his villa. It was probably right to call and ask about it.

Gao Peng took out his phone, but the number was unreachable. It showed that the number was turned off. Gao Peng furrowed his brows together. Why would a phone be turned off without any reason?

It made him feel uneasy. Didn't they agree to be in contact today? It couldn't be that the person did that just so he could put him off, right?

Gao Peng thought for a bit. He made a call to the construction company.

"Hello, how may I help you?" the sweet voice of a female voice came from the other side of the phone.

"I'm Gao Peng, I assigned your company a project not that long ago. Why can't I get through to the phone of the person-in-charge of my project?" Gao Peng asked.

A brief pause from the other side, and then a reply. "Please hold on a second sir, and I'll check it for you."

After a moment of silence, the voice returned from the other side. "Hello sir. Is the person in charge of your project Liu Dahai?"

"Yes, that's him."

"Sir, I'm sorry. As of three o'clock in the afternoon today, Liu Dahai's family made a report to the police. Liu Dahai is confirmed to be missing."

Gao Peng's eye twitched.

Liu Dahai had gone missing!

How was that possible? He was on the phone with him just last night. And a report was made to the police at three in the afternoon today, which meant that anything that happened certainly happened yesterday evening.

"Sir? Sir?" The voice from the other side pulled Gao Peng from his thoughts.

"I'm sorry, it is just a bit surprising to hear about this piece of news."

"Mr. Gao, because Manager Liu disappeared, the company has decided to get you another person to be in charge of your project. Do you agree?"

"Alright, that's fine." Gao Peng agreed.

After hanging up, Gao Peng let out a long breath.

He was now very cautious. No matter what, after something like that happened, it was very likely that the target was him.

Gao Peng felt agonized. The reason the adversary did not come directly to the city to find him was either that they were reluctant to move into the city area or that they did not know his exact location. However, of the latter situation, Gao Peng wasn't sure. After all, information technology was so advanced, it was not difficult for one to find out where another person stayed.

However, if he moved to the villa in the outskirts of the rural area, the unknown enemy could very well find him on his doorstep.

As he thought of that, Gao Peng suddenly felt a sense of urgency. It was time to increase the evolution rate of the familiars. Initially, he had wanted to be practical and grow slowly one step at a time as he was afraid that evolving the familiars too quickly would create many side effects.

Ugh, looks like there's no time to worry so much, and moreover, evolving a little faster shouldn't create any side effects. Maybe, he thought.

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Chapter 91: Stripey's Skin

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After leaving school, Gao Peng headed to the stores and purchased a large number of materials. He put them in a black bag and put the bag on Da Zi's back.

Da Zi followed behind Gao Peng like a camel.

On Gao Peng's left shoulder floated an excellent-looking green jellyfish. It had a glistening and translucent body like green jade, and a surface covered with bright spots. It was mesmerizing. Moreover, it could fly and certainly attracted a decent amount of attention from passersby.

He reached home and opened the door. He found Stripey's shed skin littering the floor of his home, scattered everywhere in the living room.

Gao Peng lamented. He couldn't just throw away all of those old shed skins every time, it felt too wasteful.

In truth, spiders shedding their skin wasn't something that happened only after the Cataclysm. Before the Cataclysm, spiders all over the world already shed their skins just like snakes. After every skin shedding session, the spider would grow in size.

Before the Cataclysm, spiders did not just shed their skin once in their life. Based on the breed of the spider, they could shed their skins five times in their lifetime.

After the Cataclysm, the ability was somehow strengthened to an unprecedented level. Typically, spiders would not shed their skin so rapidly. However, Stripey seemed to be abnormal. Four pieces of old skin could be found in the house, which meant that Stripey grew in size four times that day.

Yesterday, its diameter was only four feet. Now it was already close to five feet. It was hard to imagine that just a few days ago, it was only the size of a millstone.

However, it wasn't really feasible to continue letting Stripey shed its skin like that. Gao Peng felt a little troubled. As the fella's size continued to grow larger and larger, it would also occupy more and more space. According to the information from the database, by the time a Grey Armored Spider matured, it would be around 10 feet in diameter, similar to the size of a small sedan.

It would certainly fit in the house, but would most definitely make the house feel ridiculously packed.

At the moment, Gao Peng still did not dare go to his villa.

He admitted that he was a bit cowardly. He would not actively seek excitement while it was highly possible that danger loomed. That was something only movie protagonists did. Why would an average person be so stupid?

Who cares what kinds of conspiracy those people used. I'll be fine as long as I ignore them. Wait till this cutie pie of mine grows up! Then we'll go and have a good chat with them, he thought.

Gao Peng crouched down and lightly patted Stripey who was laying on the ground. As it had only just finished shedding its skin, Stripey was still a little weak.

The color of its skin was really light. Its exoskeleton looked soft, and it felt a little itchy as the fine fur brushed along his palm.

As the exposed skin had just come into contact with air, the exoskeleton was in the slow process of hardening.

Gao Peng decided to buy a parking slot at the garage. After that, he would be able to rotate and rest the larger monsters in his house in the parking space.

The only disturbing aspect of the plan was that in the future when his neighbors drove into the garage to park their cars, they would see a spider the size of a sedan or a 13-foot-tall skull sitting in the parking space, looking at them through their car window.

As he picked up the shed skin that was scattered across the floor, Gao Peng gathered and placed all the old skins together.

He heard that the carapaces of spiders could be used in medicine, which meant that these things were edible. Even if they were inedible, the contract would make it so that all his injuries would be transferred to Stripey or the others like Da Zi. Stripey definitely would not be poisoned by its own skin.

He took a piece of spider skin and walked into the kitchen. He tore off a small portion and washed it until it was clean. He then mixed flour and eggs into a batter before pouring the mixture on the piece of spider skin.

He heated the pan and used a brush to evenly coat the pan with some cooking oil. He waited until some light smoke emerged from the pan before putting the processed spider skin into the pan.

Tssstttttt.

The sound of frying food and a lovely fragrance emerged from the pan.

Gao Peng took a deep breath and found the scent to be decent.

The fragrance attracted the others inside the house. They all rushed to the kitchen without any second thought. They squeezed and gathered into a bunch and gazed at Gao Peng's back. Their eyes showed their desire for food.

Dumby looked dazed for a moment and then remembered its status. It turned around and left silently, taking out a Yin Cedar Needle from the fridge and putting it into its mouth with great familiarity. It then went by the windowsill and started smoking.

I'm not interested in your things. Only the Yin Cedar Needle is a true delicacy, it thought.

Da Zi was the most excited. As the most "senior" around Gao Peng as well as the first familiar, its status was clearly special among all the familiars as the favorite.

For a delicacy such as this, Da Zi was normally the first to get dibs on it.

Stripey was really envious and stared straight at the back of its master. Later, it accidentally saw the unused spider skin left on the chopping board.

Hmm?

That spider skin sure looked familiar. But why would his shed skin be on the chopping board of the master?

With Stripey's limited and straightforward brain capacity, it could not process such a complicated question. Its attention was taken away by the fragrance coming from the pan.

Da Zi also saw the spider skin on the chopping board. However, unlike Stripey, Da Zi had better memory, and moreover, it had been in Gao Peng's house the longest. It clearly knew what kinds of things were put on the chopping board.

Usually, only food was placed there.

So…

The way Da Zi looked at Stripey became very weird.

Stripey just felt odd.

Why would the boss look at it like that?

"Zhi Zhi ZhiZhi," Stripey squeaked.

Da Zi nodded and returned to look towards the back of its busy master.

Something as brittle as spider skin could not and should not be fried for too long, even after mixing it together with eggs and flour, as it would quickly burn.

Geo Peng switched to a small fire and cautiously pinched a small portion of the fried spider skin. It was very crispy, and he put it in his mouth.

Crunch crunch crunch. The thick flavor of the fried food burst open and filled the mouth, stimulating the taste buds.

Yeah, it was missing some cumin powder.

Gao Peng grabbed some cumin powder from his seasoning cabinet and sprinkled a layer on the spider skin. He took another bite. The taste definitely improved a lot.

Stripey shed a lot of skin. After Gao Peng had his fill, he prepared several portions for Da Zi and Stripey.

Da Zi and Stripey ate happily.

The only thing was, Stripey kept having a melancholic feeling when eating the food. Perhaps it was just an illusion. Stripey even licked its outer mouth after it finished eating.

Tasty! thought the spider.

Later, Gao Peng turned on the TV and Armor Baby anime was on the air. Four monsters sat in front of the TV and relished the program.

Gao Peng used the chance to go downstairs to meet with the realty agent. He wanted to see if the residential area he was in sold parking spots.

After all, the area he was in was considered an old neighborhood. All the parking spots would have already been sold. It was only possible for him to buy it second-hand from someone else.

After going through two realty agents, one could consider Gao Peng lucky as he found information about the sale of a parking spot. Although it wasn't for his block, it was still in the same area. The distance was only a couple of hundred meters.

He made the call. Negotiations went smoothly. They could sign the agreement that night.

The one who came to sign the papers was a 30-year-old man. When he heard that Gao Peng wanted to sign the contract as soon as possible, he agreed and departed by car.

The two of them got in a car and headed towards the government real estate department for the certification procedure. After an hour, all formalities were completed.

Gao Peng could not help but admire the efficiency of the World Allied Government. The current World Allied Government utilized a 24-hour workday, with a morning shift and a night shift, and they were amazingly efficient in a lot of procedures.

As Gao Peng reached home, the few familiars in the living room were already almost asleep. The anime was still on, but the familiars laid all over the floor and the sofa. They detected the entry of someone, and when they noticed that it was only their master, they returned to sleep.

Gao Peng sighed, turned off the TV, and then turned off the light.

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Chapter 92: Getting Fat

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the next few days, Gao Peng bought a huge amount of food with rich nutritional value to feed his familiars to prepare them for power leveling.

At the same time, he prepared for Stripey's Perfect upgrade.

However, Gao Peng quickly discovered that leveling up was not a simple task. He excelled in grade increase, but leveling up was much harder for him.

It seemed like even if one had golden fingers, there were still things one could not take care of.

For a few days, Gao Peng purchased a lot of high-energy nutritious ingredients to feed his pets. And then a few more days passed. He discovered that…

They grew fat!

Da Zi was still all right. If it battled in the morning, it just grew longer more rapidly with the extra nutrition.

Stripey, on the other hand, went from having the body of a spider to the body of a crab. One could imagine just what it went through. The words "Grey" and "Fat" vividly appeared in Gao Peng's mind.

Gao Peng helplessly spoke to the lazy Stripey, whose body shape had completely gone awry. "From tomorrow onwards, you will come outside with me."

"Zhi?" Stripey looked up and made a sound, confused.

"Come with me to school tomorrow. You need to undergo combat training like Da Zi," Gao Peng said, lecturing Stripey with a blank expression.

If he continued to let Stripey stay at home, he suspected that one day Stripey would turn into a pig.

As Stripey heard that, it lay on the ground like a wimp, all eight of its limbs spread outwards.

Gao Peng headed to the kitchen to continue preparing Stripey's skin. At first, he could not get used to it. He felt odd; after all, he was eating Stripey's leg skin. But it really tasted good! He kept wondering if he had some weird hobbies.

However, he reminded himself of his identity: a person from Huaxia.

Nothing is inedible for a person from the mighty celestial empire!

He felt relieved again.

The following day, Gao Peng brought Silly and Da Zi, whose diameter had grown to six feet, to school.

Stripey was now big enough to carry people. The only caveats were that it was uncomfortable and looked very weird.

It had rained the day before and the ground was still wet early in the morning. Stripey followed behind Gao Peng, looking up at its master before lowering its head and walking in silence.

Gao Peng reached the school and entered through the iron gate at the training ground. He then put the familiars in the specialized rest area.

He entered the classroom while it was still morning study period. Some students read and some handed in their homework. All sorts of sounds and voices filled the classroom.

"Eh, Gao Peng, I heard that you're really going to take part in the Entrance Examination for College this year," Tan Qianjin leaned in and whispered.

"Ugh, I'll try," Gao Peng said, chuckling. "Where did you hear that? Why do I feel like you're an information bureau? Nothing gets past you."

"Hehe. No, I just know a little bit more about people," Tan Qianjin laughed.

It's Chen Hanqiao, isn't it? Isn't he also prepared to sign up for the entrance exam this year? Gao Peng thought. He remembered that almost everyone who stayed back the day before was a senior year student. The only person who mixed with Tan Qianjian and himself was Chen Hanqiao.

After all, the Electric Luster Bear in Chen Hanqiao's family was a monster that advanced to Commander tier upon maturing and was among the top familiars of the student body of the school.

However, Chen Hanqiao's group was quite a distance away from Gao Peng's group.

Although the two of them were classmates, interactions between the two were limited, which meant that they were simply acquaintances.

Gao Peng only ever vaguely heard from some of the students in his class that Chen Hanqiao's father was the captain of a famous monster hunting squad in Chang'an.

It was unclear to him if there was truth in that as he was, after all, not the kind of person who gossiped.

"That's right. Normal people like me can only prepare myself and sign up for the next exam," Tan Qianjin said with a sigh. "I'm so envious, people like me can only work and suffer pathetically for another year."

Gao Peng snapped back, "If you're envious, just go sign yourself up. If you fail this year just go take the exam again."

"Forget it, forget it," Tan Qianjin laughed mockingly. Why would he take part in the exam? To take a beating and be overwhelmed?

"Is being a monster trainer cadet like you guys very tiring?" A student asked curiously He was close by and heard the conversation between Gao Peng and Tan Qianjin.

"No, it's not tiring at all, it's a bundle of fun. We play with our pets every afternoon, and we don't have to go to the evening self-study session. It is the life," Tan Qianjin responded with a smile.

The student was speechless and immediately turned back around to continue working on his homework.

That afternoon on the field, Instructor Zhang Renbai walked over and glanced over to the group of five familiars habitually.

One, two… five, six. Hmm?! Six familiars? Why is there one more?! He wondered, aghast.

A cowardly gray spider hiding among the group of monsters sized him up cautiously.

"Get out here!" Zhang Renbai's expression became tight as he pointed to Stripey and asked, "Whose is it?"

Gao Peng raised his hand and said, "Reporting, Instructor. That is my familiar."

Zhang Renbai glanced at Gao Peng and remembered that this kid had a centipede-type familiar. Among the batch of familiars, it was considered pretty strong. Moreover, the kid was only a sophomore. One could say that his potential was decent, but now he had another familiar.

Under normal circumstances, he would never be willing to say it. However, he could not bear to waste a good seedling.

"Under normal circumstances, monster trainers put everything into training their first familiar. They only begin training a second one after the first reaches Commander tier. That is because only Commander tier familiars have the ability to preserve one's life genuinely," Instructor Zhang Renbai advised Gao Peng.

"Training multiple familiars at the same time will waste a lot of your time and effort. It takes a lot of time to train all aspects of a familiar, especially during a crucial period like before the entrance exam. Your best option is to advance one of your familiar to the Commander tier so that you can obtain points from Commander tier monsters."

The message that Instructor Zhang Renbai wanted to relay to Gao Peng was that he wanted him to focus on training Da Zi, and promote Da Zi to Commander tier before training that spider.

After all, the basic points for a Commander tier monster added up to 500. Even success in defeating an Elite tier monster of a Perfect grade would only get the examinee 100 points.

The huge difference in points was enough proof to show the difference in strength of monsters between Commander and Elite tier.

Gao Peng listened patiently to the words of Instructor Zhang Renbai. He smiled and nodded to indicate that he understood.

Instructor Zhang Renbai did not repeat himself. He had already said what he needed to say. Whether or not the person listened was not his business.

That day they were still fighting the Dead Leaf Locust. But Gao Peng did not let Da Zi fight this time. Instead, he put Stripey into the iron cage.

Instructor Zhang Renbai sighed. He felt disappointment fill his heart when saw that Gao Peng still did things according to his personal will.

The Dead Leaf Locust in the iron cage was big. It was a lot bigger than the one from a few days ago. It was 13 feet in length, and it sat on top of the iron cage, looming over it surroundings.

[Monster Name: Dead Leaf Locust (Gigantificatied Variant)

[Monster Grade: Excellent

[Monster Level: Level 10 (Normal)

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Chapter 93: Cowardly Squeal

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Stripey grew to level 10 during this period. In terms of level and grade, there was not much between it and that Dead Leaf Locust. It was just the right opponent for training.

Locusts were originally the prey of spiders. As such, there was no weakness due to species in this situation. On the contrary: Stripey had the upper hand.

However, the result was the complete opposite of what was expected.

After Gao Peng pushed Stripey into the cage, Stripey looked up and saw the gigantic being hanging on the iron cage's wires. It was so frightened it immediately hid in the corner of the cage and held up two of its shield-like limbs to protect its head.

After that, it snuck a few glances through its limbs to observe the Dead Leaf Locust.

The Dead Leaf Locust also detected the existence of Stripey. Its compound eyes moved and fixated on the large spider beneath it.

The aura emanating from Stripey's body made it uncomfortable. It moved its mouthpart and adjusted itself. Its head went from facing upwards to facing downwards and it stared intently at Stripey. The wings on its back continued to flutter like two blades vibrating at high frequency.

Stripey, who hid in the corner, wanted to retreat. But it had nowhere to go. It could only move its forelimbs around in an attempt to scare the Dead Leaf Locust.

The Dead Leaf Locust remained calm and did not let its guard down due to the odd behavior of the spider beneath it. When it was caught, it was held captive in a tiny cage and had not had anything to eat until this afternoon, when it had a delicious meal.

Of course, the Dead Leaf Locust could not have understood the concept of a "Last Meal."

Outside the cage, Gao Peng watched the scene unfold quietly. Although he was mentally prepared, he still could not help but worry for Stripey. It was something that it needed to experience. If it wanted to grow, it needed to experience combat.

At that moment, Gao Peng finally understood what Mr. Zhang meant when he called it a mild and brutal personality.

In the same first battle, Da Zi and Stripey were completely different.

Da Zi was aggressive. It even took the initiative to attack its prey; Stripey, on the other hand, chose to defend itself. It wanted desperately to run away. If it the floor weren't cement, he suspected that Stripey might have dug a hole in the ground to attempt escape.

That was the difference between the two.

Zhi Zhi, Zhi Zhi. Stripey cried softly and tried hard to straighten its body, squeaking to ingratiate itself to the Dead Leaf Locust.

In Gao Peng's mind, he heard Stripey's voice. Don't… Don't hit me.

This idiot, Gao Peng thought to himself.

Gao Peng knew that even if the Dead Leaf Locust could understand it, it would not show any mercy. Stripey's personality would only make it a target for bullying.

There was a saying that claimed that in the forest, the boar is number one, the bear is number two, and the tiger is number three.

It's because when going crazy, the wild boar is the one that would completely disregard its life. In essence, it's stupid! The bear is similar in that when it goes crazy, it doesn't care who you are. It doesn't stop until the opponent is dead. The tiger is a smarter and more qualified hunter. It knows when to advance and when to retreat, and wouldn't simply advance without any regards to the situation. That was why the tiger is ranked third.

As expected, Gao Peng saw the Dead Leaf Locust twitch its head a little before plunging down from high above.

Two of its hind limbs were like springs, propelling it forward with explosive force, rattling the iron cage in reverberation.

Bearing down with the weight of Mount Taishan, the locust's forelimbs slashed downward violently like slender saws. Although Stripey was cowardly, when it came to self-preservation, its reaction was anything but slow.

It immediately raised both of its shield-like forelimbs to protect its head.

A low and muffled sound reverberated.

The Dead Leaf Locust jumped up swiftly. The wings on its back vibrated to reduce the impact and it returned to hang on the iron cage. Its compound eyes moved and continued to be fixed upon Stripey.

Clearly, it had not gained any advantage.

Stripey relaxed its claws and moved, crab-like, in the other direction. It followed the side of the iron cage.

The Dead Leaf Locust was cautious and did not make a move. Was it another new form of strategy?

One was suspicious while the other was cowardly. After the quick fight between the two monsters, the cage went into an eerie silence.

However, it was only the quiet before the storm. The size of the cage made it impossible for the two monsters to coexist inside.

After a momentary pause, the Dead Leaf Locust attacked again. It was as if it had detected that Stripey was not very brave. The Dead Leaf Locust used its sharp claws to claw unto Stripey's forelimb, while both its wings continued to vibrate.

Before the Cataclysm, a locust could flap its wings 18 times per second. After the Cataclysm, the Dead Leaf Locust could flap its wings 36 times per second.

The wild fluttering its wings helped the Dead Leaf Locust lift Stripey into the air. Stripey panicked and began to shriek.

The Dead Leaf Locust worked hard and continued to move its wings, bringing Stripey to a height of around 100 feet.

The crab was too heavy. The Locust had almost exhausted all of its energy. A vein was visibly popping out in the corner of the Dead Leaf Locust's eye, while its mouthpart clenched tight. Finally, finally, it lifted it up!

It then loosened its grip to throw Stripey high up in the air.

Stripey! Gao Peng's heart tightened.

Stripey panicked. Due to its slightly fat body, it struggled a little while turning. It then spat out a massive amount of white liquid. The liquid immediately dried up upon contact with the air and transformed into something extremely resilient. It covered the Dead Leaf Locust, who failed to avoid it.

The white liquid turned into spider silk as thick as an arm, and under the effect of gravity, trapped the Dead Leaf Locust as the web silk stuck to it along with both its wings. Stripey's fall stopped instantaneously.

The Dead Leaf Locust above it shrieked in agony as it was pulled downward by the fat spider beneath it.

It was a good thing the Dead Leaf Locust kept its wings moving desperately, as it was the only thing that decreased the speed of their fall.

Plop! The two monsters fell on the ground and rolled together.

Under normal circumstance, it would have been the best time for Stripey to attack. But Stripey fell to the ground and ran away in a panic, allowing the Dead Leaf Locust to clear away the spider silk and fly off the ground.

"Stripey, attack it. Don't be afraid," Gao Peng kept consoling Stripey softly. He knew that one could not force these things quickly and it needed more time to adapt.

Monster training was never something one could accomplish instantaneously. Gao Peng reminded himself to be patient.

He suddenly thought about Lotus Seed. Lotus Seed was also very shy initially. However, under the guidance and training of Mu Tieying, it became tougher and stronger. With a good example before him, Gao Peng was very motivated.

Under the consolation of Gao Peng, Stripey began to stop running away; however, making it initiate an attack was as difficult as trying to go to heaven. No matter what Gao Peng said, it passively defended itself.

Gao Peng felt a little helpless. It was a good thing Stripey was a defense-type familiar that did not rely on attacks. Since it was unwilling to attack, it was okay to just train its defense.

Perhaps Stripey was very talented in the path of defense because it feared death.

The shield-shaped pair of forelimbs seemed rough and weak in the beginning. But by the latter part of the battle, it was already waving them around skillfully to defend against attacks.

However, its actions still seemed peculiar no matter how one looked at it. It was still a large spider crawling on the ground, waving two shield-like forelimbs left and right to parry and block attacks from the Dead Leaf Locust coming from all directions.

The last battle lasted an entire half hour. The Dead Leaf Locust was completely exhausted and flew back to rest atop the iron cage, and no matter how much Stripey provoked it, it would not come back down again.

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Chapter 94: Fat Flying Spider

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After a series of battles, Stripey's confidence seemed to have strengthened.

It seems I am not as weak as I thought. This scary-looking monster can't even break through my defense, Stripey thought.

Stripey was filled with energy. The fat spider was gradually becoming braver.

Seeing that the Locust hanging on the iron cage wire did not dare come down, Stripey extended its left forelimb to test the waters, and then, its right forelimb…

The Dead Leaf Locust hanging on the iron cage shook its body.

Stripey shivered and quickly withdrew both its legs to retreat cautiously.

Stripey, get up there, Gao Peng ordered Stripey through the contract.

Stripey turned around to glance at its master with a puzzled look. It shook its head to imply that the task was too difficult.

I am only a tiny spider. Why are you making things so difficult for me?

Gao Peng's face turned grim.

You're a spider. A spider! You have the gall to actually tell me that crawling up an iron cage is too difficult. What an embarrassment. You are without a doubt the lamest familiar that I've trained!

"Come back here!" Gao Peng said aloud and shook his head. Since Stripey was unwilling, he did not want to force it. He would just have to treat it as a purely defensive familiar. It wasn't so bad.

As if sensing the disappointment in the tone of its master, Stripey stayed fixed in place and did not move for a long time.

"You don't want to attack, right? Then just come back," Gao Peng said calmly.

It was the first time Stripey heard its master speak to it in such a tone. It felt nervous and suddenly remembered its first master. The old master left and did not want it anymore. It was afraid. It was afraid that it would be discarded a second time.

It did not want to be thrown away!

Stripey shrieked and leaped violently to the iron cage wire. Its stout body hung on the iron cage, shaking it intensely. Stripey's actions were powerful. The difference was huge compared to its previous cowardly behavior.

Its thick spider claw clung onto the iron cage wire. With its claw tip hanging on the iron cage, it shook its body with a certain rhythm and easily swung itself to begin crawling upwards.

That moment seemed to awaken the natural instinct hidden in its blood. The best gifts left behind by its spider ancestors in years of accumulation were opened all at once.

Spiders were originally aggressive beings.

At that moment, Stripey's eyes became particularly red, like scarlet light bulbs. It crawled towards the Dead Leaf Locust crazily.

The Dead Leaf Locust looked down on Stripey and was shocked by the spider's sudden frenzy. It froze momentarily and forgot to move. Only when Stripey was very close did it regain its senses and move its wings, leaping away.

Stripey, who came behind the locust almost immediately, leaped forward without hesitation. Even if it was 30 meters up in the air, it did not hesitate.

It jabbed its spider claws obsessively, like one extending his arms to hug his lover.

Bam!

Stripey caught the Dead Leaf Locust, its sharp limbs piercing deep into its body.

Where Stripey's cone-like limb pierced the body of the Dead Leaf Locust, a large amount of yellow pus poured out. The Dead Leaf Locust struggled as hard as it could, as it was strong.

Stripey was almost thrown off from the struggle. It shrieked in a low voice and spat out a huge amount of white spider silk on the face and back of the Dead Leaf Locust. The two monsters tangled together and fell violently from midair!

Falling from the sky!

Stripey's heavy body was on top of the locust, and they fell on the hard cement floor. The Dead Leaf Locust only felt a sharp pain from its back that almost made it faint.

Stripey was also dazed by the fall. It shook its head and continued to attack as if its life depended on it. It could have been the "Daredevil Third Brother."

Stripey who had fallen to the ground was still shrieking wildly, biting madly at the Dead Leaf Locust. The Dead Leaf Locust that had almost fainted from the fall could not even begin to respond before Stripey's bite covered its entire body with injuries and holes from spider claws.

"That's enough, Stripey," Gao Peng's voice rang out.

Stripey, who had gone into an enigmatic state, slowed its movements and relaxed its grip upon hearing the voice of its master. It turned around and locked its gaze with Gao Peng with a look of confusion.

Gao Peng was filled with encouragement. He said, "You did great. I apologize for what I said just now. You were amazing."

The others around him did not understand. Why would anyone apologize to a familiar? They could not understand complex language, and they were all dumb. It was easy to manipulate them.

Stripey whimpered in a low voice and leaned over in the iron cage wall. Its scarlet eyes pleaded.

"I will never leave you behind. You are my familiar, and I am your monster trainer. We are partners. Why in the world would a person leave his partner behind?" Gao Peng extended his arms to encourage Stripey.

Stripey suddenly whimpered as if it were crying. It dashed quickly out of the iron cage and hopped quickly towards Gao Peng. Gao Peng felt a sense of unease as he saw Stripey gradually moving closer.

Boom!

Stripey's lunge threw Gao Peng to the ground. Its furry face leaned towards Gao Peng's while its mouthparts wiggled. It spat all over Gao Peng's face.

Gao Peng knew that was how Stripey showed affection, so he did not push Stripey away. When Stripey relaxed its hug, Gao Peng's entire face was covered with spider saliva.

Stripey's final performance was a huge surprise for Gao Peng. Although it was very lame at the beginning, it was a spider after all. So when its aggressive nature was initiated it was extremely fierce.

In Gao Peng's field of vision, he saw Stripey's condition: (Light Injury). It seemed the force from the fall also caused it some not-so-weak injuries.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. The bloated Stripey finally left the ranks of being a fat spider.

In one week, Stripey's diameter grew to 10 feet while it was three feet tall. Its level also grew to 13 from the training. However, things like courage were innate, and although Stripey no longer feared combat, it still preferred to exhaust the enemy and avoid direct confrontation.

At the same time, Dumby's level secretly grew to 10. Dumby's growth was the slowest among the familiars, as it had special attributes. Food materials with the space attribute were the rarest and most valuable, and although one could use wind and wood attribute items to supplement it, the effects were non-significant.

Upon returning home after class, Gao Peng called over Dumby who was sitting alone in the living room.

As soon as it was summoned by its master, Dumby stood up and bent over in front of Gao Peng, its blue soul flames burning slowly.

Gao Peng put his right hand on Dumby's glossy forehead. The signing of the contract proceeded smoothly. The same way a canal is formed when water flows, things fell into place when the conditions were met.

The load that constantly weighed down Gao Peng's mind was finally released.

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Chapter 95: The Second Wilderness Training

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A week passed, and the refurbishing of the villa in the suburbs was completed. Although the place seemed deserted since no one had lived there for three entire years, only the outer layer of the wall broke off, with a few cracks in other places. The overall building was fine. Human technology was still trustworthy.

They only needed to clear the weeds, redo the walls, and give the villa a new paint job. The outer walls were painted white and the broken bricks were switched out for new ones. By Gao Peng's request, they also built a basement.

It was not difficult. It did not require a lot of technical skill, only people to solidify the walls to prevent collapse.

Gao Peng's requirements were not unreasonable, either. He only wanted them to include a passageway that linked the basement, located in the shallow surface of the ground, to the inside of the villa. Small construction projects like that were no problem for most construction companies.

They only needed a few days to complete the task.

Now that the villa refurbishment was complete, Gao Peng could move in at any time.

To own a house one could not stay in was really agonizing, especially when it was a villa. Sometimes Gao Peng just wanted to ask God what he did wrong.

Could it be that every handsome boy had to endure hardships that corresponded to his face?

The next day, it was once again the time for them to head towards the wilderness for training in the valley. The time period was one week.

Nothing happened to anyone during the last wilderness training; only a few students were injured. The rest benefited from pressing the emergency help button in advance. Otherwise, things would not have been so simple as them just getting hurt.

Apart from that, Gao Peng heard that a few other students were locked inside a safe house together with their familiars. They ran out of food, and the few students were almost eaten by their hungry familiars.

It was only at the end, thanks to their determination to continue banging on the door, that the sound alerted others and they were saved. Otherwise, the tragic incident of these students starving to death might have appeared in the news. The incident was talked about quite a lot at school.

This time, Gao Peng decided to take the Skull Ghoul Ape, Dumby, and Purple-backed Thunder Centipede, Da Zi, with him. As for Stripey and Silly, Gao Peng left them at home. It might have been too high profile to bring that many familiars at once.

With Dumby around, Gao Peng genuinely felt confident. Last time, due to the Giant Jungle Anaconda, Gao Peng remained vigilant for a couple of days. He was afraid he would attract the unwanted attention of monsters he could not handle.

He did not know that the Giant Jungle Anaconda was the overlord of the entire valley. His perception was that it was possible to encounter such a scary monster just from casually walking around the jungle.

Dumby followed its master out of the house. It stood behind its master and suddenly patted Gao Peng's shoulder.

Gao Peng turned around and saw Dumby hit its puffed-up-chest with a tightly clenched fist. A low voice reverberated in Gao Peng's mind. Master! I! Protect you!

Gao Peng laughed. "You… Where did you learn these words?"

"Armor Baby," Dumby answered honestly.

Gao Peng did not know whether to laugh or cry.

All the familiars were transported to the destination via a large truck. The monster trainer cadets, on the other hand, went there in another vehicle.

It was the second trip. As they already experienced during the first trip, the seats were randomized, and the vehicle departed as soon as everyone was on the bus.

Gao Peng did not know the students who sat beside him. Their language was a bit crude and their tones a bit strong. Profanity filled their sentences whenever they talked.

"F*ck, I'm telling you, better not let me catch that bastard."

"Yeah, if we find him, we're definitely gonna kill him! He's an animal! No, even animals aren't that perverse."

"Motherfuck*r, locking us inside that house just because of a few words. Luckily someone came to unlock the door, or else we might have starved to death inside."

"Don't know who it is, didn't see his face last time. I'm telling you, that loser better not let me know who he is, or I will have 100 methods to make sure that he won't be able to stay at our school."

The color in Gao Peng's face gradually changed as he listened to the conversation between the group of students.

No wonder why he thought those people sounded familiar. Fate sure is a funny thing.

Gao Peng closed his eyes and put on his earphones. Before these people did not let him and Mu Tieying inside the safehouse, so they locked them inside. So they were not indebted to each other. He would not continue messing with them because they already paid the price for their words.

After the vehicle stopped, the group got out of the bus as they continued bickering, and prepared themselves to go to the other truck to get their familiars.

The truck stopped just behind the bus because if familiars were separated too far from their masters, they would become emotionally unstable. So they had to make sure the truck and bus maintained a certain distance from each other. That way, familiars would feel the presence of their masters.

The only thing was, the familiars were far too stable that day.

After the back door of the truck opened, they saw all the familiars frozen to a spot, quivering.

A gigantic humanoid covered in a black robe strolled out of the truck. The familiars in its path avoided it by moving to either side as if they were officials moving away to welcome the arrival of the king.

The dull thud of the figure landing on the ground woke them up. Dumby jumped down from the truck.

It walked towards them. Its formless power and influence forced them to move away. It was only after Dumby moved a distance away that they regained their senses. Their faces were bright red. "It's just a familiar, what are we nervous about?" someone said. But the guy only dared to complain in a low voice.

He could never have imagined that Dumby would have such a keen sense of hearing. Dumby stomped on the ground in the next step and turned its head slightly. Beneath the hood was a faint flame. It sent shivers down the spine of the guy who spoke. His face went pale.

It was a good thing Dumby continued with its walk away from them after a simple glance.

Dumby finally stopped beside Gao Peng. Hanging on Dumby's waist was a purple 'belt.' Upon further inspection, one could see the silhouette of Da Zi, wrapping Dumby's waist over more than once.

The unique-looking Dumby attracted the attention of many people. The black robe made them even more curious.

After entering the valley, Gao Peng did not choose to be in Mu Tieying's team. He chose to be in a team all by himself.

It would be easier to get things done if he was alone. The more the people there were, the more complicated things would become.

After entering the valley, Gao Peng let Dumby guide him into its depths.

He sat on Dumby's shoulder, sitting across its neck. Although the pose was a little shameful, it was also very convenient.

The wind blew on his face as he sat on Dumby's neck.

A monster beside the road was startled. Through the dense jungle, Gao Peng saw a black shadow running away further into its depths. Gao Peng immediately saw that the road seemed familiar, and asked Dumby to stop.

After they stopped, he saw that there was a pond not far away. It was then that Gao Peng knew where the familiar feeling came from. If he was not mistaken, there would be a group of green-skinned frogs in the pond; the group of green-skinned frogs who loved to spit at other lifeforms.

"Let's change direction," Gao Peng said. He had no intention of messing with the group of green-skinned frogs.

Suddenly, sounds appeared from the depths of the jungle. The plains were split open like waves, and a massive body came slowly closer.

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Chapter 96: Attack

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The grass was pressed flat. It looked like a gigantic monster was snorkeling in a green ocean.

Dumby's body emitted tiny volts of electricity. Sharp teeth glistened coldly from its wide-open mouth as it sensed a threat.

The bush at the other end of the pond was smashed by a head as big as a car. Two large eyes hung above the green head like lanterns. The eyes were serene and steady. It rushed into the quiet pond, which was blasted away in a flash.

It was the Giant Jungle Anaconda. Gao Peng's heart tightened as he realized he was in its territory.

Green-skinned frogs leaped out of the pond one after another. They bent their legs and jumped into the air, seeking escape. Gao Peng even saw a Green-skinned frog leap out of the pond and stomp on the water's surface desperately, making loud splashing noises as it twisted its butt and fled to the shore in a few steps.

Later, this Green-skinned frog turned its head and croaked anxiously at the Giant Jungle Anaconda, which had already immersed half its body in the pond.

Some Green-skinned frogs even spit at the Giant Jungle Anaconda. Of course, one should not speak with such impoliteness. Rather, these Green-skinned frogs shot water arrows at the Giant Jungle Anaconda.

The water arrows that pierced through the tree bark, left an imprint on the trunk, hit the Giant Jungle Anaconda, and produced faint sounds. It was like hitting a cow's hide, the sound low and sullen.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda didn't seem bothered. It acted like a bully pushing its way into someone's home as its endless body continuously moved forward through the bush, then into the pond, disrupting the serenity.

Its body was between 100 and 130 feet.

Gao Peng looked a little heavy-hearted. Though this Giant Jungle Anaconda was only level 20, in certain areas it was better than Commander tier monsters that exceeded that level.

There were quite a few giant mutant variants. Gao Peng had seen several of them: the Dead Leaf Locust and the mutant Silver Winged Bird that belonged to Ms. Murong. There were genuine differences between these variants. For example, a normal Giant Jungle Anaconda was about 32 feet long, while this one broke the original size record five times over.

There was a sudden movement in the pond.

The pond seemed to go crazy. Gao Peng watched from the sidelines as one after another, round heads appeared.

There were big and small heads. They were transparent, with black green "fillings," like crystal dumplings filled with bean paste.

Tadpoles? Gao Peng guessed in his mind, His guess was confirmed in the next moment.

These round heads leaped from the pond all at the same time, with rope-like tails stemming from their behinds. They escaped from the pond as if their butts were on fire, tails swinging left and right.

From afar, the pot of crystal dumplings became like goblins trying to escape the pot. The sight was spectacular!

No wonder these green Green-skinned frogs managed to survive in the pond but never destroyed the balance of the ecosystem. It was from the periodical visits of this Giant Jungle Anaconda.

After swimming in the water for more than ten minutes the Giant Jungle Anaconda slid to shore, making long marks on the grass, satisfied after a hearty meal.

Being that big was a strength, but being mighty and rough was difficult. It was a truth deeply rooted in the human subconscious. Dumby was considered a higher quality monster despite the size difference, so Gao Peng would always do his best to prevent direct conflict with such a monster.

After the disruption of the Giant Jungle Anaconda, the pond took a long time to regain its calm. Some of the Green-skinned frogs that had been hiding behind the bushes and grass, plus some of the big-headed tadpoles, leaped out with great caution a long time after the departure of the Giant Jungle Anaconda.

Just as the Green-skinned frogs started to crawl back to the pond, a black hand stretched out quietly.

The large palm covered the frogs' mouths, and five white bony fingers gripped deep into the Green-skinned frog flesh. Another hand held the frogs' behinds and lifted them away.

Soon after, two fat frog legs stuck in a branch baked until golden and tender over a bonfire.

Gao Peng's tore into an elastic frog leg with his teeth and sweet gravy, as well as a lemongrass aroma, emerged from it. His eyes brightened from the wonderful taste.

No wonder the Giant Jungle Anaconda always made its periodical visits. These Green-skinned frogs really tempted it with their delicious meat!

After a while, the sound of rustling leaves came from behind. Gao Peng turned around cautiously only to discover a dark shadow observing him in secret behind a large tree. It eyed the Green-skinned frog leg in his hand.

Gao Peng looked at it in detail and confirmed that it was a completely black horse.

[Monster Name: Black Light Horse

[Monster Level: Level 14

[Monster Grade: Excellent

[Monster Attribute: Dark

[Monster Weakness: Ice

A tail that looked like a mace swung lightly behind the rear of the horse. There was no need to doubt its lethality.

Its body was pitch black. It looked like a shadow.

Gao Peng sighed in his heart to suppress his collector's habit.

I already have familiars… I already have familiars… he chanted in his head, trying to dissuade himself.

The Black Light Horse assessed Gao Peng for a moment, and when it discovered that Gao Peng noticed its presence, it smiled. A row of white teeth was exposed. Its teeth sat in rows, its mouth seeming like a sharp saw that emanated a cold ray of light.

With a low neigh, the Black Light Horse turned around and fled to the depths of the jungle.

In the short time he had turned around, Gao Peng turned back to find his frog leg gone.

Eh? Where did the other Green-skinned frog leg I left on the grill go? Which bastard was it that stole my Green-skinned frog leg?

Gao Peng sunk and glanced at Da Zi and then Dumby.

Dumby leaned on a large tree and sat with its legs open. Da Zi was sprawled on the ground, its head moving while its claws continued pushing the dried leaves on the ground. Gao Peng produced a smile.

He scolded Dumby. "Why did you steal my Green-skinned frog leg!?"

Dumby, who was staring into space, was startled. It scratched its head in confusion, as it did not fully understand what its master meant.

"You must be the one who took the Green-skinned frog legs I placed on the grill," Gao Peng said.

Dumby was stunned. I am only a skeleton! God forbid, why would you, master, suspect me, a skeleton, to steal and eat meat? it thought.

It's him, it's him! In its head, Da Zi jumped at the opportunity to start something.

Dumby, who felt wronged, made a squeaking sound.

You made a squeak just now, didn't you?

No!

You definitely did!

Da Zi kept jeering at it from the sidelines. It ate a lot, a whole lot!

Dumby suddenly stood up, walked forward two steps, and held Da Zi up. Then it started shaking Da Zi's body.

Da Zi became dizzy from all the shaking and vomited out a not-yet digested Green-skinned frog leg. It was caught in the act. Da Zi used the opportunity to fake its own death.

Gao Peng looked at Da Zi dismissively; he found that Da Zi was getting naughtier by the day. This time, he had simply borrowed Dumby's hand to punish this fellow.

Dumby suddenly walked two steps forward, pulled Da Zi and its master, and rushed forward.

Gao Peng only felt his sleeves get tight before his entire body was lifted up in the air. He saw that the giant head of a snake appeared silently at the place where he was just a moment ago. The snake's long body was hidden in the higher part of the jungle.

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Chapter 97: Blood-Thread Heart

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Cold sweat drenched Geo Peng's clothes and his lips turned pale. If Dumby had not reacted in time, he and Da Zi might have perished at the mouth of the snake.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda saw its prey fleeing and took its time, not moving too slow or too fast. It looked toward Gao Peng and the others with an uninterested gaze. It had only gone there to check out the unfamiliar yet powerful presence it detected in its domain.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda returned to the high ground lazily. It wrapped around a tree trunk and moved swiftly into the dense treetop as if its enormous body were weightless.

Gao Peng narrowed his eyes and said, "Dumby."

Dumby put Gao Peng and Da Zi down. It looked over at Gao Peng with its head tilted slightly.

"Can you kill it?" Gao Peng asked as he watched the departing Giant Jungle Anaconda. This was the second time he had felt the threat of death. He had not looked for any trouble with that Giant Jungle Anaconda, yet it had visited him twice.

Dumby did not answer the question. It only clenched its fists and bumped them together powerfully before letting out a low growl. "Kill!"

The harsh sound reverberated in the jungle, and out of nowhere, a murderous aura filled the air.

When it finished speaking, Dumby ran a few steps forward in a frenzy. It lifted its black robe and showed the strong silver and gray bones beneath. The faint blue soul flames burst into life and a low and thunderous roar erupted from its throat.

It reverberated in the jungle and shocked the departing Giant Jungle Anaconda.

Dumby leaped forward and held on to a tree branch with its left arm. With a swing, its body flew into the air, deadly as the unsheathing of a sharp sword!

The initially calm eyes of the Giant Jungle Anaconda suddenly contracted. Its sharp, cold gaze fixed on Dumby.

This damned monkey is just seeking death, it thought.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda opened its large mouth and initiated an attack with lightning speed.

Dumby, who was still in midair, could not exert any additional force. It seemed Dumby had launched towards death.

A strong and disgusting smell flowed from the snake's pitch black throat.

Dumby roared in anger. The Blood-Threat Heart, a condensed bunch of bloody threads, contracted and beat crazily. In the next moment, it leaped out of Dumby with a violent and explosive force.

Dumby raised a right fist and blood threads condensed upon it, acting as a fully extended bowstring.

Bang!

A wild punch landed on the Giant Jungle Anaconda's teeth. The teeth distorted and bent inward on impact. It was clear that they had been broken off at the root, and large chunks of meat and blood flew spurted from its mouth.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda closed its massive jaw and felt a searing ache and an odd sensation: its "teeth" had become soft. Dumby stepped on the lower jaw and somersaulted onto the back of the Giant Jungle Anaconda. Its actions flowed seamlessly. It started its flurry of attacks on the back of the Giant Jungle Anaconda, landing punch after punch.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda wailed. It straightened the scales of its body, which stood up like razors in an attempt to slice the enemy. However, the only result was a screeching noise as the scales scraped Dumby's skeleton. Dumby's defense was top-notch.

Noticing that its attack was ineffective, the Giant Jungle Anaconda rolled down and fell from the tree. Gao Peng thought that the earth would shake from its fall, but there was only a thud like an empty steel pipe clattering to the ground. All of its strength was gone.

The fallen Giant Jungle Anaconda rolled in a frenzy. A thick layer of dried leaves was spread on the ground, so when the anaconda rolled thousands of leaves flew into the air. Trees fell to the ground as they were broken in half by its thrashing.

No matter how the Giant Jungle Anaconda rolled and turned, Dumby held on tightly to its scales. A structure like that of a webbed fishing net existed on the surface of the Giant Jungle Anaconda, where its scales could be extended and collapsed. When the scales were erected, they were like blades filled with killing capability. It was one of the most intimidating arsenals imaginable.

However, these erected razors only produced unpleasant sounds when slicing across Dumby's body. Occasionally a long white mark would appear on the bones.

Dumby took advantage of the Anaconda's weakness and swung its fists, viciously attacking the head again.

Who knew how many times the Giant Jungle Anaconda had already cursed that monkey?

The condition of the Giant Jungle Anaconda gradually deteriorated from healthy all the way to moderately injured. It laid on the ground, gasping for air. Its eyes narrowed.

Eventually it retracted, collapsed all its scales, and lay silently on the ground. Its body unfurled into a tight straight line and started spinning wildly.

Dumby lost its concentration momentarily and was almost thrown aside. Fortunately, it managed to grab onto a piece of the Giant Jungle Anaconda's scale at the last moment. The strong centrifugal force transformed the scale into a distorted shape, and blood started trickling down from its root.

Before Dumby adjusted its pose, the Giant Jungle Anaconda began to move. It spun wildly on the ground. One round, two rounds, three rounds…

It spun faster and faster. The dried leaves on the ground had long been blown away, leaving only the black and yellow dirt and mud. A pit appeared and gradually become more evident.

Dumby was thrown off. The piece of bloodied scale that was torn off was still in its hand. A dangerous glint flashed across the Giant Jungle Anaconda's eyes, and it dashed towards Dumby! This time, it did not open its mouth but crashed forward like a raging train.

Dumby failed to dodge it and was sent flying. It flew backward, hit a tree, and continued going for a dozen meters before finally stopping. The Giant Jungle Anaconda looked to the sky and shrieked loudly before turning around to leave.

It did not want to stay and continue the deathmatch after its injury. In the hazardous wilderness, monsters would not fight their opponents to the death unless it was necessary.

It wanted to leave, but Dumby did not want to let it.

Dumby, who had received a military order from Gao Peng, roared at it in a low voice. Dumby put one knee on the ground and pressed its strong right arm against its chest. The frequency of the blood red heart grew more and more peculiar. Sometimes it was fast, and other times it was slow, as if it were looking for a certain rhythm.

The fleeing Giant Jungle Anaconda suddenly stopped. It felt that there was something wrong with its heart as the frequency of its heartbeat grew rapid and its blood flowed faster.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda hissed in anger; it did not know where the odd feeling was coming from.

Dumby's head hung low. It five fingers through the gaps of its rib cage and grabbed its heart with its bone-white fingers.

Multiple scarlet threads flowed outward as if they were alive. They flowed through the gaps of the fingers, all the blood threads visible to the naked eye, slowed down and flowing into the artificial heart.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Although Dumby's attack did not target Gao Peng and Da Zi, Gao Peng still felt uncomfortable. A weird pressure overwhelmed his entire body.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda turned around and fixed its gaze on the ape before rushing Dumby like a mad runaway bull. Dumby raised its head and locked eyes with the Giant Jungle Anaconda. It raised the side of its mouth, then laughed heartily.

The heart burst.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda shivered as if it had received a critical hit. Its dash stopped suddenly and it rolled over in agony.

Dumby relaxed its grip and the broken blood threads fell through the gaps of its skeleton. Dumby stood up and it seemed its aura was weakened significantly due to the destruction of the blood threads.

The Blood-Thread Heart was a unique ability; it could also be considered a supernatural gift that was awakened after Dumby's advance to Epic Grade.

The destroyed heart could be regenerated. However, it would require a long time and a considerable amount of blood thread.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda laid powerlessly on the ground. It stared at Dumby who was getting closer as blood dripped from the corners of its eyes.

The last punch went through its eyes and deep into its brain, with a violent twist.

The Giant Jungle Anaconda spasmed for a moment before breathing its last breath.

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Chapter 98: Deep in the Valley

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Chief, that Giant Jungle Anaconda was killed," a soldier in front of a screen said into his headset.

Not long after, a chief in dark green military uniform walked over.

The picture on the screen showed a giant anaconda lying in the jungle, its body mottled with blood.

Beside it stood a gigantic skeleton as well as a boy in a short-sleeved shirt. Beside the boy was a centipede.

"Replay the latest scene," the chief commanded.

The soldier in front of the screen obeyed and worked the keyboard.

The scene recorded in the hard drive played, from the first attack from the Giant Jungle Anaconda to the death match with the Skull Ghoul Ape. Due to the limitations of the camera, the actual actions and moves were unclear. They could only see approximately what kinds of abilities were used.

After the chief finished watching, he nodded. He fixed his gaze and stared intensely at Gao Peng in the video. "To kill a gigantified variant of the Jungle Anaconda, this familiar must have the combat ability of a commander tier monster, if it is not one already."

After a short pause he said, "Send information of this youngster to me."

The watches on everyone's wrists had GPS. Everyone could be identified through an analysis of the person's location.

It did not take long for Gao Peng's information to be found and displayed on the screen. On the screen appeared Gao Peng's photo and his personal curriculum vitae.

Name: Gao Peng

Age: 18 years old

Gender: Male

Current School: Chang'an Third High School

Family Background: Encrypted Information. Insufficient Clearance Level.

The chief furrowed his brow. The clearance level used to access the information was the training base branch, a Class C clearance level. Generally speaking, average families (and even families with some wealth) would not have access to encrypted or classified information.

Based on the definition before the Cataclysm, one would have to be at least a first class mayor to have Class C clearance. Only senior provincial officials had access to Class B clearance.

The chief was dumbfounded. He never would have expected Gao Peng to have clearance authority. However, since he had encrypted clearance, it would be difficult to simply attempt to recruit him. People of stature like him were normally in their clan or sect. The chief waved his hands, seemingly in resignation.

"Take good care of him. Try not to let any accidents happen," the chief ordered before turning to leave.

As Gao Peng did not bring any knives, he called Da Zi over.

Even after the Giant Jungle Anaconda died its might and power lingered. Da Zi maintained vigilance.

Gao Peng asked Da Zi to crawl up the Giant Jungle Anaconda's body to sever its head. Typically a monster's core crystal sat in its skull, though a small number of monsters held crystals in their hearts.

Da Zi crawled on the body cautiously, expanded its sharp pincers, and sliced through the anaconda's head like a pair of scissors. The job proceeded smoother than expected.

The skin of the Giant Jungle Anaconda provided it with strong defense against blunt force. However, in front of the pincers, it seemed weak. With a slice, the skin was torn from top to bottom and produced a sound like silk paper tearing.

The pitch black insides of the anaconda became visible.

There was almost nothing in it, besides thick greenish gray vine-like things that connected the internal organs of its body. Gao Peng was speechless at the sight: the seemingly fat anaconda had so much empty space within it. That was why it was capable of moving on top of the trees as if it were floating, and why it did not create giant holes even when it fell on the ground from high up.

Finally he managed to find a wood attribute monster core crystal the size of a broad bean inside the Giant Jungle Anaconda's skull.

Throughout the search, Dumby followed behind Gao Peng in silence. It put on its black robe and breathed slowly. After the powerful attack, Dumby seemed a little dispirited.

It only seemed weak in appearance after the fight, compared to the incredible strength that came with the Blood-Thread Heart as a weapon. In reality, Dumby felt normal. The heart was destroyed but would certainly regenerate.

"Let's go." Gao Peng took care to get Dumby and Da Zi out of there. The commotion created must have alerted many lifeforms around, if they did not leave, other monsters were guaranteed to come over.

The deeper they went into the valley the darker it became. The sunlight above their heads was almost completely blocked by the dense tree cover.

The air temperature also dropped a notch. Gao Peng detected joy from Dumby as the coolness of the trees comforted it.

Gao Peng glanced at Dumby. Dumby was of the ghoul attribute in the ghost category, and ghosts liked cool places that were filled with Yin energy.

Although the living room at home was also very dark after putting down the curtains, it was still located in a residential area. Yang energy flowed exuberantly wherever there were people.

There was no sun all year 'round in the deeper parts of the valley. Almost all sunlight was blocked by tall cliffs and trees. Gao Peng had already reached the thickest part of the valley, and he could see green vines hanging along the towering cliffs.

Pushing away the vines, he saw the greenish black wall of a cliff full of algae. A bit of water vapor emerged from the other side of the wall. The ground beneath their feet was wet.

Dumby really liked its surroundings. It would occasionally touch the trees, grass, and flowers around it. Sometimes, it would even crouch down to scoop a handful of earth from the ground. The earth would seep through the gaps between its fingers and Dumby would stare blankly at it.

Gao Peng let out a long breath. The surrounding air was humid and cool and Gao Peng felt a little cold in his short-sleeved shirt.

Dumby and Da Zi were like two children who had been kept in the house for too long out on a field trip. They ran around in excitement.

A mere lapse in concentration and Gao Peng found Dumby crouching in a corner eating something in secret. Da Zi perched itself on Dumby's back anxiously.

I want to eat, I want to eat, Da Zi thought.

After getting closer, Gao Peng saw what Dumby was chewing. Since there was no way for Dumby to get food poisoning, Gao Peng did not try to stop it.

After, he saw Dumby pulling a few strands of something that looked like grass and putting them into its mouth. It seemed a little sad.

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Chapter 99: Suspension of the Group Training

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Sometimes Gao Peng wondered if he was too cruel to Dumby.

It usually only consumed a couple of needles at a time. Now it was reduced to eating grass in the wild. Even worse, when it ate grass in secret it still had to pay tribute to its bully Da Zi.

Of course, it was all in good humor. Gao Peng saw that Dumby was eating a plant called Yin-Thread Fern. It was a plant that grew in humid areas and had strong Yin energy. For a ghoul type monster like Dumby, this sort of plant was very nutritious.

At first, Gao Peng limited Dumby's growth because he wanted to make a contract with it. So for long periods of time, he prevented Dumby from consuming food rich in nutrition.

Now he felt that Dumby had been having a hard time.

"Wait 'till after we get out of the valley. I'll buy you lots of tasty stuff," Gao Peng said to Dumby with a smile.

Dumby put the last Yin-Thread Fern into its mouth reluctantly before getting to its feet.

Da Zi, who had parked itself on Dumby's back, was pushed down. It fell in an odd position, belly-up with all its legs pointing to the sky. The white belly shone brightly. It fumbled about for a while before regaining its posture and sounding off its displeasure.

It was their sixth day in the valley. Mu Tieying walked in the jungle and Lotus Seed paved the way. Beside her were two other petite girls of similar age. Of course, in front of her, no girl could be regarded as big or tall.

These two were Mu Tieying's distant cousins. After their family members found out that Mu Tieying was in the same school as the two of them, they requested Mu Tieying form a team with them.

After all, they were two girls, and Mu Tieying was bigger compared to others. She gave people a sense of security.

After her previous exploration with Gao Peng, Mu Tieying moved around the jungle with more familiarity. First, they found a safe house in a relatively remote area. They used the safehouse as a base to continue exploring their surroundings.

"Elder cousin, you're really amazing! You sure know loads of stuff," Mu Qingluan said, her face filled with admiration. To her, her elder cousin was a knowledgeable scholar who knew everything.

Last time, her younger sister and herself followed a large squad from their class that consisted of over 30 people. After seven days, due to a difference in opinion among members of the team, they ended with less than 20 people

They only survived for seven days by eating wild fruits. She even had diarrhea for two days after returning home.

"Shhh," Mu Tieying whispered. Lotus Seed looked a little uneasy. It seemed like there was something wrong.

"Let's retreat," Mu Tieying ordered without hesitation. Under normal circumstances, that method got them through most hazardous situations.

After all, Lotus Seed was not weak. Monsters usually didn't confront it and instead gave warnings to chase away Mu Tieying's group.

Everyone retreated slowly, facing forward.

Lotus Seed gradually became more and more uneasy. A white mist came out of its nostrils and it fidgeted on its hooves.

Danger, danger. Lotus Seed's voice reverberated in Mu Tieying's mind.

At the same time, the other two familiars made uneasy sounds. One of the familiars looked like a cuckoo bird with cyan feathers and dark green eyes. It was hidden on Mu Qingluan's shoulder. Half of its body was buried in her hair.

Bugu, bugu, the Blue Sea Cuckoo Bird called nervously. It was also called the Bugu bird in some places.

The other familiar was a little monkey a foot and a half tall. Its body was filled with gray fur and its face was white with little red markings. It was called the Freaky Flame Ring Monkey. It was a familiar famous for its agility as well as its sharp claws.

The ground beneath them shook suddenly, and a massive wave of earth flew into the air as if the land had turned into a swamp. A horrifying monster lay hidden in the depths of the ground.

Soon after, a smooth, round, gigantic head appeared. On it were layers upon layers of mucous membrane. It tackled Lotus Seed's belly viciously.

It was so painful that Lotus Seed wailed.

"The two of you! Get out of here quickly!" Mu Tieying said immediately.

The two Mu Qingluan sisters were scared out of their wits. They immediately turned around and fled for their lives upon hearing Mu Tieying's instructions.

Lotus Seed was hurt. It immediately raised its thick, pillar-like legs into the air to counter the attack, but the ground shook. Large amounts of earth exploded into the air. Holes appeared on the ground while earth flew all over the place.

The monster succeeded in retracting its head every time it was about to be hit. It looked like "Whack-A-Mole."

Lotus Seed dashed towards Mu Tieying, who hooked herself onto the thick skin of Lotus Seed with ease. With a leap, she landed on Lotus Seed's back.

Lotus Seed tried to take a step but its leg collapsed the thin earth that remained on the surface, landing in a hole. With a stagger and a bend of its legs, it almost fell over.

A loud and low voice came from behind. A dark red earthworm appeared from the within the ground.

Its tail curled upwards and the top split open, displaying a chrysanthemum-petal-shaped mouth. After the mouth appeared, it targeted the person on Lotus Seed's back, Mu Tieying!

[Monster Name: Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworm

[Monster Level: Level 16

[Monster Grade: Excellent

[Monster Attribute: Earth

[Monster Weakness: Electric

The tail gradually moved closer and Mu Tieying's eyes filled with despair. Suddenly a strong wind came from her side and a large and bony hand emerged to grab the gaping mouth of the earthworm. It tore the mouth open viciously.

The earthworm gave a horrible shriek as its mouthparts were eviscerated. Flesh and blood took to the air.

A purple-colored centipede crawled over at great speed. The two golden feelers on its head curved backward and rested on its carapace. Electricity sparked; the carapace seemed to have the special effect of conducting electricity, as even Da Zi's body surface had a fine electric arc.

Dumby threw the earthworm on Da Zi's carapace and in an instant, the earthworm began to spasm. Before long it was electrocuted and burnt to a crisp. The last part of its body turned into black charcoal, and a charred smell filled the air.

"These earthworms are increasing in number," Gao Peng frowned. It was the third time he had encountered this type of earthworm. The previous two encounters had been normal Grade, but this one was Excellent Grade.

Gao Peng did not know how the other students handled this type of earthworm. He had Dumby and Da Zi, so it wasn't that hard. It would be more difficult for the other students. After all, this type of earthworm usually stayed underground.

A loud warning announcement suddenly came from within the valley. "Attention to all examinees participating in the training. Attention to all examinees participating in the training. The wild valley simulation training is now over. The wild valley simulation training is now over!"

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Chapter 100: Departure from the Valley

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The warning reverberated in the valley. Every examinee heard the high-pitched sound.

The startled Mu Tieying, who had not yet regained her composure, finally came to her senses. Once she saw Da Zi she knew who the person behind the attack was. She looked curiously at Dumby, but she did not know what was polite to ask. Instead, she profusely thanked Gao Peng who emerged from the other side of the jungle, saying, "Thank you, really thank you!"

Mu Tieying's eyes teared up it dawned on her how dangerous a position she had been in. If it were not for Gao Peng, it was very likely the one lying on the ground would not be the monster, but her.

After all, a powerful familiar was powerful due to its own strength. There weren't many links to the monster trainer.

Once they died, they were gone.

"We're friends, no need to be so formal," Gao Peng nodded and said to Mu Tieying. "Why don't we pair up and continue moving. I encountered two similar monsters on the way. Something must have happened to the training base in the valley, and it would be dangerous if you traveled alone."

Mu Tieying looked at Gao Peng gratefully and hesitated for a moment. "Is it okay to bring two more people? They are my younger cousins. The combat prowess of their familiars isn't that great…"

"Of course," Gao Peng said. "You should call them over, this valley is indeed fairly dangerous."

For Gao Peng, there wasn't much difference between dragging one oil bottle and dragging two oil bottles.

The two sisters, Mu Qingluan and Mu Qingyan, assessed Gao Peng as they were filled with curiosity.

Before long, Mu Qingyan's attention was sucked toward Dumby. Throughout the battle, one could vaguely see silverish and gray bones through the gaps in Dumby's black robe.

"Is it a skeleton?" Mu Qingyan asked curiously.

"I guess." Gao Peng was trying to figure the way out of the valley, so he answered in a perfunctory manner.

"Oh." Mu Qingyang noticed that Gao Peng did not really want to talk, so she did not continue disturbing him and simply gazed at Dumby.

"Training is suspended until the valley is cleared out. We will choose a different time to continue with the training exercise after the valley is cleared. We will notify you again with regards to the actual timing," Chief Instructor Chen said with a poker face. His words were concise, implying he did not want to say much.

After that, he waved to dismiss the students.

In the car, Gao Peng looked at the scenery outside the window and let his thoughts run wild.

This was the world after the Cataclysm. There was no absolutely safe place. He remembered that in Africa last month, a base camp city fell to a wave of frenzied monsters. According to the investigation conducted by the Alliance, it appeared that someone had taken the cub of a Lord tier monster into the city. So, the angered Lord tier monster led a swarm of monsters to attack and broke through the defense of the base city.

Only after returning the cub were they able to remove the Lord tier monster from the city.

The base suffered heavy losses. Their casualties were in the tens of thousands, and many buildings were destroyed.

However, as it was quite a distance away from the Huaxia region, that incident did not garner much attention.

"Thank you very much for today," Mu Qingluan thanked Gao Peng again.

"You're welcome. Anyone would have done the same as long as it was within their power," Gao Peng said. He shook his head to indicate it was nothing.

After that, the four of them started chatting away in the car.

Gao Peng turned around unintentionally. He was startled as he saw a guy with a crew cut and earrings leaning on the back of Gao Peng's seat. He was very close, so close that Gao Peng could feel his breath.

The guy with the crew cut said to Gao Peng with a faint smile, "Brother, I remember we were seated close to each other in the morning as well. We sure are fated, right?"

Gao Peng recognized him. He was one of the guys he locked inside the safe house last time.

"Indeed, we are fated," Gao Peng nodded.

"I feel like I've met you before somewhere. Have I?" the crew cut youngster said.

"Indeed you have. We've met; we were once separated only by a wall." Gao Peng's lip curved upward. He admitted it honestly since from the look of these people, they recognized his voice. Instead of waiting for the group of people to continue annoying him, he wanted to settle things quickly.

He had nothing to be afraid of. Every bus had a Silver Moon Wolf, belonging to the instructor. There was no way this bunch of people would dare to do anything on the bus. As for after they left the bus… It would be difficult to tell who would be the one doing the bullying.

The crew cut guy was stunned for a moment. He never imagined that the kid would have admitted himself so quickly.

As the saying goes, "When enemies come face to face, their eyes become ablaze with hate." As Gao Peng spoke, the crew cut guy could no longer hold his anger in.

Both his hands grasped firmly on the back of the seat. In a half-squatting position he said angrily, "I've finally found you, you bastard."

"What is with that foul mouth of yours?" Mu Tieying's brow curled as she stood up. She was six and a half feet tall, with very thick arms. She looked down at the crew cut. "Shut your stinking mouth if you don't know how to speak! I was there that day. Why? You looking for trouble?" Mu Tieying said coldly.

The crew cut was stunned. Although Mu Tieying was a girl, her strong body was intimidating.

Mu Tieying did not speak that day, so he did not know that Mu Tieying had also been there. He opened his mouth to say something but stopped. In the end, he forgot what he wanted to say.

Mu Tieying was like a hill looking down on him.

The crew cut's face turned pale. His friends were not with him; otherwise, there was no way he would be so passive.

He gave a hollow laugh and sat back down.

Mu Tieying sat down upon seeing the crew cut chicken out. Gao Peng could not help himself as he glanced at Mu Tieying's overbearing stature. He never would have thought the normally quiet and gentle Mu Tieying would have such a strong, masculine side.

Throughout the latter part of the journey, the crew cut youngster had a dissatisfied expression, but he only dared to stare at Gao Peng's back. He was still a little angry.

After getting off the bus, Gao Peng, Mu Tieying, and the gang chatted joyously before waving each other goodbye. Gao Peng went home alone.

As soon as he made a turn at a junction, two people appeared before him. Among them was the crew cut youngster from the bus. Behind Gao Peng was another two people blocking his path.

Standing beside these people were four familiars.

With a snicker, the crew cut youngster said, "Didn't expect this, did you? You didn't expect us to wait for you on the way home, right? Aren't you surprised?"

Behind them stood four differently-shaped familiars. However, none of them were above level 10.

Gao Peng was speechless. It was like looking at a bunch of idiots.

You've brought four monsters that haven't even reached the Elite tier to block my path… I suspect Da Zi will be able to settle this alone, he thought.

Gao Peng immediately patted Da Zi's head. I don't mean to look down on you.

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Chapter 101: Responsibility of the Citizen

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"You're 18 years old. Don't go looking for fights," Gao Peng said, trying to persuade them earnestly.

"Relax, we know how to control ourselves. We'll only break a few bones," The youth in the lead said. He wore a red jacket and chewed bubblegum as he chuckled coldly.

"Big bro, the hooded monster behind him sure looks familiar," someone suddenly said.

"Seems familiar my a*s, it's clearly the prideful monster we saw before," the red-jacket youth said seriously. "But there's no problem! We have four whole familiars after all."

It looked scary, but the youth figured it could easily be a wax spear coated in silver. They've seen several monsters like that. But they did not have Gao Peng's ability, and they were also not experienced monster trainers who could determine a monster's level through minute details via their experience.

"Big bro, he has two familiars. At first glance he looks a little like those legendary dual wielders," the crew-cut said. "Dual wielders are usually quite amazing."

"I told you to watch less anime. There's no such thing as a dual wielder. It just means he has two familiars!" The red-jacket-wearing youth was mad. "Go, Black Raging Kong!"

A strong-looking Black Raging Kong walked slowly from the back in silence.

Another Black Raging Kong. He remembered that Hai Lanyu from his class also began with that familiar.

He did not know if it was exquisite, though. Perhaps these youths all thought that the Black Raging Kong was powerful because it looked to be so.

The familiar then produced a 10-foot-metal pole from behind its back.

They actually bought equipment for their familiars! Gao Peng thought, surprised.

It was the first time he saw a familiar with a piece of equipment. It was not that they could not carry equipment; it was just that for most familiars, their body parts were their most lethal weapons. They were equal to steel.

The Black Raging Kong stood up and started waving the long pole with its thick arms. It swung the pole fiercely.

No matter how gutsy these people were, they would not dare to kill anyone in the city. Although the current world was very scary, it had basic laws. Otherwise society would have crumbled long before. Although it was difficult, the Alliance tried its best to maintain the stability of the human world.

Gao Peng also agreed to peace in the world. Only in a peaceful world would he be able to lie comfortably in his house after school every day. Only then would he be able to go to the cafe downstairs to enjoy his coffee for an entire afternoon, to watch all the variety shows, and play games when he was in a good mood.

Simply put, to enjoy his life. Humans are social animals after all.

"Dumby, teach these little monkeys a lesson," Gao Peng ordered. He was not so serious that he would kill the guy's entire family just because someone insulted him. The key was that these kids were no threat to him.

The Black Raging Kong leaped up, raised the long pole in its arms, and swung it down in one fell swoop towards Dumby.

Dumby raised its right arm. The pole hit the center of Dumby's palm as if they had practiced it.

Its arm did not move an inch.

The Black Raging Kong clenched its teeth in anger and put all its strength into the pole in its hand. However, it didn't budge. It was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.

In the next moment, the Black Raging Kong seemed to float up. Dumby held its neck and raised it into the air.

The size difference of the two ape type monsters was like the difference between a child and an adult.

The Black Raging Kong kept struggling, however. Even using all its strength, its kick could not reach Dumby. It looked a little hilarious.

Dumby easily removed the metal pole from the Black Raging Kong's hand and threw it away. The pole dropped to the ground and spun a little before slowly rolling to a corner in the alley.

Dumby extended its right hand and lightly tapped the head of the Black Raging Kong like a father lecturing his naughty child.

The Black Raging Kong was furious. It wanted to bite Dumby, but Dumby looked calm. It slapped the face of the Black Raging Kong.

The world quieted.

Pa! Another slap.

The face of the Black Raging Kong instantly swelled. It swelled so much that it looked like a bun.

The Black Raging Kong was dumbfounded.

Dumby tapped the head of the Black Raging Kong. This time, the Black Raging Kong did not attempt to resist. It gazed at Dumby in fear, and at the bottom of its eyes, tears formed.

Dumby nodded in satisfaction. That's what I call obedient, it thought.

It put the Black Raging Kong on the ground. The tail of the Black Raging Kong was between its legs. It did not dare to make a sound before turning around to run. Once it ran to its master's side, it shivered like a kid who had just been bullied.

The red-jacketed youth looked lifeless. A 7-foot tall gorilla like you, hiding behind me? what is this? Aren't you supposed to protect me? he thought.

The other three familiars did not step forward. If strongest one among them was crushed without so much as a fight back, where would they find the courage to step forward to their deaths?

The red-jacketed youth suddenly felt weak in the knees. He gave a hollow laugh. As the saying goes, "Great men know when to yield and when not to." It wasn't a humiliation to show weakness at that time.

As he prepared to speak, he saw Gao Peng walk past him with Dumby and Da Zi. Would he break their bones, or beat them up? Gao Peng was not so childish. He would either settle things completely to prevent any future problems or take no action. He hated those annoying matters that here hard to get rid of

The red-jacketed youth stared blankly for a while. He mulled over how Gao Peng had spared him, the thoughts growing in his mind like wild grass. The color of his face alternated between green and white. In the end, he formed a bitter smile.

Perhaps the opponent never treated him as something: it was only his one-sided, unrequited love.

It was as if he had figured out something. The red-jacketed youth turned around silently to console his Black Raging Kong. "Don't cry, I'll treat you to grilled drumsticks later tonight."

The Black Raging Kong suddenly looked distracted and cautiously looked at its master. Normally, when it failed to complete its task, its master would be furious and not let it have dinner. Did the master take the wrong medicine today? it thought.

The red-jacketed youth finally realized something. Jealousy and wrath were useless. Those emotions would only make him waste his time. The difference between him and his enemy was just too vast.

The only thing he could do was train his familiar through systematic scheduling so that it would become stronger and stronger. Only then would he be able to stand in front of that person in a dignified manner.

"Boss, let's have fun at the bar tonight," the crew-cut kid suggested.

"You guys go ahead. I have something to attend to at night, so I won't go," the red-jacketed youth said and shook his head with a smile.

"Gao Peng, I have a big government job for you, do you want to come? You'll get 500 Alliance credits as a reward, plus a Commander tier electric monster core crystal," Director Chen said from the other side of the phone. He knew Gao Peng's interests.

If there were anything left in the world that could blind him, it was money.

Gao Peng looked blank. 500 Alliance credits. Convert it into Alliance dollars, and it would be five million. That was not a small number. Moreover, there was a Commander tier electric monster core crystal involved. Its market price was, at the very least, a few million Alliance dollars.

"Director Chen, I am a member of society. To be able to serve the government is the responsibility of every citizen," Gao Peng said as his face became straight.

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Chapter 102: There's No Such Thing As Peace

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"If you have the conscious to do the job, there's no need for the money then," Director Chen's joyous laughter came from the other side of the phone.

Gao Peng's face went blank.

"Haha, I was joking. Look at you, you money-grubber. Come here soon. Your training should have ended by now, right?" Director Chen said.

Gao Peng always thought Director Chen was way too well-informed. Why was he always able to give him a call whenever he finished his training?

A vivid image appeared in his mind of a 30-year old male staring at the video clip on his phone intently.

As the wilderness training ended prematurely, when he arrived home it was still early.

After taking a short break, Gao Peng settled down the few familiars at home. He brought Stripey downstairs. During the past few days, it was the two familiars, Stripey or Dumby who rotated their "shifts" as the parking space was not big. It was too crowded for the space to accommodate both familiars at the same time. So, Gao Peng simply used a rotating shift system.

Today it was Stripey, and tomorrow, it would be Dumby. They were lined up, and everyone had a turn.

He took a cab to the Monster Breeder Association. With his previous experience, the receptionist lady was already very familiar with Gao Peng, she guided him with a smile.

They walked forward along the passageway. It was the same underground experiment base.

Director Chen saw Gao Peng arrive, so he quickly walked forward. "You're here, huh? Come here quickly and take a look."

In the glass containers of the underground experiment base were several big and fleshy earthworms. They were Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms. They were exactly the giant earthworms that appeared in the valley.

These giant earthworms lay lazily in the containers, moving ever so occasionally to indicate that they were still alive.

Gao Peng suddenly felt that there sure were a lot of incidents lately…

It was the Gray Devil Spider first, and immediately after that was the swarm of Dead Leaf Locusts from the north, and then there were these Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms.

"It's fine once you get used to it. In truth, one of the main responsibility of us from the Monster Breeder Association is to assist the government in researching the weaknesses of these monsters. From that, we find methods to deal with them," Director Chen said with a smile.

Gao Peng looked at the busy laboratory staff. "Is it always this busy?"

"You don't feel that these recent periods are a little irritating, are you?" Director Chen could see the suspicion in Gao Peng's eyes. He could not help but laugh in silence.

"These problems always existed. Monsters are always restless, they are not like monsters in games where they will only stay in an area and not stray outside. Although most monsters have a fixed range of domain, there are still some monsters that are more mobile that causes problems and disturbances to base cities. Sometimes, some monsters would also flee to other areas after losing their territorial battles in search of new territories. During these times, these monsters are very likely to create conflict with human city bases. For example, these Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms."

Director Chen crouched down in front of a glass container to observe the Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworm inside.

As if detecting fresh flesh and blood, the Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworm that laid quietly in the container suddenly shook its head. It stuck its head on the glass container wall, and its top suddenly expanded, and mouthparts the shape of chrysanthemum petals appeared. It constantly swayed towards the glass wall and left light yellow liquid on the glass wall.

"Originally, these Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms lived in the Dali Desert around 100 kilometers northeast of Chang'an City. Due to the Cataclysm, the surface of the planet expanded and it caused the distance between the Dali Desert and Chang'an City to increase. Now it is over 200 kilometers. These Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms are a kind of territorial creatures. They would not leave their territories lightly," Director Chen said as he sighed.

"It looks like some new type of powerful monsters appeared in the Dali Desert. Otherwise, the earthworms would never have just left their territory."

As he finished, Director Chen stood up and said to another laboratory staff, "Little Wang, is the salt resistance result of the Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworm out?"

"Teacher, the salt resistance result is out. The Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworm's resistance to salt and its related products is much higher than imagined. It would be difficult to rely on salt, as a mineral, to cause it to experience dehydration," the laboratory staff called by Director Chen as Little Wang answered.

Gao Peng looked at the busy experiment laboratory and suddenly fell silent.

There was no such thing as good years, there were only other people doing the heavy lifting for you. The world was no longer as glamorous as it appeared to be on the surface.

Many outsiders even believed it was a chance for humanity to rise up. The peace and relative stability gave them those kinds illusions.

Even Gao Peng thought like them once, but now, it was only because there were people who had devoted themselves behind the scenes.

"The laboratory has all the experimental equipment from the outside. If you lack anything, just let me know. There are several Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms inside the container. You can choose any one for your experiment," Director Chen said to Gao Peng as he walked towards him.

Gao Peng nodded and did not say anything extra. He took out and wore the tools he needed from the experiment table. While Gao Peng was wearing his gloves, he suddenly asked the director, "Director Chen, why…? Uhm… Why do you take extra care of me?" Gao Peng asked the question that he held in his heart for a long time.

He did not think he was that charming.

He also believed that Director Chen was not gay.

"There's no such thing as taking extra care. You are talented. That is why I take care of you. Although you're a bit too practical, what we, the Monster Breeder Association, values most is talent," Director Chen said with a laugh.

"I know that kids your age love to imagine things. The monster breeder profession values talent more than any other profession, after all, we are all relying on talent to explore on this path…"

At that moment, the sound of the elevator operating could be heard. The elevator located at the lobby of the underground experiment laboratory sounded with a "Ding!" The elevator door opened slowly, and a man emerged from within.

Gao Peng was startled as he found out that he actually knew that person. It was Chief Instructor Chen.

Chief Instructor Chen strode forward and furnished a USB drive from his pocket before handing it over to Director Chen. He nodded and hesitated for a moment. "Hurry up and produce some result as soon as possible. The thing that appeared in Dali Desert… Things don't look good."

Chief Instructor Chen, Director Chen…

Gao Peng's gaze shifted between the two adults. It was then that he discovered that the two actually looked similar, it was only that Chief Instructor Chen seemed a bit younger.

Chief Instructor Chen turned around and stopped as he saw Gao Peng as if he had recognized Gao Peng.

He nodded to Gao Peng and said, "Keep it up." He left after he finished speaking.

Although in Gao Peng's eyes, the weakness of the Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms already appeared, he could not simply produce results immediately. The processes were important for these sorts of things. Gao Peng also used it as practice to train his familiarity with the equipment.

During the experiment, Gao Peng asked, "Director, do you know why even when the planet expanded, the cities did not split open? Based on the theories, when the area expanded, the buildings built based on the previous foundation would have crumbled. Moreover, if the volume of the planet increased, gravitational force should have also increased. However, I believe there has not been any substantial change. Isn't this unscientific?"

Textbooks basically did not mention any of those things. They were taboo.

"This question of yours really does put in the spot," Director Chen laughed. "Truth be told, I don't know too. After all, the world has become like this, and you're still talking about science? However, on your first question, there is one theory."

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Chapter 103: Desert Ruler

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"Some people believe this is the power of the fortune of nations. Don't you think that's fantastic?" Director Chen laughed. "They believe that places people lived would naturally suppress change. That theory explains why most highways were not destroyed: cars often went through them. The fewer people visited a place, the more that place changed."

"Fortune of nations…" Gao Peng no longer had the strength to complain. He thought and thought, and could not help but give it to these people for their ludicrous and mind-boggling theory. However, whether the theory was really ludicrous or not, who would be able to tell?

In the end, he continued his research and experimentation. Gao Peng managed to scrape up three hours of experiment equipment familiarity training.

Director Chen finally discovered the weakness of the Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms. The weaknesses of monsters still had patterns and could be tracked. Earthworms before the Cataclysm were afraid of losing their fluids, as well as all kinds of high-temperature settings.

The results here were similar. Gao Peng glanced at the weakness Director Chen discovered. It was not much different from the weakness he saw in his own data frame.

"Come here and take a look. This is the real reason behind the escape of the Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms," Director Chen said as he called Gao Peng over.

In front of Director Chen was a projector. He plugged the USB drive in and the projector shone brightly as visuals slowly emerged.

There were the sounds of sand and wind and the scene was well lit. It was probably taken in the afternoon when the sun was at its highest.

The yellow desert seemed incredibly dry. A gust of wind came and blew up a storm of sand, all seen from an eagle's eye view. There was also the sound of a rotating rotor, which meant the footage was probably recorded via an unmanned drone.

On the screen two bright flares appeared and landed in the middle of the desert.

They were two mounted missiles.

Boom! Boom!

Explosions came from the center of the desert. A large swath of sand flew all around. Black smoke appeared and when it dispersed, one could see streams of sand flowing slowly into the two huge holes left behind.

Then the scene suddenly changed. It shifted to another camera that used remote shooting. On the screen, an unmanned drone floated in the sky of the desert.

Then, long lines that looked like quicksand flew out from the desert. They exploded into the air with terrifying speed, creating long and dark silhouettes.

The unmanned drone did not even have time to attempt evasion before the quicksand cut it into pieces and cast it from the sky.

A short moment later, the quicksand in the middle of the desert began moving. Before long, it started gathering in the middle, becoming taller and taller, standing up in a manner that defied physics. It looked like there was something supporting the quicksand from within.

Layers upon layers of sand flowed downwards like unearthly streams of water. In the end, the creature condensed itself and turned into a humanoid monster over ten meters tall. The body was made up of sand and it did not have legs, connected instead to the desert like a statue. The area where its body came into contact with the desert had an earth-colored halo that slowly expanded outwards. It was almost like a sand-based water elemental.

The monster seemed to have noticed another unmanned drone further away. It slowly turned its head around and no emotion could be felt from its empty eyes. The two pitch black holes seemed depthless.

[Monster Name: Desert Ruler

[Monster Level: Level 41 (Lord)

[Monster Grade: Excellent

[Monster Attribute: Sand/Earth

[Special Characteristic: Sand Combination (Effect One – Passive effect: When the Desert Ruler is in a desert environment, a sand monster will form naturally where Desert Ruler presides. The sand monster completely obeys the command of the Desert Ruler. Moreover, when the Desert Ruler is injured, it can devour the sand monster to heal its wounds.

Effect Two: The Desert Ruler can devour large amounts of sand/sand monster to increase its combat ability. Its combat strength will increase proportionately to the amount it devours; however, the enhanced strength will weaken as time passes.

[Monster Skills: Sand Control Level Three

[Monster Weakness: 1. The Desert Ruler has a Heart of the Sand Spirit within its body. Destroying the Heart of the Sand Spirit will greatly weaken the Desert Ruler; 2. Ice.

It was the strongest monster Gao Peng had ever seen. It was also his first time seeing the attributes of a Lord tier monster.

"Is this the monster that scared away all the Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms from Dali Desert?" Little Wang mumbled to himself with his eyes wide open.

"Another Lord tier monster…" Little Wang's sentence quivered. "Moreover, it's a Lord with such rare elements."

Director Chen patted Little Wang on his shoulder. "It's fine. Sooner or later, we will completely chase these monsters away."

It was only later, during a conversation with Director Chen, that Gao Peng discovered Little Wang's parents were killed by a Lord tier monster around a year ago. Nothing of their bodies was left behind.

"The army named this newly discovered monster the Desert Ruler," Director Chen said solemnly.

Hearing Director Chen speak of the monster's name, Gao Peng's heart jumped. Where in the world did the monster name in his data frame come from?

At first, he thought that the names were based on his perceptions; he later found out that he was wrong. It was just that sometimes, he saw the names of some monsters when he couldn't find them in any books or data.

It was as if his data frame had some sort of foresight ability…

Hold on a second. Foresight? Gao Peng seemed to grasp something about himself amidst his confusion.

"Dali Desert is close to Chang'an City. There are only 200 kilometers in between. For a Lord tier monster, it's a short distance. Under normal circumstances Lord tier monsters rarely, if ever, leave their territories because if they continue to evolve they become legendary Emperor tier monsters. To them it is a long evolutionary process, so Lord tier monsters normally select an environment that suits their evolutionary needs before accumulating power to await evolution.

"Only amazing areas beneficial to their evolutionary process are able to attract them away from their territories," Director Chen paused and continued, "However, how could one allow an outsider to sleep beside one's bed? We will not actively provoke the Desert Ruler. However, we definitely need to have something that can help us deal with it! This is the intention of the army, as well as the government.

"We absolutely cannot put the safety of millions of citizens of Chang'an on the mood of the monster," Director Chen said solemnly.

"We don't have any materials. You can't expect us to churn something out of thin air, right?" A researcher said, vexed.

"The army caught a few small sand monsters at the periphery of Dali Desert. In appearance they look similar to the Desert Ruler, so they might be helpful in inspiring ideas. The sand monsters are currently being transported over. They should be here soon."

As soon as the last word was spoken, the elevator door opened with a ding. Several army soldiers walked out from within. Behind them they wheeled a sealed metal box.

Crashing and slamming noises emerged from within the box from time to time.

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Chapter 104: Wide-toothed Iron Worm

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After they put down the metal box, a few army soldiers stood up straight. They saluted Director Chen before turning around to leave.

Once the army soldiers got into the elevator and left, Director Chen instructed, "Everyone come here and help."

Several researchers pushed the box over in a rush. As they pushed the box they occasionally felt a sense of gushing strength and force coming from within.

It was as if there was a tireless huge monster inside, constantly tackling the metal box.

Director Chen waved to the few people and said, "You should take two steps back first."

The few people immediately retreated. Gao Peng hid in the laboratory and secretly observed from behind the glass door.

The sound of crawling came from the rock wall above Gao Peng. He was slightly familiar with that sort of sound because of the dense and intensive footsteps of Da Zi when it crawled. It sounded like countless fingers lightly tapping the wall, a clear and crisp sound.

The sound came closer.

Gao Peng raised his head, and above him was exposed rock. Only steel columns and steel mesh supported the space.

A dark shadow dropped from above with great speed.

It was very still on the ground, as if it had fainted from the fall. Then after a while it got up and shook its head. It was a monster that resembled the millipede; however, its size was several times larger than a normal millipede.

[Monster Name: Wide-toothed Iron Worm

[Monster Level: Level 29 (Commander)

[Monster Grade: Perfect

[Monster Attribute: Gold

[Monster Condition: Healthy (Confused)

[Monster Weakness: Fire

[Monster Skills: Goldification Level one

[Requirements for Promotion to Epic Grade: …

The Wide-toothed Iron Worm was at least 16 feet long. Four parts that looked like leaves formed its body, and every leaf-shaped body part had multiple sharp limbs. On its back was a green-yellow carapace filled with tree leaf patterns.

It seemed to have become confused in the fall. It stumbled twice in the same location and suddenly dashed towards Director Chen. It then sat on the ground like a spoiled child and rubbed its head on Director Chen.

Director Chen smiled and patted the head of his familiar. "Go and open that metal box. In the meantime, you can also make the monster inside it yield."

The Wide-toothed Iron Worm nodded and crawled towards the metal box. Next, its entire body was on top. It lowered its head and began gnawing away at the metal, producing a grating, grinding sound. Hard steel only served as its food.

It did not take long before a large hole was created, and the Wide-toothed Iron Worm continued chewing at the metal box through the big hole.

A stream of yellow quicksand flowed out of the gaping hole secretly. It was soft and boneless, like jelly.

Just as it was about to get out, the Wide-toothed Iron Worm that sat silently on the metal box swung its tail, hitting the quicksand and putting it back in the box with a plop.

After a while, as it believed that the Wide-toothed Iron Worm had not discovered it, the quicksand changed direction and attempted to escape from there.

The Wide-toothed Iron Worm seemed a little impatient by now. It stopped moving and turned around. It half-stood like a cobra would and peered down to look at the monster beneath it.

It was only then that Gao Peng could clearly see the appearance of the sand monster.

It was a tiny monster five feet tall. It had a round head and was a little fat and was made of sand, but did not fall apart. It looked like a layer of fine sand was spread across the surface of a jelly.

The sand monster was a little muddled. It squirmed and continued to retreat and in the end, leaned towards the outer wall of the metal box.

Then it just stared blankly at the big boss while it ate metal.

The sand monster attempted to use its hands to touch the iron sheet, and then discovered that its hands were not as tough as iron.

Finally, after half the metal box was eaten, the Wide-toothed Iron Worm was full. Satisfied, it patted the sand monster with its tail to signal for it to follow.

The tiny sand monster had strong survival instincts. It quickly followed in the Wide-toothed Iron Worm's footsteps, as it feared that the big boss would treat it as dessert and devour it in one bite if it was in a bad mood.

"This evolved from a millipede?" Gao Peng asked, a little stunned by the Wide-toothed Iron Worm.

Immediately after, he noticed that this was improper and immediately apologized to Director Chen. One did not simply let others know evolution information like this, normally.

"Yes, it evolved from a millipede," Director Chen answered with a smile. He touched the head of the Wide-toothed Iron Worm as it got closer. "Before the Cataclysm I studied biology, and coincidentally, I was conducting research on millipedes. I never could have imagined our fates would be tied together after the Cataclysm."

Although it was only level five, if there were no familiar at the scene, the tiny sand monster alone would have been enough to defeat everyone in the laboratory.

As such, nobody became complacent. They first placed the tiny sand monster on the experimental bench before locking its body in place with iron locks. Only then did they turn around to grab the experimental knives and tools from the toolkit bench.

After a while, it seemed like the tiny sand monster found everything fun and interesting, as it slowly slid out-and-in of the iron lock like a piece of jelly.

Suddenly researchers gathered into a group, and all of them looked at the tiny sand monster with an indifferent gaze.

It seems like you think that this is pretty fun, huh? they thought.

"It's like this sand monster doesn't have any bones," Little Wang said with a furrowed brow and sighed. "Moreover, it's not cooperating to let us experiment on it.

"But the interesting thing is that this sand monster hasn't shown us any strong hostility. It is as if it doesn't have a very strong desire to attack. It's also uncertain whether this is a good thing. Perhaps we can deduce from its personality that the Desert Ruler also has a good temper?"

Another researcher touched the frame of his glasses and said in a suspicious tone, "Perhaps this creature type is not aggressive in nature?"

"Don't be so willful. It is impossible to determine the habits and characteristics of an entire species with just one specimen alone," Director Chen scolded them with a frown.

"Continue testing."

This time, Director Chen brought the Wide-toothed Iron Worm over. The restless tiny sand monster finally quieted down.

"Miraculous. Truly miraculous," a researcher mumbled to himself. In his hand was a pile of sand that moved around on its own.

The pile of sand was taken from the body of the sand monster, and it constantly struggled in his palm as if it had a life of its own. Upon contact, it had the coarseness of sand. The sand seemed to be one singular being, stuck together by a magnetic force.

The only thing was that the pile of sand did not have an active consciousness. Its movement was simply instinct.

Later, the researcher put the pile of sand on the surface of the sand monster. In a moment the surface of the skin sank in and and devoured the pile of sand. It also took the researcher's hand with it.

The researcher's expression changed as he attempted to pull his hand out, but a horrifyingly strong suction force made it so that he did not even have the strength to struggle.

The sounds flowing sand came from beside his ear.

The Wide-toothed Iron Worm made a low sound as a sign of warning. The sound of moving sand suddenly vanished, and along with it, the suction force. He immediately raised his right hand and looked at the sand monster on the experimental bench with lingering fear.

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Chapter 105: Sand Monster (Part Two)

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Gao Peng watched in silence. The condition of the sand monster was unstable, especially now that the researcher had cut a piece of "flesh" from its body. It even seemed angry.

As such, it was reasonable for it to attack the researcher. After all, even honest good guys get angry sometimes. What did one expect from an untamed beast from the wild?

[Monster Name: Sand Monster

[Monster Level: Level Five

[Monster Condition: Mild Injury (Angry)

[Monster Attribute: Sand

[Monster Weakness: 1. Ice; 2. Destruction of the sand core within its body; 3. Once the body of the monster is cut in half, part of its strength will diminish. The cut portion is able to quickly assimilate into the body. It will take a long time for the body to reabsorb strength.

"What exactly is the weakness for elemental monsters like this? Knife slashes and sword piercings are ineffective. The immunity towards physical attacks is just too strong," Director Chen mumbled to himself.

Just now, he had experimented by cutting the sand monster in half and watched the dismembered body slowly merge back together.

This meant that bombs would probably not be able to kill these monsters.

Weapons with bullets would probably also not be effective. Bullets used point fracture mechanism upon contact, and dealing the sand monster a bullet might even be even inferior to chopping it with an ax.

"To deal with elemental monsters like this, perhaps we can try using elemental type attacks? Do you want to try using the water element?" Gao Peng said.

Director Chen nodded and poured a basin of water on top of the sand monster.

At first, the sand monster could not adapt to it. Its entire body became sticky and gooey. It was very uncomfortable and its struggles only hastened the diffusion of water deep into its body.

However, it seemed like the water only slowed its movements without damaging it. The body part that came into contact with water quickly became light as the sand particles within the body kept grinding to discharge the water.

It grimaced at Director Chen with a vicious look.

Director Chen was very calm. "Water does not seem to deal any damage to it, but the sand monster probably hates water. Alright, prepare a high-temperature test."

Next, they tested the sand monster against high-temperature flame, electric thunder, low-temperature ice, and an entire series of attribute tests.

If it were not due to a lack of supply, Gao Peng even suspected that Director Chen would have used a hydraulic press.

In the end, they discovered that the sand monster reacted actively towards high temperature, and thunder and electricity were ineffective against it. But low temperature had significant negative effects.

After the temperature lowered, the sand monster seemed unwilling to move. When the temperature reached zero Celsius the movement of the sand monster became significantly more sluggish.

Then Gao Peng continued with a series of follow-up experiments.

Gao Peng could not figure out the location of the sand core mentioned in the data frame. So during the experiment, Gao Peng kept poking around everywhere on the sand monster with an iron cone. He hoped to pierce the sand core.

That way, when the sand monster died or received a serious injury, he would have a solid reason to dissect the sand monster and expose the sand core as its weakness. If Gao Peng just stood up and said that there was something like a sand core in the body of the monster, and that they should pay attention to see if it was the weakness, it would be way too demeaning of the others' intelligence.

Unfortunately, after spending half a day poking and piercing the monster, he did not even come close to getting to the surface of the sand core. He only served to increase the monster's anger.

That should not have been the case! He had already gone through the entire body of the sand monster a couple of times. The only place he did not touch was a certain region.

Gao Peng looked at a certain body part of the sand monster suspiciously and subconsciously poked at it.

It created a piercing sound.

That pierce finally maximized the anger bar of the sand monster. It started moving crazily as it glared and grimaced at Gao Peng.

That should not have been it. Perhaps another explanation was that the sand monster could move the sand core within its body at will. After all, it was made up of sand. It should not have been that hard for it to move one single sand core within its body.

Finally, as he saw that the test was probably not going to produce any useful results, Director Chen waved to end the experiment.

"Alright, you should head back first. The reward from the government should take two days to reach your account at most."

That's it? Gao Peng thought. He had not even exposed the sand core weakness yet.

Gao Peng was a little embarrassed. He would look back three times for every step he took; he kept feeling like he was there to swindle money.

"Teacher, it doesn't really matter if he comes back or not. We could have done this test ourselves…" Little Wang was a little dissatisfied.

Director Chen glanced at him and said, "You should know what you should ask, and what you shouldn't ask."

Little Wang shut his mouth.

Gao Peng stood outside the door and took out his key to open the door. Suddenly there was a loud bang and the door opened slowly.

Behind the door hung a light yellow claw. And from the door seam came a large head. Two shiny golden whiskers came from behind the door along with a pair of sneaky eyes.

This guy knows how to open the door now?! Gao Peng thought, a little dumbfounded.

The stealthy Da Zi crawled cautiously from behind the door and went around its master twice. Upon finding out that there was nothing to eat, it moved closer and sniffed Gao Peng's body.

Suddenly, the two antennas on Da Zi's head stood up straight as it stared at its master.

It had noticed the smell of another monster on the master!

Da Zi immediately called into the house. In the blink of an eye, the stairway became very noisy.

Silly rushed out of the house and landed on Gao Peng's head with a pa-ta sound. It was neither too big nor too small; it was just the right size. It was evenly colored and it shined with an oily light. It was a great hat!

Uncle Liu from next door heard the commotion outside and opened his door. He then saw Gao Peng wearing an emerald green melon hat while standing in the staircase.

"Aiyo…" Uncle Liu immediately covered his eyes. It was really an immoral sight.

Inside the house, Uncle Liu thought seriously: Was the boy, Gao Peng, wronged in some way?

Perhaps something unbearable had happened to him.

Uncle Liu was also a person who had been through things. He could also understand that youngsters sometimes needed to vent after being traumatized in the mind. They needed to be understood by others, and they needed to be consoled.

Uncle Liu opened the door again.

After a short moment of silence Uncle Liu told Gao Peng, "Your sadness, I understand."

Gao Peng said nothing and thought, What's wrong with you, Uncle Liu?

Seeing that he seemed to have made a mistake, Uncle Liu seemed a little awkward. He coughed twice and closed the door as if nothing had happened.

Gao Peng was dumbfounded. What was the point of Uncle Liu opening and closing the door?

Dumby walked out of the house and cautiously passed a Yin Cedar needle to Gao Peng as if he was handing a cigarette to the boss.

Gao Peng did not know whether to laugh or cry. "What are you guys doing?"

After entering the house, Gao Peng finally let out a sigh of relief. He really panicked when he wore the hat and stood in the staircase. It was all right to be seen by Uncle Liu since Uncle Liu was never a blabbermouth. If he were to be seen by one of the aunties who gossiped all day long, perhaps the nickname of "Green, Real, Tall" would be spread throughout the entire residential area in a short few days.

Gao Peng immediately pushed Dumby back into the house and did his best to remove the "hat" on his head. Silly held onto Gao Peng's hair. It would not have loosened its grip if its life depended on it.

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Chapter 106: Before the Exam (Part Three)

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It took Gao Peng a lot of effort to finally calm down the few restless familiars. He finally understood the reason for Da Zi and Dumby's anger was the scent of a sand monster that they've never met before.

Gao Peng suspected that if the sand monster had stood in front of Da Zi, it might not have been able to survive for more than three seconds.

Gao Peng wiped the sweat off his forehead. Why did he never notice that these familiars were so attached to people? However, even if they were overly attached, deep in his heart, Gao Peng was actually quite happy.

After that, he walked into the kitchen and prepared a good meal for each familiar. Only then was their anger curbed.

Gao Peng sat on the sofa and turned on the TV. He switched on a children's channel, and the show broadcasting was called the "Square Babies."

The few familiars sat together in the living room and watched happily. No one knew if they could actually understand what they watched.

Upon returning to his room and closing the door, Gao Peng grabbed a book and began reading.

Suddenly, something banged on his bedroom door. Before Gao Peng could react, Da Zi opened the door with amazing familiarity and crawled into the room. It carried in its mouth a still-ringing cell phone.

After Gao Peng took the phone, Da Zi crawled out of the bedroom in a childlike manner and returned to the living room to enjoy its animated show.

Gao Peng discovered that ever since the previous door-locking incident, Da Zi had been working hard to obtain the Godly skill of opening doors.

He answered the call. "Thank you very much for last time. My younger sister wants to treat you to a meal. Are you free these next two days?" From the other side of the line came Mu Tieying's loud voice.

Am I free? Gao Peng gave it serious thought. He needed to attend lessons normally, and during his free time, he would usually go to the studio to receive clients.

"There's no need to treat me to a meal. It's nothing big. I'm a bit busy lately. We can talk about it if I have time in the future," Gao Peng replied.

As if she understood Gao Peng's real meaning, Mu Tieying replied cheerfully, "Alright, then I'll reply to her for you. By the way, did the disgusting crew cut fellow from the bus this afternoon continue to mess with you?"

She had witnessed Dumby's strength, so of course she was not worried about his safety. She was only worried that Gao Peng might have sent those people into the hospital.

"There's no problem. There was no conflict this afternoon. It was only a friendly academic exchange between us students. The seemed quite happy," Gao Peng said, laughing.

"Alright…" From the other side of the line, Mu Tieying fell silent for a while. Finally, both of them hung up the phone awkwardly after feeling that there was nothing left to talk about.

"Who was the guy on the phone?" a guy wearing a black T-shirt sitting opposite Mu Tieying asked, intentionally trying to make it seem casual. The guy had very thick eyebrows, as if someone had drawn lines on his forehead with a brush. He also had very neatly shaved short hair.

"A classmate in school. Didn't I tell you? He saved my life at the valley training base, and brought cousins Qingluan and Qingyan along to safety," Mu Tieying said. She glared at the guy seated opposite her.

She knew what her brother was thinking. However, how would that be it possible between Gao Peng and herself?

He saw that his younger sister left in anger. The man on the sofa rubbed his hair in confusion and thought, That kid… just who is he? Should I go and check the information of that kid in the archives of the police department?

It did not matter how the others saw him or how other people thought of him. Either way, deep down in the man's heart, his sister was the cutest in the whole wide world!

It was the sort of illogical reasoning that belonged especially to brothers.

Some other guys had approached his younger sister. That meant that it was time to be vigilant, otherwise, the flower in his house would be plucked away by someone else.

One should know that his sister never had any friends of the opposite sex before. It was a rare incident.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. There was less than one month left before the Monster trainer College Entrance Examination. The Cultural College Entrance Examination was closer too, as there were only two months left.

The atmosphere at school also became more anxious as time passed by. One could see anxious and busy students everywhere, regardless if they were normal exam takers or monster trainer cadets.

A red banner with white characters hung in front of the school gate.

"Break the ax and sink the boat to fight from dusk till dawn, make a last stand and fight and ensure that there will be no regrets."

Gao Peng raised his head and looked at the couplet. He lamented. The annual College Entrance Examination season had come again.

"Let's go," Gao Peng said and pat Stripey, who was beneath his seat.

After a period of training, Stripey had completely rid itself of the fat spider title. It was six feet tall, with a diameter of 16 feet. Stripey was bigger than some Sedans.

Its sharp spider claws punctured the ground like a magic cudgel, and in front of its head were two gigantic shields. Everyone on the street moved out of its way.

The only thing that bugged Gao Peng was that Stripey seemed to have fallen in love with walking sideways. It was like a bully who walked funny because it never looked straight at others.

As they arrived at the gate of the training ground, another couplet hung in front of the training ground gate.

Gao Peng raised his head joyfully and read the couplet.

"Examinees, if you don't do well in the exams, just go home and raise pigs."

Gao Peng felt very bad after reading that. If there were no comparisons, there would be no damage. Was it really necessary to treat them so differently?

After leaving Stripey at the training ground, Gao Peng reached the classrooms at school. It was the day they would receive the examination admission ticket. As Gao Peng was a monster trainer cadet, he did not have lessons with the other normal students. Murong Qiuye had prepared to pass the admission ticket to Gao Peng in advance.

Under normal circumstances, the examination admission tickets were kept by the teachers and would not be given to students in advance, simply because they were afraid the students would lose the tickets.

As he collected his examination admission ticket, Gao Peng was in no hurry to leave. He just sat in the office and started chatting with Ms. Murong.

"Your cultural results should be fine. Although training familiars might have taken more of your time, you have strong fundamentals, so it shouldn't be too difficult to get into a good university," Murong Qiuye said. "If your results are good, where do you plan to go?"

Gao Peng went blank. He never really thought about this question before. He thought that participating in the exam and getting a good result was enough. However, getting into a famous school was the will left behind by his parents. He did not want them to be disappointed in heaven.

But as for detailed matters like which schools he would apply for, Gao Peng had really never thought about it before.

"Maybe… I'll apply to the local Chang'an University?" Gao Peng wasn't sure.

Although Chang'an University was a famous local university, Ms. Murong was also a local Chang'an citizen. She could not help but advise Gao Peng, "Although Chang'an University isn't bad, they're not really amongst the top nationally."

Murong Qiuye's eyes could naturally see the importance of the monster trainer career, and since Gao Peng chose to become a monster trainer, he must have really liked this path.

"Chang'an University doesn't have many strong monster trainers, and the monster trainer environment isn't great. After all, Chang'an is too dull. I personally think that if you want to develop nicely, you need to interact with other strong peers. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. The University of Nanking, University of Yuzhou, and Southern University are quite decent. There are lots of young and strong monster trainers there."

Gao Peng nodded without any comments.

Indeed, these schools were filled with young talents. Some of them even appeared on TV.

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Chapter 107: Skull-winged Blue Bat (Part Four)

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After chatting more with Ms. Murong, Gao Peng finally waved goodbye.

The mention of the University of Yuzhou caused a ripple deep in Gao Peng's heart.

He remembered that his maternal grandfather's Southern Sky Group was located in Yuzhou. He had been to Yuzhou a couple of times, and his deepest impression about the place was that there were a lot of beautiful older sisters with long and slim legs…

However, that was not the point. The important thing was that people lived in mountainous areas over there. Even the cities were built beside the river and located in the mountains.

After the Cataclysm, the mountains in the region should have increased in number and density.

Southern University was in Yang Cheng, a place close to the triangle area of the Pearl River bordering the sea. Before the Cataclysm, it was an international first-rate city. There was no reason do doubt its prosperity. After the Cataclysm, the city attracted youths from the South to further their development. Now, Yang Cheng had become a place in the Huaxia region for young and powerful monster trainers to display their talents.

If one wanted to quickly make their name, Yang Cheng was the place.

Of course, cities of similar caliber were not limited to Yang Cheng alone. If one were to say that Yang Cheng was the power center of the Huaxia region, then Nanking, Mo Du, and the Wuzhong District were the lands of the Dragon Gate, where powerful youths gathered in the East.

Gao Peng looked towards the sky melancholically. He decided to take it one step at a time. After all, university applications came after the results were out.

He arrived at the training ground in the afternoon and saw that there was quite a commotion in front of him. Occasionally, vicious arguments and exchanges could be heard.

Before Gao Peng saw what was actually happening, he heard a very loud voice. "Why do you look down on pigs? Based on what? What's wrong with pigs, huh? The pig in my house only eats the rice at my house!"

"It's just a phrase," the instructor rebutted.

"No! It has to change."

"Then what should we change it into?" the instructor asked, a little perplexed.

Gao Peng finally made his way into the crowd. He saw a tall bulky guy with an Iron-armored Thorn Pig that was around seven feet long behind him. The Iron-armored Thorn Pig snorted in dissatisfaction while it lay on the ground, looking as if it wouldn't get up until someone gave it a fair explanation.

The guy looked around and saw all kinds of familiars surrounding him, so he suggested the chicken, duck, dog, goose; all kinds of words came to his mind.

He paused for a moment. The guy finally raised his head stubbornly and said, "I don't care! Either way, you have to change it! Instructor, do you know how much pain and psychological damage this phrase has caused my pig?"

The Iron-armored Thorn Pig lying beside the boy dropped its eyes just at the right moment and rolled around on the ground from left to right. Such a large bulky mass acting spoiled and rolling on the ground looked absolutely weird.

The instructor really could not beat this student, so he immediately contacted the school and later reprinted another couplet.

The couplet was brought over and hung on the gate.

"Examinees, if you don't do well in the exams, you should just go home and raise X!"

What exactly was this X?

It spurred the limitless imagination of the various examinees.

"There's only one month left until the exam. To test your training result, the department sent over a stronger monster. Students who are interested in taking up the challenge are welcome to challenge it or spectate."

In the middle of the training ground, a special metal cage was constructed. It was still only 150 feet high but its width was increased to 650 by 300 feet. Outside the metal cage, they even added an extra layer of glass.

On top of the metal cage a monster hung upside down by its feet and rested quietly.

From its outer appearance, it seemed like a giant bat. However, there were multiple protruding skeletons on its body and some of its joints. Its pointy ears took up one-third of the area of its entire head.

Its furry tail hung down, and at the tip of the tail, a blue flame burned brightly.

[Monster Name: Skull-winged Blue Bat

[Monster Condition: Healthy (Sleeping)

[Monster Level: Level 20 (Excellent)

[Monster Grade: Excellent

[Monster Attribute: Ghoul

[Monster Weakness: 1. Light; 2. Wind.

A level 20 Excellent Grade monster!

Not many at the scene were strong enough to fight it. The most crucial thing was that this Skull-winged Blue Bat could fly. Its level was already very high, and lower-level familiars would be completely suppressed.

"This Skull-winged Blue Bat is at the peak of Excellent Grade. You are all monster trainers, and the lives of your familiars are dependent on a single moment of decision from you. So I urge you to challenge with caution," the instructor reminded them.

Upon hearing that warning, the atmosphere reached its lowest point. Several monster trainers looked at the monster hanging on top of the metal cage in silence.

"Let me at it!" Chen Hanquiao cried. There was a loud and crisp sound and following that, a low growl. A large shadow slowly approached the cage. Chen Hanqiao stood behind it, his hands were covered in a rubber glove. He patted the head of the big fellow.

It was seven feet tall and covered in white fur. Blue fur surrounded its neck and extended toward its back from two sides in a straight line, crossing each other and forming an "X."

[Monster Name: Electric Luster Bear (Growth Period)

[Monster Level: Level 18

[Monster Grade: Excellent (Current Grade, once matured and entered into Commander tier, will be demoted to Normal Grade)

[Monster Attribute: Electric

[Monster Condition: Healthy (Happy)

[Monster Weakness: 1. Devouring the Water Spirit Fruit could cause diarrhea and weaken its four limbs; 2…

The Electric Luster Bear had layers of electric arcs flashing and surround its body surface due to the the friction in its white fur.

It crawled slowly into the large metal cage. The Electric Luster Bear looked at the bat above its head in disdain and roared.

However, no matter how hard it tried to provoke this Skull-winged Blue Bat, there was no use. It looked as if it had fallen asleep.

The roaring sound reverberated in the cage. It continued roaring for an entire half hour.

Finally, the Electric Luster Bear even lost its voice from all the roaring. Everyone outside was moved by it.

The Electric Luster Bear roared without any energy.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat's large ears moved. It opened its sleepy eyes.

As it saw that the bat had finally awoken, the Electric Luster Bear instantly looked energized. It stood up in excitement and hit its chest with its paws in a frenzy.

Skull-winged Blue Bat yawned and closed its eyes again…

The Electric Luster Bear who had stood up like a human looked dumbfounded. It just stood there in the cage, staring blankly.

Standing is weird and so is sitting. What the heck should I do? it thought.

The Electric Luster Bear became infuriated instantly. It rushed crazily to the side of the metal cage and started hitting it, creating a loud rattling sound.

The metal wire on top began shaking. It was like a cradle rocking, and the Skull-winged Blue Bat slept even more cozily.

Finally, the Electric Luster Bear walked out of the metal cage looking helpless and tired.

Chief Instructor Chen coughed and said, "Now everyone has also seen that sometimes, monsters will not just rush towards you without any thought and fight a hard fight. They also avoid battles. They also… sleep. That is why you all need to be flexible and adapt to the situation."

Gao Peng nodded and thought, I understand your reasoning… But just what is this guilty condition in your condition bracket?

Another examinee sent his familiar to challenge the Skull-winged Blue Bat. The examinee's familiar was a large hedgehog whose thorns could be shot out like arrows from a crossbow.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat that was resting finally awoke. With a swing, its body disappeared from its original position.

It opened its mouth and screamed.

The supersonic waves hit and reflected on the glass plates, and the vibration on the glass made a buzzing sound.

The hedgehog familiar fell on the floor in pain and rolled all over the place.

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Chapter 108: Perfect Grade (Part Five)

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Eventually, the hedgehog familiar was saved and removed from the cage. The Skull-winged Blue Bat was no longer resting, but it still hung on the metal wires of the cage, surveying its surroundings on full alert.

Its two ears continued to shake. It would yawn occasionally, showing its sharp fangs.

The previous attack was likely a supersonic one with a high-pitched frequency. While the hedgehog was being rescued, Gao Peng sneaked a glance at it and saw that blood oozed from its ears and eyes. Some of the sharp spikes on its back had cracked.

The cracked sharp spikes seemed like they could fall off at any time. The hedgehog looked uncomfortable and arched its back towards the ground, and several of the damaged spikes did come off. With many of the black spikes gone from the back of the hedgehog looked as if it were growing bald. There was exposed the pinkish flesh underneath the spikes.

The hedgehog familiar turned away from the crowd. With the bald patches it could no longer face people.

Gao Peng stared at it for a while. The supersonic attack of the Skull-winged Blue Bat was quite something. Although the hedgehog familiar was only level 15, the spikes on its back were one of its most lethal weapons, and definitely tough.

However, even spikes as tough as that were cracked by the supersonic attack. Gao Peng did not think Stripey's current defense was any better than the hedgehog's.

As Gao Peng calmed the restless Stripey, he entered into a spectator mode. He noticed Instructor Zhang's gaze but remained unmoved, as it would be impossible for him to take part in the battle. Stripey was dumb and the monster was too strong. It would be too much of a gamble.

Two familiars suffered consecutive defeats. The people at the scene had more or less grasped the actual strength of the monster.

When Instructor Zhang asked if anyone wanted to continue challenging it, everyone looked at each other. Some even looked to the sky, while others looked down at the ground.

It infuriated Instructor Zhang. It only took one monster to turn you all into cowards, he thought.

"You, you, I remember you wimps. You're always the liveliest during normal training. Aren't you guys the self-proclaimed F4? Why are you chickening out now?"

"Aiyo," a student said, putting his hands on his stomach and laying on the ground. "My stomach is not feeling so well."

As the Three-tailed Teddy beside the boy saw its master lay down, a sparkle flashed through its eyes. All three of its tails began to shake at the same time.

"Forget it, I guess you guys graduated from the drama academy," Chief Instructor Chen said. Upon finding out that he could not motivate the students, he did not force them. "This Skull-winged Blue Bat will be brought over and put in the cage every day. It will only be removed when one of you succeeds in defeating it."

As he said that, Chief Instructor Chen unconsciously snuck a glance at Gao Peng. Their eyes connected and Gao Peng felt a little awkward. What has this got to do with me? he thought.

Gao Peng did not rush home after the afternoon training session. First he brought Stripey to the Monster Hunter Alliance.

In the last month, Gao Peng had been collecting materials for Stripey's evolution. He had finally collected everything that afternoon. He reached the Monster Hunter Alliance, but at that moment it was rather busy.

Gao Peng queued for a while before it was his turn. He put his fingerprints on the biometric scanner as the camera aimed straight at him. He passed the verification procedure.

After receiving his quest items, Gao Peng left riding Stripey. Due to Stripey's size there was no way they would fit on the public bus, so they had to walk.

Luckily Stripey was not much slower than the public bus. The only thing was that the fur on Stripey's back pricked at Gao Peng's butt. He felt scratchy and slightly uncomfortable; next time, he would place a cushion on Stripey.

As he reached the studio, Gao Peng brought down the external lift to bring Stripey upstairs. Stripey rubbed Gao Peng affectionately and Gao Peng went to the laboratory to prepare the experiment materials.

He processed the materials and modulated agents. The total preparation time was three hours and the sky had already begun to turn dark.

After putting all the modulated agents into the experimental cylinder, the boiling hot water began to diffuse the agent.

Gao Peng pushed opened the laboratory door. He did not see Stripey out in the corridor. Where exactly did that guy go?

After looking he found Stripey at a corner of the guest room. All of Stripey's limbs were curled together tightly as it leaned on the wall in a corner, sound asleep.

Its red eyes were a bit dilated, and in the darkness of the night it seemed helpless and weak.

Gao Peng knocked on the glass door of the guest room.

Stripey was startled out of its slumber. Light returned to its eyes as it quickly got up and used its appendages to wipe off its saliva. With a jump and a leap, it ran towards its master.

"Let's go. Let's make you stronger," Gao Peng said as he laughed and patted Stripey's head.

The experimental cylinder in the laboratory was filled with water dark as black ink.

Stripey initially rested two of its shield-like forelimbs on the periphery of the experimental cylinder. With a push, its entire body lifted. The strength of these two limbs was far greater than the other limbs.

Stripey kept pushing and its body kept floating into the air, as if it were doing a handstand.

Due to its large size it seemed to be very shaky. Finally, it fell into the cylinder with a splash. Stripey had the awareness to retract its limbs so that its entire body became submerged in the liquid.

Gao Peng backed off two steps and observed Stirpey's evolution process.

Clouds of dark smoke appeared on top of the cylinder before they were retracted, as if there were a monster huffing and puffing clouds within.

After an hour, seeing that the experiment was pretty much going smoothly, Gao Peng turned around to leave. Working non-stop for three hours, paired with the additional one hour he spent standing there, was just too exhausting.

"Are you sure that this studio is empty?"

Two people stood suspiciously outside the studio. Both of them had ski masks on only exposing their eyes. Behind them were two familiars.

"Relax, there is definitely no one! I've been here and collected some stuff these few days. By this time, everyone from the studio will have gone home a long time ago."

"But what's there to steal in a studio? If you ask me, it would've been better if we went to a bank."

"A bank? Now everyone uses credits for transfers, so what's the use of money from the bank!" the person on the left scolded in a low voice. "Relax. Normally, studios have some experiment materials. These materials can easily fetch hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars."

The person on the left immediately summoned their familiar over. This monster that looked like plasticine glided on the ground like jelly. Later, the man took out two chunks of "flesh" from his own familiar. The familiar cried out in pain and made bubbling noises.

The man rubbed the "Plasticine" he grabbed and a glove-like thing covered his hands.

After that, he took out another small box from his bag. He opened the box and cold gas emerged. He cautiously placed the monster inside of the bullet-proof glass door.

One could see that it was a monster that looked like a mosquito. It was the size of a palm, and what made the deepest impression was that it had a mouthpart that was ten centimeters long. After this mosquito type monster was placed on the glass, its limbs stuck to the door.

Then the man took another transparent box from the bag and covered the still-frozen mosquito. With a light push, he turned on the switch on the box and a mist sprayed all over the mosquito that stimulated and woke it.

"Peng!"

The mosquito monster woke up suddenly upon being stimulated, and the mouthpart exploded due to a conditional reflex.

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Chapter 109: Shield Demon Armored Spider (Part Six)

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It exploded and shot outwards like a quick steel needle.

The bulletproof glass door was penetrated instantly. The mouthpart of the mosquito type monster was also bent afterward. The man saw it and chuckled before quickly signaling his partner to start moving.

The wood had already turned into a boat; it was too late to turn back now.

He gritted his teeth and produced a hammer and an awl from his sling bag. He then placed the tip of the awl on the tiny hole on the glass door and tapped it precisely with the hammer. Layers upon layers of web-like patterns appeared and spread outwards.

Gao Peng, who was resting on the sofa, heard a loud noise from the main door. He frowned and walked to the office to check the surveillance camera.

The security camera set up at the staircase showed a pitch-black scene. Nothing was there but the signal seemed to be in good order. Something probably covered the lens.

It seemed like people with ill intentions were on the other side of the door.

After all, Gao Peng still had not gotten over the trauma he underwent at his villa.

He frowned and thought seriously. Gao Peng took out his phone after thinking for a while and dialed the three digits that everyone was familiar with.

"Hello, Police? I want to make a report. Someone wants to do something evil to me," Gao Peng said calmly.

The other side of the phone did not dare delay and immediately inquired Gao Peng's address and his current condition.

"I'm at Lianhu Road, Dayan District in the city center…" Gao Peng gave his address to the police officer. "These people are probably trying to get in through the door right now, I'm currently safe. Ugh… If these people initiate an attack on me, am I allowed to defend myself?"

The police deployed officers as soon as they obtained the detailed location information, and at the same time asked Gao Peng to pay attention to his safety, and that in the right moment, he could fight back.

Gao Peng put down his phone and looked outside. He then slowly disappeared into the darkness.

The door opened violently, and two figures walked cautiously inside. The lights in the building were all turned off. It was pitch black.

On top of their heads blinked the red lights of several security cameras.

The two guys touched their masks and relaxed a little. One of them even waved the hammer in his hands while staring at the security camera menacingly.

"Go. Don't waste time. Let's finish searching quickly and leave," the other guy said and pulled on his arm.

One of the robbers moved to find the light switch but found nothing. Did it short-circuit?

"Boss, why won't the light turn on?"

"It might be because the employees of this studio turned off the main switch after work," the boss said, unsure. The surrounding air made him feel kind of cold.

The two thieves fumbled about and ultimately managed to find the laboratory. They pushed open the door and the sound of flowing water came from within.

"What is this? It seems like something is still in operation."

The experimental equipment was all connected to a backup generator, in place to prevent incidents like power outages from disrupting experiments.

The green signal light blinked slowly. A huge dark shadow inside the experimental cylinder showed only parts of its body.

Rays of light shone into the depths of the water, and the massive shadow inside the water tank moved ever so slightly. The muffled sound of water moving mixed with the strong smell of sterilizers.

"B… Boss, what is this thing?" the shorter of the two asked in a stutter.

"It is probably an experiment by the employees of the studio," the boss said. He felt a little anxious. Had he entered an illegal studio?

"Don't worry about it. Let's look for what we want first. They're probably conducting some experiment here. As long as we don't disturb the experiment, the guy inside won't come out, so we should hurry and look for these materials."

The two of them searched for a long time in the experimental laboratory, and only managed to find a few common materials and ingredients. That was because most of the ingredients and materials had already been used by Gao Peng.

The two were uncertain if those materials were worth any money, so they put everything in their pockets and turned around to leave.

Gao Peng, who hid in a corner inside the studio, heard their conversation loud and clear.

Confusion appeared on his face. It seemed like he made a mistake, as those two were not there to trouble him. They were probably only two thieves. Of course, he could not rule out the possibility of the incident escalating into a full-on robbery if the thieves found out that there was someone around.

It was precisely at this moment that a row of data flashed past Gao Peng's mind.

"Dark evolution success – Shield Demon Armored Spider."

The two people walking outside suddenly felt a chill in their hearts and turned around. They saw a vague figure standing in the corner of the room. The person waved to the both of them and said, "You must be tired after such thorough searching. Do you want to take a seat and have some tea?"

They were startled and looked at each other. They walked quickly towards Gao Peng.

The person on the left took a knife from somewhere in his chest quietly, and the person on the right took out the large hammer from his bag. At the same time, a ferocious centipede crawled out of the shirt of the person on the right. It was as thick as a person's arm and three feet long. It wrapped itself his arm and bit down on his wrist.

He let out a muffled groan and his arm expanded considerably. Multiple veins appeared like giant pythons.

He let out a low growl, raised the hammer in his hand, and swung it at Gao Peng. "Drink tea? I'll treat you to a taste of my hammer!"

The hammer swing was quick and landed directly on Gao Peng's head. But he only felt that his hammer had hit something like cotton. It was soft, and generated a weird feeling, like he could not truly exert his strength.

He regained his composure and looked at Gao Peng again. The fellow was already on the ground.

Gao Peng sat on the ground and touched his head. He only felt something had met with his forehead, like someone pushing him using their hands, with a layer of cotton in the middle.

The damage he received was transferred to Stripey through the shifting constellation contract. In the soul space, Stripey's emotions didn't change in the slightest. To Stripey it felt like a mosquito sting.

Suddenly, a large mound of liquid flew from afar and made the two people completely sticky and wet. It made the two of them very uncomfortable. As they prepared to raise their hands, they found out that their entire bodies were stuck and they could not move.

Stripey's humongous spider legs tapped on the brick floor as it walked, producing cold, crisp sounds.

It crawled slowly to the two thieves. Stripey used its secondary limbs to touch its mouthparts lightly and its reddish eyes emanated a cold, murderous aura.

The two people dared to attack its master. They had definitely crossed Stripey's line. It raised its spider legs. In the eyes of the two thieves, the legs continued to grow larger…

Gao Peng sighed. It was the first time he had ever killed someone. Although he did not do it with his hands, it still made him feel extremely uneasy.

In truth Gao Peng did not really know how he should have dealt with those two, but his thoughts were straightforward.

If they discovered that someone was inside the building and immediately turned around to escape, Gao Peng would simply subdue the two of them and hand them to the police.

Unfortunately… the reaction of the two thieves was not as friendly.

So… Sorry.

You wanted to kill me, so I killed you, he thought.

It was very simple.

Chapter 110: Above the Water's Surface (Part One)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The police arrived at the studio just three minutes after the Shield Demon Armored Spider killed the two robbers.

When they got out of the elevator, they discovered the destroyed door and glass pieces littered all over the ground. The door opened, and the lights came up.

A few police officers at the front had a bad feeling and instantly rushed inside the building.

The scent of blood filled the air.

"Put your hands in the air!" A few police officers raised their gun and aimed it at Gao Peng, the only person alive at the scene.

"Don't move!"

"Stay there! Put your hands over your head and get down!"

Gao Peng was very calm. There was no need to be an idiot and scream for his innocence during that time. He crossed his hands and put them behind his head as he crouched. He said, "I am Gao Peng, I'm the victim. You can check my information." At the same time, Gao Peng also made sure that Stripey would not show any hostility.

"The police don't hurt law-abiding citizens, and Chinese don't hit Chinese." Gao Peng said things like that as he slowly crouched down. On Gao Peng's head there was a shocking wound. Fresh blood poured out of the wound ceaselessly, and half his face was tinted with it.

As soon as they ensured that Gao Peng would not exert any hostility, the police officers came up to him and cuffed his hands.

They quickly moved and checked the corpses on the ground. There were large holes in the heads of both the bodies and in the brain matter, and blood flowed out and spilled on the ground. It looked horrifying.

The corpses were still warm.

By their side was the corpse of a centipede about the size of an arm. It was torn in two and green and yellow colored fluid covered the ground. On the side, there was one more, a plasticine-like monster that was making gurgling noises and moving slowly.

"The situation is under control. The situation is under control. Someone is injured, call the doctors," a police officer said into his walkie-talkie.

Inside the interrogation room, an officer asked, "Why did you kill them?"

"What I did should be considered self-defense," Gao Peng answered. His head was bandaged.

Seeing the calm on Gao Peng's face, the interrogator frowned. "Based on the results of our investigation, they had already lost the ability to fight by then!"

"But I did not know whether they had the ability to fight back or not. Moreover, you see that he used the hammer to hit my head." Gao Peng laughed and pointed to his bandaged head.

Of course, that was not created by the person using his hammer, it was a fake wound that Gao Peng created himself after he killed someone.

"But by then, the two of them were trapped by your spider familiar. You could have just handed them over to the police."

Gao Peng remained silent. They had wanted to kill him, and he really did not want to let the two of them go.

If he left it to the police, at most they would have been charged with breaking and entering and attempted murder.

Gao Peng sighed in his heart. It seemed as if… he wasn't a good person. He could not be considered a good person based on the traditional definition of a good person.

But. So what? He never cared about these things. If one wanted to stay alive in this world, one needed to learn to be merciless. Moreover, he had given the two of them a chance.

"That was the action of my familiar. Because the two of them wanted to kill me, my familiar fell into a state of anger, and it killed them both as retaliation," Gao Peng said.

The interrogator frowned and wanted to continue asking questions, when a knock came from the door.

The police officer opened the door and saw that the chief of the department stood outside. Beside the chief was an old man that he did not recognize.

"It's alright, the result of this investigation is out. The two of them broke and entered, and attempted murder. The victim only acted out of self-defense," the chief said.

Once the interrogator saw that the chief had made an appearance himself, he knew that the case was already out of his hands. He nodded and cleared out the pens and paper before leaving the interrogation room.

"Uncle Liu?"

Gao Peng recognized the person standing beside the chief. He was truly startled beyond belief. He would never have imagined that Uncle Liu would appear there.

Although he knew that Uncle Liu did not have a simple background, he could not help but try to guess Uncle Liu's real identity as he saw him standing beside the chief of the police department.

"It's alright. Everything is fine now. Let's head back," Uncle Lu said to Gao Peng, smiling.

Gao Peng had a mass of questions he suppressed as he walked out of the police station. He kept wanting to ask, but whenever the words came he did not know where to start.

It was in this odd and silent atmosphere that the both of them reached the bottom of the staircase.

"I was commissioned by someone else to protect you," Uncle Liu said suddenly while they were upstairs.

Gao Peng was startled and turned around. He locked eyes with Uncle Liu.

Uncle Liu displayed a smile on his face, bright as a blossoming chrysanthemum, and said, "Don't you want to know who it is?"

Gao Peng looked at Uncle Liu and asked with a shred of doubt, "Is it my maternal grandfather?"

He guessed correctly so easily! Uncle Liu's smile froze.

"Normal people wouldn't spend so much effort, after all… who would protect some orphan?" Gao Peng felt calm. Ever since Stripey had killed those two thieves, his emotions had been weird.

"Ever since the Cataclysm, grandfather's life and death have been unknown, but that did not mean that it was certain that grandfather met with an accident… The only person I can think of is him. I really can't see why anyone else would spare so much effort to have someone protect me," Gao Peng said, mocking himself.

Uncle Liu did not answer him. But from Uncle Liu's expression, he knew the answer.

He sighed. Gao Peng's expression seemed complicated. "Is grandfather well?"

No matter what, he was his grandfather. Blood was thicker than water.

Grandfather must have had his own reasons for not visiting him.

There was no logical explanation for his grandfather sending someone to protect him for so long.

"Old Ji is still doing good and is lively. It shouldn't be hard for him to live a few more decades," Uncle Liu chuckled and said. "The only thing is that something happened on the company's side. He couldn't come and look for you in these two years, but the matter concerning the company is almost settled now. Old Ji was extremely angry when he heard that you were sent to the police station today. It's rare for me to see him that angry. He wasn't this angry, even when someone from the company attempted to wrest power from him."

"Yeah…" Gao Peng was silent. "As long as he's doing well."

It was incomprehensible to suddenly find out that he had one relative still alive in the world. Although Gao Peng seemed calm on the surface, his heart was in complete chaos.

Uncle Liu knew that it was time to leave Gao Peng alone to quiet himself.

When he got home, Gao Peng could no longer stay calm. He accidentally cut his finger while chopping vegetables.

Da Zi, who was sleeping in the living room, woke up after being startled. Did someone just punch my legs?"

Who is it?

Who is it? Da Zi thought.

It got up in full alert and walked around in the bedroom.

Gao Peng sighed as he looked at the cucumber that was cut unevenly.

He casually threw the vegetables into the pot and began cooking.

Today, an accident had occurred during Stripey's evolution process, Gao Peng accidentally found information that his grandfather was alive, and gained understanding of the real identity of the person who had been taking care of him in secret all these years.

Gao Peng was a little tired. He just wanted to rest for a while.

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Chapter 111: Establishment of the Monster Trainer League (Part Two)

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In his dream Gao Peng met two men, one with a sledgehammer, and one with a dagger. They were threatening his life.

No matter how Gao Peng ran, he couldn't lose them. Finally Gao Peng stood still, panting.

Of course, he wouldn't feel actual exhaustion in a dream. This kind of exhaustion was subconsciously imposed on him by his brain.

Gao Peng felt sweaty and sticky. He was very uncomfortable.

In the dream one of the men had a smirk on his face. Just when one of them raised a hand to pound him, a monster suddenly rushed out from the nearby forest.

It was an eight-story tall spider that used its legs to crush both of the two men.

After waking up, Gao Peng was a little confused. He wiped the sweat on his face. Was he afraid those two men would take his life?

To be honest, Gao Peng was not afraid. After all, he had taken on and killed vicious monsters. Why would he be scared of a few people? Moreover, the two of them were the ones who started trouble with him. If Stripey was not there, he wouldn't have had the Shifting Constellations ability. He would be the one who died.

A week passed, ushering in the National College Entrance Examination. It was the cultural college entrance examination.

This was trivial to Gao Peng! He did not panic at all. For students who were good at studying, cultural exams were never difficult. It was just about rote memorization.

He used to rank fourth in his grade. He was 15 points away from the student who ranked first. Gao Peng was in a bad condition before. He only had 60 points for his physical education class, just enough for him to pass. It was because of this that his average was pulled down by 20 points.

Ever since he had gotten his new familiar, Gao Peng realized that his physical fitness got better and better. Although he hadn't become Superman, he could run a kilometer without gasping. It had been proven that the strength of familiars also affected the physical state of the monster trainers.

However, it was not enough to make the monster trainer so strong as to be able to participate directly in a fight between familiars, because the feedback was probably about less than one percent of the power of the familiar. That was too low to allow for the monster trainers to get into a fight between familiars. It was only enough for the monster trainers to last longer when running away.

Even in the best-case scenario, familiars would only be able to increase the monster trainers' strength by 20.

Two days passed and the cultural college entrance examinations ended. For many candidates, it ushered in the most beautiful summer holiday in 12 years. They were so happy that they could fly.

If one were to rank the top holidays, the summer holidays right after the National Higher Education Entrance Examination would rank in the top three. The students who had just finished their exams were like huskies who were allowed to run free and go wild.

After the test, Gao Peng would be able to leave this matter behind. The results would come out in two weeks regardless of what he did. Worrying about it now would be useless.

After the exam, Gao Peng quickly started the process of training. He found out that there was nothing more fun than training his familiar.

When danger occured, the most reliable partner was his own familiar. He felt a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment growing alongside them.

In the afternoon, the bat monster was delivered to the training ground. It was hung on top of the cage and had become the mascot of the training ground. It was sent there every day like a shopfront. Unfortunately, no familiar had successfully challenged it.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat hanging from the top of the cage yawned with boredom and looked at the humans around it.

After some time, the Skull-winged Blue Bat's courage grew strong. Its fear of humans had disappeared, as it would get food and water from them every day. They even allowed it to enjoy the breeze. Occasionally, they would let it train by fighting with some small creatures. The Skull-winged Blue Bat's days were happy.

"Instructor, I want to challenge it today!" Chen Hanqiao said to the instructor.

Standing behind him was his Electric Luster Bear.

Gao Peng glanced at it. After a few days, this stupid bear had increased by another level. Its fur was shiny, and its body was fat and strong. Bears really grew quickly.

This had basically become a daily routine, as Chen Hanqiao would challenge the Skull-winged Blue Bat every two days.

When the Skull-winged Blue Bat saw the Electric Luster Bear, it immediately began to prepare. It was just a toy to the bat. The stupid bear had come to play with it again.

The bat stared at the Electric Luster Bear walking into the cage confidently, but no matter how it provoked it, the bat would not come down.

Therefore, the Electric Luster Bear did not put in a lot of effort. It immediately squatted on the ground after entering the cage. Its ears dropped down to cover its ears, and it fell asleep.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat looked at it for a while and opened the mouth to release an sonic attack. However, the thick-skinned bear was indifferent to it and continued to sleep. After a while, the Skull-winged Blue Bat felt bored. It closed its eyes, and within moments, it fell asleep as well.

A group of people were standing outside the cage. They were shocked. Both of the monsters fell asleep? Just like that?

Watching it made them feel helpless. Chief Instructor Chen was also unhappy. He wanted them to fight, not sleep! He hurriedly told Chen Hanqiao to call out his Electric Luster Bear, saying in disdain, "Only Chen Hanqiao has been striving hard to fight in challenges. Although he did not succeed, his spirit is worth learning from!"

After a pause, Chief Instructor Chen whispered, "To encourage you, if you successfully beat the Skull-winged Blue Bat, it will be yours!"

This Skull-winged Blue Bat was definitely a top elite monster according to its performance. Signing a contract with it or selling it were both good choices. A top-class flighting type elite monster was worth at least a few hundred Alliance credits.

All the monsters that were been beaten before, alive or dead, were given to the military. In this special case, many people couldn't help but feel tempted. At the same time, they felt Chief Instructor Chen was willing to spend a lot of money in order to motivate them!

Gao Peng had to admit that he was also tempted. It was an offer that touched his utmost desires.

There was only half a month left until the Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination anyway. He would bring Dumby tomorrow. There would be no way to conceal him, but he didn't have to this time; being low-key didn't mean he had to conceal everything he did. He could occasionally pretend to be weak in order to defeat a strong opponent as camouflage, but pretending to be weak for too long might actually make him become weak.

When there was a need to showcase one's ability, one would need to showcase enough of it so that they could attract more resources that would help in their growth.

However, a major event disrupted Gao Peng's rhythm and it brought the attention of the world on him.

On June 10th, a message spread throughout the human world at an extremely fast pace. That message led to numerous discussions and disputes among countless people: the New World Allied Government united the world's top 12 monster trainer organizations and monster trainer leagues.

The Monster Hunting Association and Monster Breeder Association officially announced their incorporation into the Monster Trainer League. They became the Monster Hunter Department and the Monster Breeder Division.

Overnight, the Monster Trainer League became the most powerful force, second only to the New World Allied Government.

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Chapter 112: Sending Out Dumby (Part Three)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Later, there was even more news about the year's first Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination. It was to be held in tandem with the Monster Trainer League and the New World Allied Government.

The Monster Trainer League would be the ones to introduce the classification criteria of the familiars. They would officially divide the familiars into four categories: ordinary tier, elite tier, commander tier, and lord tier.

They decided not to announce the classification for familiars above lord tier since none had been discovered thus far.

Although there had been classifications before, this new classification could be used for getting certificates. It allowed different levels of familiars to get the appropriate certificates. Those that were granted commander tier and above would be able to get subsidies every year, and priority when entering all sorts of competitions.

At the same time, the Monster Trainer League announced that the organization would stay neutral. They would not interfere with any of the internal factional infighting of the New World Allied Government. It was a force that served all monster trainers around the world.

It was not certain for how long they prepared to set up the Monster Trainer League. It was established overnight, branches sprouting up like mushrooms after a rain in all parts of the world.

The next day, Gao Peng took Dumby to the training ground.

Out of habit, Silly fell on Gao Peng's head. Gao Peng passively resisted two times, then became too lazy to care.

He gave a long sigh. "Why do you like to fall on top of my head? Why not go on top of Dumby's head?"

"Cold, cold," Silly said.

Gao Peng had grown numb to this. He secretly vowed that he would change Silly's color in his next evolution.

He would rather it be pink than green!

Mu Tieying saw that Gao Peng had brought Dumby, and her heart felt at ease. Mu Tieying had a strange confidence in Dumby. It seemed that Dumby's last performance had left a deep impression on her, as every time Dumby was sent out she felt a deep appreciation.

Many people tried to challenge the Skull-winged Blue Bat, perhaps due to what General Instructor Chen said the day prior, but all of them failed. The number of people who went and challenged the Skull-winged Blue Bat became fewer and fewer, as they seemed to realize the power of this monster. It wasn't something that could be challenged successfully because of a sudden impulse.

Some of the students even gave up watching, as all of the challengers were just abused by the bat.

"I want to challenge it," Gao Peng's voice suddenly rang out. Gao Peng stepped out, followed by Dumby who was covered by a black gown.

Chief Instructor Chen looked at Gao Peng and looked at Dumby. He saw that Dumby was taller than Gao Peng, nodded slowly and said, "Good luck."

"It's him." the youth with a crew cut recognized Gao Peng and Dumby, who was behind Gao Peng. He had a complicated look on his face. He looked somewhat annoyed, somewhat resentful. He didn't realize it, but he also felt some sort of reverence.

The red jacketed youth wore black striped sportswear today. The Black Raging Kong behind him seemed to recognize Dumby. It took two steps back in reverence and stood behind its master. "Do you think he will succeed?" the youth mumbled to himself. Perhaps he would witness a miracle today.

More than a thousand monster trainers were present, and none of them were able to defeat the Skull-winged Blue Bat in a one-on-one duel. Although the reason for this may have been because the Skull-winged Blue Bat did not fight in a head-on fight, a loss was still a loss.

Dumby bent over and walked into the cage. He looked up at the Skull-winged Blue Bat on the top of the cage.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat, which had been pretending to close its eyes, suddenly felt a cool feeling all the way from the tip of its tail to its scalp.

It opened its eyes and looked at Dumby, who was at the bottom.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat screeched twice.

Dumby swayed its neck, screamed loudly, and gently twirled its arm. All the bones in its body made a cracking sound. All of its veins somehow growled.

The Blood-Thread Heart that was used up in the valley had been restored. It took half a month, with the help of a large amount of energy.

This was not an ability that could be used frequently in the short term.

What made the Skull-winged Blue Bat curious was that the fellow at the bottom gave off a feeling of danger. This was a feeling that not a lot of monsters had experienced before.

Dumby slowly took off the black gown. When the gown was completely off its body, people gasped and screamed outside of the cage.

It was a ghoul type monster! Fine red filaments traveled through its body. They looked like fierce blood vessels.

This was why Gao Peng rarely let Dumby show its real body. Ghoul types were rare in Chang'an City. If Dumby showed its body, it would be extremely eye-catching.

Dumby had blue flames where its eyes should have been. The blood in its chest was beating wildly, like a motor engine at a high RPM. The speed of the beats was getting faster and faster and moving closer together as well.

Dumby stepped back, then rushed forward in two steps, smashing directly into the wire wall. Its amazing strength bent the wires out of shape. It put its hands into the holes and used the mesh as stepping stones to go up quickly, feet at a time, like a gust of wind.

Dumby squatted, hanging at the edge of the cage. It leaped forward by pushing his legs against the wire wall and opening its palms. It was as if a cattail leaf fan was rushing towards the Skull-winged Blue Bat.

Even if the Skull-winged Blue Bat were slow in its reaction, it would still be able to react in time. Dumby made too big of a movement.

It expanded its wings and avoided Dumby's attack. Dumby fell from a height of 165 feet.

The earth trembled as Dumby made a dent in the concrete floor. Cracks in the form of spiral patterns appeared.

The wire cage swayed and trembled for a long time.

Although its attack did not hit the enemy, Dumby shocked everyone.

It was so cool! Pure glorious violence. The red jacketed youth turned around to look at his Black Raging Kong, which panicked and shook his head, as if saying, "I won't be able to learn it! I won't be able to learn it!"

The Skull-winged Blue Bat was flying mid-air. It opened its mouth and released a sound wave. Because of the glass soundproofing, the students outside couldn't hear it, but the harsh sound waves echoed in the cage. It passed through Dumby's body…

Dumby looked at the Skull-winged Blue Bat and slowly retreated. It then used two or three steps to climb up the cage, and again kicked off the wall to leap towards the Skull-winged Blue Bat.

This kind of move could only be used in a specially controlled environment.

In other places, the Skull-winged Blue Bat would have long escaped. Unfortunately, it couldn't escape in the sealed environment. All had to live according to the environment that they were given. The Skull-winged Blue Bat made a small mistake, and received a rough slap from Dumby.

It bounced on the sides of the cage like a rubber ball and fell softly to the ground. It struggled to fly, but Dumby wouldn't let it escape after putting in so much effort; instead Dumby rushed forward and went berserk.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat's wings were fractured, its eyes were bruised, and its jaw was dislocated. It was beaten so badly that blood came out of its nose.

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Chapter 113: Luxurious Transportation (Part One)

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In the end, Dumby dragged the Skull-winged Blue Bat out of the cage. It looked as if Dumby was dragging a dead body.

"Oh, how pitiful. It got beaten up so badly that it got a nosebleed."

"It won't be able to show off anymore. In the past few days, this bat has been riding high. It became too proud."

A group of people gathered around and talked about the fight. They all felt surprised, shook their heads and chatted, taking delight in the misfortune of the bat.

Although the Skull-winged Blue Bat was a ghoul type, its body wasn't made up of bones. It was just that many of its bones were visible from the surface. Its body was still made of flesh and blood.

"Instructor, will you keep your word? I am able to do as I please with the Skull-winged Blue Bat, right?" Gao Peng asked.

"You can do whatever you want with it," Chief Instructor Chen said and waved his hands. This Skull-winged Blue Bat only had value in the outside world. It was just another normal monster before it would be sold for Alliance credits.

There were a lot of monsters in the wild for the military to choose from. As long as they put in the effort, there weren't any monsters that they wouldn't be able to catch. Half of the monsters that were currently being traded in the marketplace were caught by the military. The military were the real power behind the scene.

Since that was the case, Gao Peng was relieved and nodded.

Gao Peng stood on something that elevated him and shouted, "Is there anyone who is interested in this Skull-winged Blue Bat? It will cost you 500 Alliance credits. If you miss this deal today, you won't get a chance tomorrow. Who knows when the next chance will be for you to get a top-tier familiar?"

Chief Inspector Chen got angry. He thought that Gao Peng wanted to use the bat himself. Who would've thought that once he got his hands on the Skull-winged Blue Bat, he would just sell it?

He closed his eyes. If he wants to sell it, then just let him sell it, he thought. How he dealt with the beast was his own business.

This Skull-winged Blue Bat was of no value to Gao Peng. Its combat power was not strong and besides flight, its abilities were not very good. Even its ability to fly was not really to its advantage.

Among the flying type monsters, the Skull-winged Blue Bats were not able to fly high or fast. They could only bully monsters that couldn't fly. Living this sort of lifestyle would only guarantee that they would be destroyed when they met larger monsters.

Gao Peng wanted to train flying familiars to fight against other flying types. After all, he already had Dumby, Da Zi, and Stripey. He did not need a Skull-winged Blue Bat.

Although Gao Peng could level up the monster's grade to improve its combat power, it would take more than one grade. The higher the grade, the more expensive the materials needed to up its grade.

Therefore, Gao Peng was preparing to cultivate a flying type familiar that already had a high stats. At the very least, it couldn't be dominated by other flying types.

Mu Tieying came over and said, "I want to buy it. Sell it to me."

Gao Peng was a little surprised. He did not think that Mu Tieying would want to buy it.

"Are you sure you want this bat…?" Gao Peng asked, hesitating.

"Yes. Stop fussing. You may look down on this Skull-winged Blue Bat, but we value it a lot," Mu Tieying said. She rolled her eyes at Gao Peng.

Gao Peng returned a polite smile. Being called out on his true feelings in public was a little embarrassing.

The Skull-winged Blue Bat was able to pick up on some human emotions. It knew that it was being given up on. It couldn't help but turn to look at Gao Peng.

Gao Peng was indifferent. After he took the money, he even looked slightly happy.

"I will buy you a good meal tonight!" Gao Peng said with gratification as he patted Dumby on the shoulder.

Dumby nodded. When it saw the bat lying on the ground, it went into deep thought. Would it get a good meal every time it gave this bat a beatdown?

Mu Tieying finished the transfer quickly, and Gao Peng was notified of the transfer within a short time.

Gao Peng was somewhat emotional. It seems that she was a rich little lady.

To sign a contract with a monster, the monster had to agree. Using brute force would not work. After all, this was a wild monster. Gao Peng reminded her, "You should pay attention when you interact with it. Its sonic attack can easily accidentally injure you."

Mu Tieying nodded to show she understood.

At the end of school, many monster trainers continued to stay and train. After all, it was only two weeks until the final exam. As long as they felt the pressure, the students would stay back after school to train.

When they were out of school, Mu Tieying said to Gao Peng, "Can I reserve a position this weekend?"

"What?" Gao Peng asked, stunned.

"Your studio. Do think that you are still not as famous as before? Chang'an monster breeder rising star Mr. Gao, isn't it?" Mu Tieying said. "Your reputation within this circle is well known. Although your greediness for money is also well known. The number of people who want to reserve a spot with you is quite high. So I want to reserve a position with you. If it isn't convenient for you, then forget it."

"Do you want to up Lotus Seed's grade?" Gao Peng was put in an awkward position. After all, if Lotus Seed went up by another grade, it would be at the epic grade.

He did not want to reveal his ability to help a monster go up to epic grade so quickly.

Even if someone finds out that Lotus Seed is at the epic grade, they would think it was caused by a mutation during evolution. They would not have guessed it was because of Gao Peng's ability.

"No, I want to level up the grade of that," Mu Tieying said. She pointed to the Skull-winged Blue Bat lying besides her feet.

"You are sure you can sign a contract with it within a week?" Gao Peng was a little surprised. He then realized that this solved his dilemma. He quickly shut up.

Being able to tame monsters to make them into your own familiar was a skill that was cherished. There were ways to get them to follow orders.

Monsters also had feelings and intelligence, but they were relatively simple-minded. As long as one could find the monster's preferences and use that knowledge to improve the relationship with the monster, it wasn't that hard to get them to sign a blood contract.

This method would continue to be the secret of every family, passed down from generation to generation.

"Oh. My ride has arrived. I'll head back first. Goodbye," Mu Tieying said. She waved to Gao Peng and walked across the street.

An eight-wheeled truck was parked there.

Gao Peng was somewhat envious. She really was nouveau riche. She was picked up in a luxury vehicle that cost millions of dollars.

The rear compartment of the big truck slowly opened, and a heavy steel plate fell from the carriage. It looked like a ladder. Lotus Seed stepped on the steel plate and walked into the rear compartment of the truck, carrying the injured bat on its back.

Trucks had become a very popular luxury car in the new world because sports cars and saloon cars were too small. Humans could sit in them, but familiars wouldn't have enough room. Familiars had become something indispensable in the new world, so some of the world's top luxury car brands were introducing new lineups of luxury trucks, both practical and beautiful.

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Chapter 114: Night Shadow Cat (Part Two)

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As Gao Peng brought Dumby home, he met Uncle Liu. He was taking a black cat on a walk. It was seven feet long and three feet high, with the air of a black panther, and green eyes that were clear and chill.

"Hey Uncle Liu. Taking the cat for a walk?" Gao Peng said. He had just earned five hundred Alliance credits that day. When converted into Alliance dollars, it would be five million. He was very happy, as it was a windfall from heaven to earn money that easily. Chief Instructor Chen was really a good person.

"Well, I came out to exercise after a meal," Uncle Liu said. He was walking at a moderate pace while with the cat, but he was not in a hurry.

Gao Peng glanced at the cat. He thought that it was just a normal cat, but when he looked at the cat's attributes, he was shocked.

[Monster Name: Night Shadow Cat

[Monster Level: Level 36 (Commander)

[Monster Grade: Perfect

[Monster Skills: Shadow Power Level Two

[Monster Weakness: 1. Cannot use white leaf catnip. Its limbs will become unbalanced and it will turn into something indescribable.

What did 'indescribable' mean? Gao Peng was somewhat curious.

"Your cat looks very nice," Gao Peng said while looking at it intensely.

How long would it take for his own familiars to get to this level? Commander tier familiars were from level 21 to level 40. Therefore, the level and strength difference between familiars that were at the commander tier was very large.

Level 36 was considered on the higher end of the commander tier.

"Just an average cat. It was dirty when I signed a contract with it. Its hair was not long, and green mucus was running out of its nose," Uncle Liu laughed.

The Night Shadow Cat suddenly stopped walking.

Uncle Liu gave it orders but it didn't listen. It just stood there, staring coldly at Uncle Liu with a hint of anger in its eyes.

Uncle Liu laughed for a while and stopped. He quickly shouted, "It has already grown long since we signed the contract!"

Was this important? Gao Peng couldn't muster the strength to raise his complaint.

Sure enough, the Night Shadow Cat got even more angry.

After meowing it turned around and left, taking elegant steps into the shadows of the trees planted in the housing estate. It disappeared completely.

"Huh. This cat has quite the attitude." Gao Peng did not know what else to say.

"Alas, Softy is very strong and can hide in the shadows. It is very good. The only flaw is that it has a bit of a temper," Uncle Liu said casually. He was used to it.

People did say that cats were hard to take care of; Uncle Liu did not believe this initially, but he believed it now.

"This cat's name is Softy?" Gao Peng was flabbergasted. This name was not suitable for the cat's temperament.

"It had a bit of a fiery temper when it was younger, so I hoped to soften it a bit by giving that name," Uncle Liu explained.

"You probably jinxed it." Gao Peng was speechless, then waved his hand. "Uncle Liu, I'll let you get on with your walk and go home first."

"Oh yes. Wait a minute," Uncle Liu shouted at Gao Peng. "Why don't you go to the villa you bought in the suburbs? Didn't you buy it so that you could live there?"

Gao Peng was surprised. "How do you know about that?" But then he remembered who Uncle Liu was. It wasn't at all strange that he would know about the villa. If he had someone powerful who could help him, he would definitely make use of it.

Gao Peng grievously said, "Uncle Liu, it is not that I don't want to live there, it is that I don't dare to live there. I suspect that there are some people who have it out for me…"

Uncle Liu was stunned. "What happened?" His tone suddenly became serious.

Gao Peng then told Uncle Liu what had happened that day.

After listening to Gao Peng, Uncle Liu's face became more and more erratic. He finally understood what Gao Peng was worried about. It turned out that this kid had shot himself in the foot. He had no idea.

This was the first time he saw Gao Peng so frightened. It was interesting for him. "I didn't expect you to be this cautious," he said, insinuating Gao Peng was frightened without actually saying it out loud.

Gao Peng tried to argue with him. "This isn't being frightened, this is just being honest!"

Uncle Liu laughed loudly and patted Gao Peng's shoulder. "Being honest about being frightened is still being frightened. But this is actually quite good. Life is about who can live the longest."

Gao Peng's honesty tempted Uncle Liu to toy with him a bit.

Uncle Liu stopped smiling and then said in a dignified way, "I've thought about it now, though. It seems that you are in big trouble."

Gao Peng was uncertain. Did someone just recognize his smarts and his talents and want to make use of him?

"You need to be careful," Uncle Liu said loudly. "Rest assured, I will help you with this matter and tell you the conclusion in a few days."

Gao Peng nodded.

In truth, based on the personal condition from the data frame, there was no way Uncle Liu could have deceived Gao Peng's sharp eyes. His "Secretly happy" condition was just too obvious. Besides, Uncle Liu's smile lines were showing… Uncle Liu was not used to telling lies.

Gao Peng looked at Uncle Liu's back and saw nothing. After all, he was just a lonely old man.

When he reached home, Gao Peng was able to understand what he did wrong based on Uncle Liu's reaction, but it wasn't a big problem. It was too late to go to the villa anyway. If he wanted to live in the villa, he would need to buy a car as taking public transport to that suburb was very troublesome.

Gao Peng had already thought about getting a car long ago. It was a car that he wanted to own for a long time: a large and heavy transport truck. The Steel Black Dragon Series III. It was one of the classics.

There were sixteen wheels in total! The huge wheels supported the rear storage space, which was detachable. There were two layers of reinforced guardrails around the storage space. It had interwoven silver and black stripes with a matte glaze as the base color, and yellow stripes on the sides. The simple and unpretentious look was strong and domineering, like a giant steel beast; war was common during this time, so people's aesthetics tended towards masculine designs.

The driver's seat of this car was very large. It was a bit larger than a typical off-road vehicle, and the interior of the car was luxurious. It was therefore also quite expensive at six million Alliance dollars.

But he could, once and for all, store all of his familiars inside the vehicle after buying this truck.

He went to the car company's official website and ordered it straight away. The process was very quick.

After the disaster, the minimum age for the driver license test was lowered by two years and one could take the test at sixteen. Gao Peng had taken the driver's license test two years prior, but lacked a car. However, special permission was needed if he wanted to drive such a large truck into the city. It could only be driven in the suburbs, as the suburbs were sparsely populated and the roads were spacious.

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Chapter 115: The Entrance Examination for College is Here (Part Three)

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The company that sold cars had branches in major cities, including Chang'an. The next day, Gao Peng received a text message telling him to pick up the car.

When he got home that night Gao Peng prepared to pack up his things. Even though it was a familiar environment and he was familiar with the house, he did not know where to start. Ever since his parents had passed away he had not moved any of the things in the house.

He hoped to create a familiar atmosphere for himself, as if his parents were still at home with him… although he knew he would be lying to himself, he couldn't help it.

When he came to his parents' bedroom, it was filled with the smell of dust. The curtains were closed and the room was dark.

"Mom, dad, I am about to move out… Didn't you guys always say that when a child grow up, he will leave? I think I have grown up now." although he was still a teenager, his shoulders were no longer as thin as before.

"I'm moving to a big villa. I bought it myself. I can live alone in this world, you don't need to worry about me. Grandpa seems to have met with some trouble, so I will go to help grandpa after I finish the college entrance exams. After all, he is my only relative…" his voice got softer and softer. In the end, he started to choke up.

The door gradually closed after a long silence.

The next day, Gao Peng moved to the villa. He didn't sell his old house. Gao Peng did not know how to sell it anyway.

There were workers building something on the land right across his house; this peaked his curiosity, as it was already ten o'clock at night.

There was a really strange person on the construction team.

He was wearing an old-fashioned tunic suit and had straight silver-gray hair. His back was straight which made him look like he was very full of energy. He looked like he was supervising the progress of the workers.

He seemed to catch on to Gao Peng's gaze, so the man turned his head towards Gao Peng and smiled.

It was Uncle Liu!

Gao Peng was shocked.

"Hey Little Peng. Why are you here?" Uncle Liu wore a very surprised expression.

Gao Peng was silent. Uncle Liu had shown time and time again that he couldn't act. He probably had dreamt of being an actor when he was young.

Gao Peng had to accept the fact that Uncle Liu was going to build a villa next to his villa. After all, Gao Peng had already accepted that Uncle Liu was a low-profile master when he met Softy, Uncle Liu's black cat. For people like him, living around the Uncle Liu would give him a sense of security.

In the next few days, Gao Peng drove his big truck to class.

The location of the school bordered the suburbs. There was a large parking lot nearby. Gao Peng's truck was almost always parked there.

A 20-meter long truck was like a giant in the parking lot. It took up a couple of parking spaces on its own and was extremely eye-catching. Even Mu Tieying joked that Gao Peng was an experienced driver and that his driving skills must have been extraordinary for him to be able to drive such a big car.

The only thing that made Gao Peng unhappy was that Da Zi and Dumby had both reached level 20. That was the maximum level an elite tier monster could reach. They just couldn't break through to the commander tier.

Although both Da Zi and Dumby had already met the requirements for promotion, it still required a certain amount of luck. It would either take time or something special for it to happen.

Stripey had also reached level 18. Gao Peng found that since his promotion to the perfect grade, Stripey's outer characteristics had changed quite a lot.

The dark carapace was like armor, and there were hooks at the joints that emitted a cold sensation. The layers of uneven ribs were interlaced. There were even thin shells on the eyes that covered the eyelids.

It was much better than the original gray, simple look.

"Gao Peng, the results of the cultural college entrance examination are out. How many points did you get?" Tan Qianjin asked during the afternoon training.

Gao Peng shook his head. "I haven't had time to check it."

"The results came out last night," Tan Qianjin said, almost speechless.

"Uh-huh. I will go check it out later," Gao Peng replied.

"Tell me your test number, I will help you check." Tan Qianjin was very enthusiastic. He was always keen on these kinds of things.

Gao Peng told him his test number. Tan Qianjin looked it up for him. He suddenly screamed in shock. "Oh my god!"

"What's wrong?" Gao Peng was surprised.

"674. You are not human!" Tan Qiangjin wanted to cry but no tears came out. "You can apply for most of the schools in China."

"Uh-huh. I think that is only average," Gao Peng said. He was somewhat disappointed. It was about ten points lower that what he thought he would get. He wasn't a god, after all. Add that to the fact that he had been busy training and learning about his familiar, and it was normal that his grades would fall. He had done some of the past year's papers in secret, and the scores he got on those were ten points higher than what he got for the actual exam.

Everything had a price. If you wanted something, you would have to give up something else.

Tan Qiang thought Gao Peng was being smug. He really wanted to throw the mineral water bottle in his hand at Gao Peng's head.

He really wanted to have Gao Peng's score.

In this tense atmosphere, the Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination had finally arrived.

The site for the test was in the suburbs. It was a wide open plain. There wasn't any possibility of cheating in the Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination. This was a one-on-one challenge after all. Unless the candidates could convince the monsters they were challenging to cheat with them, it was impossible.

The first round of exams would take a total of two weeks. All the Chang'an monster trainers would fight in challenges in this open plain which would be broadcasted live on TV.

The thought of being able to appear on TV excited many of the candidates.

The director of the TV station looked at the skyrocketing ratings and smiled.

For whatever reason, these two weeks of Monster Trainer College Entrance Examinations would be the focal point of everyone, all across the globe. This was a grand ceremony on an international scale. It was also a stage for the next generation of monster trainers to showcase themselves.

A line had been placed outside the plains. The yellow line would keep out the people who were unrelated to the event.

A large number of soldiers were on guard as well, armed with live ammunition.

The Entrance Examination for College did not allow anyone to intervene. This was the common agreement between both the New World Allied Government and the Monster Trainer League. The examination had to guarantee absolute fairness!

The Entrance Examination for College was a selection of fresh blood as well as a global event. There was no room for error, as this event needed to shine brightly. No one could defy the general trend; that would mean going against the highest power in the land!

A group of flying types were flying in circles as if they were radars, scanning in all directions.

Candidates would report the level of monsters that they wanted to challenge as early as the day before. Gao Peng chose a commander tier monster, plus two elite tier monsters.

They would be fighting against Stripey, Da Zi, and Dumby.

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Chapter 116: The Beginning of a Chapter (Part One)

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On the edge of the exam venue, outside the warning line, there were several soldiers armed with rifles. They were yelling loudly at a group of people. "Stop!"

There were three people dressed in formal attire. One of them carried a camera on his shoulder, another held a microphone in his hand, and the last one had a notebook for taking notes.

"We are from Chang'an TV Station. This is our work permit. Our interviews were approved by the Chang'an City Government."

The first soldier's eyes were cold as he said, "We have received orders. Unless you have an admission ticket or a work permit, no one other than the invigilator can enter the venue!"

The female reporter smiled and became rigid. She turned her head to take out her phone and quietly called her director.

"Director, we can't get in…"

"We have said we have the permission of the Chang'an City government… but it doesn't seem to work."

In the end, the reporters were stopped outside the venue. They felt helpless. They most likely would just use drones to take a couple of photographs.

However, they couldn't return empty handed. How would they answer to their superiors when their director would not care for excuses? If they couldn't come back with anything, it would mean that they failed in their professionalism.

"Why don't we interview some of the candidates after the exam venue?" asked the female assistant who was responsible for taking notes. They couldn't get into the venue to record, but no one would stop them from interviewing candidates, right?

However, after interviewing a few candidates, they were unsatisfied with the results. They all gave standard answers. For example, "I hope I do well, I feel very confident, I thank my parents."

These weren't bad answers, but they were not going to attract people's attention. It was the kind of news that would be forgotten as soon as it was seen.

"Hey. How about we interview that student?" the videographer said, and suddenly turned the camera to a student in the distance riding a spider.

Behind the student was a humanoid monster wearing a black robe. There was also a centipede that was 20 feet long.

He had three familiars!

This was a student with the highest number of familiars that they had ever seen. They ran to Gao Peng.

The cameraman turned on to start recording.

"Hello, can we interview you?" the female reporter smiled. She habitually pushed her hair behind her ear. She cleared her throat to prepare asking her questions.

"No you can't," Gao Peng answered concisely.

Gao Peng then rode Stripey past the female reporter. The female reporter didn't know how to react. Something felt wrong.

Silly looked at the female reporter in interest. It then swung its tentacles around and left Gao Peng's shoulder, flying towards the female reporter, landing on her head.

This scene was recorded by the camera. The female reporter's head felt sticky and uncomfortable. Her scalp was numb. She didn't know what it was, but this cold touch nearly made her scream.

"What is on my head?" The female reporter asked the photographer. She sounded like she was about to cry.

"A crown."

"A crown?!"

The female reporter was stunned. What the hell was it?

After Gao Peng was away from the reporters, he rushed to the examination room. He did not want to be on TV.

There was a long queue in front of the entrance to the examination venue. There were more than a dozen sensory machines in front. The Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination was really strict.

Gao Peng jumped down from Stripey. He walked forward and handed the admission ticket to the soldiers at the front gate, who returned it after checking and told Gao Peng to line up.

After a while, an angry female reporter walked to Gao Peng. She carried Silly in her left hand, who let out a loud scream.

Gao Peng had a headache. He did not know how to explain it.

The female reporter stepped forward and returned Silly to Gao Peng, saying intensely, "I'll give your hat back to you!"

The candidates around turned their heads. They looked at Gao Peng in confusion.

After the female reporter left, Silly pushed itself into Gao Peng's hands. Juice, I want to drink juice! it thought.

You want to drink juice? When we get back home I'll turn you into juice! replied Gao Peng.

Gao Peng's mouth twitched. He put Silly into a pocket and pulled up the zipper.

It took exactly half an hour for the line to reach Gao Peng.

Gao Peng went up to a machine for facial recognition and fingerprint verification. It removed the possibility of someone else taking the test in place of another person.

He then reached another machine and placed his familiars inside. The monster trainer also headed to another machine. If the familiar and the monster trainer were bound to each other, the machine would light up green. This was detected using a special magnetic field.

A red light suddenly appeared on another machine not far away.

Beep, beep, beep

Several soldiers gathered. Behind them were several gloomy-looking Silver Moon Wolves. They moved forward.

"Try it again," said a uniformed officer dully. He looked at the students who stood on the machine.

On the other side of the machine was a red Long-haired Behemoth. The Long-haired Behemoth was 10 feet tall. Its hair fell down like a waterfall, and it looked like a hairball.

Suddenly, the Long-haired Behemoth screamed in anger.

It jumped off the machine and started to run.

They didn't need the soldiers' instructions, the Silver Moon Wolves went up in all directions and took down the Long-haired Behemoth as soon as it jumped. The Long-haired Behemoth was held down within a matter of seconds.

The Silver Moon Wolves surrounded it. They bit down on the Long-haired Behemoth's massive limbs.

The student watching the scene turned pale. The uniformed personnel came forward and returned the student's admission ticket to him. "Your test qualifications have been removed, go back," he said.

The student was stunned. His eyes went red and he started to say, "No, no, I was wrong. Please don't remove my exam qualifications." The student squatted down, held on to the uniformed person's thigh, and pleaded.

The uniformed person calmly lifted the student up and cleaned the dust off his pants. "You are a man, don't just kneel down. The most important thing is for a man to have dignity."

The student thought that things were going to get better after he was lifted up. He showed a hint of happiness in his eyes.

The uniformed person smiled and comforted him. "Go and come back next year. You can't take this year's exam anymore, rules are rules. There would be chaos if there weren't any rules, and the test does not allow familiars that are not your own. Offenders are disqualified from the test. Of course, if you are sure that this familiar belongs to you, we can check again."

The student's face turned pale. How could he not know whether the familiar was his or not? That was his father's familiar. He'd brought it from home in secret while his father was away at work.

Of course he knew the rules. It was just that his familiars were always weak during training. He just wanted to come here and try his luck, hoping the examiners wouldn't notice.

It was a pity that they were much stricter than what he imagined they would be.

Dumby, Da Zi, Stripey, and Silly all passed through the machine very quickly. The uniformed personnel who was in charge of scanning the familiars couldn't help but glance at Gao Peng.

This candidate sure had a lot of a familiars…

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Chapter 117: Black Anaconda (Part Two)

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"Good luck with your exam." A soldier suddenly turned around to give Gao Peng some words of encouragement.

Gao Peng's face turned blank. Then his face softened and he said, "Thank you."

Silly, the Wood Spirit Jellyfish, waved its tentacles to the soldier. It flew over in friendly way, wanting to give this soldier a reward.

"That's enough. You don't need to wave at him, you are just here like a passerby who is buying soy sauce," Gao Peng said. He calmly pulled back Silly, who was in an excited state.

Silly felt wronged. Gao Peng kept hearing Silly protesting, I don't eat, I don't eat soy sauce!

"I know you don't eat soy sauce, I just said you are buying soy sauce."

Silly suddenly stopped moving. It then got angry and went on top of Gao Peng's head as it did whenever it got angry.

The soldier who was trying to keep a straight face couldn't hold it any longer. Gao Peng's waved his hand awkwardly and turned away. After turning around, Gao Peng calmly said, "Do you want to drink juice?"

Silly raised up its tentacles and immediately flew up from Gao Peng's head. Yes, yes.

He had found a way to deal with this guy: Silly would get excited every time drinking juice was mentioned. All its troubles and worries would disappear. Sometimes, Gao Peng was envious of Silly's carefree attitude. The only thing that would affect its mood was whether or not that day's juice tasted good.

Gao Peng took out a packet of juice and a straw from his pocket and Silly drank the juice with satisfaction. It occasionally blew bubbles in the juice. When it felt its master glancing over, it would quickly turn around. The master shouldn't see that!

Gao Peng ignored Silly, lifted up his right hand, and bent his index finger into a hook. Silly moved around a bit and then attached its 30-centimeters long tentacles to Gao Peng like a rope. Silly fluttered with the wind like a balloon that was being strung along.

Gao Peng took out a nameplate with his test number position: A5. He didn't quite understand how the test number position worked, but those with the A were divided into the A area.

Because the examination venue was too large, Gao Peng had to wait for a while before he could take the shuttle bus to his exam location.

Almost all the staff in the examination venue were transferred there from the military. It was hard to guarantee such a big event would be free from any sort of conflict of interest, and there was only one type of person who would be free for this.

It took a ten minute ride on the shuttle to get to where they were going. It only stopped in front of the location, where staff could be seen moving around busily. Almost all of them were wearing military uniforms.

After getting off the bus, Gao Peng found that the venue in area A was very large. It was several times larger than area C and B at the back.

They had to take turns taking the exam. Each battle was two hours with a half hour intermission.

Of course, for those candidates who only had one beast, they could leave after the battle.

A, B, C… the rankings were not divided according to commander, elite, and normal tiers, were they?

But what if someone had a lord tier familiar? Would they create an S area just for them? Gao Peng was dumbfounded. He felt that he was thinking too much. It would be absolutely impossible for someone to have a lord tier familiar at this level…

Students who took the Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination were generally between the ages of 17 and 19. Occasionally, there were repeaters or older people who were 20 or 21.

Geo Peng shook his head and looked at his venue. It was as big as a soccer field. There was also a ten-meter-high iron mesh wall around the perimeter five floors tall.

He saw that there were only eight venues in area A. This meant that there were at least seven monster trainers who had commander tier familiars.

Gao Peng was speechless. Dumby was only level 20. It had the strength of a commander tier familiar, but was not one.

There were no shortage of genius in this world. Gao Peng's ability only concerned improving the grade of the familiars, not raising their tiers. He might have had the money to buy the materials needed to speed up the evolution of the beasts, but those from rich families could also do the same.

Their family backgrounds also made it possible for them to sign with familiars that had greater potential for growth. For example, Chen Hanqiao signed with an Electric Luster Bear which had the potential to reach the leader tier when it grew up.

Gao Peng thought for a while. Was he from a well to do family? No. He earned his living honestly and worked hard to train his familiars to their current levels. He should be considered the genius! He couldn't help but feel a bit happy after having those thoughts.

After a short while, the other areas filled up with people.

On Gao Peng's left stood a girl wearing white sportswear. Soft black hair draped over her shoulder. Her face was calm. A giant black anaconda, more than 60 feet long and thick as a water tank, wound around her body. She was held tightly in the center. The eyes of the giant anaconda were bright red, like blood agates.

Under the sunlight, the scales of the giant anaconda shined brightly.

[Monster Name: Black Anaconda

[Monster Level: Level 25

[Monster Grade: Excellent Grade

On Gao Peng's right was a man wearing glasses. He looked very gentle. He wore a simple casual outfit and had a smile on his face. He was followed by a giant, eye-catching red tiger.

This was the first time Gao Peng had ever seen a tiger type familiar. If that man could get a tiger to become his familiar, it probably meant that he was no ordinary fellow.

After all, there were few tigers after the Cataclysm. On the other side of the spectrum, there were numerous kinds of insect types.

Everyone arrived at their designated areas by nine o'clock.

There were eight venues in area A, 330 in area B, and 661 in area C; 999 exam venues in total.

Gao Peng realized he had guessed correctly. Area A was for commander tier monsters, hence the large size. Area B was for elite tier familiars, and area C was for normal tier familiars.

However, Dumby was only an elite tier familiar. Gao Peng felt dignified. Being surrounded by commander tier familiars made him feel like a husky that had strayed into a pack of wolves. It was exciting!

This was what Gao Peng was thinking. What he didn't know was that there were thousands of exam candidates looking at the eight of them in area A.

Being in area A showed that they were special: the eight best monster trainers in Chang'an City.

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Chapter 118: Lakeside Giant Scorpion (Part Three)

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Thousands of people were looking at the backs of the eight. Gao Peng was filled with all sorts of emotions.

If a familiar was not at the commander tier, it would be impossible for it to fight familiars of a higher tier. Take Dumby for example. It had to be at level 20 and possess an epic grade in order to stand a chance against familiars that were at the commander tier.

Even the weakest commander tier familiars were still powerful. The difference between the two tiers was extremely large. Epic grade familiars were very rare, much rarer than commander tier familiars.

"The eight of them should be the strongest youngsters in Chang'an City," someone said in the recesses of a military base. Several high-level military leaders looked at a big screen at the center of the base, broadcasting the Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination live.

The content on the screen was being recorded by a drone. The picture quality was extremely clear as the camera focused on area A. Compared to the large numbers of elite and normal tier familiars, the eight people with the commander tier familiars were more interesting.

"Not all eight of them are interesting. Only six of them are," someone said and shook his head. "I asked around and two of them are older. One is 21 years old, and the other is 20 years old. Their familiars were only promoted to commander tier recently. If they took such a long time to get their familiars up to the commander tier, it means that they are only somewhat talented. They can't be regarded as geniuses."

The people around him nodded. The minimum age for signing a contract with a familiar was 18 years old. From this piece of information, people would be able to tell how talented a monster trainer was.

"But who can truly measure something like talent… such guesses are unreliable. I never believe such talk. I only know that these are the only eight monster trainers out of 30,000 in Chang'an city that have commander tier familiars," another person whispered.

"Yes, they are our future," a white-haired senior said slowly. "We saw the signs a decade ago. In China's Shennongjia, in Brazil's Amazon rivers, and in America's Yellowstone Park. A small number of monsters started to appear in areas that were not populated by humans. We thought that we would be able to control the situation, but we still lost."

Everyone stopped talking once he started speaking.

If this news were spread to the outside world, it would definitely cause a stir. That was because textbooks and various other records stated that the change only started to occur three and a half years ago. However, according to this old man, every nation on earth had seen signs a decade ago.

"I don't want any accidents in this exam. If there are any accidents in this exam, then the reputation of the Chang'an Military District would be ruined all over the world!" said the white-haired old man.

"General, please rest assured that all the soldiers stationed at the Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination were selected after a strict process. None of them will cause a problem!" someone replied. "And every part of the Monster Trainer College Entrance Examination site is under watch by cameras. We adopted a one-to-one monitoring method. Each camera is monitored by one single person. If any problem occurs in any part of the exam, not only will the person who committed the crime be held responsible, but the person responsible for monitoring that part of the exam will also be punished!"

"I see," the old man nodded.

Almost every household in Chang'an City had switched on their TVs to watch the fights between the familiars.

This program was special. This was a gathering of people comparable to the one that happened during the Entrance Examination for College. Every household had a son or a daughter. Many people had their eyes glued to the TV screen, waiting for the battles to start.

Of course, in the first round selections, people would watch the exams in their own cities.

"I see Gao Peng!" Li Zigong, who was at home, shouted. "I knew it. I knew he wasn't someone who had no ambition-"

Li Zigong was interrupted by a sudden slap to his head. "Shut up! It's getting interesting! Just shut up and watch the TV!" Li Hongdou said as he retracted his right hand. Li Hongdou rubbed his hands; Li Zigong's head was getting harder and harder…

The familiars in cages were released after a loud bang.

Gao Peng saw a giant truck come in and stop. The rear compartment door opened and revealed a cage that contained a huge blue figure.

It was 20 feet long and seven feet tall. The blue carapace looked extremely beautiful, it had an immense tail, and cold light emanated from the two huge claws. The giant scorpion seemed to be confused as it lifted up its claws to block its eyes from the sunlight. It then knelt down cautiously.

It didn't care about the truck leaving behind it, instead turning around to stare at Gao Peng.

Gao Peng moved forward slowly.

All eight of the candidates in area A started their battle at the same time.

Countless people clenched their fists in front of their TVs. They felt their blood rushing from the excitement. Beneath the drone, thousands of monsters clumped up fighting each other in fierce battle.

On Gao Peng's left, a white-haired giant monkey was being bitten by a Black Anaconda. It was using its ultimate move, strangle!

Gao Peng saw a monster trainer swallowed up by fire after a familiar gushed out flames from its mouth. After the flames died out, a red sphere could be seen around the monster trainer, protecting them. The sphere slowly disappeared.

What the hell was that?!

The giant blue scorpion didn't wait for Gao Peng to finish his thoughts. It moved in for the kill.

[Monster Name: Lakeside Giant Scorpion

[Monster Level: Level 22 (Commander)

[Monster Weakness: 1. Electric type. 2. It doesn't have any carapace beneath its body, making that part of its body to have low defense.

Dumby moved forward quickly. It took off the black robe, which turned into fragments in the air, turning the ground below it into a kill zone.

A low, hoarse roar came out. It sounded like it came out of a subwoofer.

Dumby rushed forward like a fierce wind. It was so quick that it morphed into a silver-gray blob.

"The sides of its body are its weakness," Gao Peng said calmly.

The Lakeside Giant Scorpion closed its claws. They looked like giant hammers.

Dumby used its left leg to smash the side of the Lakeside Giant Scorpion, following with a punch. However, this Lakeside Giant Scorpion was experienced in battle. It knew where its weakness was and naturally blocked the opponent's attack.

The scorpion flung its tail like a paddle to turn its body. It was like a Mercedes-Benz drifting at a high speed. Then, it used its right claw to throw a punch.

Dumby couldn't avoid the punch in time and took the blow, immediately getting thrown back. He flew through the air by around a couple of feet before falling.

The Lakeside Giant Scorpion did not wait for Dumby to stand up, instead rushing forward towards Dumby like a tank and lifting up both its claws into the air. A layer of faint blue light covered it as water in the air gathered together above the claws and smashed down at a high velocity.

Beneath the claws was Dumby, who had fallen down on the ground.

Dumby's heart beat wildly. The flames in its eyes were getting fiercer and fiercer.

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A giant hammer crashed down.

The camera on the drone pointed at Dumby. People couldn't help but exclaim when they saw what had happened. That skeleton was in danger!

The heart in Dumby's chest was pumping quickly, the flames in its head ran wildly, and the blue flame in its eye sockets overflowed the eyelids.

In Gao Peng's data frame, the level attribute of Dumby was intensely flashing red on the number 20. It changed slowly. The zero turned into a one.

"The monster's level just went from 20 to 21!"

The blood in its chest was moving about wildly. All the extra veins in Dumby's body gathered in the chest to turn the heart red.

However, this process suddenly reversed! The heart kept shrinking like a ball of red wool whose strings were being pulled away. The veins then went out and entangled Dumby's body. From the outside, it looked like Dumby was growing red colored muscles.

A muffled booming sound was heard. Dumby clenched its fists tightly. It was able to catch the attack by the Lakeside Giant Scorpion but was pushed a few steps back.

The water splashed onto Dumby's arm loudly. Usually when the water reached a certain speed, it could even cut steel plates; but the Lakeside Giant Scorpion still had a long way to go before it could manage that.

The water that was thrown by the scorpion's claw only pushed its opponent. It created a vortex on Dumby's center, increasing its attack damage. The body part Dumby used to block the scorpion's claws contracted inward, the veins pushed back like rubber bands. Both its sides expanded outward. It was as if its bulging muscles were releasing explosive power outwards. Dumby let out a silent roar.

Unfortunately, the Lakeside Giant Scorpion wasn't weak. The two of them were in a deadlock, as their strengths were matched. But even if a monster trainer had more than one familiar, only one could fight at a time. That familiar only had one chance to battle. Whether it won or lost, it couldn't fight again.

Thus, Dumby could only depend on itself for this battle!

Dumby bent its legs, stabilized its body, and then suddenly ran forward. It rushed towards the Lakeside Giant Scorpion!

The Lakeside Giant Scorpion was stunned and couldn't react in time. Usually, when its opponent was attacked they would either jump to the side or jump backward. This was the first time it saw an opponent rush forward.

Dumby gave the scorpion a ruthless kick that landed directly on the Lakeside Giant Scorpion's face. Two lines of clear blood rushed down its nostrils. The Lakeside Giant Scorpion was dazed.

As the saying goes, it's easier to raise the devil than to lay him down. After the Lakeside Giant Scorpion extended its claws, it was difficult to retract them.

Dumby, besides reinforcing critical joints with your veins, you should use the excess veins for your legs, Gao Peng called to Dumby using the Blood Contract.

The flames in Dumby's eyes flashed, and it nodded.

It was as if the veins had their own souls. The veins in the upper part of the body reduced, and the veins on the legs expanded outward.

Strips of red blood expanded and they were moved around, letting out a sound like bowstrings being twisted.

Dumby kicked out its legs. Long stripes could be seen in the air.

Bang!

A kick landed right on the Lakeside Giant Scorpion's head. The sharp white paws kicked through the shell on its head. Blue-colored blood flowed out of the broken shell.

The Lakeside Giant Scorpion struggled and struggled. It angrily made frantic movements towards Dumby's body, looking like a broken doll.

Water emerged around the Lakeside Giant Scorpion's entire body. They then exploded outwards, flying towards Dumby.

Dumby was tossed to the air. It did a 720-degree turn and landed on the ground. Its back was arched, and its nails dug into the ground, leaving a row of white marks.

The sudden injuries caused the Lakeside Giant Scorpion to lash out. The Lakeside Giant Scorpion's claws movements slowed down. It breathed heavily as it closed its eyes.

The blood ran down from its scalp. The slimy blood went into its eyes, making it look especially ferocious.

Dumby gently turned its neck and shoulders. It stared at the Lakeside Giant Scorpion, fury still boiling in its heart.

"Are the veins its commander tier ability?" someone said, surprised.

Once a monster was promoted to the commander tier, it would have all kinds of incredible power. It was the beginning of its awakening when its powers would grow exponentially.

Depending on the type of monster, the amount of growth after its awakening would vary.

For example, this Lakeside Giant Scorpion was able to control water within a close range after its awakening.

It wasn't ordinary water. It was something extraordinary.

Just like the water that appeared on top of the Lakeside Giant Scorpion's claws. The water still embodied all the attributes of normal water; but if one wanted to use water to take a bath, for example, they would either need to consume a lot of power or improve their level of control over the water.

Some researchers believed that this was a kind of spiritual power that had the ability to affect this world. If water or fire were believed to be present, they would appear.

But this kind of opinion did not gain much recognition. The ability was too strange. Not only could it control the elements, it had all sorts of strange powers. Such a theory was too simple.

Dumby's ability after its awakening wasn't Blood-Thread Heart. Gao Peng could clearly see an ability slowly flickering. It came into view.

[Monster Name: Death Bone Ape

[Monster Skills: Bone Harden Level One

Bone Harden. The ability was as the name suggested. One could tell the effects of this ability just by looking at the name.

Although it was not as cool as having thunder or flames, this ability was suitable for Dumby's crude and simple close-ranged fighting style.

A sound tore through the air. Dumby rushed forward crazily.

It used its thighs and jumped high into the air, lifting both fists. They looked like a pair of hammers.

The Lakeside Giant Scorpion flung its giant tail out with a whistling sound. Dumby was hit by the tail.

The ribs in its chest recessed inwardly. It let out a heavy groan, but still managed to stabilize itself

Dumby opened its mouth and bit down fiercely.

Liquid flew out!

Dumby grabbed the tail. It had exhausted all of its stamina with the last jump.

It clung to the scorpion's tail and rotated 180 degrees. All the bones in Dumby's body let out a crack as the Lakeside Giant Scorpion was forcefully thrown into the air.

When it fell, Dumby rushed forward and violently attacked the Lakeside Giant Scorpion's sides with punches.

The scorpion's weak sides depressed inwardly and broke, revealing the white and tender muscles below. Blue-green blood splattered out from its wounds and as its moans grew weaker and weaker, it slowly stopped struggling.

Finally, the Lakeside Giant Scorpion laid on the ground, drawing its last few breaths.

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Dumby was wheezing. In front of it lay the Lakeside Giant Scorpion.

Blood kept coming out from the Lakeside Giant Scorpion's wounds. The ground was dyed red with its blood.

It struggled to open its tired eyelids, squirming, looking at Dumby in fear. It wanted to retreat but each step back caused it to lose a large amount of blood.

It let out a fearful and powerless groan.

Dumby looked at it in silence and then walked forward. It held the scorpion's head and gave the neck a gentle turn.

After killing this monster, Dumby's expression didn't change at all.

Dumby lifted up its head and looked up in the sky. It then turned around and the 16-foot tall Dumby looked down at Gao Peng.

Dumby then knelt down and carefully hugged its master.

It wanted to hug his master because it was afraid it might get too big in the future, and not be able to hug Gao Peng anymore.

Dumby rested its head on Gao Peng's shoulder said in a muffled voice, "Thank you, master."

If it weren't for master, Dumby could have still been in a cage somewhere, counting down the days.

Dumby might have been a bit slow in the head, but it wasn't stupid.

Gao Peng stood still. He wanted to hug Dumby as well, but when his hands reached out he went right through the holes in Dumby's bones.

Gao Peng extended his right hand and placed it on Dumby's ribs. "That's enough. Da Zi might get jealous if we hug for so long."

Da Zi, who was standing at the sides, started to worry. It started to pace back and forth, sometimes glimpse over, and then turn around. The feelers on its head started to move nervously.

They should only hug for a short while. They have already been hugging for so long! tt thought.

Da Zi turned around, raised up, and then threw itself at Gao Peng, knocking him to the ground.

Dumby was one of the fastest ones to finish battle. The only one who finished faster than him was the Black Anaconda on the site to his left.

Only the Black Anaconda was left In the center of the site. It lay lazily on the ground, its belly looking huge. People might have suspected that it swallowed a tire.

A commander tier monster was swallowed whole. This Black Anaconda was quite strong and Gao Peng couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.

Usually, fights between commander tier monsters wouldn't last very long unless they were evenly matched or if one of them had a life-reviving ability.

"She is the girl from Jun Heng's family, right?" someone in the military base said.

"Yeah, she is Jun Heng's only daughter. I think she is called Jun, Jun…" the officer was frowning. He couldn't remember her name.

"Oh, I remember. Her name is Jun Mei Li!" the officer said happily while suddenly slapping his forehead

The atmosphere in the base suddenly turned awkward.

Jun Mei Li? Not quite…

"Don't be ridiculous. I have seen that girl before. She has a bit of a cold personality but she is an alright person. Her name is Jun Moyi," the senior officer said.

The officer who said her name was Jun Mei Li lowered his head awkwardly.

"Jun Mei—I mean Moyi—is quite good. The monster trainer next to her is also quite good. His familiar is a ghoul-type."

"It is quite rare to see a ghoul-type here."

"Oh, I know this boy," someone suddenly said. The person who spoke wore a military cap. His face was dark, his eyebrows were thick, and there was a small scar at the corner of his eye. It was Instructor Chen.

"Old Chen, is that boy one of the students you are responsible for?" another person asked.

"Yes," Chief Instructor Chen said. He paused for a while and continued, "He is also the youngest Monster Breeder in Chang'an City. He put in a lot of effort during the incidents with the Dead Leaf Locusts and Shatuoman Man-eating Earthworms."

The soldiers were stunned. Many of them couldn't help but soften their views on Gao Peng.

"Yeah," the senior officer said and looked at Gao Peng. His eyes were smiling. He was thinking that that old guy sure had a good grandson.

"Hey, I heard that the young girl from the Jun family did not go to school after her senior year in high school. She just invited a few tutors to her house. She spent the rest of her time in the wild area with an expatriate team of the New World Allied Government. I don't know if it is true," an officer said.

"It is true. That young girl is a trainee of the New World Allied Government's Black Flag," the senior officer nodded.

"A trainee of the New World Allied Government's Black Flag… She should be extremely talented," an officer nodded.

The girl next to Gao Peng was one of those monster trainers that only focused on training one familiar.

After the battle, the girl was ready to leave. She turned around and looked at Gao Peng from the corner of her eyes. She saw Gao Peng still had two familiars waiting to fight. She stopped for a while, and then continued walking out.

After taking a half-hour break it was Da Zi's turn to fight. Da Zi was challenging an elite tier monster.

It wasn't much of a problem for Da Zi. Da Zi was already at the elite tier. Add that to the fact that he had a perfect grade, and the chances of him losing were almost zero.

The final challenge was against a level 14 normal grade Flame Bull. Da Zi bit the Flame Bull at the beginning of the round and kept biting.

Whenever the Flame Bull wasn't paying attention, it would sneak up on it, bite, and run away.

In the end, the Flame Bull was taken down by Da Zi's biting. It fell to the ground. Its eyes showed an unwillingness to lose, but its complexion was blue and its limbs were cold and stiff.

Finally, it was Stripey's turn.

After half an hour, a monster was sent out. What came out of the vehicle was a slender yellow-green figure. The whole body was green and it looked like a jade carving.

[Monster Name: Dead Leaf Mantis

[Monster Level: Level 16

[Monster Grade: Normal

[Monster Attributes: Wood

[Monster Weakness: Fire

Stripey's attribute was earth, and this monster was a wood-type. This gave Stripey an advantage!

Gao Peng was happy. He made a fist with his left hand and put it into the palm of his right hand. Stripey would have a 10% increase from his original base point.

Elite tier monsters had a base point of 100%; adding 10% would make it 110%. Naturally, the higher the number, the better the outcome.

After the Dead Leaf Mantis came out of its cage, it became very vicious. It turned around and used both its claws to attack the cage, making loud bangs. It was aggressive and arrogant, a vicious creature.

When the truck started to leave, the vicious mantis flew towards it and attacked because it had locked it up. Sparks flew as its claws scratched the metal.

Stripey suddenly made a sound.

The vicious mantis stopped. It couldn't believe that someone was trying to challenge it, showing an almost human-like expression of shock. It turned around and faced Stripey.

It used its claws to point to Stripey, then itself. It was as if it were asking Stripey if it were challenging it, the vicious mantis.

Gao Peng looked shocked. How intelligent was this mantis? It seemed that it could have the intelligence of an eight or nine-year-old human child.

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