Chapter 192: The Giant Appeared
“Roar……”
The tiger’s roar shook the mountains, and a hundred beasts fled in all directions.
The furious sound resounded for several li around.
However, for the Snake Guards, the roar of the Striped Tiger had no effect whatsoever, and the movements in their hands did not pause in the slightest.
“Net guns.”
A violent wind rushed forward. Seeing the Striped Tiger already close at hand, Li Hu immediately spoke and issued the order.
Several wire nets were fired from the net guns that had long been prepared.
These wire nets were woven from ultra-high-strength alloy threads. Even with the Striped Tiger’s sharp claws and fangs, tearing them apart would take no small amount of effort.
“Chains.”
Seeing the Striped Tiger blocked, Snake Guards immediately stepped forward, chains in hand, and wrapped them around it.
Just as the Snake Guards were about to restrain the Striped Tiger, it let out a thunderous roar. Several Snake Guards at the other end of the chains were instantly flung away.
As the overlord among low-tier Ferocious Beasts, the Striped Tiger had no obvious weaknesses. Its strength was simply not something a few Snake Guards could restrain.
However, at this moment, Li Hu directly used the Thunder Type-2 Revolver. The bullet head, however, was not metal, but specially made rubber rounds.
A roar sounded out as the bullet struck squarely on the Striped Tiger’s forehead.
The power was not enough to kill the Striped Tiger, but the impact was sufficient to cause dizziness.
“Bang, bang……”
In addition to Li Hu, two other Snake Guards also fired. A total of six specially made rubber bullets struck the Striped Tiger’s forehead.
The remaining Snake Guards took advantage of the moment before the Striped Tiger could break free from the wire nets and once again firmly grabbed hold of the chains.
Within this brief window of time, the Striped Tiger was successfully suppressed by everyone, though it was still impossible to completely subdue it.
Su Mei, who had been waiting for an opportunity at the side, immediately threw a smoke bomb next to the Striped Tiger and detonated it.
This smoke bomb was Zhou Ming’s handiwork. He had already modified it into a poison gas bomb, containing his specially prepared paralytic toxin.
He no longer had much use for such methods himself and had only made a few for Su Mei to use for self-defense.
Compared to the Snake Guards expending tremendous effort to suppress the Striped Tiger, the paralytic gas bomb made from Zhou Ming’s own snake venom took effect extremely quickly.
The Striped Tiger, already dazed from the beating, had not yet reacted when it felt its entire body grow weak, its limbs stiffening as it became unable to move.
“Teacher, was it really settled that easily?”
“No matter how fierce the Striped Tiger is, it is still a low-tier Ferocious Beast. If we couldn’t handle it, wouldn’t all the effort the lord spent on us be wasted?”
Before Su Mei could speak, Li Hu immediately explained the reason.
“Right… that’s true.”
Ding Mowen scratched his head awkwardly. The Snake Guards were the strongest armed force in the camp.
Coupled with the lord’s methods, failing to take down a Striped Tiger really would be unjustifiable.
“Hurry up and implant your Spiritual Seed.”
Su Mei spoke and urged him on.
“Okay.”
Seeing the Striped Tiger already unconscious on the ground, Ding Mowen beamed with joy and rushed toward his Phantasmal Beast.
Following what he had learned, he immediately mobilized his Spiritual Seed. It flew out from his brow and entered the Striped Tiger’s spiritual consciousness.
In the next moment, Ding Mowen felt the Striped Tiger’s violent and unyielding thoughts struggling desperately, trying to break free from the fate of enslavement.
“Damn it, I don’t believe I’m really inferior to that stuck-up Mu Ye.”
Thinking of Mu Ye’s cold and arrogant face, Ding Mowen was instantly filled with a strong competitive drive. He fully urged his Spiritual Seed to take root and sprout, completely seizing control of the Striped Tiger’s fate.
Relying on his unwillingness to lose, he ultimately succeeded in implanting the Spiritual Seed.
“Teacher, I succeeded.”
When Ding Mowen opened his eyes again, his forehead was drenched in sweat, but the joy on his face was impossible to hide.
He looked toward Mu Ye at the side, his gaze filled with provocation.
It was as if he were saying, “Aren’t I impressive?”
“Congratulations on becoming a true Apprentice Beast Tamer.”
Seeing Ding Mowen successfully implant the Spiritual Seed, Su Mei also congratulated him, then took out an antidote potion and used it on the Striped Tiger.
Moments later, the Striped Tiger finally regained its ability to move. Its fangs were bared as it prepared to launch an attack, but Ding Mowen immediately stopped its actions.
Faced with Ding Mowen’s command, the Striped Tiger was clearly unwilling, but it could not defy its master’s will. It could only let out a low roar to vent its resentment.
“Alright, alright, don’t be so petty.”
Seeing his own Phantasmal Beast express dissatisfaction, Ding Mowen hurriedly soothed it. After all, a Phantasmal Beast was more reliable than a wife.
At this moment, Ding Mowen looked like a lovestruck fool, his hands constantly roaming over the Striped Tiger’s body.
Its multicolored fur, like fine silk, and its immensely powerful muscles, like towering mountains.
Ding Mowen felt extremely satisfied with his own Phantasmal Beast.
He might not be as handsome as Mu Ye, but his Phantasmal Beast was more handsome than Mu Ye’s.
He had finally regained some face.
As for Ding Mowen’s behavior, the others could not be bothered to look. Li Hu immediately discussed with Su Mei about returning to the camp at once.
After all, they had been out for over a month this time, and Li Hu was also worried that the lord might be concerned.
However, before Su Mei could agree, the skies above the core region of the Panlong Mountain Range suddenly changed. Wind and clouds surged, and the heavens and earth instantly grew dim.
“What happened?”
For a moment, Li Hu and the others immediately raised their guns and went on guard. The situation before them seemed to exceed their understanding.
“A Dimensional Rift.”
Seeing a silver裂缝 appear in the sky, Su Mei’s eyes immediately revealed a trace of fear.
Based on what she knew, the Dimensional Rift that had suddenly appeared before them was definitely not an ordinary small-scale rift.
“Return to the base immediately and report this matter to the lord.”
Before Su Mei and the others could act, a furious roar resounded through the heavens. A giant over ten meters tall emerged from the Dimensional Rift.
“A Transcendent-level Giant.”
Su Mei immediately identified the giant’s origins. She had obtained quite a few books from Zhou Ming and had a basic understanding of the Giant race.
Ordinary Giants, upon reaching adulthood, were only six or seven meters tall, with strength comparable to a Professional Beast Tamer.
But once a Giant reached the Transcendent level, its height would exceed ten meters at the very least.
If it entered a combat state, the Giant race’s physique would increase severalfold based on strength and talent.
“Leave immediately.”
Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the Giant, Su Mei immediately issued the order.
“Abandon the supplies and move out now.”
Although Li Hu did not know the details of the Giant race, the bloodline within his body was sending him frantic warnings.
“Mu Ye, quickly come sit on the Striped Tiger with me.”
Although Ding Mowen and Mu Ye appeared to be at odds, as the only two Beast Tamers currently being cultivated in the camp, the two actually shared a deep friendship.
Their mutual teasing and bickering were merely their way of getting along.
Mu Ye did not refuse. His Phantasmal Beast could not help carry passengers, so he immediately grabbed the hand Ding Mowen extended and flipped himself onto the Striped Tiger’s back.
“Go.”
Seeing that everyone was ready, Su Mei immediately led them back toward the camp.
Although the Snake Guards did not have Phantasmal Beasts to ride, their current physical fitness already rivaled that of ferocious mutated beasts.
Over short distances at high speed, they could barely keep up with Su Mei and the others.
As the Giant race appeared, the Ferocious Beasts and mutated creatures within the Panlong Mountain Range felt the terrifying pressure and fled rapidly, forming a beast tide.
At the same time, in the Alliance bases near the Panlong Mountain Range, shrill alarms had already been sounded.