94: Chapter 94 Sweeping Through the Bladetail Viper's Nest!

The night was like ink, and the evening wind was biting.

On a slightly elevated weathered dirt slope, two figures stood against the wind.

Ye Zhen wore a dark outdoor tactical suit, his face as expressionless as always, staring intently at an area with blurry outlines in the night.

Ahead was a flat, open depression where wild grass grew unusually lush, reaching over half a person's height, undulating like waves in the strong wind.

Borrowing the faint starlight piercing through the clouds, one could vaguely see dozens of Blade-Tail Vipers coiled within.

Their dark purple bodies flickered between the dark blades of grass, and their thick blade-tails occasionally swept across the stems, making rustling sounds.

At the very center of the grass, on a slightly raised dry mound, a Blade-Tail Viper far larger than its kind lay coiled quietly.

It was nearly five meters long, with a body as thick as an adult's thigh. Its dark purple scales emitted a cold, hard luster under the faint light. Its head was a broader, fiercer inverted triangle, and its golden slit pupils flashed with sharp light as they opened and closed.

"Tsk tsk."

Yun Chuxiu looked at the shadowy, staggering number of snakes below, clicking his tongue slightly: "There are quite a lot of them; this is going to be tricky."

Ye Zhen did not respond to Yun Chuxiu's exclamation about the quantity. His gaze calmly swept over the distribution of the snake pack below, the terrain, and the particularly eye-catching leader.

After a moment, he spoke slowly: "Is that information of yours reliable?"

"Don't worry, Zhenzhen, absolutely reliable."

Yun Chuxiu nodded and grinned: "And looking at the number of these Blade-Tail Vipers, I estimate they have collected quite a few desolate star crystals. It really saves us a lot of time searching hard."

"Hmm." Ye Zhen's eyes flickered, noncommittal.

But the next moment, Yun Chuxiu looked at the Blade-Tail Vipers inhabiting the wild grass and frowned slightly: "However, there are too many of them. If it were just the two of us, it probably wouldn't be easy to handle."

He paused and added: "The leader-level Blade-Tail Viper alone is trouble enough, and the antidote we brought is far from enough."

"Can these poison-type pets just get out of Donghuang?"

Ye Zhen retracted his gaze. He had clearly thought about this problem long ago and said thoughtfully: "My brother once said that when facing an enemy with a numerical advantage, especially a wild pet population, using brute force is the most low-end, dangerous, and inefficient method."

"Unless both of us have been promoted to Intermediate Beastmaster, and our pet strength and personal abilities have undergone a qualitative change, there is no possibility of forcibly clearing the field. Otherwise, doing it hard is just suicide."

He paused, cast his gaze back to the periphery of the Blade-Tail Viper population, and continued: "A Beast Tamer's way of solving things is always to plan before acting, analyze the intelligence collected, find the target's weaknesses, habits, and even natural enemies, and then formulate targeted measures."

"Natural enemies?" Yun Chuxiu raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm." Ye Zhen nodded, pointing in the direction roughly opposite the Shadow-Rift Cat nest, "Do you remember? The mortal enemy of this group of Blade-Tail Vipers is the Shadow-Rift Cat that occupies the rocky area to the west. They have been fighting for a long time, and it is a battle to the death."

"We can totally find a way to lure the Shadow-Rift Cat population over, intensify the conflict, and when they start fighting, we can sneak into the center of the nest and take the star crystals."

Yun Chuxiu's eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up: "Zhenzhen, I think the feasibility of this method is very high."

Woo—!

Just then, the biting night wind suddenly brought a different sound.

The two immediately lowered their bodies, hiding in the shadows of the small hill, and cast their eyes toward the place where the sound came from.

Against the backdrop of the thin starlight, several figures broke into their line of sight.

These figures did not deliberately hide their tracks; instead, they walked swaggeringly toward the habitat of the Blade-Tail Vipers.

The outlines of the leading figures gradually became clear in the night.

Even though the distance was far, even though there were many people coming, and even though the night was blurry, Ye Zhen's gaze was instantly locked on the upright figure walking in the middle, as if attracted by a magnet.

His fists clenched subconsciously, his expression complex, and a low voice squeezed out of his throat: "It's him—"

"Brother Chen?" Yun Chuxiu also recognized the person and blurted out subconsciously.

Ye Zhen turned his head sharply to look at Yun Chuxiu. The latter's expression remained unchanged, but his address changed: "So it's student Lin Chen. Why did they come too?"

"Eh? Why is there a Shadow-Rift Cat following behind him?"

Looking up, besides Lin Chen and Su Qingyuan and others, there was also a Shadow-Rift Cat, the mortal enemy of the Blade-Tail Vipers they had just discussed.

The appearance of Lin Chen and his party made the two feel confused, but Lin Chen was very clear about the purpose of their trip—to find a suitable opponent for the newly evolved Radiant Moon Spirit Cat, and at the same time collect desolate star crystals.

And this group of Blade-Tail Vipers was the best choice.

The night wind blew, and the tall grass was like waves.

Lin Chen stopped, his gaze sweeping over the grass that was exceptionally quiet in the dark.

He retracted his gaze, looked at the Shadow-Rift Cat that had been helping to guide the way, and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Go back; there is nothing for you here."

In order not to waste time, Lin Chen specially selected a lucky Shadow-Rift Cat to help guide the way.

In fact, the other Shadow-Rift Cats all wanted to follow, but Lin Chen did not want these guys to affect the next plan, so he refused them all.

Most importantly, this was a group of absolute suck-ups, and Lin Chen did not want Nuomi to be surrounded by such guys.

"Meow woo..."

The Shadow-Rift Cat felt like it had been granted amnesty, but it looked lingeringly at the Radiant Moon Spirit Cat standing quietly by Lin Chen's feet, and let out a few soft meows in its throat. Seeing that the Radiant Moon Spirit Cat ignored it at all, it turned around dejectedly and disappeared in a few light leaps.

"Alright, our target is right in front."

Lin Chen looked around and swept his gaze over Zhou Ming and the others one by one: "Still the same words, I will leave the leader to me, and the rest of the Blade-Tail Vipers to you."

"When the time comes, we will distribute the collected desolate star crystals equally, and the same goes for resources."

Afterwards, Lin Chen looked at Xiao Ya and winked at Li Heng on the side.

Li Heng patted his chest and responded loudly: "Don't worry, Brother Chen, I will protect Xiao Ya well."

Xiao Ya blushed, not daring to look at the teasing gazes of the crowd.

"Don't worry, Brother Chen!"

"Understood!"

"Leave it to us!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Ming and the others nodded repeatedly. Not only were they not nervous, but they were full of excitement and eagerness to try.

After becoming Beast Tamers, they always heard from seniors how dangerous, difficult, and crisis-ridden field training was.

But from the experience of these few times, field training doesn't seem difficult; on the contrary, it is very simple.

Isn't it just choosing a big brother and then following behind the big brother to wave the flag and cheer?

"Then." Lin Chen took one last look at everyone, then stepped forward first, "Let's go."

With that, he strode straight towards the lush meadow in front, which was known to be inhabited by dozens of Blade-Tail Vipers.

The shrunk Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur walked on the left, its walking posture even more unscrupulous, looking around with arrogance.

The Radiant Moon Spirit Cat walked elegantly on Lin Chen's right, its slender tail dragging behind it, and its amethyst-like eyes staring ahead.

Ye Zhen and the other, who had taken in this scene, were stunned.

"They also know that this group of Blade-Tail Vipers collected desolate star crystals, so they specially looked for it?"

Yun Chuxiu rubbed his eyes, his expression suspicious: "But they just walked over like this? Not scouting first? Not formulating a tactic? What do they want to do? Break in by force?"

Ye Zhen frowned tightly, watching Lin Chen walking at the forefront without blinking, full of doubts: "Is he that confident?"

"Even if the strength is strong, you should scout first and then formulate a tactic."

"Hiss hiss—!"

Soon, several Blade-Tail Vipers responsible for vigilance had already discovered this group of uninvited guests.

They suddenly raised their upper bodies from the grass, pointed their triangular heads at Lin Chen and the others, and their forked scarlet snake tongues swallowed and spat rapidly, making sharp and harsh warning hisses, and the blade-tails were raised, posing an attack posture.

However, Lin Chen turned a deaf ear to the warnings of these venomous snakes, and his footsteps did not even pause. He just tilted his head slightly, looked at the shrunk Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur quietly following by his side, and said softly: "Er Huo, clear the way."

"Yagu~"

The Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur nodded. The next moment, its feet exerted force suddenly.

Its figure rushed out suddenly, the speed getting faster and faster, until a green dragon-shaped phantom covered its whole body, and the momentum of the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur climbed to the top.

Boom!

The next moment, several muffled sounds sounded almost without distinction.

Those few Blade-Tail Vipers that posed an attack posture could not even make an effective counterattack, and were hit head-on as if by a high-speed truck, screaming and flying backward, hitting the deep grass, completely unconscious.

[Defeated a first-order pet, gained 3 experience points]

[Defeated...]

[...]

After simply defeating these few Blade-Tail Vipers, the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur did not return to Lin Chen's side, but swaggeringly walked forward, its eyes looking down on the whole field, its posture unscrupulous.

"Hiss!!!"

The movement here instantly alarmed the entire Blade-Tail Viper population.

For a time, hissing sounds were loud.

The lush grass surged violently like boiling water, and one by one Blade-Tail Vipers of different thicknesses and lengths shot out from every corner of the grass, swarming toward Lin Chen's team like arrows off a string!

Poison fangs flashed with cold light, and the blade-tails tore through the air.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

In the center of the meadow, the leader-level Blade-Tail Viper coiled on the dirt mound was also alarmed.

The golden slit pupils suddenly locked onto Lin Chen's party, but it did not rush over immediately. Instead, it opened its bloody mouth, revealing two sharp poison fangs, and then its neck expanded to a strange degree, and it swallowed the desolate star crystals on the ground nearby in one go.

"Gulp—"

With the star crystal in its belly, the aura of the leader-level Blade-Tail Viper fluctuated violently!

Under the dark purple scales, gray light seemed to be moving, its body size seemed to expand by a circle, and the reason in its eyes was quickly replaced by violent light.

Like the previous leader-level Shadow-Rift Cat, this guy also got high.

"Sure enough—"

Lin Chen in the distance saw this scene and whispered: "You really rely on this thing to fight with the Shadow-Rift Cat, a competition of drinking poison to quench thirst—"

For a time, he looked at this leader-level Blade-Tail Viper with a violent aura, and then looked at his two pets.

The Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur could no longer hold back, stepping on the ground anxiously, with battle intent burning in its scarlet round eyes, and a low roar in its throat: "Yagu!!!"

This kind of opponent should be handed over to it!

The Radiant Moon Spirit Cat stood quietly by his side, its amethyst-like eyes calmly meeting the violent Blade-Tail Viper, and the holy ring at the tip of its tail emitted a warm light in the dark night.

Calm, peaceful.

Lin Chen did not hesitate at all, directly staring at the Radiant Moon Spirit Cat: "Nuomi, this guy is handed over to you."

"Meow woo?" The Radiant Moon Spirit Cat tilted its head slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in the bottom of its eyes.

"Hmm, go." Lin Chen nodded, giving affirmation.

"Yagu?!"

The Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur's face stiffened, and it turned its head sharply to look at Lin Chen, its eyes wide open.

It was the strongest pet under Lin Chen's command!

Lin Chen smiled and explained: "Tonight, let the evolved Nuomi be the protagonist for once."

He paused slightly, staring at the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, his eyes deep: "Just like when you evolved, you should all have your own evolutionary moments."

Hearing this answer, the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur fell silent.

It looked at the Radiant Moon Spirit Cat, and finally forced itself to move its gaze away, staring viciously at those ordinary Blade-Tail Vipers: "Yagu!!!"

Hope you can satisfy my current fighting desire!

At the same time, the melee had already broken out comprehensively.

Zhou Ming and others quickly commanded their pets to join the battle.

The Flame Eagle sprayed flames in the air, the Stone Armor Lizard roared and held off the pounces of several Blade-Tail Vipers, the Wind-Feather Bird turned into a cyan whirlwind cutting through the battlefield, and the Spirit Mushroom sprinkled bits of healing green light.

The Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur stepped with heavy steps, rushing directly into the densest area of the Blade-Tail Vipers like a heavy tank. It returned to its normal size, simply and rudely waving its giant claws, swinging its dragon tail, and even directly using its body to ram!

Every attack resulted in at least one Blade-Tail Viper having broken tendons and bones, screaming and being swiped away!

In this chaotic battlefield, it fired at full power, opening a bloody path in the snake group, greatly reducing the pressure on Zhou Ming and others.

On the small hill, Yun Chuxiu looked at the large-scale melee that suddenly erupted below, and was distracted for a moment.

Ye Zhen's brows were deeply wrinkled: "Why?"

"Zhenzhen, I know what you want to ask." Yun Chuxiu turned his head to look, slowly saying what Ye Zhen was thinking in his heart, "Why did he just rush in like this?"

"Why didn't he have any tactical arrangement?"

Ye Zhen was silent.

Yun Chuxiu looked at Lin Chen's figure, and he was about to explain these problems, but noticed the Radiant Moon Spirit Cat beside Lin Chen, and was stunned for a moment: ", what kind of pet is that?"

Looking in the direction Yun Chuxiu pointed, Ye Zhen looked the Radiant Moon Spirit Cat up and down, and finally shook his head: "Never seen it, is this his pet..."

As soon as the words came out, Ye Zhen was stunned instantly.

Doesn't he only have the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur and the Songsong Dog!

The Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur was ravaging the battlefield on the side, the Songsong Dog was nowhere to be seen, and then a pet he had never seen appeared.

Could it be...

Yun Chuxiu slapped his thigh, his expression excited: "Did Brother Chen research a new evolutionary form again?"

"What kind of Beast Tamer is he? He should go be a researcher and shine, directly benefiting the entire academic world."

This time, Ye Zhen nodded quickly.