Chapter 148: The Big Four, Part Two
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Edited by Aelryinth
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[Vampiric Demon Carpet]
Level: Four Star (Level 37)
Quality: Gold
Characteristics: Likes Hiding In Damp Areas, Moves Swiftly, Unparalleled Defense
Weakness: Sole Weakness – Fire Elemental Attacks
Innate Attribute: Blood Sucking. The Suction Pads at Its Belly Quickly Peel Off the Skin and Scales of Its Prey, Sucking Away All of Its Blood in an Extremely Short Amount of Time
Skill: Wind Travel. Able to Glide On The Ground At Extreme Speed After Activation to Capture Prey. Effective Range: 20 Meters. Cooldown Time: 5 Minutes.
Potential: C Rank
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“Siii… holy cow, these attributes are simply awesome!” Zhang Che stared wide-eyed, watching as the Vampiric Demon Carpet disappeared into the cracks, unable to say a word for a long time.
This was the first time he’d seen an exotic beast with such astonis.h.i.+ng attributes!
The Vampiric Demon Carpet’s offensive strength alone was extremely shocking: ” Able to quickly peel off the skin and scales of its prey “. Even beasts whose level and quality were slightly higher than it would probably be unable to withstand its attack.
Zhang Che guessed that the suction pads on the belly of the Vampiric Demon Carpet contained highly corrosive acid. Otherwise, how could it quickly peel off the scales of a defensive exotic beast?
If the Vampiric Demon Carpet’s offense was enough to leave Zhang Che in shock, then its defense was even more appalling. It actually had a sole weakness attribute. It was the first time Zhang Che had seen anything like that.
This so-called sole weakness, without a doubt, meant that the Vampiric Demon Carpet would be unaffected by any types of attack apart from fire elemental ones, unless the difference in power between the two was too large. However, that no longer had anything to do with weakness. That was simply relying on an overwhelming force to overpower it.
The cooldown time of the Vampiric Demon Carpet’s skill left Zhang Che speechless.
Although this was simply a supporting skill that helped it catch its prey, its cooldown time was only five minutes! Could this thing get any stronger than that!?
If this beast could advance to higher quality in the future, would its cooldown time disappear entirely, and it be able to use it constantly?
After his initial shock died down, Zhang Che immediately grew agitated.
Without a doubt, the Vampiric Demon Carpet was an extremely good exotic beast to have. No matter what type of beast card it turned into after killing it, it would be extremely useful!
However, Zhang Che estimated that this fellow would be an Original Combat Body-type in the end. After all, its only trait was an offensive one.
“I hope you won’t leave this area. I’ll come back for you tomorrow!” Zhang Che narrowed his eyes slightly.
The Vampiric Demon Carpet’s level and quality were both not low. In addition, its weakness was only fire elemental attacks. As such, Zhang Che’s current pets and subdued beasts could do nothing to it. Even if he could force it out of hiding, he could only watch it.
Other than the Scarlet Flame Drake, which he was unable to employ as of now, there was no other subdued beast or pet that could deal with it.
Fortunately, however, Zhang Che was very, very close to breaking through to Tier Four. If this Vampiric Demon Carpet didn’t leave this area in the near future, it would spell its doom when the Scarlet Flame Drake showed itself to the world tomorrow!
“Let’s go, Hanming. We’ll be back!”
Zhang Che slapped the still-furious Cold Abyss Flood Dragon lightly, before sweeping his gaze around. He committed the terrain around here to memory and left.
He only hoped that the Vampiric Demon Carpet wouldn’t leave this area.
The exotic beast’s attributes mentioned that it favored damp areas. There happened to be a stream going through this valley, which was exactly where it liked to hide itself. It wouldn’t leave this area quickly, would it?
The important task at hand was still to hunt exotic beasts and advance to Tier Four as soon as possible.
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For the next half day, Zhang Che swept through the exotic beasts in the surrounding area, gaining another bunch of beast cards. He could sense that he was right on the verge of breaking through.
Seeing the sky had darkened, although Zhang Che couldn’t wait to advance to Tier Four with a last burst of effort, he could only force himself to wait patiently for tomorrow.
Zhang Che had the Cold Abyss Flood Dragon hunt a large herbivore for their dinner. After the master and pet had a fulfilling dinner, Zhang Che quickly rushed back to his base in the mountain range.
Returning to the hidden entrance, Zhang Che couldn’t help wondering, -It’s already night time. Why isn’t there any response from the frisky monkey yet?-
The day was almost over. Why was there still no reaction in his spiritual sea? -Could it be that my estimation was wrong, and that the frisky monkey’s advancement wasn’t today?-
With a belly full of doubt, Zhang Che carried a frozen exotic beast into the cavern, waiting for tomorrow to come.
It was still early; naturally he wouldn’t be going to bed yet.
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The expansion of the tunnel connecting both the caverns was not finished yet. There was still a mountain of work waiting for Zhang Che.
The Mutated Puffersword stabbed into the rocks, giving out only light noises. Zhang Che had always been extremely satisfied with its sharpness.
As another huge rock was carved out, Zhang Che suddenly realized the phenomenon in his spiritual sea he had been waiting to occur for the entire day finally came without any signs.
Zhang Che’s expression was as calm as could be. His arm paused for a moment, then he continued digging the tunnel. In any case, the frisky monkey needed about half an hour to complete his advancement. There was nothing to be anxious about.
He carved out huge rocks, one after another, with the help of the Mutated Puffersword. The Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander right behind him was responsible for carrying the carved-out rocks out. The way this fellow transported the rocks out was rather comical. As it needed its limbs to crawl its way out, the big black (Dark-Scaled Lizard Commander: Enough is enough. You’re blatantly discriminating against me for my skin color!) fellow held the huge rocks in its mouth, carrying them away to the s.p.a.cious caverns.
This fellow was shockingly strong. It could move half a ton of rocks on a single trip, and that was only limited due to the size of its mouth. Otherwise, it could haul even more. It was simply a beast-shaped loader!
Zhang Che expanded several more meters of the tunnel, and the frisky monkey was finally done with his advancement. He immediately dropped what he was doing and summoned the frisky monkey out from his spiritual sea.
“Zhizhi, zhizhi!”
The moment he appeared, the frisky monkey jumped about restlessly before Zhang Che, crying excitedly, showing a joyful smile on his ugly face.
However, under the illumination of the fluorite, the smile on the frisky monkey’s ugly face made Zhang Che feel uncomfortable looking at it.
It was truly too ugly. Someone might be scared to death if they saw it.
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[Gluttony Monkey]
Level: Three Star (Level 26)
Quality: Silver
Characteristics: Lively and Mischievous, Extremely Skilled at Climbing, Excels in Finding All Kinds of Fruits
Weakness: Poison Attribute Attacks
Innate Attribute: Spiritual Reaction, Able to Sense the Spiritual Fluctuations of Spiritual Herbs and Fruits Within a 500 Meter Radius.
Potential: B Rank
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After seeing the Gluttony Monkey’s attributes, Zhang Che was out-right staring at the frisky monkey. His eyes beamed with light, and his arm was stuck out, his thumb pointing up. “Frisky monkey, you’re really amazing now!”
This fellow’s innate attribute was simply too good. He was actually able to sense the spiritual fluctuations of any spiritual herb or fruits within a five hundred meter radius!
A blinding golden path had just appeared before Zhang Che’s eyes.
Ordinary herb gatherers could only rely on their luck when searching for spiritual herbs in the beast world. They might not find even a single stalk in months or even years!
Now, with such an outstanding innate attribute on the frisky monkey, anywhere he went, no spiritual herbs would be able to hide from him no matter how hidden they were, as long as they were within five hundred meters!
Of course, Zhang Che was aware that although all kinds of spiritual medicines were produced in the beast world, the chances of them growing were still a little too low. Even if the frisky monkey could detect them within five hundred meters, it might not be very helpful. It could only ensure that Zhang Che wouldn’t miss any spiritual herb he might come across.
What truly made Zhang Che crazily happy was the frisky monkey’s potential. This fellow had B-Rank Potential!
As the frisky monkey slowly advanced in the future, it went without saying that his spiritual reaction’s range would continue to expand. When that time came, Zhang Che would wake up with a smile even if he was only dreaming!