"At this rate, we'll have to walk for a week to reach our destination," said Gao Peng to his familiars after chasing off the swarm of mosquitoes . "This is the wilderness . All of you better behave yourselves now!"
When he was done reprimanding the familiars, Gao Peng produced a square fur blanket from Silly's portable space . There was a piece of rope on all four corners of the blanket, and Gao Peng proceeded to tie the ropes around Stripey's legs . The familiar's movements wouldn't be impeded, as the ropes themselves were quite thin .
Gao Peng then mounted Stripey and shifted his rear a few times until he was settled in a comfortable sitting position .
"Dumby, wrap Da Zi around your waist . We'd best get a move on and find a place to sleep for the night . "
After hearing his order, the familiars quickened their paces .
At first, Gao Peng had a bit of motion sickness while riding Stripey . After a while, he grew used to it .
Along the way, they startled a couple of monsters in the area . However, Gao Peng's party was moving at such a high speed, and the monsters sensed the Commander-tier auras of Stripey and the others, so as a result, they simply let Gao Peng's party through their territory .
A fierce wind slapped against Gao Peng's face . He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the scenery flying past him .
In front of them was a stream . A couple of mossy rocks jutted out from the middle of the stream . Gao Peng suddenly saw a black silhouette out of the corner of his eye when Stripey entered the stream .
In the next second, he felt himself flying into the air .
It was as if someone had sent him flying with a punch to the chest .
It didn't hurt much, though . Only after Gao Peng fell into the water with a splash did he see what had attacked him .
A black lump was stuck firmly to his chest like jelly . For a moment, he couldn't even tell what it was .
Dumby rushed over and pulled the unknown object off his chest . Only then was Gao Peng able to clearly recognize the assailant .
[Monster Name]: Mountain Leech
[Monster Level]: Level 12 (Elite)
[Monster Grade]: Normal
[Monster Attribute]: Water
[Monster Weakness]: 1 . Electric attacks 2 . Salt-based substances
Gao Peng had been knocked off Stripey's back by this monster . He looked around him .
A number of translucent shapes in the water were now circling them .
"Let's get out of here," said Gao Peng as he clambered up to Dumby's back . Everyone quickly got out of the stream .
A couple of Mountain Leeches were still clinging onto Da Zi, Stripey, and Dumby after they were out of the water .
With a burst of electricity, Da Zi electrocuted the leeches on his back into ash .
Dumby threw the leech in its hand to the ground with a splat . The leech continued to squirm on the ground, covered with a thick layer of sticky, transparent fluid . Its skin looked coarse and granular .
The leech now looked like a fish out of water . It began crawling desperately towards the stream after figuring out where it was .
A thick mound of leeches had piled up on the edges of the stream . Their bodies had appeared translucent when they were immersed in water, but after leaving the water, their bodies immediately turned black . However, none of them dared to leave the stream . A few leeches cautiously touched the wet dirt before shrinking back, as if going any further would mean death .
A thought suddenly sprung up in Gao Peng's head after seeing this curious phenomenon . He took out his tablet . There was still one signal bar showing on it .
Gao Peng set his position to his current location, then tapped on the tablet a few times before pressing "Save . "
Putting back his tablet, Gao Peng once again straddled Stripey and said, "Let's go . "
After travelling another two miles through the forest, another black shape flashed before them . Gao Peng suddenly felt as if he had been plucked off his mount . Everything went dark around him, a pungent smell assaulting his nostrils . It nearly knocked him out .
Dumby had taken the hit for him . A sickening crunching sound came from its skull . Dumby then slammed its right foot into the ground and swung its left arm out in one fluid motion .
The Storm Panther that had attacked them was sent flying into a tree . At that moment, Gao Peng fell to the ground .
Before the enraged Dumby could do any further damage, the Storm Panther quickly got up and slunk back into the shadows .
[Monster Name]: Storm Panther
[Monster Level]: Level 26
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Attribute]: Wind
None of the familiars specialized in speed . Dumby's specialty was close-range bursts of movement . However, long-distance sprinting was simply beyond it .
Flamy wanted to chase after it . However, the forest was just too dangerous . Gao Peng didn't dare let Flamy pursue the panther in the forest by itself .
Gao Peng glanced at where the Wind Panther had disappeared and spat on the ground . "Don't let me catch you, panther . The next time we meet, I'll definitely skin you alive . "
Then he mounted Stripey, and his party continued moving towards their destination .
The sun gradually sank in the west . The temperature had also dropped considerably .
"Let's keep going for ten more minutes, then we'll find someplace to rest," said Gao Peng encouragingly to his familiars .
Suddenly, another black form flashed before them . Gao Peng tensed up and reflexively lowered his head . However, the black figure had moved way too close to him . Gao Peng was once again knocked off his mount .
Stripey came to a halt and began looking around his surroundings in confusion .
Where did my master's assailant disappear to?
Gao Peng got back to his feet, anger now burning in him . This was the third time!
The third time!
Damn it, I'm the only one being targeted . Do they really think I'm the weakest link of this party?
Gao Peng was about to lose his temper .
They were now standing in a wide clearing with only a huge palm tree in the middle .
Gao Peng's eyes were fixed on the palm tree . His lips were curved up into a cold smile .
So you like playing games, huh? Let's see how long you can keep this up then .
Gao Peng called his familiars back, then gave an order to Da Zi and Flamy through his Blood Contracts with them .
"Burn it to the ground!"
Flamy's eyes lit up . It flew up into the sky, the air around its wings visibly distorted . Seconds later, flames appeared out of thin air and began swirling along with the wind until they turned into fireballs .
The spinning fireballs hurtled towards the palm tree .
Boom, boom, boom . . .
The fireballs struck the tree so its leaves were on fire . The palm tree, which had been standing motionlessly all this time, suddenly began shaking its trunk, branches, and leaves violently .
[Monster Name]: Golden Palm Tree Spirit
[Monster Level]: Level 29 (Commander)
[Monster Grade]: Normal
[Monster Attribute]: Wood
[Monster Weakness]: 1 . Fire 2 . Electric
Balls of electricity burst forth from Da Zi's forehead .
The tree spirit was now covered in flames . Despite gaining consciousness, it was still merely a tree .
The Golden Palm Tree Spirit howled in pain under the flurry of fire and electricity . Finally, it was reduced to nothing more than a smouldering pile of ash .
Chapter end
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