Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

For many Beastmasters, if their Pet Beast repeatedly gets hit by the opponent’s attack without evasion, it can only mean one thing—their Pet Beast is far inferior in strength to the opponent.

Viper Fang understood this well.

Moreover, this Gale Hunting Dog clearly lacked a Beastmaster’s command, yet it could still continuously pummel the Bone-breaking War Mastiff, indicating its overall strength greatly surpassed the latter.

Its physical quality, skill proficiency, and reaction speed all showed a crushing dominance.

“Damn it,” Viper Fang cursed silently.

Who on earth is this Advisor Chen that these two girls mentioned?

From the corner of his eye, he saw two of his underlings being frantically pecked by two furious Violent Cloud Sparrows, their screams echoing;

A crowd of Pet Beasts surrounded him from all directions, while his own Hammer Beast had long lost its ability to fight, eyes shut and unconscious.

The scales of victory had completely tipped over.

Thoughts swirled in his mind, and Viper Fang knew that continuing to entangle would only lead to defeat; he had to devise a plan to retreat.

Though a storm raged inside, Viper Fang’s face remained calm, showing not a ripple of emotion, and even a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: “Interesting.”

At the same time,

Cola and the Bone-breaking War Mastiff were still locked in fierce combat.

The Bone-breaking War Mastiff suddenly lunged up, its long tail sweeping across wildly, shattering a fallen pine tree embraced by two men into a rain of woodchips.

“AWOO~”

Cola was calm and composed, enveloped by a gentle breeze, its agile form darting amidst the woodchip rain, maneuvering effortlessly.

The swiftly launched Wind Blades sliced through the flying branches, intensifying the offensive, repeatedly striking the Bone-breaking War Mastiff’s Natural Alloy Scale Armor.

“ROAR!”

The Bone-breaking War Mastiff roared angrily, its scales gleaming with metallic luster, now harder than before. The Wind Blades struck repeatedly, sparking against the surface, causing no real damage.

“Steel skill, Iron Bone Barrier,” Li Qing softly remarked.

This skill, similar to the Steel-headed Ground Rat’s [Iron Arm], could temporarily boost the defensive capability.

This Bone-breaking War Mastiff was quite strong, mastering the skills [Steel Fang Shattering Strike], [Iron Collapse], and [Iron Bone Barrier], and possessing excellent proficiency in all.

If Yang Yue and Li Qing’s Pet Beasts were to face it, they would likely soon be defeated.

Yang Yue couldn’t help but murmured, “Poachers are even stronger than us academy students…”

Li Qing expressionlessly stated, “You’re ranked 79th in the academy this month, which is below average level.”

“Qingqing!” Yang Yue hurriedly covered Li Qing’s mouth, coughing lightly, “Know it but don’t mention it.”

Yunhua Beast Taming Academy’s combat department holds ranking competitions every month, with higher ranks yielding richer rewards.

For various reasons, Yang Yue’s academic performance wasn’t ideal, being at the lower end of the spectrum, perhaps even without the ’lower.’

Li Qing’s performance was a bit better, placing her at just the mid-level.

Neither of them were excellent students, being vastly outmatched by truly talented Beastmasters like Zhuang Jianbai, who often ranked first.

Of course, Beastmasters like Zhuang Jianbai are exceptionally rare, exceptionally competitive, even on a broader Donghuang view.

Their abilities, in the average Beastmaster population, were quite decent.

But their opponents were bold poachers venturing deep into Qinling to capture Pet Beasts.

The battle continued.

The Bone-breaking War Mastiff emerged from the shadows under the tree, its natural scales showing cracks, its matted fur stained with blood, panting heavily.

On the contrary, Cola’s light brown fur glistened under the sunset’s afterglow, its paws skimming over the ground covered in twigs and fallen leaves, the Wind Stepping stirring up a dust, growing more vigorous and defiant with time, its imperious gaze looking straight ahead.

“AWOO!”

Cola decided it was time to end this farce, and with a bark, three Wind Blades cut forward in a triangular formation, wrapped in a sharp aura.

Compared to the Gale Hunting Dog, the Bone-breaking War Mastiff was larger and stronger, with Natural Alloy Scale Armor covering its entire body, but this also meant it was less agile than Cola.

“Iron Collapse,” Viper Fang’s thoughts stirred.

“ROAR!”

The Bone-breaking War Mastiff let out a furious roar, its dark eyes staring ahead, its tail like a heavy hammer slammed down on the ground, causing the earth to tremble while sending countless rocks flying in front of it.

The Wind Blades struck these rocks in succession, creating a burst of smoke and dust.

At this moment, the Bone-breaking War Mastiff set off, its limbs pounding the ground as it charged forward from the smoky and dusty land.

“Not good.”

Seeing the Bone-breaking War Mastiff rushing fiercely towards Cola, Yang Yue’s expression shifted slightly.

“Quack quack~”

Ke Run Run Duck had a different perspective on this.

Having been at the farm for some time, it understood three things clearly.

First, there’s no Pet Beast that the Big Sister cannot defeat.

Second, besides the Big Sister, there’s no Pet Beast that Cola cannot defeat.

Third, without the Big Sister and Cola, there’s no Pet Beast that it cannot defeat.

Sure enough, when Cola saw the Bone-breaking War Mastiff not retreat, but instead launch an attack, it grinned, baring its teeth.

The Bone-breaking War Mastiff’s figure was now within reach, its open mouth revealing sharp fangs, ready to bite Cola.

Cola flexibly twisted its body to dodge, and this time the Bone-breaking War Mastiff seemed well-prepared, seizing the opportunity to swing its long tail fiercely at Cola’s waist!

Cola’s gaze sharpened, leaping up and flipping in the air, a gentle breeze caressing its body, it easily landed on a tree branch.

The long tail struck the trunk below, causing the tree to shake violently, woodchips falling in a rustle.

Now’s the time!

Cola turned its body with astonishing speed, tensing up, as three Wind Blades howled forth, its agile body charging forward suddenly!