Ch. 310 - Thanks, Big Shot! Mighty Big Shot!

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In that instant, every single branch of the Black Tree King flared with a deep, dark light, its power surging dramatically!

The White Lion's pupils contracted. Its body shimmered with a faint white glow, and it was already starting to think about retreating.

But it was too late. The branches pierced straight through its body.

"ROAR!"

Beast blood sprayed out. The White Lion's expression twisted in agony, its eyes filled with utter resentment.

It wasn't even me who messed with you — why take it out on me?!

The crisis of death had descended, and the White Lion was genuinely scared now!

From birth until now, it had never encountered a beast stronger than itself, so naturally it had never known fear.

Only now did it finally understand the savagery of a Silver King.

"ROAR!"

Its eyes were engulfed in white light. Its body forcibly broke free of the branches' entanglement and fled into the distance.

The Black Tree King paid the White Lion no further attention. It turned in the direction Chen Shu had gone.

"Kshhh kshhh kshhh!"

The King's command was transmitted once more. Countless fierce beasts resumed their pursuit of Chen Shu and the others.

Once dimensional fusion occurred, it was irreversible. The White Lion would die at its hands sooner or later.

But once these humans got away, it would never reclaim its True Treasure — or its trampled dignity.

...

"Chaos! Give me chaos!"

Chen Shu stood atop the Swift Wind Sparrow's back, his eyes gleaming with excitement, the very picture of someone who thrived on watching chaos unfold.

But in the very next instant —

A group of Venom Scorpions they were passing by unleashed their skills in unison, attacking the Swift Wind Sparrow flying high above them.

Fortunately, Ning Qingyi was fully focused. She had her contract spirit dodge the attack.

"Holy crap?! Why are they suddenly attacking us?"

Chen Shu's expression froze. Plenty of beast groups had passed them by earlier, and none of them had paid the group any attention.

Now, they were turning around and attacking.

Chen Shu had been chased down like this back in the Lieyang Hills — an ominous premonition was already stirring within him.

Sure enough, the Venom Scorpion swarm below seemed to have gone mad, locking onto the Swift Wind Sparrow in the sky and ceaselessly pursuing them.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

And further out, countless fierce beasts were rioting, all searching for the whereabouts of the group.

"No way? The fight's already over?"

Chen Shu was stupefied. The two King-rank beasts had been going at it so ferociously just moments ago.

They just... called it quits, just like that?

Fang Si's expression grew heavy. She pulled out a vial of red potion — the very Berserk Potion Chen Shu had gifted her.

If a lethal crisis arose, they would have no choice but to feed it to the Swift Wind Sparrow.

Half a day passed.

The entire Living Wood Swamp was in an uproar.

The Swift Wind Sparrow unleashed every acceleration skill it had, panic written all over its avian face.

Behind them, countless fierce beasts gave chase, their eyes filled with relentless killing intent.

"Damn it! We just stole one piece of True Treasure!"

Chen Shu cursed under his breath, then muttered, "It's not like we blew up your ancestral grave!"

At that very moment, far back among the beast horde, a massive black figure appeared.

"That black tree caught up?!"

Everyone's hearts jolted. Their expressions were filled with nothing but gravity.

In just a few minutes, the Black Tree King had swept past the beast horde and arrived within a thousand meters of them.

Chen Shu spoke up. "Sis Fang Si, use the potion!"

Fang Si nodded and poured the Berserk Potion down the Swift Wind Sparrow's throat.

Screeee!

In an instant, the Swift Wind Sparrow's eyes went bloodshot, its body shuddering violently.

Its skills erupted forth like an arrow loosed from the bow, instantly pulling away from the beast horde.

"What in the world is this?! Did my contract spirit just hit Silver rank?!"

Ning Qingyi's expression was one of utter shock. She had never imagined the Swift Wind Sparrow could move this fast.

A tenfold surge in skill effectiveness!

Right now, the Swift Wind Sparrow could match the speed of a Silver Three-Star speed-type contract spirit!

The Black Tree King might be a Silver King, but it was still a plant-type — movement speed was clearly its weak point.

"It's only temporary."

Fang Si explained, though even she hadn't expected the Berserk Potion to be this absurdly potent.

Just as the group had temporarily broken free —

Elsewhere, a giant golden tiger strode through the air. On its back sat a man and an old man.

"Elder Li, it seems the likelihood of dimensional fusion is extremely high!"

Wang Zhenlong spoke. He had already picked up on the beasts' agitation — clearly, they were preparing to launch a dimensional war!

When two dimensional spaces fused into one, only one King could remain.

Both sides would engage in a battle to the death!

But no matter what, Wang Zhenlong could never have imagined —

That because of Chen Shu and his group, the war of the beasts had actually been postponed!

Having its whiskers plucked by a mouse — no King-rank beast could tolerate that, no matter what!

"Mm, it's basically a done deal. Begin preparations to lock down the dimensional space."

Elder Li nodded. With a war about to erupt in this space, they certainly couldn't allow any adventuring beast tamers to enter.

Only the strong would venture deeper, seeking opportunities to hunt the Kings while reassessing the space's danger classification.

"We still need to confirm the Space Boundary Fog."

Wang Zhenlong said. Even though the space was in turmoil, it still posed no threat to a Gold-rank beast tamer.

Elder Li nodded. "Fair enough. With Commander Wang's strength, there's certainly nothing to fear in the Living Wood Swamp."

"Naturally."

Wang Zhenlong's eyes held nothing but calm.

If he wanted to, one skill could wipe out an entire swarm of fierce beasts. Even Silver Lords couldn't last long against him.

As long as no beast was foolish enough to provoke him, he wouldn't bother lifting a finger.

"Hm?"

Wang Zhenlong's gaze sharpened. In an instant, he spotted the contract spirit hurtling toward them from a distance.

"A Silver Three-Star expert came to adventure here?"

Moments later, the two sides met.

"Oh? It's you all?!"

Wang Zhenlong's brow lifted. He recognized Fang Si and the others immediately.

"Your flying contract spirit is that fast?!"

His gaze was fixed on the Swift Wind Sparrow, a trace of shock crossing his face.

"Holy crap, it's the big shot!"

Chen Shu cried out, instantly so moved he was nearly in tears.

If he hadn't shown up, they'd have had no choice but to use the last bottle of Disguise Potion to buy time.

If that failed, they'd have had to abandon the True Treasure altogether.

"You are...?"

Wang Zhenlong paused, staring at Chen Shu in confusion.

At that moment, Chen Shu was wearing a gas mask — he clearly stood out from the rest.

"Just a completely unremarkable nobody!"

Chen Shu had no desire to show his face. After all, the dimensional turmoil was related to him.

If he got recognized again, he'd probably end up on the blacklist once more.

"Big shot, there are some fierce beasts chasing us — save us!"

Chen Shu wailed, sounding utterly pitiful.

"You should return to the outpost first and leave as soon as possible."

Wang Zhenlong nodded calmly. "Leave the rest to me."

"Thanks, Big Shot! Mighty Big Shot!"[1]

The Swift Wind Sparrow immediately streaked away, fleeing the scene of trouble.

Fang Si and the others remained rather quiet. None of them had the heart to tell Wang Zhenlong the truth...

Well, it was indeed a hundred-million-tiny-bit of beasts chasing them...

"Ah, young people these days. Their composure isn't steady enough. Still need more tempering..."

Wang Zhenlong shook his head, watching their retreating figures.

In his view, although these people were geniuses from Huaxia Academy,

They were still a bit green — they hadn't weathered any real storms.

[1] Big Shot, Mighty (大佬威武, dàlǎo wēiwǔ): 大佬 ("big boss") originated as Cantonese triad slang before spreading to gaming culture as "high-ranked player who carries the team." 威武 ("mighty") echoes the shout ancient officials' attendants used to clear roads: "威——武——." In modern gaming, "大佬威武!" is the ultimate teammate praise — which Chen Shu lays on thick while conveniently not mentioning the beast army he left for this "boss" to deal with.