Beast Taming: Starting From Zero
Chapter 931: Fruit Monster (two in one)
“Senior Qiao, did we just enter the Fruit Hair Monster’s territory?” As a local of the hollow region, Guo Ruiqi was no stranger.
Some students with average family means, who believed they wouldn’t have much development in Yu Beast mastering later on, would usually contract a Fruit Hair Monster as their first Pet to avoid being bullied.
This way, even senior students two grades higher wouldn’t dare to casually trouble them.
Although the Fruit Hair Monster is a dual-attribute Pet of Poison-type and Grass-type, its venom is truly intimidating. There have been several instances in reality where Fruit Hair Monsters accidentally sprayed venom onto a Yu Beast Master’s face.
Without exception, everyone lost all their eyebrows in addition to the hair on their forehead.
This caused the Fruit Hair Monster’s price to drop again and again, making it affordable for many families.
“It should be.” Qiao Sang said.
She paused, then added, “Not only that, but this entire area is probably teeming with Fruit Hair Monsters.”
Guo Ruiqi’s face turned pale upon hearing this: “Then how do we move in this area?”
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, “Don’t panic, do you have a wool hat?”
Guo Ruiqi was stunned for a moment: “Yes, but a hat can only cover hair.”
“Who said that?” Qiao Sang glanced at him: “You pull the hat down to cover your entire head, and I’ll make two holes for your eyes.”
Guo Ruiqi’s eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.
Although it looked a bit like a standard robber’s outfit, for the safety of his hair and eyebrows, the style wasn’t that important.
Qiao Sang looked at Xu Gehong and kindly asked, “Do you have a wool hat?”
Mi Jiala imagined herself wearing a wool hat that covered her entire head, revealing only her eyes. Her eye twitched, and she refused:
“No, but you don’t have to worry, I have my own method.”
Qiao Sang glanced at her, recalling the scene of Hidden Turtle Shield’s earlier attack, and said nothing more.
Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky.
Qiao Sang looked ahead and saw it was a Fruit Hair Monster.
The three of them tacitly held their breath.
However, where there was a Ya Bao, the surrounding temperature became much warmer. The Fruit Hair Monster still sensed something and slowly turned its head.
When it saw the unfamiliar figures behind it, it widened its eyes and opened its mouth, about to cry out.
Just then, Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed with purple light, and it teleported like a ghost in front of it.
“Fruit Hair…”
Drowsiness swept over it, and the Fruit Hair Monster closed its eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Well done… Qiao Sang gave Xiao Xunbao an approving look.
Xiao Xunbao’s lips curved, indicating it was basic operation.
“Did you sense it?” Qiao Sang asked.
“No.” Guo Ruiqi shook his head.
“Let’s go.” Qiao Sang said.
“Xiao Xunbao~”
Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed with blue light.
The next second, the leaf stone fragment surrounded by the Fruit Hair Monsters was in Qiao Sang’s hand.
The Fruit Hair Monsters looked at each other in confusion.
“Fruit Hair!”
From a tree behind the three, a Fruit Hair Monster let out a loud cry.
All the Fruit Hair Monsters immediately focused their gaze here.
Before they could react, the group disappeared from the spot.
…
Among lush green weeds, Steel Treasure flapped its wings, and a sharp purple blade flashed, precisely cutting two parts of the wool hat.
Guo Ruiqi put on the hat, his entire head covered, with only his eyes showing.
Qiao Sang did the same.
Mi Jiala stood by without moving.
“Aren’t you going to cover up?” Qiao Sang asked.
“I have my own method.” Mi Jiala said.
How mysterious… Qiao Sang thought to herself.
“Xiao Xunbao?”
At this moment, Xiao Xunbao blinked its eyes nearby.
What about it, what about it.
Qiao Sang’s gaze fell on Xiao Xunbao’s golden hair, she was silent for a moment, then said:
“You wear it too.”
“Xiao Xunbao~”
Xiao Xunbao was waiting for this sentence. It quickly took off its ring, took out a new wool hat from inside, and placed it in front of Steel Treasure.
“Steel Sword…”
Steel Treasure stared at it for a second, flapped its wings, and the sharp blade cut two round holes into the wool hat.
Xiao Xunbao put on the wool hat with satisfaction.
“Xiao Xunbao~”
However, as soon as it put it on, it felt something was wrong. It took it off again, pointed to the position covering its mouth when pulled down, and cried out, indicating that this part also needed to be exposed, otherwise some skills would be difficult to perform.
“Steel Sword…”
Steel Treasure was a little surprised that its usually unreliable boss could think of this at such a moment. It flapped its wings and obediently complied.
“Xiao Xunbao~”
Xiao Xunbao put on the wool hat again, its eyes curving.
Although its entire face was almost covered, its downward-curving eyes showed that it was very satisfied with the hat.
“Xiao Xunbao?”
Immediately, Xiao Xunbao thought of something, turned to look at Steel Treasure and Qing Bao, and cried out, indicating, aren’t you two wearing them?
“Steel Sword.”
Steel Treasure shook its head, indicating that its wings had to be exposed and it was not suitable for wearing.
“Qing Bao.”
Qing Bao glanced at the appearance of its Yu Beast Master and Xiao Xunbao with their entire faces covered by wool hats, and decisively shook its head, indicating that it could Wind Transformation and did not need to wear one.
“Xiao Xunbao…”
Xiao Xunbao listened, and did not insist, silently retracting its claws that had reached into the eye hole to get the ring.
For the rest of the time, Qiao Sang continued to lure Grass-type Pets with leaf stone fragments.
The night deepened, and time quietly slipped away.
The sky gradually brightened.
As soon as Ya Bao opened its eyes, it saw a fellow with its face tightly covered, with only its eyes exposed.
“Ya Bao!”
Ya Bao’s sleepy head instantly cleared. It widened its eyes, teleported to the side, and cried out loudly, indicating, who are you! Where is its Yu Beast Master!
Qiao Sang: “…”
The Fruit Hair Monsters gathering not far away were startled by the commotion, and simultaneously looked here, almost subconsciously opening their mouths and spraying dark black venom in the direction of Ya Bao.
No, Ya Bao’s body is covered in fur, and it doesn’t know the power of the Fruit Hair Monster’s venom… Qiao Sang waved her hand and recalled Ya Bao into the yu beast codex.
“Fruit Hair!”
“Fruit Hair!”
All the Fruit Hair Monsters shifted their gaze and looked in the direction of the three.
Qiao Sang was unhurried and was about to have Xiao Xunbao teleport them away.
However, just then, a figure approaching from not far away caught her attention.
Its body was tightly wrapped in clothing made of leaves, with only its facial features exposed. Its appearance was precisely a Lele Seed!
Finally, a Lele Seed appeared! Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and an unspeakable surprise welled up in her heart.
From entering the secret realm until now, this was her first time encountering a Lele Seed!
As thoughts flickered, the Fruit Hair Monster’s venom sprayed from all directions like a downpour.
“Wind Transformation!” Qiao Sang shouted loudly.
“Steel Sword.”
Steel Treasure flapped its wings downwards with force, and a fierce Typhoon suddenly surged around them.
Sand and stones flew, and the surrounding trees were all affected.
“Qing Bao!”
Qing Bao transformed into wind and rushed into the Typhoon.
The Typhoon seemed to be endowed with a soul, swirling the surrounding venom and rushing towards the Fruit Hair Monsters.
The dark black Typhoon swept everything away wantonly.
The Fruit Hair Monsters screamed as they were swept into it.
The wild Grass-type Pets that were rushing here were so scared that they turned and fled, including the Lele Seed.
“Xiao Xunbao, don’t let it get away!” Qiao Sang shouted, looking at the Lele Seed’s retreating figure.
“Xiao Xunbao!”
Xiao Xunbao extended its short toes, a black shadow darted out, swiftly caught up to the Lele Seed, bound it tightly, and pulled it over.
“Lele!”
The Lele Seed shrieked.
“That…” Guo Ruiqi wanted to speak.
“Go!”
Qiao Sang saw that the Lele Seed was in hand and decided immediately.
“Qing Bao.” Qing Bao appeared and returned.
The surrounding Fruit Hair Monsters had all fallen to the ground.
“Xiao Xunbao!”
Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed with blue light, and Guo Ruiqi disappeared from the spot before he could finish his sentence.
After they left, pairs of angry eyes appeared from the surrounding trees.
…
“Is this Lele Seed yours?” In a grassy area, Qiao Sang pointed at the trembling Lele Seed and asked.
“No…” Guo Ruiqi shook his head.
Actually, he had wanted to say it earlier, but Senior Qiao’s movements were too fast, she didn’t even give him a chance to finish a complete sentence…
That’s right, she should have thought of it earlier, how could she be so lucky as to find the one she was looking for as the first Lele Seed she encountered… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, looked at the Lele Seed, and said:
“You can go.”
“Lele!”
Upon hearing this, the Lele Seed immediately took off running.
“Wait!” Qiao Sang immediately thought of something and said, “Catch it back again!”
“Xiao Xunbao~”
Xiao Xunbao raised its short toes, and a black shadow instantly darted out, quickly coiling around the Lele Seed like a ribbon and pulling it back again.
“Lele!”
Lele showed a betrayed expression.
Didn’t they say it could go!
Qiao Sang coughed and said, “Do you know if there are other Lele Seeds nearby?”
This is a good question… Guo Ruiqi’s eyes lit up, and he looked over with anticipation.
The Lele Seed seemed to have thought of something, showing a defiant expression, its mouth tightly shut.
Qiao Sang didn’t continue to ask, she waved her hand and first summoned Ya Bao.
“Ya Bao…”
Ya Bao showed an embarrassed expression.
After Qiao Sang’s brain domain reached 50%, she could let the Pets in the yu beast codex see the outside world simultaneously.
Ya Bao naturally knew that this masked person, who looked like a bad guy, was its Yu Beast Master.
It felt a little guilty, not only did it fall asleep, but when it woke up, it also exposed its Yu Beast Master’s whereabouts.
“Those Pets are called Fruit Hair Monsters, and the venom they spray will cause hair to fall out.” Qiao Sang explained, “That’s why I’m wearing this.”
“Ya Bao?!”
Ya Bao was startled.
What? Cause hair to fall out?!
It recalled the venom sprayed from all directions earlier, and for once, showed a look of lingering fear.
Such a terrifying opponent…
“But it’s okay, we’ll try to avoid direct conflict with them.” Qiao Sang comforted.
After speaking, she couldn’t help but feel a little uncertain in her heart.
The previous confrontation had clearly offended the Fruit Hair Monsters, and she didn’t know if the Fruit Hair Monsters they encountered next would, as the post said, consider them enemies throughout the entire area.
“Ya Bao!”
Ya Bao nodded solemnly, indicating understanding.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qing Bao specifically appeared next to them.
“Ya Bao?”
Ya Bao was startled at first, then cried out in surprise.
“Qing Bao~”
Qing Bao nodded happily.
“Lele…”
Seeing that the attention of the people and Pets was not on itself, the Lele Seed secretly emitted green light from its eyes, and green-glowing leaves instantly appeared, cutting into the black shadow that bound it like blades.
The black shadow remained motionless, not even leaving a scratch.
“Lele…”
The Lele Seed showed a frustrated expression.
“Xiao Xunbao~”
Xiao Xunbao looked disdainful, wanting to pick its nose.
However, there was no hole where its nostrils were, so it had to give up.
At this moment, Mi Jiala, who had been silent and acting as a backdrop, spoke up and asked:
“You want to use this Lele Seed to find traces of other Lele Seeds?”
“Exactly.” Qiao Sang nodded.
This is a secret realm; where there are Lele Seeds, there must be other Lele Seeds.
Perhaps the Lele Seed they were looking for lived with a Lele Seed tribe; this possibility was not zero.
Although Guo Ruiqi’s Lele Seed was an outsider to the Lele Seeds in this area, Lele Seeds are naturally optimistic and friendly, so they would certainly not reject Pets of the same kind.
It wouldn’t be difficult to find other Lele Seeds based on this Lele Seed.
Either let it go and secretly follow it, or directly hypnotize it.
As thoughts flickered, Mi Jiala spoke:
“I’ll do it.”
After speaking, she slowly said, “Hidden Turtle Shield, Hypnosis.”
After about two seconds, a pair of deep, terrifying blue eyes appeared out of thin air in front of the Lele Seed.
No face, no body parts, only eyes.
Guo Ruiqi was caught off guard, startled, and a strange chill surged in his heart. He unconsciously swallowed.
This was the first time he felt that Xu Gehong was a Yu Beast Master of the same level as Senior Qiao.
The Lele Seed’s eyes gradually became dull and lifeless.
The deep, terrifying blue eyes disappeared as if they had never appeared.
“Go find other Lele Seeds.” Mi Jiala said.
The Lele Seed numbly turned its head and began to walk in a certain direction.
Xiao Xunbao cooperatively released the black shadow.
There was no aura leaking, so why did it feel even more terrifying than the King-level Pet it encountered, and the shape of these eyes, it felt like it had seen them somewhere before… Qiao Sang briefly thought for a moment and followed behind the Lele Seed.
At the same time, a Fruit Hair Monster in the grass was staring at their retreating figures.
…
Tree shadows swayed, there were no insects or birds chirping around, and the silence was frightening.
“We seem to be targeted.” Qiao Sang keenly sensed hostile gazes from all directions.
Guo Ruiqi’s body suddenly tensed.
The Lele Seed was still leading the way.
“We’ve come this far, it’s not suitable to turn back.” Mi Jiala said.
“I know.” Qiao Sang said calmly.
“Steel Sword!”
With that, Steel Treasure, circling high in the sky, suddenly let out a loud cry.
“Ya Bao!” Qiao Sang instantly became alert.
“Ya Bao!”
Ya Bao jumped out of its Yu Beast Master’s arms and vigilantly looked around.
Suddenly, several green vines emerged from the ground.
Mi Jiala teleported into mid-air.
Qiao Sang pulled Guo Ruiqi back a step.
Several green vines attacked from behind.
Just as they were about to bind their feet, Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed with blue light.
The next second, Qiao Sang and Guo Ruiqi appeared next to Xiao Xunbao.
Guo Ruiqi breathed a sigh of relief.
However, just then, dozens of small bird-type Pets, about twenty centimeters in size, suddenly darted out from the surrounding tree canopies and lunged at them.
There was a giant tree about one centimeter behind the position where Qiao Sang and Guo Ruiqi moved.
Almost at the moment when the numerous small bird-type Pets darted out, Qiao Sang felt a chill on her face, and the air she breathed into her nose became much fresher.
It only took 0.01 seconds for Qiao Sang to realize that the hat on her face had been removed.
After removing the hats, the small bird-type Pets dispersed directly.
Immediately after, Fruit Hair Monsters, with bodies purple and green interwoven and unfriendly expressions, jumped out from all directions.
At this moment, only two words echoed in Qiao Sang’s mind: Holy crap… (End of Chapter)