Chapter 96 - A Sneaking Tentacle Monster?

Darkness had started shrouding the lands.

Due to the Gluttony Monkey’s commendable efforts in hunting the Purple-Eyed Foxes, Zhang Che could only reciprocate accordingly. Using the light provided by the bonfire, he started gutting the corpses, cleaning them.

After a good long while cleaning the Purple-Eyed Fox corpses, Zhang Che still had to look for more firewood to add to the fire and watch over the meat, in case he accidentally burned them. From the looks of it, he wouldn’t get to call it a day for another hour or two.

“Ai, what a lucky guy you are, meeting such a nice owner like me. Where would you find roasted meat to eat, otherwise? You should count yourself lucky if others didn’t roast you instead!” Zhang Che muttered as he worked. Meanwhile, the frisky monkey was looking at the Purple-Eyed Foxes hovering over the fire in anticipation, watching as the golden fats melted into the fire, slowly seeping out of the meat.

By the time all of the Purple-Eyed Foxes were roasted to a golden brown, Zhang Che felt a little hungry again. Well, how could he possibly not be hungry after toiling about for almost two hours?

Thus, the man and pet sat by the bonfire and started digging in.

Of course, Zhang Che’s appetite was far from the Gluttony Monkey’s. He barely ate a kilogram or two worth of roasted meat before feeling bloated, while the frisky monkey finished everything that was left.

There was probably over fifty kilograms worth of meat, and yet this freaking glutton finished it all in one sitting!

Zhang Che looked at the satisfied-looking Gluttony Monkey with his mouth agape. He truly couldn’t understand how was it possible for that scrawny fellow to fit that much roasted meat in his stomach. Could it be that this glutton’s stomach was actually a bottomless pit?

On the other hand, the frisky monkey didn’t mind the stares he was receiving from his master. He finally got a filling meal, and was now lazing around by the bonfire, his eyes half-closed. It was as enjoyable as could be.

Originally, Zhang Che couldn’t be bothered with this glutton. He took out his tent and was about to set it up, when his eyes suddenly turned about, and he waved to the Gluttony Monkey. “Come, come, now watch carefully how I’m going to pitch this tent. This job will be yours from now on.”

The Gluttony Monkey’s mood was immediately ruined, his ugly face drooping down to his shoulders.

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When light returned to the lands, Zhang Che came out from his tent, yawning. While walking over to the stream to wash up, he instructed, “Frisky monkey, pack up the tent.”

The Gluttony Monkey, now covered in morning dew, twitched reluctantly and lazily went over to the tent, packing it up as demonstrated by Zhang Che last night.

It had to be mentioned that the fellow’s learning ability was truly outstanding. When Zhang Che returned from washing up, he saw that the tent was already folded, lying on the ground. Although it wasn’t too neat, it was considered properly packed.

Zhang Che was feeling great. He was giving off a radiant smile the whole time while eating his simple breakfast and getting ready to explore deeper into the beast world to hunt exotic beasts.

With this free labor, he immediately felt that life in the beast world wasn’t as tough anymore. Instead, it was filled with fun.

Though, of course it would be even better if he didn’t have to keep roasting meat for this glutton…

“This fellow, why can’t he learn from Hanxue, that good boy? Just look at how obedient he is. Not only does he work without any complaints, he doesn’t even request anything. This is the best kind of laborer, isn’t it?” Zhang Che grumbled as he patted his steed’s neck. The Golden Elephorse King immediately neighed proudly, as if in agreement. -All meat eaters are weirdos! Fresh, verdant leaves are the way to go!-

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As they headed west, the group subconsciously avoided the mountain range filled with poisonous beasts. Before they knew it, they had covered dozens of kilometers of ground.

Along the way, three-star exotic beasts were becoming increasingly common. Zhang Che’s backpack became a few three-star cards richer, though it was a pity that there wasn’t a single card that was silver-quality or higher.

After all, silver-quality or higher exotic beasts were still rarely seen. Take the Tian Yin Squad’s Xu Ao, for example; didn’t he only have a four-star silver-quality subdued beast as his trump?

If anyone were to learn that Zhang Che had two dark-gold quality beast cards in his hands, with one of them even at mid-tier rank, they would surely go crazy with envy.

Not to mention, he was an ordinary commoner, with no influential background to speak of, and in possession of such treasures. Who knew how many people would plot against him? All kinds of methods would be used, like threatening or enticing him.

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As he continued further west, Zhang Che was still unable to avoid that mountain range in the end.

“Its freaking endless, this mountain range!”

Looking at the blocked path ahead, he was unable to see the ends of the tall mountain range on two sides. Zhang Che was stunned for a moment. He could no longer avoid it any longer, unless he turned around and headed in another direction. If he wanted to continue hunting three-star exotic beasts ahead, he had no choice but to enter the mountain range.

“However, the situation now is different from before. With the dark-gold quality Purple Jade Condor and the frisky monkey armed with Falling Star Model X, I shouldn’t need to worry unless itis some ridiculously powerful beast, should I?” Zhang Che stopped in place and reevaluated his strength. He discovered that he was actually much stronger now!

Wasn’t that true? If the exotic beasts he encountered weren’t mid-tier and gold-quality or higher, the three-star dark gold-quality Purple Jade Condor could totally give them a fight. Moreover, there was also the Gluttony Monkey, who could sneak attack with the Falling Star Model X. Even a five-star silver-quality beast might not be unkillable.

“Let’s go in to take a look, then. Mmm, I’m only moving around at the outskirts. I shouldn’t be so unlucky as to encounter a powerful exotic beast that I have no hopes of fighting against, right?”

Although Zhang Che reflected on himself only two days ago, and came to the conclusion that he shouldn’t step into dangerous areas so easily, that was under the circumstances of having no confidence at all. Naturally he would be a little more wary.

Now that the two great combatants that were the Purple Jade Condor and frisky monkey were added to his personal army, life would be too dull if he didn’t dare to take any slight risks at all.

To be on the safer side of things, Zhang Che ordered the Purple Jade Condor to fly up to a few hundred meters. Not only could it scout for any dangers in the surroundings, it could also swoop down in time to help out with any unexpected situations.

Summoning out all of his subdued beasts and pets, Zhang Che started crossing into the mountain range, going along the valley between two cliffs.

After walking for a short while, the Gluttony Monkey suddenly looked at the left cliff excitedly, crying out cheerfully.

“What is it? Did you discover a female monkey?”

Zhang Che traced the frisky monkey’s gaze and looked over. He discovered that there was a small tree a short distance away, with deep purple-colored exotic fruits hanging off them. It really would be hard to notice if he didn’t look carefully.

Right, wasn’t there a characteristic in that glutton’s attributes that said he excelled in finding all kinds of fruits?

“Glutton, are those fruits edible?”

Having eaten so much roasted meat last night, Zhang Che still felt a little greasy in his stomach. It would be great if he could introduce some wild fruits into his diet.

“Zhizhi!” The frisky monkey indicated that it was naturally edible. He was born with the ability to differentiate which fruits were edible; how could he be wrong about it?

As such, the Gluttony Monkey ran out excitedly in the next moment and headed straight for the fruit tree surrounded by thick bushes.

“Zhi..!” A shriek rang out. Just as he reached a hundred meters out or so, the frisky monkey jumped about on the spot like a dog whose tail had been stepped on. He was grabbing his left leg with both hands, crying out non-stop.

Zhang Che was shocked. He saw a brown, tentacle-like object studded with sharp barbs for a moment in the bushes, before it quickly disappeared.

There was actually an unknown exotic beast hiding there, patiently waiting for prey to show up by themselves.