Chapter 322 - Is My Fisherman Zhang Alias Just For Show?

When they headed southwest, Zhang Che suddenly realized that Luo Wenjun and Luo Da’s flying beasts didn’t seem very fast. Although their flying beasts were considered competent, they were still a little lacking when compared to the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

Zhang Che estimated that the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon would be able to leave them in the dust almost instantly if he flew at maximum speed.

It was no wonder Luo Wenjun invited him here. They were worried that they would be no match for the epic-quality exotic beast, and they could escape with the help of Zhang Che’s Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon!

Mountains and rivers flashed pass under them as they flew. The group soon entered the depths of the beast world.

At their current location, they could hardly see any traces of other beastmasters. Mid-tier exotic beasts were lurking everywhere.

Zhang Che looked at the “living cash” below. He couldn’t help but feel pity, sighing, “What a pity. If we weren’t rushing for time, we would earn quite a hefty sum by sweeping our way through.”

Luo Wenjun’s eyes widened. “You must be kidding me, Brother Zhang. With that army of top-grade beasts of yours, that garbage below would enter your eyes?”

Zhang Che shook his head, replying in a matter-of-fact manner, “Even the legs of a mosquito is meat, no matter how little, not to mention those mosquitoes’ legs are especially thick. Do you think I’m like you, having a mountain of fortune waiting for me to inherit? It’s never wrong to want to earn a little more.”

Luo Wenjun opened his mouth, but decided to ignore this greedy guy in the end.

-Yes, my family fortune is huge, but just look at how many people are waiting in line to inherit it!-

Although Luo Wenjun and Luo Da’s flying beasts weren’t very fast, that was only relative to the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon. They could travel about five to six hundred kilometers an hour.

Just like that, they flew for more than four hours. Just as the sky was about to turn dark, an endless tall mountain range finally appeared on the horizon.

Luo Da pointed at the mountain range and said, “Si-shao, Zhang-shao, it’s right ahead!”

Luo Da led Luo Wenjun and Zhang Che, entering the outskirts of the mountain range from a valley. After advancing another several dozen kilometers through many twists and turns, they suddenly arrived at a rock platform at the waist of a mountain.

Here, Luo Er was hiding in a large crevice behind the rock platform.

“Si-shao, Zhang-shao, you’re here!” Luo Er had an excited smile on his flat face when he saw Luo Wenjun and Zhang Che.

Luo Wenjun jumped off the back of his flying mount and nodded, asking, “How is it? Is that epic-quality exotic beast still in the vicinity?”

“It is. My scouting-type flying beast has been checking on it everyday in the sky. It didn’t see that fellow leaving.”

Luo Wenjun finally showed a relaxed smile, saying, “Good. Keep a close eye on it. Once it shows signs of giving birth, we’ll make our moves immediately!”

At this moment, Zhang Che suddenly asked, “Mr Luo Er, can you describe that exotic beast? Do you have an estimate of its strength?”

Luo Er nodded and answered, “Zhang-shao, that fellow is really cautious. My scouting beast didn’t dare to get too close, but it managed to lay eyes on it once from afar during the past few days. It is covered in green and yellow fur, and resembles a leopard. Its exact level is unknown, but after it came to this mountain range, all the exotic beasts in the surrounding few hundred kilometers ran off. Its strength mustn’t be low.”

Zhang Che nodded silently, no longer speaking.

Although Luo Er didn’t provide much information, it could be seen from the behavior of the exotic beasts in the surrounding few hundred kilometers after the leopard-like beast’s arrival that it must not be an easy prey.

Zhang Che guessed that it was highly likely the epic-quality exotic beast had reached high-tier.

As such, this battle would be extremely tough. Perhaps they might really end up only escaping on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon.

“Haha, Brother Zhang, be a little more optimistic!” Luo Wenjun laughed out loud after seeing the solemn look on Zhang Che’s face. “In any case, we’re not going to hunt that exotic beast right away. We can totally wait until it gives birth and slips into a weakened state before we make our moves. There’ll be a chance.”

Right, they could run even if they were no match for it. At the very least, they shouldn’t lose anything.

Zhang Che nodded, smiling, “Brother Luo is right. Let’s wait here patiently, then.”

“That’s the way. Even if we can’t win, we can just run, right? That fellow surely wouldn’t go far from her offspring after giving birth. It definitely wouldn’t chase us relentlessly.”

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The sky had turned dark. Everyone had settled down. They took out compressed biscuits and meat jerky, eating them for dinner.

In the end, Luo Wenjun’s jaw dropped when he saw the mountain of food Zhang Che took out.

“Say, Brother Zhang, are you sure your stomach won’t burst from eating this much food at one go?”

Zhang Che smiled bitterly, “I can’t help it. Previously I consumed a spiritual flower in the beast world, and in the end my appetite grew even bigger than an ox’s! My spatial storage equipment doesn’t have many things in it, mostly dry rations.”

Zhang Che recounted a revised version of him “consuming a spiritual flower”, drawing interest from Luo Wenjun and the others. Indeed, there was nothing too bizarre in the world; even such a peculiar spiritual flower existed in the beast world!

Although Zhang Che obtained herculean strength from that incident, he had to eat so much food everyday. Luo Wenjun felt his stomach ache just thinking about it; it was better not to envy such encounters.

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As the sky turned fully dark, the four pitched their own tents to rest, silently waiting on the rock platform.

All of the next day, Luo Er’s scouting-type beast made no new discoveries.

It seemed like they needed to wait a few days for that epic-quality exotic beast to give birth. They weren’t anxious, however, and continued waiting patiently on the rock platform.

Such matters couldn’t be rushed. If they didn’t wait for that exotic beast to give birth, they had no confidence in bringing down the beast. Would they be so impatient to rush to their own deaths?

Well, they weren’t in a hurry. Meanwhile, those who were in a rush to die appeared on the third day.

That morning, Luo Er suddenly went to look for Luo Wenjun and Zhang Che, who were playing around nearby, flustered. He had a bitter expression, saying, “Si-shao, Zhang-shao, some people entered this mountain range. It looks like they noticed the anomaly in this area as well and are heading deeper into the mountain range.”

Luo Wenjun’s brow shot up. He hurriedly asked, “How many of them are there? How strong are they?”

Luo Er shook his head slightly, “There’s about seven or eight or them. Their exact strength is unknown, but judging from their subdued beasts, they are at least mid-tier beastmasters. Also, they have a powerful scouting beast. I was afraid that they would discover me, and I immediately had my scouting beast retreat.”

Luo Wenjun’s brow furrowed deeply. He punched his right fist into his left palm, cursing, “Bloody hell! I knew there’d be accidents if we dragged it on. If they are stronger than us, do we have no choice but to give up on the exotic beast?”

Zhang Che smiled at the side. He said, “What are you worried about, Brother Luo? In my opinion, they only discovered the anomaly in this area at the most, thinking that a powerful exotic beast might be here. It’s impossible for them to know that fellow is about to give birth. With this, we can let them go feel out that exotic beast’s strength.”

-Mhm, is my Fisherman Zhang alias just for show?-

Luo Wenjun’s eyes twinkled. He immediately nodded and smiled, “You really have a point there. My men had been keeping an eye on this exotic beast for several days now, and they didn’t see any other beastmasters discovering it. Those people must not know the exact situation.”

The two exchanged glances and broke out into laughter tacitly.

Having people test out the epic-quality beast’s strength, it would only have pros and no cons.

In any case, the exotic beast had yet to give birth; its strength hadn’t slipped too drastically. It wouldn’t be so easy for that group of beastmasters to defeat it…