Just find the Sang Lion King and attack directly, what's with all the talking? The monsters are already charging at us!
The three of them roared internally.
The Sang Lion King, however, burst into angry laughter upon hearing Qin Shou's words.
"Hahaha, you humans are truly laughable. Children, eat them alive!"
With a single command, dozens of Lions lunged forward ferociously.
Qin Shou awkwardly gave a wry smile. Trash-talking really does harm!
What kind of anime protagonist nonsense was he pulling? Kill this guy first, talk later.
Lesson learned. Next time... maybe keep his mouth shut.
"Greedy Snake!"
"Roar!"
The greedy snake twisted its body, protecting Qin Shou as it hissed and pounced on the Lion Group, instantly swallowing one whole in a single bite.
"Roar..."
The greedy snake's eyes lit up, as though it had discovered a new world.
"Buzz!"
In the next moment, scorching flames coalesced and erupted forcefully.
"Boom..."
Blazing flames swept across the area, turning dozens of Lions into "Roasted Lions" amidst their shrill cries.
"What... this Dragon Beast actually..."
The Sang Lion King was horrified and overwhelmed, with its hate-filled rage instantly dissolving into boundless fear.
It might hate humans, but it sure valued its own life more.
"Thud!"
Suddenly, it felt a sharp pain at a spot on its back.
"Roar!!"
It turned around furiously, yanking out a black sword, letting out repeated angry roars.
"Damn it, despicable humans!"
Big Big Wolf's legs blurred as he retreated swiftly.
"I'm doomed… missed the vital spot…"
"Die!"
The Sang Lion King dropped the sword and pounced at Big Big Wolf angrily.
"Slash, slash, slash..."
Flaming whips lashed out, firmly restraining the Sang Lion King's limbs. Fire rapidly spread across its body.
Lin Xiaomei had made her move.
"Roar!!"
The Sang Lion King roared furiously, its muscles bulging as it struggled to break free from the fiery whips, then turned and charged at Lin Xiaomei.
"Not good!"
Lin Xiaomei gasped. Although she was a Newborn Level 8 Beast Ability Master, the excessive Star Power consumption earlier left her no match for this Dangerous Seven Stars Sang Lion King.
"Dodge!"
Just as the Sang Lion King's claws were about to strike, a small figure suddenly kicked Lin Xiaomei away.
"Rip!"
Qin Shou transformed into Big Big Wolf once again, sending Lin Xiaomei flying with a kick, while taking a claw slash to the abdomen from the Sang Lion King. He was sent flying dozens of meters before crashing into a tree trunk, collapsing into a heap of "mush."
The "mush" slowly reformed itself, and Qin Shou, completely intact, patted his body and shouted at the greedy snake that was still devouring Lions.
"Greedy Snake, are you dumb? Hurry up and help!"
Upon hearing this, Greedy Snake immediately dropped the "Roasted Lion" and leaped towards the Sang Lion King.
"Boom!"
With a Divine Dragon Tail, the Sang Lion King was smacked into the dirt, leaving only its lion head exposed above the ground.
Qin Shou darted over, picked up the black sword, and decapitated it in a single strike.
"Gurgle..."
The Sang Lion King's head rolled twice on the ground, dying with its eyes wide open.
As for the remaining Lions, seeing their leader dead, they scattered instantly, fleeing and disappearing from view.
"Ding! Sang Lion slain, gained 6 Synthesis Points."
"Ding! Sang Lion slain..."
"Ding! Sang Lion King slain, gained 7 Synthesis Points..."
...
Over a hundred Synthesis Points were added to his balance, making Qin Shou's grin even more exaggerated.
Suddenly, he seemed to recall something, reverting to his human form and rushing to Lin Xiaomei, whom he had kicked away earlier, helping her to her feet.
"Are you okay?"
Lin Xiaomei spat out some yellow mud, her gaze full of resentment.
A steel-hearted guy like him should go pilot Mechas instead—why bother raising beasts?
"I'm fine. Thanks for earlier," Lin Xiaomei said stiffly with a forced smile.
"Oh, as long as you're okay."
With that, Qin Shou nodded and turned to start collecting Lion corpses.
Lin Xiaomei wiped the dirt off her face and said to Qin Shou with an exasperated look.
"These Lions are burnt to a crisp. They won't sell for much."
Qin Shou waved nonchalantly, "Doesn't matter. I'll use them as food for Greedy Snake."
Having only eaten Beast Food before, Greedy Snake now seemed unable to stop after tasting Monster Meat.
As he spoke, he noticed Greedy Snake's swollen belly and paused in his tracks.
It seemed like he didn't need to clean up the mess here after all.
Shaking his head, he stored the Sang Lion King's body in the System Space.
At this moment, Zhao Jing approached Qin Shou with an odd expression.
"Qin Shou, I need to apologize. Earlier, I had a bad attitude towards you and even misunderstood you for running away, so I swore at you.
You can swear at me tenfold in return. Come on, I won't talk back."
Zhao Jing pounded his chest.
Qin Shou glanced at Zhao Jing and sighed with a shake of his head.
"Ah, such a promising young man. How did you end up as dumb as this..."
Zhao Jing: "..."
...
After taking a short rest, the three of them fully recovered and continued on their way.
Half an hour later, the four of them reached a clearing.
At the forest's edge, Qin Shou looked into the distance and noticed two enormous trenches stretching across the mountains towards the horizon.
No, those weren't trenches.
They were footprints!
Footprints of a giant beast!
Qin Shou's eyes were filled with awe.
"It's said that ten years ago, a Nightmare-level Monster left these prints while passing by West City.
At the time, West City was under attack by a Beast Tide. When the Nightmare-level Monster passed through, its mighty roar frightened off the Beast Tide blocking its path, indirectly saving tens of thousands in West City."
Lin Xiaomei explained with a grave expression.
"A Nightmare-level Monster? How huge must it have been?" Zhao Jing exclaimed in wonder.
Qin Shou asked in curiosity, "What did the Nightmare-level Monster look like?"
Recalling her teacher's descriptions, Lin Xiaomei said, "That Monster was over a hundred meters tall, resembling a humanoid ape.
My teacher told me it came from Skull Island, part of the Vajra Clan, and had an unimaginable tolerance for human females."
Qin Shou raised an eyebrow, Vajra Clan?
Did the Skull Island stud find himself a wife?
Otherwise, how did it turn into a whole clan?
Yu Zhan interjected, "Our target this time—the Black Ape Beast—is said to be a branch of the Vajra Clan, but it's exceedingly violent and harbors pure animosity towards humans."
"Fortunately, the Black Ape Beast isn't as fearsome as the Vajra Clan. We have a good chance."
Lin Xiaomei instinctively glanced at Qin Shou and added, "Exactly, the Black Ape Beast has a Danger Level of 8. With us three Newborn Level 8 Beast Ability Masters, plus your Dragon Beast, we're certain to succeed."
Qin Shou nodded. The Black Ape Beast was just one of his objectives this time; whether they could hunt it successfully or not wasn't his concern.
The four of them chatted casually for a while before heading towards the Black Ape Beast's lair, following their predetermined route.
On the way, they passed by the massive skeleton of a Monster and encountered a group of Dangerous Three Stars Worm Beasts.
Though the Worm Beasts were numerous, their sluggishness allowed the group to easily escape.
...
By the emerald-green lakeside that glimmered like jade.
The four retreated to recover their Star Power.
Glancing at the lake, Qin Shou's mouth twitched, "Couldn't we pick a safer place to rest? This lake screams Monster territory."
Lin Xiaomei chuckled and shook her head, "Relax, I've been here with my teacher before. There aren't any powerful Monsters in this lake…"
As soon as her words fell, the water grass beside Yu Zhan suddenly surged upward, instantly dragging the unsuspecting Yu Zhan into the water.
Lin Xiaomei: "..."
Qin Shou: "..."
Zhao Jing: "..."