Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger-Chapter 98 - 96: Spark’s Terrifying Strength (2)

As the words fell, a figure slowly appeared. The man referred to as Captain Su was about thirty years old, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, with ordinary looks, blending in among the crowd without any distinct features.

Su Quan also measured the young man in front of him. The two exchanged a glance and nodded in acknowledgment.

"Captain Su, sorry to disturb your rest, but we really can’t proceed without you." Wang Jianping shook hands with Su Quan and spoke with a smile.

Su Quan shook his head, his voice steady, "I personally want to engage with outstanding beastmasters, even if Chairman Wang hadn’t mentioned it, I would have come uninvited upon knowing."

Wang Jianping chuckled and stepped aside, "So, do you want to prepare first, or start right away?"

"I can start anytime," Su Quan said.

"Same here," Chen Yuan nodded.

"Alright, call in the referee and cameraman. The battle will start soon," Wang Jianping said.

"Understood," Zhou Xu nodded.

A moment later,

A camera was aimed at the battlefield. The referee, dressed in formal attire, stood solemnly in the center. After scanning both sides to ensure they were ready, he suddenly raised two flags and proclaimed loudly, "I hereby announce the official start of Chen Yuan’s intermediate beastmaster combat assessment!"

The ordinary-looking Su Quan, upon hearing the referee declare the start of the battle, suddenly shifted his entire presence, as if transforming from a rusty blade commonly seen into a sharp, gleaming weapon.

His eyes narrowed, and a white summoning array swiftly formed in front of him, from which a human-sized figure slowly emerged.

Chen Yuan looked closely and realized it was an insect pet beast, resembling a mantis in overall shape, slender, and covered entirely in silver armor, with large scythes hanging down the sides of its body like giant sickles.

Chen Yuan immediately recognized the identity of this pet beast: Silver Armored Mantis, steel attribute, its naturally born quality was elite.

According to the information, the Silver Armored Mantis was indifferent in personality, appearing indifferent to anything. However, once in battle mode, it would engage with utmost seriousness.

Moreover, despite its seemingly frail build, the silver armor enveloping the Silver Armored Mantis rendered it impervious to ordinary attacks, making it an excellent close combat fighter.

A thought flashed through his mind. On Chen Yuan’s shoulder, the Flame Cloud Falcon was already eager to move. It gently flew forward, softly flapping its wings, with its deep blue eyes fixed on the Silver Armored Mantis.

The Silver Armored Mantis held its giant scythes in front, its light green eyes exceptionally calm, quietly awaiting the beastmaster’s command.

Suddenly,

The voice of the beastmaster echoed in Silver Armored Mantis’s mind: "Blade of Assault."

The instant it heard the voice, Silver Armored Mantis’s giant scythes in front unleashed a sharp white glow. Then it strode forward, its figure seemed to blur into a swift shadow, and in an instant, it lunged towards Spark.

Fast, too fast.

Chen Yuan had just used Mind Sensing to instruct Spark to unleash Flame Stream when he saw the Silver Armored Mantis already closing in on the latter, slicing down its giant scythes from above, with a silver gleam reflected in his eyes.

"Chirp!"

The moment Spark spotted the Silver Armored Mantis’s sudden appearance, alarms blared in its mind. Its reaction speed was already swift, instinctively fluttering its wings vigorously to try to soar, but it was still struck by the silver gleam, with feathers falling one after another.

"Chirp~"

Enduring the faint pain, Spark still ascended, fortunately maintaining a safe distance thanks to the battle room’s height of over five meters.

As the battle commenced, Chen Yuan immediately felt the intensity.

This was completely different from his previous one-on-two victories against Zhang Hao and Shao Yang.

Zhou Xu whispered, "Blade of Assault, a steel skill, manifesting as closing the gap in an instant to approach the opponent and launch an attack, making it hard to dodge."

Wang Jianping nodded in understanding.

Zhou Xu, gazing at the slightly shaky form of the Flame Cloud Falcon, continued, "Captain Su’s Silver Armored Mantis attacks with incredible speed. Once it launches an attack, it’s like an unstoppable torrent, leaving the opponent with no opportunity to counter.

"It was precisely in this manner that he resolved that rampaging Tier Two pet beast."

"Chen Yuan rarely engages in pet beast battles ordinarily, whereas for Captain Su, pet beast battles are routine. This match is tough."

Wang Jianping laughed, "You’ve forgotten our objective. Chen Gu doesn’t need to defeat Captain Su, we just need to assess his Tier Two level."

"Next, let’s see how he counters."

While the two discussed, Su Quan had already launched a new round of offensive, conveying through Mind Sensing, "Silver Armored Mantis, use Steel Blade to bring it down."

The Silver Armored Mantis’ eyes narrowed, and it suddenly leaped up, its silver armor gleaming with a metallic shine under the spotlight, as the giant scythe swung towards Spark!

At the instant the Silver Armored Mantis jumped, Chen Yuan sensed in his mind, "Spark, use Flame Surge to push it back."

"Chirp!"

Spark looked enraged and gathered an astonishingly powerful flame pillar at incredible speed, suddenly spewing it forward from a close distance!

Two pairs of eyes met across the roaring flames.

"Don’t worry about it, keep attacking." Su Quan said calmly, confident that the Silver Armored Mantis’ defense could withstand this attack, yet if the Flame Cloud Falcon was hit by Steel Blade, it could lose fighting capability on the spot.

Such choices, he had made countless times before.

Every time, he was right.

Boom!

The Silver Armored Mantis faced the surging flame pillar without avoiding it, and continued to swing its Steel Blade toward Spark, but the next moment, the extremely hot flame pillar swallowed it aggressively, followed by the sizzle of the fire roasting the armor.

"Something’s wrong."

Seeing the thickness of the flame pillar and feeling its evident heat, Su Quan’s expression changed slightly, wrinkles appeared on his brow.

The proficiency shown by this Flame Surge was evidently high.

As the flame pillar gradually dissipated, Su Quan hurriedly looked up and saw many obvious scorch marks on the Silver Armored Mantis’ body, with patches of black on its silver armor.

The Silver Armored Mantis looked extremely bedraggled, it fell heavily to the ground, trying its best to gaze at the Flame Cloud Falcon flying overhead.

Suddenly, the venue became dead silent.

After a while,

Wang Jianping was the first to speak, "It seems we underestimated the strength of this Flame Cloud Falcon."

Zhou Xu’s eyes flickered continuously as he recalled the scene when he first saw the Flame Cloud Falcon; back then it easily defeated a Gray Feathered Hunting Eagle, which seemed exactly like the current situation.

At first, Zhou Xu only considered Chen Yuan a lucky genius Beastmaster, intending to mold him into a role model.

But now, it seems Chen Yuan’s potential is far beyond that.

Although the Flame Cloud Falcon was injured at the start of the battle, considering Chen Yuan’s Pet Beast had little battle experience and was unfamiliar with the Silver Armored Mantis’ fighting style, it was understandable to suffer.

But what about this Flame Surge?

Chen Yuan was unaware of the turmoil in others’ minds. Upon seeing the Flame Surge take effect, he immediately issued another command, "Flame Energy Assault."

"Chirp!"

Spark aimed at the Silver Armored Mantis lying on the ground, suddenly folding its wings, flames surged all over its body, its momentum soaring rapidly.

Seeing this, Su Quan felt a dire situation but still maintained composure, "Silver Armored Mantis, get up and use Steel Arm."

Now that the Silver Armored Mantis was damaged, dodging attacks was extremely difficult, it could only try to block.

The Silver Armored Mantis forced itself to rise despite the pain, and at the moment Spark charged towards it, it crossed its scythes, silver light flashing, attempting to block the attack.

Boom!

A deafening sound was heard as Spark’s collision hit the Silver Armored Mantis, and the flame burst violently, striking it with massive impact simultaneously.

The raging flames spread across the Silver Armored Mantis’ body, the crossed scythes were roasted by fire, and along with the massive impact force, its defensive stance immediately collapsed.

As the flame dissipated, the scorched Silver Armored Mantis had already collapsed heavily on the ground, it struggled to lift its head to look at the flame in front, only seeing a pair of blue eyes, calm as the deep sea.

The next moment, its head dropped, and the Silver Armored Mantis fell into unconsciousness.

[Defeated Tier Two Pet Beast, gained 0.3 Source Point]

Su Quan fell into deep silence, while Yun immediately rushed over with a medical kit.

"Chirp~" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Spark, with an air of calm and ease, ignored the injury on its wings and slowly flew back to perch on Chen Yuan’s shoulder.