Chapter 411: Ferocious Beast's Name Treads the Clouds

This time when I go back, I'll be able to level up again; after fighting a few times, I feel my head topic strength has increased a lot, enough to withstand the energy of the crystal core.

Speaking of going back, it hasn't been long since I came out, and I also really want to go back.

As if saying everyone wants that, before leaving I still grabbed a few slices of fried salty meat at Shaman Moon; that taste, needless to say, was incredibly delicious.

Really that good? I heard that salty meat also keeps for a long time.

Hehe, what would I gain by lying to you? That salty meat is really delicious; just boil a handful of noodles and put them in the broth...

Slurp~

Damn, hearing you say that makes me want to eat it too.

When I go back, I'll also go hunting and learn how to make salty meat at Shaman Moon.

My older brother's injury has improved a lot, Teng Kun's mood is no longer gloomy; hearing the Beastman Warriors around, he unconsciously thought of that delicious salty meat he ate before leaving.

But looking at the surrounding solitary beasts, I inexplicably felt a sense of superiority.

Each solitary beast can only learn to make salty meat on its own, but he has Qingcao; when he returns he'll find a chance to pair with Qingcao, and beastfolk with a partner are just awesome!

Although the surrounding Beastman Warriors don't know what he's thinking now, that guy's face shows a cheap and smug expression that just looks unpleasant.

They exchanged a glance, then all rushed forward and gave him a beating.

Because the place isn't very safe, fearing discovery by intermediate or high-level ferocious beasts, the Beastfolk when beating people have become much more refined, specifically targeting fleshy spots.

Teng Kun also tightly shut his mouth, swallowing the howls from his throat into his stomach; this bunch of beasts is truly shameless.

Yuan Lang held a piece of beast skin in his hand, wiping his bow and arrow; this is the only bow and arrow suitable for Beastman Warriors, so he treasures it.

But...

He reached out to take an arrow from the bamboo container beside him, but he slightly furrowed his brow.

The bow and arrow themselves are fine, but what he didn't expect was that the arrows he thought were very usable actually couldn't pierce the hide of high-level ferocious beasts.

In other words, even if this bow and arrow are successfully made, they can only be used against ordinary beasts and low- or intermediate-level ferocious beasts; there's still no way to deal with high-level ferocious beasts.

But he won't naively think that the winter ferocious beast tide won't have high-level ferocious beasts.

So these arrows still need improvement, which made him think of the iron from his previous life.

But according to his body's original memory and his later observations, this Polar Forest doesn't seem to have iron ore.

"Captain, what are you thinking about?"

Teng Kun, who was beaten and sore all over, saw his captain sitting alone, lonely and cold against the rock wall, rubbing his own buttocks as he walked over.

These shameless lot actually targeted his buttocks—truly lacking martial virtue.

Yuan Lang handed him the arrow from his hand: "These wooden arrows are powerful, but they aren't very useful against high-level ferocious beasts, or even mid-to-late intermediate-level ferocious beasts."

"I'm thinking, if we had iron here, that would be great."

Teng Kun sucked in a cold breath and sat down: "But we also noticed while hunting that there's simply no iron ore here."

Yuan Lang nodded upon hearing that: "For now we can only use these arrows; if we ever find iron ore, we'll talk about it later."

He frowned and rubbed his chest, not knowing why, but since just now he's felt periodic sharp pains in his chest; this feeling is awful.

It makes him constantly feel uneasy.

On the low-level ferocious beast territory, I don't know whether Wu Yue and the others are lucky or it's an irresistible monkey dung from the dark, but they actually encountered a troop of Obedient Monkeys.

Upon seeing one person and two beasts, the Obedient Monkey troop that had been lazily chewing fruit instantly erupted in joy.

"Hoohoo!"

"Aoohoo!"

One by one they flipped over from the cave, ground, or tree trunks and sat up.

Wu Yue saw this, his scalp went numb, and he turned and ran away.

Damn, really unlucky; the Polar Deep Forest is so vast, how did she even encounter them?

The Obedient Monkeys that had sat up didn't expect that they just let out two dry howls, and the person and two beasts ahead had already fled without a trace.

They exchanged a glance: "Aoow?"

"Female, chase or not?"

Another Obedient Monkey scratched its chin: "Aoohoo?"

"She's already run; should we just chase a bit for the sake of it?"

"Ho."

"But I don't really have the urge to chase; there aren't any males in there."

"Aoowhoo."

"Aren't there two male beasts? We can just make do with them."

"Hoohoo!"

"That thing can be made to work, but those two little beasts are too small; down there they're probably just twigs, can't bear offspring."

Upon hearing that, the other Obedient Monkeys also seemed to recall those two earlier ones that still had small hands as long as a female's arm.

He lowered his head to look at his own physique, then thought of those two, and instantly lost all interest: "Aoow."

"What's the point anyway? Might as well keep sleeping—is the fruit not tasty, or are adult males not fragrant? Why bother harassing those two whose fur hasn't even grown in?"

"Ho~oh~"

"Exactly, remember the chief's lesson? Those puny Beastman Warriors aren't easy to deal with; we'd better not split up in the future, the chief got taken down."

After discussion, the Obedient Monkeys felt that going after Wu Yue and the others wasn't worth it, so each lazily lay back down.

Moreover, after the previous mating season's capture, the males in the cave are still sufficient, so there's no demand for a while.

Over here the Obedient Monkeys have little interest in them, but Wu Yue doesn't know that; he ran desperately far before stopping.

His mouth was full of bloody taste, his throat dry and painful, his legs felt like they were filled with lead, feeling as if they weren't his own.

She lowered her gaze at the two fuzzy balls in her arms: "..."

Isn't Step Cloud able to fly?

So why did she just run herself ragged like that?

She ran for nothing?

Tongzi, for such a long distance, you actually won't come down and run yourself? I'm about to drop dead from exhaustion!

Not hearing the sound of the obedient monkey chasing from behind, Wu Yue relaxed and threw the two small beasts onto the ground.

She really couldn't run anymore; anyway, she and the obedient monkey were of the same gender.

Both males aren't in a hurry; what is she rushing for?

Tongzi suddenly spoke up: Host, that obedient monkey never chased after us at all.

Tongzi looked at his own dog host, who was sitting on the ground panting heavily, with a look that words could hardly express.

He had warned the host when they were just fleeing, but for some unknown reason, the host still clung to him and Step Cloud, running desperately, and only now stopped after running all the way.

Wuyue: 'Why didn't you say so earlier?'

This Dog System is getting less and less reliable.

Tongzi, with his fat butt, squatted on the ground and rolled his eyes skyward: 'Dog host, it's not that I didn't tell you—I've been calling out to you all along the way, but you seemed not to hear, just keep running.'

Wuyue stared for a moment, then glanced at her sore, limp arms and legs.

She felt that she had very likely been dominated by her fear of the obedient monkey, her mind only thinking of fleeing, fleeing, fleeing, to the point that she didn't even hear Tongzi's voice.

For the moment there was no danger, and she felt her limbs were no longer her own, so she immediately lay down on the ground to rest.

'I'll rest a bit; you keep an eye on the surroundings and tell me if anything happens.'

Tongzi squatted beside his host's head: 'Host, you should really change your clothes; your animal-skin garb got torn while you were running, and now you're practically naked except for a big floral underpants.'

Wuyue shifted her butt upon hearing that.

She had said as much—no wonder she felt a cool breeze on her buttocks; it turned out she'd been putting on a naked run in the deep forest.

She gave a humph, sat up, and, with her mind entering the system space, prepared to take out a new set of animal-skin clothes to change into.

But after searching for a long time, she couldn't find a single animal-skin garment.

'Damn it, where are my animal-skin clothes?'

She searched the space thoroughly, but still couldn't find a spare animal-skin outfit, and immediately felt awful all over.

Later she still has to set out to find Yuan Lang and the others—are we really going to let her go like this ** uninhibited?

'Host, are you looking for animal-skin clothes?'

Tongzi suddenly spoke up, and Wu Yue hastily nodded: Wuyue: 'Yeah, this garment is totally unwearable; do you know where I stashed my animal-skin clothes?'

Tongzi lifted his little paw and patted the dog host's paw: 'Host, you'd better not look in the space; earlier Qingcao said she was going to wash the pelts with Grandma Lushui, and you lazily pulled out all the animal-skin clothes and blankets.'

Wuyue: '...'

'Bullshit, am I that kind of shameless person?'

Tongzi chuckled: '...'

Indeed, don't doubt it—you really are that kind of person, and moreover you've reached the peak of that type.

'Host, you'd better change into a set of clothes in the system space first; your current outfit is really eyesore.'

Wuyue: 'Host, this host's figure is now front‑curved and rear‑pert, big where it should be, small where it should be; do you have any objections to my figure?'

Tongzi shrank his neck: 'It's my poor eyesight; host, you'll be eternal for ages.'

A bucket of paste!

Wuyue gave two humphs, then opened the system mall.

'Give me a one‑piece, the kind that's convenient for using the toilet.'

After the search, the system mall instantly flashed out countless one‑pieces, each with its own style, and Wuyue was momentarily dazzled by the choices.

'Dog System, no wonder you're always trying to suck my points into buying little clothes—turns out the clothes in this system mall are all so gorgeous!'

Tongzi puffed out his little chest: 'That's not necessary; system‑made products are necessarily top‑quality.'

Suddenly praised, Tongzi's mood was beyond great.

Sales clerk little Tongzi instantly went online: 'Host, let me tell you, the clothes in the system mall are not only good‑looking, but also have various functions.'

'Rain‑proof, fire‑proof, impervious to blades and spears—if you can think of it, the system can do it.'

Wu Yue fell silent for a moment, her eyes on the tongzi spraying spit as he spoke: Wuyue: 'You're saying all this so well—those with special functions must surely be expensive.'

Tongzi hehe‑laughed, rubbing his hands: 'Well, you get what you pay for—higher price definitely means better stuff.'

Wuyue glanced at her pitifully few points below the system mall and let out a deep sigh.

Poverty limited her imagination.

'Give me one of better quality—no need for blade‑proof, at least don't let it tear just from snagging on a branch.'

Tongzi also knew his host's financial situation, and, with the professional spirit that the host's well‑being is his own, he earnestly picked out three sets of clothes.

'Host, look—these three outfits have roughly the same defense; the first set is this bold, domineering red, absolutely perfect for you.'

Wu Yue looked around the environment, then at the vivid fiery red: Wuyue: 'You mean you still think we three aren't eye‑catching enough?'

Tongzi's little face twitched, and he immediately realized the trio's predicament, giving a dry laugh as he put away that fiery‑red outfit.

'Then take a look at this black one—its defense is just right, and it can also reflect damage; if someone attacks the host, the attacker will also suffer recoil.'

Wuyue's eyes lit up, and she reached out to take the one‑piece.

The garment's material was unknown, but it felt extremely soft and comfortable to the touch.

Moreover, the design was very user‑friendly, and she felt a tug of interest: Wuyue: 'How much damage can it reflect?'

Tongzi's little face stiffened, and he began to hum and haw.

Wu Yue gave it a sideways glance: Wuyue: 'Don't waste time, just spit it out!'

'It reflects five percent...'

After saying that, somewhat anxiously: "Host, don't think it's just five percent; it can also save your life at a critical moment!"

Wu Yue fell silent for a moment, then looked at the camouflage jumpsuit hanging from Tongzi's arm: "How about this one?"

Tongzi picked up the camouflage jumpsuit: "Its defense is about the same as the black one, but it can block the energy fluctuations of the wearer; that is, when you face someone of higher level, as long as you don't use shaman power, they simply cannot sense your shaman level."

"How many levels of detection can it block?"

Tongzi, upon hearing that, looked at the manual: "Three horizontal bars, i. e., three major levels; that means, if you wear this jumpsuit, unless you are a Great Shaman or above, no one can detect your shaman level."

After Wu Yue pondered for a moment, she handed over the black jumpsuit in her hand: "Give me the camouflage one."

Although the black jumpsuit can rebound some damage, the abilities of ferocious beasts or that super tribe emissary team are far greater.

The rebound energy is so small that the rest must be borne by oneself; likely one cannot escape death, so it's better to switch to something that can conceal one's level, and perhaps by using some trick there might still be a slim chance of survival.

Of course, this method can only be used against those super tribe people; against the murderer...

Hehe...

Ferocious beasts will only lower their heads and flee in the face of absolute strength; without levels, to them they're no different from wild beasts, and they can also be made into feces.

Tongzi regretfully took back the black jumpsuit and handed over the camouflage jumpsuit in his hand: "This camouflage jumpsuit is a mid-low grade garment, costing twenty points; I've already deducted them for you, host."

Wu Yue hehe: "..."

The Dog System is useless at everything, but it's first in deducting points.

She slipped on the camouflage jumpsuit in a few quick moves: "It's getting dark; we need to find a cave to hide in, the deep forest at night is too dangerous."