Chapter 116

"Captain, are we still going to keep waiting?" asked one of the Beast Tamer, sounding frustrated. "It's been three days—there's no way that bastard is coming. He's probably moved elsewhere!"

Other Beast Tamers chimed in: "Exactly! Captain, we've done nothing these past three days but sit here and drink the northwest wind!"

"He's extremely cautious—maybe he's already left this area!"

"…"

Tong Yaoyun began to hesitate.

Because his subordinates' reasoning was very sound.

If the man really left this area, they couldn't wait here forever.

Besides, letting personal grudges interfere with the team's mission would make his subordinates resent him.

Seeing Tong Yaoyun still hesitating, a member of the Grizzly Mercenary Team suggested:

"Captain, how about this—leave Hua Ming behind. He's a Bai Yin-level Beast Tamer anyway; as long as he doesn't wander off, he can protect himself fine here."

"Let him guard this spot for a few more days. If that man shows up, he just needs to memorize his appearance and notify us—then nothing gets delayed!"

Tong Yaoyun's heart stirred at this suggestion.

He turned to Hua Ming: "Hua Ming, would you be willing to stay here for a few more days?"

What choice did Hua Ming have? His captain had spoken—how could he refuse?

"Captain, I can do it!"

Tong Yaoyun patted Hua Ming's shoulder approvingly: "Good. Don't worry—I'll compensate you."

"Serving the Captain is my duty—I don't need any compensation!"

Tong Yaoyun smiled: "Don't talk pretty words. I won't shortchange you—just be careful with your safety here."

Thus, the Grizzly Mercenary Team departed, leaving Hua Ming alone.

Time flew by. Su Yang's Three-day holiday ended, and he returned to the military camp.

At this point, he was already thinking about what his third beast companion should be.

Storm Eagle had reached Bronze Top-Grade strength; the next step was Bai Yin level.

Once Storm Eagle reached Bai Yin level, after a round of physical enhancement, he could sign a third beast companion!

After greeting his comrades, Su Yang returned to his simple barracks.

The next day, diligent Su Yang headed again to the area where Bronze Cattle gathered.

His goal was to ascend to Bai Yin level as quickly as possible.

A Bai Yin-level Beast Tamer was the true starting point of a real Beast Tamer.

Only with three beast companions fighting in coordination could a Beast Tamer gradually gain the power to suppress higher-tier beasts.

A Beast Tamer, after all!

The most important thing was overwhelming numbers!

If your beast companions didn't fight as a group, what kind of Beast Tamer were you?

Sitting on Storm Eagle's shoulder, listening to the whistling wind, gazing down at the herds of Bronze Cattle below, Su Yang felt the air itself was sweet!

Standing on the grassland, Su Yang began provoking the nearest herd of Bronze Cattle.

As the herd charged toward him, Su Yang activated the Earth Bear's ability!

While Su Yang was slaughtering Bronze Cattle in full force, Hua Ming of the Grizzly Mercenary Team was also carrying out his task nearby.

Using the Golden Hunting Dog to track down the beast that killed Tong Yaoyun's nephew.

The Bronze Cattle's range was vast, and many soldiers and mercenaries were hunting them.

When they fought, Hua Ming never approached.

In the wilderness, a stranger suddenly approaching a Beast Tamer mid-battle was an absolute taboo!

He only searched for clues on the Bronze Cattle corpses left behind after battles.

All he needed was to let the Golden Hunting Dog sniff the corpses!

The entire morning passed, and Hua Ming found nothing.

At this point, Hua Ming was also wondering whether he should just pretend and call it quits.

Maybe the beast that killed Tong Difei really wouldn't come back…

But just then, he heard the Golden Hunting Dog barking!

It had found something!

"What? You smelled the killer's scent? He's here? Great! Great!"

Hua Ming danced with joy—he knew that if he found the killer, he'd earn major merit!

Lost in his excitement, Hua Ming didn't notice a black flying beast swiftly passing overhead.

Hua Ming now hesitated: should he go straight to Captain Tong, or keep searching nearby Beast Tamers to find the killer himself?

About a kilometer away, Su Yang was extracting the core crystals from Bronze Cattle.

Even black-iron-tier beast cores, he wouldn't waste.

They were all money!

At that moment, Storm Eagle landed beside Su Yang.

Having learned from his previous ambush, whenever he wasn't using Storm Eagle in battle, he always had it patrol the surrounding area—afraid of being attacked again!

"What is it?"

Su Yang looked at Storm Eagle and immediately communicated with it.

Storm Eagle had extremely high growth potential; its intelligence was no weaker than an ordinary human's.

"Detected a suspicious Beast Tamer lingering at the place where I just fought?"

"Is he scavenging beast corpses?"

According to Su Yang's knowledge, some bold civilians enter Mount Qixing to take away the corpses of ferocious beasts.

Many Beast Tamer often do not take the corpses of ferocious beasts after killing them, yet these corpses are the very food civilians dream of.

Long-term consumption of ferocious beast corpses can make the body stronger.

But Su Yang quickly dismissed this guess—the man was a Beast Tamer!

Su Yang looked around at the bronze ox corpses; the core crystals had already been extracted.

He leapt onto the back of Storm Eagle and said, "Let's change location—take me there as well!"

In midair, Su Yang soon spotted the suspicious individuals Storm Eagle had mentioned.

The Beast Tamer wore a black uniform, with a ferocious bear's head embroidered on the chest.

Bearstorm Mercenary Company?