Chapter 516: Explosive Yan Mo! The Main Pet Beast of the Western Region

The leisurely ten-day vacation ended, and Su Yang returned to the 14th Emergency Squad.

When he saw Liu Mengyun again, he was slightly surprised.

On Liu Mengyun, he smelled blood—not human blood.

During these ten days, Liu Mengyun was almost certainly hunting ferocious beasts.

After handing over duties to Captain Hao, most members of the 14th Emergency Squad had returned from leave.

The Emergency Corps continued assigning missions, but Su Yang handed all of it over to Liu Mengyun to arrange.

Five days later, Zhou Wanshan of the Western Army Department reappeared.

"Captain Su, I'm back!"

"Sit down!"

Zhou Wanshan sat in Su Yang's office, and Liu Mengyun brought him a cup of tea.

Zhou Wanshan glanced curiously at Liu Mengyun, then spoke only after she left: "Captain Su, your aide seems rather unusual!"

"Deputy Liu is very powerful!" Su Yang nodded. "But did you obtain that authorization, Commander Zhou?"

"I got it—General He agreed!"

"Actually, I'm curious—even Starlight-level experts shouldn't be scarce in your Western Army Department."

"It's mainly because your Seven-Colored Illusory Butterfly is of great use to us!"

"I understand!"

The Seven-Colored Illusory Butterfly indeed strongly counters the Shoushen Sect's psychic abilities.

"Your southwestern region has superior geography, and successive generals have been extremely powerful—the situation is quite favorable, often praised by the General Headquarters—but our western region has been in poor shape for the past decade!" Zhou Wanshan gritted his teeth. "You don't know what the Shoushen Sect has done over there—we've made up our minds, even at great cost, to exterminate every last one of these scum!"

A chilling aura of killing intent radiated from Zhou Wanshan.

He hated the Shoushen Sect with a burning fury!

Su Yang had some general knowledge of what the Shoushen Sect had done in the west and northwest.

Because of the Shoushen Sect, over the past few years, more than ten cities in the west have fallen, with over a million lives lost.

The sect's followers are either fanatical cultists or beast-taming degenerates using the guise of the Beast God to satisfy their own desires.

Their doctrine carries a strong self-destructive tendency, preaching the end of the world and advocating bloody sacrifices to the Beast God.

How could such people possibly govern a city?

"What about the civilians who were coerced?"

Ordinary believers of the Shoushen Sect are an extremely complex mix.

Some are forcibly brainwashed by psychic techniques—these are actually few.

Others are influenced by their surroundings, willingly embracing the Shoushen Sect and gradually being assimilated and brainwashed—these are the majority.

Then there are the lowest-class rioters who thrive on chaos—these make up a significant portion!

These believers are what trouble the military headquarters the most.

Zhou Wanshan emphasized: "We're willing to pay a certain price!"

"Certain?"

"We must cut through the chaos with a swift blade—delaying will only make the situation worse!"

"I understand!" Su Yang changed the subject. "But that ferocious beast egg you mentioned, Commander Zhou…"

"Don't worry—it's not a premium one. I wouldn't bring it out if it weren't!"

Zhou Wanshan handed Su Yang a dossier on a ferocious beast.

Su Yang took the dossier and his eyes lit up.

Just from the description, he knew this pet beast would have insane firepower.

Explosive Yan Mo—an extremely rare elemental ferocious beast!

Royal-tier growth potential, with powerful area fire damage and numerous fire techniques that include devastating explosive effects!

The dossier included a photo: a mass of black flame.

Within the flame, faintly visible were the Explosive Yan Mo's fierce eyes and an outrageously grotesque, gaping maw!

Explosion?

Explosion is art!

Su Yang suddenly asked: "Wait—this Explosive Yan Mo, it's not connected to General Tian Meng, is it?"

General Tian Meng of the Western Army Department—Su Yang had long heard his name; he was a major figure in his elementary school textbook.

He was active over a hundred years ago, hailed as the strongest general in Western Army Department history, having exterminated countless powerful ferocious beasts.

At the time, the Western Army Department ranked among the top in all eight military departments of Huaxia.

Even Qin Qin Pengcheng of today's Southwest Army Department was no match for Tian Meng.

Even though Tian Meng died a century ago, he remains a household hero in the west to this day!

Explosive Yan Mo is extremely rare, and the most famous one was the one held by General Tian Meng of the Western Army Department.

"You guessed right, Captain Su!" Zhou Wanshan nodded. "The Explosive Yan Mo was General Tian Meng's primary pet beast. On his deathbed, General Tian commanded his Explosive Yan Mo to split into two offspring—now our department holds only one!"

Most elemental ferocious beasts cannot mate.

But they can split into new individuals.

However, once they split, the original body suffers severe depletion of its vital energy.

Tian Meng, on his deathbed, ordered his Explosive Yan Mo to split into two—clearly intending to cultivate successors.

Generally, if the parent is outstanding, the offspring's quality won't be poor.

"The other one was bonded by someone else?"

"Yes!"

Su Yang asked curiously, "Is that Explosive Yan Mo powerful?"

Zhou Wanshan's expression turned awkward.

"What happened?"

"The military department gave an Explosive Yan Mo to Tian Meng, the most talented grandson of General Tian, but the outcome wasn't good!"

Su Yang pressed, "What do you mean? Did it defect?"

"If it had just defected, that would've been better!" Zhou Wanshan rubbed his face, helplessly saying, "After the Explosive Yan Mo was cultivated to Platinum rank, it not only defected, but exploded outright!"

"This…"

Su Yang truly hadn't expected such an outcome.

"When the Explosive Yan Mo exploded, it took Tian Meng with it!"

"Dead?"

"Yes!" Zhou Wanshan admitted bluntly, "Explosive Yan Mo are naturally temperamental, extremely volatile—ordinary geniuses can hardly control them!"

Defection!

Self-explosion!

Killed its own former master.

It can't even be called temperamental anymore!

It's practically a strong suicidal tendency!

Su Yang now understood why it had remained in the Western Military Department for a hundred years.

Would any ordinary genius Summoner even want to handle a pet that might drag its master to death at any moment?

But even so, that Explosive Yan Mo was still extremely valuable!

After all, it was a descendant of General Tian Meng's main battle pet, famed across the west!

"This Explosive Yan Mo hasn't lacked Summoners wanting it—only the military department has always been cautious. But I think, with your abilities, Su Lieutenant, you have a very high chance of success!"