Chapter 232: Fire‑Eating Sparrow

Su Sheng silently took out the Return City Scroll.

What can be done? Just do it...

Three thousand monsters.

It works out, too; at my clearing speed, after killing these three thousand monsters, dad should be able to reach level 40.

Then I can directly form the strongest assault team to undertake that forging mission.

Divine Artifact...

Among the three thousand monsters.

The Wandering Bandit Thief is a level‑40 "old friend".

The Cutting Path Bandits seem to be level 45, and Huan Jie and her group appear to be grinding these monsters right now.

The only trouble is the Roving Horse Bandit....

These Roving Horse Bandits are also level 45‑48 and not bosses, but they're considerably stronger than ordinary level‑45 wild monsters, like elite monsters among normal ones, so the experience and loot are a bit higher.

These are minor issues; although they're hard to deal with, they're not a big problem for Su Sheng's strength, especially now that he has Suan Ni, the Xiao Jia Huo, to assist him.

The Wandering Bandit Thief and Cutting Path Bandits are both grouped monsters, but the Roving Horse Bandit is not.

In groups of three to five, the monsters live up to their name, roaming everywhere; those guys are cavalry! They have mounts! Horse bandits naturally ride horses!

If luck's good, you can encounter them four or five times in a short span; if luck's bad, you might not see a single wave all day.

During the past two days while Su Sheng was active in Zhuque City, he ran into them a few times.

At first Su Sheng was interested in fighting a bit, but then just skipped them; as long as he didn't directly draw aggro, he was too lazy to bother with them.

Now it's fine...

Su Sheng, after heading out, first arrived at the old friend Wandering Bandit Thief.

"Get to work, Xiao Jia Huo, don't be lazy!" Su Sheng gave the Xiao Jia Huo a pat on the head.

The Xiao Jia Huo let out a dissatisfied howl, having been comfortably perched on his head, now pulled down to help fight, so he was naturally displeased.

There's no choice; three thousand monsters is a big workload, so the Xiao Jia Huo can't be lazy either.

Now the Xiao Jia Huo's stats can completely crush these level‑40 normal monsters, and Fireworks Blessing can also be applied to him.

Su Sheng doesn't even need to be mentioned.

Then each person and their pet started working.

As for whether they can team up to grind, they can.

Because at this point Su Sheng had already teamed up with Huan Jie and her group; although they were quite far apart, Su Sheng had already completed the goal of seven or eight Cutting Path Bandits.

As for the Wandering Bandit Thief here, it's relatively simple, so just clear it slowly on your own.

Finally, go tackle that tough Roving Horse Bandit piece.

He checked the game time; there were about eight hours left, so he aimed to clear the Wandering Bandit Thief target within those eight hours.

He needs to defeat two per minute.

But for humanoid monsters, with Su Sheng's firepower at full and using Weak Spot Attack, the speed is quite fast.

In a lucky case, two critical hits can take down a level‑40 Wandering Bandit Thief, after all it only has twenty thousand HP.

When luck's good, he can kill three in a minute, plus the Xiao Jia Huo diligently slaying monsters on the side.

It must be said that the Xiao Jia Huo's monster‑killing speed is no slower at all.

This guy's damage output is really excessive, mainly because the crit rate is too high!

Even the Divine Dragon Probe Claw can cause a skill crit without hitting a weak spot.

Thus, in just five and a half hours, the goal of a thousand Wandering Bandit Thieves was already completed.

Unexpectedly, mainly because Xiao Jia Huo Suan Ni's damage far exceeded Su Sheng's expectations.

Su Sheng killed about six hundred, and the Xiao Jia Huo cleared roughly three hundred.

That's truly a Mountain Sea Divine Beast.

Looking at the quest log, Cutting Path Bandits also reached over 300, so this anti‑bandit quest is progressing faster than expected, mainly because teaming up gave Su Sheng a lot of maneuvering room.

Huh?

At this moment Su Sheng noticed that the Roving Horse Bandit had also completed three or four.

He didn't kill them, so it must have been Huan Jie's side that encountered them.

Su Sheng couldn't help feeling frustrated about why he didn't encounter any.

He'd been grinding Wandering Bandit Thieves here for over five hours, yet didn't run into a single wave of Roving Horse Bandits.

Without much hesitation, Su Sheng headed to the Cutting Path Bandit area to rendezvous with Huan Jie and her group.

"A‑Sheng, hurry up!"

Seeing Huan Jie's Private Chat, Su Sheng was surprised, as he was just about to go find them.

"What's up!"

Su Sheng had a vague suspicion in his mind, but wasn't quite sure.

"Boss, the three of us can't beat it."

Huan Jie's subsequent message confirmed Su Sheng's guess.

It makes sense; now Zhuque City only has the four of them, no other players, and even three ordinary monsters won't pressure them, so the only one that could summon them is the BOSS.

"Coming, coming! I'll be there right away!" Su Sheng instantly summoned his mount and flipped onto it.

There's no one else in Zhuque City; the whole city is theirs, so the chance of encountering a BOSS is still high. Su Sheng had just arrived in Zhuque City and already fought a BOSS.

Mounted on his steed, Su Sheng quickly reached the spot where Huan Jie and the three women were.

"Where's the BOSS?"

At the same time, Su Sheng noticed a small crimson bird perched on Li Wenwan's shoulder.

"Sister Wenwan, this is your pet, have you used the paulownia branch?" Su Sheng looked at that purely red small bird and asked curiously.

"Mm, I used it, and thanks to your paulownia branch." Li Wenwan immediately announced her pet's stats in the team.

Ancient Fire-Eating Sparrow (Pet)

Level: 17

Attack: 380 (Magic)

Defense: 380

HP: 7400

Skills: Fireball, Crimson Flame Fireball.

Stage: Growth Phase

Growth Potential: Four Stars

Description:...

"Originally it was a three-star growth potential flame bird; after using the paulownia branch you gave me, it evolved into this four-star Ancient Fire-Eating Sparrow." Li Wenwan said excitedly.

After seeing Li Wenwan's pet awaken, Su Sheng's expression subtly turned strange; he couldn't help but say, "No comparison, no hurt"—this Fire-Eating Sparrow's stats are worlds apart.

Especially the HP, it's actually not as high as the initial HP of that little Xiao Jia Huo.

However, looking at it, this Fire-Eating Sparrow is a magic-type pet, so this HP is normal.

Actually, this is what a normal player's pet should be; most players' pets are basically combat support.

As expected, the Mountain Sea Divine Beast's worth is not just for show.

"Your pet quest only gave you an egg? Nothing else?"

Su Sheng recalled something and asked.

"Is there anything else?" Li Wenwan asked, somewhat surprised.

"No, just curious." Su Sheng shook his head.

However, Su Sheng had some doubts; it seems not all hidden class rewards are the same—he remembered that his bloodline mutation potion was also given as part of the quest.

He wondered whether his dad would also give a pet, and also that guy Shen Yang.

"Alright, let's fight the boss; we still have over two hours of game time, we should make it."

By the time they arrived, Lin Huan had already posted the boss's attribute chart....