Chapter 119: Manticore (14th update, requesting first subscription)

Following the location of the light spot, Li Zhangsheng quickly locked onto his target.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Manticore (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Middle Rank 4th Tier

【Spirit Beast Species】: Low-level Warrior

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Mid-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Scorpion-tailed Lion (Sparse)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Earth Element

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Wood Element

The Scorpion-tailed Lion is a type of Exotic Beast, and the thing most feared about it is its terrifying toxin.

This Manticore possesses the Scorpion-tailed Lion bloodline, which gives its claws and fangs an even more potent toxin; coupled with it being a Low-level Warrior species, its value is self-evident.

Taking two steps in one, Li Zhangsheng immediately arrived before the Manticore; fortunately, no one had chosen the Manticore yet.

The Manticore has a rather peculiar appearance, with a lion's body and scorpion's claws, possessing two powerful claws; the most terrifying thing is the deadly poison coating the claws—as long as they tear a wound, it is possible to cause the opponent to fall into a poisoned state.

This Manticore is three meters long, its physique slightly larger than its peers, and its left eye has a scar, though its vision has not been affected; instead, it adds a touch of ferocity to it.

Upon seeing Li Zhangsheng, the Manticore growled in a low voice, revealing its ferocious fangs and a look that seemed to want to devour people; even though it was locked in a cage, its bestial nature had not been worn away.

At the first opportunity, Li Zhangsheng took down the wooden plaque on the cage, which signified that he was going to challenge this Manticore.

To ensure the safety of the students and to prevent the wild Spirit Beasts from taking the opportunity to escape, Instructor Zhu Zhibin could not release all the challenged Spirit Beasts at once, but rather released them one by one; otherwise, it would inevitably lead to chaos.

Although it is a practical combat class, with an instructor on the side to look after them and ready to intervene at any time, with Instructor Zhu Zhibin's strength, neither the students nor their Demon Pets would be in any danger to their lives.

This is the practical combat class, where the instructor acts as a nanny, protecting their basic safety and giving the students a process of adaptation.

Once they become Second Grade students, the practical combat drill courses will be cancelled and replaced by wilderness survival courses; by that time, without the instructor's escort and given the intricate and complex environment of the wilderness, the danger coefficient will inevitably increase significantly; if they do not adjust their mindset, they will surely suffer a great loss and even face life-threatening danger.

In the eyes of many wild Spirit Beasts, you might just be their prey!

After obtaining the wooden plaque, Li Zhangsheng began to queue and wait, taking the opportunity to observe the battles of others.

Among these people, his objects of attention were still Zhao Shuyi, Xu Xiangzhi, and Zhang Yi; as for Luo Jie, it would be difficult for him to have any major changes in a short period of time.

During the wait, more and more freshmen completed their challenges; those who won were naturally in a happy mood, observing the battles of others with great interest; those who lost had ugly expressions, which meant that for the next month, while balancing their studies, they would also have to personally take care of their opponents, such as feeding, bathing, and even shoveling poop!

Li Zhangsheng saw the battles of Zhao Shuyi and the others, but unfortunately, the harvest was not great; they clearly held back their strength and did not use overly powerful Demon Pets to easily win their victories.

Although the realms of both sides were comparable, due to the gap in quality and the command of the Monster Tamer, the winning chances of the wild Spirit Beasts could only be described as negligible.

Soon, it was Li Zhangsheng's turn!

Instructor Zhu Zhibin is busy with a thousand tasks and did not know that Li Zhangsheng had defeated Luo Jie by a higher rank yesterday; upon discovering that Li Zhangsheng chose the Manticore, he did not stop him, but only looked at Li Zhangsheng with curiosity.

Instructor Zhu Zhibin is very familiar with this batch of wild Spirit Beasts; among this batch, the Manticore is definitely one of the best, and he did not know if Li Zhangsheng's luck was too bad or if it was intentional.

Crack!

As Instructor Zhu Zhibin moved his mind, the metal cage slowly opened, and the Manticore, carrying a fishy wind, fiercely pounced toward Li Zhangsheng.

Suddenly, a Purple Hexagram emerged, and a more massive figure appeared, colliding with the Manticore in an instant.

Boom!

A muffled sound rang out; the Manticore only felt a great force surge over, and it flew back several steps involuntarily, looking at its opponent with suspicious and uncertain eyes.

Aixi moved with light steps, approaching the Manticore step by step; under the sunlight, its two sword-like fangs reflected a cold light, and it sized up the Manticore with a gaze full of disdain.

"So it's a Savage Saber-toothed Tiger; it really does have some skills!" Seeing Aixi's figure, Instructor Zhu Zhibin could not help but be a little surprised.

Seeing Aixi's figure and feeling the opponent's strong Pressure, the Manticore could not help but have some fear, but it did not retreat; knowing there was no way out, it chose to fight to the death.

In an instant, the Manticore took the initiative to launch an attack, rushing to Aixi in two or three steps, opening its lion mouth to bite at Aixi's neck.

Unfortunately, Aixi's reaction was surprisingly fast; its figure was like an arrow off a bow, completing the evasion before the Manticore's mouth closed, easily avoiding the Manticore's offensive.

Whoosh!

At the moment the two brushed past each other, Aixi's tiger body rotated half a circle, its yellow tail flashing with a metallic luster, whipping out like a whip and fiercely lashing onto the Manticore's back.

Boom!

The Manticore could not dodge in time and was directly whipped to the ground; after being dragged for several meters on the ground, it barely came to a stop.

On the Manticore's back, there was an extra wound deep enough to see bone; the skin was torn and flesh mangled, and red-tinged purple blood flowed down, dyeing the ground bright red.

With just one strike, it had heavily injured the Manticore!

However, the Manticore did not give up, struggling to climb up from the ground and pouncing toward Aixi again; its sharp claws were coated with a purple luster, which was a sign of toxin being injected into the claws.

This time, Aixi did not dodge, instead raising its right claw; a sharp cold light flashed, colliding with the Manticore's claws.

Boom—Crack!

A muffled sound rang out, and the two were deadlocked for a moment; immediately after, the Manticore showed a look of pain, clearly falling into a disadvantage in the clash of force, and its right forelimb twisted violently, even emitting the sound of bones breaking.

Before the Manticore could let out a scream, Aixi easily flicked away the Manticore's right claw, its claws' remaining momentum undiminished, fiercely slapping the Manticore's body; while leaving several claw marks, it also sent the Manticore flying with one blow.

In mid-air, the Manticore's body spun a few times, landing on the ground in an extremely disheveled posture and splashing up a thick layer of dust.

This time, the Manticore lay weakly on the ground, its expression listless; it struggled to stand up, but failed time and time again; soon, it gave up resistance, looking up at Aixi standing in front of it, struggling to lift its head and waiting for death to arrive.

In the eyes of humans, the Manticore harmed humans for no reason and was unforgivable, but in the eyes of the Manticore, that was the embodiment of the law of the jungle—the weak are prey to the strong, the strong survive, and the weak are eliminated; now, it was its turn!

However, the Manticore did not wait for death; Aixi looked down at the Manticore with a disdainful gaze and slowly returned to Li Zhangsheng's side.

This was an unequal battle; the two were not in the same weight class at all; regardless of realm, quality, bloodline, or species, the Manticore could be said to be lagging behind in every aspect, so how could it be mentioned in the same breath as Aixi.

After the battle ended, many freshmen who had not yet seen Aixi make a move were filled with admiration.

Such a majestic and powerful Demon Pet, who wouldn't like it!

(End of this chapter)