MTL - After Cheating, I Became the Strongest Beast Master

Chapter 52 The Little Bully in the Water

 “Chen Xing, what kind of beast control is that?”

On the pontoon, Zhou Hao pointed to a small silver fish floating on the water in the distance.

Chen Xing glanced at it, withdrew his gaze and continued walking forward, "Fish."

"Fish? There are several kinds of fish and beasts in Zecheng. I don't remember that there seems to be no silver one. Could it be a special individual?" Zhou Hao suddenly thought.

Wang Bing laughed out loud. "Those are crucian carps. If you want to make a contract, I can go to the vegetable market and buy you two."

Wang Bing joked: "What did you do last night? You look so depressed today that even crucian carp and monsters can mistake it."

Zhou Hao suddenly became anxious and glanced at Teacher Kuang at the front of the team, "Don't talk nonsense, I just didn't know there were crucian carps in this secret realm."

 “Okay, okay, don’t say anything.” Wang Bing laughed. "By the way, you didn't check the information before coming here? There are ordinary animals and insects in the secret realm. Otherwise, what would these monsters eat?"

Zhou Hao looked back at the direction of the crucian carp just now.

This time he was stunned. Several branches on the water were dangling across the water... and they were getting closer to the crucian carp.

The crucian carp was frozen in place as if it had been cast on a holding spell.

Suddenly, the monster hiding under the deep water suddenly accelerated and sprinted. The few branches that emerged from the water cut through the water, and a big guy with a wide back could be vaguely seen under the water.

 The water ripples sound, the waves crash, and the crucian carp disappears in place.

Zhou Hao shivered, and he suddenly remembered the content in the book.

The big fish hidden under the branch seems to be the crown-of-thorns fish, a monster with both wood and water elements.

The messy "branches" on its head are its camouflage. It likes to hide in shallow water areas and disguise itself as a harmless bush to sneak up on its prey.

 “Let’s go.” Chen Xing patted Zhou Hao on the shoulder, and he also saw this scene.

I can only say that what is written in the book is different from what is seen in reality.

 The book says that the Crown of Thorns fish likes to disguise itself and sneak up on its prey, but there is no specific image in mind.

 After seeing it in reality, the image of the crown-of-thorns fish immediately became much fuller.

 …

"Oh." Taotie hooked Chen Xing's trousers with his claws.

 Chen Xing looked at it inquiringly, "What's wrong?"

Taotie looked at the water on both sides of the pontoon, with unstoppable longing in his eyes, "Oh." (I want to get into the water)

 Chen Xing thought for a moment and agreed to Taotie's request, "Go down."

This is just the outskirts of the secret realm, and it is a road that people often take. Even if there are monsters, their energy levels will not be too high. Besides, there were Teacher Kuang and the bald man's Burning Hunter Bees nearby. With them around, how could those high-level monsters dare to approach.

Taotie awakened its third skill last week. Over the past week, its energy level has increased at a constant rate of 0.5 per day. The current energy level of 18.5 is basically enough as long as you don't encounter the most dangerous monsters in the secret realm.

At the same time, Chen Xing also found that every 5 energy levels is a hurdle, and the daily energy level increase brought by pet rice will decrease after each hurdle is crossed. Of course, this does not mean that the effect of pet rice becomes weaker, but that the capacity becomes larger after every five levels, and more "experience" is required.

Taotie happily jumped into the water with four legs after receiving the permission.

The black body with yellow lines was submerged in the water one after another, blending into the turbid yellow water.

The huge body entered the water, causing ripples in the water. Some small fish and shrimps in the nearby area fled one after another, but the movement here also attracted the attention of a being from a greater distance.

 The Burning Hunter Bee lowered its height and whispered in Kuang Shiyi's ear.

Kuang Shiyi shook his head slightly and made a gesture to keep quiet and continue to observe.

 The Burning Hunter Bee understood it and quickly increased its height, flying to an altitude of tens of meters.

 Chen Xing looked around. The water nearby was not deep, which could be seen from the reeds on the surrounding water.

 The depth of the water is up to 1-2 meters, but the water is very turbid and visibility is very low.

After entering the water, Taotie swam around excitedly. The swimming pool in the school team was like a larger bathtub for it, which was not as comfortable as here.

Under the turbid water in the distance, a slender figure quickly approached the bottom of the water. The monsters in Zecheng all liked silence. Taotie made a lot of noise after falling into the water, which attracted its attention.

The underwater monster quickly approached and stopped at a certain distance from Taotie. Although the two slender tentacles in front of its head could sense the movement of water at a long distance, in addition to the tentacles, it was more accustomed to using the pair of dark tentacles. Large, bright compound eyes observe prey.

Its eyes are large and can distinguish many colors. It can barely see even in the turbid yellow water of Zecheng. With these eyes, it clearly saw the giant crocodile swimming wantonly in the water ahead.

　　It used its few brains to silently measure the size difference between itself and the opponent, and it suddenly felt a little regretful.

 It seems a bit big.

 This is a new variety that it has never seen before and is not in its recipe. Moreover, he is so big, ugly and fierce, so he is not easy to provoke at first sight.

With his thoughts turning, the giant-bellied tiger shrimp moved its belly and legs, silently sliding back two steps.

Just as he was about to turn around, his movements suddenly became stiff, and his two shrimp claws were instinctively guarded against his chest.

Because the giant crocodile that was playing around just now turned its head around at some point and stared at it eagerly.

The Taotie's low and hoarse voice came from the water, and it spotted the approaching giant-bellied tiger shrimp.

Although it has never eaten it, its bloodline instinct tells it that this is what is in its diet.

It didn’t understand why a piece of food dared to get so close to itself, and it seemed to be attacking itself.

The confusion also gave rise to the anger of being provoked.

Chen Xing squinted his eyes and looked in the direction pointed by Taotie. He could only see turbid water and nothing else.

“Teacher, if the monster takes the initiative to provoke, just beat it and not kill it, it shouldn’t be a waste of three places, right?” Chen Xing asked.

"Of course not, but be careful not to strike too hard. There are high-definition cameras everywhere in this secret place, and of course there are some surveillance blind spots." The bald man behind said first.

 “Ahem.” Kuang Shiyi coughed, don’t teach your students badly.

And there is surveillance nearby. What should I do if I am overheard?

The bald man looked in the direction of the giant-bellied tiger shrimp, "Your teacher brought you here to train you in the actual combat ability of controlling animals. Just don't kill him."

Kuang Shiyi did not deny it, but his footsteps temporarily stopped in place.

　　Apparently acquiesced to the bald man’s statement.

Chen Xing thought, the adult blue king snail is huge and cannot hide in this shallow water area, so it cannot be the blue king snail.

The adult dancing sickle ghost crab is also not small, but according to Taotie's feedback, it is not square, but slender.

There should be a few monsters left, and the threat is within control.

Since Taotie wants to fight, let’s fight.

 “Go.”

 Getting the master's approval, Taotie suddenly burst into flames like a runaway horse.

 The rapid water flowed backwards along both sides of its body, and the fluctuations caused by the water surface could be clearly seen from the pontoon.

The giant-bellied tiger shrimp senses that something is not good and rolls up its belly to flee backwards.

But just less than three meters after ejection, the surrounding water flow instantly reversed, as if a switch was pressed, and the violent water flow grabbed it like an invisible giant hand and pulled it backwards.

From the water surface, a huge vortex with a diameter of more than thirty meters emerged out of thin air, and a rapid vortex formed in the center area.

 The Taotie opened its mouth wide, its crocodile snout raised ferociously, and its eyes were filled with cruelty.

 Skill—Maelstrom!

 Back and forth, by the time the giant-bellied tiger shrimp finally adapted to the rhythm of the maelstrom, a huge black shadow was quietly approaching.

Bite its shrimp tail ferociously and savagely, and then shake it hard.

The giant-bellied tiger shrimp feels like the shrimp roe in its stomach is about to be thrown out.

 “You were the only one who looked at me just now?”

Taotie turned around and swung his tail **** the head of the giant tiger shrimp.

The fast and fierce tail was like an iron whip hitting the top of its head, whipping it so hard that stars appeared in its eyes.

In the hands of gluttons, giant-bellied tiger shrimps are played between the palms of their hands like little chickens.

The giant-bellied tiger shrimp has experienced firsthand what bullying is.

 (End of this chapter)