Fortunately, compared to the aggressive temperament of the Violent Cloud Sparrow, the Flowing Cloud Sparrow is gentle and beloved by many novice Beastmasters.
Almost no Beastmaster would choose to contract a Violent Cloud Sparrow, after all, no one hopes that if it gets upset, it might suddenly peck you.
As the two continued forward, the flock of Flowing Cloud Sparrows suddenly fell silent, and then desperately flapped their wings, hurriedly flying towards the sky.
But the tips of their wings became stiff with inexplicable fear, some accidentally colliding into a group, while others took the chance to fly even higher.
"Something’s not right."
Seeing the unusual reaction of the Flowing Cloud Sparrows, Shi Gang’s pupils shrank sharply, stopping in place, his wary gaze scanning around.
Shi Yu stood next to the gigantic Abyssal Giant Bear, both closely standing side by side, the latter’s face showing obvious anxiety and unease.
Compared to Beastmasters, Pet Beasts have a keener sense of danger, even possessing an instinct to judge danger in advance.
Even before the Spiritual Energy Revival, when an earthquake was about to occur, many animals would show abnormal reactions, such as large livestock not entering the pen, dogs barking madly, birds or insects frantically flying away, abnormal migrations, and so on.
The next moment,
A low-frequency tremor began to spread through their ears, not a regular pulse, but more like the manic noise of some giant creature twisting its body underground.
"Retreat!"
Shi Gang’s gaze flickered, without any hesitation, he shouted loudly.
The Monstrous Strong Monkey and the Abyssal Giant Bear hugged them respectively, huge bodies started sprinting on the subtly shaking ground, within moments they had rushed dozens of meters.
Under a bare tree, a dirty Gray-armored Wild Boar was busy digging for food, suddenly sensing something wrong, its ears perked up sharply, sand falling from its back.
The next second, it let out a piercing howl, turned, and crashed into a tree the thickness of a bowl before fleeing madly towards the mountains.
Right then, the low-frequency vibrations in their ears suddenly became rapid and violent, escalating into a thunderous earth roar.
The ground began to shake madly, each towering tree swayed intensely, so much so it seemed the nearby mountain was affected, with stone chips falling in droves.
Suddenly, the ground in front of the valley unexpectedly arched into a three-meter-high mound, dirt exploding like a torrential rain.
"Crack——"
With an ominous roar, a colossal figure broke through the earth, casting a massive shadow.
Shi Gang, cradled in the arms of the Monstrous Strong Monkey, looked back, only a silhouette resembling a giant creature against the light could be seen, countless limbs standing on either side of the body, immediately bringing forth a strong sense of oppression.
Even the well-informed Shi Gang’s eyes widened, his breath paused for a moment, swallowing saliva secretly: "What the hell is that?"
Huge... too huge.
Since becoming a Beastmaster, Shi Gang had never seen such a large Pet Beast, even the always large Rock Meteor Giant and Abyssal Giant Bear seemed small and delicate next to it.
Boom!!!
The next instant, the massive creature slammed to the ground, its full form appearing entirely before them.
At least twenty meters long, resembling a super huge metallic arthropod, its body covered with hundreds of hexagonal deep brown rock armor, densely clustered rocky limbs sticking to the ground, their horrifying number enough to make anyone with a fear of crowd feel faint.
Straining to look up, its midline back was clearly seen running through with a luminous yellow energy vein, constantly emitting a dazzling light.
Upon seeing this Pet Beast, Shi Gang’s eyes widened further, his voice unable to hide the shock: "Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard, how is this possible???"
The Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard, an Earth-type Pet Beast, naturally born with Commander quality, living underground, boasting proud burrowing abilities.
But..... The Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard in Shi Gang’s memory was only five or six meters long, while this twenty-meter-long behemoth was several times larger than the average one, the pressure it exerted was beyond words.
Is this the extended and thickened version of the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard?
If it’s this guy, it makes sense it could cause the earth to shake and mountains to sway.
But why is this Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard so big anyway???
Shi Gang’s eyes were filled with shock, the overwhelming sense of oppression made him involuntarily step back, as the Monstrous Strong Monkey beside him showed no fear, its eyes bursting with fierce light, fur-covered arms swinging abruptly, baring its teeth with a grimace, seemingly wanting to charge forward and attack.
Afraid?
No such thing, the Monstrous Strong Monkey is naturally aggressive, daring to punch any creature.
But whether it can win is another matter.
Noticing the Monstrous Strong Monkey’s movements, Shi Gang’s eyelid twitched, a sense of ominous premonition surging in his heart, followed by a thought: "No, don’t act yet."
"Roar?"
The Monstrous Strong Monkey turned its head, eyes wide with confusion, then clenched its fist, trying to visibly showcase the muscle growth from recent training.
It’s no longer the self it once was, it has become much stronger.
Shi Gang glared at the Monstrous Strong Monkey, his voice turning serious: "Back off!"
He wasn’t one of those Beastmasters who treated their Pet Beasts as masters, unconditionally satisfying their every demand.
While respecting the Pet Beast’s own will, the final decision must rest with the Beastmaster.
Seeing the Beastmaster’s reaction, the Monstrous Strong Monkey immediately retracted its expression, obediently stepped back a half step, and ceased clamoring to attack.
Seeing this, Shi Gang turned to look at the dazed Shi Yu, his expression serious, his voice low: "Don’t just stand there, let’s leave here first."
Since becoming an Association Consultant, he used to be very confident, believing that with his strength and talent he could calmly face any opponent.
Until the dream shattered at the Taibai Cup exhibition match.
And after the recent Da Feng Cup, Shi Gang deeply realized one thing: he must learn to recognize his own strength, to have self-awareness.
At this moment, the intense aura emanating from the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard was clearly far stronger than the Monstrous Strong Monkey, without a doubt it was Tier Three or stronger.
Even when facing Advisor Chen’s Flame Cloud Falcon, he didn’t feel this level of pressure.
If they tried to provoke it, the Monstrous Strong Monkey might not even leave here alive.
After all, official battles adhere to a rule where the opponent losing combat ability marks the end of the match, whereas in the wilderness without rules, wild Pet Beasts consider losing life ability as the end of the battle.
"Hmm." Shi Yu suddenly snapped back, but then a sudden flash of inspiration came, quickly speaking, "Brother, I just remembered something."
"Speak."
"A while ago, an academic journal published a paper saying that due to genetic mutation, a few Pet Beasts may be born several times larger than their ordinary peers. This abnormal phenomenon is called gigantification."
Hearing this, Shi Gang frowned slightly: "You’re suggesting this is a gigantified Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard?"
Shi Yu nodded: "That’s the only explanation."
Shi Gang’s brow tightened, thoughts swirling, he was about to say something when a sudden shift occurred.
"Crack——"
The previously stationary Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard seemed to be strongly stimulated, its four diamond-shaped mouths spinning rapidly, grinding the giant rock in front of it to powder.
With a deafening roar, the countless limbs under the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard simultaneously moved, driving the massive body into a charge!
In an instant, the scene was overwhelming and majestic.
The force of the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard’s charge was unstoppable, everything blocking its path was utterly defenseless before the enormous body, rocks were crushed, trees knocked over, the originally flat snow was plowed into a giant trench, meanwhile the snow chips splattered in all directions.
Witnessing this, the two were instantly terrified: "Run! Run!"
In the face of this Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard, there’s no thought of resistance, just escape for your life!
Their Pet Beasts simultaneously realized the gravity of the situation, as they witnessed the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard charging toward them, even the usually daring Monstrous Strong Monkey lost the courage to fight back, quickly clutching Shi Gang and fleeing in panic.
After a while, they suddenly felt the tremor sensation gradually receding, Shi Gang looked back, realizing the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard wasn’t pursuing them but heading in another direction.
He breathed a sigh of relief: "Thankfully, it’s not after us."
"Let’s go back and report the situation to Chen..."
However, before the words were finished, Shi Yu’s face suddenly turned pale, biting his lower lip, his voice heavy: "Brother, that’s the direction of Daping Village."
Shi Gang suddenly raised his head.