A villager stomped the ground repeatedly, with a face full of anguish and anger: "That’s the land I worked so hard to cultivate!"
He wanted to rush back to the village at all costs to rescue the fields he had diligently worked on day and night, but a staff member beside him held him firmly, offering comfort: "It’s alright, it’s alright, as long as you’re safe."
Among the crowd, there were quite a few capable Beastmasters, who shouted loudly: "It’s just a bunch of wild Pet Beasts. Although there are quite a few of them, we can definitely drive them away."
As of today, sudden attacks by wild Pet Beasts on villages are not uncommon, similar incidents have occurred in many places around the world, and some of the Beastmasters present have even experienced it, so they are not unfamiliar with this kind of situation.
Although the overall relationship between humans and Pet Beasts is improving, there are always various reasons leading to intense conflicts, which in turn trigger violent incidents.
The current situation is clearly such.
The Beastmaster’s voice seemed to sound the horn of counterattack, momentarily stirring up the emotions of the crowd, who responded eagerly.
"Yes, we are all Beastmasters, not ordinary people with no strength, we can definitely fight back!"
"It’s just a group of ordinary wild Pet Beasts. Didn’t we come to Qinling for training? Now is the best time for training!"
"Drive them away for our fellow villagers!!!"
In an instant, the Beastmasters began summoning their own Pet Beasts, ready to stop this sudden group of wild Pet Beasts.
Shi Yu frowned deeply, stepping forward half a step, raising both hands high, and speaking loudly: "Everyone, I am Shi Yu, the principal of Tongyu Academy in Weixian County, and my brother is Advisor Shi Gang from the Baokun City Beastmaster Association. This group of Pet Beasts must have been startled by that giant Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard, causing them to flee in panic."
"The key issue is not them, but that Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard."
Upon hearing this, most of the Beastmasters immediately calmed down and stopped clamoring for a counterattack.
Seeing the change in everyone’s expressions, Shi Yu paused slightly, his voice growing louder: "I have already informed Advisor Chen Yuan from the Qin Province Beastmaster Association about the situation here. He will personally come to handle it soon."
Upon hearing this, all the Beastmasters became calm.
Obviously, Advisor Chen’s reputation was slightly bigger than that of Advisor Shi by quite a bit.
With this thought, Shi Yu waved his arm and shouted loudly: "Everyone, please help by first relocating people to a safe place."
Under the influence of Advisor Chen’s reputation, the Beastmasters immediately took action, commanding their Pet Beasts to assist the villagers in evacuating.
Meanwhile, during the action, many Beastmasters looked around, seemingly searching for a certain figure, muttering, "When will Advisor Chen appear?"
During their conversation, the Pet Beasts were getting closer, becoming clearly visible, including the aggressive and fierce Gray-armored Wild Boar, Fire Patterned Snake, and Rock Armor Lizard, as well as the gentle Ice Fox, Ice Dew Rat, and Frost Feather Sparrow.
These two types of Pet Beasts gathered together surprisingly without hostility toward each other, all running toward the same direction, lacking their usual tension.
But the more it was like this, the more anxious everyone present became.
Just how strong is that gigantic Tier Three Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard to cause such continual disputes between Pet Beasts, making them gather to escape together?
The curious Electric Flying Cat was eager to know the answer. As an Ice Fox got closer and closer, it raised its paw and waved, asking: "Dian Dian?"
What are you all doing?
"Quack quack~"
Run Run Duck sauntered alongside, thinking these guys must be participating in some running competition, where reaching the top few would earn a reward, maybe tasty Spirit Fish.
The Electric Flying Cat ignored Run Run Duck’s daydreaming, keeping its eyes fixed on the Ice Fox that didn’t stop running.
The Ice Fox maintained its sprinting posture, its delicate body running along the ground, its snow-white fur fluttering in the wind. Yet, it turned its head to look at the Electric Flying Cat, its face filled with panic and fear: "Ying ying!"
It’s dangerous here, run!
With a simple response, the Ice Fox continued to sprint forward with the other wild Pet Beasts, who also looked panicked and hasty, as if something terrifying was chasing them.
If you’re late, you’ll be eaten.
"Dian Dian..."
Seeing the reaction of the Pet Beasts, the face of the Electric Flying Cat suddenly turned serious, and it hurriedly grabbed Run Run Duck to pull it forward.
Run, run, it’s very dangerous here.
"Quack quack..."
Run Run Duck’s steps remained leisurely and slow, nonchalantly flapping its wings.
What’s there to be afraid of, Duck? Just a little danger. Haven’t I, Duck, seen all sorts of big storms?
Is it possible for me to be afraid?
Even if there is real danger, just call over Cola and the big sister, and everything will lay down!
The Electric Flying Cat thought Run Run Duck made a lot of sense, but then suddenly remembered that Duck wasn’t previously fussing about going home—why wasn’t it in a rush now?
"Quack quack..."
Run Run Duck provided a solid reason. The streets were empty before, perfect for me, Duck, to leave; now the streets are chaotic, and someone might accidentally bump into me and mess up my hairstyle.
Electric Flying Cat: "..."
The two little ones continued their interaction, when suddenly the ground beneath them began to tremble faintly, and the surrounding things shook slightly.
In the blink of an eye, the tremor became increasingly obvious and intense, causing the entire Daping Village to shake violently.
The little ones immediately sensed the dire situation. Run Run Duck was terrified, no longer relaxed and carefree, and dashed forward with swift feet, closely followed by Electric Flying Cat flapping vigorously, while Far-Traveling Child bounced along at the back.
Even those who had moved outside the village could distinctly feel the strong tremors. A deep sense of fear rose uncontrollably within their hearts, causing their legs to tremble slightly.
Someone’s voice trembled: "Is this an earthquake?"
Another person was puzzled: "Does the Qinling region have earthquakes?"
Someone realized belatedly: "Could that Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard cause such a commotion?"
Shi Yu quickly shouted loudly: "Retreat, keep retreating!"
They must completely distance themselves from Daping Village, they must hold on until Advisor Chen arrives.
"What... what is that?"
At that moment, a Beastmaster gazed towards the east, his extended finger trembling uncontrollably, as his pupils shrank sharply, as if he had seen something very terrifying.
Everyone followed the direction of his finger, and the next second, they were all stunned in place.
"Monster?"
"Is this the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard???"
"You’re calling this guy the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard?"
The ground to the east suddenly exploded, with clods of earth shooting out like cannonballs.
The enormous, towering Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard emerged from it, revealing much of its body, with a massive build made up of hundreds of stacked Rock Armors, appearing like a moving mountain at this moment, colossal and majestic, terrifying just to behold.
Massive, too massive.
No one present had seen a Pet Beast this large, so they were all dumbfounded, until Shi Yu, who had been mentally prepared, shouted aloud, waking everyone: "Run quickly!"
Everyone suddenly came to their senses and retreated at an even faster pace.
Once the gigantic Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard fully emerged from the underground, its countless feet stepping on the ground triggered chain shockwaves, making the surface undulate like waves.
The next moment,
The gigantic Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard began rampaging, violently crashing into the empty Daping Village.
In front of such a gigantic body, all obstacles seemed powerless against it—cracks spreading like webs, the clean and tidy country roads shattering like fragile biscuits, walls splitting open like thin paper, and house after house collapsing.
Boom boom boom!!!
Boulders hit the ground, the constant thunderous noise continued to echo, yet the clouds of dust kicked up could not conceal the terrifying form overshadowing the heavens.
For a time, some villagers’ eyes were bloodshot, while others wailed loudly.
The scene was extremely chaotic, Shi Yu and Song Wei forced themselves to stay calm, organizing the villagers to continue evacuating.
Although Shi Yu was worrying about one thing: the Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard had appeared, but where had the elder brother responsible for stopping it gone?
But the situation was urgent, he had no time to think more, raising his arm and shouting: "Quickly, faster!"
"Get away from here!"
"A collapsed house can be rebuilt, but if a person is gone, it’s all over!"
The villagers helped each other, the Beastmasters glanced back, and etched the disaster film-like shocking scene deeply in their minds, someone murmured softly: "Can Advisor Chen really defeat this guy?"
Even if Advisor Chen summoned both Flame Cloud Falcon and Gale Hunting Dog, it’s feared he wouldn’t be able to cause harm to this absurdly large fellow.
"Gaga!!!"
The ground underfoot shook continuously, the gigantic Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard getting closer to the place where the three little ones were located.
They had delayed a bit earlier, so they were the last to evacuate and hadn’t yet left the street.
But the monstrous Thousand-Spine Rock Lizard had already entered their sight, the pressure it brought almost suffocating them.
"Quack quack..."
Far-Traveling Child wore a serious expression, feeling even the Great Frog King might not be a match for this fellow.
"Gah!"
Run Run Duck swallowed nervously, scared inside, tightly hugging Electric Flying Cat, its round body trembling.
"Gaga!"
Boss, Cola, hurry up and save us!!!
"Tweet!"
The next moment, a clear cry pierced the dark clouds, suddenly ringing out.