The King of Beast Trainers

103  Chapter 76: The Boiling Infinite City Number 5_3

"Roar!!" At this moment, the bull-headed giant beast was covered in numerous shattered pieces of demonic energy armor, with black blood oozing from its body. One of its black horns had been halved, but it still maintained an extremely frenzied state, charging at Lu Ran and Mr. Husky with a giant axe in hand.

Fortunately, Lu Ran had a plan for this situation—he swiftly twisted his body, and a crossbow appeared in his hands as Mr. Husky maneuvered around him.

"Mr. Husky!"

In the blink of an eye, Lu Ran shot the poisoned arrow and at the same moment, Mr. Husky turned, using the last of its energy to blow out a mighty Roar of the Wind.

"Aoouu!!!"

The hurricane accelerated the toxic arrow, and the Devilish Bull Leader, still having no sense of defense and solely focused on the offense, paid no attention to the seemingly harmless arrow. Nor did the Roar of the Wind from Mr. Husky impede its steps in any substantial way.

Shwoo.

The arrow lodged into the gaps in the Devilish Bull Leader's demonic energy armor and its wounds. It continued its charge, oblivious to the arrow that had hit its mark. Seeing that their shot had no immediate effect, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky could only keep running, not intending to confront the Devilish Bull Leader head-on.

They had to make use of their speed advantage.

Kiting! Bullfighting!

"Roar!!!" Seeing its wounded prey fleeing at high speed, the Devilish Bull Leader stopped chasing and continued to angrily swing its giant axe, sending another Dark Shockwave swallowing towards Lu Ran and the others.

The black shockwave swept across the land, creating vast fissures as if scorched by dark flames. As the shockwave rapidly approached the fleeing Mr. Husky, it unfurled a pair of Wings of Wind behind its back and promptly whisked Lu Ran into the air.

Boom!

Above the crater, Lu Ran took out the crossbow once more, aiming straight at the eyes of the Devilish Bull Leader and shooting!

"Silly thing, good thing I had the foresight to let Mr. Husky learn Wings of Wind!"

Whoosh!

Another arrow found its mark and burst its target's eye. Lu Ran's Hunter Bloodline was on full display, striking true every single time.

Even dogs can fly, and the Devilish Bull Leader was now even more enraged, the energy within its body flowing even faster. In an instant, the broken demonic energy armor began to mend, and the arrows lodged in its chest and eye were flushed out by the violent energy flow. Witnessing the Devilish Bull Leader entering a berserk state, Lu Ran dared not shoot again and instead patted Mr. Husky, saying, "Run!"

"We need to buy time!"

Lu Ran wasn't sure if the poison Fang Lan had provided was effective, but seeing Mr. Husky, with a tenfold Storm Slash combined with the rare weapon Icy Sky Great Sword, only managed to severely wound the Devilish Bull Leader and not kill it instantly, he understood why so few could solo clear a Secret Realm of Abyss difficulty.

This level of difficulty was remarkable even if a four-person team managed to clear it.

What followed was a test of endurance between the Devilish Bull Leader and Mr. Husky. Compared to the Devilish Bull Leader, however, Lu Ran and his party had the advantage of controlling the skies and restoratives. While Mr. Husky flew, Lu Ran fed it Ice Honey Tea to revive its strength.

Below them, the Devilish Bull Leader continued to vent its rage, smashing its power violently into the sky and earth. With each strike, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky felt as though they were teetering on the edge of a crash, but thankfully, with the experience from the Blizzard Secret Realm, Mr. Husky managed to evade each assault. If not, even with the healing power of the Divine Deer Pendant, they would have been in serious trouble.

Thus, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky engaged the Devilish Bull Leader for a good fifteen minutes.

Mr. Husky was visibly exhausted, and in contrast, the Devilish Bull Leader still appeared to be full of energy, causing Lu Ran's scalp to tingle.

Just as Lu Ran was considering whether to abandon the Secret Realm for now, suddenly, a heavenly voice sent a jolt through him.

[Congratulations on completing the Secret Realm challenge.]

[Rating: S class!]

[Congratulations on earning 800 crystal coins.]

[Congratulations on obtaining an Advanced Resource, Shadow Ore.]

[Congratulations on obtaining a Special Resource, Upgrade Card.]

[Congratulations on obtaining a Special Resource, Attribute Crystal (Weapon Control).]

"..."

As the voice faded, Lu Ran was completely dumbstruck. He kept smacking Mr. Husky's head and yanked fiercely at its fur, causing the canine beneath him to become frightened.

"Whimper..."

It didn't understand why Lu Ran was suddenly so excited.

Wasn't it just one failure? The bull-headed beast had driven Boss Lu mad, this debt...

But in a flash, it seemed Mr. Husky realized what was happening, too. It looked down and displayed a look of wisdom!

Just then, the previously uncontrollably fierce Devilish Bull Leader suddenly stood still as if it had lost all life in an instant, its glowing eyes dimming...

"Moo..."

Surprisingly, in its final sorrowful cry, Lu Ran and Mr. Husky felt as if they could understand it.

"Moo... (Despicable intruders, the arrow was poisoned...)"

Its gaze filled with unwillingness, the humongous body fell heavily to the ground, along with its weapon, turning into fragments that disappeared with the wind.

"Who says it's despicable? This is called a strategy!!" Seeing this, Lu Ran burst into laughter, patting Doggo harder, and manually halted Mr. Husky, eager to find Fang Lan and give her a tight hug. He felt she was his lucky charm; without Fang Lan's poison, Lu Ran felt it would have been extremely hard for him and Mr. Husky to exhaust the Devilish Bull Leader to death.

After all, Mr. Husky was a whole Species Level below the Devilish Bull Leader, and while Mr. Husky had a Rare Weapon, the Devilish Bull Leader had one too.

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If it was just about clearing the stage, Lu Ran wouldn't be this excited, but what really thrilled him was the Trait Crystal with a mere 5% drop rate on an S class evaluation—it had burst forth on his very first attempt.

What was this, the lucky one's possession?

Originally, under the SSS class evaluation for Beast Training Technique in the Mantis Jungle Secret Realm, the drop rate was about the same. Lu Ran had grinded for a week without even a shadow of it. He thought he was very unlucky, but now, he knew what it meant for fortune to turn.

Or was it that laying the groundwork last time paved the way for this success?

"But to actually get an S class rating, I didn't expect that."

"Mr. Husky, you're about to undergo the first stage of evolution, how do you feel, excited?" Lu Ran couldn't contain the joy in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Husky instantly showed a shocked doggy expression—exploded? Blessed? Boss Lu... you've made it!

......

That day, Infinite City No. 5 was rocked by a huge commotion.

Beast Training Plaza.

A crowd of Beast Trainers looked at the changing leaderboard with shocked expressions.

[Listed Divine Pet, Race: Golden Thunder Eagle.]

[Attribute: Thunder]

[Species Level: Advanced Extraordinary]

[Growth Level: 10]

[Beast Trainer: Pluto]

[Reason for Listing: Evolved from a Golden Eagle, awakened the Power of Thunder and Lightning, fused Attribute 'Gold Lightning,' and inflicted heavy damage on a Mid-Level Leader Species, Level 10 Dead Alligator, in the Abyss Difficulty Novice Secret Realm, Lake of Death.]

[Ranking, risen to first place on the Extraordinary Divine Pet List!]

"Damn, who is this Pluto? Where did he come from all of a sudden!"

"I have no idea."

[Regional Announcement: Divine Pet List, Extraordinary Race List updated.]

[Species Level: Intermediate Extraordinary]

21:44

[Growth Level: 10]

"I know, he is the second place in Infinite City No. 3. Damn it, just as the rankings were about to reset, this guy couldn't get first in his own city and ran over to our city to climb up the rankings."

"Why did he pick City No. 5 of all places?!"

"Isn't it because City No. 5 is comparatively weaker..."

The Beast Trainers of City No. 5, filled with righteous indignation, were extremely dissatisfied with this cross-server ranking maneuvre by that damn Pluto.

Especially the few genius fourth-generation Beast Trainers who used to dominate City No. 5's Extraordinary Divine Pet List, felt as though Pluto had slapped their faces.

"Don't blame me." At this moment, Pluto himself arrived among the crowd. He didn't really care about the hollow honor of being first. Really, he didn't care; he wasn't short of crystal coins. Coming to City No. 5 was purely to fulfill a friend's request.

His guild had plans to expand business in Qiong Province in the future, and he was purely making a name for himself...

However, even though he wasn't concerned with the ranking, seeing himself rise to "first" again, Pluto couldn't help but smile. Indeed, he didn't get first in City No. 3 not because he was weak, but simply because Passerby A was too strong.

Apart from Passerby A, who else could it be?

Just as City No. 5 was boiling over and Pluto was regaining his confidence...

[Regional Announcement: Divine Pet List, Extraordinary Race List updated.]

[Listed Divine Pet, Race: Arctic Dog.]

[Attribute: Wind]

[Species Level: Intermediate Extraordinary]

[Growth Level: 10]

[Beast Trainer: Passerby A]

[Reason for Listing: Evolved from a Snowfield Dog Breed, awakened the Power of the Storm, extraordinary comprehension, inflicted heavy damage on an Intermediate Leader Species, Level 10 Devilish Bull Leader, with a Slashing Attack, in the Abyss Difficulty Novice Secret Realm, Abandoned Experiment Field.]

[Ranking, risen to first place on the Extraordinary Divine Pet List!]

At that moment.

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City No. 5, which was bubbling with excitement, suddenly fell silent.

The triumphant Pluto's expression froze, as if time had stood still.