The Astral Pet Store
Chapter 225's
Astral Pet Store – Chapter 225
Tut-tut. Guess even gods aren't too powerful. ‘Survival for the fittest’ is the protocol we must follow. Su Ping slightly shook his head.
What the system told him reminded him of something interesting, and he intended to ask him.
“System, can I make an agreement with this Void Bugs and make it as my pet?”
He just got a new idea. If the insect could eat the gods and creatures of the underworld to turn it into an energy crystal that he could use, it would, it would be easier if he could have such a pet and he could bring it to the Chaotic Realm of the Undead in the future.
The system remained silent for a while, before replying in a rather sad tone, “All living beings may be under the contract power of pets ..”
Su Ping was somewhat confused by the strange reaction of the system, although he quickly forgot about it as he was happy to realize that enslaving the Void Bug could be done.
“Good. I guess I'll use the remaining time to search for them.”
The Little Skeletons and Heavenly Pigs had finished digging out all the Divine Crystals they could find back then. Once again, Su Ping chose to give the crystal to the Dark Dragon Hound, obtaining a second Divine Charge afterwards.
He wanted to find out what the accusation could do to his pet immediately.
“System, if I spend this cost to get temporary effect, will they be lost forever?”
“They will recover over time, although very slowly, if you do not give more Divine Crystals,” the system responds using its plain tone again.
Su Ping nodded and mentally ordered the Dark Dragon Hound to use Divine Charge on the “Tearing Claw” skill. It was a level eight combat skill that the creature often used.
The golden strand on the dog started to glow suddenly, followed by its front paws, which were also coated by a bright yellow aura that was almost blinding inside the cave.
After gathering enough strength, the dog rushed to the side and slammed its paws against the wall, carving an open hole that looked as big as a train tunnel, allowing Su Ping to see the sky and stars outside.
Su Ping was forced to stand up as the force of the attack made the ground tremble. He could only stare at the shattered wall with his mouth open.
The blow was at least three times more deadly than before. This common eighth rank skill seemed to be as effective as a ninth rank skill after improvement. If he could use Divine Charges on rarer skills, his pet would be able to compete with actual Beast Kings for a while.
He looked to the Dark Dragon Hound again, who also looked frightened by his own strength, and realized that the name of his skill had returned to normal. Of course, two Divine Fees had been spent. This seemed like a new tool he could save and use in an emergency. Also, he could increase “supplies” by collecting more Divine Crystals.
The talent level of the Dark Dragon Hound remained unchanged. Although his Combat Rank had just risen by 0.2 after receiving the accusations, it reached rank 9.6. This meant that the dog was currently capable of facing a ninth rank average opponent by itself.
It was an incredible feat for a ferocious beast that was only at the sixth rank. It's a pity that the dog has not been able to break the limit of being a common species. Little Skeleton had a Combat Rating of 9.9 upon entering this realm, which remained in the same place after all battles during those days. If he gave the crystal to the Little Skeleton, his rank could already break through 10.
Su Ping could sense that the Little Skeleton was growing bit by bit. The last rank before reaching 10 should be a huge obstacle that requires a lot of work, such as how a ninth rank pet would require a lifetime of effort to become a Beast King.
Would it be strange if an undead-type pet received divine power? I think I can try it later.
He jumped into the Purple Python and decided to continue. In addition to training her pets, she has a new task.
Two more days have passed.
The ground shook violently as something big approached. Immediately, five figures and their pets emerged from the forest, with an attractive adult Wyrm Hound taking the lead. It was a ninth rank being at the peak of its current level, as well as with some holy blood on its body. After spending several thousand years in this world, he grew to be wiser than most humans.
“This is another horde, damn it!”
“There's an empty tear in there!!”
Those people did not look happy as they ran away from something that was chasing them.
Immediately, a sinister squeaking sound that showed insects crawling closer.
A young man among the group suddenly stopped running. “You go first. I'll stop them here!”
“Su?? Oh no, you don't!”
“We are team by fu**. We can't leave you!”
“Retreat, Su. If someone is going to protect the team, it should be me, the leader.” A larger member approached the younger one and smiled. “If there is a next life for me, I will definitely be friends with you again so that we can drink until the world ends.”
“But captain..”.
“Come on, I'm not dead yet. I have a way to escape. Just trust me and go!”
The woman riding the dog looked at her serious gaze and chose to agree.
The young man gave a reassuring smile to his friends; he summoned a dragon-type pet and returned to face the enemy.
Meanwhile, the team leader took the other members away, after giving a last sad look to their young friend.
“We will remember you.. my friend.”.
The trees in the forest fell down one after another as if farm tractors were rolling on it. Immediately, the nearby trees that were seen collapsed, revealing a large swarm of various insects that were marching wildly into the position of the young man, instantly burying him and his dragon pet under their claws and teeth.
“Good. Ten minutes. They should have left by now.” Su Ping muttered as he waited to choose how to be revived.
He planned to be revived in place this time. But not too soon, for he would only die again by the embrace of insects. He intended to wait for most of them to pass by, before he returned to bluff the weaker target.
Heh. I wonder if those guys made it out.
Unfortunately, he was unable to check what happened in his original position when he “mati”.
The team he was in consisted of a group of adventurers who called themselves “divine descendants.” All things said, they only had a little bit of holy blood in their bodies, which might have been left behind by their great-grandfather.
As for why Su Ping got along with them .. It was purely an accident.
Previously, he had died and then been resurrected at a location outside the “city of the gods”, where he had seen this team recruit members for insect hunting missions, so he joined them to make his job easier.
The team members were quite helpful on the way, although most of their brave actions were not required in Su Ping's view. But still, he appreciated their kindness.
Since he didn't have a clock in this dark “” waiting room, he had to estimate the time of ten minutes itself. As soon as he was revived, he expanded his astral perception to examine the surroundings. Such an action managed to save him 120 energy points as he had just seen another insect coming from behind him.
He quickly dodged the deadly bite attack, then he summoned the Dark Dragon Hound and the Little Skeleton.
Reverse!
The bone blade swing was all that the Little Skeleton needed to cut the enemy in half. These eighth rank insects seemed to be quite sturdy on the outside, although this was useless against the Little Skeleton sword that could cut through stones like torn paper. As Su Ping summoned all of his pets, he carefully inspected further and saw a dozen insects biting the nearby trees, all of which started moving towards him in the next second. Following in the footsteps of the Little Skeleton, his pet attacked the enemy. It seems that “major strength” insect troops have not completely left the forest. Soon, the battle commotion attracted more of them.
With each direction blocked by the insects, Su Ping had no choice but to be painfully overwhelmed again.
Now there is more waiting to be done in “ space afterlife.” He waited for half an hour this time, which seemed to be enough for the enemy to leave him alone.
By following the trail of destruction left behind, he started picking out random insects that were moving too slowly and managed to find some crystals for the Little Skeleton. The hunt during those days had given him enough crystals to give each of his pets 3 Divine Charges except for the Heavenly Pig.
This means they all have the opportunity to unleash an improved version of their skills when needed. Little Skeleton had amazingly collected 8 charges because Su Ping had intentionally given him more resources. In addition to allowing Little Skeleton to execute “divine skills” up to three times, the charge eventually increased his Combat Rating to 10.1.
The Little Skeleton's overall strength had reached a true Beast King. All of the deaths had made Su Ping lose a lot of energy points. But the points have been well spent considering the considerable increase from his pets. Moreover, the Heavenly Pig Combat Rank had surpassed 7, meeting the requirements of a special training task.
Right now he only needed to wait a few more hours to get back to reality. His body fatigue did not prevent him from feeling mentally relaxed.
Two hours later, Su Ping discovered the main force of the insect army trying to build a nest on the side of the mountain. Since some insects had a better perception than his Dark Dragon Hound, he was found and killed again along with his pet before he could do anything. Even his new friend – Bug Void whom he caught – was unable to help him negotiate a truce with the enemy.
This new insect pet was a member of the seventh rank, like a beetle that had managed to reach the eighth rank immediately under its care. Although it was still useless against his stronger relatives. However, like other insects, the beetle was also able to turn something it ate into energy crystals, which was the main reason why Su Ping brought it along.
Since there was no point in going back to the insect nest and throwing away her energy points, she chose to go to a random place and maybe look for some souvenirs she could take back before the timer ended.
At first, he saw something white in his view.
There was a nice perfume all around. Looking up, she found herself standing in front of a giant bed, where a girl peeked in with a bored look.
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