My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 313 - Chapter 313 Chapter 312 Heavy Damage (Two-in-One)

Chapter 313: Chapter 312: Heavy Damage (Two-in-One) Chapter 313: Chapter 312: Heavy Damage (Two-in-One) The Deep Sea Giant Louse had a flattened body, with overlapping calcareous scales covering its entirety, and both its head and tail concealed beneath the shell, resembling an elliptical shield.

At this moment, its body was swiftly darting through the water; four sharp maxillipeds near its mouth madly waved, and twisted water ripples rapidly converged on the maxillipeds.

A moment later, four half-meter-long ice claws emitted a dangerous aura, locking onto Shao Zifeng inside the bubble.

“Aaaargh!”

Its red compound eyes flickered, the flattened body coiled up then suddenly sprang open, using the momentum of the seawater to charge towards the bubble.

The other mutant creatures were not to be outdone, each of them roaring as they surged upwards.

Qiuqiu watched the Deep Sea Giant Louse intently, sparks of fire flickering in its eyes.

Four dark red light spots appeared in front of it, and the intense heat instantly caused the bubble to expand.

The next moment Qiuqiu’s body wobbled, and the dark red light spots along with it dissipated.

“Roar!”

It growled unwillingly.

The deep-sea environment was too hostile for it; its innate ability “Molten Lava Field” was essentially nullified.

High-level skills like Dragon Flame Meteor and Purgatory Explosion, even in the outside world required it to return to its normal size and, through “Molten Lava Field” assist in the absorption of fire elements to barely release.

Mutant creatures had limited elemental energy inside their bodies; without innate abilities to absorb external elements, even a fifth-rank like it couldn’t possibly unleash fully using its internal elemental power.

Qiuqiu was stronger than others of its rank partly because of its own qualities, and also because it could continuously absorb external elements during combat to replenish itself.

Before charging into the sea, Qiuqiu had already used a high-level skill like Purgatory Explosion.

Without replenishment, a few more attacks like those from the sea snake would squander all its internal elements.

It no longer had enough energy to use Purgatory Explosion again.

But besides Purgatory Explosion, Qiuqiu’s means of attack here were severely limited.

Moreover, being inside the bubble meant using any skill could possibly burst the bubble and expose Shao Zifeng, an ordinary human, directly to the deep sea where he would likely be instantly crushed by the intense water pressure.

Qiuqiu kept its gaze fixed firmly on the following mutant creatures.

Flames entangled its small claws, ready to smash down on any creature that attempted to attack.

“Woo~”

The Ice Horned Whale’s melancholy whale song contained hints of urgency. It was already not the fastest among the mutant creatures in the sea; additionally, having to manipulate the water flow to carry the bubble made its speed even slower.

Bang!

“Aaaargh!”

The bubble burst into flames; the Deep Sea Giant Louse screamed as it smashed downward, leaving behind a trail of bubbles, with two broken, charred maxillipeds spinning away into the distance.

Qiuqiu gasped heavily, a wound on its claw leaking blood downward.

The continually sinking Deep Sea Giant Louse caused the group of mutant creatures below to stir restlessly.

A bizarre fish, two-thirds of its body being its head, bit the Deep Sea Giant Louse into two halves and flung it to the side, while other mutant creatures continued to charge upward.

Qiuqiu licked its wound with its small tongue, its golden red pupils filled with the will to battle.

“Roar!!”

The majesty of the dragon spread with the rolling sound waves downward, causing the mutant creatures rushing upward to stiffen, fear visible in their eyes.

However, the strength of these mutant creatures was not much less than Qiuqiu’s; they soon broke free from their fear.

The fish with the massive head did not continue upward but instead raised its head to stare deathly at the bubble. Blue fluorescent light flickered in its eyes, and the originally twisted water ripples slowly solidified, forming ice flower-like crystals that rapidly spread outward.

At this time, the other mutant creatures also stopped, pale blue sparks appearing in their eyes as fluffy ice fibers floated in the clear seawater.

The ice fibers collided and condensed together, gradually forming a massive firm ice, and rapidly spreading outwards.

“They’re trying to freeze us!”

Shao Zifeng saw this, his gaze shifting towards the gigantic ice core, contemplating whether to just throw it down.

Qiuqiu stared intently at the continuously spreading Ice Flowers, a serious expression on its small face, contemplating whether its tiny fists could smash the ice.

“Woo~”

The Ice Horned Whale sensed the rapidly condensing Elemental Energy of ice behind it, its ice horn on top of its head bursting out with blinding light.

The elegant and slender form turned, its gossamer-like tail fin striking heavily on the bubbles, which used this thrust to ascend rapidly.

The sudden thrust caused Shao Zifeng to fall directly.

By the time he had barely stabilized his body, he saw the Ice Horned Whale quietly floating below, its ice horn atop its head radiating light, and its gossamer-like fins constantly dancing.

Below it, the vast dense ice continued to spread rapidly.

The Ice Horned Whale looked back in Shao Zifeng’s direction, its starry eyes twinkling with a hint of starlight. Although it knew it couldn’t see anything, those eyes, like treasures, were mesmerizing.

“Ice Horned Whale!”

Feeling the temperature of the seawater dropping rapidly, the Ice Horned Whale no longer hesitated, biting its teeth and charging with its ice horn towards the rapidly spreading solid ice.

Crack!

The moment the ice horn contacted the ice, a blinding light burst out, and after a brief silence, the continuous sound of ice cracking arose.

The already mixed energies, now with the Ice Horned Whale’s force added, collided with each other and erupted with a massive shockwave.

“Woo~”

The Ice Horned Whale, being closest, bore the brunt as shards of ice flew and left small wounds on its pristine white body.

Bright red blood strands flowed from the wounds, quickly diluted by the seawater.

The massive energy shockwave forced all mutant creatures below to retreat, and the wounded Ice Horned Whale and bubbles ascended a great distance once again.

At this moment, they were less than a third away from the border between the Forgotten Cold River and the Abyssal Sea Area.

Stunned by the shockwave, the Ice Horned Whale twitched unconsciously, its body floating upwards, its originally gossamer fins now tattered and torn.

As the Ice Horned Whale floated by, Shao Zifeng, in a moment of desperation, grabbed the tail of the Ice Horned Whale.

But the over four-meter-long Ice Horned Whale wasn’t so easy to hold onto. His entire arm was pulled out, half of his face pressed tightly against the inner wall of the bubble, his entire body hanging mid-air.

The bone-chilling cold turned his palms blue-purple instantly, his body trembling uncontrollably.

“Yingying!”

Qiuqiu anxiously wanted to reach out with its little paws to help, but Shao Zifeng shouted to stop it.

Their attributes were incompatible; direct contact would result in much greater damage to it than to himself.

At this moment, between the bubble and the group of mutant creatures, a thick layer of ice formed by countless shards provided a barrier; no mutant creatures should be able to chase them for a while.

Shao Zifeng looked at the skin-burst, flesh-exposed Ice Horned Whale, and turned his head to look at his other palm.

The moment empathy activated, he opened his eyes, with the light glinting in his peripheral vision.

[Name]: Human

[Growth]: Growth Period

[Condition]: Minor Injury, Frostbite, Hunger, Fatigue, Mental Depletion

[Strength]: Unknown

[Phylum]: Chordata

[Class]: Mammalia

[Order]: Primates

[Family]: Hominidae

[Property]: Fire (shared), Wood (shared)

[Potential]: Unknown

[Skills]: Military boxing, Ignition (pseudo), Healing (pseudo)

[Talent]: Empathy: No colorful phoenix wings on the body, but a telepathic heart–while your emotions affect others, you are also affected by theirs.

[Evolution Path]: Ape-Human-Primitive Human-Homo Sapiens-? (data missing)-Modern Human

[Bonding Reaction]: Molten Lava Dragon Lizard: Physical enhancement (minor), Fire Elemental (Molten Flame).

:Star Origin Wood Spirit Deer/Thorny Spirit (?): Physical enhancement (tiny), Wood Elemental (Healing Element).

:Mirage Beibei: Physical enhancement (extremely tiny)

[Explanation]: Current state is very poor, self-rescue recommended.

The bone-chilling cold kept spreading, and Shao Zifeng felt his head becoming heavy.

His gaze was fixed on the ‘Healing’ displayed on the screen, and he decided to try once more.

With his eyes closed, he focused on feeling a life-filled elemental aside from the flames.

…

Not far from the Floating Ice Sea Area, the old Yermak vessel quietly drifted.

Valery, holding a telescope, stood on the foredeck, his robust body casually draped in an old woolen coat, his messy chest hair trembling slightly in the sea wind.

From where the Yermak was anchored, the Floating Ice Sea Area was cloaked in thick clouds, contrasting starkly with their sunny maritime region–it was like two different worlds.

Valery handed the telescope to the observer behind him, rubbing his bearded chin.

“What the hell is Snow Dragon up to? It’s been anchored there for two days now,” he said.

The mid-level minions behind him exchanged glances, these muscle-brained Far-Eastern brutes too likely had no clue.

Zhang Erya stood at the back of the crowd by the railing, her small dagger flipping at her fingertips, seemingly detached from everything around her.

In reality, as a one-way communication spy, she was quite worried at the moment.

“Cough cough…”

Matvey coughed a few times with his hand feigning a cover over his mouth. He patted the observer’s shoulder and reached out for the telescope.

The observer stuffed the telescope into his hand, looking disgustedly at where he had just been touched.

Matvey’s mouth twitched slightly, then a faint smile appeared on his pale face.

“Sorry, my disease isn’t contagious,” he said.

The observer ignored him, stepping slightly to the side.

Low chuckles emerged from among the middle management, who watched Matvey mockingly.

Zhang Erya glanced at them, then turned her head to look toward the distant clouds.

Valery glanced backward, indifferent to the mockery from his subordinates.

Matvey took a deep breath and placed the telescope to his eyes.

Moments later, he removed the telescope and coughed lightly.

“Matvey, share your thoughts,” Valery said.

Towering nearly two meters tall, Valery looked down intimidatingly at Matvey, his fierce face covered in a dense beard.

“Cough, boss, they’re using unmanned shallow-water probes,” Matvey stammered.

“And then?” Valery paused, “Are you trying to tell me they’re conducting scientific research?”

“I have eyes myself, Matvey.”

Seeing Valery’s impatience, Matvey quickly explained, “I think they’re in trouble.”

“Oh?” Valery looked at him with interest, “Tell me your thoughts.”

Matvey smiled confidently, “Their main purpose for this expedition is Antarctic research, not to conduct deep-sea exploration in the Floating Ice Sea Area.”

“The Antarctic summer window only lasts a few months, and all national expeditions rush to Antarctica, not wanting to delay unnecessarily on the way. Yet, they have stopped in the same place for two whole days, which is highly unusual.”

“Combined with the fact that there are two icebergs not far from their anchoring position.”

“Also, I just vaguely saw several fire-element mutant creatures flying low, so I speculate that they must have encountered Yin Ice Mountain or some other trouble, and someone went missing during the process.”

“After all, in the Floating Ice Sea Area, there couldn’t be any mutant creatures other than ice-water types, let alone those that extremely dislike the cold, such as fire types.”

“If nothing goes wrong, the person they are looking for must be very important.”

Having finished his speculation in one breath, Matvey, filled with the sea breeze, began to cough violently again.

He bent over, his violent coughing causing the people around him to step back a few paces.

When Matvey straightened up, Valery patted his shoulder appreciatively.

“You are indeed reliable, Matvey.”

“Sharing worries for the boss is my duty,” Matvey said, his pale face flushing with an unhealthy redness.

Valery nodded contentedly, his deep-set eyes brown pupils gazing into the distance.

“It seems I need to add some difficulty for them, wouldn’t that be more interesting?”

…

Within the Floating Ice Sea Area, the Snow Dragon was surrounded by drifting icebergs brought by the ocean currents.

Dark clouds continued to drop snowflakes, which, in the fierce cold wind, cut across the sky like knives.

The atmosphere inside the Snow Dragon was very oppressive, a mood that had persisted for two days.

On the foredeck, workers in windproof clothing were performing emergency maintenance on a deep-sea probe, which would soon dive into another area again.

Chen Yixin, wearing an orange windproof suit, gazed into the distance, her chestnut hair hanging with icicles trembling in the cold wind.

Beneath the lead-gray clouds, a few streaks of red light zipped by, adding different colors to this grayish-white world.

“Professor, have something to drink first.”

Tang Tang, holding a hot drink, hurried over, watching Chen Yixin’s chapped lips, nearly crying in urgency.

Chen Yixin had not rested properly for two days in order to get firsthand information, she stopped all other tasks and would stand here whenever the workers began their tasks.

Tang Tang had tried to persuade her many times in these two days, but she wouldn’t listen.

Sometimes, she even talked nonsense.

Saying that if anything happened to Shao Zifeng, she wouldn’t have the face to see her brother and sister-in-law.

Since Tang Tang didn’t know the relationship between Shao Zifeng and her brother and sister-in-law, she assumed it was delirious talk from exhaustion.

“Crack!”

A few hoarse cries sounded, and the Fire Phoenix Pheasant circled and landed on the deck.

Compared to two days ago, their feathers were disheveled, dull.

They just lay down as soon as they touched the ground and closed their eyes to rest, letting their parched feathers tremble in the cold wind.

Shangguan Long patted his companion sympathetically and looked up at the woman standing at the foremost edge.

He really wanted to tell Chen Yixin that it had already been two days, and even if Shao Zifeng had been alive then, the hope would be slim now.

But as a soldier and with Chen Yixin being his responsibility, obeying her orders was their first duty.

He took off his goggles and gloves, walked behind Chen Yixin, and saluted.

“Professor, we’ve searched a radius of ten miles this time, and we still haven’t found Brother Zifeng.”

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