My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 382 - Chapter 382 Chapter 381 The Duke is the Most Powerful in the

Chapter 382: Chapter 381 The Duke is the Most Powerful in the World! Chapter 382: Chapter 381 The Duke is the Most Powerful in the World! Whoom!

Six purple-red columns of fire rose one after another, piercing straight into the sky.

The low, gloomy clouds were tinged with a faint purple hue, churning continuously.

An intense wave of fire energy converged towards the center, leaving everyone at the valley feeling oppressed.

As a bright flash erupted, the world seemed to lose all color, with only blinding red glares remaining. After a moment, smoke mixed with purple-red flames slowly rose, forming a miniature mushroom cloud.

“Get down!”

No sooner had the words landed when the ground began to tremble slightly, loose stones bouncing up and down, and a deafening roar followed.

The shockwave generated by the explosion spread outward, with various pieces of rock and ice raining down. Fortunately, the valley’s natural barrier protected the research team from being blown away by the blast; otherwise, being hit by flying debris would have been the least of their problems.

After a while, the tremors and thunderous noise gradually subsided, the rumbling continuing to spread into the distance.

Everyone brushed off the debris from their bodies, climbed up from the ground, and stared silently at the distant mushroom cloud.

“Hehe… Zifeng is getting more and more impressive, eh?” Cang Haiyuan said as he brushed the snow off himself, letting out a dry laugh. “The last time I saw him use the Purgatory Explosion, it wasn’t nearly as powerful.”

“Purgatory Explosion.”

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was deliberate.

Chen Yixin looked at the purple-red cloud, feeling suddenly uneasy.

She remembered the last time, the same purple-red flames. Although she didn’t know what had happened to Shao Zifeng, both he and Qiuqiu were left exhausted for days afterward, recovering only after large amounts of nutrient solution were administered.

Especially Qiuqiu, who required several buckets of specially mixed nutrient solution. If the same situation occurred again, they wouldn’t have the facilities to prepare the nutrient solution here.

“Civilian, there is no need to worry about the Duke.”

The clear voice of a young girl arose in the hearts of everyone present.

The group exchanged looks, then watched as Lingling approached alongside the small deer, their mouths twitching.

Lingling held her chin up with a haughty little expression, her small hands firmly gripping the antlers of the deer beside her.

The deer struggled in vain and resignedly turned its head, as if to say it didn’t know this silly creature.

“Um, this is…”

Chen Yixin couldn’t help but smile, gazing tenderly at Lingling.

“My name is Lingling Bauhinia, a title granted by the Duke. You may address me as Lady Lingling or the Esteemed Secretary…”

Lingling paused for a moment, sneaking a few glances at itself.

Then with a wave of its small hand, wood elemental particles flowed, and a pair of round glasses appeared on its delicate little nose.

Thick, emerald-colored books and a quill floated nearby as Lingling mimicked others, pushing the glasses up its nose with satisfaction, nodding approvingly.

Only then did it feel worthy of the title Esteemed Secretary.

The deer, mortified, almost dropped its head to the ground. Why did it have to be in a Symbiosis with such a fool?

“But your Duke might be in danger right now.”

Seeing the two little creatures, Chen Yixin was no longer worried.

As Shao Zifeng’s pet creatures, given their proximity, if the Contractor was in trouble, they would certainly sense it.

Her question was merely out of amusement at the child’s antics, given that she had nothing better to do.

Upon hearing Chen Yixin’s words, Lingling hesitated.

Furrowing its delicate little brows, it sensed for a while, then uncertainly looked down at the small deer.

It couldn’t detect any danger to the Duke.

But doubting itself, it sought reassurance from the small deer.

The deer, head bowed, was offline.

Lingling shook its antlers with a tiny hand, and the deer reluctantly lifted its head, giving a slight shake.

Now Lingling was confident, raising its chin proudly: “Hmph, I told you, the Duke will not have any problems.”

“Oh? You trust him that much?”

“Of course, after all, I was raised by His Grace from a pup.” Lingling said with an adoring tone, “His Grace is the most formidable Duke in the whole world!”

“Hahahaha.”

The research team could no longer hold back, bursting into laughter.

The previously somber atmosphere from the battle was instantly swept away.

…

Above the snowy plains, the bitter cold wind howled.

The once towering ice had been flattened, leaving a crater over 20 meters in diameter. The surrounding snow had been blown away by the powerful impact, revealing the cracked ice below.

Shao Zifeng and Qiuqiu stood at the bottom of the crater, with a Bloodthirsty Explosive Bear lying in front of them, gasping for breath.

By then, it no longer possessed its former ferocity. Its body, as if dehydrated, had withered away, and its charred skin lay wrinkled at the bottom of the pit.

A moment later, Shao Zifeng opened his eyes and withdrew his right hand from the bear’s body.

The next moment, a chicken-egg-sized flame hovered in his palm, turning the smooth ice around it red.

Shao Zifeng’s hair trembled slightly as more and more purple-red elemental particles began to appear in the crimson flame.

As the number of these elemental particles increased, Shao Zifeng’s breathing grew rapid, and the flame in his hand began to twist and jump erratically.

Clutching his hand suddenly, Shao Zifeng leaned on Qiuqiu’s body, gasping for breath.

Qiuqiu, concerned, lowered its large head, emitting worried whines from its throat.

“I’m okay…”

Shao Zifeng closed his eyes, hugged Qiuqiu’s head with his hand, and rested his head gently on it to calm the throbbing in his heart.

Once his breathing stabilized, he looked at his right hand and furrowed his brow deeply.

He had thought that by absorbing the infection source from the Bloodthirsty Explosive Bear, he would come one step closer to mastering the “infection” ability.

However, the experiment just now showed that the increase from this absorption was minuscule, only about one-tenth of what he had absorbed from Shangguan Long.

Compared to a direct injection from the Bloodthirsty Explosive Bear, Shangguan Long was, after all, only indirectly infected.

The bear’s source turned out to be less effective than the one absorbed from humans.

This situation worried Shao Zifeng.

If he couldn’t master this power quickly, the next time he faced a similar situation, the feeling of having control over his abilities in the hands of others was uncomfortable.

Although he could resist a bit with sheer willpower, that whistle he could hear alone was really unpleasant.

After contemplating for a moment, Shao Zifeng had two main suspicions.

The effects of absorbing infection sources from others could diminish with each subsequent time.

The other possibility was that the effect would be as strong as the first time only when he absorbed from an infected human.

Both possibilities were rather troublesome.

Neither mutant creatures from the Rift Eye series nor infected humans were easy to come across.

He still had an option, though.

Remembering what Lu Anan had said before, Shao Zifeng fell silent.

“Forget it, if I can get out of Antarctica alive, I’ll think about other things then.”

“Qiuqiu, let’s go.”

Shao Zifeng stretched and called Qiuqiu to leave.

He had only taken a few steps when he suddenly stopped.

He rubbed the lynx ring on his finger and turned to look in the direction where Valery had left.

That object.

It seemed to be in a weakened state?

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