Forest Guardian: I Really Don’t Want to Be a Beast Tamer

The night breeze rustled through the mountainside, casting shadowy figures among the trees, with stars twinkling in the dark night sky.

Chen Yuan stood before the wooden door, carefully observing: "The wooden door shows no signs of damage, and it's locked from the outside."

This kind of wooden door is especially thick, capable of effectively resisting attacks from large, ferocious beasts.

If someone enters the house, they use two wooden bars as bolts to lock it; if they leave, they use an ordinary iron lock.

"Woof."

At the same time, Cola stood on its hind legs, its two paws resting on the windowsill, raising its head to look—but the window was blocked by a handmade curtain sewn from various scraps of cloth, completely obscuring the view inside.

"No need to look, Old Xing definitely hasn't returned yet," Chen Yuan said, patting Cola's head, his voice filled with worry.

All signs indicate that Old Xing has not returned to the cabin; he must still be outside.

But it's already late at night. Why hasn't Old Xing returned yet?

Moreover, a more terrifying guess emerged from the depths of Chen Yuan's heart—since the spiritual energy resurgence began, Old Xing has been alone on the mountain, facing the even more dangerous Qinling Mountains. Could he have already…

Chen Yuan shook his head, forcibly dispelling this terrifying thought, and solemnly said to Cola: "Cola, I need to trouble you again."

"Woof!"

Cola's eyes lit up, its tail wagging wildly, its nose approaching the wooden door, trying hard to sniff out other scents.

Since evolving, Cola's sense of smell has become much more powerful than before, and it is not easily affected by external factors.

Now, it is more capable than the vast majority of search and rescue dogs.

Chen Yuan said: "If you can't smell Old Xing's scent, you can also try to find the scent of your kind."

After a pause, Chen Yuan added: "If I remember correctly, it's a very beautiful female dog."

At this moment, Cola straightened its back, its eyes became even brighter, its expression even more focused, as if it were a truly seasoned professional search and rescue dog.

I don't care about beautiful female dogs; I only want to solve problems for my master.

Chen Yuan didn't just rely on Cola; he also turned his head to look at Spark: "Spark, fly higher, circle around the vicinity, and see if you can find anything."

"Chirp."

Spark didn't immediately agree; instead, it looked at Chen Yuan, then looked at Cola, who was immersed in sniffing scents, its face showing hesitation.

Chen Yuan waved his hand and smiled: "No need to worry about my safety; Cola will protect me."

The vision of a falcon is extremely high, ranking among the top of all animals.

Spark's night vision is equally excellent; even in the dark night, it can spot prey several kilometers away.

Seeing that both little guys had entered working mode, Chen Yuan took out the satellite phone that Song Guohao had specifically told him to bring from his backpack, fiddled with it for a while, and his expression became increasingly grave.

It's normal for ordinary phones to have no signal, but why can't the satellite phone make calls either?

You should know that satellite phones are designed to establish communication in areas not covered by radio and wired telecommunication signals, even in more severe weather conditions, in more remote places, they should be able to make and receive calls normally.

But at this moment, the satellite phone was out of order.

He originally wanted to tell Song Guohao about the situation here, but now that the satellite phone is out of order, he has completely lost contact with the outside world.

Chen Yuan put the satellite phone back into his backpack, his expression still calm and composed: "There are now only two possibilities."

"First, Old Xing encountered something outside and is temporarily trapped."

"Second, Old Xing has already met with misfortune."

Chen Yuan secretly prayed that it was the first situation.

"Chirp——!"

A long cry pierced the silent night sky. Chen Yuan raised his head and looked, only to see an orange-yellow figure speeding towards him.

"Did you find something?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Chirp."

Spark nodded slightly, then turned around, signaling Chen Yuan to quickly follow it.

"Okay, Cola, follow me," Chen Yuan put the backpack at the door, minimizing his load as much as possible, and rushed over as quickly as possible.

"Woof～"

Cola drooped its ears and responded, secretly glancing at the big sister soaring in the air, its expression dejected.

I've disappointed my master again.

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and follow me; I'm still counting on you to track the scent."

The master's call rang in his ears, and Cola's expression instantly became excited. He responded with a bark and quickly followed.

Spark, with its surging flames and blooming light, pointed the way in the air, Chen Yuan trotted along, and Cola, as a close bodyguard, followed closely beside Chen Yuan.

The wilderness at night was originally quite eerie, with rustling unknown sounds and chilling roars of beasts everywhere, but when Spark flew wantonly in the air, and the flames illuminated the night, this area was surprisingly quiet.

Unintentionally, I made a typo!

"Spark, what did you just discover?" Chen Yuan looked up and asked.

"Chirp chirp chirp."

Spark indicated that it had seen the person and dog Chen Yuan mentioned on another mountain, and there were several figures chasing them behind.

Chen Yuan frowned slightly: "What is chasing them?"

The good news is that Old Xing seems to be still alive.

The bad news is that the situation is not quite right.

"Chirp."

Spark shook its head, indicating that it didn't dare to waste time. After discovering the target, it immediately turned back to inform the situation and didn't have time to pay attention to other things.

"You're right," Chen Yuan nodded.

The top priority is to find Old Xing's location; everything else is secondary.

After running for about ten minutes, the quiet mountain forest suddenly传来 came a faint howling sound, the sound short and high-pitched, shrill and eerie.

Chen Yuan's face changed slightly. Having grown up in the mountains since childhood, he was no stranger to this kind of sound—it was the sound of a wolf.

There are wolves in the Qinling Mountains. The open environment, humid climate, and abundant water provide a suitable living environment for wolves.

Chen Yuan had heard his grandfather say that the wolves in the Qinling Mountains are not only fierce and bloodthirsty but also possess cunning and insidious traits that ordinary wolves do not have.

And after the spiritual energy resurgence, the difficulty of dealing with these wolves will increase several levels, posing a fatal threat to all creatures in the Qinling Mountains.

Therefore, Chen Yuan didn't dare to delay at all, fearing that he would only see Old Xing lying in a pool of blood when he arrived.

"Faster."

"Even faster."

Fortunately, after becoming a Beastmaster, Chen Yuan's physical fitness was much stronger than before, and he had been consistently exercising recently.

So, although he had been running in the mountains for a day, he still had the strength to run quickly at this time.

In the dark night, three figures sped forward.