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

Chapter 83: The Mischief of the Scaly Green Snake

The sky was gloomy.

“The weather is pretty good today, no strong sun, not too hot.”

Zhang Hao led two fully armed girls through the gradually dense woods, the massive Gray Armor Mountain Pig lumbering ahead, smashing through any branches blocking the path.

“How did you two think of coming to such a remote place?” Zhang Hao asked the girls, his face full of curiosity.

The taller girl in the lead, named Yang Yue, had fair skin and noticeable dimples when she smiled: “Because we need to find some fun. It’s too boring staying in the city all day.”

Zhang Hao couldn't help but mutter softly: “I’ve always dreamed of living in the city, and you actually find the city boring.”

The Cloud Shadow Fox stepped lightly on fallen leaves and twigs, its figure agile, raising its small face and nodding gently towards Yang Yue.

Seeing the adorable Cloud Shadow Fox, Zhang Hao's mood couldn't help but become cheerful, but when he accidentally glanced at the other girl, his expression immediately stiffened.

This girl exuded a cold beauty from the inside out, with long, straight black hair, an icy face, and narrow, emotionless black eyes, all of which confirmed this.

Most importantly, there was also a long snake coiled around her body. When Zhang Hao turned his head to look, this long snake, covered in green scales, would flick its tongue, its eyes as cold as its owner's.

Zhang Hao remembered the snake's name: Scaly Green Snake, a Wood-type pet, naturally born with Elite rank.

According to Yang Yue, her friend was named Li Qing and was a reptile enthusiast.

If she didn't often drag Li Qing out for hiking, the latter would probably stay at home with her reptiles from morning till night.

Although Zhang Hao didn't understand the psychological state of reptile enthusiasts, he respected every ordinary person with a legitimate hobby that didn't affect others.

But that didn't stop him from subconsciously staying away from Li Qing and her Scaly Green Snake.

“I have to say this first, I can only take you here at most. There have been strange things happening in the mountains recently, many places have changed drastically, and I heard there are wolves, it's very dangerous.” Zhang Hao pointed to a location on the map.

Yang Yue nodded with a smile: “Don’t worry, we won’t joke with our lives. Getting here is enough.”

After a slight pause, she continued: “This time, I just came to breathe in the fresh air of nature and see what the wilderness has become after the spiritual energy revival.”

“Once we’re better prepared, and the Cloud Shadow Fox and Scaly Green Snake are stronger, we’ll explore deeper.”

Hearing this, Zhang Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was good that they weren’t ignorant fools.

The three of them and their three pets gradually entered this area, constantly traversing the forest, but under Zhang Hao's guidance, they never went deep into the Qinling Mountains.

Even so, the magnificent natural scenery after the spiritual energy revival and the occasional appearance of wild pets still made the two girls exclaim in amazement.

Several hours later,

Zhang Hao glanced at the time on his phone, it was already five in the afternoon, so he suggested: “It's getting late, why don't I take you back to the village for a night, and tomorrow I'll take you to another forest to see?”

“No problem.” Yang Yue nodded.

“Okay, let's rest here for ten minutes, and then go down the mountain after regaining our strength.” Zhang Hao took out a plastic bag and sat down on it.

“Qingqing, let’s rest too.”

Yang Yue said to Li Qing, and seeing an extremely tall tree behind her, she first took a photo of herself and the tree with her phone, then sat down with her back against the tree.

Li Qing, seeing this, also sat down beside Yang Yue.

After walking the mountain road for half a day, both of them were a little tired, and gently closed their eyes to rest.

A breeze blew past, and the Scaly Green Snake opened its emerald green eyes, looking around — Zhang Hao was looking down and watching silent videos, occasionally making strange giggling noises; Yang Yue and Li Qing were both resting with their eyes closed, the former with a Cloud Shadow Fox lying in her arms.

A faint light flashed in the Scaly Green Snake's eyes. It gently climbed up Li Qing's body, and its cold body quickly climbed onto the thick tree trunk behind her.

But the Scaly Green Snake didn't stop. It stared upwards with its triangular head, passed through the dense branches, saw a light brown figure, a cunning glint flashed in its eyes, and it continued to climb silently.

Climbing past the exposed tree trunk, the Scaly Green Snake's dark green body perfectly merged with the dense branches and leaves, the surrounding things becoming the most perfect camouflage.

Closer and closer.

The Scaly Green Snake could already clearly see the light brown bird. Its heart gradually became restless, but the Scaly Green Snake forced itself to calm down, slowed down its stalking speed, and continued to approach.

Just inches away, the Scaly Green Snake mischievously opened its mouth suddenly, its tiny teeth flashing coldly.

“Chirp!”

However, the light brown bird seemed to sense the danger. The moment the Scaly Green Snake opened its mouth, it instinctively flapped its wings and flew away.

Not a single word was wrong! Not a single mistake!

Only a few feathers fell on the Scaly Green Snake's head.

Seeing that its prank had failed, the Scaly Green Snake felt bored and instinctively wanted to retreat and return to its owner's side.

“Chirp chirp chirp!”

At this moment, the light brown bird kept flapping its wings, making a rapid and continuous hissing sound.

“Chirp!”

“Chirp chirp!”

This cry seemed to have pressed some mysterious switch. For a time, high-pitched cries rose one after another, constantly echoing in the dense forest, waking up the lightly sleeping Yang Yue and Li Qing, and also making Zhang Hao raise his head in confusion: “What’s going on?”

The next moment, light brown figures appeared from mid-air. The Storm Cloud Sparrows gathered together, exuding the rogue aura of sky hooligans, and screamed loudly.

The Scaly Green Snake felt that something was wrong and hurriedly shrank back to Li Qing's body.

The Storm Cloud Sparrow that was attacked was very sharp-eyed and directly spotted the Scaly Green Snake on Li Qing's body, and immediately chirped: “Chirp!”

In an instant, dozens of Storm Cloud Sparrows hovered in mid-air, surrounding the three of them.

A strong sense of oppression came crashing down, Zhang Hao couldn't help but swallow his saliva and asked cautiously: “What… what’s happening?”

Yang Yue raised her head in confusion, Li Qing looked down at the Scaly Green Snake, which immediately shrank its head.

As a Beast Tamer who was telepathically connected to the Scaly Green Snake, Li Qing instantly understood the reason for the matter.

But at this moment, the situation was urgent, and there was no time to explain too much. She secretly decided to apologize afterwards, and looked up at the two of them, rarely speaking: “I have an idea.”

Zhang Hao's eyes lit up: “Tell me.”

“Run, run quickly.”

The cold voice, the serious expression, and the nonsensical suggestion almost made Zhang Hao faint.

Could it be that his first time taking a private job was going to end in failure?