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

Zhou Xu closely followed behind Wang Jianping, unable to suppress the curiosity in his heart, and couldn't help but ask again: "Uncle Wang, stop keeping me in suspense."

Wang Jianping suddenly stopped, his deep gaze fixed on the brightly lit battle room at the end of the corridor, his voice laced with a smile: "Our consultant Chen has brought us another surprise."

"Chen Yuan?" Zhou Xu instantly reacted, took out his phone to check, and found that Chen Yuan had sent a message an hour ago, but he was in a meeting at the time and his phone was in airplane mode.

"Just now, the front desk sent a message that Chen Yuan has arrived here and wants to be certified as an Intermediate Beast Master," Wang Jianping's emotions gradually calmed down.

"Intermediate Beast Master?" Zhou Xu's face was full of astonishment.

"It seems you didn't know about this," Wang Jianping glanced at Zhou Xu's reaction and said lightly.

Zhou Xu said helplessly, "Uncle Wang, if I knew about this, I would have told you long ago."

Wang Jianping remained noncommittal, stepped forward, his voice steady: "Let's go, Xiao Xu, let's meet the first Intermediate Beast Master of Baokun City Beast Master Association."

"Uncle Wang, the certification hasn't been successful yet," Zhou Xu reminded in a low voice.

"Having the courage to come for certification means it's a foregone conclusion," Wang Jianping smiled slightly and strode into the battle room.

Looking around, his gaze landed on the young man sitting on the long chair, and he slowly walked forward.

Xiao Yun, who was pouring tea for Chen Yuan, looked up and saw Wang Jianping approaching, immediately nodded in greeting, and stepped aside at the same time: "President."

Wang Jianping nodded slightly and took the initiative to extend his right hand to Chen Yuan: "I've heard a lot about you, Consultant Chen."

Xiao Yun, who was standing aside with her eyes lowered, was secretly shocked. As far as she knew, there were more than a dozen staff members in the association, but only two consultants.

It is said that these two consultants are powerful Beast Masters and have made outstanding contributions to the association.

But she never expected that the last Beast Master she received before getting off work was one of the consultants.

Chen Yuan stood up when Wang Jianping walked into the battle room, and also extended his hand: "President."

Afterwards, he nodded to Zhou Xu behind Wang Jianping: "Brother Zhou."

Wang Jianping said: "I heard that you are here to be certified as an Intermediate Beast Master?"

"Yes," Chen Yuan nodded.

"Then let's first demonstrate your Meditation level," Wang Jianping said.

"Okay," Chen Yuan was secretly surprised that Wang Jianping was so straightforward and didn't intend to exchange pleasantries with him at all.

But he liked this kind of leader who went straight to the point, so he quickly found the battle arena, and with a thought, a white circular array with intricate patterns appeared in front of him, and sparks wrapped in white light slowly appeared.

Zhou Xu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a low voice: "White summoning array, his Meditation level has indeed reached the Intermediate stage."

Wang Jianping clapped his hands lightly, a faint smile appearing on his face: "Consultant Chen, among all the registered Beast Masters in our Baokun City, you are the first Beast Master whose Meditation level has reached the Intermediate stage."

"If your pet beast also reaches the Second Order, you can be certified as the first Intermediate Beast Master in Baokun City."

Zhou Xu interjected: "President, our association doesn't seem to be able to conduct Intermediate Beast Master certification yet."

Chen Yuan was stunned.

According to Jiang Wenning, certifying an Intermediate Beast Master requires a pet beast battle, but there is no second Intermediate Beast Master in Baokun City, so who can test Spark's true strength?

"Who said that?" Wang Jianping revealed a confident smile, as if he had already considered everything, "Isn't that Intermediate Beast Master from the Arrest Department still here?"

"Let's invite him over to have a sparring match with Consultant Chen."

Zhou Xu asked Xiao Yun: "Is that person still in the rest area?"

Xiao Yun replied: "Room No. 3 in the rest area."

"Then you..." Zhou Xu shook his head, "Forget it, I'll go invite him myself."

With that, Zhou Xu quickly walked out of the battle room, Wang Jianping sat next to Chen Yuan, and finally began the small talk.

"Are you used to living in the mountains? Is the daily expense sufficient? Does the duty of a forest ranger affect your Meditation and pet beast training?"

A series of questions came out one after another, and Chen Yuan answered them one by one.

Finally, Wang Jianping put down his teacup and asked the most important question: "Do you want to come to the city to develop?"

Without waiting for Chen Yuan to answer, he continued: "Life in the mountains is certainly leisurely, and I understand your special feelings for your hometown, but as long as you are willing to come to the city, we will help you solve any material needs such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation."

"And your grandfather, we will let him enjoy the best elderly care services."

"You only need to do one thing: Meditation plus training your pet beasts."

Xiao Yun, who was guarding by the side, seemed calm on the surface, but her heart was already surging.

She had already begun to imagine what a comfortable and unrestrained life she would live every day after possessing Chen Yuan's talent.

Chen Yuan shook his head and politely refused: "President, thank you for your kindness, but I really have no plans to move to the city at the moment."

"Staying in the mountains, my pet beasts will improve faster."

Seeing Chen Yuan's attitude so resolute, Wang Jianping secretly sighed, but he didn't try to persuade him anymore.

The two fell into a brief silence, but fortunately Zhou Xu's voice soon sounded: "President, Consultant Chen, I have invited Team Su over."

As soon as the voice fell, a figure slowly appeared. The man called Team Su was about thirty years old, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, with an ordinary appearance, and belonged to the level of a passerby in the crowd, without any special features.

Su Quan was also looking at the young man in front of him. The two looked at each other and nodded in greeting.

"Team Su, sorry to bother you to rest, but this matter really can't be done without you," Wang Jianping shook hands with Su Quan and said with a smile.

Su Quan shook his head, his voice steady: "I myself also want to compete with excellent Beast Masters. Even if President Wang doesn't say it, I will come uninvited if I know about it."

Wang Jianping smiled and made way for him: "Then are you going to prepare first, or start directly?"

"I can start at any time," Su Quan said.

"Me too," Chen Yuan nodded.

"Okay, then call the referee and the photographer, the battle will start immediately," Wang Jianping said.

"Understood," Zhou Xu nodded.

A moment later,

A camera was aimed at the battle arena, and the referee in formal attire stood in the middle with a solemn face. He looked around, confirmed that both sides were ready, and suddenly raised two flags high, and said loudly: "Then I announce that Chen Yuan's Intermediate Beast Master battle assessment officially begins!"

The unremarkable Su Quan heard the referee announce the start of the battle, and his whole aura suddenly changed, as if he had turned from a rusty sword that could be seen everywhere into a sharp blade.

His gaze sharpened, and a white summoning circle rapidly formed before him, from which an adult-sized figure slowly emerged.

Chen Yuan focused his eyes and saw that it was an insect-type pet, its overall shape resembling a mantis. It was rather slender, its entire body covered in silver armor, and a pair of giant scythes hung down on either side of its body like large sickles.

Chen Yuan instantly recognized the pet's identity: Silver Armor Mantis, steel attribute, with an elite quality at natural birth.

According to the information, the Silver Armor Mantis had a cold temperament and would remain indifferent to everything. However, once it entered battle, it would show a one hundred percent serious attitude.

Moreover, the Silver Armor Mantis seemed frail, but the silver armor covering its entire body made it unafraid of ordinary attacks. It was a good hand at close combat.

As thoughts flashed through Chen Yuan's mind, the Flame Cloud Falcon on his shoulder was already eager to move. It slowly flew in front of Chen Yuan, gently flapping its wings, its dark blue eyes fixed on the Silver Armor Mantis.

The Silver Armor Mantis held its giant scythe before it, its light green eyes unusually calm, quietly awaiting its Beast Master's command.

Suddenly,

the Beast Master's voice echoed in the Silver Armor Mantis's mind: "Charge Blade."

The instant it heard the voice, the giant scythe in front of the Silver Armor Mantis suddenly bloomed with a sharp white light. Immediately afterward, it stepped forward, its figure seeming to transform into a blurred afterimage, instantly striking towards Spark.

Fast, too fast.

Chen Yuan had just used his mind link to have Spark use Flame Stream when he saw that the Silver Armor Mantis had already approached the latter, slashing down with its giant scythes from above, a silver stream of light reflected in his eyes.

"Chirp!"

The moment it saw the Silver Armor Mantis appear before it, alarm bells rang in Spark's heart. Its reaction speed was already very fast, and it subconsciously flapped its wings violently, trying to fly upwards, but it was still struck in the wings by the silver stream of light, and feathers fell.

"Chirp~"

Enduring the faint pain, Spark still managed to fly upwards. Fortunately, the height of the battle room exceeded five meters, allowing it to maintain a safe distance.

Once the battle began, Chen Yuan felt the intensity.

This was completely different from when he fought Zhang Hao and Shao Yang two-on-one.

Zhou Xu said in a low voice, "Charge Blade, a steel-type skill, specifically manifested as crossing a distance in an instant to approach and attack the opponent, making it difficult to avoid."

Wang Jianping nodded to show his understanding.

Zhou Xu looked at the slightly swaying Flame Cloud Falcon and continued, "Team Su's Silver Armor Mantis has a very fast attack speed. Once it launches an attack, it's like a continuous river, giving the opponent no chance to resist."

"That's how he resolved the berserk Tier 2 pet beast this time."

"Chen Yuan rarely engages in pet battles on a regular basis, while pet battles are commonplace for Team Su. This battle will be difficult."

Wang Jianping smiled and said, "You've forgotten our purpose. We don't need Consultant Chen to defeat Team Su, we just need to verify his Tier 2 level."

"Next, let's see his counterattack."

During their conversation, Su Quan had already launched a new round of attacks, telepathically commanding, "Silver Armor Mantis, use Steel Blade to knock it down."

The Silver Armor Mantis's gaze sharpened, and it suddenly leaped up, its silver armor gleaming with a metallic luster under the spotlights, its giant scythes slashing towards Spark!

The instant the Silver Armor Mantis jumped up, Chen Yuan telepathically commanded, "Spark, use Flame Surge to repel it."

"Chirp!"

Spark looked angry, gathering a surging pillar of fire at an astonishing speed, and suddenly spewing it out at close range!

Two pairs of eyes met through the滔滔 raging flames.

"Ignore it, keep attacking," Su Quan said calmly. He was confident that the Silver Armor Mantis's defensive capabilities were enough to withstand this attack, but if the Flame Cloud Falcon was struck by the steel blade, it might lose its combat ability on the spot.

He had made this choice countless times.

Every time, he was right.

Boom!

The Silver Armor Mantis did not evade the surging pillar of fire, but simply swung its steel blade towards Spark. But the next moment, the pillar of fire, carrying extremely high temperatures, engulfed it violently, followed by the sizzling sound of the fire scorching its armor.

"Something's not right."

Seeing the thickness of the pillar of fire and clearly feeling the scorching heat, Su Quan's expression changed slightly, and his brow furrowed.

The proficiency shown by this [Flame Surge] was obviously extremely high.

The pillar of fire gradually dissipated, and Su Quan quickly looked up, only to see many obvious scorch marks on the Silver Armor Mantis's body, with some black patches on the silver armor.

The Silver Armor Mantis looked very embarrassed. It fell heavily to the ground, trying its best to raise its eyes to look at the Flame Cloud Falcon flying above its head.

For a moment, the arena fell silent inside and out.

After a while,

Wang Jianping took the lead in speaking, "It seems we underestimated the strength of this Flame Cloud Falcon."

Zhou Xu's eyes flickered constantly. He recalled the scene when he first saw the Flame Cloud Falcon, when the Flame Cloud Falcon easily defeated a Gray Feather Hawk, seemingly the same as the current situation.

At the time, Zhou Xu only regarded Chen Yuan as a lucky genius Beast Master and wanted to mold him into a role model.

But now, Chen Yuan's potential seemed to be far more than that.

Although the Flame Cloud Falcon was injured at the beginning of the battle, Chen Yuan's pet battle experience was, after all, very limited, and he was not familiar with the Silver Armor Mantis's combat style, so it was normal to suffer a loss.

But what was going on with this Flame Surge?

Chen Yuan didn't know the emotional turmoil of others. The moment he saw the Flame Surge take effect, he continued to issue instructions: "Flame Energy Assault."

"Chirp!"

Spark aimed at the Silver Armor Mantis that had fallen to the ground, suddenly retracted its wings, its body surging with flames, and its momentum rapidly soared.

Seeing this scene, Su Quan felt a sense of foreboding, but still maintained his composure: "Silver Armor Mantis, get up first, use Steel Arms."

Now that the Silver Armor Mantis's body was damaged, it was very difficult to dodge the attack, so it could only try to block it.

The Silver Armor Mantis endured the pain and got up, and the moment it saw Spark charging towards it, it crossed its double scythes, silver light flashing, trying to block the attack.

Bang!

A roar sounded. The moment Spark collided with the Silver Armor Mantis, the flames all over its body suddenly expanded, hitting the latter at the same time with a huge impact.

The raging flames spread over the Silver Armor Mantis's entire body, and the crossed double scythes were scorched by the fire and impacted by the huge impact, and the defensive posture collapsed in an instant.

When the flames dissipated, the charred Silver Armor Mantis had already fallen heavily to the ground. It tried its best to raise its head and looked at the flames in front of it, only to see a pair of calm blue eyes like a deep sea.

The next moment, its head drooped, and the Silver Armor Mantis fell into a coma.

[Defeated a Tier 2 pet beast, gained 0.3 Source Points]

Su Quan fell into deep silence, and Xiao Yun immediately rushed over with a medical kit.

"Chirp~"

Spark, with a nonchalant expression, ignored the wounds on its wings and slowly flew back to Chen Yuan's shoulder.