God of Pets

The team and An Zhiqi both turned their gaze towards Chen Guan, their eyes filled with eagerness and urgency.

Chen Guan understood what they meant; they wanted to pick the mutated Red Blood Vermilion Fruit.

The value of a single mutated Red Blood Vermilion Fruit far exceeds that of a solitary Secret Spirit. Even if it becomes a pet, its value could hardly compare to a mutated Red Blood Vermilion Fruit.

Moreover, there are over a dozen Red Blood Vermilion Fruits on it, the value of which goes without saying, as they can increase the Primordial Energy limit. This is a benefit that many people long for but cannot obtain. Such Heavenly and Earthly Treasures will never become outdated, unless someone can cultivate them on a large scale.

In fact, artificial cultivation is nearly impossible. Even if one could grow them, the effects would be somewhat different from their wild counterparts. Restoring Primordial Energy might be possible, but increasing the Primordial Energy limit is too difficult.

However, the mutated Red Blood Vermilion Fruit grows behind the Boundary Monument. The mission manual clearly states that crossing the Boundary Monument poses a deadly risk.

Although the mutated Red Blood Vermilion Fruit grows just beside the Boundary Monument, only a few meters away, it's still behind the Boundary Monument.

"It's behind the Boundary Monument." Chen Guan thought for a moment, his gaze fixed on the Holy Horned White Deer, as he lowered his voice and spoke to the team and An Yiqi.

An Yiqi is a person with an adventurous spirit; otherwise, he would not have chosen to side with Chen Guan. Upon hearing this, he quickly lowered his voice and said, "It's only about two meters away, it should be fine, right? If need be, we won't go in, we'll just use a hook to retrieve it."

Chen Guan remained silent. This was indeed a solution, but using a hook beyond the Boundary Monument was still crossing the boundary, which might have some consequences.

Seeing Chen Guan's silence, An Yiqi said again, "If it doesn't work, let the pets go in to pick it, and we'll hide from a distance."

This method was feasible, but if they didn't go, could they drive away the Holy Horned White Deer? The mutated Red Blood Vermilion Fruit was discovered by it, and it was also a solitary Secret Spirit.

If they send an ordinary pet over, it might not be able to contend with it and couldn't drive it away. If they sent Ghost-Eyed Python over, Chen Guan didn't want to risk them either, as it might be a case where the loss outweighs the gain.

While the three were talking, the Holy Horned White Deer had already slowly approached the Red Blood Vermilion Fruit and lowered its head to nibble twice.

This action made their hearts leap, but fortunately, it only nibbled on the leaves and did not eat the fruit itself.

The Holy Horned White Deer's movements were very graceful, eating slowly and rhythmically, like a dieting lady deliberately chewing slowly, a mouthful of vegetables chewed dozens of times, satisfying the desire for food while deceiving the body, making the body feel full.

"Chen, don't hesitate, the value of the Holy Horned White Deer is far less than the Red Blood Vermilion Fruit, and scaring it away isn't a problem. We can continue to wait here; we have plenty of time to wait for it to return. I'm willing to be the vanguard to get the Vermilion Fruit back." An Yiqi said urgently.

"Xiao Qi, don't rush, Chen hasn't spoken, he must have his considerations." The team reassured An Yiqi.

After observing the White Deer for a while, Chen Guan nodded slightly and said, "Okay, but you're only allowed to use your pet to retrieve it, the people must stay here, don't approach."

Hearing this, An Yiqi was overjoyed, immediately releasing his Ox Head pet. Ox Head and Horse Face are common pets here; many on the Reserve Team have both of these pets.

More common ones are Yin Soldiers and Yin Generals, but the single combat power of Yin Soldiers and Yin Generals isn't strong, and their quality is inferior to Ox Head and Horse Face, so not many people like using them.

An Yiqi controlled the Ox Head, eagerly charging towards the Holy Horned White Deer, making strange noises to scare it away.

Now An Yiqi didn't care if he could kill the Holy Horned White Deer, retrieving the Red Blood Vermilion Fruit was the priority.

The Holy Horned White Deer glanced at the Ox Head, then lowered its head again to nibble on the Red Blood Vermilion Fruit, as if ignoring the Ox Head.

This time, the Holy Horned White Deer bit off a Red Blood Vermilion Fruit and raised its head to slowly chew it.

An Yiqi became anxious; he had originally just wanted the Ox Head to scare away the Holy Horned White Deer from outside. Seeing a Vermilion Fruit being eaten, he gritted his teeth and summoned another Horse Face, sending both Ox Head and Horse Face beyond the Boundary Monument to assault the Holy Horned White Deer.

Ox Head and Horse Face, each holding their Secret Treasure Lock Chains, were about to strike the Holy Horned White Deer.

The Holy Horned White Deer, while chewing, turned around, showing its rear to them, and Ox Head and Horse Face's chains happened to swipe past its flanks.

Then they saw the Holy Horned White Deer lift its hind hooves like a horse, kicking unbelievably fast. With two thuds, Ox Head and Horse Face were sent flying.

Upon landing, Chen Guan and the others saw two large holes in the chests of Ox Head and Horse Face, their hearts crushed and blood gushing out.

"What a vicious kick!" An Yiqi, both shocked and outraged, lamented, while Ox Head and Horse Face were common pets, they were not cheap. He had to kill many Ox Heads and Horse Faces in the Secret Realm to obtain those pets, and now they were killed just like that.

However, he had no choice; he didn't have more powerful pets, and Chen Guan wouldn't allow him to go over himself, leaving him without options for the moment.

Seeing the White Deer going for the Vermilion Fruit again, An Yiqi said urgently, "Captain, shall we summon two more pets each to surround and kill it?"

First Awakening Cultivators can summon up to two pets to fight at a time. An Yiqi suggested not risking high-quality pets; instead, they could achieve victory through numbers.

"No need." This time Chen Guan clearly refused and then stepped out of hiding.

"Captain." An Yiqi and the team were startled and hurried to follow.

Chen Guan didn't head towards the Boundary Monument but stood at a distance, observing the Holy Horned White Deer inside the Boundary Monument, calmly saying, "Sending more pets won't help, it has long known of our presence, it's merely luring us over to die."

"Is that so?" An Yiqi, surprised, looked at the White Deer. Seeing it lower its head to nibble another fruit, chewing leisurely, it was hard to imagine it harbored such insidious thoughts.

"The senses of a solitary pet are incredibly keen. Although I lowered my voice earlier, I didn't do it too much. Normally, it should have heard, but it pretended not to, showing no reaction, not even glancing our way." Chen Guan spoke earlier with intent, holding suspicion and probing.

"I see." An Yiqi finally understood why, despite their agreement to stay quiet, Chen Guan suddenly spoke. At the time, he thought Chen Guan also wanted to give up killing the White Deer to seize the Red Fruit, not caring if it was scared away, but had no idea of the hidden intention behind it.

"Your earlier summoning of Ox Head and Horse Face to attack it further proves it was already aware of us, merely pretending not to know, trying to lure us with the Vermilion Fruit." Chen Guan said.

"Lure us with the Vermilion Fruit? That can't be! Such Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, it would eat them even without us, right?" An Yiqi was somewhat puzzled by Chen Guan's words.

"If my guess is correct, it doesn't eat plants; it feeds on flesh and blood." Chen Guan's words shocked both An Yiqi and the team.