Despite the instinctive fear that shrouded his very soul, Naib still forced himself to calm down, breathing weakly yet heavily as he began advancing forward.
Akin to a patient turtle, advancing one step at a time while ensuring his safety, Naib finally sighted the clashing beasts on the horizon after threading for 5 minutes.
Boom!
There, 20 meters away from Naib's exact location, a brown centipede with an exoskeleton that was glinting with an earthly glow can be discerned. Its robust mandibles, glinting dangerously, keep brandishing toward the opponent opposite it, attentive and seemingly looking for an opportunity to catch the enemy off guard.
Noticeably, on its 1-meter-long body, Naib could see signs of cracks and wounds, a testament that the enemy it was facing wasn't too simple or easy to handle.
"This, an earth centipede?! One of the best elite bloodline beasts to form a contract with? Moreover, its length was only 1 meter long, signifying that it was only at the early to mid stage of the mortal realm!'
Remembering the renowned beast of the head of the village, which is also an earth centipede — an insect beast that can easily reach 10 meters in length upon reaching its adulthood or the Awakening realm (above the mortal realm) and has the ability to catch its prey off guard by drilling and emerging from the depths of the earth in an instant — Naib's breathing couldn't help but hasten a bit.
Although he had no idea what kind of beasts could have 25 points of potential under them, the earth centipede should reach 20 points in potential alone, right?
Grrr~
As his eyes were glued toward the earth centipede in the distance, watching it crawl within the meter-tall grasses around the perimeter — concealing its body perfectly — a low growling sound, carrying a faint heat, suddenly entered his ears.
There, in the clearing meters away from where the centipede vanishes, a hound with thick black maroon fur can be seen growling in the surroundings, eyes vigilant and body tense as if ready to pounce at any second.
(No, it's not maroon; it's the hound's dry blood.)
"What kind of beast is that?'
Confused, first time encountering this type of beast, Naib's brows couldn't help but rise upward in pure curiosity before smiling, feeling that his luck today wasn't that bad.
Then, without further ado, while concealing his figure beyond the tree nearby, Naib hurriedly manipulated the bestowed talent of the system, abruptly causing his star force to lessen by 10% as the information of the two beasts soon appeared in front of him.
...
[ Earth Centipede
Realm: Mid-Stage of the Mortal Realm
Bloodline: Elite (mid)
Talent: Earth Borrow (Elite), Harden Shell (Uncommon), Poisonous Gland (Elite).
Life Span: 2.3/30
...
Overall Potential: 14.4
Luck: 10
Comprehension: 11
Physical Potential: 18
Talent: 20
Destiny: 13 ]
...
[ Mutated Fire Hound
Realm: Mid-Stage of the Mortal Realm
Bloodline: Elite (peak)
Talent: Enhanced Sense of Smell (Common), Thick Hide (Uncommon), Fireball (Elite), Enraged (Elite)
Life Span: 1.9/45
...
Overall Potential: 18.4
Luck: 15
Comprehension: 13
Physical Potential: 25
Talent: 20
Destiny: 19 ]
...
"What the... an 18.4 overall potential?! Moreover, its physical potential has already reached 25 points!"
In an instant, upon seeing the information of the fire hound, Naib's eyes couldn't help but glint in pure excitement, only to calm down in the next second upon remembering that the hound's potential was still 6.6 points short of reaching the system requirements.
But still, this is his first time seeing a beast with potential that reaches the above 15-point mark after transmigration, making him curious about what made it special.
...
Boom!
Rumble~
At the same time, while he was deep in his thought, the earth behind the mutated fire hound suddenly caved in, followed by the dirt hurling around at an astonishing speed as the meter-long body of the earth centipede hastily hurled toward the back of the hound.
Its tough mandibles opened dangerously, planning to embed their sharp points into the thick hide of the opponent in front of it!
Grrr!!
However, surprisingly, before the mandibles of the earth centipede reach the body of the mutated fire hound, the hound's nose suddenly twitched, followed by its hind legs kicking the ground, causing its figure to timely evade the approaching attack behind its back.
Still not done, upon the centipede missing its body by a mark, the mutated fire hound opened its mouth wide, revealing its canine teeth filled with blood as the temperature around it began to increase drastically...
Then, centimeters away from its gaping maw, a spark magically appeared, expanding swiftly before turning into a ball of scalding flame, drying the grasses around it at astonishing speed!
Woah—
Seeing this, Naib, hiding from afar, away from the unfolding chaos, can't help but gasp inwardly, hand trembling slightly as he could hardly contain his excitement; despite the memory that fuses deep within him, this is actually the first time he has seen something extremely magical face to face!
A scene that goes beyond his very understanding of the world!
...
Boom!
While Naib was immersed in the ball of scalding flame that the mutated fire hound created, the hound used the opportunity presented in front of it as it released the quickly formed flame toward the side of the earth centipede, squarely hitting its opponent's body as the meter-long physique of the earth centipede flew in the distance.
Hitting the tree before falling toward the ground and rolling for a couple of times before halting.
Whether it's alive or not is unknown.
Huff~ Huff~
Seeing this, the mutated fire hound, amidst its panting, signifying that using its fireball skill cost a lot of energy, smiled with viciousness. Then, without further ado, it began moving toward the centipede, planning to dismember its disgusting body in order to ensure its death!
Twitch!
However, before the mutated fire hound could move from its location, its nose suddenly twitched, then its eyes, which had shown tiredness earlier, suddenly glinted coldly before looking toward the far distance, toward the location where Naib was hiding!