“Damn! What the hell—an E-rank secret dungeon is hiding a C-rank living boss?! If someone accidentally stepped on its tail, wouldn’t that mean instant death?!”
Huang Qi was stunned and couldn’t help blurting out curses.
This dungeon was seriously messed up.
Even if the creature had no active hostility, who knew if some unlucky fool might accidentally provoke it and make it snap?
This thing wasn’t a rabbit.
If it got angry, it could really bite someone to death!
Zhao Daqiang also found it unbelievable and said, “This whole area is occupied by giant catfish and crocodiles, but to think it still has a hidden creature like this… The key thing is—right under its nose, these creatures are being so high-profile! It doesn’t make any sense!”
Ning Xingxue frowned, looked at Bai Qiu, and asked, “Even you aren’t confident that you can kill it?”
Upon hearing this, the other two also turned their eyes toward Bai Qiu.
If Bai Qiu said he couldn’t defeat this C-rank creature, they wouldn’t believe it.
But since all his equipment was under repair, it was very possible he couldn’t guarantee a flawless kill.
So not wanting to provoke it made sense.
After all, any creature has the instinct to avoid harm—getting injured in the wilderness was extremely dangerous.
Bai Qiu slowly shook his head, crossed his arms, and looked toward the patch of mud where the creature was lying.
“It’s not that. Killing it wouldn’t be difficult. But for a creature with no intention to attack, I simply don’t care to take action. This guy could make a decent pet or mascot, but as an opponent… it’s just not interesting.”
Ning Xingxue: “…”
Zhao Daqiang: “…”
Huang Qi: “…”
Bai Qiu continued, “However, if you want to try killing it yourselves, go ahead. I won’t interfere. And whatever it drops, I won’t compete with you for it.”
“Ahem! I also have no interest in creatures that aren’t hostile. Let’s just pretend we never saw it and walk around.”
Zhao Daqiang spoke first while gripping his homemade paddle, glancing nervously around.
Huang Qi coughed as well and said awkwardly, “I still want to live a few more years. With my skinny arms and legs, if this thing took a bite, it would probably complain I’m not even enough to sink its teeth into.”
Ning Xingxue covered her forehead and sighed. “Not everyone is like you, able to solo a lord-rank monster…”
But then her eyes suddenly lit up.
She turned to Bai Qiu and said, “Right! Speaking of pets, I have an E-rank Contract Card! It can form a contract with non-aggressive neutral creatures! Want to give it a try?”
Bai Qiu’s interest was piqued.
Through the party channel, he checked the card’s details.
Creature Contract Card — E-Rank
Description:
Can be used on creatures with no desire to attack.
If successful, it draws materials from the surrounding environment to create a pocket dimension suited for the contracted creature’s habitat.
The contracted creature can be summoned to fight for you, and after combat can be recalled to rest.
Success Rate:
E-rank neutral creatures: 50%
D-rank neutral creatures: 5%
C-rank neutral creatures: 0.05%
Additional Effect:
The card holder can sense the emotions of the contracted creature.
Bai Qiu raised an eyebrow.
This Ning Xingxue had insane luck—she could drop all kinds of bizarre stuff.
“Alright, I’ll give it a try. How much Sanctum Coin do you want for this thing?” Bai Qiu asked.
He had no desire to kill that timid Giant Mutant Water Serpent, but if he could successfully contract it, he could order it to use its Water Cannon skill.
And he was very interested in anything with small-tsunami-level destructive power.
If the contract failed, he still didn’t intend to harm the water serpent.
After all, the odds were one in two thousand.
With his F-minus luck, he’d sooner believe the lottery machine malfunctioned and gave him the jackpot than believe he could succeed.
“One hundred Sanctum Coins! I’ll sell it to you at the standard price for an item card!” Ning Xingxue said.
She could’ve said she’d give it to him for free, but after spending time together and based on the trio’s observations, Bai Qiu absolutely would not accept something from them without paying.
If she forced it on him, Bai Qiu wouldn’t be grateful—he’d probably be annoyed instead.
Bai Qiu nodded, transferred the Sanctum Coins to her, and after receiving the Creature Contract Card, he pushed off with both knees.
A magical light platform formed under his feet, letting him leap continuously as he headed straight for the Giant Mutant Water Serpent.
Soon, Bai Qiu arrived at the serpent’s hiding spot.
At such a close distance, his Fivefold Arcane Crystallized Eyes could see the serpent’s movements clearly.
This guy was truly timid.
At this moment, it had buried its head deeply in the mud, not breathing, and its mana fluctuations were almost nonexistent.
Without his eye technique, you might step on its head and still not notice it.
Bai Qiu spoke, floating about ten centimeters above the muddy surface, his expression serious:
“Question! Are you willing to follow me?”
The Giant Mutant Water Serpent didn’t react.
“QUESTION! Are you willing to follow me?!” he repeated more loudly.
The group on the raft collectively held their breath in nervousness.
Brother, are you insane?
Running up to a giant water serpent and asking that—how is this any different from talking to a rock?
Still no reaction.
It continued to play dead in the mud, though its body was trembling slightly, and the mana coating its skin was somewhat unstable.
Bai Qiu noticed it instantly and felt speechless.
Seriously? Was it that scared?
Judging by that sneaky little head of its, it was at least twenty meters long.
Grew a huge body but forgot to grow a spine, huh?
He tapped its buried head with his Stone Staff and said, “I’m talking to you. Stop playing dead and answer my question.”
The mud in front of Bai Qiu began trembling.
The people on the raft clenched their fists.
Was it coming?!
After more than ten seconds, the trembling still hadn’t stopped.
Slowly, a round little snake head poked out of the mud below Bai Qiu.
Its fingernail-sized eyes stared straight at him, filled with fear.
It had seen Bai Qiu punch the giant catfish half to death.
The sight of the Stone Staff killing the giant crocodile was burned into its memory.
In its mind, this human was someone it absolutely must not provoke.
It hadn’t done anything wrong, yet it was still found!
So scary! So terrifying! What should it do? Was it going to die?
The Giant Mutant Water Serpent trembled violently.
It was in despair—despite hiding with all its might, it had still been dragged out!
It didn’t want to die.
It had grown this big without even eating a single mudfish.
It survived by eating swamp plants and filtering water-attribute mana.
Ever since it was small, it had been bullied by its neighbors, fleeing constantly!
After finally growing big enough that its neighbors didn’t dare bully it anymore, a bunch of unfamiliar creatures suddenly arrived and wiped out every one of the neighbors that used to torment it!
Its life… was truly miserable.
— The end of the Chapter–
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