Astral Pet Store (WN)

Chapter 742: Deterrence

"Yes, of course!"

Mia wore a troubled visage while standing at the center of the team. Since everybody was waiting for her instructions, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'm here to catch a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon! The battle just now must have alarmed some beasts. Maybe there are lone Vast Sky Thunderous Dragons nearby. Let's just search the area without going too deep into the woods."

She was in dire need of a dragon of the thunder family to reinforce her pet roster. The Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon suited her perfectly, which was why she had risked her life to visit that place.

The other five members of the team looked at each other and heaved a sigh after hearing her answer.

This highborn girl is simply too stubborn and naive!

But they didn't have a choice. They were all mercenaries that Mia had hired; their information had been registered, let alone that Mia was from a renowned family. It was impossible for them to get rid of her or kill her to squeeze out of their commitment.

All of them would be punished severely if anything happened to Mia.

After all, she had paid for a life assurance contract of the highest level. They had to listen to her orders and ensure her safety since she had paid a considerable amount of money.

"If so, let's just investigate this area. It would be great if we can catch a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon with decent aptitude," said the captain of the team, then sighed.

The other teammates were unable to say anything else.

The trees suddenly shivered and collapsed; a green dragon with a shell suddenly rushed out from the woods ahead of them.

The dragon seemed to be mindlessly fleeing from something.

Everybody looked at its back; to their delight, they discovered that it was being pursued by a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon.

"Check it out!" the old man quickly said.

The other woman in the team was quick to take out a device the size of a laptop and activate it. The escaping dragon and the Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon giving chase were both recognized.

"It's an adult with a high P value and reasonably good stats. This is an excellent wild Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon!" exclaimed the woman after reading the profile.

Mia also checked the profile when she heard that. Her eyes instantly glittered with delight.

The stats were indeed remarkable; they were as good as those of battle pets that had been trained frequently!

It also happened to have a mid Void State cultivation, meaning that she would be able to sign a contract with it. It would have been better to find one in the advanced phase of the Void State, but she couldn't be that picky.

The aptitude also indicated the battle pet's power of understanding, which was the hardest attribute to improve. Any treasure that could increase a battle pet's power of understanding was heartbreakingly expensive.

"I'll have it! Help me catch it!" said Mia quickly.

Everybody had noticed that the beast was definitely suitable for Mia. They were also quite interested in it. It would be a great beast if any of them caught and trained it; it might even grow into an ultra-quality Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon!

Unfortunately, they had to abide by the contract and help Mia catch it.

"Let's go!"

"Surround it from the sides."

The old man issued a set of quick orders. He was a mid Fate State warrior, while the deputy captain was at the early Fate State. The other three members were advanced Void State fighters. They were a strong team, which was why Mia had paid a great amount of money to hire them.

The old man wasn't careless, although they were only hunting a Void State beast.

Whoosh!

The deputy captain was quick as he took action, flashed to where the Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon was at a high speed. He no longer minded to use powerful skills because of the great battle from earlier, simply compressing space and trying to restrain the dragon.

The Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon then noticed the human too and panicked.

It sensed that the human beings were all stronger than itself.

Huraaaa!

It roared and unleashed a skill that had a super massive coverage. Chaotic lightning bolts burst out around its body like slithering snakes, cracking the formerly locked space.

That was a Fate State skill.

The deputy captain was surprised by the Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon's resistance, as it had grasped a Fate State skill while still being a Void State being. It was stronger than most of the beasts of its level.

The old man then flashed closer as well and raised his hand, extinguishing all the lightning bolts. After that, space was condensed again and the dragon was frozen.

Right when the senior warrior was about to take it to Mia for her to complete the contract, an angry roar came from behind; the space confining the dragon was torn apart.

The warrior's expression changed as he looked back; there were four dragons flying toward him. All of them were in the advanced Fate State creatures!

"Oh no! run!"

The old man was shocked by the sight; he then reacted at a fast speed.

The deputy captain was also scared, not expecting to see that many Fate State dragons show up.

The other teammates were originally planning to take action, but then chose otherwise upon seeing the way things unfolded. They surrounded Mia and said, "Ms. Mia, we have to retreat!"

Mia's face was pale due to shock. She had a family treasure that could teleport her out; she then took it out, ready to take everybody along with her.

She had the courage to explore the woods with mercenaries because she had a trump card.

It was exactly at that moment when a loud dragon roar resounded. The four Vast Sky Thunderous Dragons looked back when they heard the roar, only to be nigh flabbergasted, as the monster that had just fought their chief was approaching.

They were so frightened that they tore space apart to make a run for it.

The unexpected scene stunned the old man, Mia and the other teammates who were ready to leave.

What is going on?

Two dragons approached them soon after. One of them was carrying Su Ping on one of its shoulders, while the other one was a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon that was following them.

"Huh?"

Su Ping detected a familiar aura from the crowd. Upon closer look, he found that it belonged to Mia who had visited his shop.

She's here?

As he remembered what she had said when she left the shop, Su Ping thought it was miraculous to have met again in that place, even though the Rumbling Thunder Continent had a vast territory.

"B—Boss Su?" Mia also saw Su Ping, who was riding one of the dragons. Her eyes widened with shock.

Why on earth is Su Ping here?

"Hi, what a coincidence."

Su Ping flew closer and then got off from the Inferno Dragon, then he greeted Mia with a smile.

Mia unconsciously asked, "Why are you here?"

"For restocking, if you know what I mean." Su Ping smiled.

He then looked at her teammates, only to find that they were all strong warriors. He immediately said with a smile, "Hi, are you here to hunt Vast Sky Thunderous Dragons? They'll be available in my shop. Feel free to check them out."

They were all stupefied to find that Su Ping was only an Ocean State warrior.

Is he hiding his cultivation, or is something else going on?

An Ocean State fellow dared to make the trip over?

They also noticed that Su Ping had just flown out of the Thunderous Woods. Had the guy just gone deep into the woods?

Someone else quickly noticed the battle wounds on the Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon following the Inferno Dragon. It was obviously a Fate State beast!

This guy… He's indeed pretending to be weak.

None of the mercenaries commented on it, as the man was obviously of a high level; none of them was able to see through his disguise.

At this moment, the still unsettled deputy captain looked in the direction the dragons took to escape, fearing that they would suddenly come back.

The old man then looked at Su Ping and asked solemnly, "Was it because you were coming?"

After hearing that, everybody else looked at Su Ping in shock.

Did the man scare off the dragons?

How is it possible?

Those were advanced Fate State dragons, unstoppable creatures in their habitat. Su Ping couldn't have intimidated them unless he was a Star State warrior!

But sure enough, if Su Ping were truly a Star State warrior, he wouldn't have gone there to catch Vast Sky Thunderous Dragons.

After all, that was not a beast favored by those at the Star State; there were stronger Star State beasts that suited them better as pets.

"They're probably in a hurry for some reason," said Su Ping with a smile.

Everybody looked at each other in bewilderment, at a loss for words.

In a hurry? Were they in a hurry to pee?

All of them looked at Su Ping suspiciously, thinking about all kinds of speculations.

Mia also found it perplexing. She thought that Su Ping's arrival was related to the dragon's making a run for it, but it would have been appalling if he was indeed the reason why they left!

"Have you caught the Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon that you came here for?" asked Su Ping with a smile.

She was one of his customers anyway; he also felt like talking to her after their serendipitous encounter in the wild.

Mia hurriedly looked at her target; she discovered that the dragon was trying to sneak away.

"Help me catch it!" said Mia quickly.

The old man quickly took action.

There was no disturbance of other beasts this time, and the fleeing dragons were long gone. So, the creature was soon caught and bound in front of Mia.

"Ms. Mia, this Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon has a great aptitude. You'd better sign a contract with it now," said the old man with a smile.

They would be able to head back if the mission was accomplished.

Mia couldn't wait any longer either, quickly establishing a contract with the dragon.

Su Ping appraised her dragon, only to discover that it had a low-high aptitude. It wasn't one of the best pets, considering the boost of its combat ability.

…Okay.

Su Ping shook his head while clearly uninterested. He said to Mia, "I'm going to do some more hunting. See you soon."

Mia was enthused as she observed her new catch. She snapped out of it once she heard what he said, then replied, "Okay, Boss Su, see you. Maybe I'll train the battle pet I just got in your place."

"No problem." Su Ping made an OK gesture and then flew to again sit on one of the Inferno Dragon's shoulders.

He waved goodbye to them and continued flying forward.

The Fate State dragon behind him moaned, but had no choice except to follow him.

It was quickly defeated by Su Ping. Su Ping pointed his sword at its head and forced it to surrender, so it had to.

It stood no chance of defeating a human who had mastered the power of laws.

At first it thought it could be saved once it saw the clan's elders, but the elders ran off the moment they saw Su Ping. The situation was hopeless.

Su Ping didn't sign a contract with the dragon; he was only intimidating the beast with his strength. After all, he was only at the Ocean State. His brain might explode if he were to sign a contract with a Fate State pet.