Facing the threat of the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink, the Piggy Dragon showed no fear and stood squarely in front of Zhu Qiang.
Furious, the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink let out a roar at the two.
Zhu Qiang shouted loudly, "Chen, Chen, come quickly!"
By this time, Ye Chen and Lin Nuoyi had rushed over, and the Blood Asura, without hesitation, instantly appeared above the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink.
Gripping the Thunder Shocking Blade, it struck down fiercely, cutting a deep wound on the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink.
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The Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink, infuriated, bristled instantly and turned angrily, glaring at the Blood Asura.
The Blood Asura was thrilled facing this behemoth, landing on the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink and slashing several times consecutively.
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Just as the Blood Asura was thoroughly enjoying the fight, a whistling sound was heard.
The Blood Asura, near the mouth of the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink, quickly covered its ears against the ear-piercing noise.
The Thunder Shocking Blade clattered to the ground.
"Blood Asura, watch out!"
Ye Chen shouted urgently.
Before the Blood Asura could react, the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink's sharp claws came slashing, and sensing the danger, the Blood Asura hastily retreated.
But it was too late; the Blood Asura managed to dodge the sharp claws of the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink by taking two steps back, but was still hit by the beast's palm and fell heavily to the ground.
The Blood Asura's blood volume dropped instantly from 15,000 to 14,000.
That hit had an impact of 1,000 damage.
"Phew!"
A sound of the wind breaking rang out.
Suddenly, the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink's tail glowed as it whipped towards the Blood Asura.
This was an ability of the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink.
Tiger Tail.
The name might be simple, but the power was immense.
If the Blood Asura got hit by this Tiger Tail, it might lose half its life.
Zhu Qiang realized the danger and quickly shouted, "Piggy Dragon! Now! Go!"
The Piggy Dragon snorted, took a deep breath, and instantly its size grew larger.
Its horn atop its head glimmered as it charged forward.
Now it was a contest of speed between the Piggy Dragon and the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink.
If the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink's tail fell first, the Blood Asura would be done for.
If the Piggy Dragon rammed into the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink first, the Blood Asura would survive.
Lin Nuoyi watched the Piggy Dragon and the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink.
Silently, she thought it was over!
The tail's speed was clearly faster than the Piggy Dragon!
Just at that moment!
The Piggy Dragon released a burst of gas from behind, propelling it like never before.
Its speed increased several folds.
Its size also shrank a bit.
"Bang!"
The Piggy Dragon reached the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink first, crashing it to the ground.
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Lin Nuoyi and Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Chen ran to the Blood Asura's side, took out a Small Life Potion, and fed it to the Blood Asura. Its blood volume instantly returned to full.
"Piggy Dragon! Well done! That nitrogen boost was beautifully executed!"
Zhu Qiang shouted excitedly.
Proud of the praise, the Piggy Dragon raised its head proudly, letting out a snort.
With full blood restored, the Blood Asura picked up the Thunder Shocking Blade and charged again.
It was filled with overwhelming rage, resembling a god of death returning.
Lin Nuoyi remarked, "Ye Chen, the Blood Asura is so rash, I'm afraid something might happen. If things don't go well, maybe it should rest."
Ye Chen waved off her concerns, "No need to worry. No pet is born a warrior; they need to learn and gain experience. I think after this lesson, the Blood Asura will learn a lot."
As Ye Chen predicted, the Blood Asura seemed to learn from its mistakes.
In the fight against the Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink, the Blood Asura was constantly wary of the beast's attacks.
It no longer rushed in for close combat recklessly as it had before.
Fueled by anger, the Blood Asura's strength surged, and it ended the battle in less than five minutes.
The Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink lay powerless on the ground, and then transformed into a pile of loot.
Instead of returning to Ye Chen right away, the Blood Asura went over to the Piggy Dragon, patting its head.
The Piggy Dragon closed its eyes in great enjoyment, letting out contented snorts.
The two pets developed feelings during the battle, significantly increasing their mutual understanding.
Most importantly, as they fought more, their intelligence visibly increased.
Lin Nuoyi couldn't help but laugh, "This Piggy Dragon is quite cute; it seems we can no longer call it Piggy Dragon, but rather Divine Ability Little Fart Pig!"
Obviously displeased with the new name, the Piggy Dragon snorted in protest.
The three of them gathered around the loot, inspecting these items:
[Tiger Tail Holy Potion: Suitable for tail-type creatures, increases tail attack by fivefold after consumption]
[Tiger Skin Divine Garment: Conceals aura, ineffective against creatures above LV10]
[Small Life Potion*1: Restores 1,000 blood points; note: usable by both pets and warriors]
[Tiger Claw Fragment*1: Collect eighteen Tiger Claw Fragments to synthesize a premium-grade Tiger Claw]
Looking at the loot before them, Ye Chen said:
"Zhu Qiang had the most contribution in this battle; Zhu Qiang, you take two items."
Zhu Qiang quickly replied, "No need, no need, you're the main DPS in our team, you should take two."
"How about this, I didn't do much in this fight, so each of you take two items."
Lin Nuoyi quickly expressed her stance, but Ye Chen insisted, "No excuses now, even if you didn't contribute, as part of the team, you still get loot. I'm the leader, and what I say goes!"
With Ye Chen's firm tone, the two had no choice but to agree.
Zhu Qiang took a Tiger Tail Holy Potion and one potion, while Ye Chen, displeased, looked at him, "Are you doing this on purpose?"
Zhu Qiang chuckled awkwardly, "No, Brother Chen, these two are just right for me."
Given that potions have a very high drop rate, Zhu Qiang taking them or not made no difference, hence Ye Chen's comment.
Ye Chen could only let it go, then put away the Tiger Claw Fragment, while the Tiger Skin Divine Garment went to Lin Nuoyi.
Lin Nuoyi knew the Tiger Skin Divine Garment was better than the Tiger Claw Fragment, as who knew when they'd gather all the fragments? This was Ye Chen being considerate.
In reality, Lin Nuoyi was unaware that Ye Chen had a cheat called the Points Mall, where he could exchange for anything he wanted.
This battle earned Ye Chen 30 points.
The Blood Asura also gained 60 experience.
[Blood Asura]
Level: LV2
Stage: Juvenile Stage
Skill: Critical Strike
Attribute: Dark
Tier: Sacred Artifact (Tier Seven)
Talent: Bloodthirst (Awakened)
Divine Artifact: None
Combat Power: 900
Blood Volume: 15,000
Experience: 740/1000
The Blood Asura still needed 260 experience points to level up, indicating more monster hunts were necessary to level up.
The three returned to the shelter, made some adjustments, and continued with Zhu Qiang attracting monsters.
The strongest Tiger Silver Nitrate Mink was dead, which considerably lowered the difficulty.
Thus, Ye Chen and the others repeated their method, successfully hunting down five monsters in succession.
As they continued hunting, their teamwork improved significantly.
Upon defeating the Long Leg Chicken, only two monsters were left near the shelter.
But when the three returned to the shelter, they found it had been breached by the two monsters, who were about to feast on the humans inside.
The humans inside screamed in anguish:
"Is anyone there? Come save us!"
"Save us, we have money!"
"We don't want to die!"
"Dying with unspent money is a true tragedy of life!"