My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome

Chapter 120: Chapter 119: Green Bamboo Leaves

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Clang.

The moment the dark shadow lunged, Shao Zifeng’s hand holding the kitchen knife flipped and raised, driving the sharp blade into the shadow’s mouth, producing a crisp colliding sound.

Immediately afterward, Shao Zifeng felt his arm, which was clutching the kitchen knife, being wrapped and the continuously tightening pressure almost made him lose his grip on the knife.

Zifeng quickly looked up to see a grass-green snake coiled around his forearm, biting down on the blade of the kitchen knife, with liquid oozing down the blade from beneath its bulging fangs.

It was a bamboo viper, Shao Zifeng thought with relief. Its malice before the attack had been locked by a bonding reaction, making it easy to fend off the ambush. Otherwise, things would have been troublesome today.

This was his first close encounter with a bamboo viper. He had only read about them before. These snakes were widespread within Daxia, their venom not very potent and the volume of venom released was small, seldom causing fatalities.

“Hiss!”

The bamboo viper’s mouth, caught on the blade, opened wide, hissing at Shao Zifeng as if to intimidate him.

The tender, juicy pink flesh in its mouth was layered and extended backward, revealing a dark, narrow esophagus.

Shao Zifeng shuddered suddenly, thankful he hadn’t entertained any bold ideas. An average person wouldn’t have been able to withstand this at all.

But as for specifics…

A flash of blue sparkled in Shao Zifeng’s eyes.

[Name]: Bamboo Viper

[Status]: Healthy

[Strength]: Second Order

[Phylum]: Chordata

[Class]: Reptilia

[Order]: Squamata

[Family]: Viperidae

[Element]: Wood

[Potential]: ★☆

[Talent]: Protective Coloration – Very difficult to spot when it conceals its form, especially more effective in places with abundant flora.

[Skills]: Strangulation, Tear and Bite, Healing

[Description]: Often feels inferior due to its low traffic, so its fangs go all out to release all their venom regardless of what they bite into, believing that every little bit adds up to a lot.

The bamboo viper’s body was still tightening, but Shao Zifeng wasn’t too concerned as he intently watched the snake’s fangs.

Indeed, after biting for such a long time, it was still earnestly squeezing out its limited venom. This snake really was… quite competitive.

“Bro, you’ve got good reflexes, able to block the bamboo viper’s ambush.”

The stocky man had waited awhile and, not seeing his pet beast return, crept stealthily to the water tower. Spying Shao Zifeng with the kitchen knife caught in the viper’s mouth, he became wary, thinking he had encountered a master.

But upon seeing the arm ensnared by the snake’s constriction, Feng Qing instantly relaxed.

Shao Zifeng had nothing to worry about, considering it was only a second-order creature of low potential. Neither the deer nor the Elemental Spirit would be a match for it.

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Shao Zifeng was just curious how this short, stocky man managed to discover him.

One thing was certain, it wasn’t the Bamboo Viper that found him first; the Bamboo Viper only locked onto him and attacked after the short, stocky man’s command.

The short, stocky man was taken aback, looking Shao Zifeng up and down with a suspicious gaze before glancing at the open stairwell door, “Buddy, you’re joking with me, right? If you don’t know the rules, would you be squatting here in the middle of the night?”

Shao Zifeng shook his head, his expression serious as he said, “I’ve got other business here. You first tell me how you found me, then I will let you go.”

The short, stocky man burst into laughter upon hearing this. He pointed at the Bamboo Viper on Shao Zifeng’s arm: “Now you’re tied up by my pet beast, and you can’t even open the space where you keep your pet beasts, what makes you so arrogant?”

Shao Zifeng lifted his arm, “You mean this?”

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of fire exploded in the night, red serpents of flame spreading down from Shao Zifeng’s forearm. The blade of the kitchen knife quickly turned red, and the air around it twisted slightly.

“Tss!”

A wisp of white smoke rose from the tender flesh inside the Bamboo Viper’s mouth, and its body trembled as if electrocuted, bouncing off Shao Zifeng and convulsing as it rolled on the ground.

“Hiss~”

The Bamboo Viper opened its mouth wide and let out a pained hiss, the corners of its mouth charred black as the fire element continuously eroded its wood element.

“Bonding reaction.” Feng Qing’s pupils reflected the flickering flames, and he inwardly cursed his luck. He watched Shao Zifeng warily, quietly stepping back.

Shao Zifeng shook his hand, dispersing the flames, “Can you tell me the rules here now?”

“Heh heh, quite the skill brother, just stop teasing me. Whatever request you have, as long as I can do it, I will not decline.” Feng Qing thought Shao Zifeng was joking with him because he had said earlier that Shao Zifeng did not understand the rules. In his view, anyone coming to this place in the middle of the night must know the rules.

The night breeze howled, and Shao Zifeng was somewhat annoyed. Could this guy not tell that he was serious? It seemed like there had been a misunderstanding.

Shao Zifeng swayed from front to back several times, and after a moment of wriggling, a small deer’s head emerged from the neckline of Shao Zifeng’s shirt, instinctively attempting to lick his chin.

“Stop it, I’m fine.” Shao Zifeng blocked the deer’s enthusiastic gestures with his hand, then knocked on its little head and pointed towards the back of Feng Qing.

The small deer nodded, crawled out from Shao Zifeng’s clothes, stepped on his shoulder for a boost, leaped over the stocky Feng Qing, and stood behind him. Its eyes shone with a jade-like luster, staring at him intently.

Seeing this, Feng Qing’s face instantly darkened. He was just here to buy some stuff, not to stir up trouble.

He was happy to teach someone who didn’t follow the rules a lesson if he could, but a tough fight could be a losing proposition.

Initially, he thought to humble himself, retreat a bit, turn around and enter the stairwell; then the matter would be done.

But who would have thought this kid was not only teasing him, but it also seemed he had no intention of letting him off the hook easily.

“Brother, we’re all from the underworld, we keep our heads down and see each other often, no need to be so aggressive, right?” Feng Qing’s face was grim, his eyes slightly squinted, his hand slowly reaching into his pocket as he spoke.

Shao Zifeng was helpless. Was this guy dense? He was just curious about the rules, so it would be easier to block people in the future. Why was he picking a bone with him, making a scene?

Shao Zifeng, too fed up to waste words, gave the small deer a look. It seemed physical persuasion was still necessary.

“Opportunity!” The moment Shao Zifeng’s gaze shifted, Feng Qing’s lips curled into a cold smile. He pulled a gleaming dagger from his pocket and, with a push of his foot, lunged at Shao Zifeng’s neck: “Go ask your…”

His foot had barely lifted when two vines burst through the concrete, wrapping around his ankles along with fragments of rock and pulled him back.

Feng Qing’s foot found empty air, his eyes wide with terror as he fell forward. Just as he reached to brace himself, two more vines shot out, tightly entwining his arms.

“Slap!”

Feng Qing’s face smashed against the ground, his body twitching, soon soaked in a patch of crimson.