Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 122 - 121: Making a Name for Father

Gu Ming thought for a moment. He didn’t feign refusal, as this was genuinely a victory Cyan Treasure had achieved on its own. He accepted it and then said,

"Let’s work together from now on. Cyan Treasure is pretty badly hurt right now."

Lu You had no reason to refuse. In fact, this was exactly what she wanted.

Relying on Mouse Treasure alone was too difficult. Mouse Treasure wasn’t skilled in high-speed combat; it excelled at positional warfare. Cyan Treasure, on the other hand, was fast and capable of both ranged attacks and close-quarters Poison Attacks, boasting immense combat power.

Mouse Treasure could solidify soil into walls to create timely trouble for opponents, so it would have no problem coordinating with Cyan Treasure.

Gu Ming glanced around, then immediately led Lu You away from the scene.

Before leaving, he specifically had Mouse Treasure use its Earth Shifting Technique to move the soil back and restore the area to its original state. He didn’t want anyone to realize they had obtained the potion bottle.

After all, the sounds of battle had echoed from this spot, and other students would soon arrive.

They saw that the area was damp and showed signs of a fight, but not many. It looked like a battle that had started and ended quickly.

This situation intimidated most of the average-strength Beastmasters, making them hesitate.

However, those students aiming for the top one hundred in their year did not stop.

They immediately began to carefully inspect the area and discovered two sets of footprints leading down the mountain.

Seeing this, the more powerful Beastmasters thought they had found an opportunity and rushed off in the direction of the footprints.

Little did they know, this was all Mouse Treasure’s handiwork.

The Earth Shifting Technique that Mouse Treasure used was quite miraculous. It could not only move soil but also cleverly use it to forge two realistic sets of footprints, creating the illusion that two people were heading down the mountain to turn in their objective.

In reality, Gu Ming and Lu You were heading in the complete opposite direction.

This probably wouldn’t buy them much time, though. Mouse Treasure could create footprints, but only for a limited distance; it couldn’t forge a path hundreds of meters long.

Once the others discovered the trail went cold, with no footprints further down, and saw no one at the foot of the mountain, they would definitely become suspicious.

They might chase after them again at that point, but that was a problem for later.

For now, the time they’d bought was enough for the two of them to relocate.

However, the potion bottle Gu Ming carried glowed automatically. Any student within a nearly hundred-meter radius would very likely see the glowing bottle in his hand.

Gu Ming could only have Cyan Treasure and Mouse Treasure help search for medicinal herbs while they moved.

「A few minutes later.」

The two humans and two Pet Beasts found herbs suitable for treating external injuries. Gu Ming quickly crushed them into a paste and applied it to Cyan Treasure’s body.

Just then, before any enemy had appeared, the system, like a prophet, was the first to display a message.

"Wang Zidong’s heir, Wang Shidong, has found you with a letter of challenge."

"’Gu Ming! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west!’"

"’The challenge my dad failed to complete, I will finish today! You have to accept, even if you’re injured!’"

Gu Ming blanked for a second, then quickly realized someone was coming.

Gu Ming’s "Old Deng" system had two modes of operation for him. Sometimes the text would appear a few to a dozen seconds after the event, and other times it would pop up with a "plot bullet-commentary" a few seconds in advance.

This time, it seemed the plot was being announced in advance.

"Watch out, someone’s coming. Mouse Treasure, on guard," Gu Ming said.

Mouse Treasure had been helping mash the herbal paste. Hearing Daddy Gu’s command, it immediately stopped, stood its ground, tucked in its belly, opened its mouth, and began circulating its Breathing Technique.

Its paws moved slowly, as if scooping air into its mouth. It shifted its feet slightly to the right, taking a half-step.

Mouse Treasure was only pretending to practice its technique. In reality, it was using its Earth Shifting Technique to absorb and interpret the vibrations in the ground.

A second later, it did indeed sense a person appear from behind a tree to their front right.

The person was also surprised to see Gu Ming and Lu You there.

Wang Zidong saw Gu Ming’s Cyan Treasure and froze for two seconds before sneering.

"Isn’t this the Little Cyan Snake? Who beat it up?"

Wang folded his arms, looking arrogant. He saw Cyan Treasure covered in a medicinal poultice, with the untreated back half of its body still bleeding. It looked like it had been through a vicious fight.

Although Gu Ming had previously issued him a challenge, which had annoyed him and made him want to take Gu Ming down a peg,

bullying him now that his Pet Beast was injured would be dishonorable.

He should, by rights, wait until his opponent was in good condition before challenging him. That was the only way to truly make a name for himself.

But in the next instant, his gaze shifted to Gu Ming’s pants pocket.

Through the fabric, he could see the glowing outline of a potion bottle. The cool, aqua-colored light made his eyes sparkle.

’It’s Ice Lotus Dew!’

’If I get a bottle for the teacher, that’s an extra hundred points!’

’No wonder this guy’s Pet Beast is injured.’

Innocence is no protection when you’re carrying a treasure.

With the Little Cyan Snake’s fragile body, carrying a bottle of Ice Lotus Dew would undoubtedly make them a target for others.

The Little Cyan Snake’s Power wasn’t that great to begin with. Even if it had gone through Evolution and could fight one-on-two, it would still be hard-pressed to fend off a group of Pet Beasts.

’Gu Ming must be in a bind right now.’

So, Wang Zidong lifted his chin and said arrogantly,

"Give me the potion bottle, and I won’t attack you. How about it?"

Wang Zidong’s tone was extremely haughty. He clearly didn’t consider Gu Ming a real opponent.

Mainly, in his view, even if the One-star Little Cyan Snake had some fighting ability, it was injured. Its combat power had to be at least halved, so how could it possibly contend with his Pet Beast?

Although Wang Zidong’s Pet Beast hadn’t undergone Evolution yet, it had been cultivated with his family’s abundant resources and carefully trained by private tutors, allowing it to display immense Power and Speed.

In terms of Mana Points, Wang Zidong’s Pet Beast couldn’t compare to Gu Ming’s Little Cyan Snake. But in terms of Power, it far surpassed the Little Cyan Snake, and its straight-line Speed was also definitively greater.

It had already mastered the Entry Level Skills Flame Devourer and Flame Sprint, and could even use the not-yet-mastered Flame Roar.

With the Little Cyan Snake’s small frame, if it was so much as grazed by Flame Roar, it would surely be shaken so hard it coughed up blood and passed out on the spot.

If the Little Cyan Snake wanted to win, its only option was to circle from a distance and rely on its Speed for a surprise attack.

However, Wang Zidong had to admit that his own Pet Beast couldn’t match the Little Cyan Snake’s agility in lateral movement.

In other words, if it fought the Little Cyan Snake, there was still a chance it could be bitten due to the snake’s nimble movements and subsequently suffer a Poison Attack.

However, Wang Zidong had come prepared this time and wouldn’t be so easily countered.

After all, he had the resources of his entire powerful family supporting him. With so many capable people in his family, how could no one have considered the Little Cyan Snake’s advantages?

He firmly believed that if the Little Cyan Snake dared to attack, he could instantly subdue it.

"I can beat you even when it’s injured," Gu Ming said.

"You frown deeply. After a month apart, the opponent’s Demon Flame Fang Dog has already mastered the Entry Level Flame-Devouring Claw. With Cyan Treasure yet to perfect its Bottom Card Technique, its chances of victory against this Pet Beast are uncertain!"

Seeing the system’s message, Gu Ming felt a slight urge to back down. ’This doesn’t look like it’ll be an easy fight,’ he thought.

’However... the Demon Flame Fang Dog is the evolved form of the Red Fang Dog.’

’The Red Fang Dog in front of me clearly hasn’t evolved. It has the build of a puppy, sharp white fangs, no flame color on its tail, and its aura is only at the Zero-star Realm.’

’Clearly, this is the system’s cognitive dissonance. The Pet Beasts in the system’s eyes are always exaggerated; it calls something evolved even when it hasn’t.’

’In that case, it’s not an impossible fight. After all, the opponent hasn’t evolved, and I have a helper on my side.’

Forcing a one-on-one duel was not the act of a wise man. Gu Ming was no hot-blooded idiot. He had an advantage here, so of course he had to try and fight.

Besides, according to the system, the two of them had issued a formal challenge, and there was a Spirit Stone reward on the line.