Chapter 422

Chapter 422

Lindbergh naturally knew how ridiculous and comical he looked at the moment.

He looked like a country bumpkin seeing magic light for the first time, but he couldn’t care less about appearing so foolish in front of these people.

Even if someone took a photo of him, it wouldn’t matter.

Because everyone around him wore the same expression, and some were even more shocked than he was.

Lorant’s display of power truly stunned everyone.

He single-handedly slayed a legendary beast with minimal effort and no serious injuries.

No, that’s not entirely accurate. In fact, Lorant didn’t sustain any injuries at all; not even a single hair was out of place since he entered the desert.

Though Lorant believed Fa Meng had paid a high price to work with the newborn Xiao Lan, other practitioners only cared about Lorant’s own injuries from the battle.

As for the beast pets? As long as none died, they were just tools to the practitioners.

Of course, they would take good care of them and treat them as their most valuable possessions. But weapons are weapons, and practitioners like Lorant, who see beast pets as family, are rare.

However, Lorant was neither angry nor troubled by this. This would take time to develop, and he was sure he could eventually make people see beast pets as 'family' and 'companions.'

Putting that aside, in the eyes of the practitioners now, Lorant’s strength had been elevated to mythic status.

Such incredible power! Even Michael, the continent’s strongest legendary practitioner, would struggle to match this feat.

As the legendary practitioners had warned before entering the desert, no matter which team encountered the giant sandworm, their main goal was self-preservation and calling for backup.

Only with overwhelming numbers could they hope to survive a giant sandworm encounter.

Even two against one was risky, let alone Lorant’s solo fight.

This made many people’s thoughts churn.

The rise of a new, overwhelmingly powerful warrior would shake the continent.

Many saw the Beast Pet Shop as a new, rootless organization. Many struggling veterans sneered, calling them upstarts.

All they have is money.

But at this moment, no one dared to show disrespect, not even in their deepest thoughts.

Facing such a warrior, few would risk even thinking disrespectfully.

Even the proud Magic Council legendary practitioners, who had plotted against the Beast Pet Shop, bowed in rare deference as Lorant emerged from the desert, holding Fa Meng and wearing sapphire jewelry.

A warrior of such power commands respect.

Everyone, even the legendary practitioners, bowed their heads after Lorant’s display of dominance.

The Watcher squad remained in the southern desert for some time after that.

They collected and cooked the giant sandworm eggs as Lorant instructed, filling the desert with their aroma.

They turned the desert into an all-egg feast.

Even so, no third giant sandworm took the bait.

In less than five days, the back-to-back disappearance of two giant sandworms' auras has put other legendary beasts on high alert.

No matter what happens in the desert, even if their kin are being sliced and grilled there, these cunning creatures won't show up easily again.

Lorant also stayed in the desert with the Watcher team for a few days, but with no success, he chose to return to the beast pet shop with his two little ones.

At home, at the edge of the Black Forest, more matters awaited him.

However, for the issues along the 'Blue Star - Dawn' border, Lorant had no time to deal with personally yet.

For him now, the most important matter was only one thing: the Shadowstrike Cats in the beast pet shop were on the verge of hatching.

Two days ago, just as Lorant brought the huge, dying legendary beast out of the desert, the piglet on his wrist perked up and squealed.

An anxious Kong Yi signaled to Lorant that the beast eggs of the Shadowstrike Cats had developed cracks and would hatch soon.

Lorant was excited about this new type of beast pet.

A powerful, breedable combat beast pet is the most loyal and stable combat force.

After warping straight home, Lorant hurried straight to the beast warehouse.

However, even so, he was slightly late.

The moment Lorant entered the beast warehouse, he sensed the Shadowstrike Cats had hatched.

It wasn't due to any newfound beast-sensing ability or telepathy.

Nor did Fa Meng or the others inform him.

Mainly, as soon as Lorant entered the beast warehouse, numerous shadows darted under his feet.

To the untrained eye, these shadows might seem like mere illusions.

Without sharp eyes, one might miss these fleeting shadows entirely.

But Lorant knew these shadows were no illusions—they were real.

These beast pets have solid bodies but move so fast they appear as shadows.

Lorant knelt down and gently reached out.

Soon, a little one, unable to hold back, slowed down near Lorant's feet and was scooped up by him.

Startled, the little one unsheathed its claws where Lorant couldn't see.

But soon, calmed by Lorant's touch and Bao Bao's quick intervention, the little one wisely stopped struggling.

Lorant was completely unaware of how carefully Bao Bao was protecting him; now in his own territory, Lorant, trusting his few beast pets, was no longer very cautious even when facing live beasts.

He was somewhat reckless.

No matter what he did, at such a close distance, two S-level beast pets and one A-level beast pet were enough to firmly protect him.

Even if a legendary beast were to ambush here, Lorant felt he wouldn't worry at all.

He stroked the soft fur with his fingers and lifted it to his gaze.

And so, he saw a tiny black kitten, no larger than the size of his palm, lying gently in his hand, its wide, watery eyes tilting its head to gaze at him.

It was a kitten, completely black without a single stray hair.

At least in appearance, it was identical to the kittens Lorant remembered.

When Lorant lifted its body, revealing the soft belly and four tender little paws of the little one.

The shop owner, a sucker for fluffy things, felt his heart melt.

When the little kitten meowed at him in a tender voice, looking at the pink little tongue, Lorant couldn't help but break into a silly grin.

Lorant realized he had no resistance to little kittens.

Who could resist a well-behaved kitten?

Especially when it tilts its head and looks at you with round eyes, how could you resist?

When Lorant buried his face in the kitten's belly like an idiot, he couldn't help but think.

The world truly belongs to cats!

Petting cats is one of life's greatest pleasures!

The other is cuddling puppies!

Lorant happily nuzzled the kitten.

Fa Meng and Xiao Lan followed beside Lorant, their eyes filled with curiosity as they watched the new beasts scurrying about.

The little fat dragon imitated Lorant's actions, scooping up a little Shadowstrike Cat that was darting around.

In its eyes, these beasts within its domain, no matter how fast they moved, were all within its reach.

If it wished, it could even gather these little ones at a specific spot while they ran at top speed.

No matter their direction, if Fa Meng needed, their destination was fixed.

This was the rule. In Fa Meng's domain, even Xiao Lan, also an S-level and more combat-savvy, had to stay subdued.

Xiao Lan approached Fa Meng, and together they gently touched the soft body of the newborn Shadowstrike Cat. Though curious, the two little ones were cautious and didn't dare tug at the unfamiliar kitten.

The Shadowstrike Cat felt the terrifying aura, and the entire creature froze in Fa Meng's hand, too scared to move.

It was on the verge of sticking out its tongue and playing dead.

Lorant rubbed the little one in his hand, who was so comfortable it had started kneading the air, and walked deeper into the beast warehouse.

These little ones were already everywhere in the outermost part of the beast warehouse.

Lorant could hardly imagine what a terrifying 'spectacle' it would be around the incubation room.

Sure enough, as Lorant walked further in, he found that the Shadowstrike Cats were spread all over the beast warehouse.