Chapter 481

Chapter 481

Although the exact number of mushrooms is unknown, all the explosive mushrooms cultivated in the greenhouse over two days were thrown into the drilled holes by the Mushroom Growers.

Xiao Lv placed his hands on the ground, sensing the movements below. After a moment of contemplation, he nodded, and the Mushroom Growers, who had been watching him closely, scattered away from the main road at the edge of the Blue Star Pet Shop as if they had received some message.

This main road has always been rarely traveled, with adventurers almost never coming here except for Blue Star's own people.

The creatures had quietly expanded their territory to this area.

Although it is nominally the territory of the Mushroom Growers, other creatures also rushed over excitedly to watch the commotion.

A blood-eyed Black Crow swooped down, grabbing Xiao Lv, the only one left on the spot, and flew into the sky.

Xiao Lv let the blood-eyed Black Crow carry him away from danger. As they soared, he closed his eyes and, mimicking the Mushroom Growers, whispered softly.

At the moment he clasped his hands together, a towering flame erupted from beneath the ground at the western edge of the Blue Star Pet Shop's pet activity area, which was rarely visited.

Thick soil and fragments of a level six beast's body were mixed together and blasted out of the ground by the massive explosion.

A bloody soil rain started to pour over the pet shop.

The ground split open, revealing its wounds, and the sudden explosion caused a shocking tremor felt for dozens of miles around.

The towering flames brought up a dark mushroom cloud that rose in the sky, with soil splattering everywhere, resembling a natural disaster.

Not only the mage team and Taya, Mike, and others within Blue Star, but even the adventurers resting in front of the Black Forest were startled by the earth-shaking commotion and jumped up in alarm to investigate.

The disturbance was akin to a dragon thrashing beneath the earth, but even a regular underground dragon wouldn't cause such an exaggerated noise. Who has ever seen a mushroom cloud in the sky from an earthquake?

No one linked the scene before them to an explosion, as no profession had yet been able to move the site of an explosion underground.

Because it was an underground explosion, mages in the underground lab were ejected like groundhogs, standing in shock at the basement entrance, watching the ripples from the explosion in the sky still spreading outward.

Someone actually dared to stir up trouble at the Blue Star Pet Shop! The mages quickly realized amidst their discussions that what they were seeing was likely a riot caused by an intruder in the pet shop.

But it was unclear whether the intruder or the pets caused the explosion.

What a... bold move!

The mages knew their boss wasn't exactly Mr. Nice Guy. Seeing the chaotic scene of the earth bursting not far away, they couldn't help but gloat, feeling that someone was about to be in big trouble!

But before they could enjoy the spectacle for long, some mages tasked with studying the Mushroom Growers realized something was wrong.

Wait a minute!

That explosion site!

Is it!

The mushroom shed!!!

After a brief moment of shock, these mages immediately started running, casting lightening and wind-aiding spells on themselves without a second thought, wishing they could grow wings and fly to the spot in a second.

Faster than the mages, a group of guards stationed at Blue Star's headquarters moved quicker.

These professionals usually stayed in areas with more guests, such as shops and restaurants, and only patrolled around the entire Blue Star area at night to ensure 24-hour security.

Like the guardian team in Blue Star's territory, they were equipped with adult Glassy Ice Flame Dogs as the real law enforcement force.

However, unlike in the territory, because this place is close to the outpost and is the main store of Blue Star, the majority of visitors here are professionals. Additionally, being located at the exit of the Black Forest, conflicts among adventurers are prone to occur. Therefore, this group of guardians is a special team composed entirely of professionals.

Moreover, they are all professionals at least at the intermediate level or above, and with the addition of Glassy Ice Flame Dogs, it can be considered a double guarantee.

To most people, the guard team of the pet store is already a considerable force, sufficient to protect their own safety and maintain the stability of the adventurer's camp.

This strong combination maximizes the pets' power, and together, they are not much weaker even when facing ordinary high-level professionals.

However, for those in the know, like Lancelot, they understand that these guard teams are just for show, at most a means to stabilize the safety of the restaurant and the adventurer's camp.

What truly protects this land are the mysterious pets that accompany Lorant.

But the guard team themselves are unaware of this, so they carry out their duties with great diligence, truly taking the safety here as their own responsibility.

At the first sign of any disturbance, these professionals arrived at the scene as quickly as possible and took control of the situation.

By the time the mages arrived, what they saw was a sealed-off scene with the busy guard team inspecting the site and curious pets around looking like bystanders.

Although the earlier commotion was somewhat frightening, some timid pets were frightened and fled, but more bold puppies of the Glassy Ice Flame Dog breed, Windbreaking Horses, Candy Rabbits, and other brave young ones came because of the commotion.

Pets are naturally combative creatures, and they all showed great excitement in the face of such a disturbance.

Especially the Mushroom Growers, the instigators, who were all eagerly observing from the sidelines.

Little Qing and Little Black see nothing wrong with their actions.

They are quite proud of defending their home, and if their leader wasn't still flying in the air, they would have gleefully danced back, hand in hand, to feast on mushrooms!

After a quick on-site investigation, the guard team immediately understood what had happened.

Although the bodies of the alien beasts had been blown to pieces, these seasoned pros quickly identified them.

A group of sixth-level alien beasts, "Thunder Earth Pythons"!

The guard team leader broke out in a cold sweat.

Such a group of high-level monsters, accustomed to living in groups, is a significant threat wherever they are found, and they had utterly failed to detect them! Not only did they not sense the presence of the alien beasts during patrols, but they also let these creatures brazenly infiltrate the pet store's premises!

Looking at the explosion site, half of it encroached into the pet store's own area from the adjacent road. Clearly, these alien beasts were very close to Blue Star before they were blown up!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have attracted the attention of the pets and caused the current result.

This was hard to swallow for the guard team, known for aggressively extending their patrols.

They roughly know the underground structure of Blue Star, and judging by the appearance, these vile creatures nearly endangered the mages!

Although mages are also professionals and theoretically do not need others' protection, for a group of research-focused professionals, their combat skills have largely atrophied.

The fireball spell is mostly good for lighting a crucible, and the water ball spell is just something to quench thirst when too busy to leave the experimental bench...

Not exactly defenseless, but far from skilled combatants.

They are one of the precious assets that the pet store must protect!

Not to mention that pet breeding is also conducted underground! Although the specific location is unknown, if any pregnant creatures were disturbed, potentially jeopardizing the birth of a litter of pets, it would be a consequence they could not bear!

The price of a single pet requires ordinary professionals to save for a long time, a litter...

Even if the store manager is unlikely to make them compensate with their own salaries, they still can't get over the guilt in their hearts.

The guards didn’t figure out exactly which type of beast pet had caused the big explosion, but this did not stop them from being secretly relieved.

If it weren’t for these keen beast pets, today could have turned into a disaster!

By then, not only would the shopkeeper blame them, but the captain of the guard felt he wouldn’t even have the face to continue staying there!

Despite receiving generous rewards and doing easy work, they still let exotic beasts slip in under their noses. If these exotic beasts had really invaded the underground facilities and caused any damage, the guard captain felt that the only way to apologize would be to offer his head to the shopkeeper.

Not to mention, many other guard captains were envious of their positions!

The guards at the Blue Star main store, although doing the same work as those in other places, seemed to be a step above. Every time he returned to the territory for a small gathering during breaks and saw the envious looks from others, he could down a few more drinks!

After the mages rushed in, the guard captain also figured out which type of beast pet had helped save his head.

While a group of excited mages knelt in the explosion site, sifting through the soil to find the remaining mushroom fragments, the guard captain ordered the bodies of the level six exotic beasts to be dragged back.

This type of level six exotic beast is not part of people's diet—not because it is poisonous or anything, but because the taste of this exotic beast meat is too repulsive.

Even someone starving to the point of fainting might pass out from the taste...

However, the energy within them is substantial, and it would be a waste to just leave them there.

So, naturally, the guards dragged these messy exotic beast meats to the small kitchen dedicated to beast pets.

Compared to humans, some beast pets are not picky about the taste of food; the lower the level of the beast pet, the more they focus only on the energy contained in the food.

Higher-level beast pets are more human-like, and this humanization is naturally reflected in their enjoyment of good food.

After finishing their work, the Glassy Ice Flame Dogs approached the exotic beast meats, sniffed, and immediately wrinkled their noses in disgust, moving away. A few, usually pampered by their paired guard members, even buried their heads in their arms, whining for comfort.

This is enough to see the power of this exotic beast meat!

Easily defeating B-level beast pets!