Fierce Leopard?
Even though the Medicine Research Institute also distributed the 'Fierce Beast Records', I had never seen such a fierce beast before. It was likely that the Research Institute's teaching materials had a more comprehensive description of fierce beasts.
After saying the name of the fierce beast, the fear on Nam's face didn't lessen. It wasn't until I asked him about the Fierce Leopard that he came back to his senses and introduced it to me. The Fierce Leopard was a fierce beast that was extremely bloodthirsty. It could let out a loud roar that could shake the entire forest. Normally, it had the cultivation of a Monster General. The stronger ones could even cultivate to the Monster King realm.
After the brief introduction, Nam specially added that the Fierce Leopard was a descendant of an ancient fierce beast. Its bloodline had been passed down for a long time and was extremely rare.
In the same realm, it was far more powerful than other fierce beasts.
The descendant of an ancient fierce beast … I suddenly thought of a mythical beast, Zhujian, recorded in the 'Northern Mountain Scripture' of the human world's' Classic of Mountains and Seas'.
"It has a head that looks like a leopard with a long tail, a human head and cow ears, and one eye. Its name is Zhujian."
The fierce beast in front of me was extremely similar to the Zhujian except for its color and appearance. It seemed that the 'ancient fierce beast' that Nam mentioned was the Zhujian.
I didn't dare to be careless when facing the Fierce Leopard that had the bloodline of the Zhujian. I immediately called Nam and Tana to hide behind me.
If it was any other time, Nam would definitely stand out to protect Tana and me. However, he had completely lost his courage when facing the Fierce Leopard. He allowed me to pull him behind me while he continuously shook his head and muttered dejectedly. "It's over, it's over. Duo Ji, we're definitely going to die here."
It was hard to make Nam calm down at this moment, so I didn't bother with him for the time being. I turned to face the Fierce Leopard and secretly took out a few red talismans from Xiang Liu's pouch.
Ever since I reached the Monster General realm, I could use the red talismans. This was also one of the reasons why I was confident in dealing with Monster Generals.
Even though we were already near, the Fierce Leopard wasn't in a hurry to enter the cave. Instead, it licked its tail while swaying its body as it slowly approached us. Its posture and steps were extremely elegant.
When it was only ten meters away from us, the Fierce Leopard suddenly dropped the tail in its mouth and made a sound.
"Zhu … Jian …"
Hearing this sound, I was surprised. It turned out that the name Zhujian came from his cry. As its descendant, the Flying Leopard had also inherited this characteristic.
Just as he was feeling strange, the Black Leopard had already pounced over following the sound. Its two black front claws seemed to be waving a few sharp blades, emitting a few rays of black light in the hazy black fog.
In an instant, Nam and Tana screamed at the same time. Their voices were filled with despair.
I didn't have enough time to stop them. I had already stepped into the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper. With the help of the Heavenly Dipper's buff, I was already prepared to throw out a scarlet golden talisman.
However, right at that moment, a dragon roar sounded from behind the Dark Leopard. Following that, a golden light flashed and the Dark Leopard that had already pounced in front of us was sent flying.
After falling to the ground, the Mad Leopard kept twitching. There was a half-meter-long wound on its back. Blood and flesh rolled out. It was obvious that it had lost most of its life.
Even I was stunned by this sudden turn of events, let alone Nam and Tana.
At that moment, a cold voice sounded from the thin fog. "How did you get here?"
Following this voice, a figure walked out from the thin fog. She held a golden whip and wore a black leather jacket. Behind her was a slender tail that was constantly moving up and down as she walked. Her face was extremely similar to that of a human. However, there were two sharp cat ears on each side of her head, revealing her unique identity as a cat.
I recognized her at a glance. The girl in front of me was the cat girl that rode a monster on the streets when Nam and I had just arrived at Rock City.
The golden whip that she was waving left a deep impression on me.
Why was she here?
We were at a loss for words due to the sudden turn of events and didn't reply to the cat girl's question.
She took light and slow steps and arrived in front of us in a few steps. Her amber eyes stared at me and her voice was still cold. "This is the forbidden area of the academy. Do you know the punishment for trespassing?"
'The forbidden area of the academy?
This isn't the training field for intermediate disciples? '
I suddenly understood. 'No wonder we didn't meet any disciples from the other academies after searching for half a day. Even ferocious beasts are extremely rare.
It's most likely that the Rat Stork had deviated from its route when it was flying with me and accidentally came here. '
Nam and Tana woke up from their daze after hearing the cat girl's accusation. They didn't wait for me to say anything and told me the reason why we were here.
As Nam and Tana were explaining, I was trying to guess the identity of the cat girl in front of me.
From her appearance, the cat girl looked to be around 17 to 18 years old. Even though she wasn't wearing Saar Academy's uniform, from her previous words, I could guess that she was a student of the academy.
To be able to kill an intermediate Monster General with one whip and to be able to enter and exit the forbidden area of the academy, the cat girl's identity must be extraordinary.
Apart from that, when she waved the whip in her hand, there was a dragon roar. It seemed that she was related to the dragon race.
While I was thinking, the cat girl had already finished listening to Nam and Tana's explanation. After knowing that we had accidentally come to this place, her ice-cold expression softened a little. However, her voice was still cold as she said, "Leave quickly if you don't want to die."
As she spoke, she swung her hand and put away the golden whip in her hand. She then pointed to the east and continued, "Go straight in that direction and find an ancient tree without branches. The cave under the tree is the exit of this place."
As she said that, she prepared to turn around and leave. However, at that moment, a low roar was suddenly heard from afar. The sound was extremely weak at first, but in the blink of an eye, it was like a muffled thunder that shook the leaves in the surroundings. It was as though there was a strong gust of wind.
After hearing the sound, the cat girl's expression drastically changed. She instantly took out her whip and muttered something. After that, she didn't care about us anymore and leaped towards the source of the sound.
Seeing that the girl could actually fly, Nam's eyes instantly widened. He stuttered, "Monster … Monster King. She … She's actually a Monster King!"
I was certain that she had the power of a Monster King when I saw her kill Wu Bao with one whip. I wasn't surprised, but I was curious. She had such a cultivation base and she was so young. We had been in Saad Academy for half a year, but why hadn't we heard of her?
Other than being curious about the cat girl's identity, I was more curious about the strange roar.
From the sound, it was obvious that it was an extremely strong ferocious beast that caused the cat girl's expression to change.
This was a forbidden area of the academy, so it wasn't strange for there to be a strong ferocious beast. However, the cat girl immediately rushed over when she heard the roar. It was obvious that she had some sort of relationship with the ferocious beast.
Apart from that, the academy had listed this place as a forbidden area because of this ferocious beast.
Currently, the only way I could think of to recover my cultivation base was to borrow the power of a Beast Pill. However, I didn't know how long I would have to wait to recover a Monster General's Yellow Grade Beast Pill. The beast roar had given me a glimmer of hope.
Even if I didn't have the power to kill such a ferocious beast, I would be able to make a plan after investigating it.
While he was deep in thought, Tana, who was behind him, whispered to Nam, "What do you think that was?"
Nam shook his head. "It's definitely something that we can't provoke … Didn't you hear what Monster King sis said? We'll lose our lives if we stay here. Let's hurry and leave."
Compared to Nam's cautiousness, Tana was just as curious as me. She extended her hand to grab Nam and continued. "This is the forbidden area of the academy. Even though the ferocious beast is powerful, it must have been suppressed here by the academy. How dangerous could it be?
I think that we should follow it and take a look. Perhaps we can discover some secrets. "
I had to say that Tana was really bold and careful. I hadn't thought of that. However, after some speculation, I had to admit that what she said made sense.
It was obvious that the academy wouldn't allow a dangerous ferocious beast to live in the vicinity. They must have already suppressed the ferocious beast. The cat girl must have been arranged to guard this area.
Tana was extremely curious and I was also tempted. Only Nam was left, so his opinion wasn't that important.
However, I didn't follow them immediately. Instead, I picked up the corpse of the Dark Leopard and had Nam dig out the Dark Leopard's beast core.
This Dark Leopard was at least a middle stage Monster General. This meant that its body would definitely produce a Yellow tier beast core. There was even a slight chance of producing a Profound tier beast core.
In the tense atmosphere, Nam and Tana didn't think of this matter. Now that I reminded them, their faces lit up with joy. They immediately bent down and dug open the Dark Leopard's body.
After digging out a large Yellow tier beast core from the Dark Leopard's body, Nam no longer had the fearful look he had before. He laughed out loud. "Haha, Duo Ji, this time we'll definitely get first place. This is a Yellow tier beast core and its quality is extremely high. It's almost comparable to a Profound tier beast core.
When the time comes, we just have to take out this beast core. Even if others hunt a few hundred normal beast cores, they still won't be able to compare to us. "
He was extremely excited, but I didn't feel much. After all, when I had decided to come here, I had already made up my mind to hunt for a Yellow tier beast core.
It was said that gold was mesmerizing. In the Monster region, the value of a beast core wasn't inferior to gold.
Thus, under the stimulation of the Yellow tier beast core, Nam's courage seemed to have grown. After Tana's reminder, he realized that if he followed the cat girl, who was at the Monster King realm, there was a high chance that he would be able to obtain another beast core. Thus, Nam was moved.