My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 502 - 501: Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger

Chapter 502: Chapter 501: Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger

"Yixing, why are you here?"

When Shao Zifeng turned around, any trace of embarrassment had vanished from his face.

All thanks to Lingling, whose repeated ’social death’ training over the period greatly accelerated Zifeng’s improvement.

Chen Yixing was still dressed in her white lab coat, her chestnut brown curly hair casually draped over her shoulders, her hands in her pockets exuding the air of a competent and powerful woman.

Following her was a small white axe-head that had grown quite a bit, now peeking curiously at Shao Zifeng.

Chen Yixing gave him a deep look and turned her head to speak to Yang Qi, "Yang Qi, didn’t you say you have a paper to write? Now that your guest has arrived, you should hurry off to work on it."

"Ah? I didn’t..." In his confusion, Yang Qi started to deny it but suddenly felt the professor’s glare grow stern, causing him to shudder, "Haha, thank you for the reminder, Professor, I’ll get on it right away."

"Zifeng, you guys chat, we’ll eat together later."

"Hold on a second," Chen Yixing suddenly interjected, "After you finish, show it to me."

Yang Qi stiffened, his face a portrait of someone on the verge of tears: "Do I really have to write it... "

"What do you think?" Chen Yixing pushed her narrow-framed glasses up her nose bridge, smiling amiably at him.

Eventually, Yang Qi admitted defeat and left as if his soul had departed from him.

Once Yang Qi had left, Chen Yixing continued to smile amiably at Shao Zifeng, "Little Zifeng, when did I ever tell you about Shao’s Snail? I don’t remember at all."

"Ah, this..." Shao Zifeng’s face turned sheepish, at a loss for what to say.

"Seems like Little Zifeng doesn’t remember either." Chen Yixing’s eyes crinkled with amusement, "Didn’t I just call you this afternoon?"

"Hehe," Shao Zifeng scratched his head, knowing Chen Yixing had given him a way out, "Yixing, you have a much better memory than me, I admit defeat."

"You and your glib tongue," Chen Yixing rolled her eyes at him, "How did it go today? What’s the situation over there?"

At her words, Shao Zifeng’s smile faded somewhat, "The situation isn’t very good. If we don’t take some measures, it might... get pretty bad."

He then roughly recounted the afternoon’s events and his own speculations.

Chen Yixing frowned slightly upon hearing this, "A virus that specifically targets the brain."

Compared to the previous virus that could change the form of mutant creatures, this brain-targeting virus was obviously more troublesome.

If, as Shao Zifeng had said, full infection doesn’t affect the intelligence of mutant creatures and their outward appearance remains mostly unchanged, that would indeed be a big problem.

Unfortunately, this matter was not within her responsibilities, nor was she an authority in the relevant field. At most, she could raise her concerns at the relevant summary report meeting.

Noticing Shao Zifeng’s darkened expression, Chen Yixing didn’t continue on the topic.

She pointed at the snail crawling slowly on a fern leaf with a delighted grin, "What do you think of the surprise I’ve prepared for you, are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied..."

Shao Zifeng looked at the leisurely snail, his face turning dark.

Satisfied my foot.

As someone obsessed with fuzzy macho creatures, his collection of pets didn’t include a single furry one.

If it were only that, it wouldn’t be so bad, but even the mutant creature named after his surname was hairless.

Could this be a curse?

Contemplating this, Shao Zifeng saw nothing but a bleak future ahead.

"I told you you’d be satisfied."

"I have to say, your luck is truly amazing; the amber you bought casually actually preserved a complete biological body."

"I was stunned after cleaning off the stone coat, such a beautiful creature."

"Moreover, compared to Xiaobai, this snail’s recovery was very smooth, mainly because its body hardly..."

Discussing her specialty, Chen Yixing seemed very excited, her mouth non-stop as she recounted the process of reviving the snail and the interesting events that unfolded.

Shao Zifeng looked helplessly at the snail, wondering what kind of aesthetics could possibly find it beautiful.

Gradually, Shao Zifeng’s attention began to shift. Compared to Shao’s Snail, he was more interested in the Ice Plateau Saber-Toothed Tiger.

Just, he didn’t know why the little guy was so afraid of him. From the beginning, it hid behind Chen Yixin, peeking out with half of its fluffy little face, stealing glances at him.

When it noticed Shao Zifeng looking its way, the little cub quickly turned its head, assuming the appearance of peaceful times.

In the periphery, light dots swirled, and a pale blue light screen slowly unfolded.

[Name]: Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger

[Growth]: Growing Period

[Status]: Healthy, Anxious

[Strength]: Tier Three

[Phylum]: Chordata

[Class]: Mammalia

[Order]: Carnivora

[Family]: Felidae

[Attributes]: Ice, Gold

[Potential]: ★★☆☆

[Talent]: Intimidation: Roar of the Jungle, King of All Beasts. Upon entering, causes intimidation to creatures with lower strength than itself, inducing fear, reluctance to fight, and other emotions.

Laceration: Passive talent. When using Gold attribute skills, there is a chance to inflict additional Gold attribute wounds on the target.

[Skills]: Gold Defense, Frost Claw, Tearing Claw Strike, Cold Wind

[Evolution Path]: Ice Plateau Saber-Toothed Tiger → Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger → ??

[Description]: The ancient Saber-toothed Tiger was a mutant creature of the Gold attribute. During the millions of years it was frozen, a large amount of Ice element invaded its body, resulting in the acquired Ice attribute suppressing the primary Gold attribute. Later, an extensive use of ’Cold Wind Ice Marrow’ purified and strengthened the Ice attribute.

What a pity.

This was Shao Zifeng’s first reaction upon seeing the in-depth attributes of the Saber-toothed Tiger.

In mutant creatures, having multiple attributes isn’t rare, like Qiuqiu’s Dragon and Fire attributes. But there’s a primary-secondary relationship between these attributes, so as not to burden the mutant creature’s body.

The Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger is hampered in its development because of the overwhelming Ice attribute that has penetrated over millions of years, suppressing its main attribute.

Feeding the Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger ’Cold Wind Ice Marrow’ might be the only current solution, but it is not the best one. Although it changes its primary attribute, it doesn’t alter its innate abilities.

It seems that the ancient creature recovery technology still has a long way to go.

Unless more materials like ’Cold Wind Ice Marrow’ that target attribute enhancement are found or ancient creatures without a direct link between talent and attribute are discovered, resurrected ancient creatures are born with significant flaws.

"Aowu~"

The Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger, feeling nervous under Shao Zifeng’s gaze, couldn’t help but step back, crouching down and emitting a threatening growl.

Shao Zifeng’s eyes brightened.

Cool.

The evolved Arctic Ice Toothed Tiger looked much cooler than its former fluffy self.

White, smooth fur, two protruding canines from the upper jaw, a streamlined body, and eyes filled with wildness.

Shao Zifeng’s fingers twitched slightly.

He really wanted to hold it in his arms and stroke it.

Feeling Shao Zifeng’s invasive gaze sweeping over it, the little cub couldn’t bear such humiliation.

Its fur near the nose crinkled up as it roared at Shao Zifeng.

"Ao— Meow~"

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