The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 419 - 249: Calling a Dog a Deer_1

Chapter 419: Chapter 249: Calling a Dog a Deer_1

Before they knew it, the next day had arrived.

Early in the morning, Shi Ze came to visit Lu Ran, "Brother Lu, the trial permissions for the Forest of Death have been approved."

"When do you think we should head over?"

Lu Ran was leisurely seated at the stone table in the courtyard, enjoying the breakfast that a house servant had served him.

"Brother Shi, care to join me for some?"

Although the breakfast did not contain Cooking Intent, the ingredients were all local specialties, making it particularly delicious for Lu Ran.

"Ah, no need, I’ve already eaten," Shi Ze declined politely.

"Then I’ll finish quickly, and we can go right after?" Lu Ran asked.

"Sure," Shi Ze responded without objection.

Lu Ran began to speedily consume his breakfast; he was quite looking forward to heading to the Forest of Death.

After eating, the two made some brief preparations and set out immediately.

...

On their way, Shi Ze mentioned, "In the recent days, members of the major families have likely applied for trials in the Forest of Death to scout the area in advance."

"Other competitors might also take advantage of the major families’ pathways in Tree World City to arrive early and observe the environment."

"Therefore, we may encounter other people in the Forest of Death, so Brother Lu must be very careful at that time."

"Sometimes, people are more terrifying than the ferocious plants. Ferocious plants without Spirit Intelligence won’t actively scheme against you; they act purely on instinct, which is predictable. As long as you understand their habits, navigating the Forest of Death shouldn’t be difficult."

"However, during the preliminary round, it’s permitted for Beast Trainers traversing the Forest of Death to interfere with and eliminate each other, so it’s highly likely that some Plantmasters will ’kill with a borrowed knife’ by using the terrifying power of these ferocious plants to set traps in advance, targeting other competitors."

"This is the most difficult part of the preliminaries."

"No problem," Lu Ran leaned back against the carriage with a slight smile.

"It’s actually a good rule that allows eliminating other competitors in the preliminaries."

"Imagine, if someone managed to take out all the competitors in the Forest of Death during the preliminaries, wouldn’t they effectively win the championship without having to go through the slow process?"

"Ah?"

Shi Ze was taken aback and said, "Huh?"

"How is that possible, with so many competitors..."

"Right," Lu Ran shook his head, admitting that the idea he just had came purely from the notion that carrying it out might score higher points.

Besides, it would save time.

According to what he knew, after the preliminaries ended, the competitors would have a 3-day rest before the main event began.

And then the main event would last for several days.

Dragging on like this, the 30 days allotted for the Breakthrough Secret Realm would whiz by in no time.

But if he could end the competition during the preliminaries with absolute strength and secure first place, then the remaining time would be all his to arrange, without having to follow the pace of the competition.

However, whether or not he could actually do this was something Lu Ran wasn’t certain of.

If he could deploy Dark Crow and use the Divine Deer Pendant, Lu Ran felt there wouldn’t be any pressure.

After all, combining those two allowed for long-range reconnaissance and sniper curses—it was like a cheat code for comfort.

But not knowing if the power of the Evil God was welcomed in this era, he decided to play it safe by only dispatching Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death to avoid unnecessary risks.

Two Level 30 Middle-Level Overlords were equivalent to two Level 40 Middle Monarchs.

Last year’s champion had a Level 41 High-Ranked King as their trump card, which, in theory, was slightly stronger than both Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death. But that was only in theory.

After all, Mr. Husky was capable of using a Sword Field, so it couldn’t be considered a typical Level 30 Overlord.

Once it unleashed its Domain, every ferocious plant in its sight turned into Sword Grass.

Wouldn’t all these ferocious plants then be under its control?

Its battle strength would surge massively!

This was what they called Beast Training Plants!

It’s not yet certain who is the real Plantmaster here.

"Cough cough, Brother Lu, you really dare to dream big," Shi Ze felt that Boss Lu was getting carried away. Sure, the Overlord Dog Beast was formidable enough to crush him, but in last year’s competition, it only ranked in the top 32.

The higher the rank, the higher the Level.

Moreover, in this era of Plantmasters, the strongest competitors were generally Plantmasters.

In an environment like the Forest of Death, Plantmasters’ strength is greatly amplified.

"Haha, just thinking out loud."

"We’re here!!!"

It didn’t take long for them to arrive at the outskirts of Tree World City, at the entrance to the Forest of Death.

At this moment, the entrance was blocked off by the City Lord’s army, and as Shi Ze said, there were other people who had arrived early to scout the area, aside from Lu Ran and himself.

Lu Ran had just stepped down from the carriage with Shi Ze, when he unexpectedly looked towards a certain direction.

"Hm?"

In another direction, one of the individuals sensed Lu Ran’s gaze and swiftly looked back.

This person was Yu Rui, one of the three Alien World Beast Trainers that Lu Ran had noticed yesterday, the one who appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.

He was currently with the other two, waiting outside the forest under the guidance of a woman dressed in a floral skirt.

"What’s going on?" Promptly sensing Yu Rui’s gaze, Jiang Ming and Liu Man also looked over and their expressions changed.

Other people might not be sensitive to their attire due to the influence of Infinite City, but as fellow Trialists, they instantly noticed Lu Ran’s modern clothing.

Was this person the Alien World Beast Trainer that Yu Rui had been talking about?

"Yo." Seeing their tense expressions, Lu Ran waved his hand with a smile, making no secret of his identity, but such a casual gesture only made them feel even more threatened.