The King of Beast Trainers
Chapter 444 - 268: Leader of the Crow Swarm, Pet Beast Legion_1

Chapter 444: Chapter 268: Leader of the Crow Swarm, Pet Beast Legion_1

"You special meow, you special meow, you special meow!"

After Lu Ran finished speaking, Manager Ying’s eyes widened, looking at Lu Ran’s pretentious demeanor, and she immediately wanted to stretch out a paw and scratch him.

What a joke! Manager Ying was shocked in her heart.

Did this guy really find an epic spatial treasure?

This guy must be Infinite City’s illegitimate son; otherwise, she’d eat Gu Qingyi.

"Cough, Manager Ying, calm down."

Seeing Manager Ying take out her cat claws, with light diffusing from them, Lu Ran quickly said:

"I didn’t mean to show off, I just wanted to share the joy."

"I only feel like I’ve been shown off to, no joy here," Manager Ying replied.

"Damn, me having a decent haul isn’t a bad thing!"

"Hmm... that’s true," Manager Ying fell into thought, but somehow she felt inexplicably annoyed, yes, it must be because Lu Ran’s tone was too irritating.

Then, Lu Ran detailed his experience in the Breakthrough Secret Realm to Manager Ying, during which her expression kept changing.

Manager Ying originally thought that for Lu Ran to obtain an epic spatial equipment, he would at least have to raid Emperor City.

But who knew that Infinite City would take such good care of Lu Ran, directly sending him to a world with a heritage site.

Manager Ying might not be familiar with the Tree King, but the assessment is a same-level fight? She laughed; although Lu Ran was irritating, she still had a lot of faith in his strength at the same level.

So the conclusion is... Infinite City is favoring Lu Ran!

"How is this favoritism?" Lu Ran said. "You also know that every time you enter the Breakthrough Secret Realm, the voice says, ’We are matching you with a suitable Breakthrough Secret Realm,’ which means the Breakthrough Secret Realm is fitting for every trialist, each having their opportunities."

"It’s just that some people have the ability to take it, and some don’t. Cough, I’m just the capable one."

"Yeah, yeah, I know you’re outstanding."

"Alright, I’ve shared my information. Oh, right, I’m now Level Three, so you can take it easy from now on, Manager Ying. Yun Bao is all mine," Lu Ran pondered, "Also, judging from the value of the information we shared with each other just now, mine should be worth a bit more."

"What you said can be searched up online with a click. With that in mind, help me find some other information, will you?"

Manager Ying: ?

"Speak." She licked her paws and shook her head slightly. Lu Ran was indeed not the well-behaved kid she liked, too serious!

"I need information on speed-type Fusion Traits, those suitable for long distance travel," Lu Ran said. "This time in the Breakthrough Secret Realm, I wasted half the time on the road. Otherwise, my haul could have been even bigger. Hurry and find me some unique speed attributes!"

"Understood, this shouldn’t be too difficult to find, and the value won’t be too high either," Manager Ying nodded, since more Beast Trainers pursue power rather than travel speed.

However, for Lu Ran, the weirdo, the efficiency of exploring Secret Realms is indeed important.

With Mr. Husky, King of Sudden Death, and Dark Crow, Lu Ran indeed wasn’t lacking in combat power; what he needed were functional Pet Beasts.

"Let’s talk about other things later; I’m going to see how Yun Bao and the others are doing."

Having said that, Lu Ran stretched his body. In truth, he couldn’t wait any longer and was eager to go contract affiliates for Mr. Husky, to endow the Dark Crow with the Fusion Trait of ruling the flock.

The Beast Trainer’s anticipation for the strengthening of Pet Beasts always came first.

Besides... with the great changes in the world’s power dynamics, the Pet Beast army indeed needed to be ramped up.

Considering that even the First Generation couldn’t deal with the ancient Giant Beasts, one can only imagine their strength. To quickly match the power of such monsters and feel a sense of security, the Pet Beast army is the only shortcut.

"Let’s go."

Manager Ying, not wanting to see Lu Ran anymore, used Teleport to throw him out of the room to the back hill of Red Leaf Park, right at the entrance to the Green Sea Secret Realm.

At this moment, the entrance to this Secret Realm was open, and surrounding the tree branches, numerous Crows were on guard.

When these Crows saw the suddenly appearing Lu Ran, they first became alert but then immediately began joyously calling out as the Dark Crow emerged by his side.

"General, good!"

"Great King, good!"

These six words, two phrases repeated over and over.

It wasn’t that they had acquired a language talent like the Dark Crow, but just mimicry for now, the phrases they could say were limited.

Crows have always had the ability to mimic like parrots and now that they have evolved into Extraordinary Beasts under the teaching of the Dark Crow, some mimicry has become part of their corporate culture.

"Good, good." The Dark Crow appeared, flattered by the Crows’ strength and began to praise them.

"Good, good." The tree-full of Crow guards also mimicked.

"That’s about enough." Lu Ran entered the Secret Realm, and the Dark Crow followed in...

......

The Crow Secret Realm.

This was the current name of the Secret Realm.

As Lu Ran and his companions entered, it was like walking into a dark and light-proof forest.

There were gigantic trees with black trunks and black leaves everywhere.

The ground was also covered with strangely shaped black weeds, black mushrooms, and black stones.

The whole Secret Realm had a color scheme of pure black. They hadn’t been there for long before countless chilling winds blew, causing a shiver to run through them.

"Caw!" "Caw!"

In that moment, the pitch-black forest lit up with numerous white glints—the eyes of countless Crows perched upon the trees of darkness. As their gazes fell upon them, the forest became all the eerier.

"Damn."

Seeing how the botanist had transformed the Secret Realm, Lu Ran nodded his head, thinking it was well-done.

"Not bad, caw." The Dark Crow also nodded with satisfaction. It felt very comfortable in this environment; if it was satisfied, then its flock of Crow descendants would surely be comfortable staying here as well.

"Screech!!!"

"Woof!!"

After Lu Ran and the Dark Crow entered, the Crow Swarm didn’t react, but soon after two other creatures emerged.

A black cloud.

A blue sword spirit.

They both hurriedly fluttered over, vying to be the first. Lu Ran saw them, smiled, and said, "Looking energetic, aren’t we?"

"Yun Bao, stop being so gloomy, turn white now."

Weather Spirit: !!

It quickly transformed from a cloud of darkness to its normal state.

Lu Ran gazed at their growth levels and pondered for a moment, then said, "Looks like Manager Ying hasn’t been starving you."

"Meow!!! (Bad kitty.)"

"Woof!! (Bad kitty.)"

"Alright, she must have been mistreating you then," said Lu Ran. "You can hold a grudge for now, and get back at her once you become stronger."

"Now, let me show you two a ’Dark Crow General commanding a Crow Swarm’ performance!"

"Dark Crow, this is for you." Lu Ran took out a Mental Attribute World’s Rare plant resource, the God-Shaped Grass, earned from the Breakthrough Secret Realm. Seeing this, the Dark Crow quickly grabbed it with a gulp and ate it up!!

The God-Shaped Grass, a mental resource, was extremely effective for the enhancement of mental energy shaping.

The Dark Crow savored its treat, and within a short time, its leveling bottleneck, where it had been stuck at level 39 for more than half a month, was loosened. Under Lu Ran’s watchful eye, it reached level 40.

Seeing this, Lu Ran then took out a troop command trait crystal.

[Troop Command Trait Crystal]: A pet beast that fuses with this trait crystal awakens the power of command, exerting strong commanding abilities over creatures that contain its own bloodline or are similar to its own species. After establishing a command bond, the pet beast can lend a portion of its strength temporarily to its subordinates or can temporarily bolster itself with their strength.

"Caw." Taking the crystal, the Dark Crow was excited, pulling into the lead!

Mr. Husky and the King of Sudden Death were still lingering around level thirty-something, but it had already reached level 40!

Under the Dark Crow’s summons, crows from across the Green Sea steadily flocked to the Crow Secret Realm, with the Raven of Death and the Raven of Curses, two avatars of undead crows, guarded on each side, as the entire sky filled with crows that lifted off from the trees and circled above.

Ah!!!

Ah!!!

The crows cried incessantly, the Dark Crow flapped its wings and the numerous Eyes of the Evil God on its body opened once again, dripping blood.

The collected Pupil Blood, scarcely the size of a marble, was divided by the Dark Crow into droplets almost invisible to the naked eye and directed toward the Crow Swarm.

Feeding the crows with blood!

After its evolution, the Dark Crow had begun rewarding the Crow Swarm with one ten-thousandth of its Pupil Blood but had never offered lavish rewards, only thin traces of its blood.

Actually, the main reason was that it was too much; the crows couldn’t withstand the Power of Evil God and had to be trained slowly.

Even so, the Dark Crow had gradually established an even "closer" connection than a simple racial bond with them.

"My king, I’m charging in!!!"

After rewarding the Crow Swarm another time, the Dark Crow looked serious. With Lu Ran’s nod of approval, it directly swallowed the Troop Command Trait Crystal!!

"Ugh..." Perhaps too excited, the Dark Crow choked, but fortunately, the trait crystal quickly radiated light and melted into the crow, easing its discomfort.

"Eating anything will only harm you," said Lu Ran.

"Caw!!!" The Dark Crow felt guilty but was still eagerly anticipating its slight evolution.

Hum!!!

In the next moment, a dark energy swirled around it, enveloping not only itself... Lu Ran sharply turned towards the sky to see a faint dark energy also enshrouding every Extraordinary Crow.

"Ah!!!"

"Ah!!!"

The crows screeched wildly.

The connection... has it started to form already???

Lu Ran could discern, like those crows that had awakened mental and dark attributes, their fluctuations were the strongest, while other attribute crows were relatively weaker. However, even so, they were indeed resonating with the Dark Crow at the moment!!

"The entire group evolving together, it truly is an army crystal," Lu Ran murmured.

Next to him, the Weather Spirit with water droplet eyes and the Corpse Dog flying around like a headless fly upon seeing this scene, were also slightly surprised. The Dark Crow was so powerful!!

"Caw caw caw caw------------"

As a senior, the Dark Crow naturally relished the admiration of its juniors, it felt it... felt that although it didn’t get stronger from fusing the trait crystal and its strength didn’t increase even slightly, the crows’ strength had slightly improved!!

The Dark Crow, even shrouded in dark energy, had wide eyes brimming with excitement.

Even though its own strength hadn’t increased, it truly felt the abnormal ability of the command crystal, its connection to the Crow Swarm was tighter. It did not mind being weaker, perhaps their strength could be lent to it!!!

Apart from the Dark Crow’s situation, Lu Ran, looking at the Contract Card, also directly saw the new racial talent the Dark Crow had awakened!!

[Racial Talent]: Swarm Form

[Introduction]: When the commanded group reaches a certain number, it can temporarily transform into a powerful Swarm Form with increased Growth Level.

"This..." Seeing the Dark Crow’s talent stirred something in Lu Ran, it wasn’t about increasing the Species Level, but rather, a talent that increased the Growth Level?!

Whooosh whooosh whooosh whooosh!!

As Lu Ran marveled, the sky full of crows started to attach themselves to the Dark Crow. Amidst its "cackling" laughter, its body grew larger and larger.

Finally, under the astonished gaze of Lu Ran, Yun Bao, and the Sword Spirit,

Black Wild Wind slashed through the canopy, almost ravaging the entire forest. With no obstacles left, a colossal figure was revealed. It still retained almost the shape of a crow but the sight of the black giant bird with three pairs of wings each spanning a hundred meters was awe-inspiring.

Before Lu Ran had a chance to see it in full detail, his first impression was...

It’s huge.