Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger-Chapter 115 - 105: Is He the Guardian of the Forbidden Zone? (2)

Chapter 115: Chapter 105: Is He the Guardian of the Forbidden Zone? (2)

Seeing Mr. Xiong fall, the Bear Cub couldn’t be bothered to argue with Cola about who’s stronger, and ran toward Mr. Xiong with a hint of sobbing, grabbing his arms and shaking them hard.

"Awoooo....."

Witnessing this scene, Cola gently wagged its tail, the excitement from the big boss’s victory vanished in an instant.

"Thank you... thank you all." At this moment, two figures emerged from the grass ahead, quickly approaching Chen Yuan, bowing repeatedly to express their gratitude.

Chen Yuan glanced at the two and instantly laughed.

Whoa, aren’t these the couple of Beastmasters they’ve been diligently searching for?

How did they end up here?

Chen Yuan glanced at the Earth Bear lying on the ground, a suspicion arising in his heart.

"Huh? It’s you guys?" Zhang Hao also recognized them, rubbing his eyes, his face full of surprise and doubt.

"You know..." Lin Hongwei had just uttered a few words when he suddenly realized something, his face lighting up with joy, "So you are the rescue team for real."

"Great, we finally waited for you."

"Wait a minute, what’s going on exactly?" Zhang Hao asked in confusion.

"Let me explain." Gong Jia tried to compose her agitated emotions, taking a long breath, and slowly began to speak, "My name is Gong Jia, and this is my boyfriend, Lin Hongwei."

"We came here three days ago for an adventure, but unexpectedly, a heavy storm hit last night, forcing us to find a cave to shelter from the rain. We didn’t expect..."

"Didn’t expect this Earth Bear was in the cave?" Zhang Hao interjected.

"Yes." Gong Jia pursed her lips and nodded awkwardly.

Zhang Hao’s expression was subtle; indeed, a pair of unlucky lovers.

"But this Earth Bear is too powerful, we were no match for it, our backpacks were taken, and we were forced to stay in the cave." Lin Hongwei continued, his expression suddenly turning to anger, "This Earth Bear even forced us to fight against the Bear Cub, making us get on the scene ourselves."

Chen Yuan and Zhang Hao both gave them sympathetic looks.

"We had already lost hope of being rescued, but you showed up, thank you so much."

"Thank you, thank you, we’ve caused you trouble, we didn’t mean to waste public resources."

Lin Hongwei and Gong Jia both spoke up, their emotions somewhat worked up, the latter even had a hint of a sob in her voice, filled with the joy of surviving a disaster, continuously bowing to Chen Yuan and Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao quickly waved his hand, then pointed at Chen Yuan: "It’s none of my business, I’m just here to make up the numbers, it’s all him."

Both turned toward Chen Yuan, bowing deeply.

"It’s okay, seeing you safe and sound puts my mind at ease." Chen Yuan smiled slightly. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Lin Hongwei exhaled a breath of relief, gazing cautiously at the Flame Cloud Falcon on Chen Yuan’s shoulder, and asked gently: "If I may ask, you are...?"

He had imagined many rescue scenarios but never thought a Beastmaster would come with a Tier Two Flame Cloud Falcon to give the Earth Bear a hard beating.

How could such a powerful Beastmaster be among the rescuers?

"Forest Ranger." Chen Yuan said.

"Huh?" Lin Hongwei was taken aback.

Zhang Hao chuckled: "I’m also a Forest Ranger, but even though we’re both Rangers, there’s a big difference."

Hearing this, Lin Hongwei appeared thoughtful, nodding seemingly in understanding.

He’d heard from his professors that places like Qinling, Shennongjia, and Da Xing’an Ridge are crucial to the nation, and some core areas might even become restricted zones for Beastmasters, thus needing powerful Beastmasters for protection.

Such powerful Beastmasters often need an ordinary identity to hide themselves, like a regular villager or a Forest Ranger in the mountains.

Otherwise, how to explain such a powerful Beastmaster among the rescue team?

Before he went into the mountains, he couldn’t even find an Intermediate Beastmaster in the entire Baokun City.

Having figured this out, Lin Hongwei smiled knowingly: "I get it, I get it."

Zhang Hao looked puzzled.

I haven’t said anything yet, and you get it?

Yuan is a direct Forest Ranger of the Association, while I’m a Ranger under the Forestry Bureau, and you get this?

"Yuan, what do we do with this Earth Bear now?" Zhang Hao looked again at the Earth Bear still lying on the ground.

Chen Yuan looked at the Earth Bear from a distance: "First, let me explain, I mean no harm to your cub, we just happened to meet, and helped it defeat a group of Attendant Bees."

"Your cub wanted to bring us to the cave for a visit, and I wanted to ask for a favor from you."

"That’s all there is to it."

"Roar?"

Hearing this, the Earth Bear turned its head to look at the Bear Cub, which nodded repeatedly.

"Roar!"

The Earth Bear instantly flew into a rage.

Why didn’t you tell me sooner!

"Roar....."

The Bear Cub looked aggrieved.

I did say, but you wouldn’t listen.

A hint of embarrassment flashed in the Earth Bear’s eyes, but it still gave the Bear Cub a fierce glare.

Keeping a safe distance from the Earth Bear, Chen Yuan curiously asked: "Why did you keep them in the cave?"

"Roar....."

The Earth Bear’s eyes flickered; meeting Chen Yuan’s gaze at the Flame Cloud Falcon on his shoulder, its whole body felt a lingering pain, bringing back memories of the battle just now, it decided to tell the truth.

Just as Lin Hongwei had guessed, the Earth Bear originally wanted the two of them to serve as sparring partners for the Bear Cub, using their Pet Beast to help it grow faster.

But then it changed its mind.

Listening to Spark’s translation, Chen Yuan asked: "Changed your mind?"

"Roar....."

The Earth Bear nodded slightly, propping itself up with its arms, and slowly sat up.

It wanted these two humans to help it steal some honey.

Chen Yuan remembered the group of Attendant Bees earlier, and asked suspiciously: "Given your strength, would it not be easy just to take it by force?"

The Earth Bear shook its head.

It knew there was a big flower valley where many Attendant Bees resided, brewing delicious honey from morning till night.

Alone, it couldn’t match the swarm of Attendant Bees.

Plus, its size was too big to steal honey without being noticed.

Thus, the Earth Bear attempted to have Lin Hongwei and Gong Jia steal some honey for it.

"Earth Bear?" Zhang Hao muttered privately, "Earthly Theft Bear!"

Chen Yuan did not comment, only stating: "I understand the situation now, but I’m taking these two with me."

"Roar."

The current circumstances forced the Earth Bear to lower its head, reluctantly accepting the fact.

Yet as it glanced at the Flame Cloud Falcon, its eyes suddenly lit up: "Roar Roar Roar!"

Let’s go rob some honey together!

"Roar!"

The little Bear Cub also waved its paw excitedly.

Rob honey! Rob honey!

"Awooo Awooo!"

Cola, remembering the delicious honey, couldn’t help drooling, joining in the roar unconvincingly.

Chen Yuan tapped Cola on the back of the head, irritated: "Pick good habits, not bad ones."

It’s understandable for the Earth Bear to rob honey, after all, it lives in this forest where struggles are natural laws.

But Cola had no lack of food or resources, so there was no need to take such a risk.

Seeing Chen Yuan not interested, the Earth Bear’s eyes shifted, roaring continuously: "Roar Roar Roar!"

That despicable bunch of Attendant Bees loves to roam the forest, stinging your humans!

"Oh? Is that so?" Chen Yuan was taken aback.

"I’ve indeed heard about it." Zhang Hao nodded, "Some say some Beastmasters passing by that valley were chased by those Attendant Bees for an entire mountain, ending up like Cola."

Zhang Hao pointed at Cola’s swollen face.

Gong Jia softly explained: "It’s the nature and habit of Attendant Bees; they won’t allow any creature to appear in their honey-gathering area and patrol all day long."

Lin Hongwei nodded in agreement: "This type of Pet Beast is quite aggressive, not only driving other creatures out of their territory but sometimes inexplicably chasing those outside their domain."

"I remember now, Yuan." Zhang Hao suddenly turned to Chen Yuan and said, "The Association issued a few long-term missions a few days ago."

"First is to expel the Snow Cloud Wolf Pack roaming outside Nanhe Town."

"The second is to explore the valley and intimidate the Attendant Bee swarm."

"Completing these tasks offers a lot of Contribution Value, but currently, no Beastmaster can do it."

Hearing all this, Chen Yuan looked at the Earth Bear, his smile bright: "Snatching honey isn’t great, but speaking of which..."