With his morale boosted, Dong He took the initiative to take a step forward. The Iron Barbed Scorpion opened its mouth full of fangs and took two steps back. Dong He took another step forward and the Iron Barbed Scorpion finally couldn't take it anymore and turned to flee.
Exhilarated.
Dong He had forgotten that he was covered in feces. All he knew was that he had used his aura to scare off the terrifying metal bark scorpion. Dong He couldn't express how excited he was.
Coincidentally, the metal bark scorpion was running in Lin Jin's direction.
This Grassy Continent pet beast was over three meters long so its aura was unimaginable when it ran.
"Brother Lin, be careful!" Zu Can was startled. He quickly controlled his sapphire turtle to protect him. But instead of retreating, Lin Jin took a few steps forward and said to the metal bark scorpion, "Get down!"
As if being suppressed by an invisible force, the metal bark scorpion shuddered before stopping and lying down obediently before Lin Jin.
Just like a tamed dog.
The crowd was dumbfounded.
Lin Jin nodded in satisfaction. How could a Rank 2 pet beast withstand his intermediate Beast Deterrence?
Only then did the Grassy Continent natives step forward and control stronger pet beasts to subdue the metal bark scorpion. At the same time, they stared at Lin Jin as if he was a monster.
Lin Jin ignored them and turned to the direction where the commotion started. The commotion had yet to stop. After a moment's thought, Lin Jin sprinted in that direction against the crowd with Xiao Huo in tow.
Zu Can wore a look of admiration. Even the Grassy Continent beast appraiser beside Zu Tianhong hurried over to ask who Lin Jin was.
Not far away, Dong He had witnessed how Lin Jin subdued the pet beast with just a few words.
He wanted nothing more than to crawl into a hole in the ground. They were now covered in feces and stank so much that the crowd avoided them. It was hard for them to keep a low profile. Dong He had planned to sneak away but Zu Can had a keen sense of smell. Upon catching a whiff of the stench, he turned around and exclaimed, "Isn't that Appraiser Dong?"
Famous!
Dong He looked as if he had nothing left to live for.
Just then, Lin Jin was stopped by a group of Grassy Continent natives.
Up ahead, several pet beasts of similar size were fighting. The natives were obviously controlling their pet beasts to capture the escaped pet beast.
At this distance, he could already see very clearly.
The beast that escaped was a giant ape.
Lin Jin had seen a few ape-type pet beasts before, but none of them were as big as this one. When it stood up, it was at least twenty feet tall. Its arms were as thick as ten thousand catties, and its body was covered in long, grayish-white fur. Its facial features were ferocious. The pet beasts controlled by the Grassy Continent experts were all tall and strong. A giant tyrannosaurus, a desert ironhead python, a rock-armored spider, and a spotted vulture surrounded the great white ape from four different directions.
Lin Jin knew the names of these pet beasts because not only were they on display, but he had also 'pricked' some of the Grassy Continent natives' pet beasts.
Hence, Lin Jin knew how strong these pet beasts were. He also knew that if there were no accidents, these four pet beasts wouldn't be able to stop the great white ape.
The reason was simple. In terms of strength, the four beasts could definitely suppress the great white ape. However, the great white ape also had an advantage that the other beasts did not have.
Spiritual intelligence.
According to the Museum of Deadly Beasts, this great white ape's intelligence was close to that of a 'monster'. It had reached the level of 'human intelligence'.
In other words, it was very smart. Since it knew it was no match for its opponent, it wouldn't foolishly fight head-on. If there were no accidents, it was probably thinking of a way to escape.
Lin Jin didn't force his way forward. Since the Grassy Continent natives were confident they could handle the situation themselves, he would let them be. He shouldn't underestimate them either. If they could capture this white ape before, they could do it again.
The onlookers weren't average folks.
Lin Jin saw the City Lord Manor's people and among them was the steward of the manor, Zuo Wentang. Lin Jin had met Zuo Wentang once before.
Besides Zuo Wentang, Lin Jin saw Tan Lin as well. He stepped forward at once. "Chief Tan, Steward Zuo!"
"Appraiser Lin, you're here too!" Tan Lin didn't put on any airs around Lin Jin. Zuo Wentang recognized Lin Jin as well. Due to Tan Xun's high regard for Lin Jin and the fact that Lin Jin was a Rank 2 beast appraiser, Zuo Wentang saluted him. "Appraiser Lin, it's been a while!"
Lin Jin laughed before pointing at the white ape. "I didn't expect the Grassy Continent natives to be so insecure. How could they let a beast like this escape?"
Zuo Wentang was infuriated at the mention of this.
"These barbarians are too unreliable. Previously, when they wanted to enter the city, the City Lord was afraid something would happen so he didn't allow it. But somehow, they pulled some strings and managed to convince a lord from the royal capital to allow them to enter the city. Fine, we'll enter the city, but then something like this happened. If this beast manages to break out of the encirclement and wreak havoc in the city, the City Lord and I won't be able to get away scot-free. These barbarians won't have it easy either."
Having said that, Zuo Wentang turned to a guard beside him and asked, "Is Captain Jiang not here yet?"
The guard quickly answered, "I've sent the message but it might take some time to gather the troops."
"Send someone to send the message again. Tell them to hurry!"
Zuo Wentang turned to Tan Lin and said, "Chief Tan, what do you think of the great ape's rank? Can these barbarians subdue it?"
Tan Lin looked troubled.
"This white ape is the most important beast the Grassy Continent natives brought this time. It was locked in a metal cage and wasn't allowed to get close. I can only observe it with my spiritual eye so I don't know much about it."
Tan Lin was telling the truth.
"As for the other pet beasts controlled by the Grassy Continent natives, I've seen the rock armor spider up close. It's a Rank 2 pet beast with a hard outer shell that's as tough as a two-foot rock wall. It has amazing defensive capabilities and can shoot spider webs. I haven't appraised the other pet beasts but I'm sure they won't be too shabby. It shouldn't be a problem for them to subdue the white ape. "
As soon as Tan Lin finished speaking, the situation that had been in a stalemate changed.
The white ape initiated an attack.
The direction of its attack was the spotted vulture.
Lin Jin was stunned.
Wasn't this white ape supposed to be highly intelligent? With how smart it was, it should know that fighting it head-on wouldn't do it any good. It would be best for it to escape immediately. That way, it might still succeed.
But soon, Lin Jin's pupils shrank as he realized something.
The white ape was now locked in combat with the spotted vulture while the other three pet beasts surrounded it. However, something strange happened. The great white ape didn't care about the other pet beasts' attacks at all. It didn't even try to defend itself. Instead, it focused on attacking the spotted vulture.
Although the spotted vulture wasn't weak, it couldn't withstand the ape's ferocious attacks in a one-on-one fight. With a punch from the ape, the vulture let out a cry of agony as one of its wings fell off.
For this attack, the great white ape was injured as well. But after its successful attack, the white ape took advantage of the chaos to tear an opening, leap up, and escape.
It really wanted to escape.
However, Lin Jin was now smiling.
"How smart!"
Lin Jin mumbled to himself. As expected of an intelligent man, the great white ape knew that even if it tried to escape, it wouldn't be able to get far. A beast like the spotted vulture was capable of flight. If he didn't get rid of this threat that could track it down, even if it managed to escape, it would only be temporary because it would be tracked down.
Hence, even at the risk of injury, it had to eliminate this threat that could track it before escaping.
Brilliant.
This great white ape actually knew how to strategize.
The pet beasts immediately gave chase. Not only the Grassy Continent natives, but many experts from Maple City also made a move to stop the great white ape.
"We can't stop it!"
Lin Jin muttered to himself.
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