Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1542 - 1386: East Mountain Black Tiger (Two in One)_2

Chapter 1542: Chapter 1386: East Mountain Black Tiger (Two in One)_2

"Black Tiger?"

The guard was first taken aback, then revealed a peculiar expression, "Did you accept the task from Wang Heizi?"

"Really? Is this task already common knowledge?"

Su Ran had been treating this task like a treasure, but she hadn’t expected that as soon as she mentioned the Black Tiger, not only did Old Man Fan know about it, even this guard was aware. This truly showed how effective Wang Heizi’s propaganda efforts were!

"Haha, you’re not the only one who’s been tricked by Wang Heizi!"

"Tricked? What do you mean?"

"Can’t say much now, you’ll understand once you encounter the Black Tiger, hahaha!"

The guard seemed to think of something amusing and burst into laughter, which made Su Ran even more confused. She felt increasingly strange and a sense of foreboding began to brew within her.

After bidding farewell to the guard, Su Ran headed straight for the teleportation array in the southeast direction. There was no choice, even if she knew the task was a trap, it still had to be completed. After all, the task only required whiskers, not to kill the BOSS; there should still be a chance.

"Just hope it’s not too much of a dad joke..."

Su Ran was now left with only this thought, content if she could complete the task successfully.

By now, she had gained a certain understanding of Fire God City, from Old Man Fan to Wang Heizi, everyone was sending her a message that tasks were just a series of traps, and deadly ones that take lives without reparation!

There was no choice, for the so-called immortal coins, she must brave even the dragon’s den and tiger’s den!

Sure enough, the guard hadn’t lied to her. After traveling southeast for about twenty minutes, a teleportation array emitting a faint glow appeared before her.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Su Ran did not rush in recklessly, but first summoned her army of pets. Just in case there was danger waiting for her, so she wouldn’t be too passive.

After making all the preparations, Su Ran confidently stepped into the teleportation array and in the blink of an eye, she appeared on a high mountain.

"Is this East Mountain?"

The position she was currently in was halfway up the mountain; the dense forest blocked her view, making it impossible to find where the dangers lay hidden, let alone the mission BOSS, the East Mountain Black Tiger.

Su Ran had originally planned to use the Treading on Air Technique, taking advantage of the aerial view to locate the Black Tiger BOSS, but to her surprise, this area was under a no-fly restriction, which was unexpected.

Having no other choice, Su Ran could only decide to explore the forest, leading her subordinates deeper into its depths.

There were many birds and beasts in the forest, but their levels were not high, generally around level 30. They launched an aggressive attack on Su Ran, the invader, while Su Ran didn’t turn any away, using the opportunity to train her pets’ levels. Once the Darknight Thunder Dragon reached level 30, she would be able to ride it, and that was an exhilarating proposition!

Of course, this was contingent upon the thunder dragon reverting to its adult form; otherwise, riding a leech would be simply ridiculous...

After training for who knows how long, Su Ran finally climbed to the summit of the mountain, only to unexpectedly discover the mountain was barren, not a tree in sight, let alone the Black Tiger, which filled her with confusion and disrupted her usual logic.

"Weird, shouldn’t tigers be kings of the mountain? Why can’t I even see a shadow?"

Su Ran found it hard to believe this was reality. She walked towards the barren ground, but unexpectedly, before she could reach the top, the ground suddenly exerted a violent suction force, pulling her and her pets straight into the mountain.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of thuds echoed as Su Ran face-planted onto the ground, and her pets didn’t fare much better, all crashing down harshly.

"Hiss..."

As Su Ran was about to get up, she realized the terrifying suction force hadn’t disappeared, and she couldn’t even perform the simple action of lifting her hand. She was no different from a salted fish laid out on a chopping board.

If the East Mountain Black Tiger were to appear now, that would be truly awkward.

Sometimes fate is just mischievous like that. When you least expect to encounter something, it happens. Just as this thought crossed Su Ran’s mind, he heard a fierce roar coming from the depths of the cave. The sound echoed within, causing dust on the cave walls to fall as if the whole place was about to collapse.

This made Su Ran feel uneasy, especially the sound of heavy footsteps that made his heart race even more.

Faced with this perilous situation, Su Ran would not just sit and wait for death. He hurriedly merged with the zombie, and with the effect of the Unsealing, the annoying suction magnetic field around him disappeared in an instant, making him feel much lighter.

At the same time, he withdrew all his pets into the pet space, leaving only the Dark Bone Eagle, the Sand Puppet, and those ten undead skeletons to serve as fodder to distract the black tiger. He himself hid to one side, waiting for the right moment to make his move.

Less than two minutes later, an emaciated and bony black tiger appeared in Su Ran’s line of sight. The black tiger was skin and bones; even its ribs could be clearly counted, indicating it had not eaten for a long time.

However, the fact that this tiger could withstand such terrifying suction was indeed commendable. In contrast, his group of pets couldn’t even resist it, including the Darknight Thunder Dragon, suggesting that talent doesn’t necessarily correlate with rank.

"Huff, huff."

The black tiger’s heavy breathing was particularly nerve-wracking in this space. It moved with a halting gait, and despite being so emaciated, it was incredibly steady. Especially those bright tiger eyes that emitted a sharp and ferocious glare, indicating a fierce nature.

When it saw the pile of skeletons on the ground, its eyes lit up, and it let out an excited roar, pouncing directly towards the skeletons.

Su Ran wasn’t surprised by the black tiger’s excited reaction. After all, being starved to that degree, even bones without meat would be acceptable, as long as it could taste blood...

"Crack, crunch."

Under the terrifying suction, Su Ran’s summoned pets couldn’t even defend themselves, let alone resist, and were regretfully turned into a meal for the black tiger.

The constant sound of the black tiger gnawing the bones was especially grating, similar to fingernails scraping on glass. Su Ran couldn’t enjoy the scene at all. He looked towards the tiger’s chin, planning to lock onto its whiskers and seize the opportunity to pluck them out.

But.

To Su Ran’s amazement, the black tiger’s mouth was bare, not to mention whiskers, not even a single hair could be seen...

No hair on its mouth, how unreliable, no wonder it’s so starved!

In this way, the difficulty of the task increased invisibly. Without any whiskers, how could the task be completed?

Even if he killed the black tiger, it would be useless...

"This task can’t be judged by common sense. A different approach is needed."

Hidden in the shadows, Su Ran shifted his gaze from the black tiger and looked into the deepest darkness, "I need to hurry up and search its lair, maybe I can find some naturally shed whiskers."

He placed his last hope on this. If it came to nothing, he would have no choice but to spend 500 immortal coins to buy them back in exchange for the 100 immortal coins of the mission reward, knowing full well it was a dire loss, but still completing the task with tears...

Taking advantage of the black tiger still eating, Su Ran tiptoed past it, but before he could cover two meters, he was discovered by the black tiger.

"Roar!!!"

A thunderous roar. The black tiger showed its sharp fangs towards Su Ran, half a bone still in its mouth, it signaled a warning.

"Brother Tiger, please continue, I’m just passing by, I’m not competing with you for the bones," Su Ran waved at the black tiger and burst forth with full speed, swiftly escaping into the darkness.

The black tiger stood still as it saw Su Ran’s swift movement, intending to chase after him but unable to run, eventually succumbing to its hunger rather than its logic and continued gnawing on the bones, relishing the treat.

"Huh? It didn’t chase after me. It looks like this task isn’t too harsh and leaves room for the player to complete it."

Su Ran eased his mind and headed towards the deepest part of the cave. However, as he went further, the dark elements became denser, greatly affecting his visibility.

Having no other choice, Su Ran pulled out the Elf Illusion Stone and activated his Night Vision Ability, dispelling the dark elements in front of him and sprinted forward. With limited time, he needed to obtain the mission item as quickly as possible and get this worry off his mind!