Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Chapter 74: Chapter 27: Ideal Demon Beast, Frost Crystal White Deer (Third Update!)

Chapter 74: Chapter 27: Ideal Demon Beast, Frost Crystal White Deer (Third Update!)

As Char led his Magic Pets swiftly through the forest and was climbing a hillside on his way to the Garden Secret Realm, he suddenly noticed an unusual rustling of the leaves down the hill.

“What’s that? Clover Mantis, go check it out!”

The Clover Mantis immediately sprang into action, transforming into a tiny green cloud and flying towards that direction. At the same time, the Floral Blue Leopard silently leaped down, encircling the area with a threatening presence.

As an excellent jungle assassin, the Floral Blue Leopard knew too well how to hunt.

It turned out that Char wasn’t seeing things.

The approach of the Clover Mantis and the Floral Blue Leopard startled a creature in the forest, and suddenly, a deer-like Demon Beast surged out of the woods, springing into Char’s view.

The deer seemed truly capable of flight, stretching its form, gliding through the air, and in the blink of an eye, it had flown hundreds of meters away, its astonishing leaping ability making even the genuinely flying Clover Mantis feel outrun.

[Frost Crystal White Deer]

[Skills]: Frost Breath (3rd Level), Frost Crystal Illusion Light (2nd Level), Ice Crystal Burst (2nd Level), Cloud Stepping (2nd Level)

[Challenge Level]: 4

[Introduction]: …

The introduction was a series of ellipses, not due to omission but because the Frost Crystal White Deer moved too fast and, mysteriously, was still in mid-air, not fully landed when it suddenly disappeared.

In front of Char, it was like a shooting star streaking across the sky, fleeting, so he couldn’t get a clear view of Frost Crystal White Deer’s introduction.

Being able to see all the skills and the Challenge Level was already a testament to his extraordinary vision.

“Clover Mantis, catch it!”

Char was thrilled and immediately dashed towards the hill below, running madly while loudly calling out to the Clover Mantis.

He had given up hope, planning to let the Prayer Light choose between the Ghost Flying Lizard and the Night Helmeted Owl as backup options, but on his way back, he stumbled upon the ideal candidate Demon Beast.

The current size of the Frost Crystal White Deer was already sufficient for him to ride, not to mention after its transformation under the Prayer Light.

If his new Magic Pet truly evolved from the Frost Crystal White Deer, it would definitely meet his requirements for a mount.

Moreover, the Frost Crystal White Deer’s Challenge Level was 4!

Since his journey through this realm, he hadn’t encountered many Demon Beasts even at Level 3, let alone Level 4.

Who could imagine that, just as he was preparing to recruit a new Magic Pet, within merely 24 hours, he would encounter two Demon Beasts with a Challenge Level of 4?

The Ghost Flying Lizard and the Frost Crystal White Deer were even quite compatible.

One black and one white, like Yin and Yang.

When luck comes, of course, you need to seize it!

Hearing the urgency and desire in Char’s voice, Lantern Firefly and Star Worm immediately burst forth, startling Char into yelling to stop them.

“Wait!”

The Challenge Level of that Frost Crystal White Deer had reached 4, and if Lantern Firefly and Star Worm got too close, they might even risk getting instantly killed.

Char didn’t want to risk either of them.

While he was furiously chasing, the Floral Blue Leopard had already launched “Flame Trampling Charge” — the Frost Crystal White Deer was fast, but the Floral Blue Leopard was not to be outdone.

The Frost Crystal White Deer had burst skills, which could greatly increase its speed at critical moments, and the Floral Blue Leopard had them as well.

Suddenly, green flames surged under the Floral Blue Leopard’s feet, and in the blink of an eye, its entire body was covered in green flames, instantly dashing out of the forest, then, like stepping on water, it lightly touched the canopy layer several times, rapidly heading in the direction where the Frost Crystal White Deer had vanished.

“Stepping Flame Charge” was originally an attack skill, but at this moment, the Floral Blue Leopard was using it as a chase skill, and the effect was excellent.

After closing the distance, the Floral Blue Leopard still couldn’t perceive the Frost Crystal White Deer, so it immediately launched “Mountain Ghost Green Flame,” with fierce mountain green flames spewing out, followed by exploding mid-air, like blooming fireworks or like countless scattered green fireflies, flying in all directions.

Like “Stepping Flame Charge,” “Mountain Ghost Green Flame” was also an attack skill, and it was the Floral Blue Leopard’s most important and relied-upon attack skill. It was supposed to damage the enemy by spraying flames, but now scattering into countless streaming flames meant a voluntary weakening of the “Mountain Ghost Green Flame” power.

Giving the strength of the Frost Crystal White Deer, these streaming green flames from the Mountain Ghost Green Flame,

If the Floral Blue Leopard were hunting alone right now, it would never do this.

Whether it was “Stepping Flame Charge” or “Mountain Ghost Green Flame,” both skills consumed a lot of strength and were meant to be used at critical moments. Merely using them to chase and force the prey to appear was too wasteful and would lead to disadvantages in subsequent battles — how could you fight if you had already exhausted a large amount of your strength prematurely?

In wilderness survival, one must conserve every bit of strength unless you are one of those powerful demon beasts that could alter the weather with a mere breath.

But now, wasn’t there also the Clover Mantis aside from itself?

Char, who was chasing through the forest, also saw this and his eyes lit up: the Floral Blue Leopard’s combat experience was indeed rich. Its responses in many situations were eye-catching and much more experienced than Clover Mantis and Lantern Firefly.

In the sky, the scattered Mountain Ghost Green Flame forced the Frost Crystal White Deer to reveal itself.

The green flames burned, the frost melted, revealing the deer’s form.

The Clover Mantis’s chase had already deviated somewhat from the direction, but now seeing the deer, it immediately adjusted its direction, charging toward the Frost Crystal White Deer.

Still midway, it launched “Green Leaf Storm.”

In the sky, a green tornado rose, sweeping toward the Frost Crystal White Deer. As the deer just landed, it was forced to hastily deal with the oncoming Green Leaf Storm.

The icy frost stream was blown out from the Frost Crystal White Deer’s mouth, instantly freezing nearby branches and leaves, coating them with rime. The frost stream collided with the wildly flying Green Leaf Storm, and instantly, the foremost green leaves were also frozen, turning into ice crystals and rustling down from the sky.

But just like the previous battle between the Clover Mantis and the Ghost Flying Lizard, the Frost Crystal White Deer took the upper hand in a blink, as the clash between “Frost Breath” and “Green Leaf Storm” barely formed a stalemate before showing overwhelming dominance.

The Green Leaf Storm quickly overcame the Frost Breath, sweeping through the woods, brushing toward the Frost Crystal White Deer.

The Frost Crystal White Deer stepped its hooves, and numerous ice crystals bloomed under its feet, like an ice flower appearing in the forest, providing some defense for the deer.

But under the relentless cutting of the Green Leaf Storm, the ice flower shattered quickly, and the leafy wind passed, leaving numerous tiny cuts on the snow-white body of the Frost Crystal White Deer.

In an instant, the beautiful deer had turned into a bloodied one.

The Frost Crystal White Deer issued a panicked and painful deer cry, intending to continue fleeing, but the Clover Mantis had already caught up, appearing above the woodland.

The Frost Crystal White Deer swiftly retreated, turned around, and a nimble and agile figure landed ahead, blocking its path.

A threatening leopard’s roar made the Frost Crystal White Deer stop.

It was the Floral Blue Leopard!