My Pet Beast is Super Awesome - Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Dragon’s Roar
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Let me have a look. The patterns are so beautiful…” White Coat A tipped his glasses as he squeezed through the crowd.
“Yeah, I haven’t encountered such a rare mutant creature since I’ve graduated. I think… Hehehe.” White Coat B broke into a perverted smile as his eyes lit up. Only God knew what he was thinking.
“No, you don’t have to think. Leave the appraisal to me. I’ll definitely write a serious report.” White Coat C pushed the obnoxious fool away and asked Shao Zifeng for his opinion.
“No!” A few other white coats who were looking at the viper suddenly became unhappy when they heard that someone was going to monopolize the work, and they shouted at White Coat C in unison.
Several other white coats then started to quarrel over the rights to appraise the Daboia viper.
Shao Zifeng still bore a stiff smile on his face as he looked at the crowd not too far away from him and frantically complained to himself.
This isn’t an official bureau, right? It can’t be!
Give me back the solemn, serious, and rigorous Appraisal Bureau that I remember!
Sure enough, it’s been straight-up bonkers from the beginning, right?
“Ahem!”
Right before a few white coats were about to start fighting, a cough rang out, and all of them fell silent.
Shao Zifeng looked up and found that there were more people at the entrance of the lounge.
“Don’t mind if I come in.” The visitor knocked on the door, and just as his voice trailed off, the person walked in.
“Director Luo,” several white coats greeted respectfully.
This Director Luo whom they referred to was a person of 25 to 26 years old. His thick black hair was meticulously combed, and each strand was defined. He stood straight and tall, with delicate features, while a pair of narrow gold-wired glasses sat on his nose. His white coat was without any wrinkles, clearly properly ironed. When he stood there, he exuded a faint aura of someone with an extraordinary temperament.
At that moment, he was bending over and carefully observing the Daboia viper inside the pet box. He was examining it very meticulously with an intrigued look.
It was only after a while that Director Luo took a deep breath and got up to smooth out some of the wrinkles on his coat.
“I will personally appraise this Daboia viper. You guys, record it and sort out the report.” Director Luo pushed his glasses up and scanned his surroundings as he spoke with absolute authority.
Several white coats looked at each other and nodded in resignation.
Director Luo finally nodded slightly at Shao Zifeng and Wang Hao before he turned to leave.
“You two, please come with me.”
…
On the way to the appraisal room, the atmosphere was a little dull. Although Shao Zifeng was well-mannered, his personality meant that he was not the type to take the initiative to speak up. Meanwhile, Wang Hao’s attention was completely on the viper.
Along the way, the Daboia viper puffed itself up as Wang Hao looked at it. The whole snake was, at the minimum, twice as large as usual, and with its triangular head, it looked a little similar to some lady’s toy to say the least.
…
The Skill Appraisal Chamber was an empty room about a hundred square feet. The center of the room was separated by a glass wall, and directly above it was a surgical shadowless lamp. There were multiple cameras on its four walls, which were intended to record the skills unleashed by the mutant creatures.
Outside the glass chamber was an array of scientific instruments with unknown functions. As they were switched on, their buttons flashed in faint red and green light.
Following the staff’s request, Shao Zifeng opened the lid of the pet box and placed the box inside the glass chamber.
After it arrived in the strange environment, the Daboia viper felt a little uneasy as it poked its head out and looked at its surroundings coldly. From time to time, it would stick its tongue out, trying to catch a familiar scent.
The Daboia viper circled around in the box and could not find any shade. That caused it to become even more anxious, as it hissed and slapped its tail on the ground occasionally.
“Junior, thank goodness for you. I have a hunch that things will definitely work out this time.” Wang Hao stared at the viper as he spoke to Shao Zifeng beside him.
It was Shao Zifeng’s first time witnessing a mutant creature appraisal, so he, too, was a little anticipant, not so much of the results but more of watching a battle up close. A youngster like him was still hot-blooded, after all.
“Time to start.” Director Luo nodded once he saw that the staff were done calibrating the instruments.
Inside the glass chamber, a square hole appeared on the ground, and before anyone could even see it clearly, a white shadow sprang out of the hole.
The Daboia viper coiled up, its cold snake eyes bearing no emotions.
The white shadow was very fast, and it ran non-stop around the Daboia viper as if it was trying to be fancy. That caused the Daboia viper to be agitated, and it stuck its tongue out as it tried to lock onto its prey.
Whoosh!
The white shadow once again leaped over the Daboia viper’s head, and the viper took the opening to swipe its tail out.
Bam!
Creeeak!
The white shadow was sent flying, and it slammed heavily into the glass wall.
A rabbit slowly slid down the wall onto the ground, constantly twitching as it slid.
That was it?
Shao Zifeng was dumbfounded. How was that as powerful as a tiger?
The surrounding staff all gasped. They never thought that the experiment rabbit would be taken out by the snake… so quickly.
They then started to discuss what skill that was just now.
…
Name: Hopper Rabbit
Growth: Growth period
Status: Healthy, poisoned
Strength: Level 1
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammal
Order: Lagomorph
Family: Leporidae
Attribute: None
Potential: ★
Talent: Acceleration. In an open field, its speed will become faster and faster until its stamina runs out.
Skills: Jump
Description: It always feels that as long as it can run fast enough, it can fly, but it always inevitably rams into a tree stump instead. Its thighs are fully toned, with firm muscles and even fat distribution. Should be good as braised meat.
Shao Zifeng looked at the information on the screen and did not expect it to be a weakling.
Not long after, another white shadow appeared in the glass chamber as the test continued.
A moment later, bam!
Creeak!
The appraisal room fell silent.
…
When the fourth Hopper Rabbit appeared, the annoyed Daboia viper opened its mouth and shot a stream of transparent liquid at the Hopper Rabbit while it was mid-air.
The Hopper Rabbit leaped in a perfect parabola and landed not too far from the viper with a thud.
Where it was hit by the liquid, bursts of green smoke materialized as its fur corroded and black viscous liquid dripped from it, forming small puddles. The puddles then bubbled from time to time before exploding.
“Venom Spray!” Wang Hao suddenly shouted. His excitement was beyond words.
Shao Zifeng curled his lips quietly. That was nothing.
However, the armadillo lizard, which had been sleeping in his pocket while curled up in a ball, was awakened.
The little guy was angry, and it rubbed its eyes with its tiny claws.
(ノへ ̄,)
It then switched positions and fell asleep again.
…
A gleam flashed past the Daboia viper’s tail before it stabbed the Hopper Rabbit’s body. The latter trembled as it fell limp and silent.
“Tail Spike!” Wang Hao raised his voice and shouted. His dark, acne-marked face was flushed.
All of the surrounding white coats also shouted as they buried their heads and took notes.
Director Luo pushed up his glasses with a surprised look on his face.
The armadillo lizard, which had just fallen asleep, was woken up again.
Σ(°△°|||)︴
It got angrier and angrier as it irritably held its head with its small paws.
Then, it continued to sleep.
…
Crack, crack…
The Daboia Viper wrapped itself around a Hopper Rabbit, and that created painful bone-breaking sounds.
“Bind! Three skills! It actually has three skills!!” Wang Hao roared. His eyes were red, while his nostrils expanded and contracted rapidly as some sort of gas shot out of his body. Blue veins had popped up all around his stubby neck.
His originally ugly face… looked even uglier.
Shao Zifeng silently took a few steps back for fear that he would suddenly get a stroke.
It was woken up for the third time.
The armadillo lizard was now furious. It was still a juvenile lizard, after all.
It wriggled around in the pocket and revealed its tiny head.
Bewildered, it launched a Dragon’s Roar at Wang Hao.
“Eek eek ekk!”
┗|`O′|┛
It was super fierce!!
A group of white coats was fiercely discussing something.
The little guy keenly sensed that the atmosphere was not right.
It quickly glanced around and realized that no one had noticed it.
There were so many two-legged beasts! How scary!
It reacted quickly and immediately shrank into a ball as it hid inside the pocket again.
Running after putting up a front was exciting!
Director Luo, who was arranging some staff to conduct a toxicity analysis, seemed to have detected something, and he gave Shao Zifeng a bizarre look.
The staff in front of the instruments were all busy, and the sound of discussion would occasionally reverberate.
Wang Hao plastered his face on the glass wall, smiling as he was trying to cultivate a bond with the Daboia viper.
The Daboia Viper turned around in disgust. It was both exhilarated and exhausted. It had no venom left, and now, it did not want to be bothered about anyone.
Wang Hao did not mind it and simply looked at the viper.
Shao Zifeng stood silently by the side with one hand in his pocket, teasing the little guy.
He only needed to wait for the outcome and complete the transaction with Wang Hao. Then, he could leave.
He felt very uncomfortable with so many people huddled together like that.
Right then, a figure approached Shao Zifeng’s side and extended a hand.
“Greetings, my name is Luo Feng.”