In the sewers at night, those rat monsters hiding in the darkness all swarmed out.
Even in the suburban areas, there were many sightings of rat monsters.
As he roamed the sewer tunnels, Mo Qingchen remained highly vigilant. He truly hadn't expected that the number of rat monsters in the sewers at night had multiplied, especially the closer he got to the South City Area, the more there were.
Fortunately, he was no longer the same as before. With Mo Jin's advancement and evolution's feedback boost, his previously weak agility had been well compensated.
According to the officially published Beastmaster tier standards, as long as three basic attributes reached above 10 points, even if the tier had not been promoted to Tier One, the actual combat power was already at the level of Tier One.
Mo Qingchen now had four basic attributes, only his Constitution was slightly lacking, while the others all exceeded 10 points, with Spirit breaking through to 22 points.
It could be said that Mo Qingchen's attributes were at least several times higher than Beastmasters of the same tier, truly living up to the Abyssal Panel's mockery, being able to tear Exotic Beasts with his bare hands like a non-human entity.
As he roamed the sewers, two cone spikes flipped back and forth, flying with agility, and within twenty-two meters, no rat monster could cross the threshold.
Those that came close were pierced through the brain by the cone spikes, a one-hit kill.
In just a few hours of roaming, the number of rat monsters hunted surpassed the hunting volume of an entire day a few days ago.
When his three Space Backpacks were all filled with rat monster corpses, Mo Qingchen found a nearby manhole cover and climbed out of the sewer.
The midnight city felt cold and empty, with few people on the streets, mostly passing by in a hurry.
However, what caught Mo Qingchen's attention was that at this time, passersby were mostly Beastmasters, and they all had summoned their Guardian Beasts.
It was obvious that this was precaution against Abyssal Rifts possibly opening at any time, to avoid being caught off guard by dungeon monsters released from the Abyssal Rift.
After all, when Guardian Beasts stored in the [Abyss Pattern] Beast Taming Space are released, there's a slight delay of about a second.
If an Abyssal monster spawns nearby, the Beastmaster might not survive.
After all, Beastmasters are much weaker compared to Exotic Beasts of the same tier.
Facing Abyssal monsters by themselves is no different from courting death.
At this point, there were no taxis operating anymore, so Mo Qingchen determined his location and relied on route 11 to head back.
Most of the shops around had shut their doors, with only a few places still open for business.
Looking at the grand club building opposite with its dazzling lights, hearing the decadent sounds around, Mo Qingchen shook his head and quickly walked past this money-squandering nest.
With the arrival of the Beast Taming Era, societal order has become chaotic. The Divine Xia Empire is quite fortunate, as a strong military still ensures that social order does not entirely collapse.
But other empires are different. Like the Vulture Empire across the ocean, which has directly split into several national alliances.
As for social order, one can frequently see real-time broadcasts of free-for-all stealing on the internet.
In the Free Vulture Country, gunfights occur daily. This is not an exaggeration, but a scene that actually happens.
It has long become a paradise for the strong, with quite a few descendants of the homeland and even ancestors as well.
"Before the societal order of the Divine Xia Empire collapses, I must become stronger. So, my first goal is to pass the Apprentice Beastmaster's Trial Dungeon!"
As Mo Qingchen pondered the current chaotic state of the world, he suddenly sensed a distortion and shattering in the space at the crossroads ahead.
"Damn! Didn't check the calendar before going out!"
Cursing under his breath, Mo Qingchen turned and ran without hesitation, maximizing his speed.
Question: What should a Beastmaster do when they see an Abyssal Rift appear?
Answer: Summon their Guardian Beast and charge to kill the Abyssal monster!
Question: But what if it's an Apprentice Beastmaster?
Answer: Turn and run quickly, never look back. If necessary, throw your Guardian Beast out as fodder for the Abyssal monsters to buy yourself some escape time. If escape is truly impossible, then negotiate with the Abyssal monsters to give you a quick death before eating your flesh and drinking your blood, at least you can pass peacefully, right?
This was a gag on the internet that amused countless people.
But when Mo Qingchen encountered the Abyssal Rift, all he had in his mind was "MMP".
Abyssal monsters are full of destructive desires, and any living being falling into their hands would only end up being torn apart alive.
Still thinking of negotiating, saying kill first then eat, that's just wishful thinking!
In the instant Mo Qingchen turned and ran, at the center of the crossroads a few meters away, space shattered, tearing open a three-meter-wide opening.
Three goblins with a terrifying green hue, standing only a meter tall, appeared with pointed heads and ears, filled with sharp teeth, and bloodthirsty red eyes, wielding wolf fang clubs densely covered with spikes, over a meter long.
"Abyssal Rift! Run!"
"Abyssal monsters, run!"
"Greedy goblins aren't particularly strong Abyssal monsters, quickly call the police!"
"Beastmasters, Beastmasters hurry and send your Guardian Beasts to kill these Abyssal monsters!"
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The entire crossroads was thrown into chaos instantly.
Some turned and fled, some were trembling with fear, and some Beastmasters, without hesitation, summoned their Guardian Beasts, preparing for battle.
For Mo Qingchen, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, if not now, then when should he run?
Don't be deceived by his slaughter spree in the sewers, killing rat monsters like slaughtering chickens, those were just Non-Tier trash Exotic Beasts.
The monsters released from this Abyssal Rift are real Tier monsters, at least Tier One existences.
As an Apprentice Beastmaster, with his Guardian Beast still lacking combat capability, of course he would flee with the thirty-six stratagems, greasing his feet!
Whoever wants to fight the Abyssal monsters can go ahead, but he won't take that risk!
In fact, Mo Qingchen's choice was very wise.
Because there were still four Beastmasters at the crossroads who promptly directed their Guardian Beasts to attack the three Greedy Goblins.
But all four Beastmasters were just Basic Beastmasters, with Guardian Beasts only at Tier Two to Three.
They charged quickly, but got hammered away by wolf fang clubs just as fast.
Nearly in an instant, all four Guardian Beasts were blasted away by the Greedy Goblins' clubs.
They landed on the nearby ground, creating several small craters.
"Damn it, all of these are Tier Three peak Greedy Goblins, everyone join forces to stall them, and wait for the police or patrolling City Defense Army to handle it!"
A Beastmaster cursed under his breath with an ugly expression, then shouted loudly while quickly distancing himself from the Greedy Goblins.
The world is vast, but saving one's life comes first. To kill peak Tier Three Greedy Goblins requires considerable time given their Guardian Beasts' strength.