CHAPTER 407: CHAPTER 354: CAGE’S ROLE

The Tiger Emperor led more than ten thousand injured Star Beasts away from Celestial Star City, disappearing into the dense forest.

The crowd cheered loudly at this sight, with shouts and roars echoing throughout Celestial Star City.

Everyone vented their emotions freely, for such a narrow escape was extremely perilous, and without venting it out, there might be psychological issues left behind.

This battle greatly damaged Celestial Star City, with less than five thousand Beast Masters remaining inside, and less than three thousand Guardian Beasts.

Fortunately, they have a ten-year recovery period, and it is believed that in these ten years, Celestial Star City’s strength can return to its peak period, or even further.

At this moment, Ying Wenjie came to Chu Chen’s side, patted the other’s shoulder, and praised with a smile: "You did very well; your strength is even greater than I expected."

Chu Chen heard the words and replied a bit embarrassedly: "Elder Ying, you flatter me. If you hadn’t been in charge during this battle, that Tiger Emperor might have intervened long ago."

Upon hearing this, Ying Wenjie’s expression suddenly cooled a bit. Given the way that Tiger Emperor behaves, it wouldn’t be impossible for it to attempt such a thing, especially if it slaughtered all the knowledgeable people so the human high-ups wouldn’t find out about its actions.

"Elder Ying, will the Tiger Emperor keep its promise?" Chu Chen asked worriedly.

Chu Chen and Ying Wenjie couldn’t stay in Celestial Star City forever, and if the Tiger Emperor breached the agreement, Celestial Star City would be doomed.

"Rest assured, although Star Beasts are cunning and fierce, they are very trustworthy in keeping promises, better than many humans," Ying Wenjie explained solemnly.

Chu Chen felt relieved upon hearing this, as Father Chu and Mrs. Chu didn’t want to leave Celestial Star City, and knowing there was no safety threat there put him at ease.

Ying Wenjie retrieved the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures compensated by the Tiger Emperor and said: "In this defense battle, your contribution was the greatest. You can prioritize picking these items."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen didn’t hold back. In this city defense battle, he became deeply aware of his shortcomings.

The disparity in strength among the Guardian Beasts was too significant; it might not be apparent in small battles, but such a city defense battle magnified this weakness infinitely.

Lei Yao and Nirvana improved their strength too quickly, making it so that other Guardian Beasts could not intervene in their battles.

Take this city defense battle as an example, Shadow Kill could only serve to hold back, unable to instantly kill those strong Star Beasts.

Feng Shuang’s skill has a large range and strong destructiveness, but its Realm is too low, making it competent against weaker Star Beasts but nearly useless against powerful Star Beasts.

In this city defense battle, Cage’s performance could be described as insignificant, except for once blocking the city gate on the west battlefield, it didn’t contribute much.

And Dofu had just formed a contract not long ago, not participating in the battle this time.

Chu Chen was somewhat unclear about the position of Cage now; his initial intention was to foster Cage into a Control Type Guardian Beast, but it has the Talent of Vigorous Growth and also possesses Beast Attributes, making its physical talent remarkable.

If this talent isn’t utilized, it would be a waste.

Therefore, Chu Chen intends to foster Cage into a Hexagon Warrior.

The physical talent grants it the capability to withstand and attack, while the skills give it the ability to control.

Although Cage’s abilities are quite comprehensive, none can reach an extreme level, and some might say that it is all-around but mediocre.

Yet in reality, this is not the case; Cage possesses diverse capabilities, thus in actual combat its fighting style can be varied.

For instance, if Cage’s opponent is a Strong Attack Type Star Beast, Cage can use Control Type abilities against it, and if the opponent is a long-range AOE, it can engage in close combat.

In essence, it’s about playing to its strengths while avoiding its weaknesses, attacking the opponent’s weak points, and in gaming terms, it’s a jack-of-all-trades that can handle various Star Beasts.

After picking a few from the hundred types of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, Chu Chen returned the rest to Ying Wenjie.

To be honest, the Tiger Emperor is indeed cunning; of these hundred Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, only more than a dozen can be directly consumed, while the rest are mainly minerals.

Still, these minerals aren’t of much use to Star Beasts, as they don’t forge tools, but for humans, they are treasures, considering the formidable power of the Ruyi Stick in actual combat.

Ying Wenjie directly handed these treasures over to Wang Haichuan, for he is the City Lord of Celestial Star City.

Receiving compensation, Wang Haichuan naturally felt overwhelmed, as Ying Wenjie is a top-notch power at the Late Stage of Emperor Level, even being among the high-ups of the Alliance.

He is merely a City Lord of a frontier small city, and if not for Chu Chen, he might never have seen someone like Ying Wenjie in his lifetime.

Taking the treasures, Wang Haichuan cautiously said: "Lord Ying, I have a lot to deal with here, let me handle things briefly and then host you for dinner tonight."

Ying Wenjie waved his hand upon hearing this: "No need. I am here on behalf of the curator, to protect Chu Chen for a time; you can focus on handling city affairs."

Wang Haichuan quickly responded that he would. Turning to Chu Chen, he gratefully said: "Thanks to your intervention this time, otherwise Celestial Star City would have fallen."

Chu Chen laughed and replied: "City Lord, you’re too kind. Celestial Star City is my home as well, and it is my duty to protect my homeland."

Wang Haichuan was greatly touched upon hearing this, taking out a token from his pocket and said: "Well said. I didn’t misjudge you; this is a token for the vault. See if there is anything you need inside; if so, just take it."

Chu Chen quickly refused: "City Lord Wang, there’s no need to be so courteous."

"Don’t refuse; this time you have made an unparalleled contribution. If I don’t reward you, it wouldn’t be fair at all. Although you may not find things inside the vault appealing, you must at least select two items, as Elder Wu often mentions you. Wouldn’t you go and take a look?"

Chu Chen stopped refusing, accepted the token, and smilingly inquired: "By the way, why haven’t I seen Elder Wu this time?"

Upon hearing Chu Chen’s inquiry, Wang Haichuan’s expression turned unnatural as he said: "In the last city defense battle, Elder Wu’s Guardian Beast’s old injury recurred, and now the situation is not optimistic."

Chu Chen nodded and said: "Understood, I’ll inform my family and visit Elder Wu."

Wang Haichuan smiled and nodded: "That would be good. I’m sure Elder Wu would be very pleased."

After bidding farewell to Wang Haichuan, Chu Chen went to his parents.

Mrs. Chu immediately came up upon seeing her son, she carefully looked him over and only relaxed after seeing no injuries.

"Son, it’s great that you’re all right," Mrs. Chu said with a smile.

Chu Chen hugged his mother and said with a smile: "Mom, rest assured, I will take good care of myself."

At this moment, Father Chu patted Chu Chen’s shoulder and said with relief: "Well done, you truly are my son."

Chu Chen and Mrs. Chu burst into laughter upon hearing this.