Chapter 38: Saber-tooth Tiger
A night quickly passed. When Soren woke up the next day, the merchant caravan seemed the same as before, but he knew that some things had fundamentally changed.
For example, Amber City.
Perhaps this city would no longer exist, because he finally remembered where he had heard its name before.
That was a battle in the Legendary Domain!
Legendary Professionists would take the stage of history starting from this night, and their battle with the Son of God had just begun.
At this moment, Soren just wanted to get as far away from them as possible.
As a former Legendary Thief, he knew all too well the gap between the Legendary Domain and the Non-Legendary Domain. When he was still a level 19 thief, he was still within the realm of mortals, and there wasn’t much change. But when he became a level 20 Legendary Thief, he had gained the ability to travel between the Material Plane and the Shadow Plane, able to traverse space with powerful quasi-spell abilities!
Dimensional anchors could not hold him.
If it weren’t for the fact that he could only travel once a day between the Shadow Plane and the Material Plane, he could roam freely across the world.
The abilities of the Monk, Barbarian, Priest, etc. in the Legendary Domain were already close to the realm of deities. Even the usually struggling Warriors had found their way, able to take a bath in magma and emerge unscathed, facing off against giant dragons in direct combat. If it was a Legendary Domain Sword Saint advancing, it was even more exaggerated—a blade storm that directly immunizes against all sixth-tier or lower spell attacks and possesses damage power that makes other Professionists sweat with envy.
Of course.
It would be best not to provoke Legendary Domain Wizards, as many of them could use ‘Time Stop.’ At least, it would be wise not to provoke them before obtaining Demigod divinity.
Soren wanted to keep his distance from them.
At the very least, before his strength was sufficient, he needed to stay as far away from these dangerous existences to avoid being caught off guard and dying inexplicably!
………
He didn’t contemplate for long.
Some commotion outside startled everyone, as a large creature approached their camp.
It was an adult Saber-tooth Tiger!
The king of ferocious beasts in the wilderness, which would even include earthworms in its diet when food was scarce.
One of the most dangerous felines in the world!
When Soren appeared, others were visibly frightened; some members of the caravan were so scared they collapsed to the ground. Before them stood a male adult Saber-tooth Tiger, measuring about 4.5 meters in length, a tail length of 2.7 meters, a shoulder height of around 2 meters, and weighing about 800-1000 kilograms. It looked quite similar to other tiger-like creatures, except for a pair of saber-like teeth approximately 15 centimeters long, which were naturally +3 extraordinary daggers that could be easily used after simple polishing, possessing extremely formidable piercing power—something many thieves had long coveted. The king of the wilderness approached the lake, its significant intelligence allowing it to gaze at the humans before it.
After assessing them briefly, it lost interest, bending down to drink from the lake. The nearby Merchant Guards were initially terrified, but then some began to get restless, with even a few cautiously retrieving their crossbows. Perhaps in their eyes, having already dealt with several Burrowing Worms, taking on such a Saber-tooth Tiger wasn’t entirely impossible.
“Don’t be impulsive!”
Soren quickly reached out to hold those people back and then glanced at the Guard Captain, speaking in a deep voice: “That is a Saber-tooth Tiger.”
“Its diet even includes earthworms.”
“Are you really planning to let this impulsive bunch attack it?”
A one-ton Saber-tooth Tiger.
This was clearly close to the range of supernatural creatures. If it underwent elemental mutation, it could directly transcend planes and enter the outer space.
Attacking it would be a suicidal act!
The ordinary Saber-tooth Tiger’s biological level was 12, while this one in front of them was at least level 16.
Unless that mysterious Mistress intervened, the collective strength of everyone present wouldn’t even be enough to satisfy its hunger.
“Do you see those glinting claws?”
Soren pointed, his tone solemn: “Those things can shred chain mail with a single claw, and even the dragonhide of earthworm subspecies wouldn’t withstand several hits.”
“Don’t disturb it.”
“A king of the wilderness like this doesn’t lack food at all; as long as you don’t provoke it, it will leave after drinking water.”
Soren’s judgment was correct.
After drinking, the Saber-tooth Tiger quietly departed, glancing at the central large cart before leaving.
The Guard Captain was clearly a bit annoyed, pulling out the few impulsive ones to giving them a lesson.
Soren had a serious expression.
It seemed he remembered something, silently gazing in a direction towards the forest, then said: “This is the south.”
“You are not familiar with this area, it’s best not to act rashly!”
“Saber-tooth Tigers are on the same level as Winter Wolves. An adult male Saber-tooth Tiger can directly challenge a small pack of Winter Wolves.”
“If it weren’t for the sheer number of Winter Wolves, perhaps the north would be their territory as well.”
Winter Wolves.
Large supernatural beasts that possess language abilities, can speak Common and Giant, can perform frost breath attacks, and have exceptional sensory tracking abilities. Their intelligence is similar to ordinary humans, but their nature is very cunning and cruel. Winter Wolves are one of the most dangerous creatures in tundra regions, and their pelts can sell for around 2000 Gind in the north and even rise to over 3000 Gind in the south.
One of Soren’s favorite prey!
Without Winter Wolves, it would have been quite difficult for him to gather the immense expenses necessary to advance to a Legendary Thief within a short time.
As for the Saber-tooth Tiger just now, it could almost be regarded as half a Legendary Warrior.
However, Saber-tooth Tigers, as kings of the wilderness, are exceptionally rare and shouldn’t normally appear in such areas. Shouldn’t they prefer to follow herds of bison across the plains?
Could something have pushed it to migrate?
Creatures like Saber-tooth Tigers are rarely forced out of their territories; even if faced with draconic subtypes, they would dare to fight fiercely, unless an existence emerged that they could not possibly contend with.
“Could it be!?”
Soren calculated his position and suddenly turned pale, for he realized he was not far from the location where the Ancient Red Dragon would appear.
The Ancient Red Dragon would emerge several months later.
But this did not mean it hadn’t approached the vicinity months before, simply waiting to be discovered at that time.
It seemed many major events had already begun brewing in advance.
What the world knew of them was merely their eruption occurring precisely at that time.
………
“Brother.”
The little girl had climbed up at some point without him noticing; she glanced at the direction the Saber-tooth Tiger had left, her face reflecting no fear but rather enthusiasm as she held Soren’s hand and said, “That big cat is really beautiful and majestic!”
“Vivian also wants to raise one in the future.”
With a somewhat nervous expression, Soren chuckled at her words, then ruffled her little head, jokingly saying, “Once Vivian advances to Sorcerer, she can sign one magical pet.”
“Maybe she really could sign one of those mighty cats.”
The little girl was still quite naive.
She had hardly ever seen a tiger; there wouldn’t be any around Amber City. Having never left Amber City before, this was her first time seeing a tiger, and she surprisingly regarded it as a big cat.
But it wasn’t wrong.
Saber-tooth Tigers are indeed part of the feline family!
The innocent little girl didn’t notice that Soren was just joking; instead, she seriously envisioned it, then happily asked, “Really?”
“Then it could carry me around to play.”
“If anyone dares to bully me, I’ll have it bite them.”
“It’s so big!”
“When it comes to fighting, it must be very powerful.”
Soren didn’t interrupt the little girl’s innocent fantasy; he merely reached out to lift her up and placed her on a nearby cart, casually saying, “Then Vivian must work hard.”
“Such a big cat isn’t that easy to train!”
Having said that,
He began to pack up, noting that it would take another four or five days to reach White Horse City, and this journey probably wouldn’t be very peaceful.
Soren was busy packing the tent and preparing breakfast.
The cute little girl tilted her head while sitting at the edge of the cart, propping her chin up with one hand, muttering to herself, “How can I make that big cat listen to me?”
“It’s so big, and I’m so small. I definitely can’t beat it!”
“What should I do?”
The little girl anxiously rubbed her head, seeming to realize she really had no solution.
Alas!
If only she could raise such a big cat.
Its fur looked so warm.
The little girl was still lost in thought, but she didn’t know when the mysterious Merchant Caravan Mistress had arrived by her side.
